He will indeed, I might be wrong, totally wrong but what I get from Karma to Burn is just a bunch of dudes who wants to play the coolest riffst you can imagine and thats it, and I'm totally fine with that, because Karma to Burn made some of the most badass riffs ever and they where not stopped or clouded by a singer.
Hung out many a nights w Will back in the days of Sunnyside, Morgantown WV. He was the coolest, nicest guy. One time I walked in his spot and he asked if I ever seen a record contract before and pulled out this 500 page essay and we got drunk and bitched about the music industry. He told me with his classic half smile, the story’s of opening for Metallica and the wave of sound from a whole stadium screaming for them, and how Jason Newstead wanted to join the band bc he was into that real rock more than what Metallica had become. That was a long time ago, and I know Karma and Will both went through some personal shifts. He was always a legend, a riff factory for the hardest fuckin rock band to ever dawn the term "rock". The news of his passing really sucks. Condolences to his family and all his friends and to all the fans who will never get to see Karma live, for their shows were monsters in themselves. Although this one from 2018, long after my days in Morgantown, it's classic and hard as ever. Its fun to see the crowd start slow and eventually lose their minds by the end (36:44 ha!). Will looks stoked, in his element. I can't believe we used to watch these guys in small clubs. Unreal.
When were you Sunnysiding? Most of the 90s for me. I lived across the street from the Music Garden & then above DJs after that, we're we'd have afterparties from KTB shows. Brian Cassell, Clay Shafer, me, and too many others to name now.
@@claytonneal4803 from 98-2002. lived on Berkley, Grant, and the brick house behind the superette among a few other spots. DJ's, Terrapin, Garden turned to Corner Pocket along the way... great times.
I had the chance to see them just after this concert in Bourlon, Le Havre, in a tiny club, where we could (respectfully) touch Will's Les Paul because we were so close. There were 20 of us in the audience, and we had a beer with Will after the concert, chatting for 10 minutes about everything and nothing, music and amp settings. He was really cool, answered all my fan questions. One of the best concerts of my life, and a wonderful memory. Knowing that I won't see him in concert anymore makes me sad, for me, but also for music and rock.
RIP buddy. I really wish I'd stopped to chat when I drove by you last week. Here's to the old days in Sunnyside & 4am jams in my living room. Rest well friend, I know you were tired.
I agree 1000% love K2B. I only saw em 2x once in New Orleans around this time period @ The Siberia. There were some other great bands playing that night but we were there specifically for K2B!!! I am jamming them right now and I happen to be sport a H@B shirt with Goat head and the pentagram star. Why does it say NC in description when they are based from WV I always thought? Buzzov.en/Weedeater are from Raleigh, NC if I recall?
Once told Will that his sound sounded like it came straight out of a mortuary, I saw the compliment and he didn't. Told me to go and watch Rich play with Year Long Disaster who were on stage. I don't regret it, the guy plugged straight into JCM 800, no pedals, all control. Like a fucking god. RIP dude, still here, still listening, still such a talent.
Will is a monster riff-master! I've always wondered how they remember what the hell they're playing with the majority of their songs having only numbers as reference and no lyrics. Great band! 👍🏻👍🏻
seeing this, I get back to that gig I saw them doing in Deventer a couple of years ago again. That was such an awesome gig. I really wished to see them more than just once, but I keep this great memory. Will was a riffmaster, an Iommic one :) RIP
tu est musicien depuis 20 ans .... la musique cest toute ta vie .... un jour tu te leve .... et tu apprends que la vie te prends un bout de ta vie ........ une perte horrible ... des moments assourdissants et magique en live ... un tueur de riff a la gibson .... toute une partie de mon jeu a la les paul est mort ce jour la avec lui ......... je ne peut imaginer que je ne les reverrais plus en live ..... j espere que la tu est il n ya pas de limites de DB ..... R I P will !
