*Smash like because riffs n stuff*

@everyoneelsemovedonfan

2 жыл бұрын

"Avoid zeros" (proceeds to play zeros)

@everyoneelsemovedonfan

2 жыл бұрын

The acoustic solo was very shmexy 👌

@Ryo7_7

2 жыл бұрын

Level 9 was sick.

@hellion6737

2 жыл бұрын

This shit sounds like metalcore man!

@Sticky_Tea

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellion6737 uno reverse card!

Matt Heafy, Will Ramos, and now Niclas Englin? Dude, you're not just killing it...this is a straight up massacre!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dcfromthev

2 жыл бұрын

He collab'd with Will?!

@jcubed824

2 жыл бұрын

@@dcfromthev - Yup. They covered "Recreant" by Chelsea Grin.

That acoustic part is so beautiful its like a medicine for the soul

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jasonlovesmusicreacting882

2 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of Times Of Grace.

@egornothing1313

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds a lot like "Regret Not" by All That Remains

@EpiphoneShredzzzzz

2 жыл бұрын

It's almost funny how good he is at shredding on an acoustic too. Watch some of his solo music videos with his acoustic (Desolate is literally just a metalcore song on an acoustic guitar)

@TheGreenskullgaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@egornothing1313 I was thinking the same thing my guy

You had me at "avoid only hitting 0s" 😂 - Caleb

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

It was hard

WE NEED MORE OF THESE NIK. PLEASE SERVE US SOME MORE OF THESE MASTERPIECES

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

I try D:

@gnihi1

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal TRY HARDER, PLEASE

Melodeath was my gateway to heavier music. Bands like Bodom, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Nightrage, and Kalmah will always have a place in my heart.

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Such good bands

@dinisbastos5806

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@_Henrique66

2 жыл бұрын

Nice musical taste

@lunarstrain7538

2 жыл бұрын

Insomnium, wolfheart, edge of sanity....

@_Henrique66

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunarstrain7538 amazing bands, Mors Principium Est, Made of Hate, Skyfire, Mors Subita, Norther, Wintersun are great too

MeloDeath has some of my favorite riffs and solos ever, such a fantastic genre

@nathancail7939

2 жыл бұрын

Melodeath got me into extreme metal, it opened the doors for me to enjoy techdeath, progdeath, viking metal, basically everything, and melodeath continues to keep me in the genre. Melodeath is perfect.

@theenchilada1525

Жыл бұрын

@@nathancail7939 Same, I cant get enough of it

Dude, how cool is this! Nik you're already a legend!!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@fadedlight8596

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal I agree im so proud to see you grow. you do you. whatever the haters hate do fucking more of fam. stay metal.

I know this sounds dumb but thanks for not, like completely shredding, this makes me feel like an actual guitarist

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Np!

@SchwartzerAdler

2 жыл бұрын

I feel ya, man...

@juanito_666

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!?

@kvltizt

2 жыл бұрын

let's be honest, most people are not Brandon Ellis lol

@Concerned.Citizen

2 жыл бұрын

I know what OP means, the feeling after watching Ichika or Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Tim Henson, Jason Richardson, etc

Nicolas's picking style is so unique

@ad_astroturf5037

2 жыл бұрын

Pinkies out, all classy and stuff

@Ashaliel

2 жыл бұрын

His hand movement is awesome to watch.

@Thrasher_Abbatoir

2 жыл бұрын

Odd but classy

@Dan_Ranger

2 жыл бұрын

Such a great player. His riffs in Engel and Passenger ( with Anders ) are really catchy. So glad he is getting some well deserved credit.

You can truly tell that 00's and 10's metal wouldn't exist as we know it without the influence of this genre

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@candideggplant1575

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget hardcore punk which slowly evolved into metalcore by the 90s. Metalcore, breakdowns, plus melodic death metal riffs=early 00s metalcore/post hardcore

@ThatShitGood

2 жыл бұрын

Not all, only metalcore and deathcore, gotta give credits to hardcore punk and metallic hardcore too

@rooock4ever

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatShitGood I never said it was the only influence. But it certainly it was at least half of the equation, pop punk was also a big influence. The classic metalcore choruses are really poppy. The kids that listened to extreme metal also listened to blink 182 and green day.

