Clean tones in metal and heavy music is a fine blend when done right. The unique contrast between distortion and clean makes for some chaotic yet beautiful
@@MCHiphopotamus The clean tone is 3 layers a clean acoustic, a glean chorasy electric, and a piano. But I'll agree that it isn't the best clean tone because of how the mix is done.
Metallica genuinely have some of the best clean passages in metal. Battery, Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), the middle of Master of Puppets...
Incredible musicianship as always. You never fail to provide us with absolutely incredible content. You've been one of the driving forces that has prompted me to get back into playing my guitar regularly. Thanks again mate
That intro for The Count of Tuscany sounded glorious! The tone is amazing. If I'm honest, I've never heard the full song, like thinking the intro is so epic that being such a long song it probably couldn't get better than that. I might be wrong, though! Should I give the full song a chance? 😅
@@BradleyHallGuitar i better get to it then! Oh, and I forgot to mention how your playing translates to acoustic so excellently! I hope we get to see more of your tasty riffage on acoustic 😎
Song is real rollercoaster, after great intro goes in generic prog, but then lifts itself toward the end, there is beautiful clean wah instrumental, that goes again in acoustic guitar, and then powerful outro.
This may seem like I'm overly praising Metallica but one of my favorites is the intro to battery So ominous yet so epic at the same time And when it kicks into the absolutely monster that is the main riff to that song, it's like an adrenaline injection straight into the veins!
It's pretty hard to overpraise Metallica. They are at worst a top 3 metal band of all time, and I'd argue they deserve the number one spot. And yes, I love that it's the opening song on the album, too. Reminds me of how the acoustic intro to "Fight Fire with Fire" opens the previous album, but they build on it and have an even better one to open Master of Puppets (the album).
Great selection of acoustic intros. I'd throw in there Queensryche - revolution calling and Annihilator - Crystal Ann (even if the latter can be considered an acoustic song on its own really)
wouldn't say it's underrated, imo it's overrated, A nightmare to remember on the same album is better honestly, not to say count of tuscany is bad obviously.
"Pendulous Skin" and "Hearts Alive" by Mastodon both have great acoustic/clean intros, my personal favourites :) I definitely recommend to check out if someone doesn't know these
One of my absolutely favorite ones would be The Sparrow by Mastodon, Born In Winter by Gojira, Voice Of The Soul by Death, Locust by Machine Head, My Curse by Killswitch Engage, Sextape by Deftones
While Chop Suey is definitely one of (if not) the definitive clean SOAD riff some other ones I'd have included would be Aerials (my personal favourite), Soldier Side and Lost In Hollywood, and for some other bands I'd also throw in X Japan's Art of Life. A 30-minute-exactly epic with one of the coolest acoustic intros I've ever heard
Anyone else immediately and hoarsely screech ‘reverannnnnnnd!’ When cemetery gates started up? No? Just me? K…. I’ll get me coat. Awesome vid Bradders!
Metallica have many great clean/ acoustic intros ( my favourite is to live is to die) . Another great clean intro is " this is the end " by Machine Head
I honestly don't care and this is purely a joke, but... Bradley you messed up One. I do that all the time though so I can't talk. I mistake the AF#AD for the GF#GD all the time so I'm just joking. Did anyone else notice or am I that much of a loser lmao
Skid row-18 and life Skid row-wasted time Skid row-quicksand Jesus Metallica-fight fire with fire Dream theater-hollow years Dream theater-another day Dream theater-finally free Annihilator-sounds good to me Alter bridge-blackbird Alter bridge-cry of Achilles Rings of saturn-inadequate
Kudos for Opeth. There could've been some In Flames in there, like Moonshield, Gyroscope or Square Nothing! That last one is one of my favourites as of late.
Sick video, guitar looks super neat too. Super happy to see The Ninja on here, Cacophony is one of my teenage favs. Septuagint by Obscura is probably my fav acoustic intro in metal
Bathory sure has some of the best! Blood and Iron, Under the Runes, Songs to Hall up High, Blood Fire Death, Ring of gold.... :D Great choice for maiden would have been the clansman
That was a great list I think two I might have added was diadems by Megadeth and armed and dangerous by anthrax. But overall I liked the list a lot of good tunes on there a lot of s*** I grew up on there too
I didnt know Most of These tunes, so thanks. Another Intro that comes to mind, would be Machine Head's "Descend the Shades of Night" and also "A Farewell to Arms". But your selection was already glorious
@Bradley Hall I just now discovered your channel......all these acoustic pieces are great. Individual notes, strummed chords, arpeggios. All really nice pieces. Anybody picking up a guitar for the first time should be able to learn each of these pieces within days. But that last piece from Cacophony! It's a fuckin' monster. Takes MAD skills to duplicate it as you have. *Liked *Commented *Subscribed
It's nice to see cacophony represented. I don't hear much about them despite Marty Friedman's success unless it's something I'm specifically looking for.
