Drum Teacher Reacts: MESHUGGAH - Clockworks (DRUM PLAYTHROUGH w/ TOMAS HAAKE)

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    • @harveytrevino2257
      @harveytrevino2257 Před rokem

      Do you ever listen to some of these drummers and take techniques and try to incorporate into your playing?
      I love how Tomas uses his left foot to "chirp" the high hats throughout the song to give additional texture and rhythm to the beat.

  • @madamantium5547
    @madamantium5547 Před 10 měsíci +37

    That 4/4 hi-hat portion is like a solid foundation, and the polyrhythms are like a gothic/lovecraftian cathedral built on top of it. Incredible.

  • @scotthammond6265
    @scotthammond6265 Před 3 lety +228

    Never heard Meshuggah, doesn’t listen to metal, immediately gets the disgusted heavy face when you hear a brutal part of the song! Brutal Face it’s a thing!!

    • @Uptempojetro
      @Uptempojetro Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah It's definitely a thing. It's called "bassface" or "grimeface" in electronic music genres :D

    • @robertpurner7413
      @robertpurner7413 Před 3 lety +10

      I just know of good ol' Stank-Face or, even defined by Meshuggah's very own Vocalisst Jens Kidman, Jens-Face :D

    • @snail415
      @snail415 Před 3 lety

      Stank face ftw!

    • @jimmyMACsez
      @jimmyMACsez Před 2 lety +5

      Yes! Even non-metalheads can't help but get that "stank face" when the sonic brutality kicks in! haha

    • @rhino202
      @rhino202 Před rokem +2

      That part of the song just hits so hard. Sounds amazing

  • @raymondsalazar5291
    @raymondsalazar5291 Před 3 lety +316

    When Tomas is not slaying drums he fishes near his home in Sweden. No joke

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 3 lety +60

      Zen master!

    • @blacksaltscotland
      @blacksaltscotland Před 3 lety +21

      Eyy another fisherman musician in metal. There's more than you'd think

    • @poulwinther
      @poulwinther Před 3 lety +5

      @@blacksaltscotland The drummer from Barcode too.

    • @larrytate1657
      @larrytate1657 Před 3 lety +4

      He lives in Sweden now? He grew up in PA United States I heard. I heard he would practice so much his mom would often just end up bringing his dinner down to him and he’d eat off his snare drum.

    • @netrioter
      @netrioter Před 3 lety +24

      @@larrytate1657 no he didn't..lol. He never lived in the US in Pennsylvania. You got lied to

  • @ultrared27
    @ultrared27 Před 4 lety +625

    Finally someone doing a song other than “Bleed.”

  • @Lidodido
    @Lidodido Před 2 lety +71

    Fun fact: during their live shows, they have a light guy who literally pushes buttons in sync with the music to control the lights, rather than programming the light to the click tracks or something. At least that's what they've been doing. They're an incredible band to watch live and even more intense than what you saw in this video!

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 2 lety +13

      Thanks for the reminder. A few people did mention this. I need to check it out

    • @Lidodido
      @Lidodido Před 2 lety +4

      @@AndrewRooneyDrums yeah there are videos, it's pretty insane. Heard about it after a show in their hometown up north here in Sweden, where I also caught Haake's drumstick. That fact blew me away. Great night, great band!

  • @alanp3334
    @alanp3334 Před 4 lety +366

    The key to understanding Meshuggah's vocals, at least, is that, like the guitars, it's treated more as a percussive, rhythmic instrument.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +59

      Yeah Man. I totally get that!

    • @aaohknsn
      @aaohknsn Před 4 lety +8

      don't know the name of the singer, but he's the reason i can't listen very long to meshuggah. It may be ritmic but it's sounds awfull

    • @shreyasnadkar4927
      @shreyasnadkar4927 Před 4 lety +91

      @@aaohknsn it's an aquired taste but it's beautiful. it's not awful. once you get into meshuggah and their technicality, everything else sounds like such basic music.

    • @rechtschreibungistsexy2202
      @rechtschreibungistsexy2202 Před 4 lety +75

      Jens Kidman is one of the best Heavy Metal "singers" ever in my opinion. Absolutely no compromises, no dynamics, no clean parts, no loud/quiet parts, no low or high parts, just "in your face" all the time, but with an impressive and matchless rhythmical precision, like said before, like an instrument or like a part of the drumset. He has so much unhuman energy and a very individual kind of heavy metal "singing" in comparison to other metal vocalists. Absolut outstanding, and beside that, a very funny and sympathic person.

    • @rigorhead01
      @rigorhead01 Před 4 lety +13

      I totally respect the guy's talent and musicianship, but this type of vocals is a major turn off for me. It's a shame too because I love this type of drumming/guitar/bass! I've tried and tried but I just can't dig it.

  • @PunishedByRobots
    @PunishedByRobots Před 4 lety +222

    He’s a killer drummer.
    Not enough people in the world appreciate how insane metal is, the skill required to play this kinda of stuff is crazy.

    • @andrepereira744
      @andrepereira744 Před 4 lety +16

      Well,to be fair this isn't metal,its fucking Meshuggah!! I do understand your point but there are lots and lots of boring drummers in metal like in any other genre.

    • @MrCholoPants3415
      @MrCholoPants3415 Před 4 lety +23

      @@andrepereira744 Metal has a higher skill floor than any other genre in general. Even beginner pop-metal like Asking Alexandria requires more effort than other beginner level songs in other genres besides jazz, maybe.

    • @devmanify
      @devmanify Před 4 lety +10

      the conditioning on top of the skill. like dude has cardio for fucking days. never skips leg day.

