Unleash the Archers Play Their Favorite Riffs

#UnleashTheArchers guitarists Andrew Kingsley and Grant Truesdell join Loudwire's #GearFactor to play their favorite #riffs. New album #Abyss out now.
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[@gabrieljimenez9762]

Unleash the Archers are my favorite band. Abyss is such a kick-ass album. A band in their prime. And these two guys are fantastic.

[@rbeforme]

Criminally underrated band. Such a shame that Nikko left. He's such a beast on bass.

[@Teddy-pf8yy]

I know. Plus I always felt that he just looked like he fit perfectly too with his hair and beard lol

[@rbeforme]

@@Teddy-pf8yy Doesn't have much to to with looks, but whatever

[@Teddy-pf8yy]

Oh I know. He definitely is a beast on bass. I don't disagree at all. I was just saying lol

[@gui4816]

I fucking love them, but they're not underrated man. They're on napalm records. Underrated power metal bands are lady beast and greyhawk. Check out their new albums!

[@Joel-vn3bh]

I loved his finger picking style, the only one I’ve seen use/develop it

[@bishopm4401]

I love that one does a riff the other jumps in and they just jam for a bit. Also that it’s just them talking and just on their own time it seems like. Cool dudes

[@BoondocksOfBoston]

I feel like these guys described the evolution of my music taste as a kid as well as their own.

[@xy9891]

Andrew & Grant compliment each other SO WELL! They are YING & YANG! It's like these two were born to be in a band together.

[@kaikiske7436]

These guys are amazing players, and their vocalist is amazing. These guys would have been bajillionaires 35 years ago.

[@mjkulikow]

They are amazing! No one ever talks about how hard it is to play TOGETHER and in SYNC like these guys do at these speeds...

[@vinodhlalta1080]

My thoughts exactly! Playing such complicated and fast parts, in perfect sync AND most of them just on the fly, without drums or even a metronome or click track is REALLY impressive!! 🤩

[@everett880]

"I grew up as a punk kid." I can relate to you, Grant.

[@almuramoo5554]

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! Love you guys ❤️👍

[@luisnunes2010]

Unleash the Archers is an automatic thumbs up! Thanks to Grant and Andrew for the nods to Rhapsody and Angra. Those bands are becooming criminally underrated. 👍👍🔥🔥😉

[@authormichellefranklin]

Their riffs from Faster than Light are explosive. Such an amazing band!

[@earendilthemariner5546]

I just want a video of Andrew, Scott, Brittany and Grant all together just talking about random shit

[@gravenwolf6535]

While playing video games.

[@vincepiquette2425]

Can we get these guys to do a full guitar-only play through of the Abyss album??? Please???

[@Teddy-pf8yy]

So happy they did Crypt and False Walls. Although I pretty much love all their songs lol

[@janhromas7276]

Very and very great guitarists. Talented and amazing players. Their guitar skills adorn the band Unleash The Archers. I love UTA :-).

[@DanBennettUltra]

So happy they mentioned both Dreamcrusher and The Wind that Shapes the Land into this video! Two of my absolute favourite UtA tracks!

[@dege2839]

Guys you rock, Abyss is great! Keep on! and please do not stop doing your crazy videos!!

[@Tdrums8]

Both players are amazing !!

[@bartwieden]

This is one one of my very favorite bands. These guys are great.

[@Teddy-pf8yy]

Abyss is phenomenal. All you guys keep up the great work making kick-ass tunes.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

these two guys are so amazing guitarists. and their band is top of the game.

[@squeezlemons]

This video was so helpful for me as a guitarist. These guys are unbelievably talented! UTA forever 🤘

[@awesomenolan234]

Saw these guys do a small show back in 14’. In Sacramento. It was kick ass and my ears were ringing for a week after that night.

[@Efferri]

I love watching guitar giants like these two mess up on riffs. It makes me feel better when I occasionally mess up. Also, I love Andrew's 7 string... So much. Keep rockin' Andrew and Grant!

[@gumby65201]

Huge UTA fan here loved watching this video thanks for putting this out here for your fans you guys rock

[@kentparrish5110]

Glad these guys and this band are starting to get some recognition. Terrific power metal. And Brittney can flat out sing.

[@Dnll88]

This is awesome!

[@salva0922]

U.T.A deserves more attention and they should be big

[@luizcarvalho4245]

dreamcrusher is one of my favorites songs ever

[@soulminersgaming3046]

There NEEDS to be a guitar only of all there stuff because god it’s all amazing

[@fabiomoskorz3552]

The fact that this band is not the main attraction on any festival is a shame, they should at least be opening for Iron Maiden in Rock and Rio or something like that.

[@TUBBYMAXX]

You 's Guys are Awesome !!!

[@romulusnr]

Holy crap, I didn't expect to see UTA on Loudwire, but I'm thrilled! \m/ \m/ Love from Seattle. Saw your online release concert the other weekend! Can't wait for things to get back to when you can tour and hope you will drop by your south of the border neighbors!

