The Genius Of Tomas Haake

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  • Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
  • Meshuggah’s drummer was only 19 when he joined the award-winning band. Tomas Haake is now known as one of the most influential drummers in heavy music and for good reason.
    His drumming incorporates syncopated rhythms and ghost notes, adding complexity and flavor to Meshuggah's music. Tomas often creates unusual drum grooves that don't follow typical conventions, and he experiments with programming drums in the computer world.
    From his double-kick skills and technical prowess to originating one of the most iconic metal drum parts of all time, let’s talk about why Tomas Haake has become such a legend in the drumming world.
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    1:20 - Double Bass Mastery
    5:38 - Unconventional Drum Grooves
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    12:43 - The Shifting Backbeat
    15:47 - Ghosts In The Groove
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  • @facepalmjesus1608
    @facepalmjesus1608 10 місяців тому +2022

    we need a ''Ηaake listens to _insert name of an artist_ and plays it'' episode

    • @tingkagol
      @tingkagol 10 місяців тому +24

      I actually don't like that series. It kind of becomes a contest about which drummer comes closest to the original,

    • @josephlopez1063
      @josephlopez1063 10 місяців тому +88

      That’s be sick.
      Thomas haake listens to animals as leaders and plays it.

    • @schueff0r
      @schueff0r 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@josephlopez1063he is no magician...

    • @josephlopez1063
      @josephlopez1063 10 місяців тому +4

      @@schueff0r nope. But it would make a great video.

    • @coochiemane8833
      @coochiemane8833 10 місяців тому +49

      @@tingkagol not a contest, u can analise and learn about the drummers.

  • @felixmousseau5192
    @felixmousseau5192 10 місяців тому +820

    And its not only his drumming, he also writes lyrics and creates the album covers for the band. A true master.

    • @P3t3rPizzarelli
      @P3t3rPizzarelli 9 місяців тому +70

      He managed the band up until about koloss or obzen as well, booking hotels and whatnot

    • @jeremyfoot4264
      @jeremyfoot4264 9 місяців тому +18

      @@P3t3rPizzarelli whaat??? haha awesome

    • @jmeezle
      @jmeezle 9 місяців тому +22

      Also creates the vocal patterns which is even more wild.

    • @caprise-music6722
      @caprise-music6722 9 місяців тому +20

      Not to mention creating the drum machine drum kit from hell

    • @jonstiffer4994
      @jonstiffer4994 9 місяців тому +34

      @@jeremyfoot4264 He not only plays the drums, he can also book hotels?! That's crazy!!

  • @susragejr477
    @susragejr477 10 місяців тому +1264

    This man is legitimately terrifying to watch play. No human being should be capable of these feats

    • @reezlaw
      @reezlaw 10 місяців тому +55

      And looking that calm and collected while doing it

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 10 місяців тому +48

      ​@@reezlaw...having had to re-learn his whole technique after a herniated disc stopped him playing around 2005.

    • @Gooden_Eye
      @Gooden_Eye 10 місяців тому +5

      saw them at Ozzfest...uhh, holy crap!!!

    • @keithwoodcrest
      @keithwoodcrest 10 місяців тому +11

      Terrifying and inspiring at the same time. Truly one of the best to ever pick up and swing a pair of sticks

    • @phillipdunnavant5405
      @phillipdunnavant5405 10 місяців тому +13

      Feats or feets?

  • @adityatyagi4009
    @adityatyagi4009 10 місяців тому +484

    Thomas Haake is one of the few drummers who has mastered technicality and groove simultaneously.

    • @HugoStiglitz88
      @HugoStiglitz88 9 місяців тому +7

      Matt Halpern

    • @HugoStiglitz88
      @HugoStiglitz88 9 місяців тому +5

      Also tesseracts drummer

    • @Rozjebem
      @Rozjebem 9 місяців тому +6

      Baard Kolstad of Leprous is up there too

    • @PowuhToSeven
      @PowuhToSeven 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@HugoStiglitz88the atomic klok Gene Hoglan

    • @rallokkcaz
      @rallokkcaz 6 місяців тому +4

      Him and Gavin Harrison are my two favorite drummers in this space. Even though they're trained completely different they came upon a similar style of heavy drumming, and no doubt Gavin's playing in Porcupine Tree came from Meshuggah inspiration.

