10 Levels Of Modern Metalcore (Feat. Mike Stringer of Spiritbox)

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  • @SpiritboxOfficial
    @SpiritboxOfficial 3 роки тому +4244

    Thanks for having me!! *Circus music intensifies*

    • @colbybennett
      @colbybennett 3 роки тому +46

      Thank you for participating in this video! Y’all rock!!

    • @clintbrooks97
      @clintbrooks97 3 роки тому +20

      Killer riffs left and right in this one...

    • @allan_nightmare
      @allan_nightmare 3 роки тому +21

      that circus riff is the perfect blend of your bands personality vs your bands music

    • @natec4743
      @natec4743 3 роки тому +22

      Mike how does it feel being able to shit out killer riffs in your sleep?

    • @ZL1LoVeR
      @ZL1LoVeR 3 роки тому +9

      Level 8 = String-er Scrapes

  • @NikNocturnal
    @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +1610

    *We're not in Drop C anymore...*
    Smash like because Mike is literally the best

  • @aceofhearts37
    @aceofhearts37 3 роки тому +1268

    Level 6 genuinely sounds like an old Spiritbox demo. Mike is a damn great writer

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +190

      He's a BEAST

    • @dmitriy1788
      @dmitriy1788 3 роки тому +9

      Hope, it's riff from next single 😅

    • @bicasualtea7563
      @bicasualtea7563 3 роки тому +22

      @@dmitriy1788 NEXT SINGLE???? dawg they just dropped

    • @pedropessoa2246
      @pedropessoa2246 3 роки тому +1

      I was going to comment that! And that was AWESOME

    • @jacketyt6992
      @jacketyt6992 3 роки тому +2

      @@dmitriy1788 bruh you living under a rock?

  • @DrewFortune97
    @DrewFortune97 3 роки тому +717

    The Ronald McDonald feature 😭😭😂

  • @PadawanPreacher
    @PadawanPreacher 3 роки тому +235

    Confirmed. Mike is the aforementioned "Bendy Boi".

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +28

      Truth

    • @PadawanPreacher
      @PadawanPreacher 3 роки тому +5

      I was actually thinking “Bouncy Boi”, but it’s all the same. Lol

    • @kenam911
      @kenam911 3 роки тому

      bouncy from all that silk in the strings

  • @36moshpit7
    @36moshpit7 3 роки тому +344

    Darn right, Drop B is the wave.
    And holy smokes, Mike's guitar looks cool.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +80

      Drop Z

    • @36moshpit7
      @36moshpit7 3 роки тому +16

      @@NikNocturnal Oof, I think I'd need to treat my guitar and amp to a spa day after that.

    • @AkunoRonin
      @AkunoRonin 3 роки тому +5

      @@36moshpit7 massage it with holy water after that 😂

    • @davidlaturnus6200
      @davidlaturnus6200 3 роки тому +5

      Most of parkway drive songs are in drop B and I love all of them

    • @vladromanenko18
      @vladromanenko18 3 роки тому +2

      @@NikNocturnal Drop Z for Gen Z

  • @colbybennett
    @colbybennett 3 роки тому +239

    Glad this series is back! Awesome to have Mike Stringer in this. I love Spiritbox so much, Eternal Blue has been on repeat! He is a fantastic writer.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +24

      Mike is

    • @colbybennett
      @colbybennett 3 роки тому +6

      @@NikNocturnal what a unique and completely understandable metaphor. Nik is

  • @hhaste
    @hhaste 3 роки тому +291

    I love Mike's riffs. Even just memeing around they're still incredible.

    • @hler7576
      @hler7576 3 роки тому +9

      I think they stopped "memeing around" several videos ago. These are just riff showcases now lol.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +17

      He's a beast!

  • @Drake45100
    @Drake45100 3 роки тому +443

    Level 2 - Void of Vision
    Level 3 - Veil Of Maya (old stuff)
    Level 4 - Meshuggah
    Level 5 - every metalcore band basically
    Level 6 - Spiritbox demo
    Level 7 - Currents
    Level 8 - Gojira just had Sex with Meshuggah
    Level 9 - Yeah Mick Gordon
    Level 10 - Ronald McDonaldcore
    Level 11 - Tuned low like ENOX

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +28

      :D

    • @RainaTwentyTwelve
      @RainaTwentyTwelve 3 роки тому +9

      Level 1 I Killed The Prom Queen - Say Goodbye

    • @Rizwaan122
      @Rizwaan122 3 роки тому +1

      Level 5 is the best

    • @ejnova7215
      @ejnova7215 3 роки тому +17

      Level 5 I'd say is ERRA

    • @web
      @web 3 роки тому +11

      As usual level 11 is Buster from HLB

  • @Magdalena8008s
    @Magdalena8008s 3 роки тому +359

    This Mike dude should really start a band. I see something in him. He's married to an incredible singer to I believe. They should start a band.

