The squeal harmonics with no whammy bar... I mean come on !!! Makes me want to go back to this album and work this songs just like I am still 18 ! Amazing performance.
@@tarchalin to be fair if you were recording and you made a very very slight mistake I don't think you would care and upload it because 90% of people wouldn't care either or at least not notice I certainly didnt
@@frederickpikovsky3586 Garbage? Your video was good as far as downpicking goes, other than that, it was sloppy as fuck. Play your video at 50% and it's pretty embarrassing.
@@mikem1006 It is most definitely not embarrassing for something that was recorded and posted in probably about ten minutes as an example, and definitely IS embarrassing to post a serious cover of a song, which likely took hours of recording several takes, editing etc., and STILL be riddled with mistakes (Of which I noticed several in this cover, besides the downpicking). He even intentionally plays wrong notes, the open A he plays during the main riff should obviously be an A#. How do you listen to a song, learn it with a wrong note like that, then keep playing it and not go "Hmm, this doesn't sound right"? Either he has no sense of pitch, or he's just lazy, can't be fucked to learn it the right way, and is using an open string to cheat so he can mute better or something, which would still be okay, if it was at least the right fuckin note, but it's not, and it's an earsore. Or he just fucked up that note a bunch of times.
@Nemesis 86 Still, if we talk about their classic tunes and being the best in covering them, there is no way you can alternate pick the Blackened Main Riff and be the best. It sounds so weak alternate but so fucking brutal downpicking it. If we talk about young prime James. Look at him Seattle 89 downpicking Battery, MoP and Blackenend at 120% speed. Its fucking godlike. The hardest part about playing those riffs is downpicking them SO fast and being 100% in time.
Really good cover, that's true, but there is no one better on youtube ? remember that this girl was 14 years old when she did this ua-cam.com/video/XpASSx0ecTU/v-deo.html
I’m learning this at the moment and the picking hand is definitely the hardest part. I can fret all the (James) notes at full speed no problem, my right hand can’t keep up the pace and accuracy though. The riff patterns are pretty basic but sound amazing. It just goes to show how fantastic a rhythm player Hetfield is, nailing this shit in his twenties.
@@Gabingus69 I can give you the advice to not start with songs like this one because they can "cripple" your future technique. Start slow and when you learned to play relaxed then you can try it
@DML thank you! how should I work to increase the stamina of my picking hand? Following the instructions you laid out? Or do you have other suggestions in mind. I really want to be able to play Blackened and Creeping Death one day, full speed
@@Gabingus69 I would just start with the basic picking and alternate picking (this includes alternate picking across strings/string skipping). The way I increased my downpicking was that I put a metronome on a tempo I could downpick pretty relaxed for 5 min and increased it day by day. You have to be careful that you don't tense up while doing it otherwise you fuck up your arm. But I mean there are plenty of YT videos showing you several ways of improving downpicking (such as speed bursts). PS: Downpicking is easier while standing but not necessary to build up speed
mad lad He’s referring to the timing of the song itself. The drums and guitars go a beat or so out of sync. It technically works, but it’s weird on the brain
@@Wolfoe-ex2jj if you hear the isolated guitar track, the main riff's timing is still the same all throughout, it's where Lars goes that makes it confusing.
To all the guitar know-it-alls that claim metallica MUST BE played with downstrokes only: at the end of the day it's all about the sound, so anyone who can play alternate picking and make it sound like a decent cover of the original has all the right to do so. It is not a shortcut if it sounds the same. Actually to be fair, it only makes more sense if alternate picking is easier than all downstrokes as long as you produce a good sound.
I play this with downstrokes but I agree with you. But I'm heavy handed as fuck and it's way noticeable in the sound when I try to do alternate. I still alternate every now and then when my hand gets tired :P
It's definitely not "all about the sound". It's about the sound, yes, but it's also about attitude. Down-picking is overflowing with rebellious attitude. Metallica's obsession with it is no small part of what makes them so much different than the rest.
Kirk's best solos were rtl but even then, all his albums have been just picking the same techniques out of a hat. Kill em all and afja got it the worst
@@vigilanttt619 dave wrote most of the solos for kill em all, and kirk made a good few changes, but dave had no hand in ride the lightning, definitely peak kirk solos
Jesus Christ man, this is the best cover of Blackened I have ever seen on UA-cam. You absolutely nail all of the little nuances of this song that many people get wrong. I don't know if they just don't hear it right, but I hear it played "wrong" by people who are technically very gifted. Not here, this is flawless. Well done! And disregard the people saying you're picking it wrong, it sounds amazing.
damn dude, you rock hard as ... there is no words for that :) just awesome! you really should do slow step lesson videos, everybody would love to learn this. in my eyes it's the best cover i've ever seen. trust me you can live your dreams with these guitar skills you have. keep up rockin' . cheers
Dude, this is a KILLER performance. You really nailed the intricacies and details of the lead section. I do this nonsense for a living and even *I* don’t have the patience for that lol. Great stuff 🤙
I have not listened to Metallica in so long. I saw the Master of Puppets tour in 86 with Ozzy and I loved Metallica even though they were so fucking loud! I lost quit a bit of my hearing from that show.