[@paladinminipedro707]

love this vid. just got into this band about 3 days ago!! ordered Apex and Abyss!! I thought that In This Moment was a tight band....but UTA? They took it to a whole different level!!

[@tylerwarren8139]

Damn I love this band! Two of my guitar heroes right there!

[@miksobrado]

Awwww!! i'm fangirling!!!

[@adlerdefender8067]

Killer tone 🤘🤘

[@shredfactor7]

I discovered this band randomly on Spotify and Instantly impressed!! Abyss is great!!

[@adlerdefender8067]

Same

[@shredfactor7]

I just discovered that these guys are canadian like myself. That is fucking amazing

[@earendilthemariner5546]

You gotta go back to Apex and Time Stands Still. And even the independent albums

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

6:32 Spread your fire!!!!

[@XBucefaloX]

It is amazing. Angra is in my opinion the most underrated band ever i was glad to see they listen to them.

[@kardia.1714]

@@XBucefaloX i agree, Angra deserves more.

[@theflippinghipster3344]

Much More Music!!!

[@jf5578]

Incredible

[@punkskaterpizza]

DAMN IT!! I love it!!!

[@Maryyyschka]

That iron maiden rock in Rio concert, January 19, 2001, was my first concert ever. I was 11. I’m very proud of it.

[@punkskaterpizza]

Test Your Metal is easily one of the bands best songs

[@NEXUS2040]

It's crazy to think I saw and met these guys at some underground venue when they were in Archon Legion, also I got a unleash the archers demo, I think it was from 2009.

[@staceybaldridge7362]

At 8:03 when Andrew starts playing, I immediately recognized that riff- check out Kalma “Outremer.” Different tempo, but SO similar. I love me some obscure metal. And UTA of course!!!

[@drock55551]

Their guitar tone is amazing! Thick but still cuts.

[@Maryyyschka]

Love the Angra influence!

[@Temporal72]

I feel identified with Andrew haha I would be playing while I'm talking, that is a classic among guitar players, we cannot be quiet if we have a guitar in our hands 😅

[@Joel-vn3bh]

They are so underrated omg

[@ComicalHealing]

I think I'm quite a bit older than you guys, but I was a big alternative fan until someone had me listen to The Flight of Icarus, and there was no turning back.

[@tenthousandagainstone7967]

A kinda similar story for me. Iron Maiden was the catalyst for me too. Back when I was around 11 or 12 me and my cousin would listen to Big Shiny Tunes 5 that had like Sum 41, Blink 182, 3 Doors Down, RHCP, Matthew Good Band etc on it, so that was my start with any form of Rock n Roll. But then I remember being sent The Trooper and The Number of the Beast over MSN Messenger one day and that changed everything, my path towards Melodic Metal was definitely started by Maiden.

[@corinna007]

I haven't listened to much of their music, but UTA are really talented. I just listened to "Carry The Flame" last night, and Andrew has a really good singing voice that blends with Brittney's voice really well. I think I'll be checking out more of them.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

I just noticed -- it's been over a year since I suggested Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast as a cover, or Manowar's Kingdom Come as a cover. Regardless if these guys ever did it, the fact I get to hear Dreamcrusher, False Walls, Abyss, and The Wind That Shapes The Land? These guys not only give me new stuff to listen to, but they keep the old stuff, and memories as a kid, alive. So much love and respect for these two, and for the whole band. Now all I want to do is see the band on tour! As Tenacious D would say, COVID almost killed the metal -- but _nothing_ can kill the metal! Stay safe, stay well, you guys, and hope to see you on tour in 2021!

[@cb_cb_]

Yeah,really good.

[@BobShanky]

This band is the real fucking deal

[@InfamouslyCantankerous]

This is my first introduction to this band they seem like cool guys. The one in the hat. Not sure his name but does anyone the guitars he uses. I'm definitely gonna have to look into these guys more. They seem like cool dudes.

[@Joel-vn3bh]

False walls, what an intro riff OMGGG, there needs to be some tabs or lesson online, I really wanna learn a lot of UTA songs man

[@idlemessiah]

Like, Apex was good, but the guitar work on Abyss is brain melting. I'm surprised I haven't got a speeding ticket already!

[@billgeezeriommi]

I have no idea who these guys are and ive never heard of their band but theyre fucking sick players

[@GregNoblin]

Test Your Metal, Abyss, Awakening, Apex... Bleh, just listen straight through Apex and then Abyss. But if you want a single song to get you hooked, Awakening is that song. Wait until you hear them with the drummer and singer. They're amazing.

[@BkSMedia]

Listen to Faster Than Light, and you'll soon want to listen to their discography

[@earendilthemariner5546]

@@GregNoblin i got hooked way back on Time Stands Still. The song, but that whole album is good

[@bennybooboo6789]

Cant go past the post-solo twin lead awesomeness in Awakening.

[@Phantus00]

Phenomenal band. Top of the food chain musicians.

