Hands Without Shadows - Michael Angelo Batio

[KayneHaha]

1:15

[Onepain08]

He should doing misic to movies

[OvercomeTheFear93]

OH LAWD

[MrRanman2010]

guitar gods are rare and MAB is frigging great no one has his # except god but even god couldnt play like him even on a bad day you rule MAB for life #1 in my world

[MrGhostshredder]

Batio is one of the best guitar gods and also his sig guitar is bad ass thumbs up if u agree

[FilipFrontAaaa]

His finger are faster than my car ;D

[paraglidermx]

That neck looks like it plays the same all the way up.

Sweet AXE!!!

[TheEdshemery]

Michael Angelo Batio's guitars are listed on his organ donor card.

[horizontaljumper1991]

He's the coolest guy ever for sure.

[petewat98]

they dont have shadows, cause the shadows cant keep up.

[Miiszteryoszo]

you need to thumbs up this comment for the thumbs up streak !

[ezescousin14213]

dude must have a really tough time going thru a metal detector 

[LOMAZ5150]

i love his tone and his tecnique MAB forever

[wildhogdog]

The Swiss clock of guitar playing, digital clock pulse precision at it's finest.....Thanks for the beautiful music and the incredible showmanship/accuracy........No­ one can duplicate your underhand/overhand speed on the fret board.......Extremely fast coordinated hands.......My name for you.... Mr. Chain Blue Lightning

[otakun]

Machine Angelo Bario...not less!

[jmk2990]

wow... when I was young I thought Sweet child o'mine was hard... Fuck this shit...

[bryanedwards56]

great clip keep it up =)

[clovis2012]

He's not only the greatest shredder on Earth, he writes amazing compositions too.

[sindrerb]

1:00 LOVELY PART!!!

[gardongabaron]

now i wanna see someone cover this song

hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[metalballs2010]

No one plays the guitar like him...

[elvisdustin]

If i buy the dvd on the website does it come with the backing track? 

[kakkashin]

Is there any way to contact this guy? I'd like to tell him that he fucking rocks some serious ass man!

[LTAldo4]

Where is the button "I LOVE IT" ?

[mopit12]

1.31 - 1.34 is my favourite bit.

[Mirthless79]

ITS THE DEAN MAB-1 ARMOR FLAME WITH ITS INVENTOR PLAYING!!

(continues to geek-out in amazment)

[JediMastersRocker]

BEST GUITARIST EVER FOR THUMBS UP!!!!!

[swinevomit666]

WOW!

[swinevomit666]

Absolutely amazing!

[pbmdh]

If I had $1000 for ever note he missed here, I'd be broke as fuck.

[fallenonesmsaves313]

This man does not hold a regular pick.... He has THE PICK OF DESTINY!! hahahahaha... Michael Angelo Rules...

[A7XEternalSoldier]

@fallenonesmsaves313 Jack Black reference on a Michael Angelo Batio..? That's sacrelige, blasphomy, and just downright insulting. C'mon, the only guitarists you can mention on ANY of Michael's videos are Malmsteen, Buckethead, Vai, Dimebag, and Rhoads.

[ffgew22]

@fallenonesmsaves313 No, the Pick of Destiny has Michael Angelo Batio.

[KrazyKali69]

@fallenonesmsaves313 he did mention at the last guitar clinic that he gave Mr.Black that idea! ;)

[KonkreteXXX]

@fallenonesmsaves313 You can call it Dunlop Jazz III if you like ;)

[ffgew22]

@fallenonesmsaves313 No. he doesn't hold the Pick of Destiny.... the Pick of Destiny holds on to him...

[basketprojoe]

@fallenonesmsaves313 YES! haha

[IrishMajiniSlayer]

i saw him here, got his autograph on the back of my razorback nicest guuy youll mmet. HE IS FLAWLESS LIVE, HE ALSO BLEW UP THE SUBWOOFER HE WAS PLAYING!!!! Gretest guitarist who ever lived

[RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

@IrishMajiniSlayer If you were terminally ill I'd still switch places with you in life. That's how jealous I am of you.

[neoclassical666god]

@IrishMajiniSlayer i met him to at a local guitar shop clinic, he is a really nice guy and is flawless live, sadly i only chatted with him for a little while but didn't get an autograph :/ oh well good enough haha

[risingforce1]

Great song, great guitar player and beautiful guitar! :) 

[letthepwnagebegin]

Coolest guy in the world!

[therudster1]

if somebody says they heard one note wrong in this song they're a hater

[therudster1]

i fucking want that jacket!

