Killswitch Engage got riffs! Okay, so this is more than 5 riffs (kind of a medley) but, when you have riffs this good, how could I not do more than 5!?
As an 80's hair metal head and guitarist, I'd never heard any Killswitch until my Son introduced me to them. Been 'engaged' ever since. Well played Sir. 🎸❤️👏🏻👊🏻
Some time ago, I read an articele where many modern (Metalcore/Deathcore/Djent) bands mentioned their favourite songs from the 80s. Adam D of Killswitch Engage named "Still Of The Night" and that's how I discovered Whitesnake and many other Hair metal bands (Dokken and Ratt are my favourite).
My son turned me onto Trivium when they first came out and I’ve been hooked on them, Killswitch and most other metalcore. Pushing 60 but still making the house shake
I remember back in my Highschool years on my last day of being a senior,I turned on my car and arms of sorrow started playing and with the cool sunny day driving to school with that song blasting,and then after school having the same song blasting driving home,so now every time I hear arms of sorrow or killswitch it just reminds me of the last days of school
'Alive or Just Breathing' was one of the very first metal albums I've ever owned. That opening rift of My Last Serenade was the most awesome thing I had ever heard at that time.
I thought this comment was actually on the "this fire burns" tab I had playing in the background as I read through the comments. Glad to know im not the only one
It's also the PERFECT album closer. It just ends so epic and yet satisfying. As Daylight Dies is my personal favorite of theirs. Hell, while I've listened to many other bands since then, it's probably still my favorite record period.
Crazy that as an old "metal dude" I didn't even give this band a listen till around 2011ish (the Howard Jones material first) as I was stuck in a rut listening to the same old favorites that I had been listening to for years. Here in the US at that time they got alot of airplay on SXM Octane. Had just gotten the service for free with a vehicle and I can still remember hearing them for the first time. (I can't be 100% but it was probably Rose of Sharon.) I honestly was blown away by their songs, the vocals, drums, guitars, everything! This band unlocked for me the "ear tweak" I needed to appreciate growling vocals and subsequently lead me down a path of new musical discovery! That said I think not only their riffs and melodies but their guitar sound is one of if not my absolute personal favorite metal guitar tone, (ugh, sorry Master of Puppets, I still love you too!" just incredible sonically! My entire gym playlist is still focused around Killswitch, as well as other bands in the Metal Core genre (Is this right? lol idk, I'm old) Love this band, cheers man!
The Australian release of The End of Heartache had a bonus CD with some live tracks. 'My Last Serenade' was my favourite live rendition of the song. The energy was insane, the tone was absolutely crushing and the pinch harmonics going back and forth during the song were god-tier. I miss that CD
Kse has been my favorite band side by side with ill nino since 2001~2002 the shows they put on are some of the best memories of my life. Just got to see ill nino in bar 2 weeks ago and it was a dream. I hope to see kse in a small venue one day and get to sit down with them and just bs like i did with ill Nino.
Just Let Go is probably my favourite riff, well that bridge, is incredible. Life to Lifeless is probably the dirtiest metal riff I've ever heard, love it for that reason.
I didn't know this band, so I genuinely thought that Pete was gonna show us 5 riff in which the authors used (engaged) a kill switch knob on their guitars, lmao
I remember hearing My Last Lemonade on the rock channels as a frustrated metalhead (turn of the century teen metalheads will understand) and thinking "finally, some riffs!" Instantly hooked.
it's just gorgeous! I can't stop shaking my head!!! total, destroying mega like! it's just gorgeous! I can't stop headbanging! totally destroying megalike! ❤❤❤❤❤ 🍺
Ver yice! I remember learning these riffs (or similar ones, for copyright reasons I guess ) from an issue of Guitar Techniques. I had a blast playing them over the backing tracks! Took me a long time, but I nailed them all except one. I couldn't get it quite up to 190bpm(!). How did you get the clean sound in the intro? Sounds like there's chorus on it, but what else? What amp?
I really can’t say “arms of sorrow” grabs the same…. How do you say it… Things I want it to as in due time does. From that older era. “This Fire,” or “Breath life.” Does
Honestly, this band has a spotless catalog. You could start at any record and have a good time. Sure, some records are better than others. But there isn't one that's actually objectively bad. At worst, it's just slightly off.
@eldonhopps7715 No worries! For a 6 string usually, you’d tune down to C G C F A D (Lowest string to highest string). For a 7 string you’d do exactly the same but add a low G on the lowest string, so the full tuning would be G C G C F A D (low to high). Hopefully that makes sense?
Yep, tune down and you might want to use thicker, heavier gauge strings, although you don’t have to. I’d recommend the Ernie Ball Power Slinky set (the purple ones). So you’ll tune your 7 string down to G C G C F A D (low to high). If you’re playing along to the KSE riffs in this video, you’ll just kind of ignore the lowest G string because they only use 6 strings. Hope that makes sense?
Killswitch Engage got riffs! Okay, so this is more than 5 riffs (kind of a medley) but, when you have riffs this good, how could I not do more than 5!?
