Brandon Ellis Of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Covers VAN HALEN "Eruption" | Metal Injection

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  • Опубликовано: 23 окт 2020
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    “Eruption” by Van Halen in tribute to Eddie Van Halen performed by Brandon Ellis of The Black Dahlia Murder.
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  • @Johnny2Drinks
    @Johnny2Drinks 3 года назад +84

    Brandon played this at his middle school talent show, legend

  • @CaptnShred
    @CaptnShred 3 года назад +215

    One of the best players in metal for sure. Everything about this cover is spot on

    • @TheOccultationProject
      @TheOccultationProject 3 года назад +3

      Yeah, this guy fucking rips. Definitely one of my favorite players right now.

    • @hinjurock
      @hinjurock 3 года назад +5

      Well, the tone is a little thin, but other than that, it's kick-ass.

    • @johnwick3269
      @johnwick3269 3 года назад +1

      He screws up a few times especially in the beginning his technique is off but a kick ass guitar player for sure without a doubt

    • @THRASHDEATH
      @THRASHDEATH 3 года назад +2

      @@hinjurock Like in the original album. Big lack of bass.

    • @Harmonic14
      @Harmonic14 Год назад +2

      ​@@johnwick3269 he didn't "screw up" at all. He could play it note for note if he really wanted to lmao

  • @MattJohnson1984
    @MattJohnson1984 3 года назад +166

    this is the tightest cover of Eruption I've ever heard..

    • @julos71
      @julos71 3 года назад

      Sorry guy ;) ruclips.net/video/P24utWxboko/видео.html&ab_channel=DominiqueADominiqueACha%C3%AEned%27artisteofficielle

    • @pizzamon795
      @pizzamon795 3 года назад +1

      @@julos71 I agree, that's about as good as it gets. Pete Thorn also plays it just as well, with a note for note lesson too

    • @julos71
      @julos71 3 года назад +1

      @@pizzamon795 i've just listened to... very impressive too ;)

  • @marshallcello1128
    @marshallcello1128 3 года назад +33

    I love how he's not looking at the fretboard for final tapping section.

    • @devonboes2376
      @devonboes2376 3 года назад +3

      He looks at the fret board maybe once the entire video lol

    • @yungplague5534
      @yungplague5534 3 года назад +1

      Eruption is high school tier lmao

    • @sbeqstion
      @sbeqstion 3 года назад +5

      @@yungplague5534 yup and yet still one of the most influential pieces of music ever made, pretty insane

    • @purplehaze9154
      @purplehaze9154 2 года назад

      He’s looking at Eddie for that

  • @espltd1000
    @espltd1000 3 года назад +13

    The tapping part was the best I've heard it played yet since the album came out. Fucking perfect.

  • @Sparrow-Music
    @Sparrow-Music 3 года назад +113

    Legitimately flawless.
    The only one I've seen play it better is EVH himself - RIP.

    • @hyperboreandesolation
      @hyperboreandesolation 3 года назад +9

      EVh doesn't play it better, they both play it in their own way, and technically speaking, Brandon is just absoluely flawless but who cares anyway...

    • @joshuablackheart
      @joshuablackheart 3 года назад +7

      yeah Ellis plays it better than VH without a doubt. He's a technical guitar prodigy

    • @supDED
      @supDED 3 года назад +12

      @@joshuablackheart Ellis plays Eruption better than Eddie? I think your brain is broken

    • @musicman76
      @musicman76 3 года назад +8

      @@supDED exactly. Anyone claiming that someone plays it better than the person who originally recorded it in 1978 in their early 20’s before anyone else had recorded something like Eruption is just dumb.

    • @mephistopheles7545
      @mephistopheles7545 3 года назад

      @@joshuablackheart you sir, are an idiot !

  • @kh155
    @kh155 2 года назад +6

    This is sacrilegious but he played that better than the man himself...the student has surpassed the teacher, Eddie would be proud.

  • @majorlee1
    @majorlee1 3 года назад +91

    Damn, probably best guitarist BDM has had for lead. Crazy good. 🤘

    • @sniperlad182
      @sniperlad182 3 года назад +7

      Nahhhh bro Ryan was better

    • @jeremino263
      @jeremino263 3 года назад +15

      @@sniperlad182 brandon is technically superior, but ryan wrote the better music/solos

    • @sniperlad182
      @sniperlad182 3 года назад +3

      @@jeremino263 absolutely agree mate

    • @yungplague5534
      @yungplague5534 3 года назад +1

      @@sniperlad182 Ryan blows him away

    • @alexferland101
      @alexferland101 3 года назад +2

      lol no Ryan was better in every conceivable way, unfortunately

  • @majesticpbjcat7707
    @majesticpbjcat7707 3 года назад +27

    Absolutely THEE best cover of this that I've ever seen.