[uchihasi]

this is an instrumental opera

[11DNA11]

The speed is nice, but DAMN the accuracy is amazing!

[JonasAdeline0107]

30 peoples don't know what music is all about..

Micheal ROCKZZZ!!!!!!

[JonasAdeline0107]

1:56 was cool haha! ^^

[leper7raptor]

i always find it amusing how people say "so-and-so is all speed and no soul," as if only slow players (b.b. king, clapton, etc.) are capable of conveying emotion. The shredder and those who appreciate his/her art are just capable of feeling emotion at much faster velocities than the nay-sayers.

[kernelpanikteam]

@leper7raptor Sensing the "feeling" in songs like this require special skills, you need to have faster perception of sound. In a few generations humans will be studying these songs as part of their music studies.

[NolitaDenise]

@leper7raptor - He doesn't just shred. Not even on this song. It's not all speed here. I have to be honest though. If he never slowed down for instructional videos and wasn't as articulate as he is, I probably would never have appreciated his playing or this genre.

Don't worry about people who say "all speed and no soul". They're dimwits. Who could spend most of their life playing w/o loving it? It can't be done. Hell @ that point it's smarter to get a 9 to 5 job.

[metalhead6777777]

prob my favorite guitarist,and prob my favorite song by him.

[Jonsk12394]

why do people say that MAB is all about speed but play with no emotion? If they take a minute and try to listen to some of his songs, they would stop being so fucking ignorant

[TheRealJudgenator]

i love the poses he does after he plays a song, like in forest he turns with his guitar towards the camera haha, MAB is just amazing definetly one of the top schredders in my list

[richieh1980]

That guitar is LUSH

[gibsmun1854]

I have his guitar!!! But I can shred fast as hell so I deserve it a little.

[Skepsis0Metal]

I'm just waiting for them to make a Guitar Hero Batio.

Watch all the Dragonforce kiddies shit themselves as they realise they haven't actually been "playing" stuff that's very hard.

[steelljesper]

I Heard a rumor that MAB was Ganon before he was revived as the robot, and At 2:24 he tossed Link down a hole so he died.

Love Michael Angelo Batio, damn if you had that kind of speed and musical experience!

[Vomitonthecross]

"Hands without shadows," because even shadows can't keep up with this level of shred.

[igordrackenwulf]

His picking is scaring me! hes using his THUMB!

[FrostVeins0]

@igordrackenwulf ? no , not at all lmao

[Bloodhaed]

best :)

[GothicKingCobra52]

assume guitar assume guitar player assume song need I say more

[JohnnyBeast1000]

I saw this guy live at a guitar clinic at a local music store. Blew my motherfuckin mind. I went home, picked up my guitar, cried, then put it back down for about a week.

[motorfuckers666]

FUCK YEA at 3:07

[steveny689]

How do you actually get this good

lol..

[MetallAndy]

He makes it look so easy!

[FuzzySnuggz]

And people say MAB has no feeling. This clearly proves them wrong.

[leadphoenix1]

to all you youngsters. Where is your precious herman li now? Creating an album maybe? Oh wait... What's and album? Sorry, couldn't resist!

[5000shredder]

i tought him that

[Theraaaman1]

hes a legend \m/ :D

[Theraaaman1]

this songs reminds me of dream theatre

[Shadowdragon1134666]

This guy is the embodiment of all the great metal guitarists in a single person.

[98tsle]

his technique is flawless

[bosnaisgreat]

Did he come up himself on the solo on 1:46 , it is so awesome.

[adrianmataemos]

the creator of universe

[ffgew22]

I love how he rarely looks at the neck of the guitar... like he just knows where every fret is, and what every note will sound like.

[ipwn3du10]

27 pepl miss... hav no life

[EnigmaticUnseen]

What sort of comment can justify his playing?

[CodyMac1234]

The ArmourFlame is my second favourite guitar of his, next the the Rocket (29 frets)

[A7XEternalSoldier]

I wonder how many of us, and even how many professional would kill to have Michael play as our lead guitarist; hell, or even just play a set with him!

He may not be my favorite guitarist, but Jesus-fucking-Christ, he certainly is the best this world has ever seen.

[leedguitar2009]

amazing as always



[Skcharynd]

my god how you can compare buckethead with MAB? Buckethead is a little kid

[redghost105]

I have a feeling when he dies his hands are never going to degrade

[HaohmaruOfTheWind]

Kill the 27 who dislike this

[risingforce1]

Incredible song!!! :)

I wanna buy his guitar :)

[Muchodelcrazy]

Damn you and your weird but awesome time signatures!

