2000: Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World 2001: System Of A Down - Toxicity 2002: Hatebreed - Perseverance 2003: Chimaira - The Impossibility Of Reason 2004: Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake 2005: Gojira - From Mars To Sirius 2006: Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side 2007: Machine Head - The Blackening 2008: Trivium - Shogun 2009: Behemoth - Evangelion
Here are mine: 2000 - A Perfect Circle: Mer De Noms 2001 - Sevendust: Animosity 2002 - Killswitch Engage: Alive or Just Breathing 2003 - Machine Head: Through the Ashes of Empires 2004 - Lamb of God: Ashes of the Wake 2005 - Gojira: From Mars to Sirius 2006 - Tool: 10,000 Days 2007 - Machine Head: The Blackening 2008 - Gojira: The Way of Flesh 2009 - Alice in Chains: Black Gives Way to Blue
@@dpark551 I actually seriously enjoy the production of the new album. Those drums are so natural and the production really lends itself to that I feel. I don’t know if I’d enjoy TWOAF as much with the Fortitude production and vice versa.
@@jacee8094 I agree - twoaf they didn't have as many resources so I'm pretty sure Mario had everything triggered. Fortitude you really get the full dynamic range.
Wintersun self-titled, Epitaph by Necrophagist, Planterary Duality from The Faceless, Paradise Lost by Symphony X. Attera Totus Sanctus from Dark Funeral. man the 2000's were good
At the moment, my list would be like this, but there are some tuff picks in there! 2000: Immolation - Close To A World Below 2001: Tool - Lateralus 2002: Nile - In Their Darkned Shrines 2003: Vital Remains - Dechristianize 2004: Necrophagist - Epitaph 2005: Opeth - Ghost Reveries 2006: Cannibal Corpse - Kill 2007: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works 2008: Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh 2009: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
2005 was amazing year for quality metal. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor, Opeth - Ghost Reveries, Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked, High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings, Kamelot - The Black Halo, Kreator - Enemy Of God, Strapping Young Lad - Alien, Trivium - Ascendancy, Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama, Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine, Biomechanical - The Empires Of The Worlds, Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic: Calling, Vision Divine - The Perfect Machine, Redemption - The Fullness Of Time, Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor... Oh, man. There's just so many to pick. :D
Saw Black Gives Way to Blue in the thumbnail, so I had to click. Almost 3 AM, but this is more important
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This is my 10 best 00's albuns Angra - Temple of Shadows Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance Opeth - Ghost Reveries Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion Behemoth - Demigod Marduk - World Funeral Anthrax - We've come for you all Dark tranquillity - Fiction Testament - The Formation of Damnation
All tough choices but: 2000 - Deftones White Pony 2001 - Entombed Morning Star 2002 - Mastodon Remission 2003 - Anthrax We've Com For You All 2004 - Necrophagist Epitaph or Exodus Tempo 2005 - Gojira From Mars to Sirius 2006 - Russian Circles Enter 2007 - Devil Driver The Last Kind Words & Entombed Serpent Saints (tough choice) 2008 - Arsis We Are The Nightmare 2009 - Obscura Cosmogenisis
2000: Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance 2001: Tool - Lateralus 2002: Mastodon - Remission 2003: Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn 2004: Wintersun - Wintersun 2005: Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine 2006: The Sword - Age of Winters 2007: Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia 2008: Meshuggah - obZen 2009: Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
My list: 2000: Malevolent Creation - Envenomed 2001: Tool - Lateralus 2002: Meshuggah - Nothing 2003: Dream Theater - Train of Thought 2004: Decapitated - The Negation 2005: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius 2006: 4ARM - 13 Scars 2007: Machine Head - The Blackening 2008: Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted 2009: Man Must Die - No Tolerance for Imperfection If non-metal albums were included, I'd put American Idiot by Green Day in 2004 and put Nihility by Decapitated in 2002 since they'd no longer be taking up the 2004 spot.
These are the guitarists that inspired me. I learned everything I know about playing guitar from playing these guys' riffs and solos. Kirk Hammett James Hetfield Dave Mustaine Marty Friedman Jerry Cantrell Richie Kotzen Alex Skolnick Thomas McRocklin Ritchie Blackmore David Gilmour Jimmy Page Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott
2000: Domine - Dragonlord 2001: Bal-Sagoth - Atlantis Ascendant 2002: Symphony X - The Odyssey 2003: Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath 2004: Wintersun - Wintersun 2005: Shadow Gallery - Room V 2006: Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics 2007: Rob Rock - Garden of Choas 2008: Kalmah - For the Revolution/Equilibrium - Sagas 2009: Immortal - All Shall Fall
Man, thinking about it the 2000s had an absolute insane amount of awesome albums... here's my list that I'm immediately gonna change my mind about in 5 minutes: 2000 - Pantera - Reinventing the Steel 2001 - System of a Down - Toxicity 2002 - Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 2003 - Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll 2004 - Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache 2005 - Trivium - Ascendancy 2006 - All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals 2007 - Machine Head - The Blackening 2008 - Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe 2009 - Sybreed - The Pulse of Awakening
Reinventing the steel kicked major ass! I was at the tour for that album , Slayer and Static X opened. It was a kick ass show and the last time i saw Pantera.
interesting opinion: 2007 : United Abominations - Megadeth there's something about that album that just hits different to me, i havent really heard of anyone talking that much about United Abominations but its definitely one of my favourite albums of all time
2000 - Clayman 2001 - Blackwater Park 2002 - Reroute to Remain 2003 - St Anger (hehe) 2004 - Reise Reise 2005 - Ghost Reveries 2006 - Matter of life/death 2007 - The Blackening 2008 - Way of All Flesh 2009 - Black Future
@@xedasxedas I am a Metallica fan and in 2003 I was 9 years old and played the living hell out of St Anger for years. There are "better" albums from 2003 but nostalgia too strong. Tbh St. Anger songs are really good and heavy live. Songs arent bad just some a bit long and awful production.