    • @majesticpbjcat7707
      @majesticpbjcat7707 3 года назад

      p.s. I made this comment before I saw all the others comment pretty much the same thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @jasonanderson8102
    @jasonanderson8102 3 года назад +22

    Wow! Just wow. Ive seen dozens of competent-to-very-good Eruption covers on RUclips since Eddie’s passing, but this one has so many of the nuances right. Probably the most spot on “feel” I’ve heard. Bravo.

  • @joejohnson5111
    @joejohnson5111 3 года назад +8

    Many, many have tried.
    Best rendition of the album version I have ever heard.
    Excellent.

  • @gunnerturner903
    @gunnerturner903 3 года назад +11

    Brandon never fails to amaze me. Phenomenal guitar player

  • @s4tchowns
    @s4tchowns 3 года назад +17

    The only shredder I can never get enough of!
    I need more Brandon videos. Love everything about his playing!

  • @TheDude044
    @TheDude044 3 года назад +6

    Jesus man, he absolutely nailed it! That little run before the tapping section was always the hardest for me, and he absolute scorched it. After hearing his last interview speaking about VH i knew something like this was coming.\\

    • @austinfailz
      @austinfailz 3 года назад +1

      Justin Marquez even the background noise was spot on, ffs.

  • @shutitup68
    @shutitup68 3 года назад +18

    Finally see a dude that plays it correctly. Nice Job! So many guys play the section right before the tapping incorrectly.. But not this guy. 👍

  • @gringoespana
    @gringoespana 3 года назад +6

    You can tell by the twang and pop of those strings that they are freshly put on.
    Also I love that guitar. I myself have a 96 Kelly in a dark purple and it shreads

    • @konakoffee5553
      @konakoffee5553 3 года назад

      Also sounds like a Duncan Invader for the pickup too.

    • @ryinrumery2124
      @ryinrumery2124 3 года назад

      They are probably that fresh since this is usually his C standard guitar that he plays in TBDM. It sounds so damn good in old fashioned Eb.

    • @chuckpotockimusic2288
      @chuckpotockimusic2288 3 года назад

      Almost sounded like a spring pop on the trem...sometimes they do that with extreme dives

    • @MaestroJericho
      @MaestroJericho 3 года назад

      I wonder if he's gonna keep this custom for Eb since his sig just came out so I'm sure he'll use those whenever live shows are a thing again to not beat up his customs.

  • @MissAzul2
    @MissAzul2 3 года назад +2

    Great to see a Brandon Ellis video after long time.. He's an amazing guitar player!

  • @guitarstalkandtech9085
    @guitarstalkandtech9085 3 года назад +3

    Best cover because so precise on every note.

  • @timcarter1164
    @timcarter1164 3 года назад

    Hands down one of the best covers of this I've ever seen. Nicely done.

  • @kevex3929
    @kevex3929 3 года назад +1

    The tone on this cover is spot on! Amazing!

  • @KenobiStark1
    @KenobiStark1 3 года назад +7

    Brandon Ellis is one of the best players I’ve ever toured with and had the honor of seeing play in person. God speed bro!!

  • @hoosierdaddy2308
    @hoosierdaddy2308 3 года назад

    Perfection. That was perfect. That jackson color and reverse headstock are sick!!!

  • @gypsyface35
    @gypsyface35 3 года назад +1

    The best cover on RUclips, bang on the money!!! Excellent!!!

  • @interminablyperplexed4903
    @interminablyperplexed4903 3 года назад

    That :27-:45 seconds...Wow! Super crisp and ear magic. Thank you

  • @casper1995able
    @casper1995able 3 года назад

    Hands down one of the most precise covers in terms of tone, accuracy and feel.. 10/10!! \m/

  • @jamesscouten7579
    @jamesscouten7579 3 года назад

    Nailed it! Great job my friend I learned this when it was new. People didn't know what to think buy they kept coming to our cover shows. Eddie Van Halen was and always will be one of the greatest players of all time. Thanks for entertaining us Eddie! Rest in peace.

  • @ninevoltromeo
    @ninevoltromeo 3 года назад +2

    I had a chance to meet Brandon earlier this year. Very cool guy and great player.