  • @kawaharaizumi731
    @kawaharaizumi731 2 роки тому +53

    And only now did we realize that he used Level 7 for the "Take Flight" riff, and Level 9 for Translucent

    • @FairyCRat
      @FairyCRat Рік тому +2

      Termina tryna be Spiritbox 2.0 confirmed

    • @ryuji5110
      @ryuji5110 Рік тому +1

      real i noticed only now

    • @malpacamusic_1007
      @malpacamusic_1007 8 місяців тому

      IKR i think this is the first time the fans heard those riffs!!

  • @hydraglyphics
    @hydraglyphics 3 роки тому +101

    This makes me excited to hear whatever Spiritbox does next. Mike is a certified RIFF LORD.

  • @AJ-tb5ho
    @AJ-tb5ho Рік тому +3

    Late to the party but 0:50 is disgustingly groovy and I pray to whatever higher power necessary Spiritbox uses that riff one day

  • @tevyash13
    @tevyash13 3 роки тому +62

    this duo... omg, every sound from your's guitars is pure juice. the world needs a collab song

  • @themetalheadguy_666
    @themetalheadguy_666 3 роки тому +87

    I'm a simple man. I see Mike Stringer, I click

  • @xemlyrics
    @xemlyrics 3 роки тому +69

    I love Mike's guitar so fucking much. It's pretty close to what my dream guitar would be.

    • @mcdcurtis
      @mcdcurtis 3 роки тому +1

      Aristides guitars paint jobs are so beautiful

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 2 роки тому +23

    For a new band with as much momentum as Spiritbox, not many people talk about Mike. He's a wicked guitarist and producer who needs a lot more attention.

  • @hanislip
    @hanislip 3 роки тому +14

    Bendy boi sound fresh af

  • @jaronkurz1487
    @jaronkurz1487 Рік тому +4

    I love that translucent and Take flight are in here

  • @imbirb
    @imbirb 3 роки тому +74

    WE NEED MORE OF THESE 10 LEVEL VIDEOS

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 роки тому +20

      I'm trying D:
      They take a good amount of work & collaboration so I space them out :)

    • @imbirb
      @imbirb 3 роки тому +6

      @@NikNocturnal I appreciate that you do what the people want

  • @KrandoxLP
    @KrandoxLP 3 роки тому +42

    you just gotta love Mike. The podcast with him on Twitch was amazing, he´s truly a blessing to the scene

  • @Paramithiakaibangers
    @Paramithiakaibangers 3 роки тому +82

    nice. i love spiritbox and mike is a beast

  • @lukebramer3283
    @lukebramer3283 Рік тому +3

    Yooooooo coming back to this video made me realize there were two unreleased Termina tracks in here! Riffs from Translucent and Take Flight!!

  • @quackodemon9822
    @quackodemon9822 3 роки тому +3

    0:17 The Ancient Gods part 3 soundtrack leaked

  • @bruceanthony8345
    @bruceanthony8345 3 роки тому +18

    0:17 Yellowjacket part 2
    0:49 Rule of Djentlemen
    1:21 The Ambient Effect
    1:50 What if... Gojira Tuned Down
    2:01 Doom 3
    2:18 Circus with me

    • @nicolirecario
      @nicolirecario 2 роки тому +3

      Well 2:01 is now Termina's song

    • @bruceanthony8345
      @bruceanthony8345 2 роки тому +1

      @@nicolirecario Of course dude

    • @such.ukr.nu.metalcore
      @such.ukr.nu.metalcore 2 роки тому

      @@nicolirecario this was a joke with 8 month delayed punchline

    • @nicolirecario
      @nicolirecario 2 роки тому

      @@such.ukr.nu.metalcore what joke?

