Letter to a Friend
Steel String Militia Lyrics

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@williamjosephdunn5879

2y↑369

A friend of mine saw Metallica for the Ride the Lightning tour when he was stationed in Germany. After the show he went to a bar and Metallica ended up showing up there too. He said they were all cool and approachable, so he asked James why they didn't play "Jump in the Fire" and James said, "Oh man, that one is such a pain in the ass to play. We aren't always in the mood to play that one".

@cc771

1y↑22

I believe that's one of Dave Mustaine songs.

@doinyamaam3677

1y↑4

@@cc771 no material outside of kill em all is written by mustaine

@jrobbin24

1y↑19

Jump in the fire was on Kill em All

@TheArtofGuitar

1y↑56

Just because it’s the Ride the Lightning tour doesn’t mean they only play songs from Ride the Lighting. 🤣

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@machidaman

2y↑73

Blackened opening riff is by far their toughest riff. It is proper tricksy to get right and took my 14 year old self hours of practice to get it right.

@wolpetto9238

2y↑27

Dave is a musical genius I didn't realise that the chords used in ktulu is the same arrangement as hangar 18

@Xplora213

2y↑1

Dunno if I’d go that far but a big part of Metallica’s genius has always been masking their influences well.

@marcinmcula99

2y↑145

For me disposable heroes pre chorus riff, I find it very hard to get the tight 16th note tremolo and the pull off. Also James' riff under the solo for frayed ends of sanity is pure madness

@MBBGun14

2y↑6

Interesting is that this riff was written by Kirk

@peaner083

You could say it's INsanity 🤔

@zuckleyplays4120

2y↑1

@@MBBGun14 frayed or disposable?

@zuckleyplays4120

2y↑1

Man it took me so many years of practicing to be able to play disposable heroes at speed and even then my arm gets sore as hell and sometime I need to just let a note or 2 ring so my arm can rest 😭

@marcinmcula99

@@zuckleyplays4120 i dunno, both equally difficult

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@Brandonmtlhd

2y↑27

I thought this was going to be about the Creeping Death main riff. Because although the riff is not difficult in the sense of knowing the chords and notes, playing it correctly up to speed is something that a lot of people don't realize how hard it is until they try it.

@Dave1979z

2y↑4

Once I locked into that riff I was impressed with myself!

@KorsAir1987

2y↑44

Master of Puppets, getting the downpicking up to speed, along with all the stamina for playing the full song, is quite tricky.

@FortessofShred

21w

For real. Not that this song is easy, but once you can play Master or Damage Inc, it's not too difficult anymore.

@carlosrosete5631

2y↑1.6K

Blackened is a tricky son of a gun, and don’t forget the fact that after a few tries it drains your stamina and you think your arm is going to fall off

@Iximity

2y↑172

Blackened is the end... of your arm xD

@tomt.5799

2y↑70

@@Iximity never will it mend 😉

@marcinmcula99

2y↑64

I don't know why but I can downpick blitzkrieg and creeping death at around 215 - 220 bpm without much problem but with blackened I can barely keep up with the original at 195

@der_jannik_0115

2y↑38

@@marcinmcula99 that’s because it has that really fast single string skipping. Also, the tail is really complicated on its own already, and now add having to slide 7 whole frets without missing a beat before doing it

@bootlegnjack

2y↑4

Yeah this was my thought

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@christopheranderson2158

2y↑73

That damned time change riff in Orion is what always killed me. But drummers are who struggle with it most. If a band can pull it off, it took lots of practice!!

@gtyrone83

2y↑1

I agree

@nesforce7712

2y↑5

Definitely more tricky than the examples in this video.

@kingkeefage

Easiest song I've ever had a full band learn. First Metallica song I learned. Hell, first full song I learned. Playing it has always seemed second... fuckin first nature for me.

@TheRVSN

2y↑3

"That damned time change riff in Orion" - a can hear no time change for guitar there - you just repeat the same. There is a change for drums that makes you think about guitar changes.

@MotorhitPL

2y↑3

There's no time change in Orion, that pattern is made simply by moving accents around and that what throws some people off. It stays in 4/4 the entire time. Do drummers really struggle with it? I played Orion a lot both on drums and bass and didnt really struggle to understand it rhythmically

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@excuse.me.sir.

2y↑1

I love justice. Definitely my favorite album from them.