Howard Jones voice is just perfect too! That's why I love Light The Torch! 😁
That was my first thought too, how can you pick 5!?
As an 80's hair metal head and guitarist, I'd never heard any Killswitch until my Son introduced me to them. Been 'engaged' ever since. Well played Sir. 🎸❤️👏🏻👊🏻
Some time ago, I read an articele where many modern (Metalcore/Deathcore/Djent) bands mentioned their favourite songs from the 80s. Adam D of Killswitch Engage named "Still Of The Night" and that's how I discovered Whitesnake and many other Hair metal bands (Dokken and Ratt are my favourite).
They are the fathers of this genre if i am not mistaken and that is a title well deserved
My son turned me onto Trivium when they first came out and I’ve been hooked on them, Killswitch and most other metalcore. Pushing 60 but still making the house shake
Can you really even have a, "five best," with Killswitch? It's all too good!
You can say it’s his top 5 🤷🏾♂️
Yeah, be Howard time or Jesse time, they are mostly fucking good
I remember back in my Highschool years on my last day of being a senior,I turned on my car and arms of sorrow started playing and with the cool sunny day driving to school with that song blasting,and then after school having the same song blasting driving home,so now every time I hear arms of sorrow or killswitch it just reminds me of the last days of school
'Alive or Just Breathing' was one of the very first metal albums I've ever owned. That opening rift of My Last Serenade was the most awesome thing I had ever heard at that time.
In due time (including the verses) is one of my all time favorites
My fave killswitch engaged song will always be "this fire"
Making his way to the ring... weighing in in at 215 pounds.. from Chicago, Illinois... C M PUNK~
I thought this comment was actually on the "this fire burns" tab I had playing in the background as I read through the comments. Glad to know im not the only one
Even through the darkest days, this fire burns always.
Alive or just breathing is my favorite album. Glad you included it
Such a nice video. Don't listen to them as much as I used to in my days of youth. Great riffs and Adam produces great squeals.
My personal favourite is Reject Yourself. There's something about riffs in e minor played in drop C that's just *chef's kiss*
Reject Yourself is my absolute favourite Killswitch song. Good taste, sir!
It's also the PERFECT album closer. It just ends so epic and yet satisfying. As Daylight Dies is my personal favorite of theirs. Hell, while I've listened to many other bands since then, it's probably still my favorite record period.
@@alexhollon7526I would argue the same! I can't wait to see what Howard and Adam are cooking up now since they were the quintessential KsE
The riffs from their song "Life To Lifeless" are also really good
Goated drums in the song too
Last Serenade is such an amazing song!!
The Crownless King - so good, so underrated.
Love this take on the 'best riffs' genre, sounds much better than 5 separate riffs with hard breaks inbetween
Rose of Sharyn chorus riff is AMAZING! Has to make the cut for best KSE riffs.
Genuinely Killswitch have so many GOAT riffs!!
Pete took me back to my college days in an instant. Great stuff.
Crazy that as an old "metal dude" I didn't even give this band a listen till around 2011ish (the Howard Jones material first) as I was stuck in a rut listening to the same old favorites that I had been listening to for years. Here in the US at that time they got alot of airplay on SXM Octane. Had just gotten the service for free with a vehicle and I can still remember hearing them for the first time. (I can't be 100% but it was probably Rose of Sharon.) I honestly was blown away by their songs, the vocals, drums, guitars, everything! This band unlocked for me the "ear tweak" I needed to appreciate growling vocals and subsequently lead me down a path of new musical discovery! That said I think not only their riffs and melodies but their guitar sound is one of if not my absolute personal favorite metal guitar tone, (ugh, sorry Master of Puppets, I still love you too!" just incredible sonically! My entire gym playlist is still focused around Killswitch, as well as other bands in the Metal Core genre (Is this right? lol idk, I'm old) Love this band, cheers man!
Nailed it dude. One of my top 3 bands. Just sooooo many killer riffs.
my first few years on guitar i was learning every single KE songs, love their riffs
The Australian release of The End of Heartache had a bonus CD with some live tracks. 'My Last Serenade' was my favourite live rendition of the song. The energy was insane, the tone was absolutely crushing and the pinch harmonics going back and forth during the song were god-tier. I miss that CD
Loved this upload man, Great playing and tone
NEED MORE!!
Amazing stuff Pete! Love the tone and the riffage 🤘
Perfect list actually
Been a KSE since 2009! Great riffs
Kse has been my favorite band side by side with ill nino since 2001~2002 the shows they put on are some of the best memories of my life. Just got to see ill nino in bar 2 weeks ago and it was a dream. I hope to see kse in a small venue one day and get to sit down with them and just bs like i did with ill Nino.
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I’ll always love The End of Heartache since that was the first song from them I ever heard and is still one of my absolute favourites from them
Nice work, gr8 band... thanks 4 sharing
The End Of Heartache 😢
Nice one, Pete 👌
And the vocals are in my head, goosebumps
Just wonderful. Great work. 😊
Can't wait for their new album.