2000 - At the Drive-In : Relationship of Command 2001 - Opeth : BWP 2002 - Agalloch : The Mantle 2003 - Edge of Sanity : Crimson II 2004 - Mastodon : Leviathan 2005 - Bloodbath : Nightmares Made Flesh 2006 - Enslaved : Ruun 2007 - Between the Buried and Me : Colors 2008 - Cynic : Traced In the Air 2009 - Obscura : Cosmogenesis
Personal list :) 2000 Pantera - You know the name 2001 Slipknot - Iowa 2002 Black Label Society - 1919 2003 Children of Bodom - HateCrew Deathroll 2004 All That Remains - This Darkened Heart shootout to DamagePlan too 2005 Children of Bodom - Are you Dead Yet? 2006 Trivium - The Crusade 2007 Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos 2008 Trivium - Shogun 2009 Lamb of God - Wrath 2010 Aniihilator - Aniihilator
For me, 2000- Iron Maiden “Brave New World” 2001- Tool “Lateralus” 2002- Buckethead “Electric Tears” 2003- Overkill “Killbox 13” 2004- Iced Earth “The Glorious Burden” 2005- Bolt Thrower “Those Once Loyal” 2006- Anthem “Immortal” 2007- Saxon “The Inner Sanctum” 2008- Yngwie Malmsteen “Perpetual Flame” 2009- Heaven and Hell “The Devil You Know” “Those Once Loyal” is my favorite death metal album of all time, and a contender for my favorite album period. It’s just so good.
Here are mine: 2000 Ashes you Leave - The inheritance of Sin and Shame 2001 Candlemass - Ancient Dreams 2002 Agalloch - The Mantle 2003 Draconian - Where lovers mourn 2004 Therion - Sirius B 2005 Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness 2006 Electric Wizard - Dopethrone/My Dying Bride - A line of deathless Kings (sorry, can't pick one) 2007 Primordial - To the nameless Dead 2008 Draconian - Turning Season Within 2009 My Dying Bride - For Lies I Sire
2000: Deftones White Pony 2001: Slayer God Hates Us All 2002: Otep 2003: Morbid Angel Heretic 2004: Cradle of Filth Nymphetamine 2005: Hate Eternal I Monarch 2006: Slayer Cult 2007:Job For A Cowboy 2008: Cannibal Corpse Evisceration Plauge 2009: Behemoth.
I love that my question is getting extended for more episodes haha For metal albums of the 00s, Chimaira’s self titled has to be mentioned! One of the best metal albums ever made!
2000 - The Haunted - Made Me Do it 2001 - Carnal Forge - Please... Die! 2002 - Dimension Zero - Silent Night Fever 2003 - Nevermore - Enemies of the Reality 2004 - Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow 2005 - Hatesphere - The Sickness Within 2006 - Dissection - Reinkaos (in reality I was on The Haunted - The Dead Eye diet, but I didn't want to repeat the band) 2007 - Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A / or Gorefest - Rise to Ruin - PRODUCTION! 2008 - Gojira - The Way of All Flesh 2009 - Heaven and Hell - The Devil You Know
Your pick for 2009 is also one of my favorite Alice In Chains album. It’s sad that this album doesn’t get more recognition than it does or at least I don’t hear too many people talk about it. Your picks also are making me want to go back and listen to these albums!
My heavy rotation during the 2000s 2000: Morbid Angel : Gateways to Annihilation 2001: Opeth - Blackwater Park 2002: Hate Eternal - King of All Kings 2003: Krisiun - Works of Carnage 2004: Behemoth - Demigod 2005: Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked 2006: Vader - Impressions In Blood 2007: Dethklok - The Dethalbum (haha) 2008: Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds 2009: Behemoth - Evangelion
Nevermore is the most underappreciated metal band of all time. Absolutely elite. Jeff in his prime was untouchable and the songs were badass af. RIP Warrel.
Idk about many of the other years of the 2000s but for 2001, Iowa by Slipknot definitely gets my vote, and City Of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold gets my 2005 vote. Honestly the peak of both of those bands
Super late but here we go 2000 - Clayman by In Flames 2001 - Iowa by Slipknot 2002 - Natural Born Chaos by Soilwork 2003 - Recreation Day by Evergrey 2004 - Gone Forever by God Forbid 2005 - Ascendancy by Trivium 2006 - The Adversary by Ihsahn 2007 - Horizons by Parkway Drive (honorable mention to Ziltoid by Devin Townsend) 2008 - Continent by The Acacia Strain 2009 - Crack the Sky by Mastodon
Shogun by Trivium in 2008, Endgame by Megadeth in 2009, Sacrament by Lamb of God in 2006, Alien by Strapping Young Lad in 2005 and Chimaira by Chimaira in 2005 are my extra picks.
Black Gives Way To Blue was such a great comeback album for AIC. They could not have possibly found anyone better to fill in than Will Duvall, he's awesome.
Endgame-Megadeth, Paradise Lost- Symphony X, Ashes Of The Wake-Lamb of God, The Way Of All Flesh-Gojira, Train Of Thought-Dream Theater, God Hates Us All-Slayer, The Sickness-Disturbed
FAQ: Hey Ola. Are there any smaller, lesser known amp manufacturers that you have been wanting to try out? I happened to stumble across Ceriatone, who specialize in hand wired Marshall clones and they blew me away.
My Top 10 Albums for the 2000's decade and any other Heavy Metal needs: 2000: Nothingface - Violence 2001: Tool - Lateralus 2002: Meshuggah - Nothing 2003: Deftones - Deftones 2004: Byzantine - ...And They Shall Take Up Serpents 2005: Strapping Young Lad - Alien 2006: Ankla - Steep Trails 2007: Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth 2008: Soulfly - Conquer 2009: Dethklok - Dethalbum II
Tough choices. 2000: Godsmack - Awake 2001: Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin 2002: Armageddon - Three 2003: Marty Friedman - Music for Speeding 2004: Damageplan - New Found Power 2005: Firewind - Forged by Fire 2006: In Flames - Come Clarity/Kataklysm - In the Arms of Devestation 2007: Soilwork - Sworn to A Great Divide 2008: Machinery - The Passing 2009: Halestorm - Halestorm
I'm a fan dude, good always to see your every vid. I see you on a metal talk show; thanks for sticking through the tough times and bringing us a bit of light in a dim last year and a half of isolation.
FaQ: Ola if you didn't play guitar what other instrument do you think you would have made a career out of and could you imagine starting a company like solar making the instrument. Love the show BTW
love many of those albums mentioned. I'll add these two as some personal faves of mine: Ark - Burn the Sun (best Jorn Lande performance. and that coin drop) Symphony X - The Odyssey
FAQ question: How important would you say the pickups are in a guitar when you're working with high-gain metal tones in a home recording setup with a DI box? I get a lot of flubby, sludgy low end and I've seen a lot of people say that better pickups can help especially for 7 strings like mine, but I always kinda thought pickups were towards the bottom of the recording quality food chain. What are your thoughts?
