If you're a TRUE C0rekid then smash like and be sure to stream the full track here: open.spotify.com/track/6kUXNdO4weI1TBdtLbPAGW

@chrishexx3360

Жыл бұрын

Your subscriber ratio is seriously impressive. You make people commit to the metalcore life.

@tato443

Жыл бұрын

Where's the lyric?

@connor6895

Жыл бұрын

Hey Nik loving the new direction for the channel and the amount of creativity you're bringing. Keep staying awesome

@jedigarrett142

Жыл бұрын

got to definitely do this but with post-hardcore instead

@karimeid7975

Жыл бұрын

Soooo ummmm when are we getting a full album

That was absolutely amazing, man.Your talent is undeniable

@KINGJADEX

Жыл бұрын

Woah, KZread always surprises

@DarkestofTimes

Жыл бұрын

As a metal lover and an avid 4th gen Max driver, I approve this message.

@wizardsmokey

Жыл бұрын

Damn, Freddie is here? I didn't realize Nik's career needed that much fixing.

@ChrisHendrickson82

Жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to see you here, and yet I'm not at all surprised. 🤘

@coin9818

Жыл бұрын

Wait, you like metal? Epic

Nik turns into a Mad Genius when he's composing. It's genuinely incredible to see

@Dianthrose

Жыл бұрын

This "creating tracks" stuff is insane, can't wait for the compilation album ngl.

@TheBanana93

Жыл бұрын

Man I have been working on a metal song (not sure what subgenre it fits into) for well over a year now and I can't play the parts no matter how much I practise. Not to mention my wrist is fucked makes it harder..... he just blew my mind with how quick he made that. Was sick.

@koalamusic812

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBanana93 keep working on it man and youll get it (:

@LOLAP95

Жыл бұрын

It's metalcore calm down lol

@prodbyzeke

Жыл бұрын

I can agree, I fuckin love it

Bro if you told me this song was actually dropped 12 years ago and was a forgotten part of my childhood I’d believe it

@barefootjakejake7765

Жыл бұрын

Oh damn, you're still wet behind the ears aint ya, kid😆

@tickedoffsquid37

Жыл бұрын

i always randomly get the chorus stuck in my head and try to think what 2000s metalcore song it's from

Many real bands never wrote a song this good.

@Sku11zDude

Жыл бұрын

They don't embrace the 578 😔

@Leovold

Жыл бұрын

Literally every As I Lay Dying track from the 2000s.

When the first vocals are someone screaming "wake up," you know the song is gonna shake the earth and awake the teenage angst in you

@micallbeard923

Жыл бұрын

Then you can check "ENOX - Mortar Shell" as well as "ENOX - Radiance", they both start with waking up

@sebastianrivera6164

Жыл бұрын

Every song that starts with “Wake up” should be an alarm ringtone. Gotta start the day head banging.

@followingfigures4738

Жыл бұрын

I guess I'll be the first to say *cough* SOAD

@thesolersystemofgames841

Жыл бұрын

Unlock your inner rawrXD cringe

@ThePandaAgenda

Жыл бұрын

@@followingfigures4738 TABLE!

Honestly should do a whole album just like this....just raw and thrown together on a stream. Guarantee it would get a ton of listens.

@thekydman01

Жыл бұрын

Do that first of october type thing and make it from scratch on stream. 12 hr stream

@jonny555ive

Жыл бұрын

I would watch 100% of that sh!t 🤘🤘

@niklasandersson2480

Жыл бұрын

Do iiiiit! I love the new metalcore but the 2000s are just the best.

@Coles-bootleg-vids

Жыл бұрын

@@thekydman01 I would watch that, just like I have every other FoO video 🤣

Congrats on writing an As I Lay Dying song. Sounds great!

@zaccwalker3098

Жыл бұрын

100% old school As I Lay Dying.

@keenman0403

Жыл бұрын

Minus the f bombs 😂

@j_rod_52

Жыл бұрын

Also with hints of War of Ages (in my opinion)

@jej911

Жыл бұрын

I got Miss may i vibes.

@nolankuffner3573

Жыл бұрын

Minus all the wanting to kill an ex gf. I mean.. Taylor isn't an obnoxious piece of shit 🤷

5:13 dude, He got the Oliver Sykes vocals right there. That is spot on!