This is a challenging song, not only a chromatic riff, with tremolo picking, and the odd time signatures, but the speed with precision.. I get pretty sore halfway through, you just push till the end... I applauded this guy, he's 99% there...
The fact that you're playing a Gibson SG & I think perhaps on a tube amp with plain ole gain, almost makes me forget about the A natural. Great playing man!
2:25......Hey...in the words of the Rocket...Roger Clemens...let me stop you right there!!!....that performance is so AWESOME !! I will not watch the entire video until...I process what little I saw....much respect.
I believe this is Metallica's most difficult rhythm riff to play.
Dyers Eve
No
It's not hard at all unless you practice.
***** Battery is a piece of cake.
Carol Cocuzzo That one is tough allright.
The squeal harmonics with no whammy bar... I mean come on !!! Makes me want to go back to this album and work this songs just like I am still 18 ! Amazing performance.
The "sqeal" harmonics are easy enough without a whammy bar
way to make it about you bro
Who the hell said it was hard my man, and no shit it’s easy lmao you don’t use the whammy bar to make the sound itself
Pinch harmonics*******************
jesus christ there is not a single positive reply under this comment lmao
8 years later still the best Blackened cover on UA-cam. The riff coming back after the solo pumps me up every time. I could run through a wall.
If you ever run through a wall, try to get it on video lol.
That solo was so fucking clean Jesus...
Oscar Sanchez ikr
It's not clean, for example part between 4:11 and 4:14 is too slow. Kirk plays 3 taps per section, while swan the pig plays just 2 taps per section.
@@tarchalin yeah I think it’s 3 tappings per beat, but it’s still great 🤘
@@tarchalin to be fair if you were recording and you made a very very slight mistake I don't think you would care and upload it because 90% of people wouldn't care either or at least not notice I certainly didnt
@@Sgt.ArchDornan agreed ! Mistakes are made. Kirk Hammett has surely made plenty. You’re not a real musician if you don’t make em 👊🏼👏🏼
oh my god this is the best cover from Blackened if ever seen
Flawless
This is garbage. You don’t play this song in alternative picking. The hardest part of playing blackened is downstroking the main riff.
@@frederickpikovsky3586 Garbage? Your video was good as far as downpicking goes, other than that, it was sloppy as fuck. Play your video at 50% and it's pretty embarrassing.
@@mikem1006 It is most definitely not embarrassing for something that was recorded and posted in probably about ten minutes as an example, and definitely IS embarrassing to post a serious cover of a song, which likely took hours of recording several takes, editing etc., and STILL be riddled with mistakes (Of which I noticed several in this cover, besides the downpicking). He even intentionally plays wrong notes, the open A he plays during the main riff should obviously be an A#. How do you listen to a song, learn it with a wrong note like that, then keep playing it and not go "Hmm, this doesn't sound right"? Either he has no sense of pitch, or he's just lazy, can't be fucked to learn it the right way, and is using an open string to cheat so he can mute better or something, which would still be okay, if it was at least the right fuckin note, but it's not, and it's an earsore. Or he just fucked up that note a bunch of times.
LMAO
That tone is SPOT ON, wow. Love how you shifted towards the camera @2:06 because that riff is BADASS.
The riff we all came here for
You're the best Metallica player i've ever seen. There's no one better than you on UA-cam. Keep rocking bro
Nobody who alternate picks a Metallica riff can be considered "the best Metallica player"
@Nemesis 86 Still, if we talk about their classic tunes and being the best in covering them, there is no way you can alternate pick the Blackened Main Riff and be the best. It sounds so weak alternate but so fucking brutal downpicking it.
If we talk about young prime James. Look at him Seattle 89 downpicking Battery, MoP and Blackenend at 120% speed. Its fucking godlike. The hardest part about playing those riffs is downpicking them SO fast and being 100% in time.
@Nemesis 86, stupid...
LambChopper678 is up there.
Really good cover, that's true, but there is no one better on youtube ? remember that this girl was 14 years old when she did this
ua-cam.com/video/XpASSx0ecTU/v-deo.html
I’m learning this at the moment and the picking hand is definitely the hardest part. I can fret all the (James) notes at full speed no problem, my right hand can’t keep up the pace and accuracy though. The riff patterns are pretty basic but sound amazing. It just goes to show how fantastic a rhythm player Hetfield is, nailing this shit in his twenties.
