Not many cartoon creators can shred this viciously brutal. Legendary.

@echolalia682

6 жыл бұрын

Only Vishal Roney and Tim Heidecker have a chance.

@ultraorange1

4 жыл бұрын

Not many humans can shred that brutal!

@scopestv3975

4 жыл бұрын

I was about to say only Brendon Small can but then i remembered that Daisuke Ishiwatari can also shred so I guess only a couple dudes can lol

@yucatansuckaman5726

4 жыл бұрын

Is he a cartoon creator who shreds or a shredder who makes cartoons???

@JustWastingMyTimeGaming

4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a fucking dick head . I "met" him. He walked right by and didnt even look at me after saying hi to him. Also watch some of his interviews. Fucking piece of shit

probably the most underrated and lesser known guitarists ever

@justin9744

3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore.

@picnic_nicpic8916

3 жыл бұрын

Buckethead

@herculesbrofister265

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated and lesser known? He had his own tv show on cartoon network ffs. I don't think ppl even know what "underrated" means any more.

@Thomas-xk5lj

3 жыл бұрын

As far as melodic metalcore and iconic riffs, I would agree.

@Tomas-te3ph

3 жыл бұрын

And yet the best

My favorite thing about Brendon is that he’s the least looking metal guy ever. He just looks like a Dad from the Midwest but he just slays.

@DogmadawgMAMR

3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me not to judge appearance but action

@geruempelwart

3 жыл бұрын

Take a look at Hansi Kürsch from Blind Guardian

@catubz

3 жыл бұрын

Dude looks like Mike Judge which somewhat makes sense

@davilathegreat

3 жыл бұрын

That's what probably 90% of us look like once we pass 30. I was just thinking, "damn, this guy kinda looks like me"

@thundersticksTV

3 жыл бұрын

its because he is bro! graduated from Springfield iL! 30 min from me!

The craziest thing is that despite being intended as a joke, this song is still ten times more epic than most "legitimate" stuff in the same genre.

@herculesbrofister265

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing tone from the vai amp,too

@DRaven-of2lv

4 жыл бұрын

It's some good riffs, but if you think this is 10x better than "legit" metal bands you either don't know a lot of metal or have low standards

@newerest1

4 жыл бұрын

whats a joke about a viking spliting a king's head in half with his axe and taking his kingdom

@TheRandomhobo123

4 жыл бұрын

Dethklok is decent, and has some funny lines, but you are crazy if you think they are 10x better than other stuff in the genre. There is SO MUCH better than this

@erikwolf3479

3 жыл бұрын

Like for example?

I love how he medleyed "Forgetting to plug in the guitar" into "Thunderhorse," amazing talent

He makes this shit look easy...

@granto425

9 жыл бұрын

***** Everything but the sweep picking is relatively simple about this song

@granto425

9 жыл бұрын

***** I've been playing for 9 years and I'm just now starting to get okay with it. I don't have the patience to sit down for hours on end and practice one single arpeggio to a metronome, it drives me insane.

@jadontheman

8 жыл бұрын

***** I can't sweep to save my goddamned life... I guess I just don't have the fingerwork down yet ;_;

@TheProgWay

8 жыл бұрын

+JTMFlash It's not too bad at all, but then again I've been doing Dream Theater stuff for a while now...

@msbroken86

8 жыл бұрын

fuck yeah he does!

I mean it's no Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle but yea, still pretty good.

@kalenamichele3114

7 жыл бұрын

I love you.

@bounty_hunter19

5 жыл бұрын

Duncan Hills Jingle was actually pretty good man!

@xVirtualPsychox

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t forgets to sweeeeeeps picks it

@davidduran5614

4 жыл бұрын

SCREEEEAM FOR YOUR CREEEEAM!

@SHx589

4 жыл бұрын

Do you like coffee?

This guy isn't famous for being a guitar player, he's famous for making two hit animated shows lmao. It's unreal that on the side he's just a phenomenal guitar player.

@DoomKid

Жыл бұрын

He's really god damn talented!

