While She Sleeps' Sean Long Plays His Favorite Riffs

[@alxpap00]

Story time: at one of their gigs I found an all access pass on the floor, so after being drunk enough I thought it would be a good idea to go backstage and ask them for a group photo. So I did, I explained that I found this pass and all I want is a photo and I'll leave. They were obviously a bit weirded out but laughed it off, said they would probably do the same, and Sean was actually the person that called Loz over for the photo AND gave me one of his signature picks. Super cool guys

[@samanthamagowan3195]

m0shpit That’s sounds awesome

[@JacobShepherd]

Did this happen to be in Europe in 2018?

[@alxpap00]

@@JacobShepherd It was at their gig at The Roundhouse, March 1st last year!

[@c4gob00m]

I went to an In Hearts Wake gig a few years ago, and Loz and and I think Mat were manning their own merch stand at the end of the show, and I had a chat to Loz and got a photo with him. They’re very nice guys.

[@thytonebone2596]

Sean is one of my biggest influences when it comes to riffing, dude is an insane musician but I feel like he’s so underrated

[@c4gob00m]

I’ve been a fan of WSS since about 2013, and it’s only until recently I have realised how good of guitarists Sean and Mat are. They’re awesome writers and definitely deserve more recognition.

[@xavkoston16]

I'm a drummer nad Sean is the only guy who gives me enough interest to watch guitar videos hahaha

[@andresyoung5519]

The best guitar leads at the moment. Such a great guitar player.

[@spoonerluv]

Yeah, I definitely think of this guy over John Petrucci when I think of modern lead players.

[@dimou_]

Joel Moore hell no, tom Searle is the one you're looking for, this guy plays the same things all the time on every song with a different morphology.

[@spoonerluv]

@@dimou_ Did Tom play any leads? Seems like a rhythm guy to me.

[@MrAnalyptic]

@@dimou_ to be fair they are both my favourite, while she sleeps latest album his guitar riffs are unbelievable

[@guitarkid0725]

*Brandon Ellis has entered the chat*

[@rolypoly92]

Big fan of this guy, very humble dude and I love the way he explains himself and makes sense 'the guitar bass and drums are just...like...shagging each other' hahaha he talks like a music fan not a pretentious music student and it's very refreshing!

[@olekacf4029]

This is one of the best "Favorite riff" episodes i've ever seen, even better coming from a guy whose band I absolutely love

[@necromancer2527]

Him and Matt are one of the best metalcore duos

[@ivannamba1]

Agree!

[@3101max]

adam and josh from architects>

[@iron_tyson]

Rick and Ryan from Polaris for me.

[@cambrowndrums]

I KNO DE WEY he said ONE OF not the best like no one fucking cares that you know who josh and Adam from architects are

[@axelanders9053]

Or not loool

[@FormaAlert]

7:00 the riff that finally got me out of my guitar slump after a year of playing the same thing over and over again. This dude is entirely why I got so much better over a few days than I had over an entire year of playing guitar.

[@xJM1993]

I'm actually at that same damn point... Been stalled for like a year playing the same stuff, the last months i have just been doing random riffs of power chords because i didn't knew what else to do 😂🤦‍♂️ I'll give this riff a try this weekend and see if i can learn it 100%, hoppefully it will help me move forward like it did to you!

[@DorinBusu]

Finally someone who actually plays instead of talking

[@dandrehawkins8323]

3:04 These Fevered Times from Darkest Hour! I love that song and I love playing it on guitar!

[@lucacox3589]

Dandre Hawkins sounds like guillotine- etf

[@dandrehawkins8323]

Luca Cox Haha. Well, it’s not. He’s actually playing it a tad bit slower than normal. Check the song out!

[@joemams1833]

Kris Norris and Mike the dude are awesome song writers

[@nielvanderwesthuizen2768]

Love it when As I Lay Dying gets the recognition they deserve!

