SHREDDERS OF METAL - Episode 6: The Guitar Duel Finale!

Our final two shredders go head-to-head in an extended guitar duel until only one is left to be declared our Ultimate Shredder!

A six-episode digital series, SHREDDERS OF METAL is the first talent competition show dedicated to heavy metal music. Seven guitarists will showcase their shredding skills for a panel of three judges: ALEX SKOLNICK (TESTAMENT), DANIEL DEKAY (DIEMONDS, BANGERTV) and SAM DUNN (BANGER FILMS CO-FOUNDER). The series host is comedian BLAYNE SMITH.

Produced with the support from the Bell Fund

[BangerTV]

Yes, Frankie and Alex both have bands! If you want to hear their music:



And don't forget all the contestant bios and links are here:

[filipvasicek]

I think these BANGERTV talent shows would continue.











And mainstream talent shows would die.

[dayglow]

Somebody at Jackson should send that guy a free guitar to go with his strap. He repped the brand better than anybody else has recently.

[sdmfanthony]

Frankie killed it. You can see the fun and confidence in his eyes while looking at Alex. Bands are gonna be calling his ass. I want to see those damn 17 minutes.

[JulezMichaud]

Absolutely no disrespect to the other contestants, but it was pretty clear to me that Frankie was a step above from the start. So technically clean and precise - and above all else, musical. Great idea for a show, hope for more in the future!

[StephenBecker]

Frankie was consistently the best all along, no doubt about it. On a different note, I would have loved to see an all around jam session at the end with those guys and Alex Skolnick (and maybe Sam on bass, ha)!

[Astral_Guitar]

The paper shredder is the true ultimate shredder

[shallowlord]

I knew Frankie would win from the start.. Alex was good.. but i think he had too much distortion...

[mistakenintegrity]

Everyone here is so talented, yet so fucking humble!!!! This is why I love metal!
We are a fucking family! Bring it in brothers!

PS I loved this show! What a brilliant idea! Not just as a show, but to get people playing!

[nimanikpoor]

pretty wholesome how they were looking at each other and smiling and being pumped

[PamelaThrasher]

Wait...all the winner gets is a boring strap from Steve's for $8.99?

[Flugmorph]

that was a really cool show. that finale man, what a hoot.
more of this please!
not just shredding!

[ortegayecid]

This is easily the best metal channel after Headbangers Ball (back in the day). Keep the good work, folks.

[donbrant]

Those We are all Thanx Sam and panel was one hell of a Thanx

[ccomega]

im so glad Alex mentioned Racer X, these 2 killed it

[jessereyna]

They should just start a band together. Both rad shredders.

[aplica]

We need more SHREDDERS OF Amazing show!

[theardortraveler]

I smiled throughout the entire video! It was THAT Awesome! \m/ ^^

[BordersoftheJosh]

I'm going to write my comment in BangerTV Reviews fashion:
The Good:
This whole series was a blast to watch. The finale was particularly epic and truly had some jaw dropping moments. The three panel judges with our favorites from Banger was great, but having Alex from Testament as a judge really added some clout and weight to the competition as a whole. I enjoyed the variety of segments and the various types of guitar skills that each segment showcased. Blayne was a great host as always. I would watch 1000 more of this show and look forward to hopefully more to come!
The Bad:
Limiting this competition to one day of shooting did make it seem rushed. I'm sure Alex was only available for that day, and having the contestants travel to the studio for prolonged time would be problematic I'm sure, and was most likely the reasoning for this, but a few wardrobe changes would trick the audience just fine :). I would have liked more exposition from all of the judges from each segment and wouldn't have minded an overall longer length in each episode. A little more glimpse behind the curtain would have been great to see, specifically knowing how much time did the contestants have to prepare, playing some clips from the contestants' bands, and expanding on the winner's bio and the prize. Was a guitar strap the only prize? If so, I think that next time you should get some sponsors who can provide a good prize for this competition whether it be cash, studio time or gear. I think the sound quality could have been a little better. I would suggest filming the next one in a music hall or venue with a live audience. That would amp up the energy all around, provide a superior sound set up, and charge the contestants to play with more finesse and gravitas. Having this at various venues could really prompt being able to do this in different countries and locations, and could ultimately lead to having a winner from each season/country squaring off in the Ultimate Shredders of Metal where all the champions square off for one epic show! Some of the post segments could have been better planned out and informative, specifically Blayne's corner where it was the same joke each episode.
The Verdict:
While I wrote more negative than good, I really loved this series, and my critiques of the series were meant to be merely suggestions for how to make this epic series really get turned up to 11. I appreciate and love that you all are doing this to start with, and I hope that it grows and blossoms into more contests. My dream judge for this would have to be Dave Mustaine for future seasons. Well done and keep up the awesome work everyone! 4 skulls out of 5!

[theperfectimperfect]

this was an amazing series. such humble people with incredible talent.