@@KoRNeRd I'm almost entitely certain that they (HLB) hired someone, by the name of Heli Andrea, to do those eerie choir vocals. She could've been inspired by other stuff, like "Kaval Sviri", but I'm pretty sure it's just her singing with a fuck ton of vocal layers
@@Nathan-dn4zl it might be her singing it for a clear take but it's definitely taken from a phrase by the Bulgarian State Television Female Choir's version of Kaval Sviri. It's good to pay homage to cultures and traditions that inspire stuff. Sadly I can't find any mention by HLB stating where the musical sample is from.
Considering he's the brains behind it, Buster describes what HLB is to me when talking about his writing process. Rather than writing from a typical metal band standpoint by doing riff, chorus, breakdown, riff, chorus, breakdown, end, he envisions the songs as soundscapes. THAT's exactly what HLB and Vildhjarta's music is to me. Soundscapes. Journeys, trips, not just songs. They're the most crushing and mind altering soundscapes I've heard that've helped me so immensely I couldn't put it into words. Buster and co have done so much more than just alter the metal scene
Finally, I love the fact that you guys also use 6 string guitars for such low tuning. I really hate the whole 8-9 string fab as an excuse to go low, but never use the higher strings.
Шедевр. Парни раздвинули границы возможного, поделили на ноль все, что было до них. Чистое доказательство того, что метал не знает стандартов и ограничений.
I still "air guitar" as a lefty.. taught myself --> right like the "normies" and it saved me money.. But still wish i kept it going. Love this track! Bought their crewneck for this album.. It feels amazing and the design is superb!
Nope, Hendrix played a right handed guitar upside down but he restrung it to be traditional left handed, Buster has the bass strings at the bottom. Only ever seen that from one other band although I don't recall the name.
@@JakeyBaby6 Ah I see, thanks for clarifying. I also feel like I know another guitarist that has a setup like Busters but I also can't think of who at the moment.
Tuomas, being right-handed, learned to play on a left-handed guitar. Wanting to fret with his left hand and pick with the right (like righties do), flipping the guitar over was the only option at the time, and the playing style stuck.
I am not being hyperbolic when I say that when I first heard that, this instantly became one of my favorite metal songs of all time. It seems unfair to love a song over just a 2 second part, but there is just something about that. It sounds so industrial and mechanical. It's like if a Decepticon played a guitar.
@@HeavyReign12i don’t like to make this kind of comparison tbh, but i listened to dubstep for a lot of my childhood and a lot of things from dubstep like the weird rhythms and growly synths and glitchy industrial electronic sounding stuff made me adore djent/thall the moment i found it. idk i feel like it kinda fits comparing dubstep to specific kinds of djent. things from djent like screechy dissonance and the growl of the guitars give me the same kinda feelings from dubstep. and dubstep drops and breakdowns are almost essentially the same thing lol. its like my music taste leveled up lol. i also got into metal because of doom 2016, so that helps. thanks mick gordon
@@sirbonple I've said the same exact thing for years! I listened to a ton of dubstep when I was younger as well, and I still listen to a decent amount of electronic music but more the poppy stuff. I credit dubstep for allowing me to like weird timings and glitchy sounds. I listened to dubstep, Linkin Park, and whatever British heavy metal my dad was listening to (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc...) so I think the combination makes sense that I'd arrive at this sound. There's definitely something to be said about dubstep/electronic music indirectly getting us into metal.
Has anyone noticed that the guitarist on the left. His guitar is strung backwards? The low string is where the high string should be and so on ! So interesting 🧐
@@CrzyWzrd4Lnot the physical guitar, I meant the strings… it’s a complete right handed guitar played upside down. I’m pretty sure Jimi and Kurt Cobain switched the strings around. I’ve never seen this before
@@jean-claudedeabreu6808Hendrix played a right handed guitar upside down. Cobain just played regular left handed guitars. What Buster is doing is no different from Hendrix. Since he’s left handed, he took a right handed guitar and flipped it upside down to learn. The only difference is that once he was able to afford custom instruments, he got the body lefty flipped so that the knobs, body contours and pickup selector are in the correct orientation.
Hendrix’s personal guitars were strung with the bass side on the top of the fretboard, but he regularly swapped guitars with bandmates or would grab other people’s guitars during jam sessions and would just play their guitars as-is but upside down. He’s known for doing both. Buster just stuck with the strings being upside down instead of learning the “correct” orientation. Also makes it easier for him to adapt to writing with other artists since he can just grab their guitar, flip it over and be immediately ready to contribute.
