That's because we're in a badass time in our lives where we can literally take a guitar(s), a laptop (with a few of our fav plugins/daw), an audio interface, IEM system, and perhaps a midi controller giver take if you plan to automate your sounds or not. And all that shit fits in a fuckin laptop bag. Your stuff played in your bedroom can also handle a band setting in a arena. No micing needed! Fan-fuckin-tastic 🤘🤘 Now unless you wanna bring your power amp and cab for stage noise too is your prerogative lol 🤷♂️
I just love how he used the OG dark djent style clean/ambient tone that was huge back when bands like Vildhjarta and Fellsilent started. That was a staple during that time.
I think for those of us Guitarists that are over the age of 30 like mike see where the real influence in his playing comes from. Some of you have hit the nail on the head. Mike is super influenced by the heavy music of 1998-2008. So bands like Deftones, Fear Factory, Sevendust, limp bizkit, linkin park, slipknot etc. believe it or not many of the nu metal era . That mixed with the newer Djent and Prog influences he has created a pretty cool style. I think a lot of us guitarists like to shun that era of TRL metal but the Mike has embraced it and put a modern spin on it. Makes him unique.
3:23 the way the different parts sound together just let's me know that THIS is a spiritbox song. The ambience and atmosphere by the little things Mike does with the guitar that is unique to the band. Just love the pattern of notes
At first I was like how does he get such good intonation on the high frets way up there?? …Then I realized a second later, he’s got an evertune 💪 Evertunes rock 🤘
He's serving a mash up of the most overused element from the last 10 years of generic djent safe/minimalistic rythm part. Yes its brutal and i enjoy it but he's Not gonna build a Futur with that.
@anthonygauthier3168 What I like is Spiritbox bringing in people to metal that normally wouldn't listen to it. Plus they are taking some of the best elements from multiple genres and mixing them in a fresh way.
I started listening to those riffs, can I just say how well he’s matured into his own writing style (being his clean layering and electronic work with heavy fuckin riffs being the most recognisable out of all the modern metalcore today)
Oh please, he has not reached that level yet. Spiritbox hasn't either, they have many more years of proving themselves as a band to enter that club! He is good though.
I'm always mesmerized watching these videos even though I do not play guitar. It's amazing to hear what goes into the tracks. STANK FACE THE WHOLE TIME STG
Jackson and Justice only share the first letter. They only make a signature with Andreas Kisser recently after almost 40 years of Sepultura. But nowdays they seem more quick ...
as a guitarist that has an insane spectrum of influence on guitar mike is deff one of the best modern riff machines out there rn (i see them pickups too... gimmeeee)
@@Will-sg1qq lots of people own guitars, doesn't mean you play bro. Just saying get out more check out more music. Mike is okay in that his riffs are usually pretty simple. It's cool to see music like this hitting the masses but I don't think it's a good representation of where metal actually is. He's far from top tier riff writers dude. Olly Steele, Modern Day Babylon, Wave Types. If you think this is next level this will blow your mind.
@@justingibbons2696 dude I listen to everything from srv all the way to infant annihilator I grew up in a musically diverse house hold and as a guitar player all of my influences are vast I was simply saying skill doesnt always mean flashy and fast, a simple Catchy heavy riff that can make you feel something…is skill, and I’m a virtuosic player that learns all types lol, but I can sit and appreciate the skill someone has even if it’s not a style I profice in (btw I’m 19 and played for 10 yes I’m young yes, and haven’t heard everything, but I have a vast taste so far)
Best part about Mikes playthroughs is you get to hear all the little details you don't hear in the full studio recording. and as always, amazing track.
Mike is making way in the guitar community man. This is the new style that people will replicate. I love it and have been working on this style as well because of him. Is Mike Endorsed by Jackson now?
Something cool about mike being plugged into a ‘bedroom like’ set up whilst standing in an arena 🤘
That's because we're in a badass time in our lives where we can literally take a guitar(s), a laptop (with a few of our fav plugins/daw), an audio interface, IEM system, and perhaps a midi controller giver take if you plan to automate your sounds or not. And all that shit fits in a fuckin laptop bag. Your stuff played in your bedroom can also handle a band setting in a arena. No micing needed!
Fan-fuckin-tastic 🤘🤘
Now unless you wanna bring your power amp and cab for stage noise too is your prerogative lol 🤷♂️
Cool for a bedroom but hell no for actual touring.
@@hyperbolekidI'm glad you want to continue lugging cabs and heads half your audience won't care about
@@hyperbolekidsome bands have had success with using guitar tones straight from the laptop. Quite convenient actually
@@hyperbolekidthis was 5 years ago. But now you literally won't be able to tell the difference between a lapotop/neural dsp or a real amp.
As an Iwrestledabearonce fan, it's really awesome to see what Spiritbox has become
I wish we heard more IWABO in Spiritbox.
