It also helps that Involuntary Doppelgänger isn't all downpicking. But still, yeah, keep at it! Hell, have you seen the several times Dean's struggled to remember how his own parts go? You can do this
Even if someone else's music is technically easier to play it can be harder than playing stuff you've written. Your minds and muscle memory think in different ways
@@patfix It would definitely work alt-picked, and I wish Claire and her gay husband put more effort into it so we could see it. But being robotically downpicked does explain how the riff sounds so dummy-clean in the recording and when he plays it, just didn't know that shit was possible lol
@@DeanLamb I know its just a joke, but Dean, your guitar solo at 0:45 of A Dark Horizontal into that spacey riff afterwards makes me tear up all the time! Its some of the best stuff ive ever heard.
I laughed so freaking hard during this episode. You guys are legends, your chemistry and wit is fantastic and the editing hilarious as always. Man this should become a TV show
Poor Adam didn't check the rubric before submitting his homework, this is like when you accidentally write the equations for string theory when the question was "Adam's basket can hold 12 apples and its half full, how many apples does Adam have in his basket".
The editing in each vid legitimately makes it hard to pick a favorite. I end up laughing my ass off at least once due to a visual gag or editing gag. You guys rule.
I really, really, hope everyone realizes that the guitar playing in these videos is the LAST thing to watch them for. Pure comedic gold. Greatest couple chemistry ever. Cheers humans.
Seriously though. Fuck archspire for the music, I’m glad I found it and got obsessed with it for these comedic masterpiece/cutest fucking couple ever videos, I don’t even need the music anymore with this gold content…… ok maybe I’d still like to have the music
To be fair when you write songs even at a high and precise level there's a level of intuition to it. Learning other people's songs is a whole nother monster especially if they patterns or playstyle is a bit different from what you're used to. P.S. I don't play any of this stuff myself 😭😭
It's so wild to hear the guitar riffs solo because I could never pick them out and say "oh that's from To The Hellfire" or whatever. There's just so much going on in the song that the individual riff becomes indistinguishable.
I love these videos. I know you’re doing it in jest (in parts) but the level of technique and exploration and willingness to get it WRONG is admirable and inspiring. So good.
If Claire turned into a lamp, Dean have to change his name to "Dean Lamp" to prove his love? P.S.: great show, nice people, awesome music. In just one word: wholesome.
I have an idea: please put tabs in the video describtion, this way video series from pure entertaining changes also to semi-educational content. I think there are a lot of guitarists, who want to learn a bunch of cool, top tier, tech riffs that move the metal music forward, directly from the musicians, first-handedly.
Me waiting until they'll eventually learn 4 levels of (Blackened) Death Metal that has examples of Behemoth, and Belphagor. Might not happen, but we shall see.
Idk if it was your or tobis solo, but at the end of acrid canon the solo made me tear up and I was overcome with emotion just now. I’m not even high or anything but I was looking at the lyrics so I think the way the solo complimented the story just really hit me hard this particular time
First, let me just say that the fact that he's down picking that shit is insane. That's crazy levels of skill. That being said, I'm with Dean on the idea that pure down picking isn't the be-all, end-all. Down picking definitely sounds better in some situations - like the example Claire gave where you can REALLY dig in. It makes it more percussive and gives it more attack. But I feel like when you start getting past a certain speed, you can't give each stroke the power you could when it was slower, and it really just feels like it becomes less efficient alternate picking at that point. IMO.
I agree. When you're alternate picking one string at a time, you really can't tell the difference. It's when you're alternate picking multiple strings that it starts to sound worse.
I agree. I self-taught angled pick attack for fast playing, but became an "upside-down" picker (ie leading edge of the pick attacks on the upstroke, trialing edge on the downstroke) in the process, so I get better tone on the upstroke. Pros and cons .......my muting is problematic. I toy with playing the conventional way, but I don't feel I have as much control over the tone and the attack is too heavy . For some songs it's not doubt better to play "correctly", rather than my Gumby way. Apparently Misha did the same thing, but eventually left the dark side and went back to the light.