I'd like to nominate Annihilator - Crystal Ann/Alison Hell. Absolutely incredible acoustic playing, and Jeff Waters is an unbelievably unique guitar player.
Clean tones in metal and heavy music is a fine blend when done right. The unique contrast between distortion and clean makes for some chaotic yet beautiful
Great example is Cemetery Gates, and Arials.
basically opeth
@@harrisontownsend910 I love Cemetery Gates but I find the clean tone to be terrible.
@@MCHiphopotamus The clean tone is 3 layers a clean acoustic, a glean chorasy electric, and a piano. But I'll agree that it isn't the best clean tone because of how the mix is done.
Death Magnetic has a lot of those
Metallica genuinely have some of the best clean passages in metal. Battery, Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), the middle of Master of Puppets...
Intro / middle part of To Live is To Die as well.
@@beng1137 yeeessss, that bit is so fucking good
Fight Fire with Fire
and justice for all intro is great too
@@rk_18 ending is near
Incredible musicianship as always. You never fail to provide us with absolutely incredible content. You've been one of the driving forces that has prompted me to get back into playing my guitar regularly. Thanks again mate
The Buried Alive intro is one of my favorite peices of music.
VENOM!
It's actually not acoustic though. It's just a clean tone. Love buried alive
@Dustiniscool43 the description is clean/acoustic.... I almost did the same thing!
@Dustiniscool43 oh and I think the nature of the video stipulated that he focus on that guitar only... 😅
Man I feel like there could be so many Opeth intros here but The Moor was a solid choice!
Finally, Bradley showing some love for Bathlord (Bathory)
RATLORD
Quorthon is a god
Ratlord!
Seeing Bathory in a video is always a welcome surprise. Quorthon what an underrated genius
That intro for The Count of Tuscany sounded glorious! The tone is amazing.
If I'm honest, I've never heard the full song, like thinking the intro is so epic that being such a long song it probably couldn't get better than that. I might be wrong, though! Should I give the full song a chance? 😅
@@BradleyHallGuitar i better get to it then!
Oh, and I forgot to mention how your playing translates to acoustic so excellently! I hope we get to see more of your tasty riffage on acoustic 😎
Song is real rollercoaster, after great intro goes in generic prog, but then lifts itself toward the end, there is beautiful clean wah instrumental, that goes again in acoustic guitar, and then powerful outro.
@@generalissimustg810 wah instrumental?
Only worth it for the ending really
One of my favorite DT songs! You should definitely check out the whole thing!
This may seem like I'm overly praising Metallica but one of my favorites is the intro to battery
So ominous yet so epic at the same time
And when it kicks into the absolutely monster that is the main riff to that song, it's like an adrenaline injection straight into the veins!
It's pretty hard to overpraise Metallica. They are at worst a top 3 metal band of all time, and I'd argue they deserve the number one spot. And yes, I love that it's the opening song on the album, too. Reminds me of how the acoustic intro to "Fight Fire with Fire" opens the previous album, but they build on it and have an even better one to open Master of Puppets (the album).
Battery is my fav for metallica acoustic
Yes I love that intro as well. I honestly expected to see it in there.
@@chambeet metallica is at worst in the top 10 for greatest bands of all time, maybe even top 3
Fight Fire With Fire.
I've always loved when metal songs have an acoustic intro. You playing Buried Alive just send a huge kick of nostalgia
Me: how many synths do you want?
Brod: YES
Great selection of acoustic intros. I'd throw in there Queensryche - revolution calling and Annihilator - Crystal Ann (even if the latter can be considered an acoustic song on its own really)
Absolutely
Feel free to spray me with pepper and throw me to the goats, but I think you played the "one" intro wrong.
This was actually so damn relaxing, I love it! Excellent content as always 🖤
I honestly always loved the acoustic end to perennial quest by death
It's beautiful
🤘🏼rip chuck
When metal Is accoustic, it's so fucking emotional. I'm crying
i’m so glad that Count of tuscany made it here. Definitley DT underrrated song, and actually one of the best of DT whole repertuar
This list would have been incomplete without it. (repertoire)
wouldn't say it's underrated, imo it's overrated, A nightmare to remember on the same album is better honestly, not to say count of tuscany is bad obviously.