While singing
2 years later im learning this and I am having the same trouble...the picking hand obstacle to playing thrash metal well..
@@Gabingus69 I can give you the advice to not start with songs like this one because they can "cripple" your future technique. Start slow and when you learned to play relaxed then you can try it
@DML thank you! how should I work to increase the stamina of my picking hand? Following the instructions you laid out? Or do you have other suggestions in mind. I really want to be able to play Blackened and Creeping Death one day, full speed
@@Gabingus69 I would just start with the basic picking and alternate picking (this includes alternate picking across strings/string skipping). The way I increased my downpicking was that I put a metronome on a tempo I could downpick pretty relaxed for 5 min and increased it day by day. You have to be careful that you don't tense up while doing it otherwise you fuck up your arm. But I mean there are plenty of YT videos showing you several ways of improving downpicking (such as speed bursts). PS: Downpicking is easier while standing but not necessary to build up speed
kirk was born again
he wasn't dead in the first place
kirk can die ? O.o?
+Mann DesEisens haha it mean this guy is second kirk
seth sok Yes, I understood
lol
Can’t believe James Sings while playing that. Absolute legend 🙌🏻🔥
At 5:00 starts the most confusing part for ears
Probably not him playing
there’s the original track in the background, and then his, you can hear the harmonic
mad lad He’s referring to the timing of the song itself. The drums and guitars go a beat or so out of sync. It technically works, but it’s weird on the brain
bruh when that part starts I break my neck
@@Wolfoe-ex2jj if you hear the isolated guitar track, the main riff's timing is still the same all throughout, it's where Lars goes that makes it confusing.
To all the guitar know-it-alls that claim metallica MUST BE played with downstrokes only: at the end of the day it's all about the sound, so anyone who can play alternate picking and make it sound like a decent cover of the original has all the right to do so. It is not a shortcut if it sounds the same. Actually to be fair, it only makes more sense if alternate picking is easier than all downstrokes as long as you produce a good sound.
I play this with downstrokes but I agree with you. But I'm heavy handed as fuck and it's way noticeable in the sound when I try to do alternate. I still alternate every now and then when my hand gets tired :P
The point is, it does dound better with downstrokes and making it sound "decent" by upstroking is definitely a shortcut
veikkomies you're right, most of the times it does not sound as good. But if you can, then it would technically not make a difference in sound ;)
It's definitely not "all about the sound". It's about the sound, yes, but it's also about attitude.
Down-picking is overflowing with rebellious attitude. Metallica's obsession with it is no small part of what makes them so much different than the rest.
Not necessarily, if you play guitar you should know that the tone is different with all downstrokes compared to alternate picking
When Kirk's solos were genuinely good and actually had some interesting flare to them
Kirk's best solos were rtl but even then, all his albums have been just picking the same techniques out of a hat. Kill em all and afja got it the worst
@@briang8579 didn’t dave write the solos for rtl? (new to metallica so not so much caught up on the story of them)
@@vigilanttt619 dave wrote most of the solos for kill em all, and kirk made a good few changes, but dave had no hand in ride the lightning, definitely peak kirk solos
Fucking legendary. Nicely done homie sounds spot on through the whole song, which is hard AF to do considering that solo is dirty as hell!!!
This is one heck of a cover. SWEET Job on doing that, man!
I fkn loved your metallica covers when i was a kid, years later i remembered your channel and here i am man❤
Hey I love both Radiohead and Metallica too. Sweet.
Jesus Christ man, this is the best cover of Blackened I have ever seen on UA-cam. You absolutely nail all of the little nuances of this song that many people get wrong. I don't know if they just don't hear it right, but I hear it played "wrong" by people who are technically very gifted. Not here, this is flawless. Well done!
And disregard the people saying you're picking it wrong, it sounds amazing.
You are the best with the covers of metallica.
Here commenting 10 years later, man thst was absolutely flawless... Incredible...
I fucking love your SG tone dude
dude ur flawless holy crap
What’s even more baffling is about this riff is that James plays it even faster when performing live 🤯
Playing it in front of 60,000 adoring fans will do that. 😁
damn dude, you rock hard as ... there is no words for that :) just awesome!
you really should do slow step lesson videos, everybody would love to learn this. in my eyes it's the best cover i've ever seen. trust me you can live your dreams with these guitar skills you have. keep up rockin' . cheers
Dude, this is a KILLER performance. You really nailed the intricacies and details of the lead section. I do this nonsense for a living and even *I* don’t have the patience for that lol. Great stuff 🤙
I have not listened to Metallica in so long. I saw the Master of Puppets tour in 86 with Ozzy and I loved Metallica even though they were so fucking loud! I lost quit a bit of my hearing from that show.
