It would be difficult to reply to every comment left here on this video, so let me just say- All of you, whether you've been with me since the beginning or you jumped on board somewhere along my journey, I just want you to know that I love and appreciate all of you so much. I read every comment here and I can't help but feel humbled, motivated, and inspired by your kind words and support. Thanks for helping some random dude on the internet live his dream all these years.
I found your gold-standard Seymour Duncan comparison video 11-12 years ago, was immediately hooked by the 'Pillars Of (Re-)Creation' riff, and grabbed the first three albums off of your site (I paid!). I'll leave the 7-string madness to you, but I've been happy as hell riffing to your work on my PRS SE 277. The instrumental stuff really opened me up to more progressive metal with 'Braving The Dunes', 'The Piscator', and, of course 'Pillars'. I sincerely appreciate the effort, fun, and nerdiness you put into your shit, dude.
You're certainly not just a random dude on the internet. You're on of the OGs out here! There is no way to not land on your YT if you're into the heavier type of music and guitar playing. Thank you for being a part of our guitar journeys. Forever grateful for you, your music and your videos. Cheers mate!
You're the source of a massive amount of inspiration Keith. You kill not just riffing but structuring and are always pushing metal into new territory, and you've done more for the guitar gear development world than most people begin to realize. Best of all you've always been a super nice dude, thanks for answering my silly emails about lighting and recording setup years ago!
Did he leave AE, or they just taking a break? I hope he leaves. I mean, one of the greatest of our time and he might as well joined Godsmack...no offence, grew up with them, but cmon.....hes there just to but weak solos over even weaker riffs while taking a vastly talented with diverse abilities vocalist and said just make this one noise all the time....
@@FionnMcc yea, I'm not sure my sarcasm got across, or confusing wording, but it was meant to be kind of a low blow comparison of Arch Enemy, an elite mainstream metal band who, in my comparison sounded about as tough and generic as Godsmack...it was absurd sarcasm. Of course Jeff would sound ridiculous with them, but point being, his massive skills and song writing talents which really show from the days of Nevermore, where as Keith wrote most of the core riffs to CD; are being lost and drown out. One can only hope the dream team will reunite. I had hoped the same for Nevermore untill Warrel passed.
@@kryptickorner ah fair, I thought you were serious 🤣 I quite like arch enemy and Godsmack 🤣 although you are correct they are very mainstream and not exactly what I would call good. They are like going to McDonald's, you know it's shit but for some reason it still tastes good! Loomis on the other hand is incredible and yeah I agree Nevermore was great. The problem is money I assume. It pays better to play in more mainstream bands. Broderick, Andy James, Loomis etc, they have all gone to the "dark side" and joined mainstream metal bands for the cash (I assume).
I don't remember that at all, been on YT since the start, but I remember some guys giving a shit once upon a time. Plenty are still around but they're diluted. Just like all good information, it gets more buried more each day.
Duuuude, are you ever gonna take on a future collaboration or feature with Alluvial or Wes again? I come from that era of your vids, back when you guys were trying out Archons and Evertunes for the first time, lol. Always watching, thanks forever, MerrBro!
Dude the writing for this is spectacular! I love how you blended these lines and riffs together to sound this cohesive. Keep up the stellar work, Keith! -Luis
I recall around 2010 when I first started working in kitchens with people who didn't like metal at all I'd play Merrow instrumental stuff (they were all hip hop heads) and were super into it. In the age of iPod touches, etc I didn't have anything without screaming. Merrow writes such good music that people that don't even like metal enjoy it.
While I enjoy some screaming, it seems it so expected, it reaches the proportion of caricature. With that said, I have a bunch of pop songs I might end up growling and screaming over. 😅
Today I thought of you. Looked up your name on UA-cam and found this. I’m shook man. I miss your presence on this platform. It’s so so good to see you here again!
You have been the biggest inspiration for me and among one of the greatest to grace a fretboard imo. When I’m stuck in a rut of not practicing i put on your tracks and it pulls me out. I cannot wait to get my hands one of your models. Thank you for sharing your art
this is where, passion, dedication, talent, practice and a true love for playing can take you. what a phenomenal guitarist you continue to prove yourself to be Keith!
A few years ago after many years having barely touched a guitar, I decided to begin again. I saw a KM7 MKIII on Sweetwater and I had no clue who you were. I looked up your music and heard Pillars of Creation and other songs. I bought the KM7 and have rarely went a single day without playing ever since. Thank you for the inspiration and thank you for the badass guitar!
Man, I had this weird dream, felt like it lasted for years, and Keith Merrow had long hair! Good to see this was just a dream. Also, fucking sick riffs and tones, obviously! 🤘🤘
Fellow guitar playing Keith M here... Just picked up the original lambo orange km-7 today and its in beautiful shape and plays amazing. It only felt right getting it having the same name and last initial haha keep up the sick riffs man
Really great tune. Love the intro...Its so different from most stuff you would here on the internet. So full of it. Looking forward to an album with this tune....
