I'm speechless. Too much talent, effort and commitment in one video. It must be super hard to nail every part of this song and it just makes me appreciate the original composer maestro Jari even more. Unconditional like, sub and comment.
Absolutely incredible video dude, it actually makes the song sound even better after all that mixing haha 😂 thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you, it was a total pleasure
@@NeverusBand I have spent years looking for a cover of "Battle Song" from Ensiferum...but none exist. Can you guys do that? I subscribed to your channel immediately. Cheers!
@@nightwolf2666 oooh a true classic, excellent choice! The balance has now shifted towards Neverus originals instead of covers, but if I ever get back in that game I'll let you know!
Hey Jack ,now you've got a fan far in China ! Really enjoying your cover And your vocal ! Thank you for the amazing music ! And incredible shadowrise !
@@NeverusBand i can imagine! i tried mixing my own songs a few times, went horrible though. Always sounded very artificial, not to mention the some humming noise i couldnt locate! ill have to try again sometime
@@NeverusBand actually just start a Wintersun cover band and put out new albums cause we'll all die before Jari gives us anything but hilariously sad updates 🤣
This is amazing! You mention guitar transcription is available, is that still true? I've just started learning this song and this is the best cover I've seen and I'd like to attempt to learn from your transcription.
@@NeverusBand wish I knew how to scream, every time I follow a UA-cam tutorial I end up sounding like a frog being chocked ...or end up hurting my throat. xD
@@HoldMeForever it takes time and practise! I started screaming maybe... eight years ago? ...I wish I started learning to sing properly at that time too, but sadly I was quite late on that front :/
Dude, you are insanely talented, this sounds like it came straight off the album. I was looking for a Wintersun song off their original album to cover but I don't think I'm on this level yet. Insane work brother
Thanks man! It's a cover I'd been putting off for literal years because the intro riff used to destroy me haha That whole album is full of excellent choices for covers ;)
@@NeverusBand Yeah if I can learn one of these songs I will prove to myself that I can tackle a lot more... I just picked up sweep picking in order to learn "Lease with an Option to Buy" by Mattias Ia Eklundh, I thought it would take me like a year to get sweeps, and I have it pretty damn fast for one month (at least the pattern in the song). Then I turned on the video to see how close I am to the speed of the song (I thought I was REAL CLOSE), turns out I need to go twice or three times as fast ...:) so I sold all my guitars. Just kidding, but I need some other challenge while I work on that. I can't believe how unbelievably clean this playthrough is though, all guitars AND killer vocals, very inspiring.
@@fishermanryan thanks, it took a fair bit of work to get to this level 😅 yes it's one thing for the technique to "click" with your coordination... It's another thing to build the muscle memory to be able to actually pull it off at speed! Iirc it took me about a year between starting to try and learn, and being comfortable with the fluidity. Best of luck with it!
I can imagine. The self titled album, non-remastered, the rhythm guitar is pretty muddy there too. The sound and playing here are excellent, so redoing your tone was definitely worth. A perfect cover? Probably. Especially the intro, screaming battle against time, like jari does live. Gave me a bit of flash back.
@@ThaBeatConductor The new tone definitely made me have a harder look at my playing too haha. Ended up re-recording the really fast quad tracking (e.g. 2:10) from scratch cause with the old tone I couldn't even tell when I wasn't perfectly in time 0_o I wanted to get some screamed vocals in early, so the "live-style" intro made perfect sense ;)
I was looking for a cover of this song before I learned the riffs myself. Stumbling on to this video, your name sounded familiar. When I was 14 I remember being inspired by a fellow Lego builder named Jack Streat on MOC Pages who made working Lego guns. I just realised that dude is actually you! What a coincidence! Anyways, your guitar chops are incredible as well! :D
@@NeverusBand I remember listening to wintersun when they released that first album I couldnt even imagine anyone covering just the guitar this well let alone the whole song just absolutely insane
From the description: "I spent a fair amount of time working on guitar tone for this cover, and once again my Axe Fx II has done me proud with its Triaxis models. Jackson Soloist, Fender Squire Bass and SM58 for anyone wondering what the rest of the gear was. Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra and Korg microX for orchestrations. Perfect Drums for Drums."