4 levels of vocals, you say? Who we gettin on first, Will Ramos? Fr tho, I would kill to see that, whenever Claine feels comfortable enough with her skills
Level 2 may in fact be the fastest down picked riff I've ever heard. Crazy skills. I'd love to hear any suggestions on a faster down picked riff out there
Everyone keeps saying this is mixed like ass but don’t forget this is closer to black metal than deathcore…which is also mixed like ass now a days so it’s really right on point.
Hi to you 🤘😁🤘im Canadian too but i was not aware of your Chanel or podcast till last week, it's just to tell you that you're Fucking funny and intersting, obviously I subscribed to your channel, please keep on posting your guitar show on a regular basis,have a nice day fellow Metalheads
A lot of the lorna shore string skipping riffs need some time for muscle memory, even with alternate picking. IMO the easiest lorna shore string skip is definitely pain remains 1.
Ya, you guys uhhhhh....totally crushed it. Nice work. I was entertained. Also, I was surprised to learn Adam doesn't have 4 arms and a giant, Mars Attacks style alien brain. Who knew? Lorna Shore rules.
I LOVE this band, and I've seen them 3 times. Once with Tom, once with CJ, and once with Will. In my opinion, they are not tight at all in a live setting. Granted, these songs are composed in a way where I imagine it would hard for even the greatest of musicians to be able to execute well.
Claine I have tendinitis in basically every joint, I play every instrument. Drums is my mainstay but I had to lose all this weight and Im actually in compression gloves and wrist braces rn as i type this lol. Stay strong, hopefully my return will be sooner than later but atm I’m dying 😢
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Hi Dean, please do a 4 levels of death metal with Brandon Ellis.. pleeassee.
SLC UTAH the metro bring it
The fact that this dude plays stuff like Involuntary Doppelganger and STILL struggles with ridiculous riffs from other bands really gives me hope lol
I mean to be fair he probably spends tons of time practicing his own music for tours and stuff. No one is about to learn these riffs in 10 minutes lol
It also helps that Involuntary Doppelgänger isn't all downpicking.
But still, yeah, keep at it! Hell, have you seen the several times Dean's struggled to remember how his own parts go? You can do this
It’s almost as if playing your own music is easier because you wrote it, and played it a hundred times.
Even if someone else's music is technically easier to play it can be harder than playing stuff you've written. Your minds and muscle memory think in different ways
@@boarderking133 exactly!
I never would have guessed those riffs were all downpicked, insanely fast for that
Also not convinced it has to be at this speed. And since Dean is holding is pick the 'wrong' way, who cares haha!
@@patfix It would definitely work alt-picked, and I wish Claire and her gay husband put more effort into it so we could see it. But being robotically downpicked does explain how the riff sounds so dummy-clean in the recording and when he plays it, just didn't know that shit was possible lol
@@DingusMcBrungus yeah he’s way to clean at playing these riffs it’s crazy
The 15 16 15 in hellfire’s verse riff isn’t downpicked…
I haven't struggled with a downpicked riff in a long time. Makes me really appreciate how good this guy is.
It's crazy how good Lorna's guitars are...if only you could hear the guitars in the mix...
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK... they're only hearing pre-recorded keyboards
Fr
**guttural keyboard noises**
Sometimes it makes me wonder if the guitar is even there or if they just cut it out
Yessss. Please get a new mixer for the next album!
Don't worry, Dean, your guitar solos make me cry.
Thanks buddy
They make me cry when I try to play them
@@mason3872 touché
Dean when I try to play your riffs up to speed, it makes me cry as well.
@@DeanLamb I know its just a joke, but Dean, your guitar solo at 0:45 of A Dark Horizontal into that spacey riff afterwards makes me tear up all the time! Its some of the best stuff ive ever heard.
Did I just get replaced as the riff nemesis by Adam? How dare he?!
Dean didn’t say „fuck you Adam“ so I think you’re still at the top
You'll always ve the OG
Dont worry your riffs tear aeons of my life trying to learn
At the very least, we can at least HEAR your riffs my brother Malcolm.
I think you have better solos than what I've heard from Lorna shore
This one was great. Would love to see y'all get Brandon Ellis from Black Dahlia Murder on one of these.
Been saying that too lol
Omg that guy is an absolute savant
They wouldn’t be able to play any of those solos lol
@@Max_Payn3 Well it's about riffs, and Brian Eschbach's riffs have always been pretty simple but very tasty.