Just insane. Amazing work, ! Reminds me your test of the bugera 6260 amp 10 years ago, still one of my favorite Thrashy track. AND i bought the amp, it sounded so perfect with your style. I still got it, was everything i was looking for. Keep posting amazing stuff man, Cheers from france lml
your signature models with Schecter continue to be some of the best stuff that they Ihave ever put out. thanks for all you do for the metal guitar community!
…I saw you live in San Antonio Texas back in 2015, I believe…..You we’re awesome!…..Your guitar model would be the only one I’d ever buy from Schecter, simply badass!…..🤘🔥🤘…..
It would be difficult to reply to every comment left here on this video, so let me just say- All of you, whether you've been with me since the beginning or you jumped on board somewhere along my journey, I just want you to know that I love and appreciate all of you so much. I read every comment here and I can't help but feel humbled, motivated, and inspired by your kind words and support. Thanks for helping some random dude on the internet live his dream all these years.
I found your gold-standard Seymour Duncan comparison video 11-12 years ago, was immediately hooked by the 'Pillars Of (Re-)Creation' riff, and grabbed the first three albums off of your site (I paid!). I'll leave the 7-string madness to you, but I've been happy as hell riffing to your work on my PRS SE 277. The instrumental stuff really opened me up to more progressive metal with 'Braving The Dunes', 'The Piscator', and, of course 'Pillars'. I sincerely appreciate the effort, fun, and nerdiness you put into your shit, dude.
You're certainly not just a random dude on the internet. You're on of the OGs out here!
There is no way to not land on your YT if you're into the heavier type of music and guitar playing.
Thank you for being a part of our guitar journeys. Forever grateful for you, your music and your videos.
Cheers mate!
Huge inspiration..I absolutely love my KM6 Artist..now you hit me with this finish which is absolutely gourgeous 🔥
You're the source of a massive amount of inspiration Keith. You kill not just riffing but structuring and are always pushing metal into new territory, and you've done more for the guitar gear development world than most people begin to realize. Best of all you've always been a super nice dude, thanks for answering my silly emails about lighting and recording setup years ago!
Truly magnificent. ❤
the Merrow from 2010 is back!
I was thinking the same thing
We’re so back
he never left dude he just evolved. world works in cycles.
Praise Satan.
Yes!!!!!!
Keith Merrow Gear Demo is still one of my favorite genres to this day.
Every time I see Keith play I just realize he's another level of metal rhythm. Just fucking superb man.
Ya he’s fucking sick right? Clean af and tight af
Merrow, Loomis, Webster, Rudinger. These are the Avengers we need assembled ASAP.
please for the love of God
ive been listening to them non stop for the last month, fucking hell
Just in time to conquer dystopia once again
Wes Hauch as well
@@Diabolical1337 I dont recall wes hauch, or anyone else for that matter on that album...
Keith has some of the best chord progressions in heavy music. Love this stuff.
Need an album from you soon. Song is killer!
I hope Jeff Loomis, Alex Rudinger, and Alex Webster are on that album as well.
@@brianbutterworth6107 +1. Need some new Conquering Dystopia ASAP. The debut album is still on repeat almost every other day.
we have been waiting way too long for some new conquering dystopia
@@brianbutterworth6107
So conquering dystopia?
Great work detective! Yes, absolutely!@@benmartin8015
Jeff is free now finally, you should make some music together again!
Did he leave AE, or they just taking a break? I hope he leaves. I mean, one of the greatest of our time and he might as well joined Godsmack...no offence, grew up with them, but cmon.....hes there just to but weak solos over even weaker riffs while taking a vastly talented with diverse abilities vocalist and said just make this one noise all the time....
He should not play with Godsmack, its too simple music for him. Keith's music is way more for his style. @@kryptickorner
@@kryptickorner Loomis and Godsmack...I did not see that coming! Could be interesting, could be total shit 🤣
@@FionnMcc yea, I'm not sure my sarcasm got across, or confusing wording, but it was meant to be kind of a low blow comparison of Arch Enemy, an elite mainstream metal band who, in my comparison sounded about as tough and generic as Godsmack...it was absurd sarcasm. Of course Jeff would sound ridiculous with them, but point being, his massive skills and song writing talents which really show from the days of Nevermore, where as Keith wrote most of the core riffs to CD; are being lost and drown out. One can only hope the dream team will reunite. I had hoped the same for Nevermore untill Warrel passed.