Pickups are a life changer. Going from a bass heavy pickup to something with little bass and heavy mids will change a ton of your sound but mainly the feel and how it interacts with the low end. I had a lundgren m6 in the bridge in my 6 string tuned to D standard or drop C and put a black winter in and it is so much tighter, not that an m6 isn't tight but still. Pickups matter
Pickups are important for tweaking very specific qualities of your tone. For a problem like you describe, too much low end causing a lack of definition and a flubby sound, put an EQ between your guitar and the amp/sim; set a highpass filter between 170-220hz (tweak to taste) with a sharp enough Q so that the low end is cut aggressively. This should clean up the boomies. Other things to consider is ensuring your pre-amp gain settings aren't too high, your bass knob in the pre-amp isn't too high and, most importantly IMO, your Master Volume isn't set too high. Having your master volume set high only introduces more saturation once your signal hits the power amp. This can manifest as boominess and over saturated low-end which makes everything sound muddy. Most modern metal tones have their master volume settings quite low; between 2 and 4 out of 10. You want to have the MV just high enough to coax some of the goodness out of the power amp, but not so much that it oversaturates your tone.
Pickups and Amp is the most important part of any tone. In a DI box that means pickups are still just as important, as is the plug-in you’re using or whatever you’re reamping to. So yes, pickups matter, A LOT.
Personally, I put a lot of stock into pickups. Typically low end can be tamed on a real amp with a OD pedal in front but sometimes when i record direct into my DAW i feel the OD pedal inside the plugin isn't as effective as a real amp etc. My suggestion would be to experiment with different pickups and every time you swap them out record something in your DAW to keep track of which pickup does what to your tone. my second suggestion would be to experiment with different picks and shore up your picking. I spent a lot of time on my picking this year and it makes all the difference. What tuning are you playing in with your 7?
20:38 for the next faq. It would be great if you gave us your professional advice for the business side of things. How someone can start a company, prototypes, funding, networking etc. You’re the living proof of someone who started from scratch and made it so well. At least for me you’re the right man to talk about these things. Thanks in advance and all the best 🤟🏻
I love your little best-ofs for the decades, aswell as the Metal Mornings! I always take at least one band with me, that I didnt knew before and that I learned to really like. Thank you so much! Edit: This ones is Vanden Plas... Loved the one song I heard so far (Beyond Daylight), am hyped for the rest!
Hey Ola, FAQ: The Swedish legend ABBA is back! ABBA has accompanied a large part of my childhood. The first single sounds as if they were never gone. What does that trigger in you?
FAQ: Hi Ola and greetings from Fazer-land! I hadn't discovered your channel until very recently when I found the joys of playing guitar again after the pause of several years, so I'm sorry if you have already answered this (I haven't had the time to go thru all the FAQs, YET). By the way, I have found your videos in particular very helpful (especially the pedal related ones) and inspiring, even if modern metal isn't something I listen to that much (old school is more of my thing, no hate involved or anything). But you know, you can draw inspiration from many, even not that obvious sources. THE QUESTION: As of now, do you have time and energy to actively seek out new music, or do you just focus on something you encounter from the news and some suggestions people throw at your direction? As a father of two and having a job I know that can be difficult at times, but you know, I'd like to keep my mind open. PS. Trallpunk? Tycker du om Asta Kask?
Here are my favorite albums from the 2000s 2000 - Iron Maiden - brave new world 2001 - slayer - god hates us all 2002 - meshuggah - nothing 2003 - dimmu borgir - death cult armageddon 2004 - killswitch engage - end of heartache 2005 - trivium - ascendancy 2006 - disturbed - ten thousand fists 2007 - dark tranquillity - fiction 2008 - whitechapel - this is exile 2009 - three way tie between Megadeth - endgame, insomnium - across the dark and animals as leaders’ self titled album
Ola this is the 3rd time youve played Jullarr ....by the way that guitar is frickin gorgeous...i was asked to re-string and set up a Solar last week ..it was a pleasure ..beautiful.
Just had a weird realization that I went from watching these hyped waiting for my first guitar to arrive in the mail at the start of this year, to actually being where I am now and I can understand what the hell is even being talked about in questions like the first one. That kinda just makes me happy I went from dreaming all my life of learning guitar to just finally playing the damn thing. Gonna try setting my apollo to 0 input gain from now on to get the cleanest signal too glad I learned that thanks Ola!
Tempo of the damned is a solid pick, but for 2004 I think I would have to go with Mastodon's Leviathan. A close runner-up would be Necrophagist's Epitaph, or Suffocation's comeback album Souls to Deny. And as much as I love 10,000 days, I've always liked Lateralus more. It's very difficult for me to pick between Lateralus or Blackwater Park for 2001, but I've gotta give it to Tool because that's my favorite album from them, and I like the 90's Opeth albums a little better than blackwater. For 2006 I would have to go with Ahab's Call of the Wretched sea, one of the most brutally heavy albums I've ever heard. When you put that album on it instantly hooks you in and never lets go. I was thinking about From Mars To Sirius for 2005, but that spot is forever reserved for Meshuggah's Catch 33
Holy Crap Ola! I had never heard of Pain of Salvation or Vanden Plas and they are both so kick ass. Thanks for the recommendations again Bro! Also, I totally agree with the nod to Radiohead's "In Rainbows". I remember being so psyched watching the live stream of the entire album live from their jam room the night it released. It was a self-released album and you could pay whatever you wanted for the download...I paid $12 ( the avg. price of a CD at the time). The average price paid was like $6 per download, even though more people downloaded it for free than paid. I think the band made over 3 Million Dollars that day...what Legends!
For your FAQing pleasure, ever played a Hagström guitar? I have one of the Fantomen models they did with Ghost and it's quickly become one of my favorites. Skål!
Hey Ola burning question here: for someone who wishes to start playing electric guitar with a budget of ~£500 who loves the heaviest metal, what options would you recommend for both guitar and amp?
