Michael Romeo-The damnation game

[CottlestonCottleston]

I've got the Hair. I've got the fat. I don't got the skill T_T

[RhidianHolleyDrums]

if this song was a sandwich, it would be a very nice sandwich

[ItalianBastards]

if i can ever learn this i will know my lifes complete

[eviljorrit7]

betya that this guy was reborn 6 times and only practising his guitar shred skills? i cant ever play this my life!

[TheInvalidChronicles]

the force is strong with this one

[zhorax]

"It's easy see? Just a little of this 'n that"...right! His power level is over fuck'n 9000

[AildChild666]

his face would just say "i owned ya, bitch"

[DKguitarist89]

@AildChild666 would?

[Ymer40]

Nice cover, you nailed the original.

[JeremiahBaker2]

I need to take a poop

[xbehemothx]

this is what it sounds like when i do magic mushrooms.

[tortoise656]

0:59 OMG OMG OMGOOMG OMG OMG AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGG

[DKguitarist89]

@tortoise656 i can play that :P just not that well

[24fretsplease]

i love watching those chubby little fingers rape that guitars asshole.

[MsDavo123]

I adore this guitar player!

[MightAndMusic]

Game Over for me

[mikeaniyke]

powered by McDonalds and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

[BOSSpedalman]

fml.....

[smokcho]

he has really small fingers...HE IS A FUCKING GOD though!

[slincho666]

yes! i´m jizz

[acillatem247]

I was studying for a chemistry exam i have coming up until i saw this. Now I'm studying how to play so damn good.

[fghful]

this song is making happy my day .

[xavibend]

he is awesome

[Marshallsatten]

I was quite impressed by his playing on Paradise Lost by Symphony X.

[Bjorn89Gevers]

yngwie who ??? Michael F***ing Romeo, thats who

[WishmasterTheDark]

He is insane.

[arlphydrez]

MR - best of the best.... even my Guitar teacher said him awesome...

[harestech]

perfect guitar playing

[RickStoneDog]

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blazaholik13]

i call bullshit! there is no way that is humanly possible.

[jooodsdssdd]

yngwie brother?

[shuszzam]

@jooodsdssdd possible

[dave63864]

his picking is fucking smooth

[Biake22]

this looks so much fun to play..

[guitarzzzzz123456789]

His metronome died

[merestrubes01]

Malmsteen????

[twinklyturtles]

ok here's the thing the guy who said that he was an alexi and petrucci mix has his right to his own opinion. next he probably chose alexi because in his earlier albums he had a very neoclassical sound. also to ber2erker alexi is a very talented guitarist he's way better than most guitarists out there today. laiho is not sloppy ive seen him live and hits every note live most of his videos he's hung over so that should explain things

[GamerXing]

@twinklyturtles whats your opinion on synyster gates?

[twinklyturtles]

@GamerXing synyster is very good shredder and melodies are really well done the only thing i think he should do different is that in the new album he harmonizes his guitar with the vocals to much there should be more riffing

[BER2ERKER]

first of all, to the douche talking about pick ups, the pick up you like use has NOTHING to do with your skill or accuracy on the guitar. John Petrucci could use a fucking twig with strings on it and would still be 100 times better than that nail polished queer in children of cocklovers bodom. Anybody

who actually plays would know this, so

obviously you either don't play, or you're a beginner (in which case now you know).

[TheMaxiking01]

this is amazing!!!



[DerekYeray]

I would have liked to have had a brother so

[Justin32598]

i was gonna say something... but i forgot...

[icelemoncoffee]

@Justin32598 lol, this comment deserves 100 likes !!!



[MsConejita1992]

God!!! ♥

[MusiiC666]

yeah!........\m/

[pomppivaponi]

He is really good but I think Victor Smolski is even better

[dinkthestink123]

@pomppivaponi Victor is really really good. i think victor has a lot better rhythyms by far. but in my opinions Romeo smokes him in leads. both great dudes and amazing musicians tho. rock on.

[PianoWireAbortion]

Thanks for showing it again close up, I needed to be shown again how inept I am at guitaristry.

[metalaras999]

tapping thing is either fake or hi is lucifer on earth

[WhiteDeath]

@metalaras999 Not lucifer, he is the devil himself xD I still don't know how he is able to tap like that...

