Oh man that 90s metal album list is a really hard one but also very fun to think about... I also gave it a try: 1990 - Megadeth - Rust in Peace 1991 - Metallica - Metallica 1992 - Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power 1993 - Sepultura - Chaos A.D. 1994 - Machine Head - Burn My Eyes 1995 - Fear Factory - Demanufacture 1996 - Tool - Ænima 1997 - Rammstein - Sehnsucht 1998 - System of a Down - System of a Down 1999 - Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
I once read an interview with Eddie Van Halen were he said he was an intermediate level guitarist... I can't ever bring myself to say I'm higher than that.
Same here still suck at guitar but love it... that dude that left that question in the faq .. anyway who is he anyways... know one will remember him after this video has done its cycle...
My top albums of the 90s: 1990 - Rust in Peace by Megadeth 1991 - Blessed are the Sick by Morbid Angel 1992 - Dirt by Alice in Chains 1993 - Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative 1994 - De Mysteriis Dom Satanas by Mayhem 1995 - Symbolic by Death 1996 - Ænema by TOOL 1997 - Anthems to the Welkins at Dusk by Emperor 1998 - Cruelty and the Beast by cradle of Filth 1999 - At the Heart of Winter by Immortal
@@yurismonoIt absolutely is. It's so heartfelt and emotionally raw. It's an honest record, and perhaps the best grunge release in my opinion. Layne's vocals are just amazing, and Jerry's are awesome too. The riffs and bass and drums are just 👌
My list is the same for 90, 93, 95, and 96. The hardest decision for me was between Vulgar and Dirt in 92. Ultimately I had to choose the album that influenced me most as a guitarist, but I will say 1992 was the hardest for me to decide on
Great choices for the years. I just wanted to mention Paradise Lost - Draconian times from 1995 because I think that is a masterpiece and need to be mentioned :)
If the definition of playing lead is “writing and playing better than the top 10 guitarists of all time”, only 10 people can play lead. Ola plays just fine, hell he plays those Pantera solos like possessed. It’s always fun seeing top guitarists in good interviews just geeking out about how much they love other people’s playing. Herman Li’s recent twitch streams shows that if nothing else. I want Ola to join Herman for a talk and a play. Be it Coffee or twitch. I know improvising is a totally different skill, so no need to do that unless wanted. I think I’ve played longer than Ola, and wow do I suck compared to him when playing. Doesn’t mean I won’t play:)
Reminds me a lot of Devin Townsend in that sense. Both admit they aren't much of lead kind of players but are good enough to still shred and have that skill in their back pocket for whenever they feel like pulling it out.
The last one was brilliantly added. Guy is definitely showing his jealous side. Ola is in a badass metal band, his own band, guitar manufacturer and has a great channel. Keep it up your family must be proud of you and grateful for your hard work and dedication. Big fan.
I think your lead playing is underrated tbh. Your phrasing is amazing and you know what fits the song. I get inspired by your riffs as well, but your solos have so much emotion and I feel like that's what matters the most.
1990: Obituary - Cause of Death 1991: Autopsy - Mental Funeral 1992: At The Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours 1993: Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows 1994: Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops 1995: Vader - De Profundis 1996: Immolation - Here in After 1997: Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics 1998: Death - The Sound of Perseverance 1999: Type O Negative - World Coming Down Damn, that was tough to narrow down.
My input for a great single song for improving metal technique up to advanced playing levels would be Metallica Fade to black…. Beginner level rhythm and leads. Great clean rhythm for introducing finger picking. Introduction to gallop rhythms. And that outro solo, triplets, speed picking, tremolo picking. Proof Kirk doesn’t have to use a wah to go big.
I transitioned to 7-string last year after playing 6 almost 30 years. The hardest part for me was playing stuff on the D and G strings. Took me about a week or so of practicing constantly to feel comfortable with the 7. So I guess my advice is to just keep trying.
The hardest part, to me, was getting used to the low-B LOL!!! I kept trying to look at the low-E like I do the A, but it just wasn't working. I couldn't easily navigate around it the same and not sure why it took so long.
well it is possible. i have put out a bunch of solo albums already but my guitar playing is still garbage hahaha. that being said tho ola's guitar playing is fuckin wild \m/
People who are new to guitar like to believe that people who play rhythm can’t play lead. Like it’s some rule that to play rhythm, you can’t play lead. I don’t really get it.