@mandovid

2y↑61

I like how the Kill'em All has a lot of Mustaine's influence. Metal Militia riff sounds very "Megadethish".... and I thought the hardest Metallica riff was gonna be Nothing Else Matters intro haha

@podstepmistrzem8200

2y↑6

The first time he plays it at ~3:30 it's almost a dead ringer for Poison Was the Cure, just dumbed way down

@jonsmith1066

lol, love the hammet burn

@dudeman5303

1y↑1

Tbh with nothing else matters, the problem is that it's so out of character if you've spent most of your time learning their thrash material, so if you have spent most of the time playing like riffs riffs, then yeah it's gonna be super hard to get down. For me, I learned quite a wide variety of songs in just about every genre so I felt it wasn't too bad to learn, but I totally understand why it'd be difficult for a metalhead cuz it just doesn't utilize the same kind of techniques or style that any of their prior material did.

@williamhernandez5542

40w

THIS.

@SomeCanine

2y↑46

Metallica doesn't really sound that hard until you actually try to play them up to speed. Then you notice things like this that give you a new appreciation. I also found the Battery and Master of Puppets main riffs to be really tricky to play at speed. They require you to train your brain and override your instincts.

@paultrottier2860

2y↑7

Imagine trying to sing and play these at speed. Het is amazing.

@AWMJoeyjoejoe

2y↑3

Yes Battery definitely. It's very difficult to play accurately at speed.

@doug176

35w↑1

@@paultrottier2860 I think he was just blessed with amazing coordination by the gods. In his guitar center interview he made it sound like he hadn’t even been playing guitar for long at all when he joined leather charm and then met.

@yncy

One more vote for Blackened, the way that main pre-verse riff turns itself inside out over a different beat, total mindfcuk.

@MrBryanGatwood

2y↑497

I think the hardest one is in Frayed Ends that mid bridge part at about 4 minutes with them gallops on the low E and then that e-d-e on the A string. Picking is insane there, guaranteed to trip you up.

@razeezar

2y↑17

I (finally) nailed it a few months ago note for note - However without playing for a few months since, I would have to work back up to it again.
If you don't use it, you lose it! :-)

@marcinmcula99

2y↑22

Not triplets but gallops. Frayed ends has a bunch of really trippy riffs like the solo one, but the riff after the solo that also plays at the end is so fun

@WoockerSocket2

2y↑2

It's gallops

@Union.Of.The.666

2y↑9

I had that riff in my mind the whole time watching this video

@rodrigozanabria2978

2y↑1

@@WoockerSocket2 oh hey, I've seen your skits. You're pretty good at this, seriously. I hope you have a good day today

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@WouldWorkforWoodWork

2y↑73

The triplets in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Doesn't seem that complicated, but doing it at speed always trips me up!

@seansonksen3568

2y↑6

Same! Even when I play it at the correct tempo with a metronome, I'm like "alright, I got this." Then I play along to the song or a backing track and I'm like "wait, what?"

@dillonbrown8528

The verse riff is hard because the timing

@browiththecoolslidyface9709

2y↑4

@@dillonbrown8528 That long power chords part?

@Jacobmovietalk

Agreed

@burieddreamer

Yes! So far, no matter how close...

@rowdyruffmojo

29w

one of my favorites to play in my metallica tribute! (metal militia)

@jameshetfieldtm8887

2y↑22

I was going to say the middle part for Ride the Lightning is pretty tricky, especially if you don't know how to do Dave Mustaine's Spider-chord technique! That being said, those tricky riffs (when you do learn them) make the song that much more energetic and fun to play!

@HedOnFire

Blackened was always a tough one for me growing up when I was in my earlier stages of playing guitar.

@kennynator8038

2y↑6

The 2 songs that came to my mind are Blackened and Metal Militia. Blackened is pretty fast to downpick and especially the couple notes on the first 3 frets are oddly complicated to me. Metal Militia just has such weird timings that I struggle to not be super sloppy playing it.

@tylerjennings8242

2y↑326

The Damage Inc bridge riff was definitely what I thought this video was about haha. It’s like a tongue twister, but in guitar form. One of my favorite riffs of theirs to play once you sort it out though!