Reject yourself didn't make it, i think it's their best riffs. Awesome playing anyway, always looking forward for Pete's videos
Agreed
I've never listened to Killswitch - no reason, just haven't gotten around to it. These are beautiful riffs. I'll have to check them out now.
Killswitch fucking KILLS!! One of my favorite bands.
Those riffs really are bangers. But that guitar steals the show.
Just Let Go is probably my favourite riff, well that bridge, is incredible.
Life to Lifeless is probably the dirtiest metal riff I've ever heard, love it for that reason.
My favorite would have to be "Bid Farewell"!!!
Haven't seen an Amarok in a hot minute. Other than mine. I see that all the time.
Same. Havent seen it since i was watching vids cause i wanted to buy it. But i chose the schecter c6 pro instead
I didn't know this band, so I genuinely thought that Pete was gonna show us 5 riff in which the authors used (engaged) a kill switch knob on their guitars, lmao
Fantastic
Could listen to you all day pete 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼🏴
Vide Infra and Temple from the Within are awesome.
I remember hearing My Last Lemonade on the rock channels as a frustrated metalhead (turn of the century teen metalheads will understand) and thinking "finally, some riffs!" Instantly hooked.
Yes I love this Killswitch Engage is my favorite band of all time
this is sick maaaaate lets do one together !
This Fire Burns should absolutely be on this list
Aaaaaaa getting to see KE for the first time in a few months when they come and open for Maiden.
In Due Time is such an under rated KSE song.
Awesome
Adam is a GOD
In the Unblind was underrated. Infact, their whole first album was.
it's just gorgeous! I can't stop shaking my head!!! total, destroying mega like! it's just gorgeous! I can't stop headbanging! totally destroying megalike! ❤❤❤❤❤ 🍺
I was a bit sad to not hear this fire burns in here, but these are all good picks regardless
Nice play, as always! 🤘🏼What string gauge are you using? thanks ❤
Look into corriosion of comfirmity still my fave band
Great tone. What are you using?
My top 5 also
KSE aren't my fave band by a long stretch, but I like watching Pete play as I always get song ideas after he posts a new vid. 🤘🤘
Thank you 🙏
Break the silence is my favorite
What about Be One and those sick pre chorus and chorus riff??
Drop c all riffs?
Yes
Ver yice! I remember learning these riffs (or similar ones, for copyright reasons I guess ) from an issue of Guitar Techniques. I had a blast playing them over the backing tracks! Took me a long time, but I nailed them all except one. I couldn't get it quite up to 190bpm(!).
How did you get the clean sound in the intro? Sounds like there's chorus on it, but what else? What amp?
Thanks! It’s Archetype Rabea on one of the clean presets and I added LOTS of of compression and a bit of chorus :)
cool
This are the classics, but i do think The Crownless King has one of the best riffs the band has ever produced.
Crownless king is almost exactly the same song as Down for Life by Testament
I really can’t say “arms of sorrow” grabs the same….
How do you say it…
Things I want it to as in due time does. From that older era. “This Fire,” or “Breath life.” Does
Pete how are you satisfied with the amarok? i had trouble with the neck pickup
That My Curse riff though!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😮
Honestly, this band has a spotless catalog. You could start at any record and have a good time. Sure, some records are better than others. But there isn't one that's actually objectively bad. At worst, it's just slightly off.
PsyOpus next?
Damn, only 7K views
.. Guitar content on UA-cam has reached new lows
Guitar content on UA-cam is fine, I think. The key is consistency, which is something I'm working to improve on. Thanks for watching! :)
Forgive me for asking but is this just drop A
It’s Drop C :)
@peteplaysmusic how do you tune to c on a 7 string sorry if that's ignorant. I just got one recently and it's a bit of a learning curve
@eldonhopps7715 No worries! For a 6 string usually, you’d tune down to C G C F A D (Lowest string to highest string). For a 7 string you’d do exactly the same but add a low G on the lowest string, so the full tuning would be G C G C F A D (low to high). Hopefully that makes sense?
@@peteplaysmusic do I tune Down or up. I feel like I should tune down right??
Yep, tune down and you might want to use thicker, heavier gauge strings, although you don’t have to. I’d recommend the Ernie Ball Power Slinky set (the purple ones).
So you’ll tune your 7 string down to G C G C F A D (low to high). If you’re playing along to the KSE riffs in this video, you’ll just kind of ignore the lowest G string because they only use 6 strings. Hope that makes sense?
Where is Reject Yourself???
C'è chi ha scremmato durante l'intro di my curse e c'è chi mente🗿
Can't actually hear what you're playing man, which is a shame as I love Killswitch
Indeed those are the worst kse riffs,you oughta know tons of staffs out there buddy
Gotta disagree. Not that these are bad choices. But no "Breathe Life" or "Eye of the Storm"? Come on now.
Reject Yourself?
100%
Agree @artiomofff