@@ryanexsus I wouldn’t even call them simple black dahlia have always been kind of technical compared to other bands during that time
I laughed so freaking hard during this episode. You guys are legends, your chemistry and wit is fantastic and the editing hilarious as always. Man this should become a TV show
I didn't cry, but the solo from To The Hellfire is beautiful.
Admit it you cried
@@DeanLamb too busy head banging
@@mikebot6164 technically you could cry while headbanging...
@@jmbs9833 can confirm
@@jmbs9833 Maybe you can but some of us can't do two things at once and would prefer not to have you mocking us like this ok?
Poor Adam didn't check the rubric before submitting his homework, this is like when you accidentally write the equations for string theory when the question was "Adam's basket can hold 12 apples and its half full, how many apples does Adam have in his basket".
Haha damn right
Haha, more like in Idiocracy "If you have one bucket with 2 gallons of water and another bucket with 5 gallons. How many buckets do you have?" 🤔
Sounds like a new series is coming to Deans channel...4 levels of acting
Called being an entertainer man.
@@kaidinking3540 i want to be entertained with guitar playing
@@isaiahgrandt5305 can’t argue with that.
The editing in each vid legitimately makes it hard to pick a favorite. I end up laughing my ass off at least once due to a visual gag or editing gag. You guys rule.
This.
For me, it has to be the video with "Along Came A Duck"
I really, really, hope everyone realizes that the guitar playing in these videos is the LAST thing to watch them for. Pure comedic gold. Greatest couple chemistry ever. Cheers humans.
Seriously though. Fuck archspire for the music, I’m glad I found it and got obsessed with it for these comedic masterpiece/cutest fucking couple ever videos, I don’t even need the music anymore with this gold content…… ok maybe I’d still like to have the music
That Archspire Baseball Jersey is sweet!
This^ I need it.
The Decapitated shirt is cooler 😎
I'm baffled that you can be a member of Archspire and still struggle with other bands riffs. Makes me wanna learn. Gives me hope.
To be fair when you write songs even at a high and precise level there's a level of intuition to it. Learning other people's songs is a whole nother monster especially if they patterns or playstyle is a bit different from what you're used to.
P.S. I don't play any of this stuff myself 😭😭
I agree with Claire's assessment of to the hellfire.
It's like infant annihilator, but serious.
Adam's downpicking would definitely have the approval of Papa Het
So glad to see Adam de micco on here he needs to make more vids on RUclips
100% he's awesome
It's so wild to hear the guitar riffs solo because I could never pick them out and say "oh that's from To The Hellfire" or whatever. There's just so much going on in the song that the individual riff becomes indistinguishable.
I feel you, but I think it's because they're trying to go for a Black Metal-esque wall of sound approach
You guys should start a podcast. I love the chemistry between you two. Keep it up!
I'd buy a Christmas album of them just singing terrible renditions of classics and bullshitting.
seems they agreed
I’d love to see a part 2 for Lorna Shore where it wasn’t recorded at night lol
I love these videos. I know you’re doing it in jest (in parts) but the level of technique and exploration and willingness to get it WRONG is admirable and inspiring. So good.
If Claire turned into a lamp, Dean have to change his name to "Dean Lamp" to prove his love?
P.S.: great show, nice people, awesome music. In just one word: wholesome.
Dean, don't worry, your solos AND videos make me cry
Love their music. I knew it was technical but watching his playthroughs blew my mind how difficult they are. Haha
Honestly this is a great episode, if you could just remove the whole guitar playing thing it would be great
I'm trying
This is quickly becoming my go to channel. Love Archspire but this is gold. This episode is everything
Lorna shore riffs are definitely underestimated. Because in the mix they are blended so well they just flow out.
I feel that John Browne was smiling when he felt this down picking glory through the force. 🤘
Monuments 4 levels of death metal would be amazing
It’s nice to be able to hear the guitar. It kinda gets hidden in all the Lorna layers.
I have an idea: please put tabs in the video describtion, this way video series from pure entertaining changes also to semi-educational content. I think there are a lot of guitarists, who want to learn a bunch of cool, top tier, tech riffs that move the metal music forward, directly from the musicians, first-handedly.