@ZephaniahDavis

2 жыл бұрын

Iron Maiden with death metal vocals

The Acoustic Break is literally the reason I fell in love with melo-death 🥰

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

@markusbaust8132

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha Havnen´t even watched the whole vid and i knew it was comming😂

@pinkly4532

2 жыл бұрын

What songs do you recommend that have acoustic breaks ?

@markusbaust8132

2 жыл бұрын

@@pinkly4532 i personaly love moonshield by in flames. I would also check out dirge for november, the drapery falls and the moor by opeth

@Froahk

Жыл бұрын

@pinkly4532 Insomnium has some great acoustic parts. I especially like the album intros they do. The intros are not always acoustic tho.

Legendary. In Flames is one of my favourite bands, this is such a great collab Nik btw, you slayed the outro

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

It's intriguing of how oldschool metalcore sounds almost similar to melodic death metal

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@brookieahamn

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal please tech me Nik when I get a Guitar

@DREAMER-ke6dn

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, metalcore in the 00's used to draw a lot from melodeath. (In the 90's it was closer to hardcore punk, and in the last 5-10 years it's been starting to incorporate more and more Meshuggah influences, as well as post-rock elements and even some nu metal) There's even this joke/stereotype that all metalcore bands from that era almost literally ripped off Slaughter of the Soul.

@Froahk

Жыл бұрын

@user-Ig7oq2qn6j Agreed. Metalcore wouldn´t be as it is today without In Flames, At The Gates and all those early melodeath bands.

@DimaNSK-vy4br

2 күн бұрын

What you call old school metalcore is melodic metalcore! And melodic metalcore is melodic death metal with breakdowns!

Every reaction Nik is all "oh ho ho, I'm quitting guitar because I suck" and then he pulls a stunt like this where he's absolutely killing it with technique and writing.

Melodic death by far superior to metalcore

@frfoljek68

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@user-gi1dm4vz8r

4 ай бұрын

that's actually is objectively true. Most metalcore (the one that everyone is joking about) with a few exceptions is just a simplified version of riffs from SoTS and Clayman played over and over with the addition of 0'hitting

@isaacduplantis1114

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-gi1dm4vz8rsimplified? It seems that metalcore took the riffing style further and progressed it into something more complete and technical. Melo-Death is GOATed for creating it tho

Love in flames - both styles . And the halo effect is gonna be so good once it’s released

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Love them!

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

It's not so good now?

@cmc47834

2 жыл бұрын

@@kqh123 so a lot of people say but I think they do their current style well. I love melodeath just as much as anyone else but I don’t mind the more alternative ish style they are doing now.

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

@@cmc47834 no, I'm saying the Halo Effect have put out 3 songs and it's *already* good. I don't like new in flames. It's not Death Metal. Not heavy enough.

@cmc47834

2 жыл бұрын

@@kqh123 oh I got you. Yeah I love the new songs from halo effect but I meant the whole album

All 10 levels sound like an In flames song.

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

I'm cool with that

@user-qs8gv2sh7j

2 жыл бұрын

except level 3 which are genuine Insomnium

@RockiesSweden

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-qs8gv2sh7j Level 6 really reminded me of Soilwork

@RockiesSweden

2 жыл бұрын

And level 8 (harmonic minor) really reminds me of At The Gates

@JacobAvnerPr1mus3

2 жыл бұрын

Two sounded just like "beyond the flames" from kse

I remember seeing Niclas' original band Engel supporting Children of Bodom on their Are You Dead Yet? tour. I have Engel's original demo that they gave out for free on that tour. One of the best live performances I've ever seen. 'Casket Closing' by Engel is still an absolute banger.

@Dan_Ranger

2 жыл бұрын

The album he did with Anders is also grear Passenger.

In flames will always be in my top 10

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

@orangejews150

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal maybe you can do top black dahlia murder riffs in honor of Trevor strnad

The best part is we’ve already had a numetal revival for a few years, so logically the new wave of MDM is right around the corner

@kvltizt

2 жыл бұрын

Be’lakor already doing it.