Hey man, thank you! I think I took two lessons from Teemu, a few months before making this video, specifically to fix a problem of cramping that I had with my right hand while playing live. You can see the difference in my playing style if you compare this video to e.g. winter madness. So yes I'd say I'd recommend it because it worked for me, but it definitely helped to have a specific technique/problem that I wanted to address 💪
Wow, great job on such a difficult song! Sorry if I missed something obvious, but you write "Transcription and backing tracks available as always!" - where are they available?
@@Choco3101 I was running low on recognisable rifles that would be feasible to model, plus I was getting more heavily into music instead, and also preparing to head off to uni. Things naturally ran their course, and publishing my book gave me a good excuse to wrap things up
A true wintersun fan, you are so much talented
Thank you!
Jack Streat's Wintersun cover gets my automatic and unconditional LIKE
Hahaha great stuff \m/
You had me at owoohoohoow, best cover I've seen!
Such quotable lyrics haha
Thanks man!
I'm speechless. Too much talent, effort and commitment in one video. It must be super hard to nail every part of this song and it just makes me appreciate the original composer maestro Jari even more.
Unconditional like, sub and comment.
Thanks! Indeed it took years of attempts and a complete change of picking technique before I could comfortably play the intro...
Ive been a _huge_ Wintersun fan since 2004. This is awesome. Love your growling. Time to see next videos!
Thanks man! Next video might be something entirely new ;)
Dude... this is a perfect cover, that solo is insanely clean as well as the rest of the riffs, cheers!!
Thanks man! I'll admit it wasn't the first take ;)
Absolutely incredible video dude, it actually makes the song sound even better after all that mixing haha 😂
thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you, it was a total pleasure
I think you've got yourself to thank for most of that ;)
Here's to more in the future!
the best wintersun cover yet. yeah
Thanks man! 🤘
It's crazy, there are epic tones coming from every angle. Mental overload. Excellent cover, love all your videos. Jari is a mad genius, for certain.
Me(n)tal overload is an excellent description hahaha
Best cover i've listen! Amazing grouling!
BATTLE
AGAINST
TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME
the best cover I've ever heard to the point where Jari's own youtube channel doesn't compare. Kudos. Please keep making more covers
Thanks man!
Covers are taking a backseat to Neverus songwriting for now though 😉
This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. It means alot
@@anthonyrodriguez142 thanks man! Enjoy :)
This is amazing. This has always been my favourite wintersun song and the first one I heard.
Thanks man! The intro riff had me hooked immediately when I first heard it
Soooo good, absolutely amazing. You nailed it!
Cheers dude!
Incredible! Love it! Best cover Ive seen and heard, so far. I was beginning to think these would stop .
Thanks man ^_^
No intentions of stopping over here... Just got to fit them in the schedule haha
I love your stuff man, you're a such good musician !
I really never comment but this stuff is so really amazing, congrats Jack
Thanks man! Appreciated
Wow, you sounded just like Jari on that. It's my 2nd favorite Wintersun song....great job (from the USA)!
Hey that's awesome, thanks man! Fantastic song for sure 💪
...Any chance I've also covered your favourite? There are a few more on this channel 😉
@@NeverusBand I have spent years looking for a cover of "Battle Song" from Ensiferum...but none exist. Can you guys do that? I subscribed to your channel immediately. Cheers!
@@nightwolf2666 oooh a true classic, excellent choice!
The balance has now shifted towards Neverus originals instead of covers, but if I ever get back in that game I'll let you know!
@@NeverusBand And my search for a good cover continues....sniff....
@@nightwolf2666 be the change you want to see in the world 😉
Hey, I really missed your stuff! And now you come back with my favourite Wintersun song. Great, clean and tight as always!
Thanks man! It was one of the first ones that hooked me too, second only to Starchild probably :D
Hey Jack ,now you've got a fan far in China ! Really enjoying your cover And your vocal ! Thank you for the amazing music ! And incredible shadowrise !
Awesome - enjoy!
We love to tour near and far, maybe one day we'll gig somewhere nearby ^_^
very well done! mixing, guitar, drums and vocals!
Thanks man! The mix still floors me haha
@@NeverusBand i can imagine! i tried mixing my own songs a few times, went horrible though. Always sounded very artificial, not to mention the some humming noise i couldnt locate! ill have to try again sometime
@@f1chtl ah well... Have a listen to some of my really old covers and you'll feel better... Everyone starts somewhere haha
Glad you like the mix man, you should her some of my latest productions
Incredible cover! Also that beard really suits you!