  • @Patraquashe
    @Patraquashe 10 місяців тому +288

    I'm not even that much of a Meshuggah fan but me and a friend saw them live back in early April this year and honestly, I was blown away, especially by Tomas' drumming. I think they played four songs without stopping and then Jens (singer) said a few words and they just kept blasting. Honestly one of the best live performances I've seen to date and I've been to quite a few memorable ones.

    • @emiliovalencia9383
      @emiliovalencia9383 10 місяців тому +11

      their live show is like flying through space... simply mind blowing

    • @PyroLegend1
      @PyroLegend1 9 місяців тому +3

      Honestly dude, how does one leave one of their performances without being completely floored, not just by the music but everything that goes into their performance.

    • @ya64
      @ya64 9 місяців тому +4

      Saw them recently for the first time, it was a short set but it was amazing. It’s like a wall of sound that hits you and you just ride with it.

    • @g_bla
      @g_bla 9 місяців тому +3

      Can absolutely confirm, i’ve seen em last month in their eu tour and although the set being only 1 hour long it was the best show i’ve been to, absolutely MASSIVE

    • @mobiljobe
      @mobiljobe 9 місяців тому +1

      Was it 1st of april in Örebro?
      I kind of enjoyed the support too, especially The Halo Effect with Stanne.
      I don't listen to meshuggah much but I have a strong urge to see them live again.

  • @Rockinroomsrob
    @Rockinroomsrob 10 місяців тому +305

    His left hand is phenomenal, great ghost notes...many metal guys cant do that.

    • @keithwoodcrest
      @keithwoodcrest 10 місяців тому +18

      Truth. A lot of metal guys lose their groove when they slow it down or try to get ghosty

    • @misfit_94
      @misfit_94 10 місяців тому +32

      For me the best metal drummers are the ones who has a strong jazz foundation, it's just beautiful to listen to 2 of the best genres in music combined

    • @MrJasonodonnell
      @MrJasonodonnell 10 місяців тому

      Genetics......white men cant jump or groove.

    • @1997slayerfan
      @1997slayerfan 10 місяців тому +9

      Many Metal guys dont need it, because it wouldnt work with the music. Doesnt mean they cant do it.

    • @behemoth9920
      @behemoth9920 10 місяців тому +3

      @@1997slayerfan i agree tomas its playing constantly in almost every song ghost notes,but the thing is you dont get to hear them

  • @paulfitz6614
    @paulfitz6614 10 місяців тому +121

    Dude is insanely good. He has the creative mind of a jazz drummer with the groove, rigidity, and power of a metal drummer. He clearly listens across genres. He has to, to be this good.

    • @Odthean
      @Odthean 9 місяців тому +1

      Rigidity is not something to celebrate

    • @jeffc21-12
      @jeffc21-12 7 місяців тому +1

      Tomas Haake being the exception

    • @brandontadday6288
      @brandontadday6288 6 місяців тому +8

      @@OdtheanI think tightness might be a better word for what OP was getting at

  • @M_Joya
    @M_Joya 10 місяців тому +83

    Can't wait to see him live on drumeo 😊

    • @Mario-ih4vu
      @Mario-ih4vu 10 місяців тому

      +++++++++++++++++++++++

  • @zozobra226
    @zozobra226 10 місяців тому +203

    A maverick. A master. A monster. A magician. A madman. A living god among us mortals.

    • @pendragon5573
      @pendragon5573 9 місяців тому +7

      Immutable.

    • @singemfrc
      @singemfrc 9 місяців тому +2

      A human metronome.