I would say get an epiphone sg or les paul. Epiphone guitars are comfortable to play, durable and sound very good for rock and metal (because of the humbucker pickups). They are quite expensive brand new (£400-600) but a second hand one would only cost about £300-£350. For an amp I would recommend a blackstar id core (there are 3 versions but it doesnt really matter which one you get). This amp has has a range of great tones and effects and they are only about £90-£110.
That depends on the genres you wanna play and the body shape you like ,but for versatility, try and get yourself a Guitar with a HSS pickup setup ,best of both worlds!Maybe from Ibanez or Fender or any other good brand .For an amp you can get a Boss Katana,but a smaller one perhaps due to the cost ,or maybe even the Positive Grid amp,although I can't remember the price ,it shouldn't be too expensive right?? Maybe invest in an audio interface ,some plugins on your computer and headphones or monitors but that can get complicated. The best thing you can do is go to a guitar store and try out different guitars and amps and see what you like. Good Luck!
Michael Kelley has some very nice, cheaper guitars if you picked up a used amp to stay in your budget. Probably the cheapest though is an Epiphone Special (about $160) and the Squire HH Mustang ($170)... followed by Ibanez. Also, if you end up loving the guitar....swap the pick-ups out to really make it sound like a higher-end model. Massive difference in tone and clarity. Definitely don't order anything without playing it first. Guitars have different neck shapes, different neck finishes, and different fret radius', so some will be more comfortable and easier to play.
FAQ - Yo Ola, sup from Canada. What’s a random skill or thing you can do or are good at? Something you don’t often tell people about. Besides being a chug lord? Much love.
The Blackening was awesome, but for me it was Nocturnal by The Black Dahlia Murder. Holy shit, what a face-shredding album. It was all I listened to for a long time
Ola !!! I highly highly recommend if you've not already heard it Sanctity - road to bloodshed ! Sanctity only did the one album, and there vocalist/guitarist is the now bassist of machine head !!!! F*cking great album !!!
2000: Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage (Debut) 2001: Slipknot - Iowa 2002: KoRn - Untouchables 2003: Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen 2004: Megadeth - The System Has Failed 2005: Karnivool - Themata 2006: TOOL - 10,000 Days 2007: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos 2008: Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh 2009: Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
Fuk man! I love your channel. Thanks for giving me some shit to listen to. Some new to me, some I haven't listened to in years that I need to go back and revisit.
FAAAAAQQQ!! Hi, Ola. I haven't seen you using a Solar Lime Burst since the promo video. Why is that? They are incredibly beatiful!! I have one and she astonishing. My favorite color for sure.
HEY! YES YOU! You rule...
Hello there Ola ❤️
I know.
I thought the guitar you would play for the rest of your life would be a dime but no I was wrong
Kitty…
aw, shucks
For the next FAQ: when will you get a Gibson Les Paul Custom and why the absence of Gibson in your guitar collection?
@conor97hx Ola is cool, but have you ever heard about out lord and saviour Tony Iommi?
@conor97hx someone never heard about Matt Pike either.
@conor97hx yes he does. THAT'S why he watches and recommends Gibson TV 🤷🏻♂️
2000: Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
2001: System Of A Down - Toxicity
2002: Hatebreed - Perseverance
2003: Chimaira - The Impossibility Of Reason
2004: Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
2005: Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
2006: Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
2007: Machine Head - The Blackening
2008: Trivium - Shogun
2009: Behemoth - Evangelion
No Temple of Shadows or Rebirth? I'm sad.
03, 04, 05, and 08 sounds about right
@@adamkatona7784 ikr
Pretty solid list!
Shadows Fall - War Within?
Here are mine:
2000 - A Perfect Circle: Mer De Noms
2001 - Sevendust: Animosity
2002 - Killswitch Engage: Alive or Just Breathing
2003 - Machine Head: Through the Ashes of Empires
2004 - Lamb of God: Ashes of the Wake
2005 - Gojira: From Mars to Sirius
2006 - Tool: 10,000 Days
2007 - Machine Head: The Blackening
2008 - Gojira: The Way of Flesh
2009 - Alice in Chains: Black Gives Way to Blue
A perfect circles first album was amazing. Good pick!
SeVenDust: animosity
Is my fav album from them! They're my fav band ever! Not talked about enough IMO!
Keep on keeping on brother!🍻
I swear if I made a list it would be identical. Great taste especially with KSE in there
the way of all flesh has one of the best tones and production I've heard
Agreed. Wish their newest album sounded more like it.
@@dpark551 I actually seriously enjoy the production of the new album. Those drums are so natural and the production really lends itself to that I feel. I don’t know if I’d enjoy TWOAF as much with the Fortitude production and vice versa.
@@jacee8094 I just wish Joe's vocals were louder
Always felt that the drums were overmixed. Joe said the same in many interviews after the album release.
@@jacee8094 I agree - twoaf they didn't have as many resources so I'm pretty sure Mario had everything triggered. Fortitude you really get the full dynamic range.
Wintersun self-titled, Epitaph by Necrophagist, Planterary Duality from The Faceless, Paradise Lost by Symphony X. Attera Totus Sanctus from Dark Funeral. man the 2000's were good
Yeah paradise lost is a total banger.
At the moment, my list would be like this, but there are some tuff picks in there!
2000: Immolation - Close To A World Below
2001: Tool - Lateralus
2002: Nile - In Their Darkned Shrines
2003: Vital Remains - Dechristianize
2004: Necrophagist - Epitaph
2005: Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2006: Cannibal Corpse - Kill
2007: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
2008: Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
2009: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day
That's a sexy list
2000 - Clayman
2001 - Blackwater Park
Personally 2009: Megadeth - Endgame
2005 was amazing year for quality metal. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor, Opeth - Ghost Reveries, Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked, High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings, Kamelot - The Black Halo, Kreator - Enemy Of God, Strapping Young Lad - Alien, Trivium - Ascendancy, Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama, Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine, Biomechanical - The Empires Of The Worlds, Pagan's Mind
- Enigmatic: Calling, Vision Divine
- The Perfect Machine, Redemption - The Fullness Of Time, Savage Circus
- Dreamland Manor... Oh, man. There's just so many to pick. :D
Saw Black Gives Way to Blue in the thumbnail, so I had to click. Almost 3 AM, but this is more important
This is my 10 best 00's albuns
Angra - Temple of Shadows
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion
Behemoth - Demigod
Marduk - World Funeral
Anthrax - We've come for you all
Dark tranquillity - Fiction
Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Demigod was such a good album!!
