Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass - Guitar Cover (+Tabs)

From Nuclear Assault's third album, this three-riff song that while being so simple is so fun to play and actually quite challenging. I remember hearing this song on AFM Thrash 'Til Death compilation and have been hooked on NA ever since.

While being Nuclear Assault's most famous song, I've never seen it played correctly! Most people get the bridge riff wrong and everyone gets the intro wrong two. I will upload the tabs soon.

For the sound, I used Mercuriall TSC in front of a modded Marshall JCM 800 amp sim from Bias Amp 2.

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Tuning: Eb Standard

Gear used:
Jackson King V KVXMG
Digitech GSP1101
BBE Sonic Maximizer 482i
Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 USB
Cubase Elements 9.5
Mercuriall TSC
Positive Grid Bias Amp 2
Recorded with a GoPro Hero 8
Edited with DaVinci Resolve 17

[TheSuffocater]

Great song selection ! One of my favorite records !

[mikerauter]

Great cover of one of the most underrated thrash metal bands of all time.

[christhayil]

One of the greatest metal riffs ever! Horribly underrated, underappreciated, and under promoted during its time.

[DSWEIG]

This song is a thrash locomotive. Nicely done.

[shawnofeons]

Finally a guitar cover of this that actually seems correct. Everyone always gets that chorus riff (and the one before the verse) wrong. They think it's all power chords, but when I listen to the song, I can tell they are not all just standard power chords.

[yflorantin]

What a killer riff! Definitely a classic

[quack_meister]

ur the best of the new guitar channels on yt, cheers man

[conturf]

Great cover, helped me learn it rock on

[JadeDude]

You can tell Danny wrote these riffs. :)

[ggregorsch]

I like your economy picking but I believe the whole song is almost entirely downpicking. Thanks for the video, it's great anyway.