Thomas Erak, Sledgehammer

[brngchelseathehrzn]

the people who disliked the video were guys of johnny truant and macaulay culkin.

[megalomanicalego]

somebody get this guy in a fucking band already

[IllShowYouaDinosaur]

@megalomanicalego ummmm? what kinda band were you thinking? a norwegian heavy metal group perhaps?

[CowboySkate]

Hey tom how bout you upload I Just got This Symphony Goin' :3

[inkBot7]

@guitarpornagrapher i know right he just gives you the smack down

[guitarpornographer]

The thing I love most about this guy is his technique, how non-robotic it is. Fuck all these shredders when you can bang a guitar like that

[FollowersofDamu]

Thomas walks into Guitar Center, picks up a guitar. Everyone watches.

[Miguelhollow92]

Fall Of TrOy..!!! <3

[inkBot7]

his strumming style is easy to notice. he is the only one ive seen strum like that. its a perfect style

[SUPERxSOAKER]

I doubt this is thomas erak

[kmomokbs]

@SUPERxSOAKER compare tattoos and tell me its not.

[coughkidcough1]

@SUPERxSOAKER it is, look at the tattoo and in one of the other videos you can see his face

[ThyBlob]

These are some well mannered ladies, spending most of their time in the kitchen. Bravo, they know were they belong.

[TehSeanRadcliffe]

there was three girls in the video, either one could be the girlfriend, or none, or all of them

[MegaKlaxons]

please dont tell me thats thomases gf in the backround lol

[2carbombsare2fun]

7/4 timing

[PsicoBlake96]

0:9 WTF a fat girl

[PsicoBlake96]

0:15 WTF a fat girl



[likemy]

motherfucker makes it look so easy

[dcesar117]

Lol I love how half the comments are.about his fat gf

[Oxidized181]

...cocaine is a hell of a drug

[TheeSquirrellll]

@Oxidized181 CHAPPELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loganb23g]

Sorry im an idiot.. But what tuning is this in Thomas?

[pabonjor]

@loganb23g Drop D i think?

[basti123ra]

is it a gibson?

[370flip]

@basti123ra yes.

[370flip]

@370flip thats not his gf

[890gg90]

check out the hot babe

[okamasphere]

I really need to change the bridge pickup on my double cut to a JB like thomas

[thatlilguitarist]

what distortion pedals does thomas use in this song?

[JaceBlaine]

I wanna see the trolls play like this.

[SMWhit3out]

I hope that fat chick isnt his girlfriend lmao

[Hellion6325]

THE GOD OF RUBBERY FINGERS

[johnyz49]

hi lady int the background

[TheActive911]

dammn dude ur really good :D

[Hellion6325]

How does he get the guitar to sound so clean? :3

[vatscove]

@Hellion6325 by being a total badass

[BTBHead213]

@vatscove Buddha base head+guitar cabnit (i think Buddha also cant remember)+ many pedals= this sound. Its basically the deep/clear sound of a bass head with the effects of pedals.

[ANGELDANIEL4596]

el es el mejor guitarrista

[SymphanyinSorrow]

i dont see what wrong with either of the girls or even why there part of the comments.... this video is a treat for us cuz thomas is a bad ass and my idol XD thomas i hope you know i have very few inspirations but you are without a doubt one of them and i will follow you wherever ur music takes you. the fall of troy and just like vinyl are amazing bands and youve out done urself in both bands.. looking forward to more

[vatscove]

lmao, i saw the first girl and i was like, no fucking way..... then i saw the second girl and was like... oh okay, thank god, haha

[Ven0mInMyVeins]

Erak is my number one influence to play. I want to be that good, and I bet it takes sooo much work, but dude. LISTEN TO THAT. It's just incredible.

[BTBAM27]

Damn, never got to see Fall Of Troy live. IMMAAAA FAILLL!!

[TFOT4evr]

@BTBAM27 i know i feel the same :( i loved these guys forever but i cant ever see them live :S

[krispykreme]

@TFOT4evr hehe I saw them 5 times

[whitestripesftw]

@TFOT4evr Their last concert in grand rapids at the intersection was so badass! they played this song last, but instead of sledgehammers breakdown ... they played the entirety of straight jacket keelhauled, then Ghostship part V's breakdown.

[CrumBhosale]

@BTBAM27 PART TWO GOD DAMNIT

[fergar0206]

I would chop off my own dick to be thomas, who cares if you have one if you can give orgasms by playing guitar

[LostPie]

so im trying to learn this song, got it down but cant get the speed i need alternating the three string. 0:26 . any tips? is he precisely strumming the strings or is it just strumming the three real fast all at once.