[metalaras999]

@WhiteDeath yah man the sure thing is that he is not human at all

[givemeajackson]

@metalaras999 is he a kraken? i think it takes more than 2 hands for this XD

[Vomitore]

After watching this I feel like slaying a dragon, drinking mead and fucking the princess.

[BenMc1981]

@Vomitore hahahahahaha, noice comment.

[krzykiller723]

@Vomitore GO BUY SKYRIM!!! :D

[PolStevenson]

@Vomitore

I can imagine what you will feel after "playing" this :D

[THEonlyZACKGORT]

this guy is a pimp

[asxefv]

man,how to get that tone ihave the same mics on my guitar,so clean without even a dampener ?

anyone has an idea

[StevieArt]

He is like Yngwie's significant other...

[math1st]

his solo are fo fuckin insane and well built AND really melodic, i dont listen to symphony x that much, but man MR is a beast .....

[HarvestOfSounds]

he is a mix of John Petrucci and Alexi Laiho, just my opinion...

[vbdude006]

@HarvestOfSounds WTf, why Laiho? No offens ebut Laiho can't do shit compared to Petrucci and Romeo. Laiho is terribly sloppy as well, so you'd be better off saying that Romeo is JP+Malmsteen. Then again, you can't just comapre guitarists like that, JP and Romeo are on two different sides of Prog.

[richeysk8]

@vbdude006 laiho is messier than pertucci, but thats because hes not a neck pickup pussy, if petrucci played what he plays on laihos guitar it would sound like straight ass. idk what alexi has against neck pickups, but he would sound much cleaner if he used them

[mesvidsfavoris]

@richeysk8 Why don't you shut the fuck up faggot, you obviously have no fucking clue how guitars work. So stop looking like a fucking imbecile by us real guitarists and quit saying irrational stuff that you don't have any knowledge on.

faggot

[richeysk8]

I want trying to shit on romeo or petrucci dude chill the fuck out faggot

[IrishRocker7710]

@mesvidsfavoris ok wow first of all, clean the blood out of your vagina and rethink what you just said. you obviously dont know shit about pickups if the think the bridge is cleaner, and you have alot of nerve calling some kid a faggot and saying he doesn't know anything about guitar considering you edit rebecca black videos

[vangelis721]

Clive Barker.....

[PupSchoonagliffen]

@vangelis721 Yeah! D'you know whether that's the point?

[vangelis721]

@PupSchoonagliffen No I don't know if it is the point..But I am guessing it is..

[PupSchoonagliffen]

@vangelis721 I suppose so... no one could come up with such a cool title without stealing it from Clive Barker.

[Tonyherrys07]

muito massa o solo é incrivel o michel é um dos melhores do mundo sem duvida.

[2112nico]

CHECK THE STUDIO VERSION!!! is better than sex

[EverythingSoundsBlue]

Girl guitar players, especially good ones like this are a real turn on.

[04145322403]

hes freaking good, he doesnt even move his fingers!

[duviercardona2112]

si que esbueno con la guitarra...no lo creen!!

[alsharpton666]

The shirt looks like it was made for 12th century knights... Doesn't detract from his playing though lol

[spaceman25300]

580 ppl are fuckin supporters of metal power metal.

7 ppl listen to justine beiber

[jeez0o]

@spaceman25300 gratz. you earned the 'gold retard' achievement. i mean, really, did you expect to have many thumb-ups for this bullshit comment? btw, what's "metal power metal"?

[SpykeZ0129]

Jesus christ. I cooked up some smokies the other day and I was waiting for them to start playing me a tune :( They feel threatened by his. He's the 2nd coming of christ.

[simmarc81]

Ho!! jajaja its = Solfeggietto of Bach!!!! jajajjaa but, very good so hard

[zerg345]

@MorbidGuardian wtf you compare that shit with Michael Romeo guitar god =S

[SpartanSWJohn]

O_O!! Amazing!!

This is Michael Romeo, a massive epic pr0 guitarrist founder of a massive epic pr0 succesful band who is the only one that possesses such epicness: Symphony X!

How the fuck can someone dislike this....