So hard to choose, so many fantastic albums released. 90 - Slayer "Seasons In The Abyss" / Danzig "II Lucifuge" 91 - Death "Human" / Entombed "Clandestine" 92 - Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Power" 93 - Cathedral "The Ethereal Mirror" / Benediction "Transcend The Rubicon" 94 - Life Of Agony "River Runs Red" / Samael "Ceremony Of Opposites" 95 - Fear Factory "Demanufacture" / ATG "Slaughter Of The Soul" 96 - Cannibal Corpse "Vile" /Vision Of Disorder "V.O.D." 97 - Candiria "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" / Testament "Demonic" 98 - The Haunted "The Haunted" 99 - Arch Enemy "Burning Bridges"
I wish I could play at that "Beginner level" Ola is at. I always think of him of someone who underestimates his skill level for playing and making great music, so Ola, if you read this, you're an inspiration for many of us, and personally, after hearing your Blues song on your last album I'm truly excited to see what other genres you try to write in!
That last "question" was brutal but thanks for letting us into your world a little bit. It was tough to watch/hear you read that one. You handled it with class. Thanks for all you do, Ola. I love your work.
FAQ: Hey Ola! Not counting Solar guitars, if You had to pick one guitar for the rest of your life, which one would it be and why? Cheers man! Greetings from Colombia!
The trick to getting comfortable on 7 string is to learn your intervals if you haven't already, and also tune it to Drop A. That way it feels like a drop D or C guitar but you have Aminor shapes that you are familiar with.
I found the best way to play a 7 string is to tune it to b standard with a high E as opposed to E standard with a low b. You can do this simply by tuning the G to F#. It means you can play the lower 6 strings in the same way as you would a 6 string.
1990: Megadeth - Rust in Peace 1991: Autopsy - Mental Funeral 1992: Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade 1993: Death - Individual Thought Patterns 1994: Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger 1995: Blut aus Nord - Ultima Thulée 1996: Adramelech - Psychostasia 1997: Strapping Young Lad - City 1998: Even though they're not a standard metal band - or even a metal band at all, arguably - I have to go with Boris - Amplifier Worship. I finally saw them play live in 2019 and it was probably the closest I'll ever get to a religious experience. My runner up would be Gorguts - Obscura. 1999: Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy Tough list to make.
i DEEPLY appreciate the shout-out for gorguts. probably one of the most consistent death metal bands as far as pure album quality goes. obscura in particular is my obsession right now; i listen to it twice daily and im STILL piecing things together
For 1991 metal, Sepultura - Arise was a favorite. I had to do some searching to see if it was "the" favorite. In the same year, there was: - Mr Bungle - (Self Titled) - Overkill - Horrorscope - Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power - Death - Human the "not quite metal" albums - Nirvana - Nevermind - Faith no More - Angle Dust - Sound Garden - Badmotorfinger - Infectious Grooves - The Plague ... and the not metal at all - Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic It was a great year for diverse music. Mr Bungle still tops my list, even though they just ripped off Cardiacs and the clown motif (see R.E.S. and Tarred and Feathered).
@@jeremyrobertson7267 Legion was badass but the mix sounded like shit. Great songs though, and the vocals on Legion are fuckin genuinely scary sounding vocals too. Once upon the cross is a bit slower as far as tempo but there's a certain weight and velocity granted from a beefy-er sounding mix and I might just be bias towards things from the memories I've attached to them rather than its own merit.
The Gathering has such great natural sounding production, right out of the gate DNR just brings the thunder. Scenes From a Memory is a great pick for 1999 though... absolute classic. The snare drum tone is so punchy I love the way it sounds.
I myself never saw the use of a 7 string guitar, for one of the reasons you (Ola) gave. I have one of my old Charvel's (an 89)tuned down to B standard, with a Floyd Rose on it. (Yes I have a guy who sets up my guitars for me!) I'm also using a 76 LP for that same tuning. (Heresy!) But hey I set that one up all by myself! My Solar A.1 6 BOP, came tuned to D standard, all the way from Spain & thanks to the Evertune bridge didn't even need a tweak before I plugged it in! Needless to say - it's my main Axe now! I just can't put it down!! Thanks Ola! Loving the content brother!!🤘🤘
Since I started tuning to Eb, I have never broken a string, no matter how much abuse I dish out. 10-46. Plus, I like a little extra slinkyness, it's good for the vibrato.
FAQ: More of a statement than a question, but... You do know that, after doing such a great job with the "Best Metal album of each year of the 90s", we're going to ask you to do the same with both the 80s and the 2000s, Right?
For the next FAQ: You recently mentioned in your RATE MY TONE 2 video how important it is for the bass guitar to help boost or carry the overall sound of the track. What tips do you have for guitar players who want to add a great bass tone, but who approach playing bass (or dialing in a bass tone) from a guitarist's perspective rather than from someone who is traditionally a bassist?