[BTBHead213]

@LostPie One string at a timeee. With a little bit of sloppiness to make it sounds cooler :)

[CrumBhosale]

@BTBHead213 PART TWO GOD DAMNIT



[HeWhoAbides2011]

@BTBHead213 And people think I'm crazy when I implement that technique. Pshaw.

[mimekiller17]

where does one get a sweet ass shirt like his?

[MrEndo12]

his girlfriend is from europe and its not none of these fat chicks.he has her on his myspace page although it hasnt been updated at all ,but thats his girl shes alright.

[Deardeceiverband]

you are the real Thomas Erak right?

[panda3930]

@Deardeceiverband yea thats the king

[jellytroid]

slopppppy



[jangolfang88]

hey, this is really awesome! would you be able to play something with your rickenbacker? please ? haha it would be so swell. ive also made some youtube vide-oh!'s. i think your music is really amazing! good luck forever.

[Swedernish]

Have you ever thought that maybe the girl in the green is his girlfriend? Hopefully she is :D

[gottistar]

whos the big unit?

[aldinaneves]

@gottistar your mother



[tDude666]

@dewy168 via mail or in person?

[TRUTH11327]

wtf you should be watching his hands like light on fire not worry about the girls in the backround.....its like youve never seen girls before

[canthinkverywell]

oh god he's dating a cow...please let there be a logical explanation...

[FluffyMuffina]

@canthinkverywell The logical explanation is that looks don't matter to him?

[canthinkverywell]

@FluffyMuffina maybe he's in the closet?

[RobbieMcskillet]

Anyone else able to play the lyrics in their head perfectly along with this?

[drpeppercrazy100]

a wild snorlax appeared in the backround lmao

[tygolf11]

@drpeppercrazy100 bahahahaha

[fireintheeffingsky]

all fat jokes aside.... whose IS the fat ass? ._.

[pi314phi162]

I love the style! So elegant reminds me of a gamma burst or something in this vast existence of quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics!

[peteskeeno]

pause it at 0:15 and look at the face that that fat cunt makes in the background like, oh god he's being loud again, when what he's doing means more then anything she'll ever do

[BTBHead213]

@peteskeeno Dude shut the fuck up you stupid asshole. Why the fuck would you be that mean for no god damn reason? Are you just trolling. Really funny. Doin' it for the lol'z I see. Shut the fuck up.

[pi314phi162]

@peteskeeno Yeah that was a very pernicious and puerile remark carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen based life form of the homo habilis species. Is your mind Ds^2=dl^2-c^2dt^2+(dφ^2+sin^2φ­dθ^2)(k^2+l^2)? I hope your neurons miraculously begin to properly function man. I mean it's not like if schrodinger's cat is dead or alive or dead and alive simultaneously. It's a simple equation really man, you were cruel for saying that.

[keckelma]

@pi314phi162 You wreak of some teenager starting to "figure out life" (and the big fancy words that come with it)... To this, I ask for you to consider this quote: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing..."

[pi314phi162]

@keckelma hahaha “Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind” Consider that.

[pi314phi162]

@keckelma Hahaha "big fancy words"? You crack me up. I just call it how I perceive it relatively you know? You seem like you have the delaying of firing neurons of a cro-magnon and didnt understand what I said. By the way, those aren't fancy words to me. That is how I communicate. You might need to see a neurobiologist for that because the evidence I perceive or have witnessed is overwhelming.

[keckelma]

@pi314phi162 That's how you communicate? You must drive the ladies WILD!

[joshingledew]

@peteskeeno Who the fuck cares even if she is his girlfriend?! he is still a great musician, Thats all that matters. He can date whoever the fuck he wants, It is Thomas Erak after all for fucks sake!!

[TimTehPilot]

They could be his sisters. Ever think of that?

[BTBHead213]

@TimTehPilot They're not.

[CrumBhosale]

@BTBHead213 your awesome please post a tutorial for the fans?

[NukeTheWale]

@BTBHead213 Hey is one of them his girlfriend?

[MadCow7891]

YOU IDIOTS HIS GIRLFRIENDS MOST LIKELY THE ONE IN THE GREEN DRESS AT 1:14 IN THE BACKGROUND!!!!

