The Heavy Metal Ninjas (NZ ibby shredders)

[drmosh]

The full album is streaming here. I love it.

ALBUM STREAM: Heavy Metal Ninjas, Interstellar Abduction - Entertainment - NZ Herald News

 

[GiveUpGuitar]

This is awesome!

 

[RevDrucifer]

Ninjas are the shit and so is pretty much anyone playing a JEM.

 

[7soundz]

I am not sure if anyone has posted anything on this band but they sound pretty good. A Steve Vai influence in the lead playing is very discernable.

*Edit* - I Did a search but nothing came up about this band. Thanks for merging my post..

 

[Jason2112]

What is it with you NZ guys and ninja metal?

That damn website has been around since the start of the internet. I still get a kick out of it (pun intended).

 

[Cosmic Junglist]

There's not a shadow of a doubt that they writing some seriously tasty jams
Richie Allen has got licks for days!

The What If video went private so here's another

 

[xCaptainx]

Necro-bump action going on here, but this latest HMN playthrough is sick. This is one of my favourite songs on the CD.

1.50 to 2.25 is chop-central haha. So sick.

 

[TheShreddinHand]

Love the ninjas! Richie is such a sick player!!

 

[lorguitarist]

This is so awesome. Ninjas! Metal! Chops!

I think these guys are my new favorite band.

 

[7soundz]

new video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD40PX02uYA

 

[dan0151]

just caught wind of these guys...awesome so had to go and find the album

 

[Nour Ayasso]

Just found these guys while I was on a Vildhjarta spree. Boy am I surprised, such creative and different style of lead. Everything just seems so layed back but still grooving hard. Pretty interesting discovery nonetheless

 

[Nour Ayasso]

^correction: Can't stop playing the album. Must become Richie Allan. All I need is an RGD and some muscle milk...

 

[TheShreddinHand]

Richie is the man!

 

[slapnutz]

Some more vids Ritchie posted up recently. Just love his lead playing over such heavy riffs.

Also have so much man love for his circular vibrato technique.

 

[Nour Ayasso]

Really happy he did a play through for "Istagey" the whole ambient-groove chorus in the middle of the song is interesting. I've also been wondering how he played that solo, then again how DIDN'T I know he played that with the tremolo bar

 

[mdeeRocks]

Just found these guys while I was on a Vildhjarta spree. Boy am I surprised, such creative and different style of lead. Everything just seems so layed back but still grooving hard. Pretty interesting discovery nonetheless

I'd not exactly call it "creative", he borrows a lot (including vibrato) from Steve Vai. Which is a good thing. Great band!

 

[Thorerges]

Very tasteful leads.

 

[HoneyNut]

I'd not exactly call it "creative", he borrows a lot (including vibrato) from Steve Vai. Which is a good thing. Great band!

Even if he is borrowing, he is applying those techniques right. I think he has morphed Vai's approach into his own. The note choices are absolutely Richie Allen.

I'm surprised he isn't mentioned much around SSO ... as yet. He is regarded highly as a player in NZ.

 

[putnut77]

I think he's a fantastic player. I love his note choice, and his vibrato is awesome. Similar to Vai, but not the same.