Guitar battle - Alexi Laiho vs. Roope Latvala

[ChufaKingNasty]

@peelopuu Grandpa, have you been taking your medication regularly?

[peelopuu]

I don't care who plays better. They both play very sloppy and that's not just my opinion. If you check what some extreme jazz guys can play compared to the extreme thrash metal dudes you see what I mean. And the fact is that many metal dudes have turned into jazz guys when they see how much more technical jazz actually is.

[P4nzerk93]

Does anyone tappen to know what pups are those at 2:31? Im especially interested about that singlecoil pickup.

[miikka56]

alexi win

[Datvala]

ROOPE THE BEST!

[Hedukfan23]

they both win

[Huqe]

Roope should have been called MASTER Roope Latvala



[btown346]

Sinergy was way better than CoB

[ProtossHydralisk]

I have to give props for Roope using Fretless guitars. That can be tricky.

[TheCrazyAssault]

Roope : Riffs

Alexi : Solos

Together : Awesome shit called Children of Bodom

[make334]

ROOPE of course.

[mislead4life2012]

ALEXI FOR PANTERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[btown346]

@mislead4life2012 What?

[Huqe]

What's the song in Round 4: Roope Latvala?

[Loublake95]

@Huqe soap on the rope ;)

[666ilikepie]

@Loublake95

[btown346]

@666ilikepie ever heard of them? Of course you havn't. It's the original band alexi and roope were in together, along with Alexi's ex-wife.

[PerfectStranger776]

I used to like Roope, but after he lost weight I couldn't relate to him anymore.

[Shain9475]

song of roope in 4th round?

[SuperDiddzz]

Alexi supreme. Roope in a legue of his own, dont slow down for your bro man just smoke him as i see you can!

[jnoods61]

What song is Roope round 3?

[crisexpiny]

is not consistent with a duel, because they are the same group, but the two guitarists have great potential

[angelofthenecromancy]

I'm very dissapointed that you say "Mr. Roope Latvala" and "Guitargod Alexi Laiho"...

Sure, Alexi are like a god to me, but so are Roope to.

For your information, Roope is just as worshipped as Alexi in Finland since he almost is a legend in the finnish metal scene from when he played with his old thrash metal band Stone back in the 80-s. :)

[b0bbybb]

@angelofthenecromancy great point there (:

[simoblkhole]

What's the name of the song of Alexi's 4th round?

[Mig21LanceRX]

@simoblkhole Sioux City Sarsaparilla

[jeleopard]

Alex Kuoppala!

[corinian67]

i think it all sounds like junk lol

[dark5hadow]

sinergy/ passage to the reaper = best alexi guitar tone evar!!

[Daveguitarfish]

They all get boring to listen to after a few minutes. Joe Satch, Vai and Petrucci are all way more creative and stimulating to listen to. Or John Scofield- famous contemporary Jazz guitarist. I love METAL, but it isn't everything.

[MJ666RedCap]

決められないわ＾＾；



[LoaftheHeavy]

Haha I don't care who wins.....  I wanna see em live!!!!

[FrankiethePirate813]

@LoaftheHeavy Bro i seen them on the UGLY tour in Orlando Fl,,Fuckin badass man...

[Bestintheworld1320]

@LoaftheHeavy right

[javisambora]

both two are too sloppy playing,bad phrasing and sounding for me

[oooWONKAooo]

Everyones unique as fuck out of the previously mentioned greats. Alexi is just a straight up cool dude soo he gets my vote.

[darckalucardxxx]

alexi laiho fucking awesome

[Loublake95]

@axji1234 Kerry King better than Alexi and Roope ? ... fail

[axji1234]

@Loublake95 dude i was joking ^^

[axji1234]

@Loublake95 dude... i was just kidding XD

[axji1234]

@Loublake95 dude i was joking... kerry king suck ass

[jamesrdoe]

@Loublake95 But the Kerry King scale is the ultimate musical scale. During a solo you play every note on the fretboard.

[CrushedJustice]

@axji1234 LOL Kerry King is no better than kirk hammett

[AlexiLaihoSolos]

@axji1234 kerry king is officially gay

[kjn5991]

@AlexiLaihoSolos somehow he still has beatifull wife.

[Bestintheworld1320]

@axji1234 Jeff hanneman pwns king hammett pwns him Hetfield pws him Holt laiho latvala too

[LakeBodomsReaper]

@axji1234 yeeee.... no... not at all lmao

[eclipse5eddy]

@axji1234

Faster maybe, not better.

