Can we have more of Nik just hanging out like this, nerding out over guitar and swapping riffs with the old school guys? Because this was definitely a fun metal thing
I think that would be super cool! Change things up a bit for everyone, including him! He looked like he had a lot of fun making this, and I enjoyed watching it :)
He looked like a kid in a candy store. It's great to see OGs still have fun with their instrument after so long. I will always remember when I got my 12" subs in my car and my dad said, 'this is the standard test' and turned on YES and Genesis. He loved Jesse Cash when I showed him. Hybrid earth solo blew him away and he saw Randy Rhoads and tons of other phenomenal guitarists live in his time. My dad was awesome. In the days before the internet he would have a story for every band from the late 60s into late 90s. And he knew the musicians' names from reading the back of the albums, Rolling Stone or independent magazines, or from talking to people at shows. Rip my best friend 1966-2019. He will always live through music for me.
This is a new fun metal thing concept for you and I dig it. This video could have been twice as long. I like the thought of getting old school and new school together and comparing, maybe teaching each other new styles and old styles. It’s a fun direction. Keep it up.
Funny how Bill Steer was using Bstandard in the late 80's but still took ten more years for seven string "sound" to gain more traction other than Death Metal
@@LabGoatsI was thinking of how cool it would be to combine the old school mentality with super low tuning until I realized that's just Electric Wizard.
This was actually quite a wholesome video to watch. I like the concept of bringing two people together from sorta different musical backgrounds and they just share the music of their people, and acknowledge each other. You could maybe do this with people from other genres, maybe people from old school rock, or important country artists, or even jazz artists!
I love that sound when he shifted an octave down, crazy how good he sounded. I expected it to just sound weird because the style not matching the pitch, but it really worked well.
I wouldn’t mind more of this. Not necessarily old metal vs new metal. But just different styles of metal in general. Nu vs metal core or industrial vs melodic death? Anything is good though, just my opinion.
Honestly you should really do more of these and make the videos a longer session. Seeing 2 different generations of metal heads talk about their craft is really cool
While I enjoy Nik in the studio, and obviously, he has to record there for the majority of his content, it's so refreshing to see him out like this... I think it would also be sick to see him tour the States and other regions, discovering local metal bands to see their direction, inspiration, and genesis. Nik Continental!
The trading back and forth concept was cool. Kind of reminds me of the old mark Morton video where he explains the Bay Area thrash vs a more modern groove metal take on the same riff
People use 'Heavy Metal' in such a colloquial way, though. You kind of have to read the room when discussing this stuff, I guess (if you're patient enough to attempt that).
I think of Heavy Metal as specifically traditional heavy metal from the 70s, but you're right that most people use it to describe anything heavy even if it's Hardcore or Nu-Metal
@@XueYlva I don't personally. There are songs from the 60s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s (including '10s and '20s) that are considered "heavy metal" (and not subgenres or fusion genres like thrash, funk, or alternative). Some examples: 1960s - Jimmi Hendrix's "Spanish Magical Castle", The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" 1980s - Metallica's "Fade to Black", Guns n Rose's "Welcome to the Jungle", AC/DC's "Back in Black", Ozzy's "Crazy Train" 1990s - every track from Metallica's self-titled album 2000s - 60% of Shinedown's album "The Sound of Madness" (the rest is mostly thrash metal, and some alt rock), Sum 41's "We're All To Blame" 2010s - Black Veil Bride's "In the End" 2020s - Evanescance's "The Game Is Over, "Use My Voice", "Better Without You", "Broken Pieces Shine" Etc Alternative metal, nu metal, metalcore, melodic death metal, and such are definitely much more common these days, but there are also still heavy metal songs made in the present day. Like with grunge still being a thing in the 2020s (examples: Three Days Grace's "So Called Life" and Seether's "Beg"), it's a misconception that heavy metal is an "extinct" genre.
Yeah. I perceive it as having essentially 2 (maybe 3) definitions at this point. 1. The original definition. Heavy metal. See Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc. 2. The entirety of metal, and metal-adjacent subgenres. 3. Sometimes specifically referring to all genres of "extreme metal". Aka, anything that sounds heavy. From black and death metal, to modern hardcore, metalcore and tech death. I tend to refer to all heavy music as metal. Even Knocked Loose, for instance. But like, yeah, definitely, technically only heavy metal is heavy metal, everything else is something different. Also, last thought. Nowadays genre feels especially meaningless. Calling like, Knocked Loose hardcore feels kind of silly when they've got like, pig squeals and face-crushing breakdowns you may expect from deathcore bands. And then every modern metal band is essentially some version of metalcore. Periphery, Sleep Token, and Greyhaven are all essentially metalcore bands and they sound nothing alike.