I love that it's the most generic metalcore the song in the world, and it absolutely slaps. Just proves all it needs is a simple formula. It ain't broke.

@kvltizt

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I just need a banger

@mrbobmetalhead69

Жыл бұрын

Its classic quote , if it aint broken dont fix it

@Sku11zDude

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, sometimes going different just to be different doesn't hit as hard

@DarkestofTimes

Жыл бұрын

@@Sku11zDude Sometimes prog can actually get kind of annoying if they're purposely doing that. Prog for the sake of being prog. Like you said. As long as you have fun with it and you make it sound like what's sounds good to you, then it's gonna be good.

@mangopie7602

Жыл бұрын

Good metalcore is like good fast food

It's 2006, I'm driving to college at 7:30am blasting some AILD with buddies. Minimal responsibility, life is good and the music of the era is even better. This song sent me right back.

@Mr.FranciscodeMiranda

Жыл бұрын

Hey that’s me going to high school! Awnnn

@dinklebamp

Жыл бұрын

Ugh this hits too hard. Do you have chronic neck pain too?

@drimer01

Жыл бұрын

@@dinklebamp yes😅

@ItalianMetalHED

Жыл бұрын

That was the year I was knees deep in metal! Chimaira, bleeding through, throw down, static x, in flames and so much more lol

Generic or not, this song is fucking sick. I'd love to see the two of you put out a whole album of this "generic trash" you seemed to make in a couple hours max. Extra points if you continue to livestream the process. This type of content is great.

@mrmicksicksux

Жыл бұрын

W comment

@saraaparicio7538

Жыл бұрын

@@mrmicksicksux W reply

@zoeres

Жыл бұрын

Please name the album "generic trash" as well

@AHG93

Жыл бұрын

Generic in metal is too good though

@mauicez5040

Жыл бұрын

absolute need

578 is literally why I got into metalcore. One of the main reasons why metalcore is my favorite genre. Along with breakdowns and blast beats. And lows. And cleans. And guitar solos.

I’m a simple person: I see Nik having fun righting songs - smashing like button!

@vergaerd

Жыл бұрын

Same and this isn't even necessarily my type of metal.

@andrei-ioancucos2759

Жыл бұрын

thank god he ain't lefting songs 🤣

@literallynot5398

Жыл бұрын

@@andrei-ioancucos2759 THIS COMMENT

@commit123

Жыл бұрын

@@andrei-ioancucos2759 thank god he isnt wronging songs

@bkeerz

Жыл бұрын

​@@commit123 hahahahaha dead.

Taylor makes screams/growls look absolutely effortless...like it's his default mode! Killer song, guys!

@brandongrayson456

Жыл бұрын

Pretty underrated if you ask me

Dude just casually wrote the most generic metalcore song he could possibly think of as a joke and it still slaps

@nolankuffner3573

Жыл бұрын

Helps that Taylor is a beast. The only thing that would have made it more generic would have been cleans in the chorus with no abrasion whatsoever, which was one of AILD's biggest traits and one of the things they absolutely popularized, regardless of who invented that. I like the grit in Taylor's 'cleans', and he gets deep as a Hollywood stylist's closet when he wants to.

The golden age of metalcore. I want more of this. Call me “basic” but I LOVE this shit! 2000’s metalcore is the GOAT 🐐🤘

Dude. That chorus made me feel like I was listening to a BMTH/Bad Omens song! You gotta do more shit like this.

@lil_lexo6969

Жыл бұрын

BRO I FELT THE SAME HAHAHAHAJAHA

@Mrvegas6666

Жыл бұрын

Same Same my dude.

@darealalia9408

Жыл бұрын

I got heavy Born of Osiris vibes from the chorus, but I definitely ain’t complaining lol

@ImNyaw

Жыл бұрын

Bit of Parkway Drive vibes too

@henri4730

Жыл бұрын

the 8-5-0-3 is in bmth's song "sleepwalking", I couldn't stop hearing the similarity

As someone who has absolutely no understanding of how to write music this seems like some kind of wizardry. Nik you are amazing. Love the vocals too.