Even as a lefty player myself...i would play left handed like this guy...but man..juat neber felt comfortable and had to reverse the string the proper way of from low to high...i could never understand how some.left play it high to low guage..
can someone explain the upside down guitar? Is it just for style in the video? / If he normally plays right handed and just got used to playing it upside down in a short time for the vid its incredible af Does he play normal guitars left handed? Im confused^^ Sick song and video though Edit: no im dumb... it is a left handed guitar but why is the lowest string the lowest? Is that a thing?
Some people learn with the strings strung backwards (upsidedown) Its rare but theres been lots before. Elizabeth cotton, current bassist for billy idol. Ive never seen someone play music like this that way though. Super trippy
It's audio sampled from "Bulgarian folklor - Kaval sviri" which you can find on TH-cam (edit: I recommend listening to the full thing, it is a fantastic piece)
Tabs: humanityslastbreath.net/en-sek/products/ashen-complete-tab-pack
This has to be one of the best intros ever written in metal.
Bulgarian folk. "Kaval sviri, mamo"
@@KoRNeRd I'm almost entitely certain that they (HLB) hired someone, by the name of Heli Andrea, to do those eerie choir vocals.
She could've been inspired by other stuff, like "Kaval Sviri", but I'm pretty sure it's just her singing with a fuck ton of vocal layers
@@Nathan-dn4zl it might be her singing it for a clear take but it's definitely taken from a phrase by the Bulgarian State Television Female Choir's version of Kaval Sviri. It's good to pay homage to cultures and traditions that inspire stuff. Sadly I can't find any mention by HLB stating where the musical sample is from.
@@Nathan-dn4zl
I litterally hear the words:
th-cam.com/video/hVqrW-fPOQ0/w-d-xo.html
@@tarkenton3895 it's not a sample haha. it is, as stated above, an original recording for the song by Heli Andrea
When the guitars said BWOOONG, i felt that 😢
Dat bitch said bwOOOOng 🎉
the choir is still ringing in my ears
:27 Hits you right in the balls
me with every song with low tunings ever. idk why its something about the BOOOOOONNNNNNNG that is just bliss to my ears
I totally know that part you mean
Considering he's the brains behind it, Buster describes what HLB is to me when talking about his writing process. Rather than writing from a typical metal band standpoint by doing riff, chorus, breakdown, riff, chorus, breakdown, end, he envisions the songs as soundscapes. THAT's exactly what HLB and Vildhjarta's music is to me. Soundscapes. Journeys, trips, not just songs. They're the most crushing and mind altering soundscapes I've heard that've helped me so immensely I couldn't put it into words.
Buster and co have done so much more than just alter the metal scene
The fact that they can make the E0 (20.6 Hz) note with high clarity shows how good this band sounds.
For everyone wondering about rhe choir at the beginning: Its called "Kaval Sviri" a bulgarian folklore song 🇧🇬
This latest album has been a masterpiece.
🤘😤
This song hit me with a wave of visceral agony the first time I heard it. A deeply moving Masterpiece
That Calle riff at 1:22 with the 4s is insane.
1:22 feels like a vildhjarta riff, it sounds so fucking good
Calle wrote that, so it makes sense.
Finally, I love the fact that you guys also use 6 string guitars for such low tuning. I really hate the whole 8-9 string fab as an excuse to go low, but never use the higher strings.
that final drop at 3:20 is so fucking evil, best album you've made
The song that plays when I order 30 mcchickens
The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices with Thall Is music you can't hear very often ❤❤❤
I usually watch these to get an idea how the artist is playing the song so I can learn it, but Buster got me backasswards over here.
thall
Genuinely thank you for making this music.
When, oh when will we get the Archetype Gojira presets??
good god yes.
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Saw them live yesterday. Lack of words
Шедевр. Парни раздвинули границы возможного, поделили на ноль все, что было до них. Чистое доказательство того, что метал не знает стандартов и ограничений.
I still "air guitar" as a lefty.. taught myself --> right like the "normies" and it saved me money.. But still wish i kept it going. Love this track! Bought their crewneck for this album.. It feels amazing and the design is superb!
You could do both hands!