[@Daniel-SpiritedAway]

Niel van der Westhuizen I saw them live im Hamburg with Fit For A King and Chelsea Grin and it was fkn awesome

[@marksandberg9063]

Do you know Bleed from within?

[@magnuslikestanks6044]

@@marksandberg9063 Now that's a band that is hella underrated. Their new stuff is insane.

[@Runedragonx]

@@marksandberg9063 Just found a phone wallpaper with their logo on it earlier tonight, about to go an give them a listen now lol

[@Runedragonx]

@@marksandberg9063 Holy shit these dudes hit hard! Fuck! That's another new band on the list lol

[@ivannamba1]

Probably, Sean is the best guitarist in the core genre at the moment! Love WSS 👏🔥

[@davidgilroy8500]

Are you mad? Lmao

[@ivannamba1]

@@davidgilroy8500 For my opinion

[@johnbs199]

@@ivannamba1 you're correct man. While she sleeps has some of my favorite guitar work

[@sleeps573]

100%

[@sleeps573]

David Gilroy are you deff?

[@carlodagnolo]

Sean is honestly the reason I picked up a guitar about 4/5 months ago. Long way to go but so much fun!

[@nicksqueo1303]

keep it up man! you’ll never regret picking up a guitar, it’s changed my life, it becomes a drug haha

[@jeroen0011]

I think Alexi Laiho was the reason i started playing like 12 years ago, but i definetely did not start with playing metal songs let alone technical stuff like children of bodom guitar. It's a good thing it's a long road, more fun on the way and actually the road never really ends because there's always something new on guitar to learn or master!

[@carlodagnolo]

@@jeroen0011 I haven't touched any WSS or other metal song either haha, gotta get used to the simple stuff first

[@carlodagnolo]

@@nicksqueo1303 Can imagine! I think I'll stick with it

[@vivaldi1ett]

Carlo D'Agnolo Good luck on your journey get a band together and making great music🤘🤪💞✝️🙏🏻💕

[@Shutaraaa]

i love this guitarist

[@benbutterworth1]

SUCH a great guitar player, AND good to see a fellow northerner ;D

[@MetalliBucket]

Such a nice guy. Met him at a show about a month ago. Great live too!

[@D0wNF4LLofficial]

Sean Long is a great guitarist and he's right in what he says, a good soloist doesnt make a good guitarist, his riffs have emotion and are one with the song and make the songs what they are. Keep on rocking Sean you're a Legend. p.s That "Hurricane" Music Video Shoot up at the Sleeps Brothers Warehouse in Sheffield for the release of "You Are We" was incredible. Please keep writting these inspirational and uplifting riffs. Thank you 👏🤘

[@woutervangestel8126]

Sean definitely loves his slides

[@reinerwongler7263]

I like his energy level. He seems really passionate about music

[@camielvankooten7204]

best guitarist in metalcore right here

[@DaMazzaf97]

Such an underrated artist. Honestly is so good and still just a cool guy as well and you can see how passionate he is about his craft. WSS is easily one of the best metal bands around

[@mike_tkgchs]

finally somebody who gives darkest hour some recognition! criminally underrated riff-meisters and "bass and the guitars and kick drums are basically... SHAGGING EACH OTHER". top

[@diegomaradonna9725]

Darkest Hour is one of my favourit Bands of all Time and it now makes Sense why i Love the Sound of white she sleeps so much

[@jamesharrison3637]

He’s right. Darkest Hour deserve so much more recognition.

[@dynamicphotography_]

That dude is a riffing beast.

[@FearghalDuggan]

i had the pleasure of interviewing sean, along with sleeps' second guitarist mat welsh, nearly eight years ago just before the release of their first album! such a great dude, it's been awesome seeing the band rise up, stay consistent and now get so much recognition for their talents.

[@pmullen622]

Sean Long makes me love music even more, this video is an underrated gem

[@Rishi-nv7bp]

The camera shifting focus @1:20 is damn cool

[@AyaKaleFams]

Sean's riff it's just amazing.. The creativity is high level, and WSS song never wrong for their breakdown. Well done!!