    • @medusa6491
      @medusa6491 Před 4 lety +3

      @@MrCholoPants3415 Their drummer is the most talented musician of the band too !

    • @mpk6664
      @mpk6664 Před 4 lety +2

      @@MrCholoPants3415 AA's drummer is really good. It's kind of sad how held back he is. However, the self titled album has really fun drum tracks.

  • @jeroelmarananmusic
    @jeroelmarananmusic Před rokem +16

    The key to greatness of Tomas Haake is its all polyrhythms, yet his right hand hi-hats always stay in 4/4 so you can still headbang to it. that right hand is as solid as a rock.

    • @Stephen_Black
      @Stephen_Black Před 27 dny

      Polymeters mostly. Sometimes polyrhythms.

  • @85ddrummer
    @85ddrummer Před 4 lety +263

    I’m sure Thomas Haake has a different brain for each limb. His talent and ability are just out of this world. The worst part is how easy he makes it look

    • @stevenyoung3360
      @stevenyoung3360 Před 3 lety +7

      Well said. How he seperates the paths in his brain is alien.

    • @mrdaym
      @mrdaym Před rokem +3

      When he played bleed at the show he looked like he was waiting for the bus.

    • @lukekiefer5964
      @lukekiefer5964 Před 8 měsíci

      He’s like an octopus 😂. I was just thinking this as well, I can’t believe how he can keep all four limbs in completely different patterns simultaneously, and not ever miss a beat by a microsecond. He’s a savant

  • @Spermwhales93
    @Spermwhales93 Před 3 lety +156

    Just in case you didn't already think Tomas was talented enough, he writes the majority of Meshuggah's lyrics. He also writes some of the guitar riffs using recording software and samples and stuff like that and he once built a bass guitar from scratch even though he has absolutely no idea of how to play a bass guitar.
    Basically he is an absolute legend, hahaha.

    • @serhafiye7046
      @serhafiye7046 Před 3 lety +7

      Bro he did so much that he can retire now and no one would dare to say anything lol

    • @cliveramsbotty6077
      @cliveramsbotty6077 Před 2 lety

      i wouldn't call the lyricist 'talented'. ever.

    • @DW_R
      @DW_R Před 2 lety +3

      @@cliveramsbotty6077 are you mad. It's poetry

    • @MickH60
      @MickH60 Před 2 lety +6

      @@cliveramsbotty6077 Sorry dude, that's a pretty ignorant comment...

    • @cliveramsbotty6077
      @cliveramsbotty6077 Před 2 lety

      ​@@MickH60 explain 'ignorant'

  • @matheusyori7745
    @matheusyori7745 Před 2 lety +28

    This, ladies and gentlemen, it's what we call a "CLEAN" drum performance. Tomas unbelievable as always.

  • @kchez5586
    @kchez5586 Před 4 lety +133

    I love how he swings his ghost notes with more velocity than a lot of drummers power strokes!

  • @sonicboom20078
    @sonicboom20078 Před 4 lety +88

    Funny that you wore a jacket that says "Chile." Chile is renowned for having the best crowds at Meshuggah live shows.

    • @hellonieman
      @hellonieman Před 4 lety +7

      MEH SHOO GAH! MEH SHOO GAH!

    • @Inferiis
      @Inferiis Před 3 lety +4

      As a european I always wondered about this. In every metal comment section there is at least 1000 come to Brazil/Chile. I would not expect so many metalheads from Latin America
      edit: There is a chilean (?) metal band with my username. They are quite good, even though I'm not quite into power/thrash metal

    • @andrewbergamann7982
      @andrewbergamann7982 Před 3 lety +12

      Leshuggah

    • @Whiterioot
      @Whiterioot Před 3 lety +5

      @@Inferiis Dude, south america has always been a hotbed for metal and they are super passioned about it! The south american crowds are the best in the world, no doubt. Especially the Argentinean, they are fucking insane! The brazilians are amazing too. If you havent heard "Sepultura", I highy advise you to do so. One of the best trash metal bands ever.

    • @Stephen_Black
      @Stephen_Black Před 27 dny

      Chile is home of under appreciated metal band Coprofago. Love those guys.

  • @pngtsmitropoulos
    @pngtsmitropoulos Před 4 lety +144

    I agree with everybody that suggests that you should react to The Legendary Bleed but god damn Clockworks tramples Bleed from an overall drumming point of view.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +6

      Absolutely. Bleed is awesome but there's other masterpieces too.

    • @audiosmurf
      @audiosmurf Před 4 lety +8

      Yeah Bleed is incredible from a performance point of view and it's more immediately accessible, but Clockworks is just such a complex piece of work even though it might seem less flashy.

    • @willlewis153
      @willlewis153 Před 4 lety +9

      Bleed draws new fans in, clockworks keeps them there

    • @Inferiis
      @Inferiis Před 3 lety +3

      Bleed is the hardest on your legs, Clockworks is hard on your brain

    • @JoelGarfield
      @JoelGarfield Před 3 lety +2

      Bleed is a gateway drug, Clockworks is the true hard stuff.

  • @larryfriesner8745
    @larryfriesner8745 Před 4 lety +263

    You should do animals as leaders drummer Matt garstka playing ectogenesis.