@@kryptickorner ah fair, I thought you were serious 🤣 I quite like arch enemy and Godsmack 🤣 although you are correct they are very mainstream and not exactly what I would call good. They are like going to McDonald's, you know it's shit but for some reason it still tastes good! Loomis on the other hand is incredible and yeah I agree Nevermore was great. The problem is money I assume. It pays better to play in more mainstream bands. Broderick, Andy James, Loomis etc, they have all gone to the "dark side" and joined mainstream metal bands for the cash (I assume).
Remember when guitar youtube was all about good riffs and good mixes? i member...
I don't remember that at all, been on YT since the start, but I remember some guys giving a shit once upon a time. Plenty are still around but they're diluted. Just like all good information, it gets more buried more each day.
Pepperidge Farm remembers…
It still is.
@@DC33879😂😂😂
Dude this reminds me of when I first heard you like 12 years ago or more. I was blown away.
Consider me blown away again. This is badass as hell.
Holy mother of riffs
That is so dark but beautiful at the same time
Duuuude, are you ever gonna take on a future collaboration or feature with Alluvial or Wes again? I come from that era of your vids, back when you guys were trying out Archons and Evertunes for the first time, lol. Always watching, thanks forever, MerrBro!
Got damn dude you write great riffs.
that top is GORGEOUS, sounds great too
I am so glad you are giving the Lundgren pickups some shine.
Those big chords remind me of Borknagar in all the right ways.
Dude the writing for this is spectacular! I love how you blended these lines and riffs together to sound this cohesive.
Keep up the stellar work, Keith!
-Luis
Please never stop making things
I recall around 2010 when I first started working in kitchens with people who didn't like metal at all I'd play Merrow instrumental stuff (they were all hip hop heads) and were super into it. In the age of iPod touches, etc I didn't have anything without screaming. Merrow writes such good music that people that don't even like metal enjoy it.
While I enjoy some screaming, it seems it so expected, it reaches the proportion of caricature. With that said, I have a bunch of pop songs I might end up growling and screaming over. 😅
Today I thought of you. Looked up your name on UA-cam and found this. I’m shook man. I miss your presence on this platform. It’s so so good to see you here again!
Same here.
You have been the biggest inspiration for me and among one of the greatest to grace a fretboard imo. When I’m stuck in a rut of not practicing i put on your tracks and it pulls me out. I cannot wait to get my hands one of your models. Thank you for sharing your art
Sick man! Always a good day for me when you land one of these. . . Hope to jam with you some day Keith. Keep it coming man
ME to Seth. It's the dream to be up there in skill with Keith and to have a jam with him from time to time.
One of the greatest moments when listening to music at work is when Keith Merrow Spice Dealer Starts blasting on my ear buds😂🤘🤘🤘Greatest Motivator
New favorite guit, new favorite song. 🖤
Those M7's sound siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!
Great guitar great playing and sound.
Well that motivates me to keep practicing!
Great Song and playing, the Part that starts around 1:25 is huge and epic. Has all the signature Trademarks of a Keith Merrow Song.
We need a mixing course from you again
Amazing song, guitar, tone, sound, everything!!! Perfect!
That new finish looks sick!
I can't believe how fast this guitar felt. I'm definitely going to grab one up eventually.
Keith at it again and I'm all here for it
Sounds killer, Keith!
Wow Keith, your riffs are always killer and catchy! They are so unique
Love the new finish. More Conquering Dystopia please. I hear Jeff has some free time now. ;-)
Ohh the chords, the arrangement, the speed, the musical choices... magnifique!
this is where, passion, dedication, talent, practice and a true love for playing can take you. what a phenomenal guitarist you continue to prove yourself to be Keith!
You should collaborate with Malcolm Pugh from Inferi! Love this more melodic stuff! Cheers!
Drop-dead gorgeous guitar, killer arrangement, tone & playing!
Always a pleasure to see you're back!!
New Merrow tunes always feels like opening Christmas presents when I was a kid. 🤘💀🖤
Yeah another album of just Keith would be epic. It's like Christmas every time listen to one of his albums.
A few years ago after many years having barely touched a guitar, I decided to begin again. I saw a KM7 MKIII on Sweetwater and I had no clue who you were. I looked up your music and heard Pillars of Creation and other songs. I bought the KM7 and have rarely went a single day without playing ever since. Thank you for the inspiration and thank you for the badass guitar!
Keith Merrow, true artist and his amazing jazz chords.
He smah here so much uncommon jazz chords for amazing melody, that is just amazing.
Godamn so many tasty riffs on that song!!!! Orgasmic Metal at its best.
Merrow demos: My favorite genre. Always. More!
Keith, your videos are always so damn well put together. Thank you for your attention to quality and detail.
Absolutely beautiful I can't stop listening to it.
Man, I had this weird dream, felt like it lasted for years, and Keith Merrow had long hair! Good to see this was just a dream. Also, fucking sick riffs and tones, obviously! 🤘🤘
We are so fucking back baby
So glad I decided to snap up a KM7 Mkiii artist series.