Maybe for the next FAQ - speaking about string tension, I noticed in the Coffee with Ola you did with Dino, he mentioned that his Sun-God guitar has a fixed Floyd bridge because he likes the tension from the bridge to the nut, so my question is does having a double locking set-up like the FR give better tension for the same tuning vs a fixed bridge like a tune-o-matic and an open nut (assuming the tuning, string gauge and scale length are all the same). Been enjoying your videos for a couple years, they're really enjoyable to watch and the way you explain and talk about things really helps a dumbass drummer like me trying to be better at guitar. Skål!
Eh Ola, i hope that u are having a good week. It would be cool to see you and Bernth ( i'm sure you've Heard about him ) one day doing something together. Doing an interview with him would be nice. You guys are who i watch and relate to the most about advices, techniques, riffs and soloing, how to approach guitar and so on. It would be Nice to hear both of your opinions on these subjects because you guys are different guitar players, but with a lot of things in common. Hope i get to hear your opinion on this in the next FAQ !
I just got my first Solar 7 string the other day and LOVE IT!!! But I've been transitioning from 6 to 7 string for a while now. I like the view the 7 string as 2 guitars in 1. A standard tuned 6 string below, and a drop tuned 6 string above. Depending which perspective you're viewing the guitar from the extra string is either another high for more coloured clean chords or leads, or another low to add octaves or 5ths below power chords.
FAQ: Some people still worry about which country their guitars are made. With the options we have now, should we move away from this mindset? Most guitars from $500 - $2000 feel great, with most companies (if not all) assembling them in Indonesia now. Much like the awesome Solars (Insert plug). Please educate us Sir Ola! 🤟
FAQ: Great channel, Ola. I really enjoy watching your videos. I am a huge Iron Maiden fan, and the twin-solos of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith are a league of their own. What is your favourite guitar-tandem?
About the strings lasting longer question, I found “fast fret” really helped with acoustic strings for gigging and helping them last! Along with regular cleaning and after playing that might help a bit too 😊
Thomann sells Harley Benton strings for 1,50€ a set and they're amazing for the price. They have all the basic gauges and sets for 7 and 8 strings. For a hobbyist like myself the string are amazing value. I have no reason to buy something like daddario NYXL over the HB string.
I think one easy way to get into 7 String, is to drop the B-String, so you basically have Dropped Tuning and Standard at the same time. You can play everything you used to play on 6 String but have an addition string for deep dropped riffs
I've been playing for around 16 years and switched to 7 string nearly 2 years ago. I love it, it's almost like having 2 guitars in one. The best advice I got was to ignore the low 7th string for about a week and just play it like a normal guitar. It seems to have helped me a lot, got used to the feel of the wider neck as well as learned to play around that low string without it interfering. Now when I pick up a 6 string the neck feels like a toothpick lol.
To reuse your strings: Don't boil them! That fucks with the metal and makes them brittle. You can soak/wash them in denatured alcohol, but denatured alcohol can be expensive. The good news is you can use a lot of other things. Contact cleaner is also pretty expensive. Gasoline is dangerously flammable and smells, but it'll clean them. The best cheap thing to use is rubbing alcohol. Use the 98%, not the 70%. Put your strings in a little jar or something with the alcohol, let them soak for a day, give them a good shake once in a while, and your strings will be like new. You don't have to bother soaking the bare strings, only the wound ones, because oils and junk from your hands seeping into the winding is what makes them start to sound dull.
Hey Ola! Please consider a small segment like recommended listening where you recommend different albums that you think are kickass. We would love your recommendations/suggestions. Cheers!
Perfect Outro !!! " Who are you to wave your finger? You must have been outta your head Eye hole deep in muddy waters You practically raised the dead "
Surprised to see that demanufacture is not even mentionned ! Love almost all of the chosen and mentionned one, except white zombie, it's time to listen again !
Sepultura- Chaos AD Pantera- Great Southern Trendkill Obituary- World Demise Slayer- Divine Intervention Fear Factory- Demanufacture Acid Bath- When The Kite String Pops SlipKnot- Self titled System of a Down- SoaD White Zombie- La Sexorcisto NailBomb- Point Blank Opeth- Still Life Alice In Chains- Dirt Morbid Angel- Domination Six Feet Under- Haunted Down- Nola Tool- Aenima Napalm Death- Fear, Emptiness, Dispair Testament- Demonic Type O Negative- Bloody Kisses
Hey Ola. I just wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration you have given me and thousands of people all across the world. Keep up the good work man and I wish all the best for you and your family. Hope to get a Solar soon \m/
Hey Ola, question for next FAQ: Hope It's not an unconfortable question... I'd like to know, Just for my curiosity, how many Solar Guitars you've sold until now! Personally I think that your guitar gompany creates Guitars with the best quality/price point on the market, and I'm sure that the request Will grow a lot in the next years. Best luck for your future! 🤘
FAQ: What do you think of Exodus' album The Atrocity Exhibition - Exhibit A? Gary Holts guitar tone on that record is of his best. Favorite song is Funeral Hymn!
