Metal for Life! 80's Style Metal Guitar Riffs with Metal Mike!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2015
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Back in the Eighties, during the heyday of metal, bands like Van Halen, Judas Priest and the Scorpions were releasing incredible, killer albums packed with amazing guitar playing.
Today, I feel that the majority of metal is more focused on rhythmic parts with less harmonic movement than what I think of as the approach representative of Eighties-style metal. It is from that perspective that I put together the three “classic” metal-style riffs featured in this month’s column.
During the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) days of the late Seventies and early Eighties, bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were forging blazing, melodic metal earmarked by powerful and memorable song riffs.
FIGURE 1 is indicative of Iron Maiden’s style: above the progression of three different pedal tones, shifting two- and three-note chord shapes create the melodic content that keeps this part interesting and moving forward. - บันเทิง
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this guy is more metal than the periodic table
that is great!....80's metal was friggin awesome!
lol
My parents are scientists so this is hilarious to me.
Bet he's got more gas, too.
@@666metalsucks666sure they are
No matter how much flak hair metal gets, it seriously is incredible music. To me they are the perfect mix of heaviness and melody. Many people seem to have forgotten that a guitar is a melody instrument not a drum or a bass.
They also seem to forget it's a mid-high rang instrument and then proceed to scoop all the mids out, boost the bass and it gets totally lost in the mix and generally sounds muddy and utterly shite :p
@Dimebag Darrel Couldn't agree more my friend
Preach it brotha!
Glam got me into other metal genres
Drums can be melodic too
As well
That’s the best sound of electric guitar i ever heard specially for 80s glam riffs.The correct amount of distortion and bass
Thanks for teaching me how to play 80's Metal riffs. I was doing it wrong the whole time, I was accidentally playing 90's Metal riffs! Silly me.
BassbaitGG haha
BassbaitGG hey dude do you know what equipment he used in this video?
A guitar and an amplifier.
@@zikkicharade looks like a Hughes and kettner amp not sure which one
those were the days...when guitar riffs ruled the world...the top albums...the top concerts, Priest, Scorpions, Ozzy, , Accept, Loudness, Saxon.....on and on. I need to get back into it...think of buying me a Jackson RR axe.
After 3 years did you buy it man? Lol
Yeah! My kind of metal! Nothing against the "new" metal, but this shit is what I grew up on, and it's my soundtrack to my youth. Priest, Maiden, and even the glam stuff like Crue. Metal Mike is killin' it!
Metal is metal. I don't care what genre or era it's from. I love it all.
Been playing a lil over a year and thanks to Mike I'm coming up with some killer riffs and having a good time
kickass riffs and tone. I grew up on 80s metal with Priest, Maiden, Accept, The Big 4... great time for music.
nice Fight shirt btw
I grew up with bands like Accept, Priest, and Iron Maiden and as much as I like today's metal the riffs of the 80's metal where way more melodic and creative than they are now, Now it's just a lot of drop D chugging with not much else. And every metal band of the 80's were easily distinguishable from each other.
love the first riff, trying to nail it
Thanks Metal Mike !
To me Dokken is the the best example of 80s metal, three perfect metal albums in row.
Agreed! Back for the Attack, Under Lock and Key, and Tooth and Nail are all killer! Breaking the Chains isn't near as good, but still alright.
This is fantastic, thank you for doing this!
I know this is an old video. But I’ve been chasing your tone for like 4 months now. Even digital plug-in can’t get me that sound. Fvckn amazing
Omg did anyone notice the Skyrim steel battle axes at the beginning
Ne0nWave IKR!
Excellent lesson. Queensryche also used that power choir with a diminished fifth in the middle, as well as the augmented fifth (take a standard fifth diad, move the fifth up a fret or scoot the root down a fret).
Wow, exactly what I was looking for! The OG 80s metal noises I used to listen to. Now I have the means to play this on my new toys and man do I have a blast? :D
This video is thick with yummy noises to chew on, thank you very much!
That is THE SOUND I want out of an electric guitar! Scooped sounds great for jamming alone at home or to tracks, but that *honk* and bite you've got going on is where it's at!!!