Fellow guitar playing Keith M here... Just picked up the original lambo orange km-7 today and its in beautiful shape and plays amazing. It only felt right getting it having the same name and last initial haha keep up the sick riffs man
I feel guilty, like i should have paid something to hear this... superior as usual. What a beast!
Really great tune. Love the intro...Its so different from most stuff you would here on the internet. So full of it. Looking forward to an album with this tune....
Never not stoked to see you doing well Keith. Been enjoying your output for many a year. Keep on killing it man.
What a gorgeous guitar!
Just insane. Amazing work, ! Reminds me your test of the bugera 6260 amp 10 years ago, still one of my favorite Thrashy track. AND i bought the amp, it sounded so perfect with your style. I still got it, was everything i was looking for. Keep posting amazing stuff man, Cheers from france lml
Omg the riffs are so good! The guitar too ;) what cab(speakers) and mic did you use? The tone is amazing.
You knocked it out of the park with this guitar, can’t wait to buy one 😊
Beautiful guitar, killer song and great video!
Welcome back, my friend.
Holy shit that ruled! Like a lost conquering track. New burl is sick
DAMN! so amazing! great to see you back!
Awesome- have been following and buying your music through the years. Love your stuff and this is likewise great. Many thanks!
Keith is back!!! I swear each song you do, has a different thing I’ve never heard in a metal song, but dammit it works!
Beautiful guitar, awesome sound! We desperately need a new Merrow album!!!
Sick song and excellent playing. Very original.
Great stuff. I love Schetcher 7 strings.
Damn man we need new material from you this sounded so sick !
Also hoping on a future Conquering Dystopia now that Jeff got more time to do it 🤘🏻😎
your signature models with Schecter continue to be some of the best stuff that they Ihave ever put out. thanks for all you do for the metal guitar community!
Glad to see you're still kicking. I remember you and Jeff Loomis chugging away 10 years ago, hard to think where the time's gone.
I know right! Just checked my data and I have been subbed since Feb 2012. Surely that wasn't 12 years ago. Amazing song btw 😅
Riffmeister still going strong. Always a pleasure to visit your playing Keith.
Dope Knoll shirt.
Wish one of those Thantifaxath or Nightmarer dates was coming to the KC area. 😭
Hell yea, Keith!!
Request: Titan v2?? Was prolly my fav song to play by you.
amazing tone, and fucking killer riffs dude. keep up the good work as always.
Dude 1000% the Keith Merrow of old, this is awesome.
You absolutely killed it with this model!
Sick! What about your Fishmans though?!? I was wanting to get your fishmans for the single coil voicing since no ones adding the moderns yet.
We need more videos bro i was loving the weekly videos you were putting out your style is iconic!
Great to see and hear ya brother. Killer axe and jam. Appreciate you.
I unsubbed after your FB post years ago about going off socials but I'm so glad this came up on my UA-cam. Welcome back man!
production value just as good as the playing. I wish you health and wellness Keith.
My god that ending was fucking epic......the whole fucking thing was fucking crazy!!!!!!
This is a masterpiece. Congrats, Keith!!! 🎸🤟🏻🔥
Blasting this on my cheap speakers, this sounds soooo goood damn awesome song ty Mr. Marrow
Thanks Keith perfect sound perfect guitar = KM please more track like that 👍🏻
The man with all the goods. I accidentally stumbled across him around pillars of time. Been listening ever since.
…I saw you live in San Antonio Texas back in 2015, I believe…..You we’re awesome!…..Your guitar model would be the only one I’d ever buy from Schecter, simply badass!…..🤘🔥🤘…..
Bringing the tone and phrasing. Always amazed man
The last riff is essence 🤘 been a big fan since Lonestar and The Arrival glad to see you are still banging out amazing riffs 15 years later 🥰
Very inspiring, thank you!
I have the E-1 and i love it, Schecter makes great stuff people🤗
Bloody hell! Been a long time since I heard something as good as this 👏👏👏
The intro is awesome
Damn this slaps!! fret work on the guitar looks insane too!
I've got the same Amp with the Engle Pro XXL cab. It's amazing. I now have kt88's in it instead of the EL34.
How does that work? KT 88 similar in voltage. I have the 6L6 version but the engl people told me id have to make a small mod to go for EL34.
@@Depurity Do you have the SE? You can bias them in the amp. That's all I did.
Been a fan since Arrival. Glad to see you're still killing it and writing nasty riffs. Never stop.
a return to passive pickups is a very pleasant change for me, i would love one of those , and i would still keep my mk1
A match made in the voids of hell.... what a fantastic and brutal sounds and riffs!! Keep chrusing Keith !!
Epic as always, clearly my favorite rhythm player. the ending is epic!