They were only 16 years old...DECAPITATED | WINDS OF CREATION | GUITAR COVER
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2023
- Well, not quite, the vocalist Sauron was already 18, Vogg was 17, but their bassist Rygiel was 16 and Vitek even only 15, according to Wikipedia, so yeah, quite young, especially for a technical record like this!
This is actually another recommendation! I played this song a lot when I still had my friday evening "6 beers and random songs from ultimate-guitar" jams. (Yes, those were a thing...)
If you stick to strict sixtuplets for the tremolo picking, it's a great practice song and chop builder. And quite exhausting too! The string changes and the skipping parts are also harder than in Necrophagist, if you play them tight.
I actually went the safe route for this video, so I don't play nearly as hard as I'd like to. It's also a great visual presentation of "it looks relaxing, but it actually isn't". The song is hard on your stamina, so for me, there's always a bit of fatigue near the end of the song. (Which again, is a great thing to practice too). I spent another hour trying to get a tighter and harder take, but couldn't get one out, that I liked, so you get the safe one haha
The only downside to this song as a practice piece are the constant tempo changes in the original recording. It's a bit hard keeping up with it, so keep that in mind
The video also features a brief moment of something I'm currently working on: TIGHT CONSTANT UPSTROKES!!
There's actually a reason I made this video. I started working with a drummer who needs guitar stems from time to time, so I'm going to help him and record them. For that I bought the tab book and re-learned Winds Of Creation as a sort of warm-up. He actually chose a different song! - Hudba
Vogg is one of the most talented and underrated metal guitarists ever
underrated ? noo.. you have no idea how popular he is in rock metal world. he is no hettfield but definitely not underrated
@@jacekblaumanndokładnie tak jak napisałeś 👍🏻🇵🇱👌
This record still blows my mind. It's crazy how talented they were technically and musically at such a young age. One of my favourite death metal albums of all time.
Haha yeah when I was recording this I thought "this is played super well for such a young player". Who knows, maybe Piotr helped them out a bit. (The guitarist/singer of Vader. He produced that record)
@KevinHeiderich yeah true. Piotr is a beast of a player. But given how great Vogg's rhythm playing is now I don't doubt he was a monster even at 16-17.
they really lived a teenage dream making this at 16
I was in high school when this came out. When I found out they were my age I wanted to throw my drum set out the window and cry lol.
Youve been dominating death metal guitar for 10 yrs. I cant believe you havent hit 1mil subs.
Kevin, one of my favorite part of your death metal videos is how clear and crisp the production is. I love brutal, old-school death metal but I can't pretend that the muddy production doesn't irritate me occasionally.
Eh, too clear and clean and everything starts sounding very similar. A lot of new albums are missing an atmosphere that partly came from a slightly muddy production. But for sure some older albums are nearly unlistenable.
@@MiikeyLawlessclean and clear production also adds atmosphere to it, just not the kind you're looking for.
Absolutely nailed it. Doing Vogg justice.
Just came from the awesome Day69 cover with Alex Rudinger. More Decapitated is always welcome.
Ah, nostalgia! This and the Nihility album were my intro to them back then.
Same! Loved Nihility. Especially that guitar tone!
@@KevinHeiderich Oh yes! It's still an amazing sounding record. The guitar sound has this specific timbre/vibe that I cannot really descirbe. It sounds kinda like it's been quadtracked but super super tight. (dunno how it was actually recorded, I'd say it's not usually the style that would be suitable for quadtracking)
Technical but super catchy, the best combo.
It took me one whole month to learn this track many years ago. I went to visit a drummer friend of mine to show him my skills and that bastard learn the song in 2 hours.
One of my first albums that blew my mind, especially considering how young they were. You nailed it!
Best song/album they released, remember when it came out and still loving it
Facts!
One of the best dm albums ever!
one might wonder where these guys would've been today if it wasn't for that fatal car crash
I think they are doing fairly well, I mean, Vogg even plays in Machine Head. But yeah, who knows what would've happened if Vitek was still alive
yeah theyre still killing it
Jesus, Vogg was nuts. Wish they headed into a more technical realm.
your no-bullshit, impeccable technique is a great inspiration! stay awesome
Haha thanks man! But a quick question: what is a "bullshit" technique then? :D
@@KevinHeiderich i shouldve chosen a better word, what i tried to convey with "no-bullshit" was that your technique does not contain any waste of movement and is on point, every movement serves a purpose. therefore a "bullshit" technique would be a one with lots of excess, unnecessary movement and flair, wasting energy!