    • @aguinaldofrancelino4801
      @aguinaldofrancelino4801 8 місяців тому +1

      And a girl

    • @AcidifiedMammoth
      @AcidifiedMammoth 5 місяців тому +1

      Pioneer. Immutable.

    • @MohcineJabairi
      @MohcineJabairi 3 місяці тому

      What I enjoy the most is the fact to come up with such patterns. The entire structure is genuisly bizarre and feels like a messy stream with lot of whirlpool, yet it all flows from one direction to another with a sense.
      It is challenging for first listeners but once you get the taste of the complexity, it's delicious!

  • @jeffreymontoya9933
    @jeffreymontoya9933 10 місяців тому +49

    Catch 33 definitely needs more recognition, as does "I".

    • @LicoriceLain
      @LicoriceLain 4 місяці тому

      It gets passed over, because of the programming on the studio release.

    • @CamerOneiric
      @CamerOneiric 3 місяці тому +1

      C33 is my favorite album of theirs. Especially after hearing the tracks live.

    • @jerrygallo8314
      @jerrygallo8314 11 днів тому

      "I" is still the only tune of theirs that i still listen sometimes.

  • @theblindspot985
    @theblindspot985 10 місяців тому +1176

    Its hard to understate just how influencial this band has been on metal sound.

    • @KarlKarsnark
      @KarlKarsnark 10 місяців тому

      Probably why so much "Nu-Metal" sucks. Nobody cares about "muh pre-programmed polyrhythms". BORING!

    • @ajfhalfj
      @ajfhalfj 10 місяців тому +53

      And I'd say not for good for the most part, like 90% of modern metal bands are copying their riff structure, creating an army of generic and zero memorable bands. I'd rather listen to pre-djent metal while the next wave of innovation comes

    • @M2Mil7er
      @M2Mil7er 10 місяців тому +18

      @@ajfhalfj Been into Meshuggah since the early '90s, and agree with you. Some good stuff has come from it, but also a wash of mediocrity.

    • @andys3035
      @andys3035 10 місяців тому +29

      @@ajfhalfj that's typical. Bands come out that push metal into new territories and other bands kinda spin off them. Kinda saturates the market so to speak but I always like hearing different spins on things.

    • @caixiuying8901
      @caixiuying8901 10 місяців тому +7

      ​@@andys3035I think the saturation also has less to do with any specific genre having copy cat issues and more with the barrier to entry lowering considerably for musicians to push out a product within the last 10-20 years in particular

  • @tictocbang7443
    @tictocbang7443 10 місяців тому +150

    Greatest band on the planet. The albums are sublime. In concert, it’s downright spiritual.

    • @singemfrc
      @singemfrc 9 місяців тому +6

      That is no hyperbole, it really is. There's nothing like it.

    • @GlazeonthewickeR
      @GlazeonthewickeR 9 місяців тому +2

      Fuckin Meshuggah, man. ❤

    • @melvin4553
      @melvin4553 9 місяців тому +1

      Yeah they were really good live

    • @thomassjogren5773
      @thomassjogren5773 3 місяці тому

      💯%

    • @calebmiller2147
      @calebmiller2147 3 місяці тому +2

      I want to see them so damned badly. This band took me months away from any other music. I must say, from what I can tell, they are either extremely underrated or simply unrecognized by the majority in the states. Maybe both. But by my heart I can tell you, meshuggah has their place as the musical epiphany of what my love for music actually means. Still gives me chills every listen. In all aspects, from lyricism to synchronicity of the lot, I fucking love this band.

  • @gregbester3855
    @gregbester3855 10 місяців тому +142

    I played Ozzfest 2002 and watched them every day for 16 dates. To see him live doing what he does is mind blowing. And it’s effortless. He’s a god.

