This guy is fucking awesome

Kiko is not normal hahaha We can't even say "he is a shredder who kinda knows his way around brazillian music", no, he is a master in many different styles. I'm using the word MASTER here. As a Brazillian guy who's been listening to him (solo, Angra) since my teens, it only makes me happy to see him in a major band like megadeth. Even though i'm not a megadeth fan myself, the guy deserves a spot with the big ones.

"I'm left handed". Unreal! I really like the way he has that guitar specified. Great playing!

Kiko is something else!

Total beast. Like him way more than Broderick

Him being in Megadeth was the best news ever. He brings back the unique stuff into Megadeth that Poland and Friedman had in their solos. AND it shows that Dave gave him lots of room to compose, as Dystopia sounds like Megadeth, but there's new stuff in there that hasn't been done in that band before.

His warmup is pretty insane xD

he is a really great player, not just a metal player who doesn't know anything else but metal

I legit started to tear up when I saw Kiko play Tornado of Souls a couple of months ago in Mexico. His stage presence and energy is out of this world! Easily the best guitarist I have seen live.

I just love how humble he is. Say that he has trouble hitting notes in a Marty lick (which he still can). The guy is so not full of himself because hes a student of guitar and wants to keep learning. Brilliant bloke.

Got to meet Kiko last week in Nashville, and he was just as nice in person. Killer player!

Kiko is more than Megadeth this is just a way to more people know something about him. I'm a big fan since the 90's with Angra, he is just a Real Master. Listen Angra -Carry On (1993)

awesome addition to the megadeth family,this guy is great and his philosophy is spot on. in order to expand our minds and music we need to be as diverse as possible. you can hear jazz in metal,blues in metal,country in metal,Spanish an Egyptian influences in metal and it goes the other way as well.the brazilian style of music sounds great, its very moving and mysterious to someone who just has listened to north american style music his entire life.

His solo albums are ridiculously varied in style, tasteful and revolutionary. I've been a fan since 1997.

so nice to see a shredder (one of the many musical styles he has mastered) do a demo video without stacks of gain reverb and delay. a testament to what a class act he is.

He is my favourite person on the planet.

Kiko is a whole new level on guitar...

The best brazilian guitarist and one of the greatest in the world, keep rockin Kiko!!

Kiko, congratulations! Have a great time in US, but we miss you playing with Angra. Greetings from Brazil!

Great player - I like the idea of the thicker S body for his signature guitar. Seems to give it a little more body. Some great demos, the brazilian stuff is excellent.

He’s so humble and likeable. My fav Megadeth guitarist since Marty.

Kiko is so great, I love him, such an amazing musician, and his signature guitar is so fkn cool too, the neck on it is AMAZING

This guy reminds of Alex Skolnick from Testament because of his versitality. Insane guitarist.

This guy is a machine and brings the "raw" back to Megadeth. So technical, but not the Chris "robot" thing to the 'Deth. Not saying that Kiko messes up a lot, but it's a "raw" sound (he certainly does NOT mess up!). Hard to describe with 7 beers in but that raw guitar sound sound (and feeling)... he nails it, every time. I'd go as far to compare him to Marty and DO NOT forget Al. I love this guy and what he's brought to my favorite band. In my top 3 Megadeth guitarists... so Dave.. stop switching guitarists already. They're not going to stick around (how long is Kiko in the band?)... and seriously, he's pretty awesome. Stick with it, KILL CANCER, and give us years of of awesome music.

this guy is sick man.

Aí é brasil poha!!! orgulho brasileiro !!

Kiko is an incredible addition to Megadeth! A real virtuoso, and knows all kinds of music, not just an awesome metal guitarist.

Kiko is amazing, but it is fascinating how till this day he uses Marty's solo in "Tornado of Souls" as an inspiration. That solo remains legendary. The bends and phrasing is unparalleled!

Beautiful playing.

Kiko is AMAZING!!!

Great interview

hes left handed ? omg !!! 😱😱😱

Kiko Loureiro with Ibanez and Marshall. He's at a higher level now. OMG

Holy shit even the exercise sounds amazing just like a piece of music

I understand why Mustaine was a little bit afraid of him, haha. I'm a big Angra fan and I know this guy is a really big guitar hero. But Mustaine is one too, and he's a smart man. He knew this were THE guy for Megadeth as soon as he listened to him (as it was Marty Friedman). I love Megadeth and I love Angra. I'm happy!

This dude is AMAZING. And he seems so cool,friendly and down to earth. 👍🏻👍🏻

lefthanded !!!! Amazing haha Brazil are pround of you Kiko God bless your life and awesome talent !

I saw Kiko at the Baked Potato in LA. He , Virgil and Anthony was great. Liked it so much , saw him again there!!

Basic exercises were never this much interesting, hell even the right hand stuff was fun to watch, lol

kiko is so great! thank you for outing the brazilian influence outside!

Admirable musician!!!

Kiko Loureiro, orgulho brasileiro!

Oh dang he played a song from his fusion album hell yeah. Such a sick diverse player.