Good call on Fiction. Solid album front to back. DT have been the most consistent of the Gothenburg 3.
All tough choices but:
2000 - Deftones White Pony
2001 - Entombed Morning Star
2002 - Mastodon Remission
2003 - Anthrax We've Com For You All
2004 - Necrophagist Epitaph or Exodus Tempo
2005 - Gojira From Mars to Sirius
2006 - Russian Circles Enter
2007 - Devil Driver The Last Kind Words & Entombed Serpent Saints (tough choice)
2008 - Arsis We Are The Nightmare
2009 - Obscura Cosmogenisis
2000: Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance
2001: Tool - Lateralus
2002: Mastodon - Remission
2003: Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn
2004: Wintersun - Wintersun
2005: Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
2006: The Sword - Age of Winters
2007: Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia
2008: Meshuggah - obZen
2009: Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
Loved A.I.C black gives way to blue. Wicked album, and I'm massive Layne fan, but this was a great album. 💯 Agree Ola. 🤘🏼
My list:
2000: Malevolent Creation - Envenomed
2001: Tool - Lateralus
2002: Meshuggah - Nothing
2003: Dream Theater - Train of Thought
2004: Decapitated - The Negation
2005: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
2006: 4ARM - 13 Scars
2007: Machine Head - The Blackening
2008: Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
2009: Man Must Die - No Tolerance for Imperfection
If non-metal albums were included, I'd put American Idiot by Green Day in 2004 and put Nihility by Decapitated in 2002 since they'd no longer be taking up the 2004 spot.
yess haven't listened to that Man Must Die album in time gonna run it tonight
@@jackflynn-oakley1937 100% my favorite guitar tone of all time on that album.
👍Lateralus, From Mars to Sirius and Inflikted are definitely essential listening
Black gives way to blue is such a good album, its so underrated
These are the guitarists that inspired me. I learned everything I know about playing guitar from playing these guys' riffs and solos.
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Marty Friedman
Jerry Cantrell
Richie Kotzen
Alex Skolnick
Thomas McRocklin
Ritchie Blackmore
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott
Kirk Hammet got me into lead guitar. His advice in Cherry Lane tab books introduced me to Hendrix, malmsteen, vai, satch and Clapton.
@@Beyond-Antares That's awesome! Rock on!
Damn that’s a great list of inspirations!
2000: Domine - Dragonlord
2001: Bal-Sagoth - Atlantis Ascendant
2002: Symphony X - The Odyssey
2003: Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath
2004: Wintersun - Wintersun
2005: Shadow Gallery - Room V
2006: Dol Ammad - Ocean Dynamics
2007: Rob Rock - Garden of Choas
2008: Kalmah - For the Revolution/Equilibrium - Sagas
2009: Immortal - All Shall Fall
Tool - Lateralus and Slipknot - Iowa and Vol. 3 were 2000s albums that kinda "changed everything."
Tremendously influential and incredibly good.
I see "The way of all flesh" I click and leave a like! 👍
It's absolutely insane how many good records came out in 2000's
Man, thinking about it the 2000s had an absolute insane amount of awesome albums... here's my list that I'm immediately gonna change my mind about in 5 minutes:
2000 - Pantera - Reinventing the Steel
2001 - System of a Down - Toxicity
2002 - Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
2003 - Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
2004 - Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
2005 - Trivium - Ascendancy
2006 - All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals
2007 - Machine Head - The Blackening
2008 - Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
2009 - Sybreed - The Pulse of Awakening
Reinventing the steel kicked major ass! I was at the tour for that album , Slayer and Static X opened. It was a kick ass show and the last time i saw Pantera.
Nice to see Sybreed on your list, they absolutely deserve it
2006 - Dissection - Reinkaos
interesting opinion:
2007 : United Abominations - Megadeth
there's something about that album that just hits different to me, i havent really heard of anyone talking that much about United Abominations but its definitely one of my favourite albums of all time
2000 - Clayman
2001 - Blackwater Park
2002 - Reroute to Remain
2003 - St Anger (hehe)
2004 - Reise Reise
2005 - Ghost Reveries
2006 - Matter of life/death
2007 - The Blackening
2008 - Way of All Flesh
2009 - Black Future
Funny 2003...as that choice will annoy only Metallica fans. Edit: I liked the "Unnamed feeling" one
St. Anger. Oh god, did your mum drop you?
@@xedasxedas I am a Metallica fan and in 2003 I was 9 years old and played the living hell out of St Anger for years. There are "better" albums from 2003 but nostalgia too strong. Tbh St. Anger songs are really good and heavy live. Songs arent bad just some a bit long and awful production.
2000 - At the Drive-In : Relationship of Command
2001 - Opeth : BWP
2002 - Agalloch : The Mantle
2003 - Edge of Sanity : Crimson II
2004 - Mastodon : Leviathan
2005 - Bloodbath : Nightmares Made Flesh
2006 - Enslaved : Ruun
2007 - Between the Buried and Me : Colors
2008 - Cynic : Traced In the Air
2009 - Obscura : Cosmogenesis
2005 - 2009 so fucking good albums!
Personal list :)
2000 Pantera - You know the name
2001 Slipknot - Iowa
2002 Black Label Society - 1919
2003 Children of Bodom - HateCrew Deathroll
2004 All That Remains - This Darkened Heart shootout to DamagePlan too
2005 Children of Bodom - Are you Dead Yet?
2006 Trivium - The Crusade
2007 Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2008 Trivium - Shogun
2009 Lamb of God - Wrath
2010 Aniihilator - Aniihilator
I definitely agree with you on Opeth's "Black Water Park" totally BADASSED!! 🤘🤘
For me,
2000- Iron Maiden “Brave New World”
2001- Tool “Lateralus”
2002- Buckethead “Electric Tears”
2003- Overkill “Killbox 13”
2004- Iced Earth “The Glorious Burden”
2005- Bolt Thrower “Those Once Loyal”
2006- Anthem “Immortal”
2007- Saxon “The Inner Sanctum”
2008- Yngwie Malmsteen “Perpetual Flame”
2009- Heaven and Hell “The Devil You Know”
“Those Once Loyal” is my favorite death metal album of all time, and a contender for my favorite album period. It’s just so good.