Hey Ola, with all the lefty love we've been getting from Solar lately (appreciated!) I want to add that I would kill for a lefty in that red color you have there. It's beautiful.
Killer list. You basically just charted my adolescence as an emerging metalhead. Although I would have thrown 'Demanufacture' in there. But I'll maintain till the day I die that 'Arise' is a thrash album. It just has growly vocals.
Good list. I personally can't do a 90's metal album list without giving a year to Paradise Lost, probably 92 for Shades of God and a year for Nevermore, much as I love Dream Theater probably 99 for Dreaming Neon Black. Same for 93.. I loved Heartwork but there is no way I can't pick Tool Undertow.
Have a great Wednesday everyone! If you have any questions put them in the comments section of this video!
hi makina. What is your oppinion about hypocrisy and peter?. Thanx
MetalBobRoss wants to know If you will you make a "Rhoads" shaped Solar guitar?? :D
Have an awesome day Ola.
Have you used drop tune pedals and if so what are your thoughts on them? Pros and cons.
Ola how low can I drop tune my evertune solar 1.6 blb…..I think drop c is the lowest u can go with a standard evertune???
we're in USA you know they sell solar guitars. there very beautiful and sound D JENT QUALITY.
Ola: "I'm more of a riff guy"
Glenn Hughes: "Admit you're more of a riff guy."
Ffs...
ikr? Ola has always shown humility when it comes to lead as far as i remember
I want to reach that “beginner level”
If ola is a beginner im still a sperm swimming around waiting to be conceived so that one day i could grow up to play guitar
Right!? I been playing over 20 years, I can't wait to get to the beginner level like where Ola is 🤣
Same
Oh man that 90s metal album list is a really hard one but also very fun to think about... I also gave it a try:
1990 - Megadeth - Rust in Peace
1991 - Metallica - Metallica
1992 - Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
1993 - Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
1994 - Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
1995 - Fear Factory - Demanufacture
1996 - Tool - Ænima
1997 - Rammstein - Sehnsucht
1998 - System of a Down - System of a Down
1999 - Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Now this is a list! Bam!
well guess i know what albums im listening to this week
Need a power metal version lol
Hatebreeder is LITTY
You sir, have great taste. This list is stellar.
I'm also beginner level for 20 years then and i have fun with it.
I once read an interview with Eddie Van Halen were he said he was an intermediate level guitarist... I can't ever bring myself to say I'm higher than that.
Same here still suck at guitar but love it... that dude that left that question in the faq .. anyway who is he anyways... know one will remember him after this video has done its cycle...
My top albums of the 90s:
1990 - Rust in Peace by Megadeth
1991 - Blessed are the Sick by Morbid Angel
1992 - Dirt by Alice in Chains
1993 - Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative
1994 - De Mysteriis Dom Satanas by Mayhem
1995 - Symbolic by Death
1996 - Ænema by TOOL
1997 - Anthems to the Welkins at Dusk by Emperor
1998 - Cruelty and the Beast by cradle of Filth
1999 - At the Heart of Winter by Immortal
Dirt is Godly
@@yurismonoIt absolutely is. It's so heartfelt and emotionally raw. It's an honest record, and perhaps the best grunge release in my opinion. Layne's vocals are just amazing, and Jerry's are awesome too. The riffs and bass and drums are just 👌
My list is the same for 90, 93, 95, and 96. The hardest decision for me was between Vulgar and Dirt in 92. Ultimately I had to choose the album that influenced me most as a guitarist, but I will say 1992 was the hardest for me to decide on
Absolutely on board with Dirt in 1992.
Great list At the Heart of Winter has one of the greatest guitar tones imo.
Glen Hughes thinks and writes at a beginner level.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hilarious
Ola was looking pissed though lol that Glen guy needs to get off the internet and find a job
Great choices for the years. I just wanted to mention Paradise Lost - Draconian times from 1995 because I think that is a masterpiece and need to be mentioned :)
What an album. What a year for metal! 'Demanufacture' came out that year as well.
Glenn Hughes needs to spend less time worrying about what Ola is doing and spend more time in school...