Fancy seeing you here bro
I miss iwabo man, they were unique
Major Hail Mary vibes
Yooooooooooo BRADEEEER!@@nik_iversen
that horror ambience is everything
I love the ambient atmosphere to this
100%
I am always impressed by how controlled and rational his picking technique is. Never a centimeter too far, a real human riff machine.
And yet he somehow doesn't make it look mechanical and robotic. He's just so fuckin dialed in. 👌
I just love how he used the OG dark djent style clean/ambient tone that was huge back when bands like Vildhjarta and Fellsilent started. That was a staple during that time.
I am so happy to find an instrumental for this song! Honestly that breakdown goes hard during a dnd session lmao
I think for those of us Guitarists that are over the age of 30 like mike see where the real influence in his playing comes from. Some of you have hit the nail on the head. Mike is super influenced by the heavy music of 1998-2008. So bands like Deftones, Fear Factory, Sevendust, limp bizkit, linkin park, slipknot etc. believe it or not many of the nu metal era . That mixed with the newer Djent and Prog influences he has created a pretty cool style. I think a lot of us guitarists like to shun that era of TRL metal but the Mike has embraced it and put a modern spin on it. Makes him unique.
I agree. As a bassist of similar influence.
After hearing this I would really love if Spiritbox did a collab with Mick Gordon would be nasty as heck!
I support this
One can hope
knowing Mick he'd be 100% down, he's already worked with BMTH and made a set opener for Architects
Fuck yeah
He also produced a killer album with Monuments@@mintnite
3:23 the way the different parts sound together just let's me know that THIS is a spiritbox song. The ambience and atmosphere by the little things Mike does with the guitar that is unique to the band. Just love the pattern of notes
That part is reminiscent of standing atop a mountain in British Columbia and looking out over the Pacific Ocean under an eclipse of the sun.
@@TunnelJumper Omg corny
Damn this performance is tighter than my monthly budgeting 😍🔥
At first I was like how does he get such good intonation on the high frets way up there?? …Then I realized a second later, he’s got an evertune 💪 Evertunes rock 🤘
Also, the 27 inch baritone scale helps.
@@tracyholder840the jackson pro plus evertune is 26,5 in scale not 27
@@gustavhartley I stand corrected. I thought it was 27.
This guy holds the future of heavy music on his shoulders. This is brutal!
Is this the only metal band you know of or something?
He's serving a mash up of the most overused element from the last 10 years of generic djent
safe/minimalistic rythm part.
Yes its brutal and i enjoy it but he's
Not gonna build a Futur with that.
@anthonygauthier3168 What I like is Spiritbox bringing in people to metal that normally wouldn't listen to it. Plus they are taking some of the best elements from multiple genres and mixing them in a fresh way.
@@sjhudon386 I agree using old element and making it sound fresh is hard in 2023.
@@anthonygauthier3168finally someone says it for what it is lmao
That breakdown breakdown is pure stank face! Love it!!
Been following Mike since Fall in Archaea. Consistently writes bangers.
Yeah dude that band was sick. Mike been a right hand beast for minute
I started listening to those riffs, can I just say how well he’s matured into his own writing style (being his clean layering and electronic work with heavy fuckin riffs being the most recognisable out of all the modern metalcore today)
had no idea he was part of that too. learn something new every day
Oh shittttttt, forgot about them, shout out to you!!!!
I wish they had toured Aura Magenta. Brent Rodgers, the drummer on that record was absolutely insane, basically a Canadian Travis Orbin.
mike kinda looks like sebastian vettel lol
I was thinking the same 😂
Its’s his alter ego
Lmao he does a lot
Great instrumental storytelling! The eerie ambience is so tastefully done Mike. So excited to hear the rest!
I got a 7 string guitar because of you Mike!
Same here! I got a Jackson starter 7 string and I love it.
i want a 7 string so bad
Is it collecting dust or you're in a band?!
@@Bpoz_- huh?!
@@kirdot2011 no band. Just talent
Mike is a legend 😮💨💜
Oh please, he has not reached that level yet. Spiritbox hasn't either, they have many more years of proving themselves as a band to enter that club! He is good though.
@@TheBridgesYouBurnhe's definitely one of the best metal guitarists of this era. Looking at maybe the 2020's he's gonna be a metalcore legend.
Such brutal riffs! 🤘🏻
I'm always mesmerized watching these videos even though I do not play guitar. It's amazing to hear what goes into the tracks. STANK FACE THE WHOLE TIME STG
Love the samples used in this song, everything sounds monstrously
Awesome composition!
If Mike doesn't have a signature jackson soon there is no justice left in the world
Jackson and Justice only share the first letter. They only make a signature with Andreas Kisser recently after almost 40 years of Sepultura. But nowdays they seem more quick ...
The chrome one from the jaded video would be so dope
Absolutely chugging!! Love it 100%
Thanks for the song!
