Annihilator are criminally underrated! Glad to see the band get some more love.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thats true! The songwriting and playing are so talented \,/

@msw812

5 жыл бұрын

TheLegendOfOblivion So true!

@heresjohnny999

5 жыл бұрын

i love Annihilator but i'd say their songwriting has sometimes kept them from being huge. they are still big in Europe though. awesome playing dude

@TronciM

5 жыл бұрын

Their first album is still their best one

@DrHamza-sy4gq

5 жыл бұрын

"Underrated" my arse

Don't know... I think this needs a part 2, anyone?

@cheekibreeki921

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, needs an Underrated Songs part Edit: hopefully The Trend makes it on the list

The "little" Four : Annihilator, Death Angel, Testament, Exodus

@ImaHeatseekr

4 жыл бұрын

The little huge 4

@gogreenbr6743

4 жыл бұрын

Rage, Kreator, Machine Head, Annihilator, Testament, Exodus, Testament... etc..

@peternemes6770

3 жыл бұрын

Four bands I like more than the Big Four (together with Kreator, Sodom and Sepultura). 🤘🤘🤘👍🤗

@70saintanger

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Overkill

@BittersweetDuality

3 жыл бұрын

American Big 8: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Overkill, Death Angel Canadian Big 4: Annihilator, Voivod, Razor, Exciter German Big 4: Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Tankard

Jeff Waters and Dave Mustaine need to sit down and do an album together. It would be mind blowing and explosive! By the way great job man! \,,/

@davorbrijacak

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Waters was invited to play on Rust In Peace, just like Dimebag was before Marty auditioned.

@m.d.5018

5 жыл бұрын

Annihilator is on criticaly higher level then megadeth. For Waters there is nothing to do with mustaine.

@enemy.within

4 жыл бұрын

​@@m.d.5018 Mustaine is more technic.

@m.d.5018

4 жыл бұрын

@@enemy.within Hmmm.. No, he isn't

@tudorlasus

4 жыл бұрын

@@davorbrijacak and all the rust in piece solos are inspired from alice in hell album

Jeff is one of my favourit musicians. A beast on rhythm.....solos that hook...riffs that kill....and songs with a stunning drive. He's really amazing.

Jeff Waters is a riff master !

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely man! \,,/

Brutal. Anihilator hardest rythm guitar riffs are probly the most difficult guitar riffs in thrash metal

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Waters is the man for super technical and tasty riffing! \,,/

@amonite

5 жыл бұрын

I know right? He shits the juiciest riffs :P

@wanderingskeleton52

5 жыл бұрын

Look up Iced Earth's old material.

@IcarusSuite

5 жыл бұрын

Bruno Lopez They're very difficult but the hardest are by Coroner.

@compulsiveg.a.y4212

5 жыл бұрын

Vektor anyone?

TESTAMENT! then Exodus. I had no idea Annihilator had so much output, I'll have to look into some of their stuff.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Ooh yeah man, I definitely will do Exodus in near future! \,,/ Ps. Never, Neverland - album is my current favourite from Annihilator, definitely worth checking ;)

@msw812

5 жыл бұрын

Backlashed I asked him to crank out some Annihilator and in no time he delivered. Jeff Waters is insane and unique, a huge influence on my playing.

@marinhrabric6162

5 жыл бұрын

Imo Annihilator's first 8 albums are the best

@marinhrabric6162

5 жыл бұрын

@@KarriHanninen i agree never, neverland is the best

@deekay2

5 жыл бұрын

@@marinhrabric6162 Their first 2 are THE best.

Annihilator and Jeff Watters are underrated... BTW good job

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

For sure they are! Thanks man! \,,/

Can tell you're a massive fan. The way you're standing, headbanging, and smiling as you shred. Thanks for the video, dude.

Coroner vid next, f-ing murdered it bro🤘

Haven't listened to Annihilator in over 25 years. They were a very underrated band. Didn't know they had any material post-90s. I'll have to revisit their music. Awesome riffing by the way.

Sweet Jesus dude. That was the most intense video I've seen you do. Awesome!!! One of the most criminally overlooked bands and a guitarist who should be up there with Hetfield Mustaine Skolnick Hanneman Holt Friedman as a more widespread recognised riff machine he is and he also plays all the bass parts on every album he's recorded along with rhythm and lead. The dude is my favourite guitarist and it's obvious why \m/_ Bring on testament my friend \m/_

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Jeff is truly a genius when it comes to writing and playing \,,/ for the past few months Annihilator has been playing on pretty much everyday on my speakers, atm I just cant get enough of Never, Neverland \,,/

@paulknowles6433

5 жыл бұрын

@@KarriHanninen Carnival Diablo and Schizo deluxe are my 2 favorite albums. He has one of the best guitar tones in metal.

@msw812

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Knowles I'm totally with you on Jeff Water case.

@paulknowles6433

5 жыл бұрын

@@msw812 it's undeniable. He nearly even joined Megadeth. There's a vid of him playing the symphony of destruction solo if you haven't seen it. Glad he didn't because no more annihilator then because you know what Mustaine is like.