[TiagoSiiLvaPT]

How you bitches are making fun of this guy, i respect him cause i play guitar and i know this is hard shit. you haters suck my dick

[ShaneDawsonFcknOwns]

i love the hammer-ons in this song...

[JustinCaparas]

lmaoo I love the face hes making at 0:03-0:04

[grandtheftautumn890]

this is amazing

[Strawnament]

i like how the woman acts like amazing music isnt being made xD

[primozuado]

this man, is the man, you dont find good musicians like erak nowadays

[ThisAccountHasNoUse]

amazing eventhough i thought manipulator kinda sucked balls

[ZuperFreak01]

By "Best guitarist of 2007" They meant "Best guitarist ever"

[TooFlyProductions]

how the fuck do you write something like this?!?!

[brandennowel]

@TooFlyProductions It's called music theory xD

[BlueAvenue22]

@brandennowel he said in an interview hes ignorant to theory.

[canthinkverywell]

@BlueAvenue22 where's this interview?

[BlueAvenue22]

@canthinkverywell I can't remember broseph I read it when I was 17 haha. It was for guitarworld or some kind of guitar mag, he had just one an award for guitarist of the month or year or something. he said he didn't know anything about theory, specifically saying he didn't know the difference between a C Major and C Major 7th (the 7th duh).

[brandennowel]

@BlueAvenue22 hmm. How interesting. He's probably in tune with his hearing and playing abilities, but not so much the actual terms and definitions.

[BlueAvenue22]

@brandennowel This is probably true. Guitar is a unique instrument in the sense that you can know virtually nothing about music in a formal sense but still be an accomplished musician. Obviously this can happen with any instrument but you're a lot less likely to find a good pianist who can't read versus a guitarist.

Jimi Hendrix, Omar Rodriguez, and BB king were all innovative and amazing musicians yet they cannot read a lick of music.

[nickfromdtown1992]

@BlueAvenue22 actually omar can. when he started out he couldnt but hes formally trained in latin jazz

[DownSouthable]

I think the one in the green dress is his gf she cute.

[Hardboi01]

how can those 2 in the back look so bored at what he is playing.... D:

[andrew12398]

More people have liked that "wild snorlax" comment than the video. lmao

[flyingmonkeyninja13]

thomas erak shits all over dream theater.

[ZuperFreak01]

Nice shit from the real deal

[sosick2341]

Fuckin sick as hell

[MrEcko485]

thomas....ur a freakin musical guenius

[minomol]

Come on guys, why even compare John Petrucci with this fella? They do a totaly different things, and they are both amazing guitar players.

But statements like "the fall of troy owns drem theater" are simply ignorant.

[primozuado]

petrucci is my dick!!

thomas erak is the best guitar player on nowadays

the fall of troy owns drem theater

[maju36able]

@primozuado thomas is an amazing song writer but theirs a shitload of guitarist that he cant even compare to and petucci is one of them

[ER052092]

this guy is good but John Petrucci can play circles around this guy.

[okamasphere]

I bet thomas his that wild beast in the back

[NXNskater]

im assuming his girlfriend is the third girl too walk in......god i we can only hope

[RHEMMY25]

Best modern guitarist no questions asked nobody could duel with him I guarantee in

[xX0Jota0Xx]

please tell me that's not his girlfriend

[beowman]

@xX0Jota0Xx its not, i belive shes the one in the blue dress in the other vid and in this one for like half a sec, ive met her and shes like hecka skinny

[SNguyz]

@xX0Jota0Xx i think its just his girlfriend's pet snorlax

[RibBlake]

@xX0Jota0Xx what if it is? So what? you don't even know that woman. Looks don't make the person, and i'm not saying anything about this woman, i'm just saying in general. Looks really don't make the person.

[xX0Jota0Xx]

@RibBlake way to post the most cliche comment ever

[RibBlake]

@xX0Jota0Xx has nothing to do with cliche. has to deal with respect, and not being a shallow little bitch. Didn't your father teach you that?

[dominopongo]

@xX0Jota0Xx It's His Girlfriend HOUSE ! maybe his girlfriend it that woman in 1:12 in green

[Zkrudriverz]

hes skinny as a stick, his gf is like.... yeah snorlax as someone said. Hmmm...

[Kekaiobrey]

how did you get this clip??

[braingloop]

so good...