[95who95]

@axji1234 hahaha get a fuckin´ ear surgery

[StefanTheSerb]

@axji1234 LOL oh you mean, Kerry king, who doesn't know how to play one damn melody, and his solos are ape-shit-mode on the tremolo bar? Bitch please... FUCK OFF. COB OWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[axji1234]

@StefanTheSerb i was joking kerry king suck ass

[04046661]

@axji1234

I love slayer too better than cob but you have admit that he´s solos suck...

[axji1234]

@04046661 yeah i know i was just joking

kerry kings solos are like random shit out of every scale :P

[fuckzezima]

@axji1234 Alexi and Roope both have a better knowledge in theory and their solos are a lot more melodic

[axji1234]

@fuckzezima i know i was joking

[6second2004gto]

@fuckzezima Kerry King is a better song writer than these guys. Slayer has better riffs than Cob. You can know all you want about theory and solo all day, but if you can't write great songs and riffs it's all for nothing.

[GettinGuitarded]

@6second2004gto all of slayers best songs/solos were hannemans ;)

[6second2004gto]

@GettinGuitarded That is a matter of opinion, but I agree that Hanneman doesn't get enough credit while King seems to be the only one ever mentioned when it comes to Slayer riffs. Having said that when I saw Slayer live I felt that King was the better player just my opinion.

[TodayAt420]

c'mon guys its not fucking football or somethings, its MUSIC... its personal taste

[ReaperScythe666]

@TodayAt420 Mm, its not. Its just which one is better guitar player, more technic, less sloppy etc. If we would be comparing metal vs rock, then it would be personal taste.

[pibeston]

Buckethead rules!

[nightmarealivemetal]

it doesnt matter whos better freddy krueger has nightmares about them both every night

[KhammettJpageAsmith]

Roope has the stronger fingers

[STEFHATE]

WITHOUT ROOPE LATVALA ALEXI LAIHO NOT EXIST

[flickersf]

I think they are both as good as each other. Just diffrent playing styles

[GlockenspielSAS]

Who the fuck is Randy RHODES... Omg, spell God´s name correctly !

[dragonheart6crush]

*Bible of metal*

Yngwei malmstein-The father

Alexi Laiho-The son

Randy Rhodes-Holy spirit

[420thagame420]

Alexi Laiho all the way!

[LkmPog]

LAIHO!!! \m/

[peachpest]

I love Alexi and COB so god man much but Jari Mäenpää is a much better guitarist. (:

[phatguitarist007]

its sounded like he said "hey this is alexi from children of bodom, and here's a lick for bitch you cant play this" lol

[kakedam3]

And the winner is....... Children Of Bodom!

[Jasmangalearning12]

marty friedman and jani liimatainen are better than him, but alexis style is great and for me he is the 5 of my favorite metal artist

[Thrashaddict7734]

Alexi definitely owned that and who is roope latvala

[xXMusicxMadnessXx]

@Thrashaddict7734 Roope is the second guitarist in Children of Bodom....... -.-

[gigy127]

alexi rules as does roope but alexi wins by a bit

[deathmetalguitaristx]

the charm about alexi's playing is he doesnt give a fuck

and i think it's an important thing for cob although they get crazy depressed if they dont entertain their audience as well

[xYmirx]

competition between alex and broderick both amazing guitarists but completely different genres

[clum262]

they r both great... scratch tht, fantastic guityarist in there own styles!!

[REYHARDY1903]

orgasmo en 3....2....1.. oohh

[luukkuf]

Latvala is like finlands jimmy henrix

To hell with alexi

[Munitcher]

Alexi is my favourite guitarist !He is not the best guitarist... But he can be! He can be so awesome if he wants.

[dude1999614]

alx is better

[matzallanit]

fuck both!!

[b0njov1]

wow Roope is a LOT better than i thought.....

[walsboy]

alexis laiho is the first !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guitar1sti]

roope latvala is definitely much better than alexi, roope aint sloppy and he can play almost everything

[trasmusgloryordead]

Alexi Laiho its better , Alexi Laiho= god in a human body

[foivosanimator]

alex is the second best.....michael romeo is first

[Loublake95]

@foivosanimator there´s no alex, just alexi...

[Jop3lius]

@foivosanimator there is no such a thing as best guitarist, alexi and roope are the best in fast playing/soloplaying.

[givemeajackson]

@Jop3lius no.

[Jop3lius]

@givemeajackson yup, no for michael romeo (who the fuck is he??) you are absolutely right there, you see best guitarist right here in this videoclip.

[givemeajackson]

@Jop3lius michael romeo is a fucking beast!! guitarist from symphony x, and he kills lahio at everything! fast playing nr1 are shawn lane, jason becker, jeff loomis and michael romeo.