I love this band like I did in the late 80's when I first heard Soundgarden. Then I heard Mindfuck who shared a member with original Soundgarden/Nirvana. Then a few years ago I was turned onto The Age Of Truth. all these bands are different and yet they fit into the music I can jam to weekly and not ever get burned out on. I love all forms of heavy music from obscure 70's bands like Pentagram/Bang/Buffalo/Dust/Captain Beyond on to eternity as well as I am big into the new southern steel metal of bands like Richmond, VA's Alabama Thunderpussy, Dixie Witch, Honky from Austin, TX and Clearlight, Suplecs to Mountain of Wizard are from New Orleans. As are bands that started the whole Southern sludge punk metal like Graveyard Rodeo/Crowbar/Tungsten/Soilent Green/ with bands from from my many brothers and sisters in my scene in Little Rock like rWake, Deadbird, Crankbait, Copsodomy, Sickshine, Shitfire and Mulloturus, and my favorite 90's band my friends in Acid Bath from my home town Down The Bayou. I love Testament/Suicidal Tendencies/Megadeth and Armored Saint, Trouble, Savatage and even Canadian band from 1988 Sword when I am in the mood. But those "grungy" sound like no one else but still fits in with Stoner Rock and Doom is very special to me. i have always used Black Sabbath as a measuring stick to gauge how heavy a band may or not be.
These guys are so fuckin good. I prefer the songs with the lyrics from their first album than without lyrics, but these riffs are next level thunderous, The drumming smacks, Break your neck Power trio doing their thing.
I think K2B might have been the first actual Stoner bands, which got me interested from the whole genre in early 2000 during their first era. Was absolutely blown away by Almost Heathen. Sure doom was a familiar genre in general and albums like Cathedral's Ethereal Mirror had been on heavy rotation for years, with other gloomier stuff from My Dying Bride to Anathema. And desert rock with Homme's numerous projects gave some enjoyment. But Karma to Burn set the bar for other Stoner bands for me to find. I didn't know about Mecum's death, so it's kind of a bummer to read from the comments that the dude, who's album I happened to pick up from the local library to make me feel better while feeling like shit in my late 20s, had passed on and I never got to see them play. This clip offers a certain kind of remedy for that. Shred in peace.
How and why did they get famous without a singer. There's plenty of bands out there that are better than them they don't have singer either and they are never noticed ever
well, the sound of the recording is great. And I guess there is a possibility of a real band stealing the drummer. otherwise it sounds like rejected Sound Garden riffs without the best part of Sound Garden, the vocals. Back to Domino's delivery day jobs boys! I will take mine medium but with less CHEESE!
@@carlogervasi7361 Nickleback have been around that long too, and in no way does time in the game make any band any good. Or do you mean because they existed with Soundgarden they should be entitled to rip them off? Amazing logic! And the name of my band? If you rub on your sister just right, she will scream it out, or at least she did for me. Enjoy your day.
i stand corrected. it is true: the songs have no complexity. you are right. Maybe it;s the drop D tuning that makes me think of Sound Garden. But I completely stand by the Donald Trump hand observation!
@@pittsburghpunk9965 Just like I thought, you're a big fat zero. Sister jokes aren't very creative, btw. And you're worried about Karma To Burns lack or creativity? Haha!
not worried about their creativity. just found matt's comments may have some merit. and sister jokes, i always follow one rule of thumb: write on a level that my readers will understand. enjoy the tunes whitey @@carlogervasi7361
RIP, Will. Your riffs will be dearly missed.
He will indeed, I might be wrong, totally wrong but what I get from Karma to Burn is just a bunch of dudes who wants to play the coolest riffst you can imagine and thats it, and I'm totally fine with that, because Karma to Burn made some of the most badass riffs ever and they where not stopped or clouded by a singer.
yep it's totally pure and lacks the ego@@Exera80
Rest in Peace Will Mecum😥❤🤘
Rest In peace Will Mecum.. You Will Be remembered.