Here are mine:
2000 Ashes you Leave - The inheritance of Sin and Shame
2001 Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
2002 Agalloch - The Mantle
2003 Draconian - Where lovers mourn
2004 Therion - Sirius B
2005 Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
2006 Electric Wizard - Dopethrone/My Dying Bride - A line of deathless Kings (sorry, can't pick one)
2007 Primordial - To the nameless Dead
2008 Draconian - Turning Season Within
2009 My Dying Bride - For Lies I Sire
Absolutely, positively agree with Tool’s “10,000 Days”. Start to finish.....Outstanding! Also, great pick with AIC. Very gutsy choice!!!
2003 is Chimaira "The Impossibility of Reason" for me, amazing album from front to back
2000: Deftones White Pony
2001: Slayer God Hates Us All
2002: Otep
2003: Morbid Angel Heretic
2004: Cradle of Filth Nymphetamine
2005: Hate Eternal I Monarch
2006: Slayer Cult
2007:Job For A Cowboy
2008: Cannibal Corpse Evisceration Plauge
2009: Behemoth.
I love that my question is getting extended for more episodes haha For metal albums of the 00s, Chimaira’s self titled has to be mentioned! One of the best metal albums ever made!
2000 - The Haunted - Made Me Do it
2001 - Carnal Forge - Please... Die!
2002 - Dimension Zero - Silent Night Fever
2003 - Nevermore - Enemies of the Reality
2004 - Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow
2005 - Hatesphere - The Sickness Within
2006 - Dissection - Reinkaos (in reality I was on The Haunted - The Dead Eye diet, but I didn't want to repeat the band)
2007 - Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A / or Gorefest - Rise to Ruin - PRODUCTION!
2008 - Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
2009 - Heaven and Hell - The Devil You Know
Your pick for 2009 is also one of my favorite Alice In Chains album. It’s sad that this album doesn’t get more recognition than it does or at least I don’t hear too many people talk about it. Your picks also are making me want to go back and listen to these albums!
2005 - The Poison by Bullet For My Valentine, got me into the metal world as a 14 year old 🤩
Great band! 🍻
My heavy rotation during the 2000s
2000: Morbid Angel : Gateways to Annihilation
2001: Opeth - Blackwater Park
2002: Hate Eternal - King of All Kings
2003: Krisiun - Works of Carnage
2004: Behemoth - Demigod
2005: Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
2006: Vader - Impressions In Blood
2007: Dethklok - The Dethalbum (haha)
2008: Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
2009: Behemoth - Evangelion
00: Soulfly - Primitive
01: Slipknot - Iowa
02: Mastodon - Remission
03: Deftones - *self titled*
04: The Haunted - Revolver
05: Exodus - Shovel headed kill machine
06: Celtic Frost - Monotheist
07: Machine Head - The Blackening
08: Gojira - The way of all flesh
09: Converge - Axe to fall
Nevermore is the most underappreciated metal band of all time. Absolutely elite. Jeff in his prime was untouchable and the songs were badass af. RIP Warrel.
I had hair past my shoulders for 3 years and just shaved my head a week ago. I regretted it after the first day and now I'm so happy I did it.
That tone is insane
Black Gives Way To Blue is beautiful...
Glad to see In Rainbows on your list. I’m a metalhead at heart but Radiohead is band I absolutely love and respect.
Coroner- No More Color released in 1989. Blistering guitar and still 30 years later one of my favorites.
Idk about many of the other years of the 2000s but for 2001, Iowa by Slipknot definitely gets my vote, and City Of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold gets my 2005 vote. Honestly the peak of both of those bands
Super late but here we go
2000 - Clayman by In Flames
2001 - Iowa by Slipknot
2002 - Natural Born Chaos by Soilwork
2003 - Recreation Day by Evergrey
2004 - Gone Forever by God Forbid
2005 - Ascendancy by Trivium
2006 - The Adversary by Ihsahn
2007 - Horizons by Parkway Drive (honorable mention to Ziltoid by Devin Townsend)
2008 - Continent by The Acacia Strain
2009 - Crack the Sky by Mastodon
Shogun by Trivium in 2008, Endgame by Megadeth in 2009, Sacrament by Lamb of God in 2006, Alien by Strapping Young Lad in 2005 and Chimaira by Chimaira in 2005 are my extra picks.
Black Gives Way To Blue was such a great comeback album for AIC. They could not have possibly found anyone better to fill in than Will Duvall, he's awesome.
I have to ask: 2002 - In Flames "Reroute to Remain" or Dark Tranquillity "Damage Done"? For me clearly "Damage Done", even RtR is great, too.
Damage Done is a musical masterpiece
Dark tranquility 10/10
@@phillbagg Yes, I agree completely! One of my all-time favorites.
In Flames really disappointed me with Reroute. Gotta go with DT here.
Well said these were huge to me then and still
Endgame-Megadeth, Paradise Lost- Symphony X, Ashes Of The Wake-Lamb of God, The Way Of All Flesh-Gojira, Train Of Thought-Dream Theater, God Hates Us All-Slayer, The Sickness-Disturbed
FAQ: Hey Ola. Are there any smaller, lesser known amp manufacturers that you have been wanting to try out? I happened to stumble across Ceriatone, who specialize in hand wired Marshall clones and they blew me away.
I'll never get bored of hearing you praising Nevermore and reminding us of their greatness and contribution in music
2005/ In Flames - Soundtrack to your Escape
My Top 10 Albums for the 2000's decade and any other Heavy Metal needs:
2000: Nothingface - Violence
2001: Tool - Lateralus
2002: Meshuggah - Nothing
2003: Deftones - Deftones
2004: Byzantine - ...And They Shall Take Up Serpents
2005: Strapping Young Lad - Alien
2006: Ankla - Steep Trails
2007: Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth
2008: Soulfly - Conquer
2009: Dethklok - Dethalbum II
Oh my. I forgot about Bleed the Fifth. At the time that came out, I hadn't heard any drumming faster than that.
@@morbidcorpse5954 Tim Yeung and Dino Cazares were beasts on that record 🔥🔥🔥
Tough choices.