[Jop3lius]

@givemeajackson no, they arent, you say that because u think cob guitarists are overrated because of lil fanboys, but they arent, as a matter of fact they are two best guitarist nowadays, no matter what you say. I am not cob fan, i like some of thei songs and thats it. None of those players you said, can play guitar when they are drunk. you gotta watch cob live to see how shitass drunk they get and still play good, thats the talent that makes them better than rest.

[givemeajackson]

@foivosanimator and loomis, broderick, buckethead, paul gilbert, petrucci, morse, MAB...

[givemeajackson]

@givemeajackson oh, and i forgot jari.

[bronzejusthawk]

@foivosanimator alexi owns michael romeo mate!!

[rhapmaiden]

@foivosanimator

Alex is the third, Romeo second, and Jason Becker is the best!

[kstreme]

@foivosanimator : Nope.. Dimebag is 1st !!

[CuresForCurses]

alexi is better. fuck chris broderick and jeff loomis. alexi is better. get it bitches?

[Loublake95]

@CuresForCurses Alexi better than Loomis and Broderick ? Man, are you kidding ?

[bronzejusthawk]

@Loublake95 no alexi is better

[ray625164]

@Loublake95 Personally I think Alexi is better than loomis and broderick, those guys have insane chops and all but alexi in my opinion is a better song writer.

But I do have huge amount of respect for Loomis and Broderick.

[OdysseyToPurgatory]

@ray625164 yeah wel those guys arent song writers they only wrote a couple of riffs they only make up the solos and broderick is way fuckin better then alexi not that alexi isnt good he is but never as good as broderick or loomis

[15viceandvirtues]

@Loublake95 HAHAHAH, nice comeback. I love Bodom and Alexi, but Loomis nad Broderick are on a different level altogether.

[chudrocket]

@Loublake95 Alexi is better. Loomis and Broderick are insanely fast, but it's more of a 'oh look at me and how fast i can play' type of thing rather than Alexi who has a really distinct and awesome sound AS WELL as playing crazy fast. I mean just listent ot heir old stuff..hatebreeder, follow the reaper, something wild...nobody plays guitar like that.

[TodayAt420]

@chudrocket when people are this good its not whos better its who YOU like more...

[chudrocket]

@TodayAt420 I agree with that. I should have said I like Alexi better.

[Loublake95]

@chudrocket their older stuff is awesome and hard to play but I´m playing Guitar for 5 years now and I tried to play miles of machines by Loomis and the intro alone is much harder to play than the old bodom stuff. You can´t compare Loomis stuff to Alexis old stuff, because Loomis playing style is a much higher level than Alexi does. And I know many guys from youtube who can play guitar like Alexi and are even better.

[chudrocket]

@Loublake95 Yea, Loomis plays faster, but I just think Alex's style is better. Loomis is one of my favorite guitarists though, so it's whatever haha. they both kick ass.

[Shink5]

@Loublake95 As far as technical skills go No , Loomis and Broderick are way better than Alexi , as far as songwriting , memorable licks , and unique style goes , neither have a patch on Alexi

[GatesxofxNecropolis]

@CuresForCurses dude u have balls the size of globes, in ot right mind would ne one consider alexi better than chris broderick or jeff loomis. obviously they are all good guitarist, but broderick and loomis both use 7 string guitars and alexi uses 6 string guitars. so just shut the fuck up and listen to the music u ignorant bastard.

[Rumeeezyy]

@CuresForCurses i should rape you through the computer

[ReaperScythe666]

@CuresForCurses Indeed.

[disturbedbass49]

@CuresForCurses alexi would probably disagree

[JU4NCAM4NEY]

@CuresForCurses You're probably deaf.

[lavozdormida77]

@CuresForCurses I respect alexi, but i think Broderick is better

[Till087]

Alexi's a guitar god. So who could be better than him?

Of course not Roope because he isn't a guitar god...

[babiscirca]

roop leart alexi everything he knews but now alexi is much better and at his biography you can see it

[0roekeltje0]

Why wasting your life on porn? This is much better shit :D

[neoncat45]

Finland wins!!! :D

[bloodyhellboy92]

are you retarded??? it says Alexi vs Latvala... why the hell do you mention about other guitarists in this vid?

[zeragon7]

both are pretty much the same technically, but alexi is more creative and better at phrasing. not hating on roope, but his tone is kinda mucky and his improv sounds like it doesn't have a direction or much connection its just random solo riffing.

[Mystrikchannel]

kunnioitan roopea paljon enemmän

[TheWisdomOfMelody]

roope all the way

[fatalface1]

JARI MÄENPÄÄ WINS!!!

[Bludhoundz8]

Lol... "Guitargod Alexi Laiho" made my day.