It sounds like if August Burns Red made a Killswitch Engage song featuring members of As I Lay Dying 😂. It sounds amazing!

It may be cliché, it may be "generic", but damn....this slaps. Maybe it's because I was so late to the whole metalcore thing, but I dig this so much.

@champion6534

Жыл бұрын

Same here but I love 578 metalcore.

I know he always says he sucks, but the dude a genius composer. Making entire songs that are REALLY GOOD pretty much over one stream is incredible. If bands could do this, we’d have like 6 new albums per year from everyone lol.

@RafaelCDet

Жыл бұрын

Bands can write songs pretty fast, they usually don't do it because they're busy touring and/or don't want to write the same songs over and over.

@jacobminnish7025

Жыл бұрын

@@RafaelCDet and plus good bands try not to sound like everything else lol

@jonfarmer90

Жыл бұрын

Song fucking slaps

@JaxTheRiffer

Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind he does different styles as well

@maximus8940

Жыл бұрын

@@RafaelCDet true true, but Nik can literally make a song from any metal genre (or turn non metal into metal) into a sick metal track in one day. Most bands can’t do that as a group, let alone a single person

Please KEEP creating this type of content, also you gift us with incredible songs!!

How does Nik make this sheer melodic powerhouse of a song look so effortlessly casual ?!

@HXD90

Жыл бұрын

The same way that other human beings do it.

@nathanielcargile7135

6 ай бұрын

Music theory comprehension, mastery of the instruments he plays, and awesome recording software and hardware.

This song perfectly captures 2000s metalcore. Bravo, guys!

I HOPE ALL BANDS DO THIS BEFORE THEY RELEASE A SONG 😂😂 btw the riffs sounds very "As I Lay Dying"

@loganstrickler

Жыл бұрын

All metalcore sounds like as I lay dying, let's be honest here I love metalcore, core kid for life but i can admit that everything sounds the same

@playdiscgolf1546

Жыл бұрын

The truth of my perception to be exact

@playdiscgolf1546

Жыл бұрын

@@loganstrickler they don’t tho, otherwise all metalcore would be good lol

@loganstrickler

Жыл бұрын

@@playdiscgolf1546 yea, obviously not all metalcore sounds like as I lay dying, and tbf it is also a very big umbrella to fit under, but the majority of it does all kinda sound the same There's not a lot of creativity anymore like there was when it first came out

Holy shit. He is the most talented generic metal guitarist with exceptional composer skills to sound like everyone else but staying unique and fresh. The 2000 saluted you from the past! cheers mate, what a banger.

I’m slowly getting into the modern metalcore scene. Mostly a Melo-death person now but mannnn 2000s metalcore will ALWAYS have my heart. Generic or not, this was a banger man! Loved every second of it.

Dude, once you have enough songs for an album, call it Low Effort and toss it out there. This shit is great!

Dude this kinda new direction you're going in with more producing/composing is seriously amazing. It's so entertaining watching you make awesome music whilst also being your stupid self. What a combination

@sebastiann3017

Жыл бұрын

I think goofy is a better word instead of stupid 😬

4:14 bust out my sides laughing. Really, why do metalcore songs somehow always have a variation of "circling the water" lyrics. I love it. Don't change it.

Nik just played my entire childhood out in 8.29 minutes. Well done, good sir. Well done indeed.

The writing, producing, making, gear and anything involving music creation have always and will always be my favourite Nik videos! If you’re getting back into them I couldn’t be happier. This one especially was an absolute banger!😊

Nik is downplaying the song but it actually is sick! I’d love to hear a whole EP in this style but with some more spice added.

Taylor is such a sick vocalist! ❤

@HXD90

Жыл бұрын

His name is Kyle

The "Speak to me" part is actually catchy af

Didn't know As I Lay Dying published a new song. 😄 Jokes aside, this is a straight up banger. The riffs, the solo, the drums, the vocals, the literally everything. Simply every single part I love about early/mid 2000 metalcore. Goes right up on my playlist! More please. Your talent is undeniable. 🤘

WHAT A COLLAB! Taylor is probably the most underrated metal vocalist around rn!

@vinnie_vx18

Жыл бұрын

i agree 100%!!! vocals are absolutely monstrous!

