The shredding guitar solo is one of the cornerstone elements in metal music; could you imagine Slayer without Kerry King smashing the whammy bar or Dragonforce without Herman Li's tapping wizardry? Of course not, because the solo makes a lot of metal what it is.

That's why YouTuber samuraiguitarist has decided to fuck with the sacred art by trying to play solos found in different genres like jazz, country and bluegrass, and put them directly over the top of some original metal compositions he's written.

Believe it or not, it actually sounds pretty good (bluegrass just makes it sound like folk metal). Check it out:

Excuse us while we pick up the axe for a quick shred!