Good to see Greek creators getting more spotlight. Especially when they're worth it.

Great video!! Thanks!! Gus G besides of being a great guitarist, he is also a humble, polite and down to earth guy.

Gus G in phenomenal. Ive been listening to Firewind, the Greek band since the very beginning. Nice pick! Check out Marty Friedman's solo videos as well.

I love this guy, he's from the 'old country' after all. I do have one Firewind album. It looks like he's making great use of lockdown time here. I must get his new album. Cheers Tank.

Dream Evil...finally hier something about them. The most underrated band ever. Love them!!!

As a guitar player i consider Gus G. among the guitarists that i should study and jam along virtually as i do with other giant names. Some of my favorites are The Fire and The Fury (Firewind) and Force Majeure (with Vinnie Moore)

That's the first Solo song I've heard from him it was good

Awesome! Some serious layered shredding!

there is a cat in the vide, say no more, I am sold

Love the Tank Facts🤘

Great to see you dip your toes to the (underrated) Greek metal scene :) Keep it up!

I knew I recognized that name. I listened to Firewind way back when, and was a *huge* fan of the way Gus plays. That old school tube amp tone, the ridiculously catchy riffs he writes, just his whole style. This was *really* good, and I need to listen to more of his solo stuff afterwards. As far as Blackstar goes, I *really* like their ID series amps. The amount of customization available for your sound through those ID amps is insane.

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the ID stuff is INSANE, man. I can't wait to hear more of his stuff. Seems I need to get into Firewind, as well!

You’ve been missing out on Gus G for too long! So glad you finally reacted to him. I’d highly recommend the live version of The Fire and the Fury with his band Firewind. Another instrumental track with a lot going on.

I've actually seen Firewind twice in NYC. They do a kick ass cover of "Maniac."

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

No way!

@tubelious

3 жыл бұрын

as good as Carpenter Brut? :)

Firewind -Fire and the fury 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I'm so happy to see you reacting to Gus G. I feel so proud to be from the same country as this dude. Thank you for an awesome reaction (as always)! You should also check his band Firewind and if you're interested in other bands from Greece I recommend Rotting Christ and Planet Of Zeus. Keep rocking!!!!!

Really enjoyed this, his touch and tone are great and I love the old school sound. His humour is brilliant, I noticed his send up of Ozzy and Sharon in it which to me is so funny and well placed

As many others have mentioned you need to to listen to the back catalogue of Firewind. All of it is just killer stuff. Allegiance is a stand out album. All of them with Apollo Papathanasio on vocals are my preference.

Gus is amazing :) Firewind was one of the first bands I came across when I got first into metal. Since then I am in love with his work. He has a really unique sound that just really hits my sweet spot :) I can really recommend the first Firewind album "Between Heaven And Hell". it has an amazing raw sound for a power metal album. The title track is incredible. Other great songs by Firewind would be Tyranny (super catchy), Mercenary Men (super melodic), The Fire and the Fury (instrumental) or Rising Fire (of their newest album). Or from his solo stuff: Force Majeure :)

Thank you for the introduction. Time to buy his music.

This is the cutest black metal video I've ever seen 😄 Gus is a beast!

I have a Blackstar Unity 500 combo bass amp, its fantastic! Has all kinds of effects built in, chorus, octave switch, od, distortion, fuzz, a compressor, a switch for changing the amp modeling for different tube sounds and shit tons more, you can control most all of it with a foot pedal, and you can connect it to powered extension cabinets...I have used it for recording and its light enough to lug around, which is not something I can say for a lot of bass combo amps...highly recommend giving them a shot, and no I don't get paid by blackstar or anything, I just really enjoy the amp, sounds super good paired with my darkglass pedals...

This was epic! It took me to a journey way back to 80's when i used to listen to guitarists like Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, Tony macalpine and of course my favorite guitarist from Ozzy: Randy Rhoads.

I knew i had heard this sound somewhere! I used to listen Firewind A LOT loong time ago. Had to go back and remind myself. The Fire And The Fury brought it all back to me. Thanks! 😄

Missed the live but liked the music.

I don't know this song but I really like it. It's great song and funny video. Awesome reaction Tank (your beard looks goergeus too). ❤️

I see the mini Drumkit, i see the Fun Video and i get the Feeling that someone has watched a lot of Leo Moracchioli's Videos and got inspired a lot by him. You could react to Leo as well, but i dont know how much you want to react to Cover Players, but in my Opinion his Metal Covers are the best by far. He has so much talent and is also working with a lot of talented Musicians as well. I recommend "Africa (Live)" and listen to the Outro as well! And "Sultans of Swing" with Mary Spender. He also has a lot of Guitars and Equipment ;).

I knew that name sounded familiar but couldn't quite place it. Thank you for the video, Sir, and for expanding my musical horizon.

Firewind's Allegiance album is still phenomenal and one of my fav albums of all time. Highly recommended!

@FallingPig

3 жыл бұрын

I agree one of my favorites as well

@FallingPig

3 жыл бұрын

Also on his solo work the songs he did with Mats Leven are pretty great.

@Lewis_Emblack

3 жыл бұрын

@@FallingPig Not actually checked that out yet, so will take your recommendation 👍🏻

I'm shocked that this is the first time you've listened to Gus I have been listening to him since Dream Evil, Mystic Prophecy and Firewind first came out in early 2000's and he immediately became one of my top 5 guitarists.