@skinny_sam

2y↑1

Same! I started learning it last week I was like « holy shit » 😭🤣

@der_jannik_0115

2y↑3

It’s kind of amazing, I was learning Damage Inc a few weeks ago and had that riff down pat in like 10 minutes. And I am still intermediate, so reading everyone having so much trouble with it, i thought I had suddenly morphed into a genius lmao (I haven’t)

@greghernandez1765

2y↑1

@@der_jannik_0115 do you have any of their songs that you would recommend learning when you are first getting into playing metallica? I’ve been playing for almost two years and want to start playing metallica but most of their songs are way too difficult so I’m not sure where to start

@Sev92

I think the verse riff is harder actually. The way it goes from the power chord down-slide to the 1-1-1 gallop I've always found awkward

@seanskelton866

2y↑4

@@greghernandez1765 Seek and Destroy is a great one to start with for an easier and fun one to play. There is a video of it on this channel. Check it out.

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@FelipeEler

34w

Amazing play and tone!!!

@mjdillaha

36w

Funny enough, the bass solo section (galloping octaves in A) immediately after the guitar solo in this song is the hardest Metallica bass lick of all time, by far.

@deanharkness4738

2y↑33

I always found jump in the fire to be weird. Probably bc Dave wrote it and it's a different feel than typical Metallica.

@imarioiv

2y↑4

I use Jump in the Fire sped up as a warm up it’s great for string jumps and overall getting your fingers warmed up

@archangel5627

1y↑1

The damage Inc breakdown riff is one of my favorite Metallica riffs and I just love the Guitar tone James used during the entire Masters of Puppets album!🤘🏻😎

@babylemonade2868

That bit of fight fire with fire before he starts singing do unto to others. That’s the hardest Metallica bit ever

@Daniel-sx6vc

2y↑112

The trickiest Metallica riff for me has to be the bridge riff in My Apocalypse, downpicking that with the gradual pinch harmonics being added and slightly increasing the speed once the rest of the band kicks in has always messed me up, I can breeze through Dyers Eve or Blackened but have rarely ever gotten the middle part of My Apocalypse right with weeks and weeks of practice

@pandabearguy1

2y↑7

Yup its tricky as fuck I mess it up always

@kuntymcgunter6768

2y↑16

Underrated song too.

@mondragon9282

2y↑3

It's one of the few riffs that I have never played correctly, and I've been trying since the day the album came out. Lol

@deadwinglullaby

2y↑1

This was my answer too, the fingering is really awkward, and even after I get it down it just doesn't seem to settle in my muscle memory, it always FEELS wrong

@Nghilifa

2y↑1

Kirk has this thing about writing complex riffs, same with the one in the middle of Damage inc. as well.

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@markgillespie3971

2y↑18

I'll guess the middle riff from Frayed Ends of Sanity as I once saw Hetfield give that as his answer when asked for their hardest riff. Personally, I've always found the Damage Inc riff in this video the hardest to play up to speed.

@galacticjuicedaddy1305

2y↑2

Yeah the fast triplets on that kill me

@miserychannel666

great guitar - great playing. Respect \m/

@ramanspeedballof930

5:15 I've been playing the guitar for only about 4 years now, but somehow this was a natural way of playing it

@libertarianterminator

35w↑2

Now this surprised me. I always liked playing the metal militia riff, even though I did without the A string like you just because it sounded clearer that way. I liked how all over the place and full of energy it was.

@eclipse121123

2y↑23

Fast bridge riff from The Frayed Ends Of Sanity, that starts about 4:04 is the most trickiest part on Justice album.

@thrash1337

2y↑4

And if you wanna keep it as tight and hit all gallops then it's hands down the most difficult riff to play.

@NuuttiHokkanen

2y↑1

I had the same riff in mind.

@henryschultzmusic

2y↑91

It's always been Fight Fire With Fire for me. If I skip the little gallops in between power chords (like they do live) I can do it, but I just can't get it up to speed otherwise 😬

@david35green

2y↑2

Same here

@Union.Of.The.666

2y↑9

There's a live version from 1986 where it's about 30bpm faster than usual, it's insane how quick it is

@Cthulhu_Awaken

2y↑3

I think they're not exactly gallops, rather just straight 16th überfast notes.

@nfal445

2y↑2

Yes! still cant get it right.