    • @metalhead4827
      @metalhead4827 Před 4 lety +8

      Or the brain dance

    • @csabi115
      @csabi115 Před 4 lety +9

      Or a song he would actually enjoy without being a total proghead 🙄

    • @eaf27
      @eaf27 Před 4 lety

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @diegoquintero8916
      @diegoquintero8916 Před 4 lety +5

      Arithmophobia

    • @T_K_W
      @T_K_W Před 3 lety

      Lippincott has one of the best fills ever in his playthrough

  • @Silrian777
    @Silrian777 Před 4 lety +83

    Loved the calm insightful reaction. Respect for someone not used to this music. As a long time Meshuggah fan, while MANY will recommend you the infamous ‘stamina miracle’ Bleed, I’d personally say check out Dancers to a Discordant System. It highlights one of Thomas’ absolute strengths: slower cyclical grooves that are downright danceable. I’ve met them and ‘groove metal’ is a description they gave their blessing, rather than ‘math metal’ which they dislike, meshuggah’s all about feel, not calculating.
    iconic ‘old’ gems that highlights the same groovey quality of Thomas are New Millenium Cynanide Christ and Rational Gaze. They started out as more thrashy and every album explores their trendsetting 8string guitar sound in a new way.
    On a sidenote: thomas also writes the lyrics and they have fantastic ones. Meshuggah’s worth delving into, have fun!

    • @85ddrummer
      @85ddrummer Před 4 lety +3

      Silrian777 I liked the fact that he wasn’t talking over 90% of the video

    • @drumboarder1
      @drumboarder1 Před 4 lety +1

      Math Rock is a genre children gave to prog.. It's just prog metal

    • @mikelitorus6497
      @mikelitorus6497 Před 4 lety +3

      Yes do dancers next its next level

    • @kjaerdian7864
      @kjaerdian7864 Před 4 lety +1

      Also back the dancers comment, outstanding track overall and maybe even a touch more accessible than clockworks... just... what a privilege to witness this kind of talent in action, joyous

    • @Silrian777
      @Silrian777 Před 4 lety +1

      Kjær Dían agreed, it’s amazing. Also yeah I thinks Dancers is rhythmically more accessible, though maybe melodically less? Idk about the latter, but seeing as this is about drumming, who cares, lol.

  • @lexustech48
    @lexustech48 Před 3 lety +6

    Thomas Haawke is the ulitmate evolution of a drummer. Jazz time signatures in EACH LIMB and an ability to double bass with the guitar picking..... incredible and I HAVE to see them live at least once. Legendary.

  • @JoeDevadanamsound
    @JoeDevadanamsound Před 4 lety +80

    I saw Tool and Meshuggah on tour years ago. Danny and Tomas just put on such a master class that night.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +3

      Lucky you. I saw Tool on the Lateralus tour too, but missed the mighty Meshuggah. Tomahawk opened at our show. Been a Meshuggah fan for about 20 years. Never saw them live. That has to change.

    • @ddrum1090
      @ddrum1090 Před 4 lety +1

      Rubaida Allen yes it does. man is it an experience, you’ll be making jens faces the whole show

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety

      @@ddrum1090
      Cannot wait. The last time they were in my city I had to work that night. So f'n mad about that 🤬🤬🤬 Definitely will go next time.

    • @danmarshall5895
      @danmarshall5895 Před 4 lety +11

      Danny has said he asked to bring Meshuggah on tour so that he could study what Haake does every night.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +3

      @@danmarshall5895
      Theres no doubt about that. If you've ever seen Tool live, you can see Haakes' influence in the way Carey has played since Lateralus. They're both f'n amazing.

  • @dustindupree9536
    @dustindupree9536 Před 2 lety +5

    I appreciate this dude being legit instead of trying to stop every 10 seconds and explain it how he likes whatever, this is badass the kind of music you just shut up and listen to

  • @jespermller6529
    @jespermller6529 Před 4 lety +25

    Tomas Haake is only known for Meshuggah. He is also the lyricist in Meshuggah, like Neil Peart was in Rush. You should check out Nostrum from the same album as Clockworks. It is truly a drum masterpiece.

    • @djgoodonya
      @djgoodonya Před 4 lety +2

      In fact, we may all remember the first initial album snippets from Tomas. What would be known as Nostrum sounded like absolute madness when the parts were isolated. End product? Possibly the top track on the album outside Clockworks.

  • @BurghezulDjentilom
    @BurghezulDjentilom Před 4 lety +33

    "trying to play that every night ..." bro watch him play BLEED live at even higher tempo than the album. it's absolutely mental.
    it is said that Tomas Haake took up drums because he thought drum machines weren't precise enough

    • @tromboneman4517
      @tromboneman4517 Před 3 lety +1

      BurghezulDjentilom, if that’s true: holy crap. Tomas Haake ain’t human.

  • @opethdan2408
    @opethdan2408 Před 2 lety +10

    One of the best drummers ever. Even Danny Carey looks up to and appreciates Tomas talents

  • @DrummerTheAndre
    @DrummerTheAndre Před 4 lety +3

    I don't think there's any words to describe exactly what Tomas plays. He's in a completely different realm of existence behind a kit. An absolute joy to watch and listen to.

  • @mangethegamer
    @mangethegamer Před 3 lety +19

    Meshuggah is a hard listen, not because they're bad, they are definitely not. They're a great band and their compositions are really out there, but it's not something you can expect anyone to like on their first few listens. Their music is so sharp, brutal and in your face that it takes time for their compositional patterns to appear in your head as you listen.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 3 lety +3

      You're so right. I was overwhelmed when I heard Meshuggah in the early 2000s. I was intrigued at first and thought wow, this is Metal on a whole other level. Took me a little bit but after a few listens, I was hooked. 20 years later I'm still in awe of their awesomeness.

    • @mrdaym
      @mrdaym Před rokem

      @@rubaidaallen2764 Same here. I heard bleed and thought it was ok and then didn't listen to them for years. But then I heard clockworks and something clicked. Now their best song is all their songs. I find peace in the comfort of their music.