I was just at Sweetwater two weeks ago (picked up a new 70th Anniversary Fender Player Stratocaster, it's amazing), and I didn't know they had a slide! I'm going back this summer for sure.
I straight up NEVER play in a standard tuning. I started for the first year or so in standard and then discovered drop d literally from unholy confessions as well, and it was game over. I was taking lessons from a guy at a church who was a phenomenal acoustic player and he told me to bring tabs of a song i really wanted to learn and he would help me with technique and everything to get there. I brought him unholy confessions and boy was he confused that a 10 year old brought that to his church 😂 but he did it, i learned it, and now i play in drop F often LMAO
You mean I almost had a chance to meet you at sweet water? lmao I left sweet water right before dickie Allan walked in and did a short interview a few years ago. I always miss the cool stuff 😅 anyway awesome video man!
Check out the song “mortal sacrifice” by Jager Henry. Never heard of them before until they opened for Jason Bonhams Led Zeppelin Evening the other night and they were amazing. The singer is John Bonham’s grandson.
Grim Reaper of all bands, whoa. Weird. I recently remembered them. I was recalling how part of the slide music in the Spongebob movie game I played as a kid sounds similar to the TMNT 2003 intro, and then Rock you to Hell by Grim Reaper reminded me of that when I saw it on Beavis and Butt-head.
"That's the most education that has ever been received on this channel" Remember when Nik made that video about how to use and memorize all the modes? Back before he had to pose as a 'poser'.
Come watch the Nik Nocturnal Awards live tonight! at 5PM EST www.twitch.tv/niknocturnal
This was a very enjoyable watch Nik - more content like this please! And I don't even play guitar haha
Is there gonna be a VOD on youtube too?
Can we have more of Nik just hanging out like this, nerding out over guitar and swapping riffs with the old school guys? Because this was definitely a fun metal thing
I think that would be super cool! Change things up a bit for everyone, including him! He looked like he had a lot of fun making this, and I enjoyed watching it :)
Nik: "Stop buying the JUNT shirts!"
Also Nik: "Did you know that chugs are now called junts?"
Love the positive energy between you two. I've never listened to Grim Reaper but now I want to check out their music
They're a great band. Steve Grimmett is one of the most mindblowingly good metal singers I've heard.
Probably the most underrated vocalist
Oh it's such a cool, high energy, old school metal band 😁And even their bass riffs are fun and melodic to play
100% same!
See You in Hell My Friend is a banger
The Deathphonk and Mirar collab is insane btw!
Thanks for reminding me. What a banger track holy shit
He looked like a kid in a candy store. It's great to see OGs still have fun with their instrument after so long. I will always remember when I got my 12" subs in my car and my dad said, 'this is the standard test' and turned on YES and Genesis. He loved Jesse Cash when I showed him. Hybrid earth solo blew him away and he saw Randy Rhoads and tons of other phenomenal guitarists live in his time. My dad was awesome. In the days before the internet he would have a story for every band from the late 60s into late 90s. And he knew the musicians' names from reading the back of the albums, Rolling Stone or independent magazines, or from talking to people at shows. Rip my best friend 1966-2019. He will always live through music for me.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights about your dad! 🤘🏻🙏🏻✌🏼
What a rad dad. Really enjoyed that story 🤘
This is a new fun metal thing concept for you and I dig it. This video could have been twice as long. I like the thought of getting old school and new school together and comparing, maybe teaching each other new styles and old styles. It’s a fun direction. Keep it up.
👍🏻✌🏼😊
Funny how Bill Steer was using Bstandard in the late 80's but still took ten more years for seven string "sound" to gain more traction other than Death Metal
6:43 The moment he tried Nik's pitch shift though, wholesome 😄
That face when he played an octave down, amazing!!!!
The old heads just have to try it and they'll get it. Once you chug low you never go back
@@LabGoatsI was thinking of how cool it would be to combine the old school mentality with super low tuning until I realized that's just Electric Wizard.
@@Tekkenfreek234if you just tune to something like DropA, you have lows plus traditional
bro discovered doom metal
This was actually quite a wholesome video to watch. I like the concept of bringing two people together from sorta different musical backgrounds and they just share the music of their people, and acknowledge each other. You could maybe do this with people from other genres, maybe people from old school rock, or important country artists, or even jazz artists!
👍🏻🤘🏻😊
Love how they both clash but also deeply connect. THAT is what music between people should be.
Nik, your energy is the best thing in the scene
Nick: Diatonic
Nik: Diatomic. That's the most education that has ever been received on this channel
Bro is talking about chemistry
4:44 that artificial harmonic after the Gojira pick scrape thing was almost as clean as my browser history. Goodness gracious.