“If you have a talent, just make a cartoon!” _~Brendon Small/ Nathan Explosion 2020_

I couldn’t believe it when I found one dude did all of the music for the show/dethklok. So much talent it’s freakin insane. He should be a household name

@dragnrider9

Жыл бұрын

You should look up who did the bass and drums then hahaha. Legends in there own right as well whole band is sick.

@nspinicelli

Жыл бұрын

@@dragnrider9 Oh I thought Brendon did those bits too?

@allentastic

Жыл бұрын

@@nspinicelli he did the vast majority of writing, as far as I know, but the other dude is right about there being a live/studio bassist and drummer. The drummer I’d guess had more input especially considering how big of a legend he managed to get

@diogenesstudent5585

Жыл бұрын

​@@dragnrider9 their

1:15 gets me every time, it's pure perfection, something out of this world

@downkat5962

2 жыл бұрын

That's been literally my favorite riff ever made since I first heard this song.

@ItsYaBoyJah

2 жыл бұрын

It's gonna be 1:46 for me, that is just too fucking beautiful 🔥🔥🔥

@derekrinke4938

11 ай бұрын

Bro and that scaling he does at like 1:46 lol simple but sounds amazing

@derekrinke4938

11 ай бұрын

@@ItsYaBoyJah just saw I'm not alone at that spot lmao 😅😅

@BlindBosnian

9 ай бұрын

2:51 for me

I don't care who argues the point, But even for a cartoon Dethklok is more metal than 97% of bands that exist.

@mcorp4268

8 жыл бұрын

Well said

@JasonLuthor

8 жыл бұрын

Isn't it like, one of the best selling metal albums ever?

@andrij13

8 жыл бұрын

psh, you ain't lying

@smirnoff1589

8 жыл бұрын

not sure if i could agree any more with that statement. He studied at Berklee College of Music. nuff said

@lotanowo

8 жыл бұрын

97%? Where does that number come from? The International MyAnus Research Center?

If I counted correctly, that's 12 great riffs packed into this song, brutal 10/10

What this tells me is that Brendon considers himself to be the Toki to his own Skwisgaar.

@pablox98

8 жыл бұрын

+Greg Ellis Actually, I think he said in a interview that in Toki he represented the guitar player he was before (learning, quite sloppy and with no confidence in himself) and Skwisgaar was the guitarist he wanted to be. He may not be the musician he was when he started, but I sure see a lot of Toki still on him too.

@FEAROWNAGE

5 жыл бұрын

Pablo Vergara Mussre Yet he played Skwisgaar’s riffs and solos alongside Toki’s.

@jonathansefcik473

4 жыл бұрын

Toki was able to play Skwisgars parts in the episode where they become Thunderhorse, a tribute to themselves.

@o7k4vokb0ksp5n2

4 жыл бұрын

haha so true

@ArtsWellnessCollective

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this.

I am practicing my ass off to get this song down on guitar and it's pretty hard for an intermediate player like me but I'm so fucking committed because it's like my favorite song of all time.

@higaindane

9 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Brit I pirateds the tabs booklets (buts don't tells no one okays toki?)

@evocativearts1797

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSmallLavaz I got the main riffs down but its no joke that's for sure...

@MandaloreEN

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSmallLavaz I find the rhythm the hardest. All that fucking chugging. Hard for me to get down. The sweeps and solos are quite easy to be honest.

@detachedloop1004

8 жыл бұрын

you should look at the guitar solo of murmaider. That shit is hard lol

@higaindane

8 жыл бұрын

Detached Loop Since I posted that comment, I've gotten Thunderhorse down and also Murmaider. The Murmaider solo isn't really that hard for me. idk why

That was fucking dope. Seriously, Brendon Small is so very underrated as a musician and composer.

His pickup switching is also epic

The Record industry is So terrible we had to get songs through a Cartoon instead of a Store or App. And then they even shut That down.

@jesseling144

3 жыл бұрын

Movie!

@VashStarwind

3 жыл бұрын

The record industry doesnt even exist anymore haha

This gives me nostalgia of when I lived in my grandma's basement 10 years ago with no job and not a care in the world. I rode my bike to the up in the mountains and to the liquor store every now and then but not much else. I'd stay up to watch Metalocalypse at like 10:30 and usually watch it again when they would play it again at like 2:30 am. Now I work all day everyday. Sigh...