    • @such.ukr.nu.metalcore
      @such.ukr.nu.metalcore 2 роки тому +1

      @@nicolirecario oooof. The purpose is that 10 lvls of %genrename% it used to be a bunch of jokes over genres playstyle stereotypes. And the Mick Gordon's trick it was a joke that developed into a full song after 8 months or something after this video was released

  • @Thgrandfinale
    @Thgrandfinale 2 роки тому +8

    coming back here after the last two singles of termina to find out that nik actually used riffs of this video to create songs, thats cool :D

  • @zactogepi6824
    @zactogepi6824 Рік тому +1

    1:36 Nik spoiled "Take Flight"

  • @_Noctifer
    @_Noctifer 3 роки тому +435

    I seriously appreciate that Mick Gordon is being recognized as essentially the progenitor of this wave of djenty modern metal. Also, mad props getting Mike on here! Spiritbox is straight unbridled 🔥

    • @PJSteMarie
      @PJSteMarie 3 роки тому +14

      Mick is the goat, the Doom eternal DLC soundtrack just sounds like a wal-mart brand version of Gordon

    • @_Noctifer
      @_Noctifer 3 роки тому +1

      @@PJSteMarie lmao while I wouldn't say the TAG soundtrack is Great Value tier, I will absolutely agree that Mick Gordon is goated

    • @craigperry6713
      @craigperry6713 3 роки тому +29

      Eh. He made 8 strings famous but truth is Meshuggahs been using em for a couple decades now. In my honest opinion, the only thing he's done is make what's already been done appeal to a much broader crowd. Doesn't mean he's not talented, love the doom OST, just think calling him the progenitor of this wave is kind of a stretch. Definitely partially responsible, but that's it.

    • @_Noctifer
      @_Noctifer 3 роки тому +8

      @@craigperry6713 Well said, you're absolutely right that Meshuggah deserves that djent credit!

    • @korayem
      @korayem 3 роки тому +4

      @@craigperry6713 I read Mick Gordon borrowed the 8 strings he used on doom from Meshugah. They're already friends...

  • @midoomoffical8854
    @midoomoffical8854 Рік тому +1

    Funny that the tapping lead and the mick Gordon affect are now termina songs

  • @mikegrandal
    @mikegrandal 2 роки тому +2

    Listening to video and jamming out, gets to 1:40 …..hey wait a minute, you had that song ready to go that far back

  • @lukejennings8497
    @lukejennings8497 2 роки тому +3

    So Level 7 got turned into Take Flight. Two Termina Songs teased in here. Nice.

  • @Luoshe
    @Luoshe 3 роки тому +7

    I’d watch videos of mike stringer just fooling around on the guitar for hours, he’s very good, technical and effortless

  • @justincampbell7502
    @justincampbell7502 2 роки тому +7

    Really clever having level 9 as your new Termina song 😂😂😂. I thought Translucent sounded familiar!

  • @RR-mw1cu
    @RR-mw1cu 2 роки тому +4

    Ago translucent at 2:01? Time to learn this shit

  • @ANGELRIVAS-me6wy
    @ANGELRIVAS-me6wy 2 роки тому +3

    I KNEW IT. THE NEW TERMINA SONG USES THE LEVEL 7 LEADS!!!

  • @Nitsu_
    @Nitsu_ 3 роки тому +11

    Nik: raising whammy pedal and smiling
    Me: O-... Oh no
    Nik: *moshpit deathsounds*

  • @adesh911
    @adesh911 2 роки тому +3

    oh damn level 9 riff is transluscent! soo cool to see it turn into a banger!

  • @metalinmind8064
    @metalinmind8064 3 роки тому +4

    The riff "Ambient FX" is freaking awesome!

  • @lellekovitsch8880
    @lellekovitsch8880 3 роки тому +3

    Loved that the Bouncy Boi was doing the Bendy Boi. Also: was that Mike with Courtney's hair? lol
    Great vid!

  • @perfectparadox7389
    @perfectparadox7389 3 роки тому +3

    your channel and spiritbox are the reason Im now into metal, and its such a nice genre!

  • @OcelotDaniels
    @OcelotDaniels 3 роки тому +44

    I need that Bendy Boi riff in an actual song omg

  • @gmdragon117
    @gmdragon117 3 роки тому +1

    Also i just noticed your guys face on the top right lol hahahaha
    Also that bendy boi was FIRE!!!