@realmusiciswithinstruments9915

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulknowles6433 Jeff Waters is personally just like Mustaine is. Thats why it wont happen...

Jeff is like the Tony Iommi of thrash!

Jeff Waters is the master of riffs. No contest. Great job with the video!

Holy Downpicking Batman! You freakin crushed man. Superb video.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian! \,,/

Jeff is such an underrated player. Great playing Kari . Anyone wanting to really work on picking and wrist control would do well to study these tracks and work on rhythms slowly building up to speed.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

He sure is! Thanks Paul! \,,/

That straight down picking is insane. Like a machine. I'm pretty sure my carpal just flared up just from watching it. 🤘

Annihilator is the real deal when it comes to great rhythm guitar lines. Very cool, dude!

These rhythm riffs would be considered lead riffs for so many bands 🤣👌

@ajdaniel8128

3 жыл бұрын

Rhythm Guitar = Riffs Lead = Solos

Annihilator has the best riffs... Maybe some of them are not that hard, but darn it! They are good.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff definitely writes top stuff! \,,/

now that was some intense AF riffing

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Jeff knows how to write insane songs \,,/

@davidgarcia6796

5 жыл бұрын

Karri Hanninen thank you :'')

Jesus dude, you did Syn Kill1!!! My second favourite after City of Ice on that album. Man you played all of them so well, great to watch!

Great playing, great head banging, great sound, great mix of camera shots, great sound! Wonderful. 😎

Waters and Mustaine: Kings of the spider riffs

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Saul! \,,/

@comranon2937

5 жыл бұрын

Waters*

@marinhrabric6162

5 жыл бұрын

Pffff. Waters shits on Mustaine

@SLENDAMANN

5 жыл бұрын

Comranon shit! Didn’t even notice I got autocorrected

@imametalhead696

4 жыл бұрын

@@marinhrabric6162 You suck! Mustaine is a good guitarist too😡🤬

Wow you really nailed those riffs! Great job dude, testament would be awesome!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Lets see what the vote ends up in but lets say I have a hunch for Testament ;)

Karri thank you for delivering on the Annihilator riffs. Word Salad works up more effort for me to play. Jeff Waters is such a smart player and very advance at a very young age in the early 90's.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike for watching! This video took a bit longer to make than usual since yeah, the riffs were hard! :D

@cheekibreeki921

5 жыл бұрын

@@KarriHanninen Been in the mood to re-learning guitar since I've been in an almost 5 year hiatus, recently attempted to learn Haunted.... The intro is such a wrist killer lmfao. I feel like I have to mix pre-workout in my water to play some of these riffs 😂

Thanks for making this video! Annihilator is one of my favorite bands

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Annihilator is the definition of metal! \,,/

Awesome! Beautiful guitar too

awesome! love annihilator. glad you included No Zone, very fun song to jam. greetings from Manitoba

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! No Zone is a brilliant song, greeting from Finland! \,,/

I love your channel man, and your playing too!

Very well done!

Yeah, get some Kalmah here dude!! Awsome video btw, you are amazing.

Awesome dude!!

That was great man

Great job man

Well done!! Insanely hard riffs... I hung out with Jeff and took some lessons in the 80s in Ottawa and he was great then, and now!

As always, outstanding job. Jeff Waters, as do you, make difficult guitar playing look so very easy. I’ll scroll more of your videos, but in case I don’t find it, maybe a King Diamond hardest guitar video. Another pair of extremely talented musicians; very overlooked. 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

Thanks bro!!!! I love annihilator! GREAT JOB! 🤘🏻

Great work!!!

Love Ibanez, but I wish they would come up with more memorable model names than RG395-ZZ820-954-Z849

@mediaman9719

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree. Just picked up an s521, love the guitar but doesnt exactly sound bad ass.😂 My Hellraiser on the other hand, sounds bad ass.

@martinemesguitar

4 жыл бұрын

@@mediaman9719 They could give them epic Japanese names, like Kaiju... :D

@the.negative

4 жыл бұрын

Rgt6exfx is pretty rad sounds like a Nissan turbo straight six

Yeahhh! ANNIHILATOR - my favorite band! Great songs! Good job!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Martin! \,,/

Insane riffs from a great band played by an awsome guitarist. You guy rule !

Very nice selection! You are an amazing guitar player and Annihilator is the most underrated band ever! 🤘

Sick showcase of sick riffs

Great playing man, good to see someone appreciating Annihilator! Jeff Waters is a very underrated musician.

You are bloody excelllent amigo this speed and down picking it's bloody cool

Hardest Riffs of Xentrix! Underrated band

That was excellent!

Killer playing as always

I'm glad you showcased Canada's finest metal band with your amazing finger work. I look forward to watching more of your videos, brother.

@TylerLL2112

4 жыл бұрын

Canada, the home of my favorite band.Rush. Canada seems to be a cut above.