  • @joeshields3282
    @joeshields3282 3 года назад +3

    My man can shred some of the best of E V H .I ever heard. Right on.

  • @alicec1533
    @alicec1533 2 года назад

    I've never seen a cover of Eruption this good! So many little nuances, that are just perfect here.

  • @jaredwilmarth662
    @jaredwilmarth662 3 года назад

    Do you know how amazing that guitar intro is?
    Outta this world

  • @nazerath78
    @nazerath78 7 месяцев назад

    Amazing job on this man killer!!

  • @Arkansauce76
    @Arkansauce76 3 года назад +3

    Damn. That was incredible.

  • @thrasher5122
    @thrasher5122 3 года назад +1

    Flawless cover

  • @tylerdees4169
    @tylerdees4169 3 года назад +1

    That was awesome and Spot on. Brandon was spot on!

  • @anthonyheaath8237
    @anthonyheaath8237 3 года назад +4

    that tone was totally Dialed killer mate!

  • @drsts000
    @drsts000 3 года назад

    outstanding. great job.

  • @Daneidorff
    @Daneidorff 3 года назад +3

    What the what!?! Wow - that's as good as it gets right there man - 'nuff said.

  • @rockoutconsiderably
    @rockoutconsiderably 3 года назад

    You actually got the timing right!! Nice job!!

  • @BA99253
    @BA99253 3 года назад

    Wow that is was Amazing!!!! I like his rendition the best!

  • @paulajane9828
    @paulajane9828 2 года назад

    Love this song forever you rock forever 💯🔥🎸🤘❤

  • @jamesavdelis6610
    @jamesavdelis6610 3 года назад

    Great track, great guitarist, great tribute....RIP ELVH.

  • @nicatquluzad8969
    @nicatquluzad8969 3 года назад

    Beautiful guitar and great playing 👍🏼

  • @powermedal3578
    @powermedal3578 2 месяца назад

    Brilliant. As good as it will ever be and
    Kick Ass playing as always 😎🤘

  • @robertcox7220
    @robertcox7220 3 года назад

    Now that was spot on. Awesome Eddie would be proud.

  • @jt624
    @jt624 3 года назад

    Nice! Great job Sir!

  • @jo1995able
    @jo1995able 3 года назад

    Beautiful

  • @kelleymcbride4633
    @kelleymcbride4633 3 года назад

    Well done sir........and super nice Jackson! 🔥🤘🔥

  • @MonwarulHoqueMoni
    @MonwarulHoqueMoni 3 года назад +4

    Great Cover 🤘

  • @jasonchilders48
    @jasonchilders48 3 года назад

    That fuckin tone son!? Nailed the octave bomb at the end too, nobody does usually

  • @jacktall4401
    @jacktall4401 3 года назад

    The tone is so fucking spot on if you closed your eyes it legit sounds like the original in certain spots

  • @jamesm5883
    @jamesm5883 3 года назад

    🤘🤯🤘mind blown!!!

  • @guitarfreak1970
    @guitarfreak1970 3 года назад

    Perfect!

  • @gabrieljohannson6777
    @gabrieljohannson6777 3 года назад

    Sick brah. Simply sick. That's all I can say. Respect ✊

  • @munkymaster86
    @munkymaster86 3 года назад

    Even the mild hiss at 0:52 was spot on

  • @tjbaileymusic
    @tjbaileymusic 3 года назад

    What a tribute 👏

  • @josipakapetanovic4507
    @josipakapetanovic4507 3 года назад

    Awesome 🤘

  • @PGeorge61
    @PGeorge61 3 года назад

    Outstanding! Not impatient during the rests! So many people covering this, that don't want to wait long enough, and time spent diving on rhe whammy. About as close to the album that i've ever heard on here....

  • @Kalanioccc
    @Kalanioccc 3 года назад

    Pretty much perfect 👌

  • @Kronikman07
    @Kronikman07 3 года назад

    just fuckin incredible dude. bravo brandon.

  • @hankphantom3373
    @hankphantom3373 3 года назад

    Good job!

  • @samuerte
    @samuerte 3 года назад

    daaaaaamn

  • @timconner4398
    @timconner4398 3 года назад

    That was bad ass!!

  • @BarbChiavelli
    @BarbChiavelli 3 года назад

    Great 👍

  • @traceyfitzpatrick8181
    @traceyfitzpatrick8181 3 года назад

    Nailed It Hellll YES 🤘🖤🤘

  • @metalzzzx
    @metalzzzx 3 года назад

    This is insane!