"Pendulous Skin" and "Hearts Alive" by Mastodon both have great acoustic/clean intros, my personal favourites :) I definitely recommend to check out if someone doesn't know these
Awesome vid, and would absolutely love another one for intro solos! For that vid, The Count of Tuscany solo could just pick up right where you left it
Tallica's Battery/Fight Fire with Fire have clean intros that work well
One of my absolutely favorite ones would be The Sparrow by Mastodon, Born In Winter by Gojira, Voice Of The Soul by Death, Locust by Machine Head, My Curse by Killswitch Engage, Sextape by Deftones
While Chop Suey is definitely one of (if not) the definitive clean SOAD riff some other ones I'd have included would be Aerials (my personal favourite), Soldier Side and Lost In Hollywood, and for some other bands I'd also throw in X Japan's Art of Life. A 30-minute-exactly epic with one of the coolest acoustic intros I've ever heard
@@BradleyHallGuitar Makes sense, that's also a good one as well as Question!
I don't know if you can call it a riff but that clean section in the middle of Science is just amazing
Ego Brain as well
Maybe you would also enjoy spiders by SOAD. It has incredible acoustic parts
@@alexgag1117 There are some good clean parts during the verses but I don’t think there’s any acoustic in that song
And death in my arms- All that remains is pretty awesome as well.
DT - Count of tuscany and Opeth - The Moor are my favorites in this list. Very good picks.
Maybe this because of a huge metalcore fan myself but I think the intro of my curse - killswitch engage is the greatest. 🥀
Surprised to not see Blood Red Skies and Forbidden City here. Everything included was great though.
Anyone else immediately and hoarsely screech ‘reverannnnnnnd!’ When cemetery gates started up? No? Just me? K….
I’ll get me coat.
Awesome vid Bradders!
Descent of the Asheran by DVNE, Undying Spear by Ulthar and Sleep Of Restless Hours by Disillusion have great acoustic intros
I would have to say that Cemetery Gates is my favorite one of them all. It just has such a unique feeling, and listening to it in 8D is just magical.
Metallica have many great clean/ acoustic intros ( my favourite is to live is to die) . Another great clean intro is " this is the end " by Machine Head
Awesome as always dude!
Lovely and relaxing, thank you for this beautiful work. I like how Megadeth make their intros, and also love One and Cemetary Gates
Glad to see Diary Of A Madman on here. Great video, man 🤘
Good Mourning / Black Friday is very underrated too
White Lion called they said ''when the children cry'' was missing.
You can't imagine how much I appreciate you including The count of Tuskany
Great picks but I think Marty Friedmans Forbidden City would deserve to be on here.
I honestly don't care and this is purely a joke, but... Bradley you messed up One. I do that all the time though so I can't talk. I mistake the AF#AD for the GF#GD all the time so I'm just joking. Did anyone else notice or am I that much of a loser lmao
Noice. Can you do greatest clean interludes of all time?
I thinking to myself some Opeth would be brilliant in here.. wasnt disappointed when the moor turned up. Nice one!
Off topic but you absolutely own the guitar!!! Love your channel.
I mean it would be unlikely he’d be leasing it or anything lol
Could have listed half of Opeth's discography but The Moor is a beautiful song indeed.
Bathory's A fine day to die is Truly mesmeric.
i kinda hoped alter bridge’s blackbird would be on this
I would have included "Moonshield" by In Flames. Glad to see "The Count of Tuscany" get some recognition though.
The Moor, great deep cut, awesome pick. Then to top it off with the Ninja, be careful you're gonna start keying the normies onto the good stuff.
Awigh’ mate! Great compilation! I was waiting for One and you didn’t disappoint. I’d tentative suggest Heart Like the Grave too.
the intro of count of tuscany is for sure the music you hear when you die and go to heaven
Oi mate, that hoodie looks great on you! :D
Bathory intro has always been awesome! 🤘🤘
Mr. Hall just bought one of those fancy acoustics, looks sick.
Was hoping for Beyond the Realms of Death but great list!
I feel like Battery deserved a spot, I know its not the most impressive riff but its a hell of an intro
King's X had a song years back called The Difference. It was off the Gretchen Goes to Nebraska album. I always found it really appealing....