Don't make me blush ;)
You heard the man, Jack. The beard stays!
It's not going any time soon ;)
Wow very very nice!
Thanks!
You totally nailed it. This cover is a masterpiece, good job man!!
Thanks man!
Don't forget to siphon off some of that praise for Jari for writing the song in the first place haha
Great work!
Thanks man!
This is the best cover song I've ever heard spot on!
Strong praise 💪 thanks man!
It's pretty damn authentic, really impressive!
Thanks man!
It is amazing to see your progression of playing and singing. I'm very proud you Jack! Keep yourself moving, dont stop! \m/ 😎
Thanks! I occasionally look back through the channel to remind myself of my 'roots' haha
Nice work!
Thanks!
INSANE
Possibly ;)
@@NeverusBand you rock man lml
Absolutely amazing job man! No one does it better. Thanks for putting a new one out
My pleasure!
I could argue their is one small group Finns who do it slightly better though ;)
@@NeverusBand Haha okay maybe just a bit but this is fire for sure
@@Thodrgal haha and one day maybe I'll learn the way of this fire that you speak of ;)
Very well done, this is very GOUDE !!
Haha cheers man \m/
Awesome work man! Congratulations!
Cheers dude!
Sick playing and sound👍👍 Any chance you can finish Time II for us?🙏
Coming right up 😎
Loving the vocals in particular!
Great cover !
Thanks! Screams are fun 🤘
Epic !
Thanks!
That's really really nice! Well done man!
Thanks man!
great! love the mix also, reminds me of iron album
Yeah! Alex did some great work on it 😁
完璧ですね。最高です🎵
Thanks man! It took time to get right ;)
Really great!!!
Thanks man!
Another great cover of Wintersun. Awesome, dude!
Thanks man! There's so much depth on these songs haha, it's great when it all comes together :D
Bro you are amazing. Ive been playing for years but this is just amazing that you learnt it. Respect
Thanks man! Was worth it haha
The best cover on UA-cam
Strong praise! Thanks man 🤘
Please be my guitar master
Haha thanks man!
What does being your guitar master involve? 0_o
Sounds amazing! Love the vocals
Thanks!
Awesome cover!
Thanks!
Dude is so good. he should be an official Wintersun cover-er.
Hahahaha thanks man ... I'll take the job ;)
@@NeverusBand actually just start a Wintersun cover band and put out new albums cause we'll all die before Jari gives us anything but hilariously sad updates 🤣
@@514BMXJay Well hopefully Neverus can serve that purpose for you, though I'd like to think we're forging our own path in the genre 😉
Finally!!!! =) I really love your covers, dude!
Thank you! It's been a while since the last one, needed to get something fresh out ;)
Epic start! 🤘
Inspired by the live version 😉
This is amazing! You mention guitar transcription is available, is that still true? I've just started learning this song and this is the best cover I've seen and I'd like to attempt to learn from your transcription.
Hey, thanks man! Send me a PM on Facebook or Instagram and we'll get you set up :)
Extremly good and precise in all aspects.
Outstanding voice layer! And a perfect solo !
It all came together very nicely in the end, thanks man :)
The solo required... Several attempts :D
Perfection
My favorite metal song overall. He fuggin nailed it!!!
He also gets bonus points for looking like one of the guys in “das Boot.”
It's a classic for sure.
Film or series? ;)
Jack Streat film
I think this is the best song of wintersun
@@metalart1143 there's a lot of competition ;)
another amazing cover Mr. Jack Streat \,,,/
Thank you!
@@NeverusBand no...I have to say...Thank YOU....nice beard
:)
@@Gumblebricks hahahaha thanks man, it's come along nicely :D
That’s awesome! You’re a beast my friend...
Thanks man!
@@NeverusBand Let me ask you something, I wanna buy a Shadowrise shirt, do you ship to Brazil?
@@123Heitor321 thanks man! And yes we do! ...I think :D
If you build up enough hype, maybe we'll even be able to gig nearby some day ;)
@@NeverusBand Wow, now we're talking haha
Damn, this is good!
Thanks!
