Scar Symmetry - The Illusionist

[DangerousGuitar1st]

Ron Perlman?!?!

[raserbot]

Never thought that Lex Luthor can sing so well D:

[jsmetalcore]

the chorus sounds similar to the pokemon song

[simonize251]

Love the singing. But didn't realize till now how goofy he looks while growling. Still badass! Wonder who would win in a fight him or SPEED?

[lazorman8]

EXCUSE ME SIR, BUT DO YOU NEED A COUGH DROP????

[miaxaberg]

awesome song!

[petr1thamzaj]

what is the name of this music?

[Jesushobo]

@petr1thamzaj Metal my friend, metal. More specifically, Melodic Death Metal.

[JesterMclovin]

@petr1thamzaj ... You mean the genre or the music itself... The genre, like said by Jesushobo (By the way, Heppy birthday man!) is Melodic Death Metal...

The name of the song is "Rebel Ninjas"

[Gerfodger]

Ahhh 240p we meet again.

Die already.

[cdreves]

Voice changes are so gay

[deathcoreinschlag]

@cdreves ähm no it sound´s great ..

[3DEEZTV]

@cdreves people who say "Voice changes are so gay" on a jammin song like this...are so gay

[Ebolie]

Start Menu

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Karaoke -4

Enjoy =]

[freakymrq]

@Ebolie sorry I use srs premium sound lol

[illestnrealest]

fuck that growl is crazy

[Angeal1111]

If Jesus could growl he would sound something like this...

[SlayerDeth1981]

HAIL CHRISTIAN ALVESTAM!!!

[metallicajunky15]

Scar Symmetry and Bullet For My Valentine are the only two bands ive ever heard that can come even close to blending their screaming and singing together and it still sound fucking epic..truly blown away

[SuperInferno100]

@metallicajunky15 I presume you haven't hear Five Finger Death Punch?

[metallicajunky15]

@SuperInferno100 shit bro i totally forgot about them i feel bad now haha but yeah ive heard them they too are fuckin amazing

[SuperInferno100]

@metallicajunky15 You speak sense.

[oamLHeadBangerLmao]

@metallicajunky15 Sonic Sydicate, Five Finger Death Punch, Falling in Reverse, Soilwork, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Sybreed, All That Remains... you needa do some research :).

[MrContrapicado]

First time I watch a Scar Symmetry video.... I THOUGHT THEY WHERE TWO DIFFERENT SINGERS!

[magicdevil09]

i dont like clean vocals alot, but this song is nice :)

[ScreamynDemon]

This whole album seemed to have the most relevant and harmonius synths of all their albums.

[deejaybee11]

Fuck this song is amazing

[MasiukA]

this band is actually pretty sick. i couldn't listen to them a whole lot, but they are great for like a once in a while listen

[ozziedogg1976]

Apart from the simple fact this is the great song Scar symmetry have ever created, im suprised their isnt more posts regarding the lyrics: brilliantly written... a reluctant messiah? bizarrely, it always reminds me more of "life of brian"

"I never asked to be your saviour"

[tigershark421]

U_U come back Christian.. you are certainly missed!

[XBOXTheRisenDragon]

Go to 0:50. Sounds like he's saying "rebel ninjas calling my name!!. I was drowning a mole when I came!!"

[suushii90]

@XBOXTheRisenDragon reatard copying top rated comment, can you really be that retarded?

[XBOXTheRisenDragon]

@suushii90 calm down, no need to get mad over youtube comments

[DeathMetalTim32]

I should just let this song speak for itself.

10/10.

[DeathDummer]

Even Chuck Norris can't sing like Christian

[DeathMetalTim32]

@DeathDummer Clint Eastwood can.

[TheDaggerTail]

Christian is like a Richard Sjunneson/Roland Johannsen combo.

[Mirshahia]

ANGRRYY WILL FERREL!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!!

[freakymrq]

You know when a singer is so good that they need two people to replace him and they still don't compare. (of course this is just my opinion)

[12disneyhater]

@freakymrq they are still quite good though they keep scar symmetry alive

[MsJuniorsnakes]

@freakymrq realmente isso e verdade se ele e tao ruin como dizem pq e necessario 2 pessoas para lhe substituirem

[freakymrq]

@MsJuniorsnakes google translator helped me read your comment lol, yea christian will be missed



[PegoutMarsean]

This song proves to people who prefer not metal, despite the whining in this verse and the chorus is melodic metal is more than a sharp growl. I love this band, for now is my number 1

[TheCroDragon]

SCREAMING GUY ONLY RUINS EVERY SONG, OTHER ONE HAS PERFECT VOICE. THUMBS UP MAN

[hoodedraider]

@TheCroDragon

its the same dude, idiot

[TheViiksikarva]

@TheCroDragon Troll or just really, really stupid?