I had to giggle when Ola read that message. Hilarious!
You can heavy words man, fucks but grammar you not. Why you book review man? Pattern!
(I feel like Charlie from IASIP now)
Glenn Hughes is the school. He's been rocking longer than most of you have been alive.
@@tragicallymalicious1 I highly doubt that Glenn Hughes is the same guy asking the question.
I think more time in rehab would be a better investment
kind of surpriseed not to hear any mention of Death- The Sound of Perseverance for 1998
Or Symbolic
For someone who says “I can’t play lead” you sure as hell have a way of making that guitar sing!
If the definition of playing lead is “writing and playing better than the top 10 guitarists of all time”, only 10 people can play lead. Ola plays just fine, hell he plays those Pantera solos like possessed.
It’s always fun seeing top guitarists in good interviews just geeking out about how much they love other people’s playing. Herman Li’s recent twitch streams shows that if nothing else.
I want Ola to join Herman for a talk and a play. Be it Coffee or twitch. I know improvising is a totally different skill, so no need to do that unless wanted.
I think I’ve played longer than Ola, and wow do I suck compared to him when playing. Doesn’t mean I won’t play:)
He compares himself to his idols so I totally get it.
Reminds me a lot of Devin Townsend in that sense. Both admit they aren't much of lead kind of players but are good enough to still shred and have that skill in their back pocket for whenever they feel like pulling it out.
The last one was brilliantly added. Guy is definitely showing his jealous side. Ola is in a badass metal band, his own band, guitar manufacturer and has a great channel. Keep it up your family must be proud of you and grateful for your hard work and dedication. Big fan.
"Burn my eyes" was produced by Colin Richardson, not Ross Robinson, which was on "The burning red".
My favourite sounding album by far
"Now... time to die... FOR VICTORYYYYY!!!". One of my all times favourite as well, what a masterpiece!
I think your lead playing is underrated tbh. Your phrasing is amazing and you know what fits the song. I get inspired by your riffs as well, but your solos have so much emotion and I feel like that's what matters the most.
Ola: *burps*
Subwoofer: *starts smoking*
lol
1990: Obituary - Cause of Death
1991: Autopsy - Mental Funeral
1992: At The Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours
1993: Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows
1994: Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
1995: Vader - De Profundis
1996: Immolation - Here in After
1997: Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics
1998: Death - The Sound of Perseverance
1999: Type O Negative - World Coming Down
Damn, that was tough to narrow down.
My input for a great single song for improving metal technique up to advanced playing levels would be Metallica Fade to black….
Beginner level rhythm and leads.
Great clean rhythm for introducing finger picking.
Introduction to gallop rhythms.
And that outro solo, triplets, speed picking, tremolo picking. Proof Kirk doesn’t have to use a wah to go big.
I transitioned to 7-string last year after playing 6 almost 30 years. The hardest part for me was playing stuff on the D and G strings. Took me about a week or so of practicing constantly to feel comfortable with the 7. So I guess my advice is to just keep trying.
The hardest part, to me, was getting used to the low-B LOL!!!
I kept trying to look at the low-E like I do the A, but it just wasn't working. I couldn't easily navigate around it the same and not sure why it took so long.
Great response to Glenn Hughs, Ola. You already gave that comment more air time than it deserved. Good on you for that.
Glenn Hughes had better start uploading some videos if he's so good.
11:00 I think Demanufacture deserves at least a mention here. For me that album changed metal forever.
Completely agree, I thought he was going to choose it for 95 and I was shocked when he didn't.
Soul of a new machine...........the rest suck.
90´s metal is what´s up! 🔥🤘 The list is solid af 10/10
*walks past 15 half stacks* “I’m going to my amp room” lol. Livin the good life!
24:00 😂😂😂 seriously, there's people who complain Ola's solo "lack of talent", even after 2 solo albums??!! 😁🤭
well it is possible. i have put out a bunch of solo albums already but my guitar playing is still garbage hahaha. that being said tho ola's guitar playing is fuckin wild \m/
People who are new to guitar like to believe that people who play rhythm can’t play lead. Like it’s some rule that to play rhythm, you can’t play lead. I don’t really get it.
So hard to choose, so many fantastic albums released.
90 - Slayer "Seasons In The Abyss" / Danzig "II Lucifuge"
91 - Death "Human" / Entombed "Clandestine"
92 - Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Power"
93 - Cathedral "The Ethereal Mirror" / Benediction "Transcend The Rubicon"
94 - Life Of Agony "River Runs Red" / Samael "Ceremony Of Opposites"
95 - Fear Factory "Demanufacture" / ATG "Slaughter Of The Soul"
96 - Cannibal Corpse "Vile" /Vision Of Disorder "V.O.D."