@henryschultzmusic

2y↑1

@@Union.Of.The.666 Screw that 😂

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@sugameltpastriescoffee7186

The Damage Inc break down riff is one I always play when testing guitar sounds because of the fast alternating between scratching on E and the open notes on the A string

@markbrady7532

2y↑3

Dude this was wonderfully entertaining, thanks so much. Killer playing 🦈

@bradensharp7076

2y↑5

Another tricky one is when the main riff comes back in after the solo in Blackened, and the timing changes twice. Its a mindfuck and its hard to stay in time even though you dont actually play the riff any differently, it just feels super weird because of how the beat changes under the riff

@JKissling

32w

This. It’s like the band drops out from under you for a sec, and then comes right back. Even though I know it’s about to happen, I’m still never prepped for it when it does 😅

@iambagz

That Metal Militia riff was never difficult for me, but the Fight Fire With Fire one is a tough one. The 2nd riff after the 2nd solo in Master of Puppets is the one that I had the most trouble with growing up. I had a feeling it wouldn't be that one though, because I'm pretty sure I remember you talking about it previously.

@JochenBilderbeek

2y↑4

That first riff from Damage is my favorite Metallica riff ever. I never was able to play it from the (bad old) tabbook but finally learned it (pretty quick) from a great tutorial from Uncle Ben.

@kevinstewart8120

2y↑8

The bridge riff leading to the guitar solo in The Frayed Ends of Sanity is nuts

@notthemessiah9243

Metal militia took me a long time to learn because I insisted on learning everything by ear.
Never mastered dyers eve though

@TheBigYut

35w↑2

Damage Inc. is my favorite song of theirs, of all time, period. It’s got THEE most hardcore riff that’s ever been invented, bar none. It’s also probably their most underrated song of all time.

@walkingdirt138

The first riff under the solo in Leper Messiah has always been a pain for some reason.

@PrimaryFlightDisruptor

2y↑6

Lords of Summer main riff also comes to my mind. String skipping combined with galloping makes it hard for me both in terms of precision and stamina

@morsinimicis3930

I feel like a genius now because I’ve always up-picked the A string to play this riff after attempting too many times to count down picking it. Once you get that muscle-memory for this riff going it’s actually pretty easy to play and you can play it fast!

@aleksapejic2542

2y↑10

I definitely agree with you about that Metal Militia riff, it's just weird and I was trying to catch up to speed but I failed few times, so I decided to just skip it for some time. Now after this video I'm gonna try to learn it. Thank You Mike. Keep rockin' dude.

@cfredtmbg

33w↑1

The first time I ever tried it I played it the “Dave” way, so I found it to be one of their easier riffs. It’s only hard if you make it hard lol, though I’m sure there’s riffs out there I’m needlessly struggling with because I’m making it too hard on myself.

@rjacamargo

2y↑2

A riff that was very hard for me is in Master of Puppets after the solo, right before coming back to the verse. Took me a long time to get from all downstrokes on the E to a faster alternate picking on the E before starting going up on the notes, if that makes sense

@robertcop8825

2y↑16

I find it interesting how people have an easier or harder time with different riffs. Like with me, I had an easy time learning that Damage, Inc. riff but the one riff that I still cannot get down after all these years is that intro/verse riff from Hit the Lights.

@MarcusKimballmusic

Hit the Lights was pretty easy for me, the trick is getting to the point where it isn't sloppy, cause it is really easy to turn it into note soup if your alternate picking isn't precise enough.

@rjacamargo

2y↑1

Took me some time but I got the HTL riff down, what a cool riff!!

@kennanwest9683

2y↑2

I can’t do the hit the lights riff for shit

@kingkeefage

Brilliant, FUCKING BRILLIANT God damned name, dude. Would you sell it? (Don't ask me why.)

@Lionhardt369

They all have a little mental trick and once you get it you are good

@GabrielWithoutWings

26w

The pre-chorus riff in Eye of the Beholder is hard to down pick.

@pepperVenge

My guess is Through The Never from the Black Album. That is the one Metallica song I tried to learn, but I could never figure out how play. Mind you, I play bass, not guitar. Newsted had a habit of playing his bass like a guitar, and it really showed.

@JoeKerr1492

2y↑29

Once again, Dave Mustaine held the answers to life's greatest questions.

@Huhgundai399

2y↑1

The weird little riff in the shortest straw got me when I was a kid learning guitar. Weird timing with the bend up, but satisfying once you learn it

@josephsheehan3928

The tail end of the main blackened riff with that open E . Still gets me lol

@cesarefrancescoriggi

In my opinion, is the Disposable heroes main riff. That 0-0-0-0 is surprisingly tricky (not the hardest) because of the timing

@TomAndJerry.