Pretty sure that was a pinch harmonic
I love that sound when he shifted an octave down, crazy how good he sounded. I expected it to just sound weird because the style not matching the pitch, but it really worked well.
Into the Void is by far my most favorite guitar riff. It's so fun to play, and heavy.
Also Pyretta Blaze by Type O Negative, which was inspired by Into the Void.
I wouldn’t mind more of this. Not necessarily old metal vs new metal. But just different styles of metal in general. Nu vs metal core or industrial vs melodic death? Anything is good though, just my opinion.
Him playing the opening riff from Into the Void touched me in my special place
Honestly you should really do more of these and make the videos a longer session. Seeing 2 different generations of metal heads talk about their craft is really cool
While I enjoy Nik in the studio, and obviously, he has to record there for the majority of his content, it's so refreshing to see him out like this... I think it would also be sick to see him tour the States and other regions, discovering local metal bands to see their direction, inspiration, and genesis. Nik Continental!
of course the British guy brings up junts rhyme with something lollll
The trading back and forth concept was cool.
Kind of reminds me of the old mark Morton video where he explains the Bay Area thrash vs a more modern groove metal take on the same riff
Yeah.
Nik going outside scared me
Junt, it rhymes with something!! Nothing more British than that, and i want that on a t-shirt!!!!😂🤘
More of this! So fun haha Great chemistry between you two.
Man, Grim Reaper used to be one of my favourite bands. Steve was such an icon, and probably one of the best vocalists ever. Rest easy, man.
Boomer Bends “standard tuning and Open C-D”
VS.
Zoomer Taps & Junts “Drop G-B tuning”
this is the definition of fun metal things tbh
1:58 Nick was trying to get the video demonetized lol
GRIM REAPER
HELL YEA
And this is why 2000's Era metal is coming back so strong. It's in a rough state right now.
its so cool how different these sounds are but they’re also similar in a way! you can hear the influences in the new with the old. 🤘🏻
People use 'Heavy Metal' in such a colloquial way, though. You kind of have to read the room when discussing this stuff, I guess (if you're patient enough to attempt that).
I think of Heavy Metal as specifically traditional heavy metal from the 70s, but you're right that most people use it to describe anything heavy even if it's Hardcore or Nu-Metal
@@XueYlva I don't personally. There are songs from the 60s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s (including '10s and '20s) that are considered "heavy metal" (and not subgenres or fusion genres like thrash, funk, or alternative).
Some examples:
1960s - Jimmi Hendrix's "Spanish Magical Castle", The Beatles' "Helter Skelter"
1980s - Metallica's "Fade to Black", Guns n Rose's "Welcome to the Jungle", AC/DC's "Back in Black", Ozzy's "Crazy Train"
1990s - every track from Metallica's self-titled album
2000s - 60% of Shinedown's album "The Sound of Madness" (the rest is mostly thrash metal, and some alt rock), Sum 41's "We're All To Blame"
2010s - Black Veil Bride's "In the End"
2020s - Evanescance's "The Game Is Over, "Use My Voice", "Better Without You", "Broken Pieces Shine"
Etc
Alternative metal, nu metal, metalcore, melodic death metal, and such are definitely much more common these days, but there are also still heavy metal songs made in the present day. Like with grunge still being a thing in the 2020s (examples: Three Days Grace's "So Called Life" and Seether's "Beg"), it's a misconception that heavy metal is an "extinct" genre.
Yeah. I perceive it as having essentially 2 (maybe 3) definitions at this point.
1. The original definition. Heavy metal. See Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc.
2. The entirety of metal, and metal-adjacent subgenres.
3. Sometimes specifically referring to all genres of "extreme metal". Aka, anything that sounds heavy. From black and death metal, to modern hardcore, metalcore and tech death.
I tend to refer to all heavy music as metal. Even Knocked Loose, for instance. But like, yeah, definitely, technically only heavy metal is heavy metal, everything else is something different.
Also, last thought. Nowadays genre feels especially meaningless. Calling like, Knocked Loose hardcore feels kind of silly when they've got like, pig squeals and face-crushing breakdowns you may expect from deathcore bands. And then every modern metal band is essentially some version of metalcore. Periphery, Sleep Token, and Greyhaven are all essentially metalcore bands and they sound nothing alike.
please do more somehitng like this, i loving it, i know u have to get out of ur cave but i really enjoy these type of vidoes
I think the description is a day late
Time is an illusion
One thing that isn’t mentioned that I find cool, is that into the void is the first song I know of that has down tuned 000 chugs in it
I was just at Sweetwater two weeks ago (picked up a new 70th Anniversary Fender Player Stratocaster, it's amazing), and I didn't know they had a slide! I'm going back this summer for sure.