I second this motion
also some riffs are hard for other and easy for other people, were all different and that kind of shared knowledge is beneficial
They want you to pay for tabs through Sheet Happens though.
God yes please.
Man I love this series, so entertaining and so many cool guest. Everybody’s super talented
Awwww the lamp question xD. Love your videos guys! Greetings from mexico!
Still one my favorite RUclips series'. Keep it up you two!
Me waiting until they'll eventually learn 4 levels of (Blackened) Death Metal that has examples of Behemoth, and Belphagor. Might not happen, but we shall see.
Helmuth's going to be a scary episode.
4 levels of northlane would be sick to see since northlane has some really hard riffs like scarab and intuition
yeah... 4 levels of how to downtune your guitare to double drop C# with 7 strings and a 29.75" scale lenght
Squad goals! I love watching these two
Idk if it was your or tobis solo, but at the end of acrid canon the solo made me tear up and I was overcome with emotion just now. I’m not even high or anything but I was looking at the lyrics so I think the way the solo complimented the story just really hit me hard this particular time
lmfao
Adam: These really aren't that hard
*Proceeds to play God-level Riffs while yawning and checking his watch.
7:56 ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!??!!!!!! How’s he down picking all that???????? Jesus H. Christ!! He just gave John Browne a run for his money
Now that we saw Dean's acting...
I wanna see Dean actually learning all levels to redeem his guitar god status!
Adam's shirt is really cool. Wish there was more metal merch with just the logo
Dean/Claire you and the other metal guitars make me just wanna play wonder wall so I can feel good about myself
First, let me just say that the fact that he's down picking that shit is insane. That's crazy levels of skill.
That being said, I'm with Dean on the idea that pure down picking isn't the be-all, end-all. Down picking definitely sounds better in some situations - like the example Claire gave where you can REALLY dig in. It makes it more percussive and gives it more attack. But I feel like when you start getting past a certain speed, you can't give each stroke the power you could when it was slower, and it really just feels like it becomes less efficient alternate picking at that point. IMO.
I agree. When you're alternate picking one string at a time, you really can't tell the difference. It's when you're alternate picking multiple strings that it starts to sound worse.
Thank you for the input... child
I agree. I self-taught angled pick attack for fast playing, but became an "upside-down" picker (ie leading edge of the pick attacks on the upstroke, trialing edge on the downstroke) in the process, so I get better tone on the upstroke. Pros and cons .......my muting is problematic. I toy with playing the conventional way, but I don't feel I have as much control over the tone and the attack is too heavy . For some songs it's not doubt better to play "correctly", rather than my Gumby way. Apparently Misha did the same thing, but eventually left the dark side and went back to the light.
When your picking hand looks sped up x10 while the rest of your body runs at normal speed.
When Adam said downpicked I realised that i prolly should just quit. No drug will make my wrist go that fast wth.
What a dream episode. I'm so glad you dropped it before Armageddon.
4 levels of vocals, you say? Who we gettin on first, Will Ramos? Fr tho, I would kill to see that, whenever Claine feels comfortable enough with her skills
I don't know from where or whom she got it from, but Claine has seemingly learned how to fart
Jolly good show, one of the funniest. Please film so late again, your mood was hilarious🙏
Great vid
We need 4 levels of Vildhjarta
This was one of my favorite videos.
Level 2 may in fact be the fastest down picked riff I've ever heard. Crazy skills. I'd love to hear any suggestions on a faster down picked riff out there
The riff after the first chorus in kataklysm’s the black sheep is a a good contender
@@XspacejockeyX Love kataklysm for warming up the right hand. Lots of fast downpicked sections
@@XspacejockeyX holy balls thats a good one. Thank you for the suggestion man. I've never really listened to kataklysm before. Really good stuff
I love how on the last one Claire is like “Nope.”
Everyone keeps saying this is mixed like ass but don’t forget this is closer to black metal than deathcore…which is also mixed like ass now a days so it’s really right on point.
Black metal on average is mixed well now, this isn't the second wave anymore.
Banana and mayonnaise is the best sandwich ever. Nothing can change my mind
Pls stop
Or banana and PB
Well.. at least we got 1 level!