[dagoelius]

wish he made an intructional video for the V album.

[v8metal]

He is the best.

[Hertsman50]

Wow he sounds just like YJM. They are both fat too...lol

[reakhavic]

love the shirts he wears! where can i get copies of thes videos anyone?

[ZachValkyrie]

Michael Romeo isn't playing that guitar. The guitar is playing itself out of fear of his fingers!

[austinocabelro689]

I dont understand how they memorise that . . Those sweeps are INSANE O>O

[InsaneMetalSoldier]

@austinocabelro689 It's not memory always, just... knowing the scales...

[evilmurderproduction]

I love watching people who know what the fuck they are doing break shit down

[simmarc81]

Muy bueno, me hace acordar al solfeggietto de bach.

[damnationrogue]

7 jelous :)

[umbyronco85]

Che manine piccole!

[scrofascrofa]

@umbyronco85 già, ma manine piccole significa avere delle dita più "scattanti".

guarda steve vai, ha delle liquirizie al posto delle dità!

potra fare fraseggi larghi ma mai andare oltre i 240-250 bpm, ma non serve a molto

[darkalekzus]

he is the best 1

[GuilleBlitzkrieg]

Romeo = Capo

[tortoise656]

0:59 DOES IT FOR ME MICHAEL ROMEO LEGEND

[scrofascrofa]

@tortoise656 yes, i LOVE THIS TAPPING

[HBK1337]

1:31 - 1:36 sounds fuckin amazing

[rjhayraven]

Fast..

[JaketheSnakeESP]

What's with neo-classical players' fixations with puffy shirts? lol

[KillingOnAdrenaline]

@JaketheSnakeESP He had to clock in many years of practice to be worthy enough to don the coveted Pirate Shirt. haha

[EverythingSoundsBlue]

@KillingOnAdrenaline haha....Johnny Depp must be an awesome guitarist then!

[TheHalluzination]

@JaketheSnakeESP They are garments adorned with magical properties.

[dethNiCk]

he too uses EMG's? =/

i'm in doubt about emg's, Dimarzio evolution and seymour distortion trembucker for my ibanez =/

[HighTimesAllTimes]

You say this video is not amazing.

YOU LIE

[orichalcum]

love how he tries to fix his mistake with whammy bar at 1:17 :P

[tortoise656]

@orichalcum YOU CALL THAT A MISTAKE HE MENT TO DO THAT TARD

[SASPython]

relaxed enough?

[MorbidGuardian]

Michael stores his powers in his fat, just like how Petrucci stores his powers in his biceps.

[wopo123456789]

@MorbidGuardian dude, your totally right :D

petrucci and romeo are the best guitarists in the world XD

[supertasticasian]

@MorbidGuardian HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GENIUS

[Cldio0]

@MorbidGuardian

AhUAHuhauhauh

[Sir0mosh0Alot]

@MorbidGuardian lol....>X-D

[Daim0th]

@MorbidGuardian

There needs to be more flabby shy dudes in metal.

Just kidding.

[isk8withemerica]

@Daim0th zing

[00iiRaokanii00]

@MorbidGuardian By that logic Shawn Lane was once the most powerful man in the world

[buraprap123]

@MorbidGuardian Just like Satriani stores his powers to his hair!.. In his arms.

[Ragamuffyn]

@MorbidGuardian He is an inspiration to all sausage fingered guitar players.

[MarkoTT]

@Ragamuffyn

Absolutely!! If there is a God, he/she should be thanked for delivering this chap to encourage the short or chubby fingered amongst us all, who thought there was no hope after seeing Paul Gilbert's 85ft sentient left pinky tear across his latest Ibanez..... :)

[bobtheatog]

@MorbidGuardian Just like Alexi Liaho sotres his in his Silky hair, Dimebag in his beard, And Malmsteen in his cockyness

[givemetd]

@bobtheatog

His gold watches.

[veovideosxD]

@MorbidGuardian LMAO

[guitarnub3]

@MorbidGuardian Where does Paul Gilbert store his power?

[MorbidGuardian]

@guitarnub3 Paul Gilbert is the green lantern and as such stores his power in a big green thingy. 

