Six-String Sorcery
27 Songs of Weedly Woos & Squealies
Metal Nerdery Podcast — Episode 377 | Published November 12, 2026 | metalnerdery.com | @metalnerderypodcast
"One of the best pick scrapes in all of metal…" "The ONLY band that's managed to use pick scrapes and slides as an actual riff…" "What more fucking metal way to go into a solo!?"
"We're gonna have to do a part two…" "Doing it WITHOUT distortion…" "Yngwie Velveetastein…"
About This Episode
Six-String Sorcery. The 2nd Book of Sevens — and this one's blue. Twenty-seven songs worth of solos, slides, pick scrapes, noodlings, and every filthy, beautiful thing a guitar can do when the right hands are on the fretboard.
From Jimi Hendrix to Yngwie Malmsteen, from the pick-scrape perfection of Opeth to the riff-as-scrape wizardry of Pantera, from Dio's slide-and-scrape combos to Iron Maiden stacking harmonies on top of harmonies — this is guitar porn, and we're not apologizing for it.
The Guitar Gods episode was December 2019 — pre-Russell, pre-COVID, pre-everything. Seven years later, with Russell firmly embedded in the Bunkerpoon and 300+ episodes in the rearview, it was time to go back to the fretboard. And they went deep. Twenty-seven songs deep. "We're gonna have to do a part two."
Episode: Metal Nerdery #377 — Six-String Sorcery
Theme: Guitar porn — solos, slides, pick scrapes, noodlings, and six-string wizardry across 27 songs
Songs covered: 27 — spanning Hendrix (1967) to Igorrr (2025)
Bands featured: Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Metallica, Opeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, S.O.D., Forbidden, AC/DC, Psycroptic, The Accused, Mötley Crüe, Black Sabbath, Dio, Children of Bodom, Iron Maiden, Igorrr, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen
The 2nd Book of Sevens: This one's blue
🔈 The Guitar Gods Callback: The original Guitar Gods episode dropped in December 2019 — before Russell joined the show, before COVID shut everything down, and before the podcast hit 300 episodes. Seven years and 300+ episodes later, the boys went back to the fretboard with a full crew and a much deeper catalog to pull from. "We're gonna have to do a part two…"
The Six-String Sorcery Setlist — Song by Song
#JimiHendrix
Foxy Lady
Are You Experienced? — 1967
"Probably one of the first ones we were familiar with as young'uns…"
#VanHalen
Intruder
Diver Down — 1982
"It's all pick scrapes…" Scrape into a slide — Van Halen style.
#Metallica
Devil's Dance
Reload — 1997
Bass slide + pick scrape combo.
#Opeth
Heir Apparent
Watershed — 2008
"One of the best pick scrapes in all of metal."
The pick scrape that started the whole conversation.
#Forbidden
Wake Up
Distortion — 1994
"I got a great pick scrape… it's outstanding!"
#Pantera
25 Years
Far Beyond Driven — 1994
"The ONLY band that's managed to use pick scrapes and slides as an actual riff."
Dimebag turned guitar noise into guitar art.
#ACDC
Inject the Venom
For Those About To Rock — 1981
1:58 mark. "What more fucking metal way to go into a solo!?"
Angus Young proving AC/DC is heavier than you think.
#Psycroptic
Psycroptic (in general)
Full catalog
"That's guitar porn, right?"
#MotleyCrue
Piece of Your Action
Too Fast For Love — 1981
"Vince Neil just screamed 'HONK!'"
#MotleyCrue
Come On and Dance
Too Fast For Love — 1981
"There was a remix in 2026… this is the real one."
#BlackSabbath
E5150
Mob Rules — 1981
"One of the best Black Sabbath pick scrapes ever."
#Dio
Shame on the Night
Holy Diver — 1983
Pick scrape and slide combo — Vivian Campbell at his finest.
#Metallica
Battery
Master of Puppets — 1986
"Victory metal… so perfectly layered."
Every layer earned. Every note placed.
#ChildrenOfBodom
Kissing the Shadows
Follow The Reaper — 2000
"Video game metal."
#IronMaiden
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Somewhere In Time — 1986
"Stacking harmonies on top of harmonies…"
Murray and Smith at the peak of their powers.
#Forbidden
Through Eyes of Glass
Forbidden Evil — 1988
"One of the first guitar solos I tried to learn."
#Igorrr
Limbo
Amen — 2025
"Classically trained singer." Also featured on our Nuclear Blast episode.