    • @gmr2369
      @gmr2369 Před 7 měsíci

      I can honestly say, since digging more deeply into Meshuggah, I’ve become more close minded with other music because they are on such an insane level, and so atypical, it makes other decent metal bands just sound basic.

  • @robotmedic2720
    @robotmedic2720 Před 3 lety +3

    You don't listen to this genre, yet you're all smiles at the skill involved. Subscribed.

  • @drummercrm
    @drummercrm Před 4 lety +5

    As a metalhead, I totally agree with what you said about the vocals in metal being a "barrier". I had to overcome that barrier myself, but as a Meshuggah fan, I can tell you their vocals are ANOTHER barrier, even within the metal community!

  • @fatherof3husbandto1
    @fatherof3husbandto1 Před 2 lety +2

    All those things you said the song was doing to you are all the reasons I have gone back to metal over and over and over again over the last three decades. Just when I think it isn't going to show me anything new I stumble across something that blows my mind

  • @just.some.dud3
    @just.some.dud3 Před 3 lety +4

    Fun fact, Meshuggah tracked this album live in the studio. All members played at the same time and kept their best takes.

  • @krazylegz11
    @krazylegz11 Před 2 lety +3

    That guitar solo is one of the craziest I've ever heard. Can't believe I haven't heard this before.

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    @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 3 lety +5

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  • @v8cool231
    @v8cool231 Před 4 lety +46

    Wow, thats a really open minded response re the vocals in extreme metal.
    Most people are like "Uggh, metal is shit because you can't understand what they're singing"
    But like you rightly pointed out, the vocals go with the music, and yes you're right, the more you listen to the bands, the more you don't really notice it and it becomes the norm.
    The vocals are an instrument in extreme metal. They're not used in the same way as 'normal' music vocalists. In metal, the instruments are the key focus, the vocals are kind of secondary.
    Where as in popular music it's all about the vocalist.

    • @mythbusta52
      @mythbusta52 Před 3 lety +6

      It took me a little bit to get into metal with harsh vocals, then I realized the vocals add to the intensity of the song

    • @alexvar7453
      @alexvar7453 Před 3 lety

      God d e a mn you are perfectly right, for sure! Vocal in not the key, I love the music, guitar parts, drums and the vocal part is not so much for me...the same is Veil of maya for example, the first 3 albums

    • @chocolate_squiggle
      @chocolate_squiggle Před 3 lety

      I like some metal, I love early slipknot, I don't know how Corey Taylor even has a voice left. But bands with these style of 'vocals' just sound horrible. It's boring, rote, no tone, no rhythm, illegible. As intricate as this drumming is, I can't even get through half a song. It sounds like they lazily spent about 6 seconds coming up with something for the vocalist to repetitively croak out. Some vocals DO add to the intensity even if you can't understand them - but this does not.

    • @lavelle5000
      @lavelle5000 Před 3 lety

      Exactly

    • @deathonion404
      @deathonion404 Před 3 lety +3

      @@chocolate_squiggle the vocals actually do have a very precise rhythm, and it weaves in and out of the underlying riff. So regardless of your opinion on whether they sound good or not (subjective, of course) it would be wrong to say that they haven't been carefully planned out

  • @powdertrax9742
    @powdertrax9742 Před 3 lety +8

    The thing I like about these reaction videos is how many of them say they’ve never listened to metal and how much they enjoy it.
    I’m a 55 yr old man and pretty much only listen to metal, so much of it that my son since he was born (1999) has had to listen to it while strapped in his car seat and now blows my mind with his metal guitar abilities.
    More people need to give metal a chance, maybe not Meshuggah to begin with but try some Gojira or Lamb of God

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 3 lety +1

      So many dedicated Metal fans out there requesting tunes Clayton.
      I'm getting very used to it to my shock

    • @GeoRockNerd
      @GeoRockNerd Před 3 lety +1

      Oooh yeah he should react to Chris Adler, he’s great too!

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    Disclaimer: No guarantees. I can only do what I can do. If a vid is blocked... it's blocked. I'll do my best!

    • @kurstc-hose8430
      @kurstc-hose8430 Před 4 lety

      It took me about 15 years to really get into harder vocals than Pantera. Then it just happened. Meshuggah is not the place to start though - I felt the exact same way.

  • @uoabigaillevey
    @uoabigaillevey Před 3 lety +1

    As a non-drummer who actually wanted to try learning drums about 40 years ago.. watching the drumcam is almost hypnotic.. trying to match the movements to the rhythm in real time. That man has such talent and we are blessed to have him in the industry.

  • @riffgroove
    @riffgroove Před 4 lety +36

    Yes, Thomas "Hah-Ke" is synonymous with Meshuggah.
    Watch his playthrough of "Bleed" next.
    The song took him 6 months before he could play it properly.
    Great reaction. Thanks for being open minded enough to appreciate this.
    Meshuggah can be tough for new listeners.

    • @armelind
      @armelind Před 4 lety

      I first started listening when Destroy Erase Improve came out. I would get headaches listening while trying to understand what I was hearing. It was sooo intense! One of my Favs from that album is Soul Burn....so funky.

    • @bashiel
      @bashiel Před 4 lety +3

      It's more "Hawk-eh" if you want the Swedish pronunciation

    • @Defsolid
      @Defsolid Před 4 lety

      @@bashiel If i didn't know Meshuggah, i would've easily believed Haake was german.

  • @kallebengtzon5240
    @kallebengtzon5240 Před 3 lety +37

    He used to have a beginner drumclass on swedish public tv. It got pretty hard pretty pretty fast.