Great job man! That riff in "the fun palace" is awesome as F**K! \m/

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Its my favourite from these riffs too \,,/

Awesome! Great playing, man. \m/

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man! \,,/

Hardest songs of Havok next

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

That would be insane \,,/

@frenchthrasher

5 жыл бұрын

@@KarriHanninen you should do a video with the new wave of thrash : Havok, Warbringer, Evile etc etc If you want any advice I'm your man 🤘🏻

@nogood5933

5 жыл бұрын

"Afterburner" is the hardest to play for shure (downstrokes onl ofk)

Wouldn't mind seeing Testament next they have very cool riffs, keep up the good work.

Killer like always🍺🔥

wow,,wicked playing bro.....

Man, that was fucking amazing... You rock! \m/

Well played and killer compilation of awesomness.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man! \,,/

The contrapuntual axioms of subordinate harmony allied with modal ambiguity and layered chromaticism create a deliberately anachronistic artistic paradigm in your examples. You fucking rock.

Omg, I really admire your down picking. Awesome performance! You should do Symphony X hardest riffs next!!

Nice job dude! Testament coming up!

Fantastic job there, wow. Diambag next !

I'm not a thrash guy but I really like this style! Thanks for the intro dude, your playing is tight. I love that Ibanez - is that a custom paint job?

@KarriHanninen

4 жыл бұрын

Thats the stock finish for RG652AHMFX-NGB 👌

great, nevermore hardest song please.

You made it great!

Insanely Awesome \m/

Very good job bro, sorry, it's not enough. Excellent job👍🤘!!!

This is so good. Quality stuff.

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! :) \,,/

Man this is another great video, Keep it up \,,/

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Oliver! \,,/ When's a new review up? :)

@thrashmetalkid6669

5 жыл бұрын

@@KarriHanninen Today i think, so far i have been sitting on my ass doing nothing

To me, Jeff Waters is, hands down, the best Thrash Metal guitar player ever. And you nailed all of these songs! Subscribing right now. Cheers from Brazil!

Good technical thrash can be a really good workout for both arms and Annihilator are no strangers to technicality. great video, great riff compilation. Well, time to listen to some more Annihilator you familiar with Vektor? probably my favourite tech/prog thrash band

The difference between speedmetal and thrash, this being the former. Pure metal.

My favourite band! Very nice playing!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Its my new favourite too! Thanks man! \,,/

Not bad, What am i talking about it was great keep it up bro 🤘

wow man respect... Awesome and great band!!!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicolas! Great band indeed! \,,/

......damn brother!!!😥u shredded this jam!!!!!. A complete metal sesh🤘🤘..am impressed ty...js...

Grande Fratello! Hai le dita in fiamme!

I had a hard time trying to learn that No Zone "walking spider" riff until I finally got it. Nice video man! You should audition for Annihilator someday!

Coroner Hardest songs!

@deadmoviestar.

5 жыл бұрын

About life, I think that one is their hardest riff

@stolephorus3827

4 жыл бұрын

Try Nevermore

@egg2895

4 жыл бұрын

That name hasn't aged well

@tempu4099

4 жыл бұрын

Mistress of Deception.

*Voce toca muito, cara.🤘🏽🤟🏽* *É sempre bom assistir teus vídeos.* *PARABÉNS.🤘🏽🤟🏽*

Excellent!!!

I missed Tricks and traps from Remains, THAT is a really hard one!!!!! Great job btw.

Omfg damn 😍👏 nice job

Great Guitarist!

Thanks for rescue this forgotten band!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Jeff for his music! \,,/

@jimkirk2527

5 жыл бұрын

If they are forgotten, why am I never alone on their concerts :D.

@nadanadanada7197

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimkirk2527 That's because Schizos are never alone.

@jimkirk2527

4 жыл бұрын

@@nadanadanada7197 SO TRUE MATE!

well done sir!

Hyvää työtä!

Awsome job man ! I f*cking love Annihilator !

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Jeff is a monster \,,/

Annihilator fucking rips! Classic band! And plus your very talent! Much kudos to you and Jeff Waters!

Jeff Waters was sadly overlooked back in the day. Great job showing some respect and of course for including "The Fun Palace".

DAYUM new songs added to my playlist

You are so cool and insanly awesome on guitar!

Jesussssssss this was killer \m/ you should do hardest sylosis riffs soon they have some killer riffs

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie! Man Ive heard some Sylosis stuff and thats some insanity right there 😅

Great band, great riffs, great playing!!!!!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

For sure Justin! Thanks! \,,/

Ai helvetti kun on kaunista katsottavaa. Inhalaattoria pitkään fanittaneena ja itseoppineena kitaristina tää räjäyttää mun mieltä ja antaa moraaliboostia lähteä taas koittamaan Jeffin riffejä. Mukava, että KZread tyrkytti tätä videota vaikka olin menossa kuuntelemaan Bloodbathia, tästähän tuli ihan hyvälle tuulelle!

@KarriHanninen

4 жыл бұрын

Kiitokset! Hyvä jos sait videosta inspistä :)

Sick fucking playing dude! Man Annihilator are so underrated!

I don't know what to say about this video about but this so SICK!

@KarriHanninen

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, torille! \,,/

Thank you, dude, I love Annihilator.

You are awesome!