Good song choices, would have liked to see return to serenity by testament in here. One of my favorite clean intros
Awesome video! Would love to see more in this format, whether it be more clean songs, or extremely heavy riffs! Awesome mate 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
So what I have learned today is having synthesizers in the background can even make Mary had little lamb sound epic.
fates warning - the guardian
"one" is one of my favorite
Skid row-18 and life
Skid row-wasted time
Skid row-quicksand Jesus
Metallica-fight fire with fire
Dream theater-hollow years
Dream theater-another day
Dream theater-finally free
Annihilator-sounds good to me
Alter bridge-blackbird
Alter bridge-cry of Achilles
Rings of saturn-inadequate
Slayer has a bunch of epic clean intros but spill the blood is sooo good and underrated
Kudos for Opeth. There could've been some In Flames in there, like Moonshield, Gyroscope or Square Nothing! That last one is one of my favourites as of late.
The intro to Destiny by death is my fav acoustic intro in all of metal
sick guitar and some sick tracks
A Fine Day to Die is just... gorgeous. Horned is the Hunter by Sabbat is another favourite of mine
Absolutly blast ❤❤❤
Sick video, guitar looks super neat too. Super happy to see The Ninja on here, Cacophony is one of my teenage favs. Septuagint by Obscura is probably my fav acoustic intro in metal
His greetings in Hindi made up the intro for me ❤️
Very pleased to hear the ninja!
I recommand everyone the intro of "good mourning/black friday"
Bathory sure has some of the best! Blood and Iron, Under the Runes, Songs to Hall up High, Blood Fire Death, Ring of gold.... :D Great choice for maiden would have been the clansman
Video would’ve been 10x better had you used a proper guitar. Whatever that thing is…blows
01:12 GENERAL KENOBIIIIIII
Would have included Gyroscope by In Flames, but still a solid list!
There is « mine is the grandeur » by dark tranquility a long and chaotic intro
Damn I love your Twin Peaks tattoo
That was a great list I think two I might have added was diadems by Megadeth and armed and dangerous by anthrax. But overall I liked the list a lot of good tunes on there a lot of s*** I grew up on there too
That intro to The Moor is awesome.
I think I would’ve gone with to live is to die for metallica, but fade to black isn’t a bad pick either
thoughts on not being invited to jareds shred collab? was disapointed you werent on the list
Imagine being like "damn my guitars not charged"
I didnt know Most of These tunes, so thanks.
Another Intro that comes to mind, would be Machine Head's "Descend the Shades of Night" and also "A Farewell to Arms". But your selection was already glorious
I recommend you check out sime of the melodeath acoustic intros. Shit from Insomnium slaps
Can't enjoy the guitars because of those terrible synths
Good morning black friday!!
Great video, great skills playing those beautiful compositions.
Beautiful vid
@Bradley Hall I just now discovered your channel......all these acoustic pieces are great.
Individual notes, strummed chords, arpeggios. All really nice pieces.
Anybody picking up a guitar for the first time should be able to learn each of these pieces within days.
But that last piece from Cacophony! It's a fuckin' monster. Takes MAD skills to duplicate it as you have.
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I certainly learned Diary of a Madman within my first 20 minutes of playing guitar 😂
I was hoping diary of a madman would be included
No Malmsteen and Sonata Arctica? Please do next part :)
It's nice to see cacophony represented. I don't hear much about them despite Marty Friedman's success unless it's something I'm specifically looking for.
I also like Megadeth's "Good Mourning Black Friday" opening and "My last words" well the part before the other guitars come in.
great selection overall...loved what you chose for opeth. i think you should have put some King Diamond in also and DEFINITELY some Fates Warning
Metallica do the best acoustic intros and there is no denying
Glad you played A Fine Day To Die
count of tuscany was the first dream theater song i heard, shits dope
Unforgiven and Welcome home (Sanitarium) both songs are made by Metallica
2:40 *WAKEUP*
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I'd like to nominate Annihilator - Crystal Ann/Alison Hell. Absolutely incredible acoustic playing, and Jeff Waters is an unbelievably unique guitar player.
That’s a great tune. If you haven’t heard it, Death’s “Voice of the Soul” is amazing as well.
@@captainturf3995 absolutely agree.
@@captainturf3995 Absolutely love that song, great choice.
That whole album is full of bangers
yep
I need to make a visit to The Metal Spa one of these days
dream theater another day sabbath children of the sea