2:34 smoothest pickup change ever

How sad is it that songs written for a cartoon are infinitely superior to many of the songs written by "legitimate" death metal bands? Brendon is an amazing talent.

@higaindane

9 жыл бұрын

DanR67 In my opinion Death is better than Dethklok. Brendon Small is still an amazing guitarist though.

@SirPiglet2000AD

9 жыл бұрын

Jared Martinez It is pretty smart, and it's my personal dream job to do exactly what he does. I love to draw. I draw manga, animations, and even just pin up pieces for Facebook. But I also would love to pursue a career in music, but am not necessarily keen on the idea of devoting myself to live performances. So my dream would be to realize my animations and stories, and compose my own music, exactly the way I want.

@Chemical479

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSmallLavaz i think he named it "deth" not "death" because the main characters in the show are really uneducated.

@higaindane

8 жыл бұрын

Moon Man What are you talking about? I'm saying that the band Death is better than the band Dethklok.

@Chemical479

8 жыл бұрын

oh sorry i misunderstood.

He is not only fast and melodic as fuck but his right hand technique is near perfect

I have such trouble imagining this guy as Nathan Explosion but watching his guitar playing here makes things more believable. Dethklok / Melocalypse is an amazing creation by someone extraordinarily talented.

2:35 when u miss the toggle switch and still boss it out like nittin happened

@legendaryoutcast4440

5 жыл бұрын

Lol holy shit didn't catch that the first time i watched

@Ottophil

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed it. But like a true pro, he played it off like it was no big deal

@TreeOfLifeCG

4 жыл бұрын

In the midst of a shred af riff, while ONLY downpicking o.o

@BlindBosnian

4 жыл бұрын

What's the switch even supposed to do? I don't notice a change in the sound before and after toggling.

@chupasaurus

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlindBosnian It's a 3-way pickup switch, toggles between neck, both and bridge pickups respectively. The difference is better heard on lead parts.

Just two things. One: it's crazy how you can see his finger muscles work out in his fore arms. Two: put this music on a classical guitar and you have what would sound just like, well, classical music. It's funny how metal and classic music mesh, isn't it?

@giaimo13

4 жыл бұрын

Rick Sanford More than one musicologist has said that if the classical masters were alive today, metal would be the only music they could tolerate.

@cassidran5774

4 жыл бұрын

The harmony in metal is similar in some aspects to the harmony of classical and baroque music.

@michaelgilbert1069

4 жыл бұрын

Old man guitars

@Barnaclebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Check out KEYGEN CHURCH

@shizamza

2 жыл бұрын

Dude Beethoven is just straight up metal music. Man would’ve loved himself some Tool I like to imagine 😂

this dudes just sitting there playing this extremely amazing song like it's nothing

@barryobongo8833

6 жыл бұрын

And he wrote single handedly the greatest childrenz show

@giaimo13

4 жыл бұрын

Mistweaver He has no star-trip ego. He just plays that guitar with love and tremendous respect.

@raidermaxx2324

4 жыл бұрын

thats usually how songs are played... jumping around and kicking into the air is just "showmanship"

If you don't have much talent, blame people like Brendon Small, who have sucked more than their share out of the cosmic talent energy source.

@EMan-1920

8 жыл бұрын

+David Wilson Someone sounds bitter.

@Dwilson1282

8 жыл бұрын

EXTREMELY lol

@wingnutmcspazatron3957

8 жыл бұрын

+David Wilson hahahahaha

@wingnutmcspazatron3957

8 жыл бұрын

+E Man Or is making a good joke.

@wingnutmcspazatron3957

7 жыл бұрын

Innovation comes to anyone who sees an opportunity and takes it. Talent is a natural grasp and perception that comes to some easier than others.

this recording--of his hands all up close--is a gift to humanity. thank you thank yoouuu

mad riffs, right hand unstoppable

@itsyaboiChubbs

8 жыл бұрын

He fingered a girl once, she's still orgasiming

@Amber57499

8 жыл бұрын

Rumor is that was a few years ago.

@haydenchapman408

7 жыл бұрын

When did you awaken?