97 - Candiria "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" / Testament "Demonic"
98 - The Haunted "The Haunted"
99 - Arch Enemy "Burning Bridges"
What are your top 5 Bolt Thrower riffs, and can you play them for us? I love that you mention them in your vids, they’re incredibly underrated!
I wish I could play at that "Beginner level" Ola is at. I always think of him of someone who underestimates his skill level for playing and making great music, so Ola, if you read this, you're an inspiration for many of us, and personally, after hearing your Blues song on your last album I'm truly excited to see what other genres you try to write in!
The best album of 1990 is in my opinion undisputed to this day PainKiller - Judas Priest
I was really surprised not to see Death on this list!. Great choises tho
I'm early again.supporting ola from Philippines🤟
i think Glenn Hughes needs a hug
That last "question" was brutal but thanks for letting us into your world a little bit. It was tough to watch/hear you read that one. You handled it with class. Thanks for all you do, Ola. I love your work.
FAQ: Hey Ola! Not counting Solar guitars, if You had to pick one guitar for the rest of your life, which one would it be and why? Cheers man! Greetings from Colombia!
Hey Pepe, you got my coke?
The 90s was such a great time.
1993 Death - Individual Thought Patterns ..... 1995 Death - Symbolic
The trick to getting comfortable on 7 string is to learn your intervals if you haven't already, and also tune it to Drop A. That way it feels like a drop D or C guitar but you have Aminor shapes that you are familiar with.
you should do a vid on bolt thrower, their guitar tone or something
highly underrated band
One of my fave bands!! Good to see some other respect.
I found the best way to play a 7 string is to tune it to b standard with a high E as opposed to E standard with a low b. You can do this simply by tuning the G to F#. It means you can play the lower 6 strings in the same way as you would a 6 string.
1990: Megadeth - Rust in Peace
1991: Autopsy - Mental Funeral
1992: Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
1993: Death - Individual Thought Patterns
1994: Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
1995: Blut aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
1996: Adramelech - Psychostasia
1997: Strapping Young Lad - City
1998: Even though they're not a standard metal band - or even a metal band at all, arguably - I have to go with Boris - Amplifier Worship. I finally saw them play live in 2019 and it was probably the closest I'll ever get to a religious experience. My runner up would be Gorguts - Obscura.
1999: Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy
Tough list to make.
i DEEPLY appreciate the shout-out for gorguts. probably one of the most consistent death metal bands as far as pure album quality goes. obscura in particular is my obsession right now; i listen to it twice daily and im STILL piecing things together
For 1991 metal, Sepultura - Arise was a favorite. I had to do some searching to see if it was "the" favorite. In the same year, there was:
- Mr Bungle - (Self Titled)
- Overkill - Horrorscope
- Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
- Death - Human
the "not quite metal" albums
- Nirvana - Nevermind
- Faith no More - Angle Dust
- Sound Garden - Badmotorfinger
- Infectious Grooves - The Plague ...
and the not metal at all
- Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
It was a great year for diverse music. Mr Bungle still tops my list, even though they just ripped off Cardiacs and the clown motif (see R.E.S. and Tarred and Feathered).
'95 was all about DEICIDE once upon the cross. Favorite death metal album of all time.
Legion...the rest suck but that was mind blowing at the time!!!!
@@jeremyrobertson7267 Legion was badass but the mix sounded like shit. Great songs though, and the vocals on Legion are fuckin genuinely scary sounding vocals too. Once upon the cross is a bit slower as far as tempo but there's a certain weight and velocity granted from a beefy-er sounding mix and I might just be bias towards things from the memories I've attached to them rather than its own merit.
The Gathering has such great natural sounding production, right out of the gate DNR just brings the thunder. Scenes From a Memory is a great pick for 1999 though... absolute classic. The snare drum tone is so punchy I love the way it sounds.
I myself never saw the use of a 7 string guitar, for one of the reasons you (Ola) gave. I have one of my old Charvel's (an 89)tuned down to B standard, with a Floyd Rose on it. (Yes I have a guy who sets up my guitars for me!) I'm also using a 76 LP for that same tuning. (Heresy!) But hey I set that one up all by myself! My Solar A.1 6 BOP, came tuned to D standard, all the way from Spain & thanks to the Evertune bridge didn't even need a tweak before I plugged it in!
Needless to say - it's my main Axe now! I just can't put it down!!
Thanks Ola! Loving the content brother!!🤘🤘
Divine Intervention is a criminally underrated Slayer album.
