Gojira – Oroborus | Cover Video

Hey everyone! We’re back at Okzygen again for our weekly video thing, rocking a Gojira cover of Oroborus. I really don’t give these guys enough listening time, as they’re fantastically heavy and destructive with their riffs. If you’ve never heard of these guys before, then prepare to be sonically delighted by some of the heaviest music of 2008. I remember hearing Gojira for the first time back then (in particular the song we’re playing today),… Continue reading

Joe Satriani – Always With Me, Always With You | Cover Video

Hey everyone, it’s time for another video! It’s been just over a year since I rebooted the YouTube channel, and even though I’ve only been doing the regular upload things for the last three months, I wanted to mark the year with another Joe Satriani cover. So today we’re running through the track Always With Me, Always With You. I had this track figured out a few years back and played it during one of… Continue reading

Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name | Cover Video

Hey Everyone! We’re turning the clocks back a bit further than normal today and jamming out to Hallowed Be Thy Name, by Iron Maiden. This group definitely got me started on this guitar journey and this path down the dark side of metal. I remember finding this record among my parents collection and essentially annexing it as my own, spending hours on end flipping this record over and over again while hiding in my room.… Continue reading

Lamb Of God – Laid To Rest | Cover Video

Hey everyone! We’re back in the studio at Okzygen with a new cover video, this time it’s Laid To Rest by Lamb Of God. For those of us who got thrown into the metal scene of the early 2000’s, this song was definitely one of the biggest hits of the time, and helped turn a whole new generation into the world of metal. And as you can probably tell by now (with this being my… Continue reading

Tool – Right In Two | Cover Video

Hey everyone! We’re doing another cover video today, and a long one at that with Right In Two by Tool. This band became a very important part of my musical influence long ago after being introduced to them by my buddy Alex, with masterful control over experimental time signatures, poly-rhythms, atmosphere, and of course the fantastic drumming of Danny Carey. But we’re not drumming today, we’re focusing on Adam Jones and all his little nuances… Continue reading

Arch Enemy – Ravenous | Cover Video

 Hello you beautiful people! Today we’re ripping through the song Ravenous, by Arch Enemy. This group definitely pushed me into the heavier regions of metal back in the day, along with groups like Death and Children of Bodom. I’ve always preferred the arrangement with Angela Gossow on vocals, but to be honest I just haven’t bothered listening to much of the new stuff with Alissa White-Gluz. Might have to dive into their stuff again… Continue reading

Lamb of God – Blacken The Cursed Sun | Cover Video

Hey everyone! It’s that time of the week again, new video day! And today we’ve got another Lamb of God cover, this time we’re running through the song Blacken The Cursed Sun. I’m still trying to find a balance and flow to how I do these edits. The last cover (Crystal Mountain by Death) leaned more towards solid single shots with just a few close-up transitions. This time around I had a bit more fun… Continue reading

Death – Crystal Mountain | Cover Video

Hey everyone! We’re rocking another cover video today, another all time favourite with Crystal Mountain by Death. Decided to run this one for a few reasons, one being because Death is awesome and you should listen to them more, and because next week I’ll be heading to Toronto to see Death To All, a group consisting of various surviving members of the band paying (and playing) tribute to the mastermind behind the group, Chuck Schuldiner.… Continue reading

Children of Bodom – Kissing The Shadows | Cover Video

Hey everyone! It’s another fine day in the studio, so I figured I should share another cover video. This time we’re taking on Kissing The Shadows, by one of my all time favourites, Children Of Bodom. Actually, I recorded this cover just a couple months after hearing the devastating news of Alexi Laiho’s passing back in 2021, as a sort of tribute to one of the greatest guitar players that has ever been. I’m still… Continue reading

Lamb of God – Walk With Me In Hell | Cover Video

 Hey everyone, it’s time for another cover video! Running through the song Walk With Me In Hell by Lamb of God today, a track I’ve jammed for a long time as part of my warm-ups. Think I used to have another cover of this track online somewhere 13 years or so ago, but as was the case with most of my old videos all the audio was captured through some shitty little handheld camera… Continue reading