@fatrat5293

6 жыл бұрын

Musta Krakish TAKE THE LAND THAT MUST BE TAKEN

@shadyacr

6 жыл бұрын

jon shaffer She uh... she didn't make it.

People mostly reference how metal Small is but I've just always been in awe of his overall guitar prowess. He can play anything, any style, proficiently, fake any level of playing e.g. sound like an amateur, shred, and seems to locked into theory. He also a very, funny Human being.

@robbader3

2 жыл бұрын

Galactatron is fucking epic. Small once said that Skwisgar made him become a better guitarist (which is an Easter egg in the Klok Opera, where Skwisgar says nobody ever made him play as well as Toki did in his audition). He said the first season, he recycled a bunch of Gilbert and Malmsteen licks, but that he exhausted them all on that first album. And there were times in the second and third season where he felt the song didn't need to be just shredded, but he had written Skwisgar as this master shredder, so he had to push the boundaries of his playing to keep up with the character. But his non-Dethklok work (Galactitron) is great, because you see what he means about wanting to do something outside of the way he wrote the characters. The guy is a creative genius.

Think about this... Brendan Small, because of making Metalocalypse and Dethklok, because of a cartoon tv show, has become one of the greatest metal guitarists/vocalist whoever lived... That is metal AF!!!!

@AnzaShadow

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not one of the greatest players or vocalists. The thing he's great at and probably one of the best in the entire genre which is the most important aspect of music: he's a great song writer. All of the Dethalbums are great and so are the Galaktikon albums, no dull moments in those albums.

@ozmobozo

9 ай бұрын

@@AnzaShadow Definitely one of the greatest players and vocalists. It's not about who can shred the fastest and bestest and the utmost brutest or whatever it is about having style while sounding heavy. Look at the two kings, Iommi and Blackmore, they may not be the fastest but no one can reach their style.

@AnzaShadow

9 ай бұрын

@@ozmobozo As a vocalist he doesn't have the control or the technique to be considered "one of the greatest" and he isn't exactly expressive either. I never said it's about who shreds the fastest but technique is important no matter the genre of music, it allows you to play anything you want without restrictions. He certainly cannot keep up with most of the top guys these days. That doesn't mean he isn't good or that you can't like him and appreciate what he does, he's clearly one of the best song-writers in the genre and I personally think that's more important than being the greatest guitarist or vocalist and I suspect that's exactly the reason why he's great, not his ability as a player or vocalist.

I really want to learn this song. I imagine you feel like a god while playing it.

HELL YEAH. I fucking love this song and this guy pulls it off amazingly

@Ploulaf

8 жыл бұрын

Well that's more than expected from him as he's the guy who wrote it.

@IAmNumber4000

8 жыл бұрын

***** ... Oh. Well it looks like I'm a dumbass

@Ploulaf

8 жыл бұрын

IAN 4000 it's cool man :)

@samuelsgrgr

8 жыл бұрын

He wrote the song, he is the voice actor of Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Pickles. Yes, is more than a human.

That moment when Charles Offdensen is playing Dethklok songs.

@kidding427

8 жыл бұрын

+N. Shadows yeah it's really hilarious after the song!! completely Charles Offdensen's way of talking XDD

@demonspecialist67

8 жыл бұрын

Karly Kang Yeah, Brendon does his voice too on the show so imagine, you're like watching Charles right now. xD

@kidding427

8 жыл бұрын

N. Shadows he's really really talented!! listening to him play gives me the goosebumps

@demonspecialist67

8 жыл бұрын

Karly Kang Good to know... xD

@demonspecialist67

8 жыл бұрын

Karly Kang Everyone likes Skwisgaar I guess...

Here is the one and only Dethklok. He is srsly all of them.

@TheTalesOfRyujin

10 жыл бұрын

He's just not the drummer. lol

@karacrash95

6 жыл бұрын

Gene hoglan, the human atomic clock. That's the percussionist for dethklok, and honestly you couldn't ask for a better one.

The 50's had the best metal.

This is my favorite dethklok song. I have so much respect for the artist

@shenders2671

8 жыл бұрын

+Br J After finally watching the first 3 Metalocalypse episodes one night, I listened to all three Dethalbums the next day. I found them all awesome so I couldn't really say I have a favourite, although The Dethalbum's Awaken is probably the one that stands out for me.