[@williamreynolds3487]

10:26 Reminded me of the chorus of Bleak by Opeth for a sec.

[@iwycked]

All they've done is make me wanna hear some UTA covers of Iron Maiden. My God that'd be perfect and Brittney could pull it off so we'll covering Bruce.

[@yoisama]

they need to release tabs for their songs ... ill fkn buy them ALL

[@BaronHerezus]

I think we are looking at next gen guitar technical magicians. These guys every riff and every solo makes perfect sense. No tune is out of placement, and that is such rarity in music today. I love everything about this band. And vocal vise Brittney is the first female vocal that i place equal (power and the color of her voice) to the greats such as Bruce Dickinson, Dio or Kiske. Just Great.

[@tylerhackner9731]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DBSG1976]

They have incredible guitar tone!

[@cheeseisjar3058]

I know right, so chunk and delicious. It also helps the tone a lot with how clean they’re playing

[@larsarnelana]

Boss MT-2 straight to the mixer?

[@MTThought]

Andrew playing Fury of the Storm is no surprise to me, but pleasant all the same. Daemons of the Astrowaste's album art was done by the same fellow who drew for Dragonforce!

[@apostlechachi1]

You guys are insanely good! Iron Maiden is still my favorite band. You guys and Dragonforce are in close contention for second place! And I'm leaning towards you. You're a fantastic tandem!

[@paladinminipedro707]

up the irons!!

[@thrashy3069]

Can we get Dean and Tobi from archspire?

[@tpags7398]

These guys remind me of Dustie and Paul from Btbam

[@KristiKatt]

i shat my pants when they jammed the trooper..

[@jester12341]

TEST YOUR METAAAAAAALLLL WOOOAAAAAHHHHH

[@Lil_Thick]

They're both 7 strings, but the one on the left looked like a 6 string until I counted the tuners while the Ibanez is massive lol

[@Thisismehdii]

I wish there was something like called "The GOD of GUITARs" and this god was supposed to find talented ones or the people who deserve guitars to give it to them for free

[@earendilthemariner5546]

I wish i could play 11:35-11:57. Such a nice sound. I also wish it was more prominent in Afterlife, its kind of hard to hear

[@DVDVAMPIRE01]

Can't go wrong with Nirvana or Blink182🤘🤘🤘

[@io92zack2]

2:51 What riff is this from??

[@andrewconnolly8677]

Dudes got the bradley hall guitar

[@The.Last.Candle]

Can anyone make out the logo on Andrew’s hat? I’m squinting and it’s driving me crazy.

[@BkSMedia]

It's a Tiberis Merge hat. They're a local band from BC Canada

[@djlowtek]

What guitar is the red haired guy playing?

[@clamstermcwinkle2514]

Keith lemons got some chops.

[@qdaveq6597]

Surprised they didn't play the theme tune of The Archers.

[@miksobrado]

They dis, from the new album, faster than light and afterlife .

[@qdaveq6597]

@@miksobrado They covered the theme tune of the long running radio 4 tale of country folk?

[@anaran4811]

What are they plugged into? If it's a Loudwire studio man, the channel needs to get real equipment to make these interviews. I mean, they are over a million subs now.

[@tomwisniewski8988]

Something oddly funny about Blink 182 on a 7 string.

[@rocioiribe5841]

was looking for this comment! i kinda liked it

[@Autofire80]

UtA is top notch, but you know they are eluding to Archon Legion Kappa

[@SylviusTheMad]

I kind of feel sorry for anyone who only discovered Iron Maiden in 2001. The first album I ever bought was Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time. I don't even know what I listened to before that.

[@miksobrado]

30 year old people were around 10 then. They are both 30 something

[@maxmustardman298]

My first was the one that had bruce coming coming back in 2000 I believe, and was surprised how different they sounded on their 80s albums

[@jayb7775]

"The Wind.." "Soulbound" "Afterlife" 10:15 on.... I'm fighting for Abyss>Apex, this video might be my best ammunition!

[@cometothepartay]

So this is what Jon Smith does when he's not with Funhaus haha

[@kingbumi3418]

Yo you guys should make a video on elitism in the metal community.

[@jdaniels8669]

this would be an interesting topic. Elitism in metal is pretty annoying. But jeez man even I catch myself being an elitist sometimes. Example: Fuck Deafheaven. They're just diet depressive suicidal black metal. Everything Deafheaven does has already been done by underground bands nearly 20+ years ago. But whatever, that's just the way she goes.

[@apprentice70]

So basically you were introduced to REAL Metal lol

[@TrautsEwol]

Never heard of her.

[@YoYes17]

nahhhh these guys can't be band mates for the past 10 years... nahh those on the spot harmonics can't be family sort of love syncing up

[@ricstormwolf]

Who? 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@RsPker141]

Clearly they have many influences but man if I had to pick one, Iron Maiden. Just from how they sound and how naturally good they are at those duo riffs. Good shit