I seriously think that Avatar is one of the most unterrated bands, not just from a songwriting/conceptual perspective, but also their pure musicial talent. A lot of their riffs are reeeaaally difficult and when they're playing live, they'll always add some small details to it like little harmonics, hammer-ons/pull-ofs and all that stuff, to make it even more interesting: For example that little notes that Tim plays around 1:16 aren't included in the studio version, they are just improvised. And unlike some other bands, who just shred and alternate pick with heavy distortion, they also have beautiful clean guitar parts, that really show their talent. And obviously Johannes has an incredibly powerful and versatile voice. His voice range is great and I don't know many vocalists who are that good at both clean voice and shouts/growling.
Tim has said on many occasions that some of the music Jonas comes up with takes a tremendous amount of practice due to technique. Two incredible artists
Zero Gray, You can't expect to go pick up a guitar and start playing. It takes hours per day. Every day of hard work. I have been playing electric and acoustic 5 years now and still can't get that F chord. That's why they call if the F. chord. It's to Fricking hard to play. Just keep practicing dude. My fingers had blisters on the top and hurt all the time too. After that, they will calloused. Just be patient and don't give up. Butterfly9
I've been playing guitar since I was 4. I'm 19 now, but it does take a lot of time to play stuff like this! But when you do, you feel so good about yourself!
anyone judging based on their clothing is completely missing the musicianship and what this band is about. plus, avatar is a live act through and through. if you have questions, there's Google and live clips...do some research.
Sherman Smith, You are so correct on this statement you made. People are so damn quick to judge others by what they look like. The heart inside them, the twinkle in the eyes etc. If these people have negative remarks let them go somewhere else and judge.
My son just turned me onto Avatar,and the fuckin rock out,Then again I also like bands like Amon Amarth,Dimmu Borgir.So yet another Scandinavian band kicking ass and taking names is no big surprise,
Sherman Smith I would assume they are GOOD even just based on looks. Bands that have developed a distinct image like this usually are bands that really have their shit together. 👌🏻 These guys are great for many reasons. They have the full package!
BIG respect and love for the players and the playing. Avatar is great - excellent composition and musicianship. Whoever edited this video should be fired. There is NO place in a great video like this for close up face shots unless they are shooting lasers out of their eyes.
All you need is the wide shot. People who look up these videos want to see both of them playing, at all times. if they care about a specific part of the song played by a specific guitarist, they will simply look at that guitarist during that part. Don't cut away from the lead during an impressive part of the song (1:52 and 2:05 are early examples) The cut aways to their faces for expressions or one of their hands performing crazy inhuman movements is nice and all but it's unnecessary. Sorry, but it happens so often and so quickly into the video that I was baffled by it. TLDR; All you need is the wide shot...
Oh my gosh that head nod at the end was sooooooo sweet. Really said to me just how much time they’ve spent building their art together. Warmed my heart.
Late answer bit I think who ever made this costume made a mistake. It looks like a Swedish folk inspired costume from around late 1700s to early 1800s. The knee tassels are supposed to be attached to the suspenders holding the socks in place. On the costumes in the video, they are instead sewn to the pants. On the lower part of the pants should instead be a strap with a buckle.
the point of the clothes is to look like classical musicians since that was heavy on classical style themes. can clearly here Chopin, Mozart, Bach and Paganini influences. killer track, never hears of these guys before but dig the songs.
It's actually classical Swedish folk clothing, which may indeed be a throwback to classical musicians in a way. These guys are exceptionally talented musicians.
You are an inspiration guys. When I play Tsar bomb, hail the apocalypse and Regret/house of eternal hunt with your videos , i feel like im jamming with you both. Its amazing, thank you !! Your harmonic are painful to get it right tho... xD
Tim & Jonas, you make those strings burn. Let It Burn. I 've listened to many bands before and you two are smoking hot. First cd, the first song I ever heard and caught me was, "The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country." The second song that sealed the deal to go out and buy them is "Hail The Apocalypse." Keep up the great work men and I will keep on buying. I love you all. Be safe out on the road. Love You Much, Butterfly9
I saw Avatar live at the Blue Ridge rock festival 2021, alot of new bands use the same formula when writing, and the same tuning, Avatar stood out the most to me because they don't sound like anyone else, they are great musicians, killer hooks in their songs, they stole the show for me, totally want to see them again.