@adamsluth8163

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think anyone would say he’s underrated lol. Everyone knows he’s one of the best out right now

Dude, when you said that you are going to be giving music for the people to consume, I didn’t know that you were going to drop such huge bangers like 578 and Moan. They are easily at the top of my modern metal Spotify playlist

I love the fact that you made that decision of making more music and finishing it into full songs. I added this one to my playlist. Can't wait for other songs that you will be putting out!

Man, I love Taylor, seems like a such fun guy and Nik is really good at making stuff too.. Also 7:33 to 7:50, someone should make gifs of Taylor just vibing to everything, its so perfect...

No matter how being humble is a virtue, I never wanna hear this guy downplay himself again 💀 cuz this was SICKK⚡⚡ and holy shit the vocals were 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Once again you prove what an absolute genius you are! And Taylor's vocals are amazing! So glad you got him on this track. Please do more of this!

This song got such killswitch engage vibes and I'm all for it

I'm pretty sure that Nik is able to make an entire album with Chat next to him. This is so sick!! 🔥🔥🔥

Turns out when you study a genre and have mastery over vocals and guitars, you can keep up with the best artists in the genre! Good job Nik!

I rememer it as if it was just last week when I first heard this song back in summer of 2007. 20 years old, the world ahead of me. We were sitting on the shore of the lake and the solo hit as the sun was setting down behind the mountains, covering the sky in a goldish hue. Wasted, happy, and careless. Thank you for bringing back this classic.

This is actually amazing. 578 will never die. 👏

5:48 "Time stood still, the way did before, bring out the worst in meeeeee. And now it's come to end, I think I'm giving in, it's like I'm sleeeeeep waaaaalkiiiiing!!!"

Please don't be afraid to write more music. You're really good at it. No one will complain I promise

@sebastiann3017

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

I definitely get some Sempiternal BMTH vibes especially with the more singing vocals and also some heavier stuff in there. Very nice song

Nik totally could make his own fame just by making song on his own. Totally genius composer. It's totally modern metalcore. This are really talent!

Really loving these how to write vids Nik. Gives old vibes with awesome twists with modern vocals. Which Taylor did incredible in this. This whole track is fire, but that chorus is superb. 🔥🔥🔥

I wasn't expecting taylor to be on this track, my man goes so hard in metalcore too

I love it for 2 reasons.. First it's generic just like I like it... It is an archetype of build up and rage and victory... Overcoming... The becoming. The second reason.. You said you wanted to be more yourself and create more and you're rocking the shit out of this thing man... I want to congratulate you and motivate you to keep going. Thank you for sharing the whole process... Well fucking done.

This would've been right at home on The Fall of Ideals. Another masterpiece, Nik!

So proud to see Taylor in this collab. I’ve had the opportunity to play a couple shows with Left to Suffer and they are all talented and humble people.

Another incredible banger is born! And these vocals are damn sick!

Always hyped when we get to hear a full song from you Nik! Amazing work and that vocalist is insanely good too! This song goes HARD

This is freaking wild!! I love this song and the way you “smash” the chemistry of the art!

Whattt theeee FuuuuuHHH man 🔥🔥 that was Great !!! BARBER IS JUST EVERYWHERE AND DESTROYS EVERYTHING HES ON 👌 💥

Actually incredible. Love to see other composers "composing" live. It really shows the addictive beauty of creating music!

@heavymetalpatriot1149

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Cool to hear. All the super low modern metal is cool, but stuff like this always gets me hyped up. Lots of nostalgia also...

I love the work you do and I follow this vocalist from Left to suffer too; I think you guys have done an incredible job. Vocals were really fire (he really did an amazing job with the variations and his uniqueness) and the instrument were amazing enough to not get burnt by it.

I don't care if it's supposed to be super generic, that shit slaps and I'm streaming it, you can't stop me

Oh my god... why is this so good? Damn bro, you are extremely talented

Nik keep heading in this direction . As a pretty fresh subscriber (bout 4-5 months ago) I knew you could play guitar but you kept I'd say 90% of your musical talent tucked away . Can't wait to see more you're deepening my love for this music .

having Taylor on this 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 the best ever!!! nailed it 💯 great job!

a blegh, a breakdown and a solo. we are truly blessed by the genius in Nik. I almost broke my chair when the breakdown hit cause those early 2000s mosh moves came out of this old man.