That acoustic outro gave me city of evil vibes 🔥

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

I'll take it

@zackadams419

2 жыл бұрын

To me, it gives me vibes from This Darkened Heart by ATR

@sartajhanspal5604

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackadams419 yeah this. Reminded me of their instrumental track "Regret Not"

Аккустическая часть просто нектар для ушей, впрочем, как и остальное видео. Спасибо, Ник)

Admittedly I never really got into MeloDeath but I still enjoyed this, that acoustic solo at the end was just incredible

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love this. That acoustic break at the end I could listen to on repeat all day

It doesn't matter what type of video it is. Its always gonna be a banger

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

tytyty

Level 3 riff is what makes Insomnium godlike. It is so awesome to have a member from the pioneers of Melodeath/sweden death metal genre in your video!

@semen083

Жыл бұрын

Can you please say what the track it?

@knackandthoughts4150

Жыл бұрын

@@semen083 sounds like Mortal Share

@benevolenciaga

Жыл бұрын

​@@semen083Mortal Share

BTW that solo is from The Days of The Lost by The Halo Effect! Really great track!

Love for Niklas and that the first riff he plays is actually from Deserted, and the second one is Flipside of Reality, both from his split up band Gardenian.

@zatoichi7540

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I had a feeling it might have been something from the first 2 Gardenian albums but couldn't figure out which songs.

Man, seeing to different generations of metal being blend Together through niclas and nik warms my heart deeply

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

:D

Nice vid, melodeath is one of my fav genres

That solo into the acoustic break. Chefs kiss

Listening him play 'Salvation' of Engel is always nice. Hope they do something again.

Man I just love these types of videos. Keep it up🤘

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Great :D

Now that was juicy! MDM will always be one of my most favourite sub-genres in metal, loved it! We even got goofy Nik faces, a great little detail. 😁

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

;)

Level 8 was Salvation by Engel, one of Niclas' side projects, and a phenomenal band in general.

@Matte_G

2 жыл бұрын

The solo was from a The Halo Effect song, which is also Niclas other band xd

@SayHelloToTheRobots

2 жыл бұрын

L4 is Shadowminds and L10 is Days of The Lost

This is gonna sound like heresy, but I need a full version of that acoustic part ASAP

I've been privileged to see Niclas play up close a few times live. He makes everything look effortless.

Never let anyone or even yourself telling you you're not a good guitarist. You're a great one. That outro was Amazing. ❤️

Ah, good old melodic death metal. Always great to see a notification that Nik Nocturnal uploaded!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Bassgangvt

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal Thank YOU for this banger video!

Thanks for all the great content Nik, keep it coming! Every time I see one for your guitar vids it inspires me to pick my guitar up, and if I'm having a bad day I'll just go throw on one of the challenge vids and watch you try not to laugh or cringe. You deserve all the recognition you're getting rn and mre

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Austin!

Wow, this is really cool! Legend guest, legend host!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

:D

Now put them all together and make a song out of it.

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

:D

@sartajhanspal5604

2 жыл бұрын

Dude yes!

@sartajhanspal5604

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal you gotta! And PLEASE include that acoustic outro that shit was lovely

*"Avoid Only Hitting 00's."* Watching Nik pretend to struggle with the plucking in the beginning was like watching my first guitar lesson lol. It would definitely be really hard to do any of this stuff on the guitar, but with enough practice- you'll get the hang of it. You're a legend Nik Nocturnal!! 🤘😆

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Aha thank you!

@colleenglanville8293

2 жыл бұрын

@@NikNocturnal You’re very welcome, Nik! 😊

Level 6 is Nickelback's best riff to date

@bvanquish777

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a sick riff tho

@jesseliikamaa1753

2 жыл бұрын

@@bvanquish777 This Means War is a good song, I don't know if dudes noticed the similarity

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesseliikamaa1753 it's not a good song, and it's the same riff

This is great! I recently dusted off Reroute to Remain a month ago. Been killin it Nik!

This is so sick man, loving seeing you branching out from metalcore!

2:07 is definitely the riff from the song Salvation which is by Niclas’s other band Engel.

1:03 shadowminds, 2:49 days of the lost

Biggest surprise was not only that Nik owns an acoustic but resisted the urge to hit 0 a lot

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

TRUE

Okay, that audibly painful breath at not hitting 0's was comedic gold dude. XD

melodeath vibes Instantly feel and Sound awesome, always. this will always be my Favorite Genre i think

That acoustic section tho. Almost made me cry n’ junk 🥲

Bro you need to do more acoustic sounds amazing.