Metal Mike, you need to make an album. I would but that Ina heartbeat.
In a*
@@autizmo2963 How 'bout "but that"?
the metal today sucks balls the 80's metal and 70's metal are the freaking best
What kind of metal have you been listening to that sucks? You must only know mainstream 80s and 70s bands. There are many thrash bands playing with known bands like DRI and municiple waste in this era
The whole today's music sucks dude not just today's metal
+Xaris Toulouras I know man.
Don't cut yourself with that edge.
devy T I don't know what you mean.
I was just jamin' your first progression good job dude. Classic 80s metal. Jake E Lee
great tone and riffs,i love the metal sound 80,s,great man!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great stuff. Just had to mention Accept and how incredible Wolf Hoffman's riffs were (and still are!). Totally different type of music than what is commonly known as "metal," today. Thanks for the memories!
Haha I play Jackson/Marshall too tho your hk is on (got one of those too) Born in 81, married heavy metal in 87 when I first heard appetite for destruction/master of puppets. Still stuck in the glory days.
AWESOME RIFFS !!!!
The figure 2 is too Damn glam...dude you are gorgeous good job
good info I enjoy your lessons Mike
Sounds kick ass
Listen up Mike when i start to loose sense of direction in guitar playing i watch one of your presentions and that brings me right back into it. I can' play your stuff yet but man i sure would like to it's awesome. Don't suppose you have the tab for that do you PLEASE.
I saw Metal Mike live. Mike is metal! And he knows how to rock the crowd. Mike.....We need another album!!!!! How about a mix between Crucible and Painmuseum.
That strap is boss
definitely ordering this issue.
Brilliant Video 🤘🤘
People who say metal sucks today are just not looking for good metal. Its definitely out there. Especially thrash metal. There is some damn good thrash bands right now.
Dragonforce isn't thrash but it's really good and it's members can actually play good music
Havok is my go to new thrash band. those guys fuckin shred
+Bradford Stadsvold isn't dragonforce power metal or something
In terms of modern thrash, there is only one band u need to know: Evile
Kent Sands And Havok, Warbringer, Lich King, Condition Critcal....ect
The last riff sounded so awesome slowed down
dude that's just awesome long live heavy f**king metal!!
I love Metal Mike! and I love Classic Eighties-Style Metal Guitar because unlike today's Drop Tuning, Classic Eighties-Style Metal Guitar has the guitar in the midrange where it belongs!
Have you considered putting the metal for life series out as a book /dvd package?
Alot of this riffs sounds like my music but i like your added notes and variations. I like the Galloping Picking reminds me of IRON MAIDEN so much. Or most 80s Heavy Metal
So glad I grew up in the 80s
Hell yea! Riffs!! I miss those!! \m/
Damn you're good at what you do
Thank U metal mike
Sounds crazy!
Great Vibs !
nice lesson !
Metal Mike is Awesome
Thank you
METAL MIKE IS SO HEAVY HE TRAVELS IN A ARMORED VEHICLE
Metal Rules!
Awesome
Talking about the 80s, Metal Mike looks lead singer/bassist in Venom!!
The seven Strings of hell haha
@@Nissardpertugiu Brilliant 🤘
Second part of figure 1 sounds like bark at the moon
What pick are you using Metal Mike?
Love that awesome
OMG Mike what great sounding 80s Metal Amp is this please???????
HAIL METAL MIKE !!
Hey ! How to achieve this kind of sound ? Is it possible without an eq and post fx ?
1:35 Bark at the Moon
Anyone have links to the figures ? actually looking for all MM's pages for all the GW stuff. I dont have all the guitar worlds any more.
Fuck, that's a sweet RR.
its a King V
Julian Watraks
King V's have symmetric horns, RR's have the top one a bit bigger, sort of like a shark fin.
Yeah right and his has symetric "spikes"
Julian Watraks
Skip to about 6:45 onwards when the camera zooms out and you can see his axe. The top horn is quite clearly larger.
Julian Watraks
Also, I'm not Jackson specialist but I don't believe that make King V's with RR style control plates/pick guards. See the black piece of metal on the lower horn?