[ctvyy]

Woah! That an awesome guitar! Beautiful design, and if I'm right it even has EMG pick-ups! I wanna get a guitar like that one day :)

Although a guitar like that must atleast cost $3000 D:

[Luar23]

Um... now I know who would appear to me at the Crossroads...

[blazeK98]

anyone knows the caliber of the strings that he use???

[AlexTheUrbanSniper]

i bet this guy can play the guitar with his mind but if we witness that our heads will explode so he rathers to play with his hands....

[aj7689]

one of his 'easier' songs

[pinktiger3]

I need that guitar O.o

[singhilinghi]

tutti sono capaci di lavorare con scale già belle pronte... cazzateee!!!

mab for presindet

[MoGaDeX]

His guitar is the sickest shit I've ever seen. I want it.

[JonsFitness]

Chuck Norris in disguise

[fergusthemighty]

and g0d so loved the world

he gave his only begotten son

Michael Angelo Batio

to deliver us from evil

with white lightning at his finger tips

and 9 sacred hidden hands

invisible to mortal eyes

[ooberpwnage]

Michael Angelo Batio was not born.....he was CREATED.

[actionsauce5]

FUCK YEAH!!!

[Absolutevoid]

The best part is from 0:00 to 3:40

[bosnaisgreat]

@Absolutevoid Everyone knows MAB's videos are the best.

[Rattlehead1818]

Have you guys ever notice that his fingers never separate or do wide stretches on his guitar. Every note is usually very close to the next its really cool how he plays like that

[MetallSonata]

@Rattlehead1818

I dunno, the part at 2:00 is kinda stretchy

[MaxvonHagens1980]

Nice guitar !!!

[123ROYAL4]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN SAY HELLO TO GOD

[BlackCyraxCO]

@123ROYAL4 I wouldn't say GOD but I agree with you I can't see something similar in another guy...He's pretty CRAZY.

[csk6767]

@123ROYAL4 Hello God :D

[omfg619]

this guy gets more ass in 1 night than ur toliet seat gets in a year

[SotalieTober]

he makes sweep picking look like smoke on the water o.o, in my opinion , MAB > Yngwie Malmsteen

[InAGaddaDaVida29]

@SotalieTober Oh, no doubt about that. His sweep picking is so amazing. Especially in "No Boundaries" where he does this little sweeping section. It sounds so flawless.

[somebodycool2]

sick guitar. sick guitarist. HECK YES

[RedX657]

Incredible.

MAB, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve vai, and Joe Satriani. My favorite soloists.

[NorrisChuckling]

He has such original riffs, IMO he should spend more time doing that than shredding. Anyway, I love this song, it's got a lot of great twists and turns, really unpredictable.

[Darkmage0303]

I've never seen anyone put more soul into his guitar playing then MAB.

Seriously this song is giving me shivers of joy everytime i hear it.

If there is a god, then we're looking at him. long live the king

[muzikscud23]

What track is this album on?

[buujack]

is he a god?

[seisucker]

and people still say slash is the best -.-

[ffgew22]

Love how the main riff at 0:08 seconds has alternate and sweep picking mixed in. Sounds awesome, what talent.

[ffgew22]

I watched this video....and immediately gave up guitar and put it up on ebay.

[skater15153]

amazingly precise

[worwii]

he practice blinded

[durvesh190889]

you rock

[ajajaj2k4]

2:00 !!!!!!!!!

[MetalSystem91]

i hate it when guitarists stare at you as they're playing, but this guy is up there with malmsteen

[powersoftritone]

can any tell if he's picking with his thumb or with his wrist?

[Misssino]

@powersoftritone Wrist most of the time, but he seems to keep his whole hand and forearm quite supple, which just shows how good he is at speed picking!

[aegipto]

mab1

wow

awesome guitar

[PedroxDD97]

this guy is awesome, he combines speed with melody in such a way that leaves me wondering if he's a human!

[raulsuazo]

Now I CAN SAY THAT I SEEN AND HEARD IT ALL.. ..MAB , the best!

[shiryu301]

beautiful guitar, beautiful song, beautiful performance

[vikingwarrior1000]

i love this sooooooo bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vikingwarrior1000]

MY FAV SONG!

[Yooshei]

how do I play the part at 1:05 ?

[OriginalEden]

cool

[MrBobcabob]

This is amazing, this guy is freaking awesome, I'm surprised he isn't alot more popular than he is now, I wonder if he could have a singer in his band

[TheGoddessCaroline]

I wish there were more videos and more songs..yes, I know, I know. I love his playing but also clear shots of his gorgeous guitars. This one is one of my favourites. Like his playing, it's bad ass.