  • @ninebendoy8460
    @ninebendoy8460 Před 3 lety +1

    Tomas Haake is already a legend. They've been in this music since the early 90's. Big Fan here!

  • @snail415
    @snail415 Před 3 lety +2

    Steadily drinks the coffee at the intro...and smiles. Say no more!
    Editing to return and say this reaction and assessment was so spot-on. Everything you noticed is only what a pro would. And I’ve followed the band for two decades, traded emails with Tomas, seen them headline their newer stuff and open for Tool in arenas. For a first swing, you showed a lot of restraint and respect. Hope you can dig into their catalogue because it really runs the gamut of heaviness and creativity. Cheers.

  • @shauntwyman2786
    @shauntwyman2786 Před 4 lety +19

    Dude, check out Eloy Casagrande from Sepultura!!!! Specifically Manipulation if Tragedy. Somewhat similarly styles however Eloy utilizes a lot more of tribal beats and rhythms with thrash metal. That kid is a BEAST!!!!

  • @kubasniak
    @kubasniak Před 3 lety +4

    Incredible musicianship from Meshuggah. There was a part of guitar weird tones coming in and my body eargasmed with instense chill for good 10-15 seconds :D Awesome music

  • @optimus
    @optimus Před 4 lety +2

    What a great review. You are definitely an opened minded individual. Metal is like a highway, its difficult to adjust when dropped off in the middle of high speed traffic without taking the slow on-ramp first. Meshuggah is a gem and one of a kind. They're one of those bands that actually pull off live performances better than the record. Not to mention, an out of this world lighting show.

  • @Wlfgng75
    @Wlfgng75 Před 4 lety +1

    The face you make at about 7:35 is the standard face for those who are getting all the emotion out of this music. The music is angry, aggressive and beautiful all at the same time.

  • @vinikamatv2309
    @vinikamatv2309 Před 4 lety +9

    Can confirm meshuggah gig HARD and are just as amazing live as you would hope.
    CZcams recommended the vid and I loved it mate. Will defo check out more.
    Stay safe bud.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety

      Mind blowing that they can do this night in/night out.
      Likewise Brother. Go well!

    • @thewildhealer541
      @thewildhealer541 Před 4 lety

      @@AndrewRooneyDrums Tomas Haake is a fucking machine lol. Check out the Bleed (live drumcam).

    • @honemho
      @honemho Před 4 lety

      Amazing Gig too... have only seen them live once in London, but it is the standout show of any I've ever been too..the light show alone, holy shit

  • @krenwregget7667
    @krenwregget7667 Před 4 lety +4

    Tomas Haake has a totally unique playing style, is a legend in the metal scene and it's always great to see new people exposed to the band. Doing it with a cup of tea in your hand is top class :D If I recall from an interview, the left hi-hat is mostly played with his foot though I have seen him play it with sticks a few rare times. If you like this, check out Elliot Hoffman and Carbomb. I recommend the tune "Black Blood".

  • @LastMusicChild
    @LastMusicChild Před 3 lety +2

    I love how much Meshuggah makes people smile when it clicks. No pun intended for you drummers!

  • @danollerenshaw8410
    @danollerenshaw8410 Před 2 lety +2

    "Clockworks" is a very apt name. These polyrhythms are more in time than an atomic swiss watch

  • @bearhugsforu
    @bearhugsforu Před 4 lety +25

    Check out Morgan Ågren. He played with Zappa. That says it all.
    Mats/Morgan band. Strange, fun and complicated music. Just incredible.

    • @thewildhealer541
      @thewildhealer541 Před 4 lety +6

      Special defects with Fredrik Thordendal and Morgan Ågren live.

    • @InvaderAlex22
      @InvaderAlex22 Před 4 lety +1

      He's played with Magma on their latest album Zess. A really interesting fast shuffle that drives most of the long piece.

    • @linusfotograf
      @linusfotograf Před 4 lety +2

      Mats & Morgan Band is where it’s at

    • @salmonero6472
      @salmonero6472 Před 4 lety +2

      It is literally a crime, that there are no reactions to Mats & Morgan band.
      ONLY two channels have reacted to "Sol Niger within" With Fredrik and Morgan, which just.. makes me sad 😕 Should be on every drum channel.

  • @johannrajan6357
    @johannrajan6357 Před 4 lety +45

    React to Tomas Haake's
    "The Demon's Name is Surveillance"
    "Bleed"
    Too good. He is also the lyricist of the band.

    • @mpd370
      @mpd370 Před 4 lety +1

      Johann Rajan Wut??

    • @johannrajan6357
      @johannrajan6357 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah. You heard me right.

    • @honemho
      @honemho Před 4 lety +2

      @@johannrajan6357 I mean, he writes most of the songs, but is not the singer (that's a guy called Jens Kidman) , but that's prob what you meant?

    • @bigblacc317
      @bigblacc317 Před 4 lety +5

      Or Born in Dissonance.
      Also, that's the English language for ya. Singer is used for the person that sings. Lyricist is someone who writes or composes the lyrics of the song. Technically, he was correct in his statement

    • @mpd370
      @mpd370 Před 4 lety +1

      I stand corrected. I thought you were saying he was the singer. My apologies.

  • @nietzschean3138
    @nietzschean3138 Před 4 lety

    Just subscribed. I love watching these reaction videos you do. The fact you're a drum teacher, so are clearly proficient and playing at a high level, but still have no ego and show your appreciation openly with some of these other drummers is excellent to see. Watching you getting inspired and keen to try new things is really refreshing. I might be in the minority but I love it when you stop the videos to talk about what you're watching. Keep up the good work.