Hung out many a nights w Will back in the days of Sunnyside, Morgantown WV. He was the coolest, nicest guy. One time I walked in his spot and he asked if I ever seen a record contract before and pulled out this 500 page essay and we got drunk and bitched about the music industry. He told me with his classic half smile, the story’s of opening for Metallica and the wave of sound from a whole stadium screaming for them, and how Jason Newstead wanted to join the band bc he was into that real rock more than what Metallica had become. That was a long time ago, and I know Karma and Will both went through some personal shifts. He was always a legend, a riff factory for the hardest fuckin rock band to ever dawn the term "rock". The news of his passing really sucks. Condolences to his family and all his friends and to all the fans who will never get to see Karma live, for their shows were monsters in themselves. Although this one from 2018, long after my days in Morgantown, it's classic and hard as ever. Its fun to see the crowd start slow and eventually lose their minds by the end (36:44 ha!). Will looks stoked, in his element. I can't believe we used to watch these guys in small clubs. Unreal.
When were you Sunnysiding? Most of the 90s for me. I lived across the street from the Music Garden & then above DJs after that, we're we'd have afterparties from KTB shows. Brian Cassell, Clay Shafer, me, and too many others to name now.
@@claytonneal4803 from 98-2002. lived on Berkley, Grant, and the brick house behind the superette among a few other spots. DJ's, Terrapin, Garden turned to Corner Pocket along the way... great times.
I had the chance to see them just after this concert in Bourlon, Le Havre, in a tiny club, where we could (respectfully) touch Will's Les Paul because we were so close. There were 20 of us in the audience, and we had a beer with Will after the concert, chatting for 10 minutes about everything and nothing, music and amp settings. He was really cool, answered all my fan questions. One of the best concerts of my life, and a wonderful memory. Knowing that I won't see him in concert anymore makes me sad, for me, but also for music and rock.
*TRACK LIST*
1:02 ~ Fourteen
6:31 ~ Thirty
10:50 ~ Five
16:43 ~ Sixty One
23:45 ~ Thirty Two
29:52 ~ Fifteen
35:30 ~ Thirty Four
40:28 ~ Nine
47:36 ~ Sixty Two
53:15 ~ Twenty
❤🤘
🙏❤️🙏
RIP buddy. I really wish I'd stopped to chat when I drove by you last week. Here's to the old days in Sunnyside & 4am jams in my living room. Rest well friend, I know you were tired.
Fuck yes. Clay! I'm an old Sunnysider. Friends of Brian Cassell and Nole. This is a tough one.
@@stevekehnel77 I remember you Steve! Hope all is well
@@claytonneal4803 Indeed! Same to you, sir!
Another Sunnysider here. RIP Will.
The Nyabinghi K2B shows were epic with Will, Rich and Nathan.
The groove of Karma to Burn eats all metalcore bands alive
straight up truth lol when will metalcore die
I agree 1000% love K2B. I only saw em 2x once in New Orleans around this time period @ The Siberia. There were some other great bands playing that night but we were there specifically for K2B!!! I am jamming them right now and I happen to be sport a H@B shirt with Goat head and the pentagram star. Why does it say NC in description when they are based from WV I always thought? Buzzov.en/Weedeater are from Raleigh, NC if I recall?
where are metalcore bands even groovey?
R.I.P. Will 🤘🎸🤘
RIP Will Mecum .... Never forgotten ! \m/
Once told Will that his sound sounded like it came straight out of a mortuary, I saw the compliment and he didn't. Told me to go and watch Rich play with Year Long Disaster who were on stage.
I don't regret it, the guy plugged straight into JCM 800, no pedals, all control. Like a fucking god.
RIP dude, still here, still listening, still such a talent.
The KINGS of jam, these dudes have no rivals.
KARMA TO BURN is the business. If you don't get it, your loss. Solid riffs for DAYS
Riff in peace Will
Great rhythm section pulling all the noise together, Will was obvs a genius too
R.I.P Will, thanks for the mighty riffs...your music lives on.
I’m blasting the entire W,W,P album today in your honour.