Also this was not generic at all bro, I can tell how much passion and creativity went into it. Please do not downplay your talent!!

@M4RCi92

Жыл бұрын

Generic =/= bad. Riffs are cool, it sounds great, vocals are awesome, but in terms of originality... Well, it's a whole lot of 2000s metalcore panels put together. It's like comfort food, you've had it a million times, but you're gonna love it for the 2 millionth time just as much.

@PerfectSense77

Жыл бұрын

It was extremely generic lol. You must not listen to much metalcore if you haven’t heard all those ideas a million times before. He did them very well though.

@goldengrill769

Жыл бұрын

@@M4RCi92 Generic maybe nicer to say traditional like a lot of what WWE wrestlers do is traditional or what works on crowds but they put a lot of their heart into it and nobody calls them generic wrestlers because they do all that work into making their own style, I think Nik did that here.

@jleighwolfe

Жыл бұрын

It was meant to be generic lmao. That was the whole point. Still great tho

@M4RCi92

Жыл бұрын

@@goldengrill769 I don't watch WWE, so I can't really say much about that. But again, generic by itself isn't an inherently negative word, it just means that a thing doesn't really stand out from a crowd of similar things. And if that crowd happens to be quality 2000s metalcore songs with meaty riffs, well-executed vocals, and a solid sound, then being generic is a compliment. I don't see why Nik would take offense at the word if it describes what he created perfectly. :)

Ngl, I'm just happy you seem to be enjoying yourself. I remember seeing your video about wanting to make more music. So that idea being rewarded makes me happy.

An amazing collab with Taylor! Hope to see more stuff from you guys

Not going to lie sounds very good. You should do a compilation album. Lol

Loving this “new” direction with you writing more original stuff! You have so much talent and it seems like you are genuinely having a good time doing it! Don’t stop! This is so much fun!

🔥🔥🔥 Please make a whole album like this!

Really liked your video where you explained that you would like to expand further into writing songs, and to see the full Deftones song, and now the full metalcore song published really makes me happy for you success. I’m really hoping that you’ll do full songs of all the shorts series, especially the prog and Metallica songs. Keep rooting for you

Need more tracks asap. Too good!

It’s been so fun to see you having fun making and releasing music.

Damn, that breakdown is absolute filth! Everything about this song is so good!🤘

This song SLAPS! Nik, you're one incredibly talented dude. Thanks for sharing this with us!

I got to interview Taylor on my podcast a while back, he's a cool dude with alot of talent. Can't wait to see him keep getting the love and recognition it deserves

I love how you said in one of your videos that you missed playing and composing music and as soon as you came back to doing so you seem so much more excited and happy about making videos, and it shows. Good for you man, can't wait to see more videos like this! Much love ❤

This channel is pure gold, keep up the good work

This is really cool! Keep on rocking Nik..I enjoy your videos!

More of this! I love these kinda videos❤️

I love Taylor's vocals so much

That was incredible! You both absolutely killed it!

Such wizardry, you just sent me back to the 2000's, and good sire, this is f*cking fabulous ! Don't stop what you do !

Nik writes a song for jokes and in probably 20 minutes and it’s fucking leagues beyond anything I’ve ever written 😂🤘

"Nik & Taylor burn Red" - this song is incredible. Keep them coming!!!!

That is the BEST riff I've heard in my life

Holy shit please more of this, I love this.

Nik is great and we all know that, but holy fuck Taylor rawrs are something else

I'm really loving this song composing and releasing with vocals! You're awesome man and Taylor Barber is one of my favorite modern vocalists, he fit perfectly!

That was pretty damn good!

Loving these new videos Nik man. You're back playing music and you still have this funny talk show thing you got going on. Now this is entertainment buddy. 👏

this was sick! also loved seeing Taylor vibe to your solo, that's what support looks like

Dude you never cease to amaze. Reminds me a lot of how my old band used to write songs. Less serious, methodical songwriting and more "Oh this would be fun."

This was pretty dope! Love it! Thanks for sharing

Been listening on spotify finally watching the video and you guys are killin it much love