  • @IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN
    @IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN Před rokem +1

    So cool when you said this inspires you... These guys were sorta the first band to incorporate lots of poly rhythms

  • @mortenkallesen923
    @mortenkallesen923 Před rokem +5

    I tried to learn Clockworks on my drumkit once. I broke both legs and my left arm snapped clean off by the shoulder. True story.

  • @yannickverstraete8784
    @yannickverstraete8784 Před 4 lety +5

    Nostrum from the same album is also crazy!

  • @NeBuLiSt
    @NeBuLiSt Před 4 lety +1

    I love people first time listening to Meshuggah!!!!!!
    That moment when you realize music will forever be different!!!!!

  • @AndrewRooneyDrums
    @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +3

    Hey Bros! Thanks a million for all the comments. Apologies if I can't answer you all.
    A few folk have commented what a bad ass Jamie Saint Merat is from Ulcerate.
    Here is a link to my podcast episode with him and 2 other of the gun players in that scene locally here in NZ. Enjoy!
    BTW I might try and do the Jamie Saint Merat reaction WITH Jamie! HAHA.
    Thanks again team! Keep choppin' wood.
    andrewrooneydrums.com/nz-metal-round-table-with-jamie-saint-merat-mark-rees-jeremy-suckling/

    • @michael-johnmccaffrey2153
      @michael-johnmccaffrey2153 Před 4 lety

      Check this savage beast out. Spencer Prewett from Archspire
      czcams.com/video/rhxWIkiecOA/video.html

  • @wylepeyote
    @wylepeyote Před 3 lety +3

    They gig at that intensity, pretty much non stop, for 3 hours a night, every night while on tour. Probably one of the most brutal live bands I have ever witnessed.

  • @cgafken
    @cgafken Před 4 lety +17

    I highly recommend checking out the drummer for Car Bomb. He does essentially the exact opposite thing from Tomas. Tomas plays over the bar line phrases while maintaining 4/4. Elliot Hoffman and Car Bomb actually practice extensively by watching each other because they use extremely odd phrases and time signatures without a steady tempo throughout the song. The band has said they have to watch each other and learn how to feel the quick note rate changes and time signature changes. Definitely check it out

    • @NoogaJack423
      @NoogaJack423 Před 3 lety +1

      I would also reccomend Frontierer..

    • @alexmacdonald921
      @alexmacdonald921 Před 2 lety

      Yeah car bomb are probably my fave band at the mo. Superb

  • @cristobalcalderon1738
    @cristobalcalderon1738 Před 4 lety +2

    Finally! that video blew my mind. Great :)

  • @thomasw178
    @thomasw178 Před 7 měsíci

    The sheer indurance is mind boggling.

  • @annihilatedcanadian6506
    @annihilatedcanadian6506 Před 4 lety +36

    even if you don't react to this, you should watch it.. 66Samus - "Hear Me" (Devin Townsend drums).

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 Před 4 lety +6

      Samus - awesome drummer with the most bloody awful sounding sampled triggered kit...

    • @annihilatedcanadian6506
      @annihilatedcanadian6506 Před 4 lety

      @@richardharrold9736 You'll have to excuse my ignorance on this topic but are you referring to the "real world" drum sounding worse from the sampled recorded version? Like the sonic separation of kick and snare? If so doesn't this have alot to do with actual "room" you are playing in such as a hall or venue of some type? I'm very uneducated on the pros and cons of sampling kits, as this video in particular sounded extremely full and well rounded.

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 Před 4 lety +1

      @@annihilatedcanadian6506 basically, every single drum on that kit is triggered, and he mostly uses stock heavily gated trigger sounds with no dynamics or anything, which is why it always sounds so bloody flat... whereas, among CZcams drummers, Meytal Cohen has an amazing natural-sounding kit that's properly miced to sound as good as possible.

    • @annihilatedcanadian6506
      @annihilatedcanadian6506 Před 4 lety +1

      @@richardharrold9736 So on the album "Empath" Devin hired a couple drummers, one being 66Samus and the other being Anup Sastry. I just watched the "Hear Me" playthrough, then went and watched the Anup Sastry playthrough of "Singularity" on the same album and Sastry's kit does indeed sound snappier and crisper. After you pointed out the sampling, I did noticed the drums having a sort of flatter, (for lack of a better term) even sound. As a casual observer I didn't pick up on that at all. I just presumed that "Hear Me' was in fact recorded in a more muted tone to set them into the background a little more as to not over power the music. I hope I made a little sense there.

    • @NuclearHeadshot
      @NuclearHeadshot Před 3 lety +1

      @@richardharrold9736 agreed. However, he's addressed the use of samples as a necessity - he simply doesn't have the time to edit his drums every time, and he does online lessons on another kit which uses most of the mics he has. It's one thing to make time for editing if the mics are placed well from the beginning, but having to move them between kits that much is just too much time.

  • @AndrewRooneyDrums
    @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +17

    What should I do next!?

    • @davidviteris
      @davidviteris Před 4 lety +9

      ELOY CASAGRANDE (Sepultura) - Pentagram (drum cam)
      A completely absurd drummer

    • @mikbakunin
      @mikbakunin Před 4 lety +7

      @@davidviteris do Igor.

    • @mikbakunin
      @mikbakunin Před 4 lety +12

      Gojira....