[GuitarFretMan]

Anyone knows how much he practises every day?

[asda6572]

Skill wise it's amazing but musically it doesn;t sound good.

[TheSODarkNightmare]

ooooooo

verry

>Gooood...

[Mythorigor0977]

lol armour flame!!!!

[dominartemprada]

MAB > malmsteen * malmsteen * malmsteen

[ernestogonzalez70]

bad ass song

[PainlessTragedy]

How the hell do you do the Arpeggios Sweeps? I always get stuck when I try to play them fast - The 3rd and 4th strings mess me up? I just don't get how I'm suppose to hold 2 strings with 1 finger it's just too hard lol

[davor1873]

a hint of "mr scary" by george lynch at 0.43 ??

[StreakingataFuneral]

sick

[azimuth361]

I like him best when he keeps it real like this. His four-way guitar is cool and all, but I like this manner of playing much better.

[exileavengerRS]

cool video, good solo

[ell3y]

Wow what a guitar!

[omarrubio2008]

LOL At :43 it sounded like Wrath child from Iron Maiden

[JoluBadBoy]

ohhh ohhhh!!!, So Great!!!!!! :' ) xD

[jdhthec]

you know that is your vocabulary skillz right?

[eleos777]

Number 1 no comments!!!

[tennisnewbie121]

:DDDD

[jani14jani]

i am mostly admire his muting.

[tennisnewbie121]

soooo sweeet

[tennisnewbie121]

ok O.o

[juli2295]

lol imagine he is actually an android.

[Pashow2]

the hope of being skilled like him for me is worth 10.000Kg of the best gold.

[hondansx1000]

I've been a fan of MAB for ages, love his new guitar i want one.

[derekbells]

still fucking god

[Noksvalo]

I love MAB'S tone

[AnarchisticLeper]

Ironic that I can see the shadows of his hands whilst he's playing this :P

[bacardi0077]

the best of world

[steviemitch77]

this guy shreds like a speed demon considering hes actaully left handed...

[309633246]

Love this song! Batio's a genius!

[espltd12]

I love MAB and I love doing covers of his songs because they leave so much room for improv.

[mugginsdot]

The MAN,The ABILITY,His Signature GUITAR,His Genuine Super Friendly Nature(I know because I met him)and His Trademark Image,All combined makes him the Best recipe to The All Time ULTIMATE GUITAR HERO!!!!! IMHO! P.S I bought this guitar in his honor from his clinic in Boca Raton.Fl.Its AMAZING! Ive framed the strings that were on it too.

[Bibiula123]

MAB > All guitarrist's.

[elletsco]

at 1:46, i heard yngwie malmsteen break into tears.

[MrSkwisgaar13243]

wtf u going on about yngwie better you bellend dont compare them you wank.

[christopherAfrench]

@elletsco i dunno man... MAB is a sick shredder for sure dont get me wrong , but yngwie is in a league of his own

[Transamstance]

@elletsco My wife broke into tears at 2:09 when I slapped the bitch for interupting my video watchin'

[musiclovr2]

@elletsco

GET FUCKING REAL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[RaDDx1968]

Did you ever wonder why he can play with such speed and precision.... Micheal Angelo is actually an Android who was created by the military to be a super soldier. But someone accidentally uploaded Guitar Hero into his positronic matrix and now all it can do is play guitar like a madman.... A 3 billion dollar guitar playing machine....

[SuperWario094]

@RaDDx1968 If that was true , his skin would be really white. His name would be Data.

[Mynamesbob8]

MAB = God.

[309633246]

I love his guitar but more importantly, I love his magic fingers on those strings.

[HastOsth]

So a Awsome! Ive been a fan of MAB since speed kills 1 came out! I love Shreding!

[007MrMagoo]

How cool is this guy honestly? Much is said in terms of this and that about everything he does with one MAJOR EXCEPTION. It is something that escapes the attention of everyone. HE PLAYS AND WRITES USING EXOTIC TIME SIGNATURES. Who else writes music with so many timing changes. 13/8 or 7/4 to name a couple of the infinitely variable signatures Mikey uses. Not just the same old BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4/4 shit that Chuck Berry was using in the stone age. The drummer is brilliant beyond words!!!!!

[brandon5pennies]

great song and he plays this well live as well i saw him a few years back and he picked up a dean off the shelf and played this good

[001draven]

It would be interesting to see Michael up against other so called greats... he'd shred 'em to death! ha, get it?

[edrey20]

and some people say he has no feeling !!! this song is awesome!!