[@ethan-lq1xg]

it's good that the word Shag won't get you demonetised

[@thatcurlyhairmate6779]

The words i would say to Sean if i meet him, such an inspiration for myy life, as a person, and as musician, he´s really my hero, hope i can climb one day to where he is and inspire so many other people as he did with me.

[@dbo4506]

Darkest hour riffs are so mental!!! That whole “undoing ruin” album are some of the best riffs every written. Phenomenal. Doesn’t surprise me that Sean “the riff master” was into darkest hour.

[@KreshDraven6]

One of the best riff makers of the industry nowadays , absolutely beast ! Great episode

[@blameitonfrank]

i could watch sean play anything on guitar for hours

[@isidorpal698]

same

[@johnnytrapphone6569]

One of the best bands I've ever seen live💯

[@IainFrame]

Yeah, Sean is absolutely right to be proud of that riff in the Guilty party. It's phenomenal. Great lead work in Haunt Me too.

[@vivaldi1ett]

I would love to be his neighbor he’s got fantastic taste in music and plays all the best bits, God love him 💞✝️🤪🤘👍💜💕🤪

[@DrastixMachina]

Met this guy and Loz at a WSS show last year with architects and Thy art. Him and Loz are such amazing dudes. The line was short so we had the chance to talk a bit more

[@teriyakigod2527]

Thank you for showing me this band Loudwire, im binging his bands music right now

[@sleeps573]

Guilty Party one of the best Riffs. Sean’s riff game is so strong. Wish I had his creativeness to make what he does. FAKERS PLAGUE still has the best riffs throughout the whole song IMO

[@Sailor1010]

Saw Darkest Hour with Everytime I Die and Norma Jeannin Australia years ago. Such a good show and he’s not wrong saying DH is super underrated.

[@jameswheeler7153]

Darkest hours undoing ruin album has some of the most epic riffs ever. That album will forever be one of if not my favorite metal album ever.

[@guitartoneSA]

Great musician, great songwriter...

[@pewpeww4765]

Matt's one of the most innovative riffy boi out there. His riff from civil isolation still pull off to these days.

[@sonkeh7362]

This energy... just wow

[@SixStringOverdose]

if anyone ever asks what pick chirp is, show them 08:37 :)

[@zachm5286]

Sean is such a thoughtful dude lol btw the breakdown/riff in empire of silence is exactly what i was thinking when he said his breakdowns style wasnt typical. I love hearing that shreddy melody riff expecting some chuggy breakdown i get adreniline rush everytime i play it or show yall off lol.

[@mystakxngaming5240]

I an definetly see how darkest hour influeced the way that sean plays and writes. and thank god!!

[@Negat1veSpace]

This was refreshing

[@jackbrierley4704]

I love sean, he's a phenomenal player man and so immersive

[@remmile]

dude the intro riff from seven hills . it has those chills that remind you when you finished a school year or went to South America in vacation

[@Angelboy_04]

Sean is an Amazing guitarist, mad respect.🤘🏼

[@mrfinnjohnston]

This is insane. So good, so underrated. Keep up the good work Sean...

[@kaylajaynefriedland3012]

Incredible band. One of my favorites

[@theyesman]

It’s good of him to keep on asking us if we know what he means. Very considerate.

[@jeroen0011]

7:20 best Riff in the video, great played!

[@bencegyorog2897]

While She Sleeps - The Guilty Party

[@thequinnchavez]

Finally some Darkest Hour props in the scene. Undoing Ruin and Deliver Us are iconic to me.

[@JackboyOC]

Extremely articulate dude

[@cosimoruggiero4950]

i love him

[@AntonioParleTrop]

Civil Isolation has some amazing riffs aswell. It may be my favorite WSS song, riff wise.

[@seifdog6244]

So sick you guys had him on. He has been a huge inspiration to me for years and is easily one of the best players out there. Glad I got to meet him on their states tour last month!