I saw them in Ohio years ago. They played with mastodon opening. The drummer from mastodon threw his drumsticks into the crowd and I got one. Still got it. What an amazing show.

i've watched this video many times over the years and have never not been amazed by his mastery of the pickup selector switch....it's just flawless

Some of the best pick up switch technique I've ever seen. Goals as hell.

I've listened to this song on repeat for about 6 days in a row now. Can't get enough!

The part at 2:28 is evocative if a horse neighing. I always thought that was super clever.

@orbitaljellyfish808

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you mean Interesting 👏👏

Woah he can play like Toki and Skwisgaar! haha...

@ynotsammy

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks genius.

@ynotsammy

10 жыл бұрын

***** You +1'd both your posts?

@kanaric

10 жыл бұрын

Samuel Janzen raped

@DarkStarDemonPony

10 жыл бұрын

He kind of MADE the band... so.. yeah.. He does a few voices of the show.. so, he IS Toki and Skwisgaar.

@Barnaclebeard

2 жыл бұрын

He can play like Toki. He can sound like Skwisgaar after editing out the mistakes.

I remember the trailers for Metalocalypse coming out on adult swim and it absolutely blew me away! I mean a show that was an extremely violent cartoon and evolved around my favorite music genre! I absolutely could not believe something like that was going to be able to be viewed by my eyes and I was not let down one bit. The show was an absolute masterpiece in animation and featured some of the most wacky and zaniest characters ever and it was absolutely hilarious! IM DR ROCKSO THE ROCKIN ROLL CLOWN! I DEW KOKAAAN3! STILL HOLDS UP TILL THIS DAY IN MY OPINION! 😍😂

Honestly I’m just as impressed with his flawless tone switches than with his playing

I remember hearing this song the first time. My neck stills hurts from headbanging.

What a great guy. You can tell he is a pleasure to be around.

Brandon still inspires me to this day! The man is a genus 🤘🏻🤘🏻

* throws my guitar down and gives up*

@Gyrbae

9 жыл бұрын

Well atleast you still got Oscorp.

@tiktokgirl007

9 жыл бұрын

good point

@JackNasty19

4 жыл бұрын

*sets self on fire*

@thelolmaster1997

4 жыл бұрын

The crazy part is is it's not that hard.. even I can play it, and I'm SHIT :D

@V3RITAZ_42

4 жыл бұрын

No brother keep on

Changing the riff up to pure epicness at 2:45, always gets me!🤘

I can just watch this all day

I want to thank whomever shot this video nine years ago this started a dethklok obsession and back when tabs were really spotty this was like a gift from the metal gods

This guy is crazy. The way he plays is almost too clean. It's kind of like he has no particular style of his own, rather he just plays like a conventional classical teacher would instruct. Not saying it's a bad thing by any means. I mean, it's almost as if he makes no mistakes. Very technical playing. I could watch this video so many times.

@EvANCodeS321

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Betz I agree for the most part. But if you listen with headphones a couple parts are pretty sloppy.

@jacobbetz9657

8 жыл бұрын

Ev L Probably true. I'd have to watch it again.

@JasonLuthor

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe because he graduated from Berklee College of Music. He's classically trained.

@jacobbetz9657

8 жыл бұрын

Jason Luthor But even classically trained artists have there own flair and style, e.g., Randy Rhodes, Ritchie Blackmore, and a few others. I can't really find anything unique that pops out about this guys playing.

@rostifardian

7 жыл бұрын

Well that's because "his style" is that exact song. He wrote it. He is I think 3 characters of Dethklok.

he's one of my favorite voice actors since home movies and when he formed dethklok i lost my shit. Dude is a genius

He reminds me of that middle-school teacher that brings his guitar and amp in on the last day of term and just blows everyone away.

This TV-show is awsome, looking forward´s to´s the next season!!! gr8 work on Doomstar Rquiem it rocked!

this guy unlike alot of metal guitarists KNOWS how to write a riff.

Brendon's sweeps pickings is next levels.