THIS SHOULD BE THE NOCTURNAL POD OMG (I know logistically that would be a nightmare)
damn nick! this should be like a whole series! that was awesome
The fact that you brought more people to listen to Grim Reaper makes you awesome in my books!
Need more like this!
Boomer metal vs zoomer metal basically
Boomer Metal x Zoomer Metal
His should be the title. The current one implies modern metal isn’t heavy
Brojob entered the chat with Coomer Metal
It's just metal
it isn't@@dilloncooper1080
Nik outside is insane
MORE OF THIS CONTENT PLEASE!
Oooo, I love Grim Reaper. I listened to them a lot in High School. Legendary
Such a British guitar and tone 😂
His tone sounds so bad lol
5 minutes alone and cemetery games great riffs
Love the award show nik!
I’m never gonna think of JUNT the same 💀
That was brief but awesome! More!
4:33 song name?
Love seeing you dive into classic metal Nik
What a lovely video - I'd love more stuff like this!
This is fun metal things.
One of your best videos. Loved this
That guitar tone is unreal
This is such a fun video, nicely done.
1:56 junt junt junt
Hey Nik. I see you played with my teacher!! I wish I had gotten to meet you man. Been a big fan for a long time! My wife works there as well.
Gen E vs Gen Drop D
I straight up NEVER play in a standard tuning. I started for the first year or so in standard and then discovered drop d literally from unholy confessions as well, and it was game over. I was taking lessons from a guy at a church who was a phenomenal acoustic player and he told me to bring tabs of a song i really wanted to learn and he would help me with technique and everything to get there.
I brought him unholy confessions and boy was he confused that a 10 year old brought that to his church 😂 but he did it, i learned it, and now i play in drop F often LMAO
0:16 idk why but this reminds me of Jaystation
Nikstation
Nick is such a cool dude!
Fun metal things!
Nice work guys ❤ love to see us all together rather than against each other
Nick is a really lovable person
Big riffs big house 😂❤
You mean I almost had a chance to meet you at sweet water? lmao I left sweet water right before dickie Allan walked in and did a short interview a few years ago. I always miss the cool stuff 😅 anyway awesome video man!
Nik's so cute when he's nervous :)
dat heavy metal tone tears dem papers doe! whew!! \m/
Nik on Nick: the many faces of chug.
Check out the song “mortal sacrifice” by Jager Henry. Never heard of them before until they opened for Jason Bonhams Led Zeppelin Evening the other night and they were amazing. The singer is John Bonham’s grandson.
I need “Big Riffs, Big House” on a shirt lol
4:14 what was the song he played?
I think it's something he wrote, I'm not sure if it's an actaul song or not.
@@Nawakaht_jj77 Okie
put the awards on TH-cam
gotta edit and everything, gonna be here soon
Last year it was posted the week after. Caleb still got edit it
Grim Reaper of all bands, whoa.
Weird. I recently remembered them. I was recalling how part of the slide music in the Spongebob movie game I played as a kid sounds similar to the TMNT 2003 intro, and then Rock you to Hell by Grim Reaper reminded me of that when I saw it on Beavis and Butt-head.
Honestly, I would watch 30 minutes of this :D
Nik playin like rent was due then thw day after had a date reservation at salt bae restaurant
That schecter sure is purty
You can tell that old school is "breathing" a lot more
Junt Junt Junt
I don't think your kids can handle the fourth junt.
Love that this was posted on my birthday
Edit: my birthday was 22 hours ago
Oozing big riff energy
Do more heavy metal videos. This was fun. Grim Reaper kicks ass.
Very cool 🤘 Cheers lads
I love all types of metal my favorite metal band is slipknot and Bloodywood
Bro Unholy Confessions was my firrst drop D song aswell!
"That's the most education that has ever been received on this channel"
Remember when Nik made that video about how to use and memorize all the modes? Back before he had to pose as a 'poser'.
lol! the employee isn’t going to tune it back up!
Fun metal things!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
It's so unusual to see Nik walking, anyways, great video
Real fun video.
A great Riff is timeless.....
This is supreme content right here 🤘🤘🔥🔥 you should definitely do more of these with more old school guys!
Lotta grays, Nikki. Lotta grays up there.
This was a fun metal thing 👍🏼
Every time I see that guy he just seems so cool !
Prob gonna be fire
this video was so good!
big riffs, big house
Could you imagine if pitch shifting existed during the 70's? Imagine where we'd be right now..