VEIL OF MAYA - Crawl Back (Guitar Play-Through)

Marc Okubo (Veil of Maya) performs "Crawl Back"
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[@mattynes]

The man has more amazing riffs in one album than most guitarists have in their entire careers

[@DavidBarrionuevo.]

I saw you in the comments of entry level video, wtf

[@mattynes]

@@DavidBarrionuevo. Old VoM kicks ass

[@andrewashford5617]

On citas 💪🏽

[@ryanexsus]

When I try to tell older people that guitarists now are way better than they were in the 60's. I get this argument all the time. I point people to stuff like this and tell them Jimi Hendrix would never in his life be able to play this song on guitar.

[@zachireland2393]

My guy I'm 14 and I'm telling you jimi Hendrix could make the song look like child's play. Don't get me wrong I love this song and veil of maya but jimi was a beast

[@nothanks3980]

your age doesn't help your argument. jimi played nothing like this. not even close.

[@ALEmix-zw2sc]

@@zachireland2393 well you're just 14 .. so thats the end of topic .... How many years you have been practicing guitar boy ?? Or do you even play guitar ?? Just asking..

[@zachireland2393]

@@nothanks3980 doesnt mean he cant play like that, hes good enough to figure it out

[@zachireland2393]

@@ALEmix-zw2sc I play but uh, I'm pretty not that good

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I love how Veil of Maya are able to seamlessly blend technical, well constructed arpeggios with crushing, almost knuckle dragging riffs. It’s even just as refreshing seeing them going back to their tech death origins on some of their newer material like Follow Me from False Idol. Great band, and while they’ve changed direction musically, I’m still sticking around because I love their writing style and would love to see where they go next musically.

[@xMikeisonfire]

That's not a pinky. That's another index finger.

[@McSuperRoy]

All his fingers are an index finger haha

[@adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202]

if he was a pianist , he will be called Rachmaninoff of this era

[@quasimodoshunchback]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@z.j.mcelwain2025]

Been laughing at this comment for years 😂

[@Jowiesephx]

Lol😂

[@GlockenspielSAS]

1:44 - dude, this is one of the best riffs Marc has ever written.

[@TrevynLoL]

I like the sweep riff on the second-ish verse of Mikasa more tbh

[@asuicidalclown]

Darrell Hardy bold statement.

[@djrifting]

Verse riff from Lisbeth

[@Yousuck00]

This whole song is a banger.

[@Pedrhard]

One of the best riffs that anybody has ever written* :)

[@5tnblnkt]

Oh boy, Pharrell Williams can shred.

[@StefanoMei]

hahaha

[@stevenshipman6629]

for real though

[@irusu.]

HAHA FUCK

[@mathieudanjou8448]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@fallenrecords1565]

Marc is an awesome guitarist.

[@Hyp0xic]

My forearm is burning just watching this. Its so good even after all these years

[@whatokyea96]

honestly love this tone and its 10 years old

[@isaacupton9188]

best tone in the game bro. Eclipse, ID, & Common man’s.

[@TonyAllain]

Marc is a beast, I'd love to see a playthrough of It's Torn Away. One of the riffs near the end gives me shivers it's so good.

[@Timmysk8er89]

FAvorite song of TCMC!! I'd love to hear this album remastered

[@EliPorterMahn]

The original recording already sounds incredible

[@brantblk7360]

3:08 is just so smooth

[@cellardoor8943]

How the fuck does he write this stuff?

[@zackhalvorsen8344]

Cellar Door He asks Satan for r1ff ideas

[@JWurzy]

I saw Sam and their old bassist being interviewed once and I think Sam said that Marc drinks and smokes a bunch of weed when he's writing ✍️

[@daredevil2724]

​@@JWurzynot fair, i lose all ability to play when im high

[@chaseh6]

he can barely keep from headbanging in this video. you can tell this dude loves to play.

[@Garrus234]

Mark Okubo you're my hero.

[@HammersmashedTaco]

0:16 the palm mutes, the chugs, the gutturals. *breathes in* this is the shit right ere'.

[@715Tactical]

Fuckin tarantula fingers. Rippn dude

[@Vovoxa7]

Old song but great song, do Conquer next please! Definitely by far the most techy song guitar wise you lads have written

[@Kompasuave]

Damn from listening to freshman of high school in 09 to doing rap music and somehow I’ll never change up I’ll always be a true rocker

[@bryanhatebreeder]

"Marc Okubo Proudly Djenting Since 2008"

[@EliPorterMahn]

Shut your fucking mouth

[@Dismal626]

old school vom is best school vom

[@k1ngsatan528]

okubo is such a great guitarist. he can do some awesome crazy stuff. and those long ass fingers im sure make it easier.

[@justinburnett7508]

Pshh, I could do that too if I hAD FUCKIN BANANA FINGERS. Dear lord satan, look at them friggin things.