It's my favorite one, still remember the first time I've heard the killing fields intro, pure blast !
for sure, it would great to hear with a new mix, it's under-rated and neglected.
I got to see all these tours as a young teenager, except for 'left hand path' but my band later got to support them on the 'wolverine blues' tour!
"Discourager" Is a pretty decent band-name.
Glen Hughes Vs Ola in Guitar Skill's Challange! lol
Dream Theater Awake came out in Oct 1994 I know because that was one of the most important significant days of my life.
Good morning everyone! Have a great Wednesday!
Since I started tuning to Eb, I have never broken a string, no matter how much abuse I dish out. 10-46. Plus, I like a little extra slinkyness, it's good for the vibrato.
95 has Astro Creep 2000, Demanufacture & SotS. What a tough choice
Demanufacture is easily my #1 for 1995, and probably my #1 overall for the decade.
@@dmphax it's definitely in my top 3 metal albums of all time
@@bucksatanII same!
Slayer's Swedens In the Abyss @0:55! :D Time to practice some legato lines sweepage.....jeezy peezy!
FAQ: More of a statement than a question, but... You do know that, after doing such a great job with the "Best Metal album of each year of the 90s", we're going to ask you to do the same with both the 80s and the 2000s, Right?
For the next FAQ: You recently mentioned in your RATE MY TONE 2 video how important it is for the bass guitar to help boost or carry the overall sound of the track. What tips do you have for guitar players who want to add a great bass tone, but who approach playing bass (or dialing in a bass tone) from a guitarist's perspective rather than from someone who is traditionally a bassist?
Stare-down at the end was epic.
Maybe for the next FAQ - speaking about string tension, I noticed in the Coffee with Ola you did with Dino, he mentioned that his Sun-God guitar has a fixed Floyd bridge because he likes the tension from the bridge to the nut, so my question is does having a double locking set-up like the FR give better tension for the same tuning vs a fixed bridge like a tune-o-matic and an open nut (assuming the tuning, string gauge and scale length are all the same). Been enjoying your videos for a couple years, they're really enjoyable to watch and the way you explain and talk about things really helps a dumbass drummer like me trying to be better at guitar. Skål!
Eh Ola, i hope that u are having a good week. It would be cool to see you and Bernth ( i'm sure you've Heard about him ) one day doing something together. Doing an interview with him would be nice. You guys are who i watch and relate to the most about advices, techniques, riffs and soloing, how to approach guitar and so on. It would be Nice to hear both of your opinions on these subjects because you guys are different guitar players, but with a lot of things in common. Hope i get to hear your opinion on this in the next FAQ !
My very first REAL amp was the Dark Terror with a 60w orange cab 1x12. What a great sound.
I just got my first Solar 7 string the other day and LOVE IT!!! But I've been transitioning from 6 to 7 string for a while now. I like the view the 7 string as 2 guitars in 1. A standard tuned 6 string below, and a drop tuned 6 string above. Depending which perspective you're viewing the guitar from the extra string is either another high for more coloured clean chords or leads, or another low to add octaves or 5ths below power chords.
Faq question:..hey ola, would you ever consider putting vocals to your songs??
FAQ: Some people still worry about which country their guitars are made. With the options we have now, should we move away from this mindset?
Most guitars from $500 - $2000 feel great, with most companies (if not all) assembling them in Indonesia now. Much like the awesome Solars (Insert plug). Please educate us Sir Ola! 🤟
FAQ: Great channel, Ola. I really enjoy watching your videos. I am a huge Iron Maiden fan, and the twin-solos of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith are a league of their own. What is your favourite guitar-tandem?
I got an ad on this vid from ComEd, telling me to explore Solar energy lol
1991 had Like an Everflowing Stream from Dismember dude. Def top album of that year for me. My favorite Dismember too
About the strings lasting longer question, I found “fast fret” really helped with acoustic strings for gigging and helping them last! Along with regular cleaning and after playing that might help a bit too 😊
Ola have a great week.
Best answer to that last rambling
Question!
Thomann sells Harley Benton strings for 1,50€ a set and they're amazing for the price. They have all the basic gauges and sets for 7 and 8 strings. For a hobbyist like myself the string are amazing value. I have no reason to buy something like daddario NYXL over the HB string.
Carcass Heartwork... enough said
Still the kings of metal, going strong for over 30+ years.
