What is a Shreds Video?

When someone remixes video from a musician's performance with their own (usually bad) audio in sync with the instruments and lip movements of the original artist, it's called an "X Shreds", "Shreds" or simply "Shred" video.

The genre reportedly surfaced in 2007 when a user calling themselves StSanders on YouTube posted video's of other musicians where he had re-dubbed the audio with his own, even using different instruments at times.

Shreds video's also have a formula to maximize the lulz potential.

• Most use rock or metal bands, but not always.
• The guitarist in the original video was really "shredding" it.
• And the vocalist performance is incoherent and/or unique.
• Random drum solo's may appear.
• Something called the "frame visual element". It is when an instrument that is not in frame is not heard by the listener. In other words, that instrument does not exist in the audio unless it is shown in the video frame. The intention being to create maximum awkwardness and a video that appears to seem empty and/or lacking substance. Which is the entire goal of a Shreds video!
• It must be so entertaining that even musicians find it funny.
  
  

So now you know what you're in for.

Here are my Top 10 Shreds video's I have come across. There are many! So if you've found some that you enjoy please post them in the comments section below.

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10) Coldplay SHREDS an Encore

9) Jake E. Lee Shreds

8) The Beach Boys Shred I Get Around

7) Sam Smith - SHREDS - Stay With Me

6) Creed Shreds 3 You Sh!t Here With Me LIVE

5) Hall and Oates - Maneater Shreds

4) Deftones Shreds (Chino's Got a Cold)

3) Eddie Van Halen Shreds

2) Kiss Shreds

1) Led Zeppelin shreds

And for a bonus, here's a Heart version ...