[@fierypunctuation9588]

I could never get tired if these

[@pbonk1987]

I canNOT wait for the new album!!!!

[@zacharyvitto1306]

One of the best outros ever yall

[@__jdiesel]

fuck this is so good. these riffs shit on everything out today..

[@bda2112]

Marc is way too good

[@SensibleZombie]

its like his hands are gliding playing those riffs hes so good

[@alexiluffy216]

DUDEEEE it's been years since i've heard that breakdown pattern at 2:45 and I forget some of its pattern already damnit 2 minutes later: oh alright i can air guitar to it perfectly already

[@tombrock736]

Amazing vid ❤

[@sacredxgeometry]

Really wish these were instrumental- for the purpose of the playthrough, not because I'm the edgemeister who thinks "lol the vocals suck" (why would I think something that obsurd?). I say this because at points the vocals kinda get in the way of the mix, for me.

[@thebroker2191]

What a cool song

[@nickytheyahoo_]

Keep coming back !

[@Sukkiyakki]

awesome dude

[@Boscorice]

YOU CANT CRAWLLL BACK LETS GO MARC

[@Bawb17]

Sweet, do every song!!

[@dayvidBAQI]

This man’s pinky works harder than most guitarist’s entire hand

[@WTF_WHAT_THE_FLICK]

Genius

[@ATrainLV]

All of these playthroughs are cool and stuff...but what about that new album?

[@MrJelibin]

2:44 dat part

[@twitch.101]

I'm sorry but... You think that's the most impressive part of this video...?

[@xRyuzakii]

Ryan Lawrence he didn't even say it's the most impressive, it's just a great part. And also my most favorite VoM breakdown. :-)

[@ANTHONYFERNANDO]

Ryan Lawrence Maybe he just LIKED that part. Shit, chill dude

[@Calamitous]

As a guitarist, I can play every part of this song but that part @@twitch.101

[@Yousuck00]

I could listen to it on repeat forever.

[@AndrewLein]

damn his right hand is on some another level

[@MegaOsiris11]

2:41 = jizz all over the f#cking place

[@Rdes06]

The guy is riffing like a fucking animal the whole song and you like the most when he does 0000 00 00 00000 wtf man hahahaha

[@MegaOsiris11]

After all the tasty riffage...comes a sexy breakdown. Not just any 000 00 000 000. He adds taste to them too

[@sebastian.jaime_]

@0:59 sounds like Periphery's inspiration for Reptile

[@willygomezjm]

Espectacular toque lml

[@krisstephen1456]

At 1:45 can someone tell me wat the hell im watching

[@meandfriendstv]

No dude, but his playing often looks so weird because he Always uses unusual chords. He plays drop tuning but almost never Plays Barre over the three bass strings. I love it

[@itobarakito]

Nomamen amo estos videos suban mas asi :)

[@kermheat]

Really good !!! mââââ!!!

[@daredevil2724]

Fucking love this guitar tone too

[@P.dripps92]

Classic!!!

[@Hoehnfels]

We want drums cover pls

[@sdotmurda]

Could turn up his guitar channel and lower the backing track

[@blankbrian]

there is no guitar channel haha. He's not even plugged in.

[@sdotmurda]

No he's got a plug in there, you can see it, they usually play it through but play the recorded album version over the video

[@lugoe98]

Does it really matter how loud his guitar channel is? It is quite obvious that he is playing the song note-for-note. Also they didn't record his guitar for this because it isn't a cover. Also at 3:15 in the video there is only one guitar track going. And that is the guitar track to the left. Still it is quite obvious that he is playing the song.

[@sdotmurda]

Not saying he isn't playing it, just would like to hear his playing dominant over the backing track

[@blankbrian]

yeah definitely playing it. I wish they would throw in the guitar track too. It's just easier for the editor to mute the video track and not worry about audio

[@maj1cbeasty]

Damn I wish I could play like that

[@EliPorterMahn]

Then practice yo

[@MetalRay88]

I want ur axe! Good stuff man!!

[@ItsElJeh]

dem fingers

[@slimeturtle]

Though djent is not my cup of tea I do have to say Mark is a great guitarist and I wish all the best to him and Veil of Maya!

[@niranmistry]

Fuckin beautiful. Pls come to england

[@maximeb190]

Dem riffs

[@ashleyhoward14]

Marc this song is awesome, but I want to hear a new song!

[@MattHarnettMusic]

January!

[@MrDiego0000170796]

dem tasty riffs :3

[@orelaroki]

nobody talks about how amazing 0:58 is

[@gustavgjerstad6867]

No wonder why he's so good with those long fingers o.O

[@lazarus343]

I wish my fingers were that long

[@austindurham5736]

Thats a fuckin sweet ass guitar

[@rattat1186]

Oh.. so this is back when y'all were badass,? WERE!

