Honestly. Is there such a thing as making a bad cover of Grabbag without trying? It's like the song was specifically deigned to be iconic, catchy, and flexible for many different arrangements. I mean you just played the theme song of a game about an amalgamation of action heroes doing action things. On an electric violin. And it was awesome. Grabbag is awesome, you are awesome, Duke Nukem is awesome.
Really awesome. Good to hear a rendition much more faithful to the original. The Megadeth version is good in its own right but for too many people it has become the standard.
One very minor suggestion, though, and it's probably just me but the excellent violin riffage kind of covers up the power of the original notes. Again, very minor.
@jizzmop The distortion is a BOSS Metal Zone, with a BOSS comp in front of it. I used a Super Shifter in its harmonizer mode for the second half of the solo section. In post I squished it just a little more with a Tube Tech comp.
@LHCLEGION Consider it done, my friend! I'm working on arrangements of a handful of 8-bit NES classics right now, but anything Duke is just gonna have to go to the front of the queue! To be honest, that'd be one hell of a killer concept for a free EP...maybe I'll call it "All Outta Gum" ??
Ah Duke Nukem 3D my first FPS I will always love and cherish the memories we shared together.
Vorlo501 2 weeks ago
Masterpiece!
MattDemon1985 2 weeks ago
I don't get it. A video with a fat person firing a pistol really fast gets millions of views, yet this masterpiece only gets 13,000 views.
SloppyMoe606 1 month ago
MAN you fuckin rock with your violin
GEOROCHIMARU 1 month ago
I won't lie. At first I seen violins and I thought this is gay but you proved me wrong great job.
ajoman1999 1 month ago
As a metal lover, a Duke lover (DNF was awesome, fuck everyone), and a violin lover, this was the best thing EVER. Bravo.
PotatoBug66 2 months ago
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MothaRusha 3 months ago
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The best cover people on YouTube is "musiecs" they're father & son :) They are epic!
How2Random 4 months ago
THIS should be used in next Duke game!!
petrcal 5 months ago
@petrcal Yeah. We'd just have to wait another 13 years and hope it's not a bomb.
AnythingGoes366 5 months ago
AMAZING!!!!!!!!
MrLeviathan83 5 months ago
man you are a genius!!!
paula17ful1 6 months ago
Wooow!!thank you, man, for ORIGINAL Duke Theme!!!
idervish86 7 months ago
Double Awesome...
vaughnjosh87 7 months ago
Awesome...
TAJFUNband 7 months ago
why is this transposed so many keys up
AshForte 7 months ago
@AshForte Original key of F# and the same respective pitch class(es), actually.
brianfitzrock 7 months ago
@brianfitzrock
did a little looking around and ended up finding that megadeth actually transposed it down
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AshForte 7 months ago
Electric Violin.
Bitches don't even KNOW.
SirKemper1 7 months ago
Who said violins could not be badass?
Tarik360 7 months ago
i didnt even know electric violens existed lol
skullbuster1220 8 months ago
Duke Nukem is Forever! :D
Damocles178 8 months ago
Shredding on a violin? You have just defied the very laws of reality!
KyleJCrb 8 months ago
nice nice.. ur awsum
StringRoss 8 months ago
is it just me or are the fibers on the stick deteriorating from the sheer awesomeness of the song?
LovelyBlueJin 9 months ago
Make TOBUSCUS theme cover!
ValterBroLol 9 months ago
i have to listen to this at least 3 times a day now... thanks for the addiction xD
Justinius21 9 months ago
I want it as mp3!! Some link? Thx
Blbc0 9 months ago
@Blbc0 You can get the track in fully uncompressed format at brianfitzy.bandcamp.com. Thanks for watching! Pls check out my other vids/subscribe!
brianfitzrock 9 months ago
@brianfitzrock Thanks! Already set that as ringtone in my iphone. It's amazing cover. U guys rocks! :)
Blbc0 9 months ago
Awesome. I wrote the music to Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown many years ago, and also play the electric violin. Great playing!
themadfiddler 9 months ago
sounded so much better than I could have imagined when I first clicked this xD
zyriuz2 9 months ago
gearbox should add this to the game either as an awsome easter egg or the main menu theme
fdnfdjnedb 9 months ago
This is one of the most epic theme songs i grow up on :D
Thx for this great cover !
tutyit 9 months ago 2
One dude never got over the first level...
loocasduber 9 months ago
Truly awesome. Great talent you got.
rochedo27 9 months ago
where is the bastard that disliked this epicness?!
lucasnooker 9 months ago
@lucasnooker Probably this bastard is a pig cop.