[freakymrq]

@TheViiksikarva he's ignorant

[AllTheDelicateWays]

love it

[fyourcouchnigga]

Love this guys melody lines.

[DArKNeSSDiScIPLe]

This song never gets old for me.

[Shadowzilla014]

This is a classic! You can't get any more metal than this! I just kinda wish Alvestam was still in Scar Symmetry! (Sighs) Oh well...at least his music still lives! :)

[murmaiderz]

If Hellboy had to start a band and be the lead singer, this is what it would look like...

[MrGTAdriver]

there not that bad there pretty good, but I like other band a little more though but still a really good band (to the comment below)

[BoyfromSevilla]

damn, what a shitty band, more of the same crap, fucking nerds

[vendo1267]

really miss the old scar symmetry. no one could ever replace christian..... br00tal voice is br00tal.

[Themannemannen]

Amen to this.

Just, speechless.

[NEVERHEAD]

This Kicks ass!

[underbass35]

i raped the replay button while i jizzed inside this spike-covered condom when i fucked my girlfriend...best jizz ever

[WButterTBWButter]

This is by far on of the best songs that exists, i miss christian älvestam so much.

[MiikeyPower]

3:50 - 4:35 is easily the best part of this.

That fucking VOICE.

Goddamn.

[oamLHeadBangerLmao]

@MiikeyPower I agree, easily.

[korvexpictures]

Good Job :)

[hellhammermsa]

0:52 Rebel ninjas call my name, I was drowning a mole when they came

[crazyguitaristrockst]

@hellhammermsa hahahah!!!!!!!!!!! then made me crack up!!!

[Theneily0]

@hellhammermsa Cannot be unheard!

[Blacksmith574]

@hellhammermsa Oh god, that made me laugh for like 2 hours... thank you :)

[hellhammermsa]

@Blacksmith574 lol np =)



[EdgeStormcrow]

"Why would legions of 16 year old girls make it any less melodeath?" - hmm.. 

[hobohunter666]

ROFL nuclear blast has 666 videos, now thats pro!

[varsc77]

TAKE A LOOK AT MY WATCH, INDIAN

[ESLDatingDiaries]

@varsc77 Just add the time 1:07 and you could justify adding this as a comment to the top comment about rebel ninjas :)

[ESLDatingDiaries]

@ESLDatingDiaries O.K., make that 1:06 , sorry

[Cannabishead1]

It's sounds so awesome *______*

[XidontwantcakeX]

@hellhammermsa fuck yeah!!!

[jsal2284]

@XidontwantcakeX dude that is funny, just like the crappy mall i used to like to visit, im suprise hottopic is still alive lmfao

[XidontwantcakeX]

@jsal2284 lol, is that so.

[toget95]

Awesome! Scar symmetry rocks so fucking much!! \,,,/

[rhysalexanderstones]

65 people are sticking they're dick into Bring me the Horizons arse because they don't know what REAL music is.

[jesusmetal92107]

what is the band name on christian's shirt?

[sonicdiego2010]

pense que esta banda era una mierda

pero es LA LECHE |m|

[canadianpj]

gets better every time I hear it. can't wait for his new solution .45 material

[svetlanalupesku]

fuck..very cool song..

[hoppy63]

Okay so I'm kinda dumb at this. Is it actual string instruments at the very beginning of this song or is it donw on keyboard

[IVIittens]

@hoppy63 I think its a cello/violin type instrument, but I'm pretty sure it can be imitated on keyboards.

[changpukazama]

太讚了!!

我愛這位光頭野獸的主唱!!

他的聲音太妙了!

[MrDOLTSO]

i cant live without this song anymore!!!!

there is not any other music as metal

[xTHEFATGIRLx]

I love his voice! Clean & Growly! Tis sexy.....Just sayin =)

[thelogdog]

To EdgeStormcrow.  Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth is better than Christian. Christian is second to him.

[TriviumSweden]

Christian: Problably best in the world of what he does, period. Can't listen to the new SS, the new guys does a great song, but it's not the same anymore...boring as fuck! But this...this is a masterpiece!

[keevre]

@TriviumSweden I do not totally agree with you, I just think that now they need two guys to make what used to be one man's job.

[Janigtanfs007]

See them on the weekend - MetalFest Open Air (Dessau) \m/

[cinebar2011]

Powerful voice and eneergy. Good.

[T1av1s]

Love the song. Why does it have two videos?

[InsaneWargasm]

@EdgeStormcrow If you dont like it then this genre of music isnt for you, and if it isnt for you STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM IT! MELODIC DEATH METAL FTW

[Pettieo]

How dare you! Christian Alvestam looks like a god! Not Will Ferrel!