RIP Will!.. Remembered and your guitartones will ring forever!
Will is a monster riff-master!
I've always wondered how they remember what the hell they're playing with the majority of their songs having only numbers as reference and no lyrics. Great band! 👍🏻👍🏻
RIP Will! Four times are not enough to see you live unfortunatly...
Crazy good. True Riffmaster.
Will writes some amazing guitar riffs
RIP Will
seeing this, I get back to that gig I saw them doing in Deventer a couple of years ago again. That was such an awesome gig. I really wished to see them more than just once, but I keep this great memory. Will was a riffmaster, an Iommic one :) RIP
My band, Robots and Monsters, played with Karma to Burn in Brooklyn a few years back. They were super chill and killed it on stage. RIP Will.
WILD WONDERFUL WBGV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP Will Mecum.....crushed.
❤
Best band ever. We have to have a singer. OK. Then we will bounce. Amazing musicians. Amazing songs. Will miss you forever.
Rest in peace WIll...your spirit will live on!
R.I.P Will Mecum, your music transcends the vocals which after your debut was still so awesome of a sound.
They were such a beast band. Been a fan from the beginning.
Made in West Virginia son! RIP Will.
RIP Will, I had a ball each time I caught you guys live 🤘
RIP. Will . Your music will live on through us now....
tu est musicien depuis 20 ans ....
la musique cest toute ta vie ....
un jour tu te leve ....
et tu apprends que la vie te prends un bout de ta vie ........
une perte horrible ...
des moments assourdissants et magique en live ...
un tueur de riff a la gibson ....
toute une partie de mon jeu a la les paul est mort ce jour la avec lui .........
je ne peut imaginer que je ne les reverrais plus en live .....
j espere que la tu est il n ya pas de limites de DB .....
R I P will !
great performance. they can tell such good stories without having a singer.
Well said. 👏
I love this band like I did in the late 80's when I first heard Soundgarden. Then I heard Mindfuck who shared a member with original Soundgarden/Nirvana. Then a few years ago I was turned onto The Age Of Truth. all these bands are different and yet they fit into the music I can jam to weekly and not ever get burned out on. I love all forms of heavy music from obscure 70's bands like Pentagram/Bang/Buffalo/Dust/Captain Beyond on to eternity as well as I am big into the new southern steel metal of bands like Richmond, VA's Alabama Thunderpussy, Dixie Witch, Honky from Austin, TX and Clearlight, Suplecs to Mountain of Wizard are from New Orleans. As are bands that started the whole Southern sludge punk metal like Graveyard Rodeo/Crowbar/Tungsten/Soilent Green/ with bands from from my many brothers and sisters in my scene in Little Rock like rWake, Deadbird, Crankbait, Copsodomy, Sickshine, Shitfire and Mulloturus, and my favorite 90's band my friends in Acid Bath from my home town Down The Bayou. I love Testament/Suicidal Tendencies/Megadeth and Armored Saint, Trouble, Savatage and even Canadian band from 1988 Sword when I am in the mood. But those "grungy" sound like no one else but still fits in with Stoner Rock and Doom is very special to me. i have always used Black Sabbath as a measuring stick to gauge how heavy a band may or not be.
RIP WIll ,, Wills passing, left a gaping hole in the music world . sad day for Karma To Burn fans all over. miss your less paul man,,
R.I.P. Will you will never be forgotten. 🤘
This video will always make me happy, and will always make me sad. ❤ So much love to these guys.
excellent piece of music right there!
R.I.P it is so sadly. For me the best Band on Earth!
Wow!!!! What a sound❤🔥🔥😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨 thank you and love from India 😍
I simply love Karma To Burn!
love it👍
This is why Rock and Roll is god damn cool.
Magic
Ive never listened to any album more times in my life then their ST album.
Thank you for posting this, LOVE these guys.
I just found this band and there are already comments of a member death.. My condolences!
These guys are so fuckin good. I prefer the songs with the lyrics from their first album than without lyrics, but these riffs are next level thunderous, The drumming smacks, Break your neck Power trio doing their thing.