[gressi]

@guitarnub3 Somewhere out on the space ... that's why he always wear an astronaut suit =P

[guitarnub3]

@gressi Good answer you sir win an internet :D

[KilIEmAll]

@guitarnub3 His pinkies

[andrefilipedk2]

@MorbidGuardian i want a 45 cm biceps and be very very fat :D

[susanymoi]

me encanta este tio¿alguien tiene el disco de symphony x "damnation game"

[ninjachelas]

@susanymoi si yo lo compre hace como 7 años original, el tipo que me lo vendio me dijo que no me iba a arepentir y claro que no lo hice fueron los 25 usd mejor gastados de mi vida, aunque quien me iba a decir que en internet iban a estar gratis jajaja

[grape43soda]

he's an overweight malmsteen! haha he fucking looks like him! lol not to mention the resemblance in the playing... i think he's trying to become him! haha

[lenwe94]

lol he looks fat x) but that never seemed to have held him back from unleashing his full potential :P thumbs up!

[HammnerFall1993]

Really small fingers but his playing is just.... WOW :D

[scrofascrofa]

2:38 orgasm! lol

[scrofascrofa]

2:04 ehehehe little mistake

[metalheadblues]

holy string skipping

hmm some neo classical up in this bitch!

[dudutamy]

I play this song... Michael Romeo is a great guitarrist and for me the best...

[bishopquack]

no fat just pure american wolf

[Ataraxian13]

@bishopquack Damn right. There isn't an ounce of fat on this dude. Just raw strength and power

[maggotfrom1993]

I really admire his clean sound.

[SpYrUsSunRiseLord]

hey he i svery good!

[DimiCOB]

Michael Romeo is one of my favourite guitarists and he is an extremly good composer and skilled guitarist but the part that starts at 0:39 is from Bach's Solfeggieto, he copied it.

[NeoMetalx]

There are no copywrights to peices written by 17th century composers.

[DietGrape]

2:04 he's mortal

[reshpeck]

@DietGrape Yep. Lots of open strings ringing out there.

[splattyfish]

One of the best guitarists ever in my opinion, totally unique neo-classical style with solo work and symphony x, brilliant!

[karnakgreystar]

he looks like he could be related to yngwie lol and there styles are simaler too

[oozt]

Much of this intro is based on

Solfeggietto by CPE bach

[chenkarp]

retarded?.... since my kinder garden no one called me like that... maybe u r still there?

[Lemonaderz]

@chenkarp This is music lol, it's instrumental.

[Hypnotikband]

@chenkarp lol "since my kinder garden no one called me like that" successfully made yourself look more retarded.

[alvagingra2]

@chenkarp well your kinder garden is rigth ... you are retarded or you are too stupid to understand this music .....

[metallovaboo]

@chenkarpgo tell me what u dont like about this plz im not mad at u xD

[MetalTillIDie461]

@metallovaboo i think its because romeo is talented and he isnt

[sepulturantera]

@chenkarp maybe you should go back, considering its kindergarTen, l2spell you fucking retard

[chenkarp]

total bullshit... no music here

[Fluffypopcicle]

@chenkarp

successfully explain why this isn't music. until then you''re retarded.

[vitoravlis15]

@chenkarp thats why u dont know what is music ;)

[seco914]

@chenkarp

go to listen rihana maybe you would find "music" there

[skillerza1]

i love the slideshow!

[mezcdai88]

Puta ke estay watooooonnnn wommm!! ajajajaa

[drawnacrol]

insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[australienxone]

The pirate connection is all to do with Pirate Dave (aka Dave Mustaine). As we know, Dave (aka Davey Jones) is a well know and feared pirate. He hosted Gigantour for all his Pirate buddies like Symphony X (starring Michael Romeo). Also on his Pirate Tour (aka Gigantour) was James LaBrie from Dream Theater (check out his shirt on the Gigantour DVD). Yup. All rad musicians are pirates (or ninjas).

[michaelarrunategui1]

he is amazing so be quiet everybody

[blitzspeer]

He looks like he could be younger brother to Shawn Lane and he's a great guitar player too.Both great and didn't miss a meal haha.

[tehsatchm0n]

"didn't miss a meal" hahahahaha