Damn, that is a gnarly distortion at the end.
Monstrous
Women folk singing have perfect eargasm spot hitted for me. Totally hit me emotionally every time i heard this song.
Listen to "irregular god" by Kevin Penkin
@@HeavyReign12Thank you.
@@Tores555 No problem, hope you enjoyed it!
This is the greatest band in the fucking world
Please come out with the Catastrophize playthrough!
and Lifeless, Deathless. Pleaaaaaase
though HLB is much heavier, I think it's cool that the ending 3:20 reminds me a little bit of Pelagial by The Ocean
pretty cool
shivers run down my spine
Hearing it live at a venue with good sound was next level. The sound still echos in my brain.
T H A L L at its finest.
I only just noticed Buster is playing left handed on a right handed guitar. That's incredible. Didn't Jimi Hendrix play that way?
Nope, Hendrix played a right handed guitar upside down but he restrung it to be traditional left handed, Buster has the bass strings at the bottom. Only ever seen that from one other band although I don't recall the name.
@@JakeyBaby6 Ah I see, thanks for clarifying. I also feel like I know another guitarist that has a setup like Busters but I also can't think of who at the moment.
The thall is real in this song, holy shit!
Song of the year! Maybe a bit too challenging to drum for me though 😅
Will there be a playthrough of Blood Spilled? It would be really nice. 🤩
Every legend dies a f-ing fraud! Fuck! Saw you guys in haltim city! Great show! Can't wait to see you again!
How to make something incredibly beautiful and heavy AS FVCK all in one!
Couple of badasses right there.
Humanity’s last breath forever
Why does the guitar player to the right have the thick string on the top?
Tuomas, being right-handed, learned to play on a left-handed guitar. Wanting to fret with his left hand and pick with the right (like righties do), flipping the guitar over was the only option at the time, and the playing style stuck.
you win the internet today!@@sirbonple
Reupload? I'm pretty sure I saw this within the last day or two.
The heaviest band right now!
@@DawnRazor-rj2wbNope
Как же это THALLантливо!
Ахахах, абсолютно
Perfect balance 🫱🏻🫲🏻
love this intro songs sick
This invokes feelings of ---------------- Brutality, No - "BRUTHALLIITY"
sick!
☠️cool🔥
Dem frequencies from hell ❤
ist das geil oder ist das geil???mega geil jungs!!!!!
Always Amazing! Why NDSP?
This is why this band is one my all time favorite metal bands of all time
awesome
Bleak...dissonant, ambient ghost notes, semitones, distortion, downtuned = perfect.
0:26 is such a sick riser bendy thing
THE CHAINSAW
I am not being hyperbolic when I say that when I first heard that, this instantly became one of my favorite metal songs of all time. It seems unfair to love a song over just a 2 second part, but there is just something about that. It sounds so industrial and mechanical. It's like if a Decepticon played a guitar.
@@HeavyReign12same deal with the bends at the end of earthless, that whole song became my favourite just for the few seconds those bends are going on
@@HeavyReign12i don’t like to make this kind of comparison tbh, but i listened to dubstep for a lot of my childhood and a lot of things from dubstep like the weird rhythms and growly synths and glitchy industrial electronic sounding stuff made me adore djent/thall the moment i found it. idk i feel like it kinda fits comparing dubstep to specific kinds of djent. things from djent like screechy dissonance and the growl of the guitars give me the same kinda feelings from dubstep. and dubstep drops and breakdowns are almost essentially the same thing lol. its like my music taste leveled up lol. i also got into metal because of doom 2016, so that helps. thanks mick gordon
@@sirbonple I've said the same exact thing for years! I listened to a ton of dubstep when I was younger as well, and I still listen to a decent amount of electronic music but more the poppy stuff.
I credit dubstep for allowing me to like weird timings and glitchy sounds. I listened to dubstep, Linkin Park, and whatever British heavy metal my dad was listening to (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc...) so I think the combination makes sense that I'd arrive at this sound. There's definitely something to be said about dubstep/electronic music indirectly getting us into metal.
Saludos desde Barranca Peru 8
Beautiful!!... is that Neural dsp Gojira?