2000: Godsmack - Awake
2001: Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
2002: Armageddon - Three
2003: Marty Friedman - Music for Speeding
2004: Damageplan - New Found Power
2005: Firewind - Forged by Fire
2006: In Flames - Come Clarity/Kataklysm - In the Arms of Devestation
2007: Soilwork - Sworn to A Great Divide
2008: Machinery - The Passing
2009: Halestorm - Halestorm
2005 i'll go for judas priest angel of retribution, one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever
I'm a fan dude, good always to see your every vid. I see you on a metal talk show; thanks for sticking through the tough times and bringing us a bit of light in a dim last year and a half of isolation.
FaQ: Ola if you didn't play guitar what other instrument do you think you would have made a career out of and could you imagine starting a company like solar making the instrument. Love the show BTW
2001 and 2004 are hands down 'A Predator's Portrait' and "Ashes of the Wake' , respectively
Would you ever consider running Solar through a distributor like Sweetwater or American musical supply?
Solar’s through Sweetwater would be kickass
Well, Sweetwater would have to make a profit somewhere, so more expensive guitars or less profits for Solar.
love many of those albums mentioned. I'll add these two as some personal faves of mine:
Ark - Burn the Sun (best Jorn Lande performance. and that coin drop)
Symphony X - The Odyssey
FAQ question: How important would you say the pickups are in a guitar when you're working with high-gain metal tones in a home recording setup with a DI box? I get a lot of flubby, sludgy low end and I've seen a lot of people say that better pickups can help especially for 7 strings like mine, but I always kinda thought pickups were towards the bottom of the recording quality food chain. What are your thoughts?
Uh beats me but maybe a solar guitar marshall dsl 20 and a dd8 boss delay pedal.
Pickups are a life changer. Going from a bass heavy pickup to something with little bass and heavy mids will change a ton of your sound but mainly the feel and how it interacts with the low end. I had a lundgren m6 in the bridge in my 6 string tuned to D standard or drop C and put a black winter in and it is so much tighter, not that an m6 isn't tight but still. Pickups matter
Pickups are important for tweaking very specific qualities of your tone. For a problem like you describe, too much low end causing a lack of definition and a flubby sound, put an EQ between your guitar and the amp/sim; set a highpass filter between 170-220hz (tweak to taste) with a sharp enough Q so that the low end is cut aggressively. This should clean up the boomies.
Other things to consider is ensuring your pre-amp gain settings aren't too high, your bass knob in the pre-amp isn't too high and, most importantly IMO, your Master Volume isn't set too high. Having your master volume set high only introduces more saturation once your signal hits the power amp. This can manifest as boominess and over saturated low-end which makes everything sound muddy. Most modern metal tones have their master volume settings quite low; between 2 and 4 out of 10. You want to have the MV just high enough to coax some of the goodness out of the power amp, but not so much that it oversaturates your tone.
Pickups and Amp is the most important part of any tone. In a DI box that means pickups are still just as important, as is the plug-in you’re using or whatever you’re reamping to. So yes, pickups matter, A LOT.
Personally, I put a lot of stock into pickups. Typically low end can be tamed on a real amp with a OD pedal in front but sometimes when i record direct into my DAW i feel the OD pedal inside the plugin isn't as effective as a real amp etc.
My suggestion would be to experiment with different pickups and every time you swap them out record something in your DAW to keep track of which pickup does what to your tone. my second suggestion would be to experiment with different picks and shore up your picking. I spent a lot of time on my picking this year and it makes all the difference.
What tuning are you playing in with your 7?
Respect for mentioning In Rainbows!! ❤🧡💛
2000 Living sacrifice - the hammering process
2000 Extol - undeceived
2007 Demon Hunter - Storm the gates of hell
20:38 for the next faq. It would be great if you gave us your professional advice for the business side of things. How someone can start a company, prototypes, funding, networking etc. You’re the living proof of someone who started from scratch and made it so well. At least for me you’re the right man to talk about these things. Thanks in advance and all the best 🤟🏻
I love your little best-ofs for the decades, aswell as the Metal Mornings! I always take at least one band with me, that I didnt knew before and that I learned to really like. Thank you so much!
Edit: This ones is Vanden Plas... Loved the one song I heard so far (Beyond Daylight), am hyped for the rest!
Love the dog , beautiful. Hope to see her more in videos.
For the next FAQ: Your thoughts on the Jackson Kelly Star?
Hey Ola, FAQ: The Swedish legend ABBA is back! ABBA has accompanied a large part of my childhood. The first single sounds as if they were never gone. What does that trigger in you?
FAQ: Hi Ola and greetings from Fazer-land! I hadn't discovered your channel until very recently when I found the joys of playing guitar again after the pause of several years, so I'm sorry if you have already answered this (I haven't had the time to go thru all the FAQs, YET). By the way, I have found your videos in particular very helpful (especially the pedal related ones) and inspiring, even if modern metal isn't something I listen to that much (old school is more of my thing, no hate involved or anything). But you know, you can draw inspiration from many, even not that obvious sources.
THE QUESTION: As of now, do you have time and energy to actively seek out new music, or do you just focus on something you encounter from the news and some suggestions people throw at your direction? As a father of two and having a job I know that can be difficult at times, but you know, I'd like to keep my mind open.
PS. Trallpunk? Tycker du om Asta Kask?
One of my favorite Haunted riffs at the beginning ❤
@@gepic922 "All Against All" 🤙
Here are my favorite albums from the 2000s
2000 - Iron Maiden - brave new world
2001 - slayer - god hates us all
2002 - meshuggah - nothing
2003 - dimmu borgir - death cult armageddon
2004 - killswitch engage - end of heartache
2005 - trivium - ascendancy
2006 - disturbed - ten thousand fists
2007 - dark tranquillity - fiction
2008 - whitechapel - this is exile
2009 - three way tie between Megadeth - endgame, insomnium - across the dark and animals as leaders’ self titled album
Ola this is the 3rd time youve played Jullarr ....by the way that guitar is frickin gorgeous...i was asked to re-string and set up a Solar last week ..it was a pleasure ..beautiful.
Just had a weird realization that I went from watching these hyped waiting for my first guitar to arrive in the mail at the start of this year, to actually being where I am now and I can understand what the hell is even being talked about in questions like the first one. That kinda just makes me happy I went from dreaming all my life of learning guitar to just finally playing the damn thing. Gonna try setting my apollo to 0 input gain from now on to get the cleanest signal too glad I learned that thanks Ola!