Jeez...honestly, best covers I've ever seen. You had one teeny trip up near the end but I gotta say, kinda glad you can screw up! Lol
4:42 the best part )
4:40
For me it's 4:51, fav part of the song 😊
I guess the E string was 18...
This solo is SO GREAT
Wow ! Well done man! Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏
Bro. You nailed it 👍
OK, I've seen enough of your covers to know you're capable.
Why is Dyers Eve not part of the list!? >:(
Yeah I know right, or Fight fire with fire.
He actually likes having a right hand 😂😂
The transition at 5:10 is awesome! Best part!
Fully agree, those hammer ons!
I really like this moment!!
How'd i miss this. Great job done. Real clean as well 👌🏻
That rocked it had me headbanging in the middle of class
Hade pisan uy😂😂
Maen keun gitar na
Mantap uy
Salam from indonesia
This is a challenging song, not only a chromatic riff, with tremolo picking, and the odd time signatures, but the speed with precision.. I get pretty sore halfway through, you just push till the end... I applauded this guy, he's 99% there...
Just beatiful
The fact that you're playing a Gibson SG & I think perhaps on a tube amp with plain ole gain, almost makes me forget about the A natural. Great playing man!
This is a true guitar player playing a true guitar cover!!!
This is how is done.
One take , with a minor mistake in the end ...
Huge respect.
I usually skip to the solo instantly but god damn you're talented I have to watch it all
Back when guitarist's covered songs in one take. Respect brotha
I may be eight years late but that was fuckin AWESOME 🤘🤘🤘
this is incredible wow
That was freaking killer.
truly unbelievable that you can play that entire song. well done sir
Хорош!!! И не смотря на помарки не стал дубли плодить, тяжелый риф и долгая композиция! Уважуха!
james singing while play that rift🔥
what a precision in the solo 👏👏
I think this is the best guitar performance I've ever seen on youtube.
Hammet would be proud of you bro! You totally kill the rhythms and leads. Awesome.
You killed it, dude. Bravo.
man you are a machine
This song is so hard to play lol... This dude nailed it. Impressive
Not too hard to play but to play it clean..you will get some difficults
Eh this is warm ups song
This is a solid playthrough. Even for one of the hardest Metallica songs in the catalog.
That was super clean.
This is wawesome!!
Wow!!!
1- I love your sound
2 I love your playing
3- and i FUCKING love your shirt!
Kudos on the Radiohead t-shirt. I love both Metallica and Radiohead, we must be only a few in this world.
pacingBlue they're both huge fucking bands. So no, we mustn't me only a few
Absolutely fantastic…
man, I wish I could play as good as you, keep up the good work!!!
2:25......Hey...in the words of the Rocket...Roger Clemens...let me stop you right there!!!....that performance is so AWESOME !! I will not watch the entire video until...I process what little I saw....much respect.
That tone sounds perfect
Awesome,bro. Respect from Russia. \m/
Ladies and gentlemen, the sound of epicness.
Solo was sick bro!! 😲👍👏
Insane . FN perfect . Bravo dude 👏
Bringing it y'all! Well done!
That was fucking great guitar playing right there...Excellent job!
I'd usually shit on you for not playing it strictly with downstrokes, but your timing and attack is fucking mint. Best cover of this I've ever seen.
Goddamn you make that one riff look easy. You know the one I'm talking about. Hats off dude.
Outstanding cover. Well done man!
You are the best cover guitar blackened men... 👏
Solo is so fucking NICE
Man this dude kills every Metallica riff he does reeeeeeespect bro 💯💯 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dude you shred
You are the most underrated guitarist on UA-cam
Very nice played
Best cover ever. Congrats man
a legend covered a legendary song
Amazing performance & sound!
You sir are the man
Totally nailed it.
The best song cover on youtube
Good job, keep up the great work. AMAZING
This master needs more likes, no matters if he do down or alternative picking.... Sounds fucking awesome.
Julian Rozo totally agree!
You played this riff awesomely 🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸. Keep up with it. I would love to do a cover with you someday
dude.. spot on man holy shit. Epic as fuck.
God damn! You make it look so easy!!
SICK TONE
kicks ass!!! love when it sounds like the original
Fuck!! Great cover
On the main riff it’s not an open A is a Bb on the E string 👌🏾
Fuckin' nalied that solo, mate! Congrats
Damn. This is excellent.
Sick cover dude
This is honestly the best damn cover of this song ❤️❤️
Killer work man.