#Pantera
Cemetery Gates
Cowboys From Hell — 1990
"Reminded me of Page and Plant…"
Dimebag channeling the gods and making it his own.
#Whitesnake
Still of the Night
Whitesnake — 1987
"We're gonna have to do a part two…"
#YngwieMalmsteen
Trilogy Suite Op: 5
Trilogy — 1986
"Doing it WITHOUT distortion…"
"Yngwie Velveetastein." Neoclassical sorcery, unplugged.
⚔ The Verdict
"We're gonna have to do a part two."
27 songs of solos, slides, pick scrapes, and pure six-string sorcery — and they still ran out of time. Part two confirmed.
Episode Timestamps
00:01***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST LOCATED IN THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** / ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast*** / #listenerdiscretionisadvised / The 2nd Book of Sevens — this one's blue / Back to the Future 41st anniversary (November 5, 1955) / Russell's Reflections: finding fellow metalheads
15:27#JimiHendrix FOXY LADY (Are You Experienced? – 1967) / "Probably one of the first ones we were familiar with as young'uns…" / The one that started it all — Hendrix laying the groundwork for everything that followed
16:12#VanHalen INTRUDER (Diver Down – 1982) / "It's all pick scrapes…" / Scrape into a slide — the Van Halen way / Eddie making noise into music before anyone else figured it out
21:44#Opeth HEIR APPARENT (Watershed – 2008) / "One of the best pick scrapes in all of metal." / The pick scrape that started the whole episode idea
26:00#Forbidden WAKE UP (Distortion – 1994) / "I got a great pick scrape… it's outstanding!" / #Pantera 25 YEARS (Far Beyond Driven – 1994) / "The ONLY band that's managed to use pick scrapes and slides as an actual riff…"
34:37#MotleyCrue PIECE OF YOUR ACTION (Too Fast For Love – 1981) / "Vince Neil just screamed 'HONK!'" / COME ON AND DANCE (Too Fast For Love – 1981) / "There was a remix in 2026… this is the real one."
38:43#BlackSabbath E5150 (Mob Rules – 1981) / "One of the best Black Sabbath pick scrapes ever." / Tony Iommi proving he invented this whole genre
40:33#Dio SHAME ON THE NIGHT (Holy Diver – 1983) / Pick scrape and slide combo — Vivian Campbell at his finest
46:10#ChildrenOfBodom KISSING THE SHADOWS (Follow The Reaper – 2000) / "Video game metal." / Alexi Laiho shredding at warp speed
48:03#IronMaiden THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER (Somewhere In Time – 1986) / "Stacking harmonies on top of harmonies…" / Murray and Smith at the peak of the twin-guitar attack
49:39#Forbidden THROUGH EYES OF GLASS (Forbidden Evil – 1988) / "One of the first guitar solos I tried to learn."
52:11#Igorrr LIMBO (Amen – 2025) / "Classically trained singer." / Also featured on the Nuclear Blast Records episode / Genre-defying insanity that still qualifies as guitar porn
56:44#Pantera CEMETERY GATES (Cowboys From Hell – 1990) / "Reminded me of Page and Plant…" / Dimebag channeling the greats and making it his own
59:10#Whitesnake STILL OF THE NIGHT (Whitesnake – 1987) / "We're gonna have to do a part two…"
1:00:07#YngwieMalmsteen TRILOGY SUITE OP: 5 (Trilogy – 1986) / "Doing it WITHOUT distortion…" / "Yngwie Velveetastein." / Neoclassical sorcery — unplugged and untouchable / ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!!*** #untilthenext #outroreel
- Episode: Metal Nerdery #377 — Six-String Sorcery
- Songs covered: 27 — from Jimi Hendrix (1967) to Igorrr (2025)
- Bands featured: 19 — Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Metallica (×4), Opeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera (×3), S.O.D., Forbidden (×2), AC/DC (×2), Psycroptic, The Accused, Mötley Crüe (×2), Black Sabbath, Dio, Children of Bodom, Iron Maiden, Igorrr, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen
- The Guitar Gods callback: The original Guitar Gods episode dropped December 2019 — pre-Russell, pre-COVID, and 300+ episodes ago
- The pick scrape champion: Pantera — "the ONLY band that's managed to use pick scrapes and slides as an actual riff"
- The 2nd Book of Sevens: "This one's blue"
- Back to the Future anniversary: 41 years since November 5, 1955
- Part two status: Confirmed — "We're gonna have to do a part two"
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