  • @iamgiggs1435
    @iamgiggs1435 3 года назад

    That was sick

  • @wizzleized
    @wizzleized 3 года назад

    Well done sir...🤘

  • @julianschulz1620
    @julianschulz1620 3 года назад

    This guy is exceptional.
    That was killer.

  • @dtc8249
    @dtc8249 3 года назад

    Beastly

  • @paul6point7
    @paul6point7 3 года назад +1

    🤯

  • @charlesrocks
    @charlesrocks 3 года назад

    Holy shit!!!!!!

  • @davidheywood4082
    @davidheywood4082 3 года назад

    Damn...epic.

  • @guitarplayer6565
    @guitarplayer6565 2 года назад +2

    There should be no covers aloud of this song after this

  • @MikePattoblet
    @MikePattoblet 11 месяцев назад

    Im a simple man, I see Brandon I click play

  • @m00nchildblues
    @m00nchildblues 3 года назад

    After watching this I realize I'm doing so many parts wrong! Thanks alot!

  • @darrenspokane
    @darrenspokane 3 года назад

    Perfectly done.

  • @teemu_mantysaari
    @teemu_mantysaari 3 года назад +8

    Killer version! 💪😍

  • @metalage1975
    @metalage1975 3 года назад +3

    I want to know who the 20 losers are that disliked this amazing cover..like, seriously! who are these imbeciles haha
    Perfect cover

  • @slane9393
    @slane9393 Год назад

    Brendon's technique is always flawless...

  • @loknloll
    @loknloll 3 года назад

    A few tasteful personal flourishes at the beginning, but then he just locks into it. That is as note for note as I've seen... But they big thing is the feel. Nails it.

  • @jamessullivan300
    @jamessullivan300 3 года назад

    Note. For. Note. Well done.

  • @josearjona3728
    @josearjona3728 3 года назад

    Neat

  • @dougsteeleguitar
    @dougsteeleguitar 3 года назад

    Goddamn. Fave.

  • @askwho69
    @askwho69 3 года назад

    Very impressive player.. he should be more famous

  • @hinjurock
    @hinjurock 3 года назад

    Nice.

  • @alvalankerofficial
    @alvalankerofficial 3 года назад

    RIP Eddie. I am going to learn all your songs. It will take a lifetime, but I am going to do it.

  • @renecruz8973
    @renecruz8973 3 года назад

    OMG, I saw this on a Live chat, fucking awesome⸸666⛧🎻🪕🎸🥁🤘👨‍🎤👩‍🎤🤟

  • @TheGgreen100
    @TheGgreen100 3 года назад

    Wow. Amazing cover.
    Also how is he getting that sound? What's the gear?

  • @TheBoondoggler
    @TheBoondoggler 3 года назад

    Nice to see an ADA MP-1

  • @FirebunnybooAJ
    @FirebunnybooAJ 3 года назад

    What’s the song in the intro

  • @toomanywaystofall
    @toomanywaystofall 3 года назад

    we miss you EVH...

  • @fishinginindiana1904
    @fishinginindiana1904 3 года назад +2

    Awesome takes years and years to get that good

  • @FaintUnicycle98
    @FaintUnicycle98 3 года назад

    That’s what brand new strings sound like

  • @tuncunayral
    @tuncunayral 3 года назад +2

    Perfect cover 👌🏻

  • @romandevengenzo4267
    @romandevengenzo4267 3 года назад +2

    I love how it still sounds like Brandon playing 🤘🏻👹🤘🏻

  • @user-dm6km5tp4n
    @user-dm6km5tp4n 2 года назад

    ✌😎👍

  • @OtherMike5000
    @OtherMike5000 3 года назад +1

    He just Black Dahlia MURDERED that one!! SPOT ON!! 😮 RIP EVH

  • @JHallDaBoss
    @JHallDaBoss 3 года назад

    Gnarly

  • @mateoclaure6237
    @mateoclaure6237 3 года назад +3

    Thus guy is awesome, easily this generation’s guitar hero

  • @jairocerritos3213
    @jairocerritos3213 3 года назад

    I see a lot of people saying how Deraps cover is the best. It's pretty close but his pick attack is too heavy and the tone is a bit off. Brandon tone is pretty damn close and he replicates Eddie's feel, emotion, and pick attack in this solo much better in my opinion!