Thanks for watching! Here are the song lyrics: DIAMOND MINE Choke on the weight of the trust implicit Unforgiving It’s not your funeral So why should you give a fuck Broke from the decades of rust contingent Indecision But it’s on your schedule So I’m left under the crush I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Float on the breeze when the gust Is breathing No misgivings As it fills your wings remember I am here when you land Hope is the flow of the sediment Always descending You excavate the harvest Of corpses carbonite I am the crystalizer Biding my time in the Carbon shiner I’ve been waiting all this time for you You’re nothing but a diamond miner Search while the earth Turns the pressure higher I am the crystallizer Now turn your eyes on me Dig Dig Strip the earth away Dig Dig Tap the gleaming vein Dig Dig In the rough unknown Dig Dig Patient as a stone Excavate the quarry To unearth your carnal prize But all you’ve done is uncover the sun So I can shine In my diamond mine Dig

Any video that you make that breaks down how you write music is inspiring and honestly makes the whole process seem less intimidating. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

You should do more of these. Really liked it.

Okay, that bridge was sick. Nice addition to an already sick riff!

This was amazing, thank you.

Stupendous Riffage

This song really kicks ya right in the carbon shiner!!

Great fuckin tune ! Awesome job Mann!!

Man you should enter this tune in that 200k contest, I think it would do very well

Very well done! Thanks for featuring in the last video and see you next time! 🤘

Really cool, gave me some Periphery vibes

Dude - you kick ass

Yesss!! Let's gooooooooooo!! That turned out KILLER

Wow! That turned out better than I expected! So much talent on KZfaq! I love it!

That was absolutely fucking dope!

That was freaking awesome! haha Great job to the both of you!

Thank you so much for the huge inspiration 💙 this is so amazing!

Another banger. Amazing!

Banger. I'm always amazed by how talented you are in everything (songwriting, guitar, singing)

Sounds like if Tool got 200% angrier! Especially with that "dig" lyric

I wonder if this whole thing came about because of all the Riff Salad entries from the 200k contest

Absolutely sick 🤟

You're a Metal God. I salute you.

Please do more of these!!

This is sick man you should release this song. Love how it came together creatively.

That was just epic!

you were able to describe how to write a song so well! (GREAT SONG btw)

Awesome! I love that you actually right lyrics! So many videos are like "eh today let's write a song about... pizza" and there is a place for that in examples etc but it's just awesome to see you complete something fully!

When does the heavy music start!?

That was inspiring, man! That's a big compliment coming from me because I'm super picky, too. And shit, Stu! Great riff! Trey said you have a really good song that you made out of it too, I'd love to hear it! You oughtta throw it into a Friday stream some time!

this is pretty much treys response to the riff salad entries. good educational video for those who can't turn riffs into songs. great job trey! \m/

Love these kinda videos

Love that kind of content, moar pls! It was also very nice to used Drop D, it's a very accessible tuning and you showed how heavy and modern it can sound.

Awesome!

That was sick!

that riff is fantastic!

FUCKING DOPE BUD! ALL new respect. 🤘🏼👀 👅 Always tuned in for the riffs Did not realize you had such good lyrical delivery and content. REFRESHING THANK YOU

My god!!!! Thats amazing!!!!.More!!!! More !!!!

Good job!

Wow. Pretty badass.

Great video. I really appreciate you explaining how to write songs. I’m a bass player and I come up with riffs all the time or parts if you will. I struggle with where to go next. Have you and I just haven’t seen it yet or can you make a video on how to write a song from a bass riff? That would be awesome. Thank you, Jack

Badass

That was frikken awesome! Before you put vox to it I was getting some serious Sonic Mayhem Quake 2 vibes!

I love that after you turn down thousands of songs in the song writing contest , you proved that you know what you’re talking about!!!

I should have took ur advice .. im now on right right direction ! Im back watching and learning again i got studio one 6 and some packs u suggested ..ill post something some time aheaf

Well, this turned out quite well.

Wow, Trey. Damn.

Stu is going to shit his hoodie when he hears this! Great job yall!

this shit slaps!

Cool song, Trey.

that riff has dt written all over it, sick riff

earning my sub

Hope the diamond doesn’t mind when I mine it.

2023 and i still like it

NOICE

Neat riff but I didnt think it was all that heavy. jmo.

Hey man just wanted to say you obviously have described a LOT of other guitarists/musicians who have written a simple riff and want to take it further. I am that guy. I have so many of those riffs. I suppose I never really looked at the idea of breaking down the original riff to create a new one. I have always bitched that it’s my inability to see good notes I should be using within the key. This is really going to help me. I’m attempting this 7 day song challenge thing but I’m a day behind. Rock on.

Great song... was hoping for a cool lead break though.

YEAH!!!!!💯👁️👁️🏁

I bought your songwriting course yesterday, curious will these videos from your youtube channel about songwriting be added there also?

This was great, and congrats to STU MAYHEM!!!! (Gold). :)

Sick track, the verses and bridge sound fantastic. Where's the chorus though?

Congratulations to Stu & nice son @Trey

When I s the next contest?

I love your song writing videos 😻 Can you please make a video telling us why you only record on one single track and then move the recorded take to another track !? Haven't seen anybody else doing this. I'm so curious about this

We're can I send riff or song to get your feedback

Chris patt here is still alive. I am impressed

the riff reminds me a bit of "Hyro The Hero - Bullet"

Excellent!!! 💪😉

Got a Soen vibe from it Edit: Until the vocals came in lol This is a neat video concept

Add a synth and it's Fear Factory? Cool song though :D

Not too shabby…I woulda made it a weeeee big heavier but it’s really good…bottom line you really made a great video to help me out….cheers Trey

How’d you make your velocity overlayed on the sequence like that?

I forgot how HEAVY drop d is

@TreyXavier Maybe for the next contest you do send this video to all the contestant's emails as an example of how to write a riff.

I feel like it flat lines tbh, but this is an awesome positive educational video for those wanting to wet their toes!

Wes Borland would be proud.

Huge Chimiara vibes here

We have Lamb of God at home

So, if you're wondering about the polyrhythm, that riff is basically this: 2x7/16 + 5/8 + 4/8 = 2x4/4 Really well placed syncopations, and banger of a song. GJ, and congrats again Stu for winning!

12:00 had some serious KSE vibes

remind me of Textures somehow

Disturbed meets some techy riffage nice riff and then it went to korn?

Nice dimebag riff. Speed it up and it would almost be cowboys from hell

never thumbed up faster for a video thanks to that intro S I P.

Treys true sound.

Definition of desktop metal 🤣🤣

Nice, but I bet you would have gonged this if someone else submitted it to the other contest

I was using EZ Bass until I went mad and went out and bought a real bass LOL.

sick vocals

That was a nice riff, for sure, but, not a Hidden gem riff lol

The song is way too good please release it

Gong Gong Gong ! Triple Gong.......

How to make riff boring?

Sounds like a Disturbed song lol

I got lyrics

How I can send riff to you, I can't sell videos:(

when you buy periphery from wish (but like in a good way?)

For a $1 you could join Nail the mix

Lyrics are cheese but i love the sound!