  • @krenzzie7290
    @krenzzie7290 3 роки тому +5

    "We're not in Drop C anymore..."
    :(

  • @TheJabics
    @TheJabics 3 роки тому +1

    Everytime I see an aristides guitar it's like looking at an actual Ferrari

  • @jeremyschiesser3331
    @jeremyschiesser3331 3 роки тому +1

    The bendy Boi riff was sick af. And I swear I'm not just sayin that cuz I'm also a bendy Boi player. That's shit was perfect. Stuttering going down the frequency spectrum when done tastefully like that is sick af. Great groove.

  • @ratchet600
    @ratchet600 8 місяців тому

    I'm quite taken with Mike's Aristides (the one without the bright border) I could get lost in that paint job. This was sick as heck, level 10 should just become a whole ass song

  • @maxwellho7090
    @maxwellho7090 2 роки тому +2

    he played the translucent riff!!!! I just realized!

  • @RalphBellairs
    @RalphBellairs 3 роки тому +20

    I love that Mike buys guitars that match his wife's hair! =)

  • @MetaLibanez1
    @MetaLibanez1 3 роки тому +1

    Riff 10 was like a vildjharta jam. Nice.

  • @thepokedex5886
    @thepokedex5886 2 роки тому +2

    I cant stop replaying Level 6

  • @onebigwolfyboi
    @onebigwolfyboi 2 роки тому +1

    This Aristides ad has some pretty killer riffs

  • @sloth42
    @sloth42 2 роки тому +1

    oh my god coming back to level 7 and 9 and hearing that they’re the newest termina songs out rn

  • @SetForTomorrow
    @SetForTomorrow 3 роки тому

    Awesome colab choice with Mike! Maybe level 12 with the POG petal for octave break downs these days. ;)

  • @breatheintheair1
    @breatheintheair1 3 роки тому +19

    Ambient FX Jeeeeeesus Mike. Talk about a riff that incorporates the whole entire fretboard. I expect that riff on Spiritbox’s next release. 🔥 Amazing video as always nick. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

  • @williammansfield686
    @williammansfield686 3 роки тому +1

    Holy hell Bendy Boi was the coolest riff I have heard in awhile

  • @maradupras7278
    @maradupras7278 Рік тому +1

    mike stringer is the single best name for a guitarist

  • @chitranthirupathy6678
    @chitranthirupathy6678 3 роки тому +1

    Ambient FX and Tapping level 7 sound so sick!

  • @diegonz0802
    @diegonz0802 3 роки тому +1

    1:21 "Circle with me" remastered leads XD

  • @oernsen8131
    @oernsen8131 2 роки тому

    i´ve seen what you did at Level 6 ;) it´s the Take flight lead. right before our eyes :D

    • @janjg489
      @janjg489 2 роки тому

      And lvl 9 is the intro riff of Translucent

  • @thedeepandthedark
    @thedeepandthedark 3 роки тому

    I appreciate the changing face icons in the top right, very nice touch lol

  • @Sholps
    @Sholps 3 роки тому +1

    Level 5 - Architects Holy Hell Era
    Level 6 - Northlane Discoveries Era
    Level 7 - ERRA / Invent, Animate

  • @Serasu33
    @Serasu33 3 роки тому +2

    Mike's signature guitars with the Eternal Blue logo inlaid on the neck are smexy. NGL.

  • @BiggestKornFan1993
    @BiggestKornFan1993 3 роки тому +1

    Omg Mike's Eternal Blue guitars are so sick!!!

  • @ryanderocco4179
    @ryanderocco4179 3 роки тому +2

    Holy shit I totally want to hear that bendy boi as a full track. That riff was so sick.

  • @seembou
    @seembou 3 роки тому +3

    oh boy, this 5 level riff is beauuuutiful!
    Mike is chuggy as always
    And his guitars too

  • @GuitarAndWhatevs
    @GuitarAndWhatevs 3 роки тому +1

    This was a fantastic Guitar Riffs Master Class

  • @Thvll
    @Thvll 2 роки тому

    woah I just realized nik actually used that riff for the mick gordon effect for termina. Nice one nik :D

  • @notaskinvvalker
    @notaskinvvalker 3 роки тому +1

    Why is Mike so ridiculously good bruh I already need new Spiritbox

  • @leonardozamudio371
    @leonardozamudio371 3 роки тому +2

    DUDE, MIKE WITH A WIG AND THE CLOWNCORE RIFF AHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH






    This is the best video ever.