    • @mathcoreable
      @mathcoreable 10 місяців тому +4

      😮 with which band did you play back then? I saw Meshuggah on that tour for the 1st time. Nothing just came out but they did not play any song from it since their 8 strings were not ready if I remember correctly

    • @snail415
      @snail415 10 місяців тому +2

      I saw them tour with Tool, and many times since. Tool used to say they loved/hated Mesh on that tour, because they got their asses kicked every single night of the tour.
      I still think that tour is what set them up for all after. They always had the goods, but just needed the visibility. To see them now…it’s so rewarding. Same for Devin Townsend, who I’ve followed since ‘98. Pinnacle metal now.

    • @gregbester3855
      @gregbester3855 10 місяців тому +17

      @@mathcoreable The Used. I was their touring guitarist back then.

    • @RobertoReyesChHC
      @RobertoReyesChHC 10 місяців тому +1

      @@gregbester3855 That's refreshing and eclectic to hear someone who played in a band like the Used on the same fest as them appreciates Tomas/Meshuggah. Also, the Used at Ozzfest is random af lol

    • @ernesto8738
      @ernesto8738 10 місяців тому +2

      @@gregbester3855 oh shit that's crazy, what a time. what was cheap coke like

  • @hellraserfleshlight
    @hellraserfleshlight 9 місяців тому +56

    I met Thomas when some friends opened for Meshuggah at a small club many years ago. Not only is he a genius, he's also a really chill, humble dude.

  • @MarcCastellsBallesta
    @MarcCastellsBallesta 10 місяців тому +79

    I've discovered Meshugga and Gojira about 20 months ago. Both drummers are mind blowing. I can't get tired of listening to them.

    • @jamellelangfordiii3586
      @jamellelangfordiii3586 8 місяців тому +11

      Imagine what it was like when this first came out.... we had never heard anything like it.

    • @Jath2112
      @Jath2112 4 місяці тому

      It adds gravity to your comment... that you expressed it "20 months" ...heh... kinda shows how much it has affected you. I can pinpoint my "discovery" of both bands with similar accuracy.

    • @MarcCastellsBallesta
      @MarcCastellsBallesta 4 місяці тому

      @@Jath2112 I can see you're trying to make a joke but I don't get it. It may be the language barrier. English is not my first language. Cheers!

    • @ToggoStar
      @ToggoStar 4 місяці тому

      @@MarcCastellsBallestaIt's not a joke. What they're saying is: You know exactly when you first heard Meshuggah and Gojira. The fact that you know this shows how important this event was to you. It shows what an impression both bands have made on you.

    • @shawnhuk
      @shawnhuk 3 місяці тому +1

      Man, I’ve been listening to these bands for 20 years - you’re in for a whole journey as you work through their music catalogues. You might like some albums more than others but they’re all fantastic in their own way, it takes time for all the music to sink in and become appreciated…. Took me 20 years! Enjoy!
      Amon Amarth was always a favourite for me back then too.
      And the endless world of Devin Townsend, ie Strapping Young Lad.

  • @EricJh21690
    @EricJh21690 7 місяців тому +31

    Not only is he a mindblowingly good drummer...his ability to speak near perfect English with little to no noticeable Swedish accent also blows my mind 😂

    • @BPoweredLove
      @BPoweredLove 5 місяців тому +4

      It always blows my minds how some Swedes can do that - English like it's their native language (American English, anyway).
      The Skarsgard brothers (Alex and Bill), Joel Kinneman, etc, no discernible accent when speaking English. Amazing.

    • @MohcineJabairi
      @MohcineJabairi 3 місяці тому +1

      I've worked with lot of Scandinavians, and they are one of those that you can't guess if they're native English speaking or not. They learn English from a very early age and their education system is among the top if not the top. I feel history wise and wars with the UK must have some degree of influence in a way.

    • @adk5980
      @adk5980 3 місяці тому

      Think haake lives atleast part time in the US. But yeah you can definitely get around all parts of sweden with only english. Even really small towns in the middle of no where :)

    • @adk5980
      @adk5980 3 місяці тому +1

      Pretty much all forms of media in sweden is in english. I think that helps out even more than the schools to be honest. @@MohcineJabairi

    • @BPoweredLove
      @BPoweredLove 3 місяці тому +1

      @@adk5980 That's not the interesting part to me. It's the perfect American accent part. My mother was born and raised in Ireland (English language) and has lived in the US for over 50 years now, yet still does and always will sound like a foreigner you everyone in the US. Many Swedes do not - they pass for Americans.