[jsal2284]

best ever

[ShadowBlade448]

HOLY SHIT I CAME SKULLS WITH HORNS

[EdgeStormcrow]

sounded good until 0:50. Thankfully these emo fusion metal bands will live about as long lived as Nu Metal did..

[odin13666]

@EdgeStormcrow do you realise your comment is about 5 years too late. fuck off

[Xuvial]

@EdgeStormcrow Emo fusion...I lol'd. You're the first person I've heard calling this bad that, because everyone else must be idiots to classify these guys as death/melodeath.

[rj000125]

@EdgeStormcrow

Did you just fucking call Christian Alvestam emo fustion? Christian is easily the best melodeath performer to ever live. Not only can he hit the lowest demonic gutteral growls, hit the highest screams, and have the most angelic clean vocals, but he is guitarist, bassist, and drummer for many other bands.

[EdgeStormcrow]

@rj000125 "Christian is easily the best melodeath performer to ever live." You either haven't listened to much music, or you are still young. Either way you are forgiven for such lols.

[rj000125]

@EdgeStormcrow

Show me a single person who can sing and growl like Christian, while also being guitarist, bassist, and drummer for many other bands, and I will revoke my comment. Until then, it stands.

[EdgeStormcrow]

@rj000125 I don't have to show you shit.

[DrumkidSWE]

@rj000125 I know one person. Mikael Åkerfeldt!

[mutlukats]

@rj000125 Devin Townsend might meet your standards.

[ShirmyJay]

@rj000125 He sounds like hes gargaling horse poo

[tboi3000]

@ShirmyJay I know!! Isn't it AWESOME!?!?!? :D

[eqjr93]

@rj000125 well Ettore Rigotti from disarmonia mundi plays practically all the instruments and does most of the vocals for disarmonia mundi, thats pretty close.

[kb3glo]

@eqjr93 Ettore only does the clean vocals... but still, fantastic musician. disarmonia mundia is freaking awesome.

[alpenjodel24]

@rj000125 mikael aekerfeld (bloodbath, opeth), guitarist and singer of opeth, singer of bloodbath

he can sing like an angel and growl like the devil ....

but hes isnt drummer and bassist (he can play bass!!)

[MrPalikka]

@rj000125 Mikael Åkerfeldt can sing and growl way better and is also an amazing guitarist and bassist. He has also way more talent.

[ScreamynDemon]

@MrPalikka Are you on crack? Yes Mikael is awesome in all the ways you listed, but as far as singing goes Christian is better. They're growls are different but equally awesome.

[jesusmetal92107]

@ScreamynDemon mikael has a much different style and tone than alvestam. i think both are excellent in their own regard without either one being better than the other.

[Qkacke]

@rj000125 Tuomas Saukkonen

[aznkriss133]

@rj000125 im thinking of mikael akerfeldt from opeth and peter tagtgren from hypocrisy and pain

[Devaldus94]

@rj000125 Tuomas Saukonnen is pretty close to christian - try Before the dawn - Deathstar ,they're both awesome as fuck though! :D

[cooltris666]

@rj000125 Kyo from Dir En Grey could outscream outgrowl out shrill and Out whimper,, christain anyday, plus he plays many other instruments including the piano... there i have told you. However i am not rying to diss Christain.. he is very talented but there are better musicians out there then him.

[fingjab666]

@cooltris666 comparing a singer from a melodeath band to a singer in a band as eclectic as dir en grey doesnt make it that good of a comparison. i honestly believe Christian would be able to do stuff by diru if he tried, and vice versa with Kyo.

[SkinlessMessiahUK]

@rj000125 im sure there would be someone, he isn't the best musician in the world

[LukeJ60]

@rj000125 Ryan clark from demon hunter. listen to "just breathe" by demon hunter, it's even featureing Christian alverstam

[Arnie0013]

@rj000125

A person who is pretty close to what you ask for ist Matt Heafy of Trivium. Not that extreme vocal difference but pretty good anyway.

[MParseface38]

@rj000125

dan swanö. swedish as well. oh, and peter tägtgren.

[TheSonOfTheSystem]

@EdgeStormcrow This is Melodic Death Metal?

[TheSonOfTheSystem]

@EdgeStormcrow EdgeStormcrow the perfect example of a ignorat person. Nu Metal is still good and Melodic Death will always live on you cunt.

[EdgeStormcrow]

@TheSonOfTheSystem Did you say Nu Metal is good? Are you 15 years old? 

[TheSonOfTheSystem]

@EdgeStormcrow Who made you president of whats good music and not? Yes , you are definitely a retard. You ask me if i am 15?? Wtf are you , 12? Open up your tiny mind and let new stuff in you boring person.

[MadGodful]

@EdgeStormcrow Sooo.... What? A metal band can't have actually singing? When did yourewrite the rules?