Per is a God. Love the favorite albums!
that orange guitar is AWESOME
Tempo of the damned is a solid pick, but for 2004 I think I would have to go with Mastodon's Leviathan. A close runner-up would be Necrophagist's Epitaph, or Suffocation's comeback album Souls to Deny. And as much as I love 10,000 days, I've always liked Lateralus more. It's very difficult for me to pick between Lateralus or Blackwater Park for 2001, but I've gotta give it to Tool because that's my favorite album from them, and I like the 90's Opeth albums a little better than blackwater. For 2006 I would have to go with Ahab's Call of the Wretched sea, one of the most brutally heavy albums I've ever heard. When you put that album on it instantly hooks you in and never lets go. I was thinking about From Mars To Sirius for 2005, but that spot is forever reserved for Meshuggah's Catch 33
Holy Crap Ola! I had never heard of Pain of Salvation or Vanden Plas and they are both so kick ass. Thanks for the recommendations again Bro!
Also, I totally agree with the nod to Radiohead's "In Rainbows". I remember being so psyched watching the live stream of the entire album live from their jam room the night it released. It was a self-released album and you could pay whatever you wanted for the download...I paid $12 ( the avg. price of a CD at the time). The average price paid was like $6 per download, even though more people downloaded it for free than paid. I think the band made over 3 Million Dollars that day...what Legends!
Forbidden-omega wave (2010)
Heathen-the evolution of chaos (2010)
Go and listen to those monsters of an album. You'll regret it if you havent yet.
FAQ: Whats the story behind the symbol on the 12th fret on Solar guitars?
2014 - The Morningside - Letters From The Empty Towns. (Москва, Russian Federation). really excellent smooth flowing guitar and all excellent songs.
That’s a perfect list of bands Ola! Wouldn’t change a thing! 🤘🤘
YES Vanden Plas is amazing!
Really underrated, they have been releasing killer albums back to back now for years.
2008 is for sure planetary duality by The Faceless. Its actually probably my favorite album of the decade. Check it out Ola!
2000: Martyr - Warp Zone
2001: Megadeth - The World Needs A Hero
2002: Malignancy & Intervalle Bizzare Split
2003: Forgotten Tomb - Springtime Depression
2004: Necrophagist - Epitaph
2005: Gorod - Neurotripsicks
2006:Peste Noire - La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence
2007: Shining - V - Halmstad
2008: Cynic - Traced In Air
2009:
Obscura - Cosmogenesis
For your FAQing pleasure, ever played a Hagström guitar? I have one of the Fantomen models they did with Ghost and it's quickly become one of my favorites. Skål!
Hey Ola Question for your next FAQ: Do you take special care of your hands in any way? Manicure, creams, or something?
Blackwater park. That's always in my top 5 of all time. So desperate sounding, and beautiful, and dark. But also light.
Question: what is a shape that you have thought of doing for Solar but it didn't/wouldn't work out. Thanks.
2001 - System of A Down "Toxicity" pretty much broke a lot of the sonic territory of the past. Sounded really fresh and amazing.
Hey Ola burning question here: for someone who wishes to start playing electric guitar with a budget of ~£500 who loves the heaviest metal, what options would you recommend for both guitar and amp?
I would say get an epiphone sg or les paul. Epiphone guitars are comfortable to play, durable and sound very good for rock and metal (because of the humbucker pickups). They are quite expensive brand new (£400-600) but a second hand one would only cost about £300-£350. For an amp I would recommend a blackstar id core (there are 3 versions but it doesnt really matter which one you get). This amp has has a range of great tones and effects and they are only about £90-£110.
@@alastairr_6640 i agree with you on some points but man... a les pauls neck is a base-ball bat... not really good to start with...
That depends on the genres you wanna play and the body shape you like ,but for versatility, try and get yourself a Guitar with a HSS pickup setup ,best of both worlds!Maybe from Ibanez or Fender or any other good brand .For an amp you can get a Boss Katana,but a smaller one perhaps due to the cost ,or maybe even the Positive Grid amp,although I can't remember the price ,it shouldn't be too expensive right??
Maybe invest in an audio interface ,some plugins on your computer and headphones or monitors but that can get complicated.
The best thing you can do is go to a guitar store and try out different guitars and amps and see what you like. Good Luck!
IBANEZ RG SERIES - $229
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Michael Kelley has some very nice, cheaper guitars if you picked up a used amp to stay in your budget. Probably the cheapest though is an Epiphone Special (about $160) and the Squire HH Mustang ($170)... followed by Ibanez.
Also, if you end up loving the guitar....swap the pick-ups out to really make it sound like a higher-end model. Massive difference in tone and clarity.
Definitely don't order anything without playing it first. Guitars have different neck shapes, different neck finishes, and different fret radius', so some will be more comfortable and easier to play.
FAQ - Yo Ola, sup from Canada. What’s a random skill or thing you can do or are good at? Something you don’t often tell people about. Besides being a chug lord? Much love.
Gojira - from mars to sirius (2005)
One of the greatest albums ever made
My favorite Vanden Plas album is Christ.0, it's what got me into them. Such an underrated band.
The Blackening was awesome, but for me it was Nocturnal by The Black Dahlia Murder. Holy shit, what a face-shredding album. It was all I listened to for a long time
Ola !!! I highly highly recommend if you've not already heard it Sanctity - road to bloodshed ! Sanctity only did the one album, and there vocalist/guitarist is the now bassist of machine head !!!! F*cking great album !!!
Talking to a dog in Swedish must be the cutest thing haha. So metal. Cheers Chola!
2000: Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage (Debut)
2001: Slipknot - Iowa
2002: KoRn - Untouchables
2003: Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen
2004: Megadeth - The System Has Failed
2005: Karnivool - Themata
2006: TOOL - 10,000 Days
2007: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2008: Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
2009: Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
Fuk man! I love your channel. Thanks for giving me some shit to listen to. Some new to me, some I haven't listened to in years that I need to go back and revisit.
2004 - Slumber (Fallout)
2004- Hypocrisy - (Arrival)
The Fall of Ideals by All That Remains is probably one of the most influential albums from 2006. Every song is a banger
FAAAAAQQQ!!
Hi, Ola. I haven't seen you using a Solar Lime Burst since the promo video. Why is that?
They are incredibly beatiful!! I have one and she astonishing.
My favorite color for sure.
Black Gives Way to Blue has my absolute favorite guitar tone of all time