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely will eventually :D

Nik that acoustic solo was so fucking slick. I would pay for a full version. But seriously you are amazing man.

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have a little acoustic EP I did a few years back that has similar vibes

My favourite part was the accoustic break, seeing nik pick an acoustic hits different 😍

Level 3 - open string lead - screams the discography of Insomnium...!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

That acoustic bit was heartbreaking, even as short as it was.

This came out perfectly! Melodic Death Metal is my favorite subgenre

Niclas Engelin & JB Brubaker have the most unique picking styles I’ve ever seen

It’s like listening to your heart beating faster with every level ❤

TASTY Nickelback riffs in Level 6! God those are spicy!

I saw Niclas play with In Flames in 2013, his live energy and charisma was crazy. His other band Engel has some great riffs too.

Yes, my favorite genre! You guys nailed it.

That Harmonic minor part (Level 8) he played sounded a lot like older Devildriver material! I loved it

The acoustic at the end 😍 Loved it ❤️

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really enjoyed this. The last part going out w/ the solo following the acoustic break was a perfect wrap.

That acoustic break though...chills. It reminds me of Mandragore by Godzilla (Gojira's old name)

Мой любимый стиль в метале..первый раз услышал DT The Galery в 1998 году в российской глубинке и снесло крышу. Сечас Halo Effect слушаю..как бальзам на Душу. Здоровья и Удачи всем металхедам!)

Absolutely sick! Love all the really cool stuff you've been doing recently!

This is so lovely. Melodic metal is quite soothing, and I've loved in flames for like ever, so this is also quite epic

I love this.. It was more of an actual melody rather than midless shredding

Honestly, with all nik has accomplished features and collabs wise over the past year, the last 6 months especially. How is he still under a Millie subs? Give the man the reach he deserves, Susan.

entire video is top tier, but that acoustic part is something special. Very well played, sir

Niclas's picking hand is almost as scary as Willie Adlers lol. Great playing the both of you. 🤘

That acoustic break had me sobbing I love it

As a core kid melo death riffs are still my go to for anything metal

Still waiting for the 10 levels of Black Metal in the future -with Nergal.-

I don't know how this pairing came about but man am I here for it. Well done Nik!

Met Niclas in SLC on their tour with all that remains several years ago… still one of the coolest dudes I’ve ever met in metal. Glad to see him get some recognition!

Beautifully done... Love it all 🤘😊

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A year late, but melodic death metal is easily my favorite metal genre fullstop, and you guys KILLED it in this. Children Of Bodom, In flames, Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, and Arch Enemy are massive pillars of my metal pantheon.

Wasnt expecting the acoustic part at the end nice vid i enjoy this format a lot, love from France

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

In Flames have some the sickest and most unique sounding riffs this millennium…. FUCKING LOVE IN FLAMES 🔥 🔥🔥

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

Most of their best riffs and songs came out in the previous millennium 😂

@scythe4277

2 жыл бұрын

@@kqh123 and?

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

@@scythe4277 you said this millenium

Holy crap, those pedal note and harmony leads sound kickass. Amazing work you guys

The ending is literally tribute to in flames's acoustic medleys

@kqh123

2 жыл бұрын

All that remains and killswitch engage

Dude how can I love this just as much as the Trap Metal song? At this point, you've reached a status where everything you touch turns to gold man! Congratulations!

Gorgeous.♥️🤘🔥 Please do more of these collabs!

Perfect! Cheers, guys!

Liked all of them but the acoustic break hits differently. Amazing job

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great stuff man thanks for creating this

Lecel 6 and 8 combined is just Soilwork

I used to play. Actually uploaded a few covers to my channel but somewhere along the way I just kinda lost the drive to play. Your videos make me wanna go back...

Hey I kinda sorta already do some of this ish and In Flames is one of the biggest reasons why. Fantastic stuff brah.

Dope! Rewatch it over and over again! 🙏✨❤️🤘

Omfg a video with a member of one of my all time favorite fucking bands. Nik you just get better at impressing me every day!

@NikNocturnal

2 жыл бұрын

:D

Wait, it's all just In Flames and Insomnium? - Always has been.

Level 7 is pretty much why I started listening to metal.

That acoustic solo was just the perfect way to end another epic video!

you get a like simply for that acoustic solo being soooooo tasteful