So fucking cool
0:27 wtf
THALLING
nice
yeay thall
Lefty with the upside down strings lol. I was the right handed player always playing my friend’s left handed guitar upside down. Hurts my brain.
the Ghost in the Shell sample 🌚🖤
th-cam.com/video/M7XFyNtyk6U/w-d-xo.html
Not a sample. It’s a live recording per the album credits and Buster’s IG post when the song came out.
The sound of darkness
The strings are so low that its not transported as good live. I really hope they'll improve their sound a bit.
Perfectly stoned for this
Has anyone noticed that the guitarist on the left. His guitar is strung backwards? The low string is where the high string should be and so on ! So interesting 🧐
He learned it that way, he is left handed But they only had a right handed guitar at home
I don’t listen and watch these enuffffff I love this tho
*TH🔥LL*
reaper love
Reminds me of ghost in the shell
Or nier automata for some reason
🔥🔥🔥
that bend...
Intro: Bulgarian folklor- Kaval sviri
T H A L L
🤘
inTHALL
I always hear some new details about the riffs in these videos. HLB is pure thall.
Also, the monitor isn't straight.
Fuck man, why did you have to tell me that. Can't unsee.
Yoooo I’ve never seen a guitar played upside down. Dang!
buster has such unique talents man, its awesome
You’ve never seen Jimmy Hendrix?
@@CrzyWzrd4Lnot the physical guitar, I meant the strings… it’s a complete right handed guitar played upside down. I’m pretty sure Jimi and Kurt Cobain switched the strings around. I’ve never seen this before
@@jean-claudedeabreu6808Hendrix played a right handed guitar upside down. Cobain just played regular left handed guitars.
What Buster is doing is no different from Hendrix. Since he’s left handed, he took a right handed guitar and flipped it upside down to learn. The only difference is that once he was able to afford custom instruments, he got the body lefty flipped so that the knobs, body contours and pickup selector are in the correct orientation.
Hendrix’s personal guitars were strung with the bass side on the top of the fretboard, but he regularly swapped guitars with bandmates or would grab other people’s guitars during jam sessions and would just play their guitars as-is but upside down. He’s known for doing both.
Buster just stuck with the strings being upside down instead of learning the “correct” orientation. Also makes it easier for him to adapt to writing with other artists since he can just grab their guitar, flip it over and be immediately ready to contribute.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
where i can find the archetype gojira preset?
Thall (again)
i liked the audio bug of the other version .c
The pitch shifter had a sweat on after this
Please do Catastrophize
🌹
ιιɐчʇ
Is he playing a right handed guitar left handed?
Yes
Even as a lefty player myself...i would play left handed like this guy...but man..juat neber felt comfortable and had to reverse the string the proper way of from low to high...i could never understand how some.left play it high to low guage..
Un embole más grande , ya casi ni suena a metal parece música electrónica.
I'm pretty sure That bending could make time dilation
can someone explain the upside down guitar?
Is it just for style in the video? / If he normally plays right handed and just got used to playing it upside down in a short time for the vid its incredible af
Does he play normal guitars left handed?
Im confused^^
Sick song and video though
Edit: no im dumb... it is a left handed guitar but why is the lowest string the lowest? Is that a thing?
Some people learn with the strings strung backwards (upsidedown) Its rare but theres been lots before. Elizabeth cotton, current bassist for billy idol. Ive never seen someone play music like this that way though. Super trippy
Yeah thanks for the response, but I should have looked into the video description first, it's all there :)
Today I learned that Buster wears the same pants as I do.
It's the Bulgarian choir song!
Could you please tell me the name of the choir vst-plugin at the beginning and end of the track, or the sample library? Beautiful atmospheric sound.
It’s not a sample or VST. They hired an actual singer. She was credited on Instagram and in the album credits.
It's audio sampled from "Bulgarian folklor - Kaval sviri" which you can find on TH-cam (edit: I recommend listening to the full thing, it is a fantastic piece)
@@jxcnNot a sample. Singer’s name is Heli Andrea. She’s listed in the album credits
@@CrzyWzrd4L Very cool, I love that. Thanks for the correction
Guy on the left playing the guitar upside down? Cool
That's the frontman of this band Buster Odeholm
WHERE IS ARCHETYPE ODEHOLM????????
It's called the Nameless Suite
PodFarm already exists. The whole album was Line 6 Big Bottom
Is the open 6th string C0 or C1?
How to open a portal to another dimension. Step 1, play this video.
inverted strings?!!?!
Does the guitar sound different cos its upside down?
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