Love these two guys - love these two songs - love AVATAR!!! I love hearing everyone sing so clearly on this album, too. (HOW can there even be thumbs down? Tasteless dicks... ha ha)
If you’re more of a beginner looking for an avatar song to learn. For the swarm has a relatively easy riff. It gets drilled into your head and it was the first avatar song I learnt.
This is a master piece of heavy metal. I never get tired of hearing it. There is nothing more epic to listen for motivate yourself for to try to play it.
They’re both great players and the song is awesome, but these GW playthrough videos drive me NUTS because they still have the original guitar tracks under what the artists are playing in the videos! Why not just have the song with all guitar parts muted in order to be a truly live playthrough? This one and the Fatal Illusion playthrough with Dave Mustaine and Kiko are the “worst” examples.
if it's in B standard, why couldn't they play 7 string guitars? are extended range guitars illegal in Sweden? probably not because Ola Englund and Meshuggah use them, so why?
A 7-string and a 6-string in B-standard aren't the same. I mean, they are, but only for the 3 lower strings. then on the 6-string comes the G-string, and there is your Half-tone difference. On a 7-string the jump will be one string hier
vakvanya1 exactly, people don’t understand this. If you tuned a 6 string like a 7 string and removed the high e, your scales would be different. Besides, not everyone has hands big enough to comfortably manage a 7 string
So less views WHY? Sadly, Good rock/heavy metal music like this is dying everyday, The sweep picking starting at 04:51 was phenomenal , People want to listen to other shit and want to see naked bitches in a rap song...
I agree, hugely underated and incredibly talented people. I would think that anyone trying to play their stuff would have instant respect and appreciation. My favorite new band in along time. Many Thanks to you guys and much respect. Peace
I love these guys, such a great overall sound and tone, and they can freakin' play. Lots of head-banging riffs, but lots of cool, prog metal type signatures, licks and solos. But they really know how to reel us in with those catchy hooks before shredding our faces off with relentless ferocity! Love this!
I cat stand people saying that lead, or that rhythm guitarist...... They both play lead. They both pound it out. Only difference is Tim's more blues oriented and dred dude is pure neo/technical,
i wish one day i could use one 7 strings guitar and play like them. i actually really like this band, but the people don't understand the power of this band. here in Brazil, we don't have the same conditions to buy 7 strings guitars or even a guitar, but i keep wishing lol. this guys are cool, and i appreciate that.
I kept passing over this and a huge fan of Tim and Jonas doing playthroughs. Man what a mistake all those times were. So fun to see them play together.
I seriously think that Avatar is one of the most unterrated bands, not just from a songwriting/conceptual perspective, but also their pure musicial talent. A lot of their riffs are reeeaaally difficult and when they're playing live, they'll always add some small details to it like little harmonics, hammer-ons/pull-ofs and all that stuff, to make it even more interesting: For example that little notes that Tim plays around 1:16 aren't included in the studio version, they are just improvised. And unlike some other bands, who just shred and alternate pick with heavy distortion, they also have beautiful clean guitar parts, that really show their talent.
And obviously Johannes has an incredibly powerful and versatile voice. His voice range is great and I don't know many vocalists who are that good at both clean voice and shouts/growling.
Their the best... that is all :)
You're totally right!
They're certainly good at it but they are far from being the only ones to do that
You are so very right. Can NOT get enough of this band.
Totally agree!
These, my friends, are two guitar masters, and you can't deny it.
Thank you
Thess guys don't have one bad song on any of their albums. I fucking love these guys man.
I always rewatch this video and can’t unsee Jonas holding his laugh when Tim misses the song start
It honestly looks like it's the first time Jonas saw Tim make a mistake haha
@@fuddyruckers3 exactly hahaha
Haha. I like Tim's reaction even more. 😊 He's in shame
Who the fuck cares about thair clothes? Great music and playing!