[SNiPERxCLiPz]

i love fall of troy, ive studied some of the lyrics and have common perceptions on certain subjects, tommy erak i need a teacher and want 2 b ur protegee, i would b willing 2 help a little bit on a months rent in return 4 lessons, i saw u guys at the NORVA a few years ago n thought the van was kik ass, if u c this comment tommy, please call 757 717 9889, i need this more than 3 meals a day, lo

[superpyro78910]

So good at guitar!!!! It's crazy

[cj19941222]

all the people in the back are fat

[bamfman117]

is that fat bitch really his girlfriend???

[Cuervo4992]

@bamfman117 hey, some people like a lil meat on their girl others like allot. no disrespect.

[Cuervo4992]

awesome, now when i get my new guitar since my old one had an "unfortunate accident" i can practice this cause tabs are very inaccurate.

[jamwater3]

wow this is awesome



[xcody22x]

he is a reincarnation of jesus on guitar

[QuotidianHegemony]

Gosh.. If he would only use his pinky more, he could play shit that is way more ridiculous than the ridiculous shit he already plays.

[thiswillnotdo]

I get really pissed off when I realize the tabs that I've been working on for the past three months aren't fucking correct. SELL US YOUR TABS THOMAS! Or... you know... just upload em' somewhere for free cause you love us. Either way, keep the solo vids comin.

[PancakeJake]

dear god... is that thomas' gf?!?!

[161luisarias161]

@PancakeJake i dont think so. hes living with 2 diffrent girls that might be his gf's friends buuuuut he might be a chubby chaser 

[Notespompon]

ONE OF THE BEST HARD ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME!!! THUMBS UP PEOPLE.

[Krytocracy]

Check out the pigs in the back

[MrBassistBen]

@Krytocracy Lol i know i saw.

[FakeFlourescentSkies]

oh my god thomas you can do so much better than that...

unless youre into that kinda thing...

[BrandonBeliveau]

thomas erak + craig owens. ?

[qtraven16]

@BrandonBeliveau no

[FakeFlourescentSkies]

@BrandonBeliveau in our dreams, man

[flyingmonkeyninja13]

Dude that cant be his girlfriend in the background :0

[whilwheaton]

he needs to get a new girlfriend, i think that ones broken

[TrifectaStudio]

@whilwheaton Agreed.

[simonksi1]

DAMNNNNNN...this unknown is almost half as good as Eddie Van Halen was when he was 9. Keep practicing and some day you will shred with the best of us. Mad props son!

[beefcake8888]

@simonksi1

Unknown? are you retarded?....

[MisterGamer43]

@beefcake8888 I'm more hung up on the part where he thinks Thomas isn't as good as Eddie Van Halen. Obviously he's got no idea.

[simonksi1]

@MisterGamer43 Sorry guys bot this guy is nothing special. He seems good at all the party tricks but theres nmore to playing than fast picking and making shitty sounds with the guitar. Dime a Dozen

[gaysarenotcoolwithme]

@simonksi1 are you kidding me? these aren't party tricks. lets see you play this live while singing and screaming. didn't think so

[MisterGamer43]

@gaysarenotcoolwithme He almost certainly couldn't play it at all.

[sapare025]

it's only a matter of pratice and we could play more than that..

[FakeFlourescentSkies]

@simonksi1 can you write music like that? takes talent man

[TopherPluggedIn]

@simonksi1 Party tricks? Really? No, not even close. This guy is a great musician. Do you not here how complicated his songs are? They way more than just "party tricks" my friend.

[theisgood0]

@simonksi1 yaaa um ya thats why you dont have a band bud or a girlfriend just another piece of shit youtube troll thinking he knows everything about everything pathetic

[badboy466]

@simonksi1 dude look for 'fall of troy' and say thats unknown again o.O

[TheSWBoys]

@simonksi1 please tell me you are trolling...you cant be serious.

[kevinlarga]

his fingers move so fucking quick its amazing.

[biochemisttriple9]

thanks! :)

[biochemisttriple9]

what guitar is he using?

[Spiffa0]

@biochemisttriple9 les paul double cut pro in root beer finish =)

[lacesoutdain]

coming down like a sledgehammer...SLEDGEHAMMER!!!

[XIchigohimuraX]

I'm so devestated I didn't get to see you guys go on tour. Please start back again.

[bloodykorpz]

is his girl the one in the green?

[TestTheTheory]

:( my favorite guitarist ever. everyone makes a mockery of his songs when they tab it. wish i had a correct one. he's to fast to mimick xD

[greeneyedladypotion]

fastest fucking fingers ever, puts wannabe hardcore rockers to shame everywhere, cant argue with pure skill