I think one easy way to get into 7 String, is to drop the B-String, so you basically have Dropped Tuning and Standard at the same time. You can play everything you used to play on 6 String but have an addition string for deep dropped riffs
Carcass heart work has massive guitar and vox. I never heard it till now thank you ☠️🤘🎸🎧
I've been playing for around 16 years and switched to 7 string nearly 2 years ago. I love it, it's almost like having 2 guitars in one. The best advice I got was to ignore the low 7th string for about a week and just play it like a normal guitar. It seems to have helped me a lot, got used to the feel of the wider neck as well as learned to play around that low string without it interfering. Now when I pick up a 6 string the neck feels like a toothpick lol.
To reuse your strings: Don't boil them! That fucks with the metal and makes them brittle. You can soak/wash them in denatured alcohol, but denatured alcohol can be expensive. The good news is you can use a lot of other things. Contact cleaner is also pretty expensive. Gasoline is dangerously flammable and smells, but it'll clean them. The best cheap thing to use is rubbing alcohol. Use the 98%, not the 70%. Put your strings in a little jar or something with the alcohol, let them soak for a day, give them a good shake once in a while, and your strings will be like new. You don't have to bother soaking the bare strings, only the wound ones, because oils and junk from your hands seeping into the winding is what makes them start to sound dull.
Fast fret string cleaner helps prolong strings. Hope that helps and you have access to it. I play a five string bass and those strings are not cheap.
Hey Ola!
Please consider a small segment like recommended listening where you recommend different albums that you think are kickass. We would love your recommendations/suggestions.
Cheers!
I once covered As I am by Dream Theater which is in C Standard tuning with a set of 9-42 strings.
Perfect Outro !!!
" Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been outta your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead "
Tack så mycket Ola! Thanks for answering my question 🤘🏻
Surprised to see that demanufacture is not even mentionned ! Love almost all of the chosen and mentionned one, except white zombie, it's time to listen again !
Painkiller came out in 1990. Like that's the one. Also Rust in Peace
Question for the next FAQ
What makes an intermediate guitarist in your opinion?
I love the videos man
That last FAQ comment hurt my brain sooooooo much😔🤣
‘Heartwork” by carcass has to be right up there.
Sepultura- Chaos AD
Pantera- Great Southern Trendkill
Obituary- World Demise
Slayer- Divine Intervention
Fear Factory- Demanufacture
Acid Bath- When The Kite String Pops
SlipKnot- Self titled
System of a Down- SoaD
White Zombie- La Sexorcisto
NailBomb- Point Blank
Opeth- Still Life
Alice In Chains- Dirt
Morbid Angel- Domination
Six Feet Under- Haunted
Down- Nola
Tool- Aenima
Napalm Death- Fear, Emptiness, Dispair
Testament- Demonic
Type O Negative- Bloody Kisses
Vulgar Display of Power is master piece.
Everytime I listen to this album, I find out so many magics of Pantera‼️🤠
Same, it gets me fired up every time!!!
Hey Ola. I just wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration you have given me and thousands of people all across the world. Keep up the good work man and I wish all the best for you and your family. Hope to get a Solar soon \m/
Hey Ola, question for next FAQ: Hope It's not an unconfortable question... I'd like to know, Just for my curiosity, how many Solar Guitars you've sold until now! Personally I think that your guitar gompany creates Guitars with the best quality/price point on the market, and I'm sure that the request Will grow a lot in the next years. Best luck for your future! 🤘
Great Video Nice Axe! i definitely think Dream Theater Symphony X Pantera and Nightwish ruled The 90's
FAQ: What do you think of Exodus' album The Atrocity Exhibition - Exhibit A? Gary Holts guitar tone on that record is of his best. Favorite song is Funeral Hymn!
Your picks for 1992 and 1995 makes me wonder if we are separated at birth. Arguably my 2 favorite albums ever
Original Pod I saw there. I still play one of those through a small tube amp. It’d be cool to review one of those those these days
please talk more about old albums you make me want to revisit all these albums and check out ones that are new to me.
Man, your choices are so close to mine!
1995 - Demanufacture
Ola you’re great don’t let negativity affect what brings you joy. Much love from New England.
Hey Ola, you’re a great guitarist bro. That last comment is obviously bull.
Hey Ola, with all the lefty love we've been getting from Solar lately (appreciated!) I want to add that I would kill for a lefty in that red color you have there. It's beautiful.
Killer list. You basically just charted my adolescence as an emerging metalhead. Although I would have thrown 'Demanufacture' in there.
But I'll maintain till the day I die that 'Arise' is a thrash album. It just has growly vocals.
Good list.
I personally can't do a 90's metal album list without giving a year to Paradise Lost, probably 92 for Shades of God and a year for Nevermore, much as I love Dream Theater probably 99 for Dreaming Neon Black. Same for 93.. I loved Heartwork but there is no way I can't pick Tool Undertow.