@@NeverusBand wish I knew how to scream, every time I follow a UA-cam tutorial I end up sounding like a frog being chocked
...or end up hurting my throat. xD
@@HoldMeForever it takes time and practise! I started screaming maybe... eight years ago?
...I wish I started learning to sing properly at that time too, but sadly I was quite late on that front :/
Wow man, not to talk about the amazing vocals, but you nailed that almost impossible solo. Amazing covers dude, keep up the great work!
Thanks man! Solo was a goddamn nightmare haha...
Dude, you are insanely talented, this sounds like it came straight off the album. I was looking for a Wintersun song off their original album to cover but I don't think I'm on this level yet. Insane work brother
Thanks man! It's a cover I'd been putting off for literal years because the intro riff used to destroy me haha
That whole album is full of excellent choices for covers ;)
@@NeverusBand Yeah if I can learn one of these songs I will prove to myself that I can tackle a lot more... I just picked up sweep picking in order to learn "Lease with an Option to Buy" by Mattias Ia Eklundh, I thought it would take me like a year to get sweeps, and I have it pretty damn fast for one month (at least the pattern in the song). Then I turned on the video to see how close I am to the speed of the song (I thought I was REAL CLOSE), turns out I need to go twice or three times as fast ...:) so I sold all my guitars. Just kidding, but I need some other challenge while I work on that. I can't believe how unbelievably clean this playthrough is though, all guitars AND killer vocals, very inspiring.
@@fishermanryan thanks, it took a fair bit of work to get to this level 😅 yes it's one thing for the technique to "click" with your coordination... It's another thing to build the muscle memory to be able to actually pull it off at speed! Iirc it took me about a year between starting to try and learn, and being comfortable with the fluidity. Best of luck with it!
@@NeverusBand Will keep that in mind, thanks! And keep up with the phenomenal work
I can see why asim says this is the hardest wintersun song to play. The picking is ridiculous. Jari is a madman.
223 bpm. Insane.
It was all a blur on my old rhythm tone. I had to specifically re-design it so the palm mutes came through clearly at this speed :D
I can imagine. The self titled album, non-remastered, the rhythm guitar is pretty muddy there too. The sound and playing here are excellent, so redoing your tone was definitely worth. A perfect cover? Probably. Especially the intro, screaming battle against time, like jari does live. Gave me a bit of flash back.
@@ThaBeatConductor The new tone definitely made me have a harder look at my playing too haha. Ended up re-recording the really fast quad tracking (e.g. 2:10) from scratch cause with the old tone I couldn't even tell when I wasn't perfectly in time 0_o
I wanted to get some screamed vocals in early, so the "live-style" intro made perfect sense ;)
dude! a SUPERB cover!!
Thanks man! We had a great time with it 😁
I can sing it, and now im learning to play it :)
cant wait for time II
@@conchosewing the intro riff was a hell of a challenge, I had to relearn my picking technique haha
Best of luck!
@@NeverusBand thats the best part😁 thanx
You made my day
Enjoy it!
Did Jari Maenpaa watched this? If he did, he would have been proud. Ure awesome dude. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! He'd probably spot some errors though ;)
That scream in the beginning caught me off guard. :D Have to admit, nice addition to the song!
That's the point of it ;)
I would have said kudos for trying the song, but you nailed it dude! You rock bro
Thanks man!
You nailed the mastapiece
Now I've just got to find another to attempt ;)
Great cover as always! the wait was worth, good beard by the way
Thanks man!
No idea how long it'll be before the next one's ready... :D
Beard seems to be working, ty ty
Hell yeah !
Damn right 😎
Amazing talent, amazing hair
Every strand has a place in my heart ❤️
@@NeverusBand i bet, i thrive to have hair like that one day
I was looking for a cover of this song before I learned the riffs myself. Stumbling on to this video, your name sounded familiar. When I was 14 I remember being inspired by a fellow Lego builder named Jack Streat on MOC Pages who made working Lego guns. I just realised that dude is actually you! What a coincidence! Anyways, your guitar chops are incredible as well! :D
@@diharaw94 eyyyy what a blast from the past! Thanks man 😇
great job lml
Thanks man!
Waaaaw awesome dude !! Love the cover 😍 gg
Thanks man \m/
Amazing as always! And also, the beard suits you well!
Thanks man!
I'm keeping it haha
Insane guitar skills, surely Jari is proud!! Love it
Thanks man!