[@j0oi88]

the frets on this jackson look super mega jumbo

[@martykowal]

fk n dope!

[@martykowal]

NO! SUPER FKN DOPE!

[@gavinjuge1961]

What string gauge does this guy use?

[@186-g8q]

Gavin Juge 56-12

[@186-g8q]

Gavin Juge somewhat light for brop B

[@meandfriendstv]

@@186-g8q I actually go 11-54 for drop B and it feels perfect for me

[@JokerCat9]

Gonna need to get a kids' guitar to play all those stretches.

[@xXiN5aNeXx]

is that body all maple

[@mrconfusing]

i wanna see him do another cover in 60fps

[@LAPALMAWORLD]

[@bommie]

I AM NOW NUMB.

[@narutohood]

mark eats food

[@orosales123e]

What guitar is that?

[@coppcole]

+Gaben It looks like my Jackson Dinky 1 so I presume it's from the Dinky Series bro.

[@TezalaOfficial]

+coppcole Jackson Soloist c:

[@pbonk1987]

[@TheOrcChasm]

Still has the longest pinky finger ever.

[@PearlDrummerFTW]

2:45 is filthy

[@jwildman95bamf]

he still can't find the g-spot

[@winstoncarter2119]

Oh my, you dirty boi you

[@thechange5186]

so many opens

[@Dragonpi3]

THE HIGLER!

[@JBrooksNYS]

2:44

[@asuicidalclown]

Phuckin alien hands...

[@emberclad8679]

Makes not feel so bad for using my pinkie as much as I do

[@ZeikoTrash]

funny fingers

[@jakehawthorn]

Is that a drum machine I hear or do my ears deceive me?

[@luanferreira-dev]

Sam Applebaum is a live drum machine.

[@jakehawthorn]

He is great, yes but there is something about the kick and toms.

[@luanferreira-dev]

probably some trigger

[@xlamoremortelx]

It's almost 2015 and people are still talking about these "drum machines" and "triggers."

[@YoLpIsBest]

It's just well produced by master Keene.

[@z0mgzt0m]

Lmao how do you count along to an ever changing rhythm in that breakdown

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

z0mgzt0m He doesnt count, its all by muscle memory. He just plays it so much that it just comes naturally. They are extremely talented musicians.

[@Fnic96]

z0mgzt0m he often uses a pattern that's shorter or longer that a bar, that way it's relative position in each bar is always shifted

[@Krauser1226]

+‫بابک شادلو‬‎ if there's 4 beats in a bar in 4/4, he'll write a pattern that repeats after 3 beats or after 5 lets say and repeats that. Alone it has a defined repeat portion and written it does as well, but when you layer it over a count of 4, when it comes around and repeats again, it's not at the beginning of the bar, it's either before or after, so it sounds like it has no repeat, but it does, it's just not repeating at the 1 of the measure, which is the location where our ears have a tendency to want a measure to start again in 4/4 time. Hope that makes sense a bit more.

[@blunty6feetunder]

Nick Catelli this is something I've been noticing as I've learned songs within this genre. Is there a certain name to this type of writing in music theory? I would like to look more into it.

[@sirmatthewbaum]

its called a polyrhythm

[@MrJelibin]

mosh

[@EliPorterMahn]

I AM MALCOM

[@marccram2664]

Wilkerson

[@Jimmy18thn]

where 7 string??

[@scoon2117]

Spiderman

[@nkibilko]

Too bad the only thing you hear in this video is a recording from an album. I'm not saying marc isnt playing it, but you're not hearing what he's playing, so what's the point? oh right, the jackson guitar. See Dave Davidson of Revocation.

[@osiris09271]

nkibilko I can assure you if he played the actual audio. you would quit life. Stay humble.

[@HopeInTheHorizon]

Watch this in 1.25 speed. Your welcome.

[@bryanmacias5526]

Djent as fuck \m/

[@hannahtariq7158]

Oof

[@mustaphacali2555]

I swear when I listened to this the first time, I thought the last line was "I AM HODOR!"

[@BRINGTHED00M]

Playthrough of really old songs. Good way to get everyone hyped on the already misleading news about the new album. Love the song but this isn't decent promoting from Sumerian.

[@EliPorterMahn]

If you think this is for promotional purposes, you def ain't a guitarist

[@davidGKK7861]

Audio and video don't match quite right 🤔

[@matthewnewtown]

You think they fake this ?? Good luck keeping up with that lie

[@davidGKK7861]

@matthewnewtown I'm not saying he faked it dummy. It's a video editing issue

[@ectochrist7582]

He's skipping intervals to be able to play with the speed of the song. My guess is he uses backing tracks for the missing intervals live.

[@movienoc101]

Not digging that binary crap at the end