Cool
Just wow....not hard to play, but extremely tasty. Thx !
I'm 46 so I sorta play like this naturally, it'd be fun if players wove this into the modern rhythmic style as a sort of hybrid .. sorta Djent meets Randy Rhodes ... maybe with some 7 string action!
jabberwocky1969 iv heard a few riffs like this from from trivium check em out :P
the self called glamcore band santa cruz mixes kinda djenty stuff with good old glam
were did you get the cap for the tip of the rhoads. i need one for mine.
I know you dude. You’re mellow Mike!
what gear / distortion are you using? amazing sound & great skills!!!!
Is that a Fight T shirt he is wearing I cant tell for sure?
Are there tabs for these riffs? I have a good idea of how to play them but I know my playing doesn’t sound on par.
Can anyone please help me with riff 2? I genuinely cannot find out what chords he is playing...
What amp are you running? The H&K?
You Metal Genius Nerd. METAL is hard rock evolved. lol
...ok let me go pull out the axe
Oh yeah
And might i, good sir, commend your wondrous guitar tone, it is perfect in every way, and would have the most killer tone ever if you would kindly put in some delay, at about 350 milliseconds lol, MAGIC.
Hi Mike way gear are playing through. I have a 5150111 amp.but no effects or any thing. What can you suggest I can use to get the same kinda tone as you.
For 80's metal tone, the BOSS Metal Zone was pretty standard. With a Peavey 5150, you're right in the Bull's eye
What hughes&kettner amp do you use?
Metal Mike!!!!
what jackson rr model is that?
"Hai,...... I'm Metal Mike ......and *WOLCOME*............."
What gauge strings are you using Metal Mike?
where can I get tabs ffor it? please help
78mks
To get more metal than Mike, one would have to put melt down Chuck Norris and drink him...
So Basically that's Really hard... Providing you can really Melt Chuck Norris...
Fk yea metal Mike 🤘🍻! Killer chops!
Really cool sounding but I'm so bad at guitar I'm not even going to try and learn any of it.
I like the chains in the strap, looks really nice, but I think my hair would get in it more than I would like. Would hate to be performing and get stuck in the strap chains.
Metal Mike should be stepping in for Glenn Tipton!
sounds like midnight darkness in firgure 2
Whats d name of first figure?
That dude got tone, gee...
I was born in the 80s, so I didn't get into 80s metal until after year 2000. I can tell you that modern metal is shit compared to 80s metal.
One question why does using a pick sound different to using my finger nail. The tone changes to a deep tone with a pick not sure why.
Not sure how to explain that but I'd recommend dropping the finger habit unless trying to play flamenco. Anyway skinny more bendable picks are more for strumming chords whereas thicker ones that don't bend are better for more technical things.
is this in drop d?
I think the reason songs & bands were so good then was due mostly to all the money & popularity that a decent band could get if they recorded at least 1 good song & all the competition forced them to record good & catchy music. I don't think the lyrics really mattered as much.
anyone know how to get this tone?
mess with ur amp till it sounds like it.
I want to learn to play bass like gelid you from Korn
_Pretty heavy_
Thats great!! And Im not even a fan of metal
Love that tone can't figure it out
good tube amp with high gain channel required, low wattage (like 15-22W) makes it easier to get to the sweet spot without killing your ears...also, avoid guitars with floyd rose tone killers on them.
Violet Deliriums yeah and use good pickups!
I think Duncan distortion is awsome for that kind of metal. Never been fond of active for old School heavy. I use the blackouts mick thomson, if i take the gain down a bit, then i can get a killer heavy metal sound from the laney lionheart we use in the rehearsalroom
Alfons Pettersson I have Duncan SH-1s on one of my guitars. They are nice.
Violet Deliriums nice! They have to low output for me to use Daily but they are really nice!
Best about the emty is that they push the sound so hard without tons of gain! I would never use them if i played old School everyday, but for industrial, swedish death and stuff like that, they sound killer!
Alfons Pettersson I don't specialize in metal, but I draw from it. :)
the first riff sounds like an Accept riff