[MassDisaster221]

@EdgeStormcrow Wait NuMetal is gone? Oh it was my understanding that Disturbed and other bands like that are still around.

[urpeliini666]

@EdgeStormcrow Emo fusion? This ain't Escape the Fate, mate. This is melodeath. And besides, emo, comes from 'Emotional', and therefore, that means that thease guys make this music by their emotions. It's true, but as you are talkin' about the "emo music", this is not it. Just live with it, it's melodeath =) Even though, I'm not really the best friends with this music, I can regognize that this IS melodeath. And if someone likes thet "emo music", is it wrong? People listens to what they want! =)

[EdgeStormcrow]

@urpeliini666 Melodic death metal is stuff like old school Carcas and In Flames oldest stuff. You first need to be a death metal band before you can be a melodic death metal band. While the kiddies may be calling a hardcore band with emotional lyrics and some growls a melodic death metal band, this band is catchy in a pop sorta way, is a far cry from a genuine and serious death metal with melodic guitar lines. Note: If there are legions of 16 year old girls at your show, its not melodic death.

[TheDevilAscendant]

@EdgeStormcrow Why would legions of 16 year old girls make it any less melodeath? I've got loads of friends who love Scar Symmetry AND In Flames, among others, and they're 16 like me. Tbh, if your crowd comprises ONLY of 16 year old girls then yeah, you probably aren't melodeath. But just because you don't agree it's what it's supposed to be, doesn't mean it isn't. No trying to start an argument though.

God I hate metal purists.

[JeffLoomis2244]

@EdgeStormcrow Now I guess caniibal corpse is not death metal, because I have seen legions of 16 years old girls at their shows.... yo don´t really say something why scar symmetry isn´t melodic death metal, so I think that I can speak for a lot of people here and ask you to get the fuck out of here you fucking troll!!!!!!

[poisonxindustry]

Haha, death metal Will Ferrel. He really does look like that fool.

[tgerrits1]

I've you've got time to hate on something this good, you've got enough time to go die

[KUKJAVELN]

Oh f*ck! Awesome song!!! Love the drums and the guitar..and the song...pretty much everything about this song is great! I never heard it before...the link was given as a suggestestion when i was listening on 5FDP.

[eduardob69]

screamo crap.. listen to some rush or something

[espltd12]

@eduardob69 I love how you say "... or something" kind of implying you don't even know what music you can name that is better than this just the first huge cult band you could think of. I love Rush but I love all kinds of music ans Scar Symmetry's songs are typically in there.

[ArtificialFlavaFTB2]

@eduardob69 Screamo? Your just retarded, not to mention its growling...

[MrJigsaw0978]

press seven for an amazing solo :D

[Shadowzilla014]

Oh...thanks, linchpin313! I'm very new to Youtbe! Thanks for the reply! By the way, do you think Christian would look better with long black hair? I actually pictured him with long black hair when I first started listening to the band! :)

[Soldier0123456]

i remember this video having only 5,600 views.

It still hasnt got enough. and that was like 3 years ago :|

This band fucking rock and are under-rated

Plus the new singers suck abit

[cjdw1995]

@Soldier0123456 well its because the kids listen to crappy hip hop. i might be canadian, but i like this song

[underbass35]

@cjdw1995 not all the kids man i hate that piece of shit music

[cjdw1995]

@underbass35 amen. im so glad im a metalhead

[BandM91105]

just got added to my favorites

[athannos]

christian left the band died...

[linchpin313]

This deserves a Grammy... fuck the nomination, just give it to them.... just for this song.

[destroyer8604]

only 495K views? WTF? this song should have 5 million at least

[Shadowzilla014]

This is the ultimate song and music video of all time! They are also the ultimate melodic death metal band! I just have one question though: Are they Christian?

[linchpin313]

@Shadowzilla014 nope, lead singer is called Christian though :)

[scratchneck]

@IHateCreed666 you?

[MrBshit225]

WRAAAAAAHHRRRR!!!!

F#IN CHRISTIAN ÄLVESTAM!!

[MrClusterBomb]

He totally gotta buy some demon eye linces, i think he whould look totally badass with them!

\ m/ Scar Symmetry \m/

[BustedZen]

Ah scar symmetry, the progenitors of cheese metal.

[scratchneck]

fuck this crap, only good use I find for this shit that u losers call "music" is to wipe my ass wit it

[voidofdeath]

@scratchneck i hope you die a dog's death (:

And yes this is apparently too much awesomeness for your little shitty mind to comprehend. Very pathetic for you.

[Morfeusm]

First time I saw them on tv, I was like: is this some core music, but then I reallize that I was wrong. Dead wrong.

[Morfeusm]

This singer really can not..... Headbang :-)