[@3beedable]

6:55 channeling the Stevie T within

[@yabo2424]

Wow this dude is killer. Love his riffs super melódico. Exciting to watch ..

[@davidfischer1971]

unbelieveably good looking guitar

[@whatsup513]

Every time Sean says "DJNAAMIN" I fall in love

[@Francisco_mcwhiney]

I love leads over shreds one of my favorite metalcore songs is wild eyes by parkway drive

[@elunico13lu]

This guy knows his stuff

[@georgemarshall1073]

Met them when they opened up for Asking Alexandria and bullet for my valentine a couple years ago great band and energy and they were super chill and signed my cd and poster

[@fristiejuice6013]

this man's an artist

[@l3rendd]

absolute machine of a player

[@Cymoar]

Duuuude the riff from guilty party is like my favorite from their new recorddddd

[@NeedToLeaveToLive]

Sean is ICONIC

[@wofmanpt18]

His style is so awesome... Even to this day, civil isolation just blows my mind.

[@heyflo1]

The Guilty Party guitars are so fucking good, no wonder why he is proud of the main riff in this song :D

[@tompiche2369]

I don’t know who this guy is but I rather enjoyed that!

[@akuma862005]

Damn this is so funny to see my exact route to playing and the exact same bands! Nice.

[@Marps2016]

Sleeps are underrated

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

Everytime i wanna say their name i said it like: While She shleepsh

[@tacob69]

I love that he's playing a LTD instead of a ESP.It goes to prove ESP's LTD brand are the best import guitars out there.

[@itsthesubiedaat9091]

3 years later and this comment hit hard haha $2500+ LTD models on the market. Wild what the market has become

[@jimwoday1776]

WSS are mega live for anyone wondering

[@graphicalbeej]

Sean is the modern day riff goat

[@rippitydippity]

As I lay dying are great

[@diegarci98]

Best leads at the moment by far. Genius

[@southparkcraig]

I feel so emberassed asking this considering I know like every As I Lay Dying riff going but what is that AILD riff he was playing it's right on the tip of my tongue but I cant remember what it's called please help! Lol... and for some reason I'm loving that really muddy tone Sean has, dude friggin rips

[@bertdebackercovers]

Do You know it already? Im also looking?

[@karenlong8279]

My dude xxx love him x

[@karenlong8279]

Like .like .like .yeah xxx

[@dannillo._]

Sean is the best

[@rhyswatson1]

Undoing Ruin is such an underrated album

[@pierreblanc-garin1058]

5:39 but now it is online thanks to the incredible work of the guy of The Vault that searched for 9 months the early work of WSS from 2006 !

[@CarterPSN]

Fucking love Sean's playing.

[@falconemoto6943]

These dudes are so fucking good. Just found out about them today

[@diogofreitas161]

AMAZING

[@bds_mguydasic9293]

They should beore famous

[@thepositivepush5333]

Awesome dude!!

[@RockThemAll]

Awesome!

[@dannillo._]

Man, i love While she sleeps

[@robluker1599]

Hes guitar blinkin mad this fella!!!

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

I'm exactly the same about harsh vocals. I'll sing along to the riff instead of the vocals a lot of the time lol. I'm getting more into the vocals now but definitely when I started listening to heavier music, the guitar had to be pretty fucking good or else I wasn't listening to it.

[@craigheartsill6552]

That’s exactly what I do listen to the music not the words

[@gorehammer42o]

Bro that's so cool. My first riff/song I learned was Dammit too. That's so fucking awesome. Edit: Darkest Hour was when Victory Records Reigned Supreme brother! I just fell in love with While She Sleeps more than I already was lol

[@ajboyd9389]

Fuck yeah man, I love the Darkest Hour shout out.

[@asiertxu97]

Happy to see Richard has moved on from Pied Piper and become a pretty good guitar player.

[@Captaincorez]

Sean mate, ur funny as fu**! Love WSS some absolute head bangers!