BunnyknightX 9 months ago
castlevania- bloody tears
sausagenmuff 9 months ago
Honestly. Is there such a thing as making a bad cover of Grabbag without trying? It's like the song was specifically deigned to be iconic, catchy, and flexible for many different arrangements. I mean you just played the theme song of a game about an amalgamation of action heroes doing action things. On an electric violin. And it was awesome. Grabbag is awesome, you are awesome, Duke Nukem is awesome.
Triforceformer 9 months ago
Oh man. If they did the forest stage from Ranger X. Would love that.
slaaanie 9 months ago
One talented motherfucker!
Mrblackv1 9 months ago
Dude, you totally and completely ROCKED MY FACE OFF!!! Long live the Duke, and long live your musicianship!
spongefreddie 9 months ago
this is possibly the most awesomest thing I have ever seen.
Heffsta02 9 months ago
Props for playing this on a violin. but a violin isnt cool. NEDNM.
phantombadger 9 months ago
brian prepare to get thousands of views, your video is at ripten :)
ValterBroLol 9 months ago
It would have been even better with the Epic Sax Guy.
Deanattitude 9 months ago
Really awesome. Good to hear a rendition much more faithful to the original. The Megadeth version is good in its own right but for too many people it has become the standard.
One very minor suggestion, though, and it's probably just me but the excellent violin riffage kind of covers up the power of the original notes. Again, very minor.
Saxonation 9 months ago
Always bet on duke.
chibiace 9 months ago
what effect are you using for your violin? I want it for guitar.
jizzmop 9 months ago
@jizzmop The distortion is a BOSS Metal Zone, with a BOSS comp in front of it. I used a Super Shifter in its harmonizer mode for the second half of the solo section. In post I squished it just a little more with a Tube Tech comp.
brianfitzrock 9 months ago
I would really love if you covered some of the songs in the game- start with Water World!
LHCLEGION 9 months ago
@LHCLEGION Consider it done, my friend! I'm working on arrangements of a handful of 8-bit NES classics right now, but anything Duke is just gonna have to go to the front of the queue! To be honest, that'd be one hell of a killer concept for a free EP...maybe I'll call it "All Outta Gum" ??
brianfitzrock 9 months ago 5
@brianfitzrock Free? I would slap down $10 for that, easy.
... $20 if you did the entire soundtrack, Episode 4 included.
LHCLEGION 9 months ago
@brianfitzrock That sounds awesome. And this was stunning!
8Paul7 9 months ago
This guy must be on E3 this year, and this song on the OST
bungie17 9 months ago
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the one person who disliked this just got killed by Duke
Romeosierra616 9 months ago
the one person who disliked this just got killed by duke
Romeosierra616 9 months ago
These guys have balls of steel
Each an every single one!
kea919306 9 months ago
I JUST CAME.
CrzyFooL67 9 months ago
Awesome man!
devilslayah 9 months ago
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I listen to rock/metal for more than 20 years and I swear...Ive never seen a violin sounding so awesome. More like this please..
agriosbr 9 months ago
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agriosbr 9 months ago
This is the apogee of game covers. :)
tomplunket 9 months ago
Guess who just tweeted this? Great job, sounds awesome!
twitter.com/georgeb3dr/status/67677277416210432
AARST 9 months ago 4
fucking great!!! :D
uuvhugo 9 months ago
This is awesome!
WagglyBean 9 months ago
i love you
LuigiWolf 9 months ago
WOW!
pablojre 9 months ago
fuckin awesome!
demollyon 9 months ago
I actually don't like it guitar sound much better... imo
st0rm8ring3r 9 months ago
EPICNESS!
DukeNukem2417 9 months ago
very nice man! well done!
lucasnooker 9 months ago
Really awesome man, well done!!
justin7942163 9 months ago
This explodes the epic-meter.
xayaxxo 9 months ago
I'd buy you a Duke Burger.
randir14 9 months ago
This is awesome.
69vette 9 months ago
This should be in the DNF soundtrack... and in-game.
AspieGeek 9 months ago 2
Best cover so far... also , In before you get swamped with comments about how awesome this is.
phatputer 9 months ago
Hail to the violin King, baby!
baliztikcdc 9 months ago 43
Terry Nagy of Apogee Software liked this on my Facebook page! ;)
NUKEMDAVE 9 months ago 17
@NUKEMDAVE WHAAAA?!?! AHH That's freakin awesome! Tell him to bring me to E3 to rock out? Eh? Eh? haha
brianfitzrock 9 months ago 4
I never thought a violin could be so...metal! :D
Nice!
ULTRAsoulBRAWLER 9 months ago
THIS IS AMAAZZZIGNGNGNG!
fabioproductions 9 months ago