2y↑1

the MoP one that starts at 6:20 after the second solo is the only one that I still struggle with if I'm downpicking

@MetalDeathMusic

Phantom Lord is so fun to play and my favorite early Tune. that's kind of awesome that you used to basically "sweep" pick the notes when you were younger, great early practice without knowing it!

@PenguinzFTW

2y↑7

My guess was the main clean riff for Unforgiven II. Getting those bends on the B string to sound clean without a B-bender guitar is nearly impossible

@UkesofHazzard

Good call, there! Damage Inc. and Fight Fire With Fire would have been my first guesses (I still cant make sense of the latter most days). But Metal Militia's always messed with my head a bit. My instinct was always the Dave way, so that's good, I guess. But the way the accents dance back and forth between up and down beats still confuses my stupid fingers sometimes.. Fun-ass riff to play, tho!

@radzripz8308

Blackened was always the trickiest riff for me because of the tail on the opening riff.

@Metallian81

Not really tricky, but the one that gave my strumming hand the most pain when first learning guitar was definitely Jump in the Fire. It took me a while to build up my finger strength for that one.

@englishquizfactory

That guitar sounds Fcking awesome man. Absolutely love that sound.

@peaner083

29w

Definitely bonkers🤔
Side note,i would absolutely pay to see you play live if i could. You are a great player dude🤘🇦🇺

@prometheustv6558

2y↑9

I don’t know how James manages to sing and play that Metal Militia riff at the same time.

@kevinchurch4788

Four Horseman... the main riff/interlude always gets me. Despite learning many other songs ranging in difficulty over the years I always stumbled over 4HM

@jugularmusic

For their 30th anniversary, Metallica invited Dave to play a few songs with them. Dave opened the song by playing the power chord intro and James played the main riff himself. I think Dave might have written the intro power chord riff.

@jaxoffman4566

2y↑2

Blackened by far for me. Extra mention to Orion. Playing that song in its entirety without messing up the timing is insanely hard and I still struggle with it.

@scottyyjackson

For me so far it’s that man chord part for fade to black. Idk why it’s shouldn’t be hard but just the way they play it, my hand doesn’t want to work like that.
Special mention to the intro to call of Ktulu. Learning that song took me months to get it up to speed.

@jonathanbrazee3846

39w

The opening notes of nothing else matter is the hardest. Even Kirk struggles with it.

@tomt.5799

2y↑14

I thought you would mention the upsidedown verse riff in Fight Fire with Fire - starting it always messes me up, plus the insanely fast tempo. The other one is the riff under Kirk's solo in Frayed Ends of Sanity - what happens there is worth a book

@mikem3779

36w

Master of Puppets was the first song I learned on guitar. I knew going in it was a ridiculous place to start but I didn't care. I needed to do it. And I did it, but I used a tab and learned parts wrong. This was in the 80s when I was a teen.

@user-ko4jf8hn1h

Makes sense the most complicated Metallica riff is a Mustaine riff. The guy is a shred monster.

@chromebull884

There is a part of Master Of Puppets that is very weird. It's the "duh duh" from the main riff. Adam Neily made a video about it.

@personalideas-pauldrriffan2345

29w

Wow man I’m very impressed with this. Just found out about you on here. Do you do any Pantera stuff? It would be great if you could visit the vulgar album as I believe there’s a lot discrepancies out there with players as to how to do that correctly when Dime did them

@haneyguitarinstruction6260

29w

The riff thats the most tricky to me is the riff before the solo on Symphony X Iconoclast

@deres3335

2y↑6

Hardest riff has got to be the one in Frayed Ends after the drum break. Either that or maybe I'm making it harder than it actually is lol

@Depressor_cro

That's why Metallica is a god tier band. So much little details in them riffs. You may not even notice them until you try to play them.

@brianmurphy6760

2y↑1

Thinking back on my early days of just to where I was good enough to practice them I still have to say for me it is a toss up between Dyers Eve, and Damage inc. Maybe it was a speed thing combined with the timing, but for me it was those two unless I am forgetting one, but I think those were the ones. Great video, man. I love the sound you have for this video. The distortion is perfect!

@theheadlesshorseman8398

2y↑1

I've got to go with the solo riff in Frayed Ends as the trickiest bit

@DennisBottaro

35w

I might sound nuts, but I think Escape is one of the trickiest riffs.