Good way to start the show!! 👍
I think K2B might have been the first actual Stoner bands, which got me interested from the whole genre in early 2000 during their first era. Was absolutely blown away by Almost Heathen. Sure doom was a familiar genre in general and albums like Cathedral's Ethereal Mirror had been on heavy rotation for years, with other gloomier stuff from My Dying Bride to Anathema. And desert rock with Homme's numerous projects gave some enjoyment. But Karma to Burn set the bar for other Stoner bands for me to find. I didn't know about Mecum's death, so it's kind of a bummer to read from the comments that the dude, who's album I happened to pick up from the local library to make me feel better while feeling like shit in my late 20s, had passed on and I never got to see them play. This clip offers a certain kind of remedy for that. Shred in peace.
Almost Heathen is one of the best guitar rock records EEVER
This band was soo good, i dont even notice i dislike the JCM 800 sound. Wild wonderfull purgatory!
Thirty is so good
56:47 Tequilla
Discovered K2B opening for Clutch ca2001. Great fucking show, great fucking band.
Wow Great vid Thxs
34 starts at 35:30
they slowed down the song!
@@I9103R That they did...still sounds sick!!
damn, i just want to play the drum whit these riff
62 starts at 47:38
That first song fucking kills. RIP, brother.
tell me this band was the best at the festival.
Virginie-Occidentale - West Virginia - Morgantown - États-Unis , no North Carolina - USA
F**K yeah!
KTB!!!
Fucking phenomenal, RIP Will Mecum!!!
Sad to hear about the passing of Will Mecum😭
Newish to the band: can anyone tell me what the first few tracks are? (Numbers, ya', I know :-) tnx. Andrew
Good fucking game they re fucking heavy ... let it burrrrnnnn
setlist?
When will they start the set? All of these songs need lyrics.
lol bro...
@@core3k this band will always be an opening act
Set list?
A bunch of numbers
@@max300988 Awesome Answer
Just posted. And yep.... it's a bunch of numbers. 😄
RIP
What is the name of the 1st song?
14
Rest in peace, Will.
Just that 0 bullshit riffage we love
this is tool 2 or what ?
What is the name of the third ("3")song?
Five.
@@DerptyDerptyDUM thanks man!!
@@neskafilms Of course! 😊🤘
Who's thr drummer
Evan. ❤
Will :'-(
bass does not sound like it used to with the old line up
You can hear Rich’s absence.
Clockwork Motherfucking Black Orange! Baal bless you!
Bat Shit Crazy xDDDDDD
How and why did they get famous without a singer. There's plenty of bands out there that are better than them they don't have singer either and they are never noticed ever
PS. I just noticed the guitarist has Donald Trump hands.
well, the sound of the recording is great. And I guess there is a possibility of a real band stealing the drummer. otherwise it sounds like rejected Sound Garden riffs without the best part of Sound Garden, the vocals. Back to Domino's delivery day jobs boys! I will take mine medium but with less CHEESE!
Except for they've been around for 20 plus years...Whats the name of your band, dip shit?
@@carlogervasi7361 Nickleback have been around that long too, and in no way does time in the game make any band any good. Or do you mean because they existed with Soundgarden they should be entitled to rip them off? Amazing logic!
And the name of my band? If you rub on your sister just right, she will scream it out, or at least she did for me. Enjoy your day.
i stand corrected. it is true: the songs have no complexity. you are right. Maybe it;s the drop D tuning that makes me think of Sound Garden.
But I completely stand by the Donald Trump hand observation!
@@pittsburghpunk9965 Just like I thought, you're a big fat zero. Sister jokes aren't very creative, btw. And you're worried about Karma To Burns lack or creativity? Haha!
not worried about their creativity. just found matt's comments may have some merit. and sister jokes, i always follow one rule of thumb: write on a level that my readers will understand. enjoy the tunes whitey @@carlogervasi7361