@@KevinHeiderichSloppy, not tight as fuck=Bullshit
This song was my theme music in high school. I’m glad to hear it again, every time! This and “Human’s Dust”.
my favourite song of theirs
Holy shit man!!! Insane cover !!!
That cup zoom had me almost fall out of the chair XD
Amazing cover!
Siiiiiick playing AND an MGS mug? Subscribed 😂
I bow down to you Kevin 🤘🤘🤘💯💯💯
Awesome track, tone is perfect!
Thanks man :)
One can hear several pre-Nihility forays in those "Winds..." riffs.
Yeah you can even hear very similar stuff in their first demos
incredible cover! one of my fav songs
Very well played my friend! Great sound! Keep the covers coming!! 🎸
This is so sick! Great job mate! Love the track!
Thank you, this sounds better than the original mix
Great band, after a tragedy and great losses still going strong and putting out great music. Your cover make it seem to be even harder to play hahaha
BRUTAL!
The last riff especially is just pure DM groove. This song and Blessed are what got me into death metal in general. I remember pirating some mp3s with goddamn iMesh.
I Love this song,i Love this álbum and i Love decapitated, wonderful brother❤
great picking dude
Der Shot auf die Metal Gear Solid Tasse musste einfach sein :D
this band...lml, I remember listen this and then some Avulsed tracks too..
6 beers and ultimate guitar! I used to do that too! Hilarious to read :')
I'd love to see you playing Dismembered Self-Immolation by Necrophagist
These riffs are so stupid good
La raja!!!!
Bro.. what did you use for the tones... oh my god... PERFECTION!
Jo dude, thanks!!! :)
So, in both cases, this Winds of Creation video and the Day69 video from Alex Rüdinger, I used my Axe Fx II and dialed in tones specifically for those songs. I recently started experimenting with the tone match block. But instead of fully matching a record I only use it to a certain amount. Basically like a blend EQ, to get more presence and a more hifi-tone, as well as getting some of the characteristics of that tone I matched. For Winds of Creation I matched the same album but only blended it in 50%, and then changed some amp settings after I matched the tone. So technically it's not an accurate tone match anymore. Imagine the tone match as a global EQ that I dial my tone into. Amp-wise it's pretty simple, just an T808 into an Atomica High. Really love that amp in the axe fx.
For Day69 it was the same approach but a different amp. So the Atomica has this weird thing, that if you hit hard, then it sort of sounds like some of the DI comes through. You get this spongy kind of tone, which I usually like. I didn't for Day69 so I just used one of those 5150 amp models. My tone match reference was actually the song "Homo Sum" in that case which is not even from the same album.
Another thing to keep in mind for Day69. Since I didn't have to play it one take and basically had unlimited takes (unlike this video for example) I was able to really sculpt every part of the song the way I wanted, playing-wise. I really love that process and that's one of the reasons I wanted to work with Alex. So most of the tone comes from hitting hard and being tight. All tremolo picking is actual 16th notes and almost perfectly on grid. Instead of quantizing I just recorded as many takes as I had to, in order to be as close to the grid as possible. Some manual nudging here and there and that's it. The palm muting in the opening is also a super choked kind of palm muting which is not my regular way of doing it. (Hand is closer to the pickups, away from the bridge, and I also dug in super hard in that tremolo picking). That's it for the most part I think :)
Strumming hand tutorial when?
The greatest death metal album ever made and it's not close
At least if you don't count progressive death stuff.
"I bought the tab book and re-learned Winds Of Creation"
THERES A WINDS ALBUM TAB BOOK?!?!?! I wanna hurl all my money at that where did you get it? :O I can't find it on their store
Also you crushed this but you always crush it at these covers :) And holy shit you got such a good/accurate tone for this.
They have a compilation tab book and also a full album tab book of Nihility. Here's a link to the best of compilation with Winds of Creation:
rebellionrepublic.com/products/decapitated-the-art-of-death-metal
And thanks man! I started incorporating the tone match feature on my axe fx. But instead of just matching it 1:1 I use the tone match block as a blend eq and sculpt my tone with it. In this case, a 1:1 tone sounded a bit too thin and scooped for me, so I only used the tone match block for presence and an overall Decapitated-tone-feel mixed with my own tone :)
@@KevinHeiderich Oh hell yeah bro thank you for that link! Very unfortunate that the title track is the only Winds song there and seems to be the only song they give a shit about playing live tho cos I think the whole album is a masterpiece as I said. Most people seem to prefer a different album which is ofc fine people are entitled to their opinion! That said Im glad to see some songs from Negation and Organic there tho as I think they're fucking great as well.
And yeah dude you have a good ear for tone sounds great!