Hands down the best guitar duo alive today.
I dig mark mortan an Willie from Lamb of God too. But your spot on these guys are phenomenal.
Listening to them since 2013. One of the best bands for sure! Hail Avatar!
HAIL THE APOCALYPSE
Pranav Dhokre I have been listeneing to them since 2014 (I was ten)
Tim has said on many occasions that some of the music Jonas comes up with takes a tremendous amount of practice due to technique. Two incredible artists
This just makes me sad that I'm not good at guitar
Zero Gray, You can't expect to go pick up a guitar and start playing. It takes hours per day. Every day of hard work. I have been playing electric and acoustic 5 years now and still can't get that F chord. That's why they call if the F. chord. It's to Fricking hard to play. Just keep practicing dude. My fingers had blisters on the top and hurt all the time too. After that, they will calloused. Just be patient and don't give up.
Butterfly9
I've been playing guitar since I was 4. I'm 19 now, but it does take a lot of time to play stuff like this! But when you do, you feel so good about yourself!
No one starts out amazing! Just Keep at it 🤘🏻
Here we are, 3 years later. How have you spent the time? Practicing? Any better?
Then do something about it.
I knew Tim was awesome at solos but fuck he really went for it, awesome work Tim 💖
The best live band you'll ever see PERIOD! This should have millions of views, not thousands!
anyone judging based on their clothing is completely missing the musicianship and what this band is about. plus, avatar is a live act through and through. if you have questions, there's Google and live clips...do some research.
Sherman Smith, You are so correct on this statement you made. People are so damn quick to judge others by what they look like. The heart inside them, the twinkle in the eyes etc. If these people have negative remarks let them go somewhere else and judge.
My son just turned me onto Avatar,and the fuckin rock out,Then again I also like bands like Amon Amarth,Dimmu Borgir.So yet another Scandinavian band kicking ass and taking names is no big surprise,
Funny thing is I liked them first cause the looks lol
Sherman Smith I would assume they are GOOD even just based on looks. Bands that have developed a distinct image like this usually are bands that really have their shit together. 👌🏻 These guys are great for many reasons. They have the full package!
jacob fleming Same
BIG respect and love for the players and the playing. Avatar is great - excellent composition and musicianship.
Whoever edited this video should be fired. There is NO place in a great video like this for close up face shots unless they are shooting lasers out of their eyes.
this. also, I was trying to tab this for personal use and it's so hard to do so when the shots keep flicking between guitars in the middle of phrases
All you need is the wide shot. People who look up these videos want to see both of them playing, at all times. if they care about a specific part of the song played by a specific guitarist, they will simply look at that guitarist during that part. Don't cut away from the lead during an impressive part of the song (1:52 and 2:05 are early examples) The cut aways to their faces for expressions or one of their hands performing crazy inhuman movements is nice and all but it's unnecessary. Sorry, but it happens so often and so quickly into the video that I was baffled by it.
TLDR; All you need is the wide shot...
Respect to our king
So awesome to see avatar on here :) recognizing this band is a must for such amazing musicians
Oh my gosh that head nod at the end was sooooooo sweet.
Really said to me just how much time they’ve spent building their art together.
Warmed my heart.
finally!! happy this band is getting some exposure and recognition.
Who cares what they're wearing? This is great.
these dudes are even better live. they play this little concert venue for like 10 bucks. seen them 10 times.
Whaaat i always thought the bobble (?) would be attached to the socks and not the pants :o
MY LIFE IS A LIE!!!!1!!1!!!!1!!
Pom Poms more like
And yes I too am just now discovering this
Late answer bit I think who ever made this costume made a mistake. It looks like a Swedish folk inspired costume from around late 1700s to early 1800s. The knee tassels are supposed to be attached to the suspenders holding the socks in place. On the costumes in the video, they are instead sewn to the pants. On the lower part of the pants should instead be a strap with a buckle.
🤣🤣🤣
Damn. They’re so in sync they never miss a note or beat. Yet they are on real level of feel and shred
Every day i come here to watch Tim and Jonas play ;)
I don't think people could ever appreciate this enough. fucking stupendous!