Спасибо 👍

Got the Gus G album Brand New Revolution a few years ago- definitely good stuff. Also like the guitar history- my first prog/power metal band was Savatage and the original guitarist (Criss Oliva- RIP) played on Charvels. Now I know where that brand came from! Thanks!

The tones here are the ones that fit my ear the most. If I had hair, it would be banged.

He does a song with Elize Ryd of Amaranthe called "What Lies Below".He also played with Arch Enemy and Firewind!

I remember first hearing Firewind for the first time back in the day when I was like 15. Dude riiiips.

Tank, siince like Gus G, you need to seriously check out Andy James, a bad ass guitarist. In fact, Gus G and Andy James did a song together called "Waking the Dead".

Fun fact: Gus G played all instruments on first album of Firewind in studio

Just hear to say that Phinehas just released a new track called In the Night! Super underrated band and it's a killer track! Don't think you have ever reacted to them but they are worth a listen!

Cant believe you not heard Gus' band Firewind, what a band! Check out something like Mercenary Man.

Fierce Manjure from Gus, would be worth checking out too.

Been a fan of Gus since I found Dream Evil that lead me to Firewind. I believe on every Firewind album there is always an instrumental track. Also Gus is my dad's name.

Wow, like the old Dream Evil days

Nice. Sick video. Want more. I guess you do too

Wow, that's so cool =) Gus is a fantastic guitar player, and that he has played (or playing?) for both Arch Enemy and Nightrage would fit. Both melo-death bands. If you want black metal with humor, @TankTheTech , you ought to check out Belzebubs "Cathedrals of Mourning" Pleading for, as for usual: Parasite Inc "Once And For All" - Melodic Death rampage from Germany Vreid "Wild North West" - Melodic Black Metal, damn fine landscape in the video, great music, and story telling. Warbringer "Silhouettes" - Best 2nd wave thrash band out there.

Great reaction. But on that note check out ""what lies below". Gus collaborated with Elise from Amaranthe. Its a great song

You'd probably enjoy Andy Gillion's album Neverafter too. Skyless from the album has a pretty cool video too!

Hey Tank I think it would be epic if you reacted to Forward! by Anaal Nathrakh. It's deathcore and very headbangable. Some reaction videos out there. Also, if you liked The Hu with your dad you should check out Heilung. Amazing Norse folk music. Traust is my fave.

What's up man, I've discovered a lot of new stuff because of your channel, thanks! You gotta check out some more Make Them Suffer, Erase Me, and Widower. Widower is older and more of like a deathcore kind of sound. You'll love it man.

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Funny you bring up “Erase Me”… That’ll be sooner than you think.

Have you heard of Guy Man Dude he was my first CD I ever bought when they first came out

Maybe you can give "Brutus - All Along" a shot. Stuck in my head for months.

For more great instrumental music check out Andy Gillion (ex Mors Principium Est) Skyless playthrough with 66Samus and Jeff Loomis

Great video. Love Gus G. Unrelated, but where did you get that beard ring? Looks sweet.

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Ordered a bunch of them from Amazon. Haha

Its been too long since the last UtA. "General of the Dark Army" or "Test Your Metal" But also "Back on Northern Shores" by Mount Doom....i mean Amon amarth. 🎵"here the berserks roar! They call to mighty thor!🎵

I only knew his song "What lies below" with Elize Ryd so far... but I'm not a guitar tech, so it may be only half the shame... haha, just kidding :)

Great Reaction. Thanks for reacting to Greece's worldwide known virtuoso guitarist. Its never too late to find out about him. He currently plays with his band Firewind. He has also played in Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and of course Ozzy Osbourne. You could check some of his solo work: Fearless (2018) - On “Fearless” Gus joins forces with vocalist/bassist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69/Unisonic) and drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence, Black Label Society). Thrill of the Chase (good video for gear breakdown) kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpdnlZiAk93AnJs.html Brand New Revolution (2015) The Quest: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmipsqiuntarZqw.html

Hey Man, Can you react to Otoboke Beaver - Don't light my fire? It is Japanese all female punk band

Country tour huh? Would you mind letting me know if you ever work with Dusty Rhoades Band please? Pretty awesome song, I'm definitely going to check out more of his work. Thank you for sharing bud 👍

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t worked for the Dusty Rhoads band, no. Haha

K? 😁🤘

Hey bro, please look up and react to "Firewind - Gus G guitar solo and 'Fire and the Fury'". Tip --> Warm up your neck muscles before watching 🤘🤘

Looks like Firewind has been mentioned. Really killer band with many good tunes, even excellent covers. Firewind with vocals is metal/hard rock more than his solo stuff. Worth the dive.

Any plans to do anything from buckethead, would be cool to see what you say about his guitar and gear.

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Super familiar with Buckethead, but if anything new comes out, I’ll check it out.

By the way,does the way he walks around remind you of Ozzy ?

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

100%. Didn’t make the connection at first, but now I totally see it.

The only thing that would have made this video better is if he had kept going through his day. Brushed his teeth, scrambled some eggs, did his laundry, mowed the lawn, maybe go to the post office. Was bad ass though!

Buckethead next?

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty familiar with Buckethead already.

@danburrito

3 жыл бұрын

@@TankTheTech I figured you were.

suddenly i hate that i cant grow a proper beard^^ damn dude next time we see you in Viking braids wielding a fat axe!