@ipoison3862

2 жыл бұрын

(read in Skwissgar accent)

❤ to me how i see it brendon woke up with this in his head. And i love it.

This song never gets old, haha. A masterpiece for sure.

One of my favorite songs of all time, is it weird i almost consider this song an intrumental? the guitar riffs are just so powerful

@sunnydoom2726

10 ай бұрын

Not really, the only words in the song are thunder and horse. Mostly just great instrumentals :)

2:36 such a clean pup switch

Favorite one of theirs it sounds incredible...

Brendon Small is a creative genius. Not just in his playing but writing and composing. Amazing person.

this was a big hit back in the 50s

@twodragons27

2 жыл бұрын

They just werent ready for it yet

@brandonn3543

Жыл бұрын

but your kids are gonna love it

Okay, now my ultimate goal is to play this on guitar. I'm not a pro, nor a beginer.

@suziechapstick8236

6 жыл бұрын

but that's how you start. take inspiration and run with it.

@nicholasmays4257

5 жыл бұрын

Scross gimme an update it’s been 4 years

@manny7246

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we demand an update

@ulascelikbas4823

4 жыл бұрын

@@manny7246 If he really practiced this song he is problably playing it now because even though it looks pretty hard it is easier than it looks just some gallopy riffs and a 3 string sweep pattern. This song is not hard it just requires some practice.

@BlackBerryBushh

4 жыл бұрын

I may be 5 years late but i hope you had a good time

Thank you for the recording ☘

Incredible! Amazing composition.

best song ever made

Brandon and Mike Judge should get together and form the most awesome, most normal looking guitar-vocal duo ever.

@DoomKid

Жыл бұрын

lol, they're both excellent cartoonists and musicians, and two of the most "standard dad" looking guys ever. I love that

@DontPretendtoCare

10 ай бұрын

It would be too brutal. Faces would explode and melt.

This guy is so talented, its mind boggling. It really is. Just this song for example. This one song has SO many elements to it. I love it. More metalocalypse please brendon!

I love this dude, cartoons and music. Superb.

Home movies was the shit. That inspired me to start playing again

I can’t imagine just ripping out fire like that and acting cool afterwards.

Awesome, Brendon. Your ways of playing that guitar are amazing.

i would totally start to learn how to play guitar after this video and this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! talented man really

Brendon Small is a damned genius.

1:14 THAT GOD DAMN RIFF

@FaydsterTV

4 жыл бұрын

149CreepingDeath08 1:17 sounds better to me personally.

best thing ive seen!! officially my guitar idol!!

Love this man. I Wish him the best.

He plays with Slash edition gibson les paul its called Appetite for Destruction

Guitar Hero definitely helped this song get known, even if you've never listened to Dethklok.

Awsomely out of this world

Got to see him live a few years ars back, so good

If you like this, check out the Galaktikon album. Small really puts his skills out there. Big fan of Prophecy of the Lazer Witch.

2:27 - this is glorious!

that song is so much fun it looks like a hella of a lot fun to play as well

Never gets old.

I can’t believe this is the dude who made Home Movies

still not better than skwisgaar

@michaelnorman8843

10 жыл бұрын

He is him genius

@greenkn1ght609

10 жыл бұрын

michael norman it was joke, genius

@esskaygee7616

10 жыл бұрын

It is true that he can't be better than swisgaar since he is him. Everything he does, so can swisgaar.

@markiefoo

10 жыл бұрын

yeah sure of coooouuurse i knew he is skwisgaar XD

@rob_zomb

10 жыл бұрын

Yous guys knows nothings bout what you ars talkings about.

Chills @3min and I've watched this video like once a year since 2015

killer that the guy from home movies can shred like this

Ахуеть! Это великолепно.

That was awesome, thx!

So clean.

anyone remember that time him Jason and Melissa got that dog?

@BoojumFed

6 жыл бұрын

Smatchmo, the Trumpeteer

@keri___

3 жыл бұрын

Honkey Magoo!

@VashStarwind

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do lol, and also that one time Coach Mcgurk gave some terrible advice? LOL

my fucking ears just came

watching this is therapeutic

That sweep gets me every time

Just realized he plays a lot of it just downpicking.