    • @cameronmcmahon4002
      @cameronmcmahon4002 Před 4 lety +5

      Benny Greb! All of his material is absolutely insane.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +1

      @@cameronmcmahon4002 I had Benny on my podcast last month!
      He's a great guy and superb drummer.
      andrewrooneydrums.com/nz-drummer-podcast-ep-64-benny-greb/

  • @ketobeast8489
    @ketobeast8489 Před 4 lety +1

    One of the best Extreme groove Metal songs of all time IMO. I saw these guys with go on before Ministry at the Warfield back in the day I’ve been a fan ever since they are siiiiiick!

  • @Jatodd93
    @Jatodd93 Před 3 lety

    I like that you actually react

  • @youpeopl_music3220
    @youpeopl_music3220 Před 4 lety +43

    The coolest thing about their music is, if you follow his right, most of it can be counted in 4/4.

    • @TheWainaJarvela
      @TheWainaJarvela Před 4 lety +8

      Sure, the basic line is mostly 4/4. But on top of that there is different patterns like 13. Plus the bass drum can be in it's own something like 21 or 25 counts. So different brain for every limb is close to the truth!

    • @youpeopl_music3220
      @youpeopl_music3220 Před 4 lety +2

      Gotta love a polyrhythm!

    • @samhughes2001
      @samhughes2001 Před 3 lety +1

      And if you listen to Tesseract, all of their music IS in 4/4 which is pretty cool too!

    • @daviddevilliers2828
      @daviddevilliers2828 Před rokem

      @@TheWainaJarvelayou must check yogev gabay., he explains everything, science, my friend

    • @TheWainaJarvela
      @TheWainaJarvela Před rokem +1

      @@daviddevilliers2828 Yes, been following Yogev for a while. Also did some 8 years of private lessons from a drummer who has different brains for every limb. And that's an understatement. He can change the paired limbs during the play and still have two time signatures at the same time. Like 5/4 and 13/12 and then change what limbs do them. Feet to hand and left to right. I don't know if anyone else in the world can do that?

  • @enlightendbel
    @enlightendbel Před 4 lety +7

    Holy crap.
    You're the first english speaking CZcamsr I've ever heard pronounce a double a correctly!

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +2

      Yesssss!

    • @TheApostleofRock
      @TheApostleofRock Před 4 lety

      I guess I've unknowingly been in rare company then.

    • @ginkarasu
      @ginkarasu Před 4 lety

      The guy from loudwire who interviewed him for "fact or fiction" also got it right, well Tomas said so after he introduced him... ;)

  • @Mictlan.x
    @Mictlan.x Před 4 lety

    Props on your excellent cup holding technique.

  • @TrupimOkiemTV
    @TrupimOkiemTV Před 4 lety +1

    I remember my first collision with Meshuggah. Quite an experience.

  • @bjarnejepsen2038
    @bjarnejepsen2038 Před 4 lety +3

    Super cool channel you are running here Andrew. A big thumbs up from Denmark.
    If you are interested in other "above the average" drummers, here is a little list that you might like:
    Morgan Aagren (Swedish "fusion-prog-jazz-rock drummer" - extremely skilled. The obvious one would probably be "Sol Niger Within" where he is playing metal. That one is crazy.)
    Bobby Jarzombek ("Peppered Cancer" would be a good choice)
    Gavin Harrison ("Threatening War" an easy listening little melodi)
    Marco Minnemann (tons of good videos with him out there)
    Gene Hoglan ("Skeksis" from his time in Strapping Young Lad)
    Matt Halpern and Matt Garska (Super and technically prolificient groovy metal drummers)

  • @Shake69ification
    @Shake69ification Před 2 lety +9

    Wouldn’t many drummers love to be “just known” for Meshuggah?

  • @tbakedtimmi
    @tbakedtimmi Před 3 lety

    Hay key!! Thomas hakke!! A key to the craziness of the polyribosome. Been listen since 1988..

  • @eroticide16
    @eroticide16 Před 3 lety

    This man is not human his drumming skills are fucking top notch!

  • @pakoken
    @pakoken Před 4 lety +5

    The vocals are mind-blowing 🖤

  • @NikoBustos
    @NikoBustos Před 4 lety +10

    🇨🇱 hoodie for the win. respect.

  • @BLACKSUNR1SE
    @BLACKSUNR1SE Před 3 lety +1

    "Us...civilians, are used to." Haha! Loved your video! Pravus or Straws Pulled At Random are great Meshuggah follow ups even though everyone will suggest, Bleed.

  • @toebradley62
    @toebradley62 Před 2 lety

    The band are both note and beat perfect every time they play, its insane how tight they are at all times considering the rythm and changes.

  • @briangarrison8398
    @briangarrison8398 Před 4 lety +26

    Meshuggah - Bleed
    And then play it for us...

    • @chilesuicmez
      @chilesuicmez Před 4 lety

      at least the main 4/4 drum bass pattern

    • @KnightPlaylist
      @KnightPlaylist Před 4 lety

      I'm a guitarist that started on piano and then drums. I have played music for over 35 years and I primarily play progressive death metal on guitar nowadays. I typically play for at least an hour a day.
      I can play bleed on guitar for about 45 secs before I lose it. That's how ridiculous that song is.

  • @BAVBAVBAV
    @BAVBAVBAV Před rokem +3

    This is debatably their best song.

  • @mmcpa
    @mmcpa Před 6 měsíci

    Saw them a few weeks ago. Spectacular concert.

  • @visceraL__
    @visceraL__ Před 2 lety

    Love this song !

  • @axelpteeg
    @axelpteeg Před 4 lety +62

    Mario Duplantier . Gojira . "The art of dying"

    • @patrickburt2231
      @patrickburt2231 Před 3 lety +2

      I'd go with "Backbone" personally.