The checking of the volume knob every little bit is the equivalent to checking if youre in neutral in a manual car loololol
Such a brutal song. So much talent. Amazing
You are from another planet Mike, such precision and beautifully constructed riffs and song crafting. ❤
as a guitarist that has an insane spectrum of influence on guitar mike is deff one of the best modern riff machines out there rn (i see them pickups too... gimmeeee)
You need to get out more.
@@justingibbons2696 bro what ?, I play guitar so I needa get out more 🤔
@@justingibbons2696 who pissed in ur cornflakes 💀
@@Will-sg1qq lots of people own guitars, doesn't mean you play bro. Just saying get out more check out more music. Mike is okay in that his riffs are usually pretty simple. It's cool to see music like this hitting the masses but I don't think it's a good representation of where metal actually is. He's far from top tier riff writers dude. Olly Steele, Modern Day Babylon, Wave Types. If you think this is next level this will blow your mind.
@@justingibbons2696 dude I listen to everything from srv all the way to infant annihilator I grew up in a musically diverse house hold and as a guitar player all of my influences are vast I was simply saying skill doesnt always mean flashy and fast, a simple Catchy heavy riff that can make you feel something…is skill, and I’m a virtuosic player that learns all types lol, but I can sit and appreciate the skill someone has even if it’s not a style I profice in (btw I’m 19 and played for 10 yes I’m young yes, and haven’t heard everything, but I have a vast taste so far)
What a fantastic track!
Just want to say....THANK YOU! For this!!!
I just love the riffs
So clear and beefy. 🔥
He is awesome great band
Just a solid, talented, dude playing some sick guitar riffs. Love these guys.
I swear this man is going to become the KING of downstrokes.. He just has those riffs perfected with that technique
🥱 more respect to john browne
@@macedim With downstrokes? 🤨
he did say in a podcast or interview, that when he learned Metallica riffs, he spent hours just trying to get the downpicking perfect like Hetfield
@@AttilatheThrillayeah seriously, his right hand is insane.
the man, the myth, the legend 🙏
This man is a monster 🤘🏾
You guys ain’t have to go so hard, but I appreciate that you do. ❤❤❤
Fuark this is soooo good
Mike, you're a legend.
Nice to see he's using his own plugin there
I read an interview somewhere he used it for the entire new ep
@@jb-rg1hz of ever I've seen an advert to buy it, this is it
So cool this was shot at Prudential Center! I'll be there for the Devils game this evening. Worlds collide!
He is so clean with it. Relaxed, not a wasted movement.
Wow. Pretty masterful.
That infamous break is just amazing rhythm playing absolutely great riff
He always has the coolest guitars and best tones
Best part about Mikes playthroughs is you get to hear all the little details you don't hear in the full studio recording.
and as always, amazing track.
FEEL GOOD TRACK OF THE SUMMER
They should release a full length instrumental album like Periphery.
mikes an absolute riff machine
Sweet! I’ve been digging the new Jacksons. I need one now.
Sweet🤘🏾😎🤘🏾
That is a fucking beautiful guitar
Mike is so cool and talented
Sick!
That chorus is beautiful but dark. I love it
That chromatic breakdown was awesome. Very Emmure.
the thall influences are strong with this one
Mike's human riff machine
That FUCKING tone
Love this. Even love Mike's take on McKenzie brothers chic.
THAT Jackson! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn that riff/breakdown at 1:01 he is going from F# to C thats a good way to use a pitch shifter
y’know what’s funny about that section? that’s the chorus riff 💀
sick!🔥
What a fucking legend!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Spirit box. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Holy massive fucking tone!!
Mike is a riff lord
I see Mike, I upvote. Easy.
Killer band
Can't wait for November 4th
I’m guessing this was recorded the night of the shinedown show 😤😤😤😤 would of been awesome to hear live but love the song 😊
BESTIAAAAAAAAA
holy shit 👾
Mike is making way in the guitar community man. This is the new style that people will replicate. I love it and have been working on this style as well because of him. Is Mike Endorsed by Jackson now?
Awesome
Guitar god
That shit was groovy as fuck, nice riffs
That’s the “Burnt Chicken Nugget” finish. 😂 This song goes so hard.
Djenty Darko!
Damn mesugga look at what you've done.
Are we ever going to get any Bass Playthroughs? 😁❤️
I covered this song and goddamn I got it so wrong at some parts 😂 Mike is a beast
2:44...that shits PUNISHING and i love it
Don't really recall a seeing a Jackson guitar looking quite like that it threw me off. Great riffs
New Jackson Pro Plus !
I hope mike recorded that opening riff with the circus preset in the plug-in 😂
Daddy Mike with the 🔥
The first riff really reminds of a Fear Factory 🤘
Love how he slows down his picking for the one chuggy section to give it a really off-kilter feel
Goddamn Mike
Temazo
That appagiaited chord chorus is fucking insane
Heavy. 🤙
wtf is this mad man doing🤩
This shit absolutely slaps..
Mike is really changing the game he is so good
banger
this vid is sick lol