Wait,he's lefthanded but plays with with his right hand?Wow,that's even more impressive,Gary Moore was doing the same.

The most gentle guitarist I've ever seen KIKO ❤️ from MANIPUR ❤️❤️

nice guitar! i saw him played jazz and now i am a big fan!

Kiko honring Mozart Melo with the "L" exercise ! and that exercise Just with thr right hand string for string ! incredible see all this again

Ibanez was my first guitar! And i love that brand!

Amazing!

Megadeth's fan here and Dave did a great job finding Kiko. Such a killer guitarist.

Além de sempre estar aprendendo com o Kiko Loureiro na Guitarra,ainda aprendendo coisas nova no Inglês,estudo a todos tempo,Grande Mestre da Música

simplesmente um dos melhores do mundo . e com a humildade que e tao pouco comum nests meio . um senhor do rock & roll . Ben haja sr Loureiro

Kiko is a class act...... World class guitar player!......English is his second or third language.......lol. Thanks to Megadeth for hiring him or few of us in the U.S. would even know his name, Thanks to Reverb.com for hosting this........Kiko is jaw dropping. Respect. He uses more of his brain than the average human, lol

Kiko Loureiro is Love!

I think that every person in Brazil who cares about good music must be proud of this guy, he's amazing!

Orgulho para o Brasil!!!

this guy have unique guitar voice, like marty, can't wait to hear his own solo in megadeth songs.

Amazing!he's just doing an alternate picking thing at the start and that even sounds outstanding!who needs a neck haha😉good to see Poison was the cure😉

*playing with the speed of light* "its just one, one two, one two tree" - "right?" - yeah man! I got it haah

Every not he does, all of them sound beautiful and addicting. What a human.

Dude is a beast!

Meet Kiko in Ohio a while back at a guitar clinic. Super nice guy, amazing player!

Killer warm up!

Um puta orgulho ver onde ele chegou... Um país sem incentivo a boa música, muita dificuldade para se manter como músico e hoje a realidade dele é o sonho de muitos. Isso prova que esforço e dedicação sempre é o melhor caminho, infelizmente aqui ele nunca terá o reconhecimento merecido e muitos não sabem nem o tamanho do feito que esse cara conseguiu.

Mad skills

Love this guy! So cool and absolutely talented. Also I'm Italian so he's in my group of amazing Italian guitarists. Petrucci, Vai, Satriani etc. Lol

man that thing he plays at the end sounds like speedy gonzales on cocaine! and its awesome!

Talent and humility seem to go hand in hand with this guy. Loomis too.

Extremely humble, just like Gilbert.

Poison was the cure is one of the greatest song sever written by Dave with a insane solo by Marty. So much awesome in 3 minutes

Just the best guitar player of the world!

Kiko is one of the best guitarist I've heard in a long while this dud knows his music and is not confined to jusy one genre

i have a kiko pick, caught it last year in houston

I want a left handed version of this guitar so badly. Guess I'll just start holding my breath now!

He’s so fucking awesome!!

Mozart Mello Exercises ... Kiko is his eternal student ...

Kiko rules!!!!! This dude is insane!

Demais!

Kiko is my inspiration!!! Although he doesnt answer my direct messages on instagram

Kiko is the MAN!!!! I have been a huge Megadeth fan for over thirty years. Megadeth's Dystopia album in my opinion is their best album since Rust In Peace. I have become a bigger Megadeth fan than ever before since Dystopia came out. Kiko is the best thing to happen to Megadeth in a long, long time. Dave Mustaine is and has always been an amazing songwriter, and with Kiko's guitar playing and songwriting they are better than ever. I am also a huge Angra fan and love everything that Kiko did with them. Kiko is easily in my top five favorite guitar players ever. I am really looking forward to Megadeth's next studio album. I really hope that this is Megadeth's final lineup because it is the best one since the Rust In Peace lineup.

Tô sentindo que a vida diária com gringos tá melhorando a fluência no inglês do Kiko. rs

Kiko has good stuff in his channel !

Kiko is Awesome guitarist

very important thing said by kiko.. u need to listen in order to expand ur musical brain (y)

Great Mega

3:07 "basic stuff" lol..this takes YEARS to master..

One of the best guitar players... Megabest!!

OMG! I'm left handed and play right handed guitars as well! Now I only have to practice for a decade or two to get to his level but still...!

3:07 Basic Stuff........ got me sweating all weekend and Ive been playing guitar for years!

A great guitarist no doubt about that...temple of shadows (Angra) is a truly amazing album ...to anyone who hasnt heard it

Legend

he deserves it!!! thanks for Ibanez for noticing magnificent player!

I've seen a lot of killers, but this guy really is a beast.

This guy is pretty good. I only have about 9 million more hours of practice to get there...

Genius!

Impressive

brilliant,generous, genius....ps : which amp is currently playing ?

Even when he was in angra he was awesome. And now just

Kiko and Nuno are just two beasts from Brazil.

Didn't know he was a lefty. He is such a nice down to earth guy.