СУПЕР!
Thanks!
Wtf this is amazing
thanks man!
@@NeverusBand I remember listening to wintersun when they released that first album I couldnt even imagine anyone covering just the guitar this well let alone the whole song just absolutely insane
@@ykonratev I thought the same thing at the time! It was probably part of my motivation to improve as a guitarist ;)
your black metal vocals are kickass
The trick is to hail satan 👍
Awesome man !! do death and the healing for next video
Oh man it's gonna be a while before I have time to do another one :'D
Hey Jack best cover on youtube, cheers from Brazil \m/...
Damn, that's a high bar to beat next time then 😲
@@NeverusBand u beat easily 😉. Is this rigth, "beat"? Sorry for my english, i'm so confuse 🤪
@@Ale-iy4ou Haha yes that's correct. Your English is perfectly clear ;)
woooohoooooooo
Well there it finally is, Glorious! Btw what are you using for those drums?
Cheers! You can get some more detail on percussion from Alex, who re-sampled my transcribed MIDI with Perfect Drums
What do you want to know? :D
Hey! This is amazing. Awesome work. You said transcriptions are available?
Thanks man!
Yes they're available - give me a PM on Facebook and we can get you sorted out :)
Killer cover as always , thanks for upload bro \m/
Any time!
Except those times are few and far between... It's been months since my last one haha
by any chance you still have this tabs you can share?
@@didiersepulveda1368 of course! Give me a pm over FB/insta :)
Niceeee
thanksssss💪
Eres el amo tio🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘😝🤘
@@CapituloIV 😎😇
level: God like
😎
Gear used ?
From the description: "I spent a fair amount of time working on guitar tone for this cover, and once again my Axe Fx II has done me proud with its Triaxis models. Jackson Soloist, Fender Squire Bass and SM58 for anyone wondering what the rest of the gear was. Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra and Korg microX for orchestrations. Perfect Drums for Drums."
@@NeverusBand great \m/
какие безумные глаза. Истинный мелодэтер)
😵💫
Why without drums?
I am not all-powerful
But great video anyway! I would love to see drums too
Cheers dude!
I'll show a midi stream next time ;)
Hey man, your playing is epic! Have you taken classes with Teemu? Would you recommend it?
Hey man, thank you!
I think I took two lessons from Teemu, a few months before making this video, specifically to fix a problem of cramping that I had with my right hand while playing live. You can see the difference in my playing style if you compare this video to e.g. winter madness.
So yes I'd say I'd recommend it because it worked for me, but it definitely helped to have a specific technique/problem that I wanted to address 💪
mate you're fucking unbelievable! i'm a huge asim searah fan cuz he comes from my country but i wish they had chosen you!!
Wow, great job on such a difficult song! Sorry if I missed something obvious, but you write "Transcription and backing tracks available as always!" - where are they available?
Thanks man! Yes they are available - shoot me a PM on Facebook/Instagram and I'll sort you out 👍
@@NeverusBand Thanks, I will!
Fucking badass man, just start learning this yesterday ughh lol 😂.
It's a long road, but every step is worth it haha. Best of luck!
fuck.. that's.. pretty damn goude!
Cheers dude!
tab ?
@@yunantanrisi0 send me a pm on FB/insta!
Time II D-71😎
The clock is ticking. . .
🔥 😍 🔥
🤘
Were you the same jack streat that made lego guns?
sshhhh... nobody else seems to have worked that out yet ;)
Jack Streat lol
Jack Streat I love that you are pursuing your dream. I would like to ask why did you quit?
@@Choco3101 I was running low on recognisable rifles that would be feasible to model, plus I was getting more heavily into music instead, and also preparing to head off to uni. Things naturally ran their course, and publishing my book gave me a good excuse to wrap things up
@@NeverusBand ok, well I hope you have a good time making music :)
This is Wintersun with the voice of Petri Lindroos haha
Seeing as we already have Ensiferum with the voice of Jari, I'd say the universe is now in balance ;)
man this song is so difficult to play
Agreed 😅
@@NeverusBand do you think you can upload the isolated tracks somewhere? I would love to hear just the guitar
@@HaloofBlood1 Give me a shout on Facebook (facebook.com/jack.streat) and we'll be able to sort something out 🤘