Elden Ring came out and Dean only has time to learn 1 riff now, I understand. I've been neglecting things for it too
Admit it you just traded your guitar skills against some extra elden ring playing time
Hi to you 🤘😁🤘im Canadian too but i was not aware of your Chanel or podcast till last week, it's just to tell you that you're Fucking funny and intersting, obviously I subscribed to your channel, please keep on posting your guitar show on a regular basis,have a nice day fellow Metalheads
Yooo that archspire jersey is Sick!!!
4 Levels of Between the Buried and Me would be sick!
Very much digging both of your attire 👌
When I think I'm making progress, I come back to this video to be humbled. Only downs - got it.
An episode with Brandon Ellis from TBDM would be awesome!!!
Would love to see you guys do Nile and get Karl Sanders on.
the solo from and i return to nothingness...sooo dmn goood
Fuckin hell, that was some A+ entertainment again. Loved it.
My brain doesn't even work that fast, that was smooth
A lot of the lorna shore string skipping riffs need some time for muscle memory, even with alternate picking. IMO the easiest lorna shore string skip is definitely pain remains 1.
Ya, you guys uhhhhh....totally crushed it. Nice work. I was entertained. Also, I was surprised to learn Adam doesn't have 4 arms and a giant, Mars Attacks style alien brain. Who knew? Lorna Shore rules.
This is awesome 2 of my bands and guitarists
I'm gonna see Lorna in May, can't wait to see them play these songs live!
I saw them a few years ago, they really rip man!
I LOVE this band, and I've seen them 3 times. Once with Tom, once with CJ, and once with Will. In my opinion, they are not tight at all in a live setting. Granted, these songs are composed in a way where I imagine it would hard for even the greatest of musicians to be able to execute well.
Mindblowing how amazing Adam Micco is.......downpicking god!!!!
But those acting skills......Academy Award Nomination hmm
10pm bed time? I go to bed at 7pm. Get on my level and embrace the O L D M A N L I F E
The verse riffs are way harder than that lead through the chorus, Adam’s string skipping is so smooth it’s stupid.
We bought tickets to Spartanburg last night. Can't wait
i am actually watching this to go to bed thanks buddy
Got to the end.. then realized they didnt play shit 😂 This did make me want to go spend a couple weeks learning some Lorna Shore riffs tho, looked fun
Psycroptic's Joe Haley would be perfect for 4 levels of Death Metal!
My message won't send to claim prize😢
R u friggin kidding me, that downpickin would kill me in 10 sec!!!
The fact that there was spanish music playing when they were talking about not getting their names mentioned was hilarious
Holy shit it's my question. Love you guys! Even if you were lamps
very interesting that the Adam's riff number 1 highlight is to never be heard in the mix or in solo XD.... seriously unhearable
Thx for showing me this awesome, gruesome band with this maybe best vocalist of all time! I am really thankful, folks!
The baseball jers is fucking FIRE.
3 words
Ha
Larry
Us
Damn,.4 levels of holy shit.!!!
Appreciate the Cumbia in the background.
I find adams guitar very hard to hear in the mix. You guys did great👍🏻
Good to see Claire again....
You guys should do Morbid Angel, Fear Factory, and Bolt Thrower
4 levels of death metal: hard to impossible.
You're not old for playing cribbage! I love that game. Also, pegging is my favorite part of the game! 🤣🤣
4 levels with Wes Hauch??? That would be sick!
Reeeeally want that jersey
sick and nasty zombie boi, oh and lorna shore.. and Dean!
: )
Oh my god I love you two 😂 Oh and Adam of course
You guys really made light work of these very simple-minded riffs
Yes the death metal shimmy makes its return! 😆
Claine I have tendinitis in basically every joint, I play every instrument. Drums is my mainstay but I had to lose all this weight and Im actually in compression gloves and wrist braces rn as i type this lol. Stay strong, hopefully my return will be sooner than later but atm I’m dying 😢
4 LEVELS OF VEIL OF MAYA!!
This would be sick. A band that actually writes awesome riffs with tight grooves . Not this muddy boring rehashed mid 2000s tech shit
You DID it 😄😄😄
I recommended this a few months ago , you saw it and there it is !~
Thank you guys for always listening to your people 🤗