    • @LucasRza
      @LucasRza Před 3 lety

      i saw them alive a few years ago... totally mindblowing ... mastodon was after them, love them to, but gojira was supreme

    • @Coynkydynk
      @Coynkydynk Před 3 lety

      LucasRza Yeah, I saw Gojira last summer, they were awesome. I saw Mastodon in 2007 and they were insane, Meshuggah also played that same night, but I'd probably enjoy Meshuggah more in an indoors venue.

    • @zM00Nx
      @zM00Nx Před 3 lety

      Was just about to ask if he's ever reacted to Gojira

    • @mingusdegeest7162
      @mingusdegeest7162 Před 3 lety

      @@patrickburt2231 Art of Dying is a bigger mindfuck on drums tbh

  • @mergimislami7156
    @mergimislami7156 Před 4 lety +7

    This is what algebraic equations sounds like haha!

  • @ETAC-ei8ru
    @ETAC-ei8ru Před 3 lety

    Love your open mindedness and opinions!

  • @SermonFapple
    @SermonFapple Před 4 lety +2

    You can be surprised on the grooves this band makes. Been in my top 5 favorite bands for years

  • @dalton-at-work
    @dalton-at-work Před 3 lety +3

    imagine your first impression of Meshuggah being Clockworks... I'm actually jealous!

  • @bloodblitzowns11
    @bloodblitzowns11 Před 4 lety +8

    check out the bleed drum cam next! Its awesome.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +6

      Already on it my Man!

    • @tcarlberg
      @tcarlberg Před 4 lety +3

      Also worth bearing in mind that bleed is normally the last song on a 90ish minute set... Madness.

  • @zzzzzz8822
    @zzzzzz8822 Před 3 lety

    Insane! GREAT!

  • @ssour666
    @ssour666 Před 3 lety

    I was so focused on the music and watching Tomas, that just in minute 4 I noticed Chile's hoodie !!!! 🤘🤘🤘 I saw Meshuggah here 🇨🇱 and I definitely LOVE THOSE GUYS !!!!

  • @boredasfckxx
    @boredasfckxx Před 4 lety +106

    You've got to react to "Bleed" by Mesuggah next.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +6

      Bleed, Corridor of Chameleons, Demiurge, Rational gaze and Sinews.

    • @Superferet1
      @Superferet1 Před 4 lety +13

      Bleed is an insane drumming marathon without a doubt, but I feel like Tomas has so much more to offer than just insane pedal control.
      Plus, it has a million reactions already

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety

      @@Superferet1
      Absolutely. Haake is so versatile and incredibly talented. It would be super hard to pick one song and say oh Haake is awesome on this one song. Bleed is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg indeed.

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 Před 4 lety

      Dancers to a Discordant System would be the Obzen track I'd choose.

    • @bearhugsforu
      @bearhugsforu Před 4 lety +1

      @@rubaidaallen2764 agree. But I also have to say that every member of Meshuggah is incredible talented. Sorry for my English 🤐

  • @rubaidaallen2764
    @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +59

    Danny Carey, Brann Dailor and Tomas Haake. 'Nuff said.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Před 4 lety +13

      The holy trinity

    • @GAIS414
      @GAIS414 Před 4 lety +9

      But but but, what about Lars Ulrich? =D

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +1

      @@GAIS414
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you're funny. Seriously though Lars isn't that awful. I've seen the mighty Metallica live a few times and I have to say he's alright. He's no where near as F'N AWESOME as the holy trinity, but he's alright in my book.

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety

      @@AndrewRooneyDrums
      Yup yup 🤘🤘

    • @andrebrodbeck3883
      @andrebrodbeck3883 Před 4 lety +2

      @@GAIS414 ..... and AND don´t forget Kai Hahto or Gee Anzalone

  • @alejandrocaballero8262
    @alejandrocaballero8262 Před rokem +1

    Awesome teacher!!!!

  • @coldmoonlight6361
    @coldmoonlight6361 Před rokem +1

    "Just kidding, I don't have LinkedIn."
    You got me good 😆

  • @edwardglenn9310
    @edwardglenn9310 Před 4 lety +3

    Just when you think you know drumming you see Thomas and you feel like someone from the Victorian times who’s been handed a smartphone.

  • @floralfire
    @floralfire Před 4 lety +6

    “just joking i don’t have linked in” 😆

  • @Anela0709
    @Anela0709 Před 2 lety +1

    HELL YEA ONE OF MY FAV SONGS!!!! Genius Level Jam!!

  • @hadrienlart
    @hadrienlart Před 3 lety

    Sipping his tea... LEGEND

  • @polyrhythmium7506
    @polyrhythmium7506 Před 4 lety +8

    Please do "Reptile" by Periphery, you won't regret it! Periphery is, in my opinion a perfect step coming from Meshuggah and Tool. Their music is similar to both bands in ways and they have an excellent blend of harsh and clean vocals with incredible drumming.

    • @pr0ph3t1983
      @pr0ph3t1983 Před 4 lety

      Nice Djent, thanks... Not into clean vocals, but other parts are pretty...

  • @christiantobarsoto6900
    @christiantobarsoto6900 Před 4 lety +8

    React to dan presland “and plague flowers the kaleidoscope”

    • @Agell
      @Agell Před 4 lety

      This is a great reccomendation

    • @JohnUstaris
      @JohnUstaris Před 4 lety +1

      Oh god yes

  • @pfkmsandiego
    @pfkmsandiego Před 3 lety

    i dig ur honesty. cool vids

  • @disfibulator
    @disfibulator Před 3 lety

    Every time he's like "ok, I can take a breath now" TH and the boys hit with a new awesome section.