  • @benit0yo
    @benit0yo 3 роки тому +1

    During "The Mick Gordon Effect" I was waiting intently for Nicks picture to sneeze the entire time.

  • @jevetts
    @jevetts 2 роки тому +3

    Level 7 is taking flight and level 9 is translucent?

  • @ghastlyshimmer
    @ghastlyshimmer 3 роки тому

    Mikes riff is so fucking good. I kind of see it as a drum groove in guitar with fills and such.

  • @zerstorenduhast7
    @zerstorenduhast7 3 роки тому +1

    This is exactly why metalcore is the best metal sub genre. All soo good!

  • @metrifiko_mag
    @metrifiko_mag 3 роки тому

    The photos in the corner are a priceless gift from the metal gods

  • @ktakk1
    @ktakk1 2 роки тому +2

    level 7 is now a full song btw!!

  • @kyunasan
    @kyunasan 3 роки тому

    Ok that's definitly the best video of your channel buddy.. your riffs and Mike ones are just INSANE ♥

  • @selenicamusic
    @selenicamusic 2 роки тому

    They liked the "Mick Gordon" riff so much, Nik used it in "Translucent" by Termina :)

  • @NickyTee
    @NickyTee 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah, I’m gonna need the Everything Breakdown turned into a full song. Thanks!

  • @Jt7166
    @Jt7166 3 роки тому +1

    That Bendy Boi riff was 🤯

  • @Revizzplays
    @Revizzplays 3 роки тому

    im in love with that eternal blue guitar omg

  • @MetalMan1245
    @MetalMan1245 Рік тому +3

    1:36 don't think we wouldn't notice you used Take Flight.
    Or at 2:00 where you used Translucent.

  • @mattthompson5908
    @mattthompson5908 3 роки тому +1

    Great choice with the feature. Mike is killer

  • @josephharvey1762
    @josephharvey1762 Рік тому

    Wow, 'octave riffs' was amazing!!

  • @robbieredrum5953
    @robbieredrum5953 3 роки тому +2

    "You have been Metalcored." Should be a t-shirt.

  • @cristiangomez7147
    @cristiangomez7147 Рік тому

    That bendy boi riff brings me back to this video often 🤘🤘 its so saucy

  • @janjg489
    @janjg489 3 роки тому +9

    And now pls Will Ramos for 10 Levels of Modern Deathcore

  • @starkiller6856
    @starkiller6856 3 роки тому

    Y’all fucking killed it. Also mike’s guitars are sick af

  • @sartajhanspal5604
    @sartajhanspal5604 3 роки тому +3

    Majority of upcoming modern metalcore bands watching this video:
    *WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN*

  • @rudyzee6427
    @rudyzee6427 3 роки тому +2

    "The Gojira Scrap" we have an impostor among us, Vatos.

  • @gothicxbutterf1y556
    @gothicxbutterf1y556 3 роки тому

    Level 8 that scraping is so giving me Circle With Me Vibes!!

  • @gamingvampire1604
    @gamingvampire1604 3 роки тому +1

    I still play in drop c and the whammy effect is one of my favorite guitar effects to use.

  • @robjennings4617
    @robjennings4617 6 місяців тому

    Nik's evil smile when holding his whammy pedal always gets me 😂

  • @Paperbag_Dude
    @Paperbag_Dude 2 роки тому +1

    I just realized that level 7 is Take Flight by Termina and level 9 is Translucent by Termina.

  • @kamilnowak5168
    @kamilnowak5168 3 роки тому +1

    I cannot NOT move to Mike's riffs... Love you guys!

  • @secondsolstice8695
    @secondsolstice8695 3 роки тому

    Level 5 was pure fire, got massive ERRA vibes there

  • @InkAndPoet
    @InkAndPoet 3 роки тому +1

    Level 5 is apparently when you decide to become Architects.

  • @TheSamuraiApocalypse
    @TheSamuraiApocalypse 3 роки тому

    Those riffs though! Fucking sick! You guys nailed it on the head.

  • @calebmorris2137
    @calebmorris2137 3 роки тому +1

    i loved ambient FX personally

  • @imraanakollo-arenz1449
    @imraanakollo-arenz1449 2 роки тому

    I rewatched this and realized that Nik foreshadowed Take Flight with level 7

  • @NexusIcon
    @NexusIcon 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for confirming that Sean Long's innovative utilisation of the whammy pedal makes him the best metalcore guitarist ever :D