By the way Kevin Im super stoked you're playing on Hannes's "Blottedy/Necroy" EP as Hannes is my favorite death metal composer :) (Like I said Winds is my fave if you don't count prog stuff and I think Hannes's compositions are very progressive)
So stoked to hear you and his collaboration on that full recording!
Would also love to hear you collaborate more with Hannes's solo stuff since I have good reason to believe Danny won't be his rhythm guitarist moving forward (that whole situation is super unfortunate and sad). I dunno if you and Hannes have talked about you continuing to do guitars for his solo work but you'd be the perfect guy to continue working with him just in my humble opinion at least as far as someone who's musically very well suited :)
All the respect in the world man been loving what you've done on this channel for many moons since you did that Universe Momentum cover a decade ago!
I've also been very keen on the possibility of you ever releasing any original compositions because I remember hearing your video titled "Riff #2" and being blown away cos I love stuff in that vein. Im sure since that video is just as old as the Universe Momentum cover perhaps you don't feel the same about your ideas from back then and I imagine you've evolved as a composer since then, but regardless if and when you release something you've written (or if you have already pls enlighten me!) Id be super down to buy it and support :) Even if it's different stylistically like Im pretty open (Like I was just listening to the band Kansas for almost 2 hours just now lol)
Cheers!
That guitar tone makes me excited to be alive. Mind if I ask what you're running through?
Still the Axe Fx II. But I changed my workflow a bit. I started using the tone match feature, but in a weird backwards way haha. So first I make a tone that's close to the album, then I tone match it with a passage where only the guitar is playing in the original track (the intro in this one), and then with the tone match block in th chain, I go back and make some changes on the amp and drive block, so it's more to my liking and fits better in the mix. In this case, just tone matching it without a change afterwards, sounded thin and weak, and you couldn't make out what I play too well, because the tone was very close to the original. So yeah, that's it now haha
I have been struggling to learn this from guitar tabs. Did you learn this song by ear? Very impressive!
This album still has some of the very finest metal riffs to ever be recorded!
Btw; what string gauges do you usually use for D standard and drop C?
11-56 for both. Tremolo is blocked on that guitar so I can back and forth between standard and dropped
@@KevinHeiderich I've also gravitated towards heavier gauges for those tunings (I use 10-52 for everything from E standard to drop C), but I've had many people telling me lately that I use too heavy strings and that 10-46 should be enough for everything down to drop C. The problem I face when using 10-46 - even for E standard - is that all notes go sharp/out of tune when I'm picking. I pick somewhat hard, but not anywhere close to how hard some people pick, so I find it strange that others can use 10-46 without any issues. I like the feeling of lighter gauges, but it sounds horrible when all notes go sharp for a split second, (and there's also way more fret noise even with the guitars set up perfectly).
Are you using DiMarzio Super Distortion on this Ibanez ? subs right away you're a beast and that close hand picking technique is crazy..ive try to practice close hands but i always come back with the pinky sticking out
The Ibanez still has the stock INF pickups
How did you get the tone to sound so close to the record? Or at least sound this good!
hey man sounds sick! where did you find the tab for this?
ur technique reminds me Anton Oparin
Do u know him?
Man we deadass have the exact same taste in music lol
Man...Eye Of Horus and Blessed til' today crush my entire soul (my fav songs
Any tips for tremolo picking?
Hello man, have you been taking guitar lessons in the past? And if yes, from who?
Yo man, nope never had a lesson. My brother started playing the guitar a bit ealier than I did, so in the beginning he showed me how to hold a pick and stuff like that, but that's about it
What kind of pick do you use? I always find mine slipping through my fingers when playing fast sometimes
You are referring to day 69 with Alex in the intro??
Awesome job, by the way!!!
Yeah, I did this video as a sort of warm up for Day 69. Alex and I already started working together earlier this year. Finishing Day 69 just took a bit longer than we expected. Original schedule was October haha
If you're now in this line of thought, surely the next thing coming is a Jason Becker cover...
Sorry, no plans for that. I'm not really into shred music anymore :/
I do have a 2 minute clip of me playing Perpetual Burn though :D
Can you share the tabs?
I used their official tab. You can get it here: rebellionrepublic.com/products/decapitated-the-art-of-death-metal
Dude your picking hand is just unreal. Lessons please!!
I'm currently working on a Necrophagist lesson video! Will still take some time though. In the meantime, go and learn this song. That's one of the reasons my picking hand picks like it picks: lots of death metal songs!!!!!
The first part of the title is kinda way to brutal
METAL gear, IT CANT BE
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Also, 02:03 wtf??