4:52 - 5:09 SHOOKED
That´s why I love this band, they can play from the softest to the heaviest stuff in one song.
Love their style, love their clothes. One of the best band now.
Fleshgod Apocalypse are dressed like a Baroque composer but they are awesome too.
One of the best guitar duo's on the planet at the moment, ridiculously technical difficulty and a style you do not hear from very many players.
dude on rhythm is sick too. lead rad.
I take one
Last look at the emerald towers
The end has come
Please hunt with me
One last time
The emerald towers are swallowed by the sun
See thumbnail - Avatar regret house of eternal hunt...
First thought - why? This song is good.
the point of the clothes is to look like classical musicians since that was heavy on classical style themes. can clearly here Chopin, Mozart, Bach and Paganini influences. killer track, never hears of these guys before but dig the songs.
+Markus Lundgren ....
+Markus Lundgren Hörre du du!
It's actually classical Swedish folk clothing, which may indeed be a throwback to classical musicians in a way. These guys are exceptionally talented musicians.
Pingsteal so true
i thought they were supposed to be a marching band lol
Tetris meets Transylvania meets metal.
This song is original af, sick track Avatar! Can't wait till Chain Reaction😈
7:02 that confirming nodd that they nailed it \M/ so damn awesome
I like these guys more all the time.
it's like drops of honey for your ears!!!!
There both some bad dudes
what do you mean
+I Am Your Mother there good
Where?
right in the video
you mean they're
well now,,that was good. tight as fck.
I love the vocals too, amazing cleans, that you hardly ever hear nowadays, plus badass screams as well, i want so bad to see them live!
Fuck i'm waiting for this shit for so long, avatar is awesome.
You are an inspiration guys. When I play Tsar bomb, hail the apocalypse and Regret/house of eternal hunt with your videos , i feel like im jamming with you both. Its amazing, thank you !! Your harmonic are painful to get it right tho... xD
Tim & Jonas, you make those strings burn. Let It Burn. I 've listened to many bands before and you two are smoking hot. First cd, the first song I ever heard and caught me was,
"The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country." The second song that sealed the deal to go out and buy them is "Hail The Apocalypse." Keep up the great work men and I will keep on buying. I love you all. Be safe out on the road. Love You Much,
Butterfly9
Tim is so talented, let alone the whole band!! And Tim and Kungen both have cool mustaches...what more do you want?
Soothing the demons in my head helps my migraines go away.
Fuck. Yeah.
Avatar, here, just YES. Congrats :D
The lead guitarist is pretty awesome
One of the best metal bands you will ever see live simply amazing if they are on tour near you dont miss it!
Tim and The King slaying it!
I saw Avatar live at the Blue Ridge rock festival 2021, alot of new bands use the same formula when writing, and the same tuning, Avatar stood out the most to me because they don't sound like anyone else, they are great musicians, killer hooks in their songs, they stole the show for me, totally want to see them again.
still interesting than whitechapel playthrough
I love this two Masters ...since day one .HAIL AVATAR
Corey taylor said they're one of his favorites as well
Love how they switch between being lead and rythmic so fluently
The most underrated band ever, they're absolutely amazing
The Order 1886 grabs guitars after throwing their guns
-_-
This is very Swedish folk inspired I believe. The costumes also look a lot like Swedish folk costumes.
holy fuck!!!! I love it!!!
You two are so fucking good together...I could listen to this on repeat for hours and not get tired of it. Just so much awesome to behold!! \m/
Avatar finally getting more recognition. This was great too
4:52-5:35 genius
Glory to our King!
Love these two guys - love these two songs - love AVATAR!!! I love hearing everyone sing so clearly on this album, too. (HOW can there even be thumbs down? Tasteless dicks... ha ha)
Also awesome to be able to see Jonas and Tim play at the same time! Hard to watch both sides of a stage at one time!
As if I didn't love this band enough already! 🙌🏼
If you’re more of a beginner looking for an avatar song to learn. For the swarm has a relatively easy riff. It gets drilled into your head and it was the first avatar song I learnt.
