help me figure out this riff? Primal Fear - Rollercoaster

[silentrage]

Just trying to figure out how to play the rhythm part of this song, the intro riff is a little tricky to get right, at least for my noobyass it is.


Here's a music video with the song in case you don't have it.
Do yourself a favor and skip to 1:17 when the song actually start.
The intro consists of some terrible dubbed monologue, just terrible.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2_A23eIcQ28

[TwilightOdyssey]

I can help you, but won't have any free time before the weekend.

[silentrage]

Sure mate, I'm in no hurry.

Cheers! :D

[Jonny]

Well this has interested me into a new band.  PDT_044

[TwilightOdyssey]

Well this has interested me into a new band.  PDT_044

Oh, if you like this riff, check out the song No One Lasts Forever by the band Silent Force; it's a more complicated version of this riff.

Ralph Scheepers = \m/

[Jonny]

Well this has interested me into a new band.  PDT_044

Oh, if you like this riff, check out the song No One Lasts Forever by the band Silent Force; it's a more complicated version of this riff.

Ralph Scheepers = \m/

EDIT: I got the song off their site. Woo! Sounds awesome!

[TwilightOdyssey]

Oh, forgot to mention that the guitarist in Silent Force used to be in Primal Fear ...

[silentrage]

Wicked tune that one.
But I find myself like the power in the Rollercoaster riff better, could just be their tone is better? (IMHO of course)

[TwilightOdyssey]

You mean you don't like Bryoadt's NOTHING BUT MIDRANGE WITH WAH PEDAL 1/2 DOWN guitar tone?! LOL PDT_008

[silentrage]

is that what it is? I don't know, the mids sounds a bit more scooped in that one compared to the Rollercoast sound, and PF's sound in general. (it's the only SF song i've heard so far btw.)

[TwilightOdyssey]

You have to understand something about the way those mixes are approached. Primal Fear is mixed with the guitar being the focal point. Silent Force is all about DC Cooper; it's his band/brain child, and he is the focal point of the mix. Everything is manipulated as they see fit to make room for DC Cooper.

Not the way I would mix, as I prefer a slightly more balanced or leaning-towards-guitar mix (of course), but I give DC Cooper all the props in the world. He is a phenomenal singer and VERY few singers out there can compete with his chops, talent and effortlessness, Scheepers included. Scheeper sounds like a cat in a blender compared to the richness of Cooper's vocals.

[silentrage]

I would lean towards the guitar too but WTF do i know about mixing? lol.
That being said a good vocalist can make your spine tingle just like a good riff, I like The Metal god and The ripper myself. :)
But I'll certainly check out DC cooper now that you've put me on to SF.

[silentrage]

I can help you, but won't have any free time before the weekend.

you free yet? :)

[Transcend]

Have you ever heard primal fears seek & destroy cover.

Its awesome

[silentrage]

yes i have. Their tone combined with some legendary riffage is indeed awesome.
I love their other metallica cover too, and 2 minutes to midnight!
I wish they'd cover some priest stuff like Hellrider.