[jimthemfmailman]

they are both pretty sloppy in their technique but roope is better

[metalrules211]

@Loublake95 what about rusty cooley???!!!!

[JoelLearnsToRock]

which was the song in round 3?

[chazyfizle]

im sorry but im seeing a lot of people suggesting other guitarists and i just gotta say. . . paul gilbert would rape EVERYONE in a guitar battle unless hes facing like jesus or something

[zeragon7]

@chazyfizle true that man

[casbah1982]

Roope is so underrated; he doesn't get the recognition he is due for l ikely because he is older, but he is just as talented as Alexi. COB just may be the best guitar tandum in metal today.

[Russell3008]

@casbah1982 Roope is a better guitarist than Alexi.

[casbah1982]

@Russell3008 I've heard Roope is more versatile; but in Alexi's defense, it must be hard to play like that and sing.

[popularvideos1]

Where the fuck is SLASH  when u need him

[TehBazaldihno]

@popularvideos1 Slash isn't in the same league as the likes of Loomis, Cooley, Vai, Satriani etc.

[Fear268]

Roope has more feel to his solo's if you get me

[iamsic666]

O.O how do you tremolo bar and pick at same time?

[NordykGod]

2:24... The Jacksons!!!!! There HERE!!!!!!!

[macgibbon]

I think you fools are forgetting that Jason Becker is still alive

[Lithemasterofmetal]

Alexi laiho... listen to 3:07 and 4:23

[idareyou101]

Roope Wins. no doubt in my mind. Alexi is over rated.

[kjn5991]

Roope wins, he was Alexis influence and listen the Stone songs, he fucking made those awesomes!!!!!!!

[SmokescreenAbyss]

Muhummed Suicmez.

[Deimiond]

Dimebag.

[LedKenji666]

and then jannes kicks in and beats both of them.

[LichKingSkullWart]

Alexi is fucking shit, I don't even know why anyone likes him, linear boring bullshit.

[Arzghaal666]

Roope was the guitar teacher for a long time of alexi so i think they are 2 guitar gods =P

[ShadowFalcon2343]

Beginning riff, Roope played some gnarly Drop C shit man

[OziereseDoc]

W Justin Bieber

[donottawaguitar]

i win ! he he .no im kidding this is like very cool

[blackcops1337]

I dont think anyone i better, the are both EXCELENT!!!

[sixacesofspades]

anyone know what Laiho's round 4 song is called???

[Art4t54]

@sixacesofspades

Sioux City Sarsaparilla

[brushedsquidAU]

Chris Broderick wins sorry but he is god

[Loublake95]

@brushedsquidAU Chris Broderick is really good, but no one can beat Jeff Loomis :P

[Ancientfire2]

@Loublake95

how about michael romeo ?

or michael keene?

[Loublake95]

@Ancientfire2 Yeah i think Micheal romeo, Yngwie Malmsteen, Gus G., John Petrucci etc. are really good too :) but theres only one guitar god and that is Jeff Loomis ! :)

[LichKingSkullWart]

@Loublake95 No way, Tosin Abasi wins.

[TriviumAscendancy1]

@Loublake95 Don't forget rusty cooley! :D

[cxztheproject]

@Loublake95 fuck I really can´t decide whiche guitarrist I should choose all the mentioned ones are gods in them ways

[diegodevilman]

@Loublake95 rusty cooley can beat up jeff loomis , ( and is ay this as a fna of mr loomis)

[Loublake95]

@diegodevilman Hmm yeah i forgot rusty cooley ^^ and I´m sure that he can beat jeff loomis, but it wouldn´t be easy for him to do that :D because loomis is a goddamn beast ^^

[thehumanfromhell]

@Loublake95 fuck broderick, laiho, latvala richie kotzen is god!

[nunofrg]

@Loublake95 chris broderick is better than jeff loomis. broderick is much more versatile. he plays anything in any style

[Loublake95]

@nunofrg I prefer Jeff Loomis :P

[marshallvs100]

@Loublake95 There is one man who is greater than Loomis, Muhammed Suicmez!

[ifcman9]

@marshallvs100 NECROPHAGIST!

[ichicolla]

@Loublake95 yup, mr batio can!

[RodrigoSpelz]

@Loublake95 nope dude, andy james is the fucking guitar master :)

[CrushedJustice]

@brushedsquidAU chris broderick is a robot

[371jon]

@brushedsquidAU Chris Broderick? NO EMOTION. Friedman/Becker all the way!!!!

[Rain593]

@brushedsquidAU Paul Gilbert. Nuff said

[SmokescreenAbyss]

@Rain593 Fuck yes

[REMEGORAS]

@brushedsquidAU I like Chris but Jeff Loomis is the true guitargod....