Fucking awesome
Theses guys are like A7X meets Dragonforce meets SOAD. Fucking awesome!
Need more of this
If you see this.....Did you do this with your Kempers or something temporary???
Megadeth is like....daaamn
I seriously could watch these 2 play for hours, such and underrated band
This is a master piece of heavy metal. I never get tired of hearing it. There is nothing more epic to listen for motivate yourself for to try to play it.
House of Enternal Hunt 2:23
Sweet thanks
Tim..Dime would be proud of the squeals/pinch harmonics 🤘
You can tell Tim is pissed a little bit about a slight few mistakes. I LOVE that he has balls like that to jam. Never stop.
The flourish added to 3:11 , they took perfect and improved it
Amazing.. love this song.
Incredible musical talent
They’re both great players and the song is awesome, but these GW playthrough videos drive me NUTS because they still have the original guitar tracks under what the artists are playing in the videos! Why not just have the song with all guitar parts muted in order to be a truly live playthrough? This one and the Fatal Illusion playthrough with Dave Mustaine and Kiko are the “worst” examples.
Also. Did my man miss that squeal right there at the end? Hehehhhhhh
THEY ARE ONLY HUMAN. I knew it...
I wasn’t so sure at first.
Best live band out there.
Remember, this is the START of the album
if it's in B standard, why couldn't they play 7 string guitars? are extended range guitars illegal in Sweden? probably not because Ola Englund and Meshuggah use them, so why?
maybe they just preferred the feel of a 6 string
A 7-string and a 6-string in B-standard aren't the same. I mean, they are, but only for the 3 lower strings. then on the 6-string comes the G-string, and there is your Half-tone difference. On a 7-string the jump will be one string hier
vakvanya1 exactly, people don’t understand this. If you tuned a 6 string like a 7 string and removed the high e, your scales would be different. Besides, not everyone has hands big enough to comfortably manage a 7 string
So less views WHY? Sadly, Good rock/heavy metal music like this is dying everyday, The sweep picking starting at 04:51 was phenomenal , People want to listen to other shit and want to see naked bitches in a rap song...
sounds Avenged Sevenfold meets power metal at times but you can still tell it is Avatar. This is awesome
son unas maquinas excelente
I agree, hugely underated and incredibly talented people. I would think that anyone trying to play their stuff would have instant respect and appreciation. My favorite new band in along time. Many Thanks to you guys and much respect. Peace
I love these guys, such a great overall sound and tone, and they can freakin' play. Lots of head-banging riffs, but lots of cool, prog metal type signatures, licks and solos. But they really know how to reel us in with those catchy hooks before shredding our faces off with relentless ferocity! Love this!
Странно что так мало просмотров,а ведь они чертовски талантливы, мастерство игры просто зашкаливает.
I cat stand people saying that lead, or that rhythm guitarist...... They both play lead. They both pound it out. Only difference is Tim's more blues oriented and dred dude is pure neo/technical,
Na minha opinião !! Essa versão ficou melhor que a de estúdio kkkk Cadê os Br ? ❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷
Ae carai
(Eu tô pela conta da minha mãe;-; meu celular quebrou;-;)
I see squaling guitar like dimebag darrell (rip) from pantea... Love it ! Still the best... Dood job avatar !
One of my favorite play throughs, these guys fucking slay! Only imperfection is Tim’s guitar is too quiet.
Real life toki and slwisgar
i wish one day i could use one 7 strings guitar and play like them. i actually really like this band, but the people don't understand the power of this band. here in Brazil, we don't have the same conditions to buy 7 strings guitars or even a guitar, but i keep wishing lol. this guys are cool, and i appreciate that.
They are just sitting there so calmly jamming the fuck out! haha
The riffs this duo made.....damn damn damn!!!
Love this, is a very complete song: amazing riffage, beautiful cleans and stunning solos with harmonies!
Awesome playthrough but NEEDS MORE GAIN
🤯still blows my mind .!! These guys are the most melodic guitar players today!!
I kept passing over this and a huge fan of Tim and Jonas doing playthroughs. Man what a mistake all those times were. So fun to see them play together.