@evanturner1678

34w↑1

I think we we are all missing the fact that this guy is so good at playing these!!!

And its hits the lights

@goatof2k716

2y↑11

For me its definitely the Blackened main riff. The crazy down picking then the tail in a whole different time signature with a reverse gallop.

@thrash1337

2y↑1

Have you seen Mike's video on that 'alternate dimension' part of Blackened? I recommend you watch it because it finally made it clear to me what I had to do to play it correctly, which was - nothing, just keep playing it the same.

@scottianmacleod

Their hardest riff for me is the riff on Frayed Ends of Sanity starting at 4:04.

@V0r4xiz

2y↑1

Looking back on when I played guitar and played Metallica riffs all day, the second half of the Blackened riff is what always got me in trouble the most. To this day, I cannot really count out the note length and emphasis on the end bit that brings you back to the open e-string. I always just blotched all over it and called it a day and moved on to the next song :D

@realpunksmurf

Always thought the opening riff of "For whom the Bell tolls" was always the hardest.

@pablo41999

29w

Yep. I can play Blackened and Fight Fire no problem but this song hits my arm different.

@UnderratedRiffs

2y↑1

For both a beginner and an intermediate player, I'd say the Break riff for Frayed Ends of Sanity (around the 4:00 mark)

@jasq99

2y↑6

It must be something from AJFA album, must be.

Ohh man I really thought that I'm a biggest fan of Metallica but wow, you are my man!!
Thanks for great content and inspiration to pick up dusty guitar!!!

@tridibborpatra

2y↑1

This is the exact awkward part I was confused with yesterday. I couldn't decide which way to pick it. So many choices.

@supernothing77

What's weird is this is one of very first riffs (or song for that matter) that I ever learned. I had the kill em all book. I did down up I believe. Also, Mustaine wrote that riff. It even sounds like it. ... You said Hetfield did(?)

@JSXSProductions

Wow, I actually called it. :D Although, I think the rhythm guitar during the solo when it modulates up to B that gets me.

I was at the 40th anniversary shows. Dave wasn't :( He was at the 30th though.

@danielvillot3686

35w

I was sure this video was gonna be about that riff from "Fight Fire With Fire" and was surprised by Metal Militia but you're totally right, it's a tricky one, too. Fun video. 🤘🏼

@cauliflowerconnoisseur2710

Opening Blackened riff took me like a month to learn. Was made a while lot harder by the fact i had juvenile arthritis when i was learning ( i mean i still have it, it's just not juvenile anymore) so shit was a billion times harder.

@Jaymzzz1349

2y↑7

the riff that breaks me is "unforgiven II" hands down. "blackened" is achievable if i practice the speed but man i have no idea how James does "unforgiven II" let alone sing while doing so

@MNSZ

2y↑1

well, on the record he uses a B bend guitar. hehe. Now live he does a weird slide to cover for the lack of that guitar.

@adamanderson8838

Dope video brother. It was cool relating to you as a player. Daves the shit.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

@TheManwithafan

2y↑1

Through The Never is their trickiest downpicking song I reckon, mostly in terms of stamina. After the first chorus of Puppets you're kinda just into it by then.

@29A

Frayed Ends of Sanity, the bridge before the solo, and even the rhythm section is crazy.

@dasvassen

The tone you used or this is AMAZING! May I asked what did you use? Thanks! \m/

@neljacom

2y↑1

The Dave Mustaine way is always the way to go! 🤘🏽

@Kolamyr

2y↑212

From what I've heard the hardest one is "Some kind of monster"... you know, those notes in between... ;)

@DrEagle1776

2y↑24

Yeah they are really fucking with me

@shainshartershwate7421

2y↑2

'Zat rite?

@AWMJoeyjoejoe

2y↑5

Those in-between notes really fuck with you.

@philipwacker4629

You're sweatin'.

@goncaloferreira72

No kiddin' I'm sweating

@bustercherry8734

When i clicked on this vid, the first riff that came to mind was that damage inc one you mentioned. Definitely some tricky shit.

@kartikchandrasekhar2762

The verse riff of Metal Militia is badass. I admit I cheat a little while playing it too, but it's honestly not that difficult. Especially when you compare thrash metal riffs to brutal death metal riffs. But James, Dave, Kirk, Gary and co. are riff machines in their own right.