  • @rbnh9827
    @rbnh9827 10 місяців тому +48

    The best thing about Tomas’ drumming, like you mentioned, is the undeniable groovy quality even with all that mind numbingly athletic complexity.

    • @knottedtwig3289
      @knottedtwig3289 10 місяців тому +1

      A metal band with a drummer that can keep it groovy even in an extremely heavy song is sooo good. Not similar in style but Entropia - Wisdom is one of those songs

  • @andrewgunnerdrums8889
    @andrewgunnerdrums8889 10 місяців тому +33

    I love Aaron's enthusiasm when he talks about double bass 🙌

  • @joseromero6996
    @joseromero6996 10 місяців тому +80

    One of the best drummers in metal. A double bass drum genius

  • @willhpc4-life249
    @willhpc4-life249 10 місяців тому +63

    Seeing Tool/Meshuggah back in 2002 was an awakening! Tomas opening for Danny Carey. It was brutally fantastic!

    • @yannickb6332
      @yannickb6332 10 місяців тому +9

      Jesus now that's a fucking show bud!!

    • @xprettylightsx3781
      @xprettylightsx3781 10 місяців тому +4

      @@yannickb6332well said, great comment.

    • @HerbalistGuybrush
      @HerbalistGuybrush 10 місяців тому +1

      Wow, i wonder who was the more popular back then even? TOOL Or Mesh?

    • @davidgomersall7185
      @davidgomersall7185 10 місяців тому +8

      I cannot even begin to express how jealous I am right now. So you saw Meshuggah open for Tool the year that they were touring Lateralus.....that's insane.

    • @willhpc4-life249
      @willhpc4-life249 10 місяців тому +10

      @@davidgomersall7185 yep. They had different openers as the tour went on but Meshuggah was their final opener of the tour. During Triad they brought out roto toms in front of Danny and Tomas came out and slayed WITH Danny..absolutely killer. The fans loved both bands but Tool went to another level with Lateralus..

  • @footnotedrummer
    @footnotedrummer 10 місяців тому +90

    All of the drummers on Drumeo are incredibly talented, but dude... you always take the cake in my book. Your ability to dissect and then execute these complex rhythms and patterns is truly amazing.

    • @behemoth9920
      @behemoth9920 10 місяців тому +1

      i wish they would actually play more parts in this genius serie

    • @jesperjee
      @jesperjee 9 місяців тому

      Me? When have you possibly heard me play?

  • @zagadape109
    @zagadape109 10 місяців тому +14

    No other band made me grow as a music listener more than MESHUGGAH. I'm 35 now and without a y shame I'll throw a childish statement: MESHUGGAH is the best band ever. Pozdro666

  • @heavenly2k
    @heavenly2k 10 місяців тому +29

    What can I even say? Meshuggah and each member is a pioneer of hellish machinery. Thomas exhibits so much genius. It's also worth mentioning that it's equally as technical and impressive that the guitarist and bassist can follow the blistering bass kicks. Their approach to music has really woken me up and helped me create more expressive music.

  • @mahzunyuzlu535
    @mahzunyuzlu535 10 місяців тому +12

    I think meshuggah found a residual spot in our consciousness somewhere, that is forgotten along that long road of evolution. that primordial rhythm feel that is covered with hundreds of thousand years of traditional/learnt stuff, laying there, dormant. somehow meshuggah reaches and stimulates there. Their melodies sound like distant memories that you cannot figure out, yet you feel they are captivatingly familiar.

  • @Ka1hal
    @Ka1hal 10 місяців тому +18

    He is one of a kind. Creative, groovy and technically out of this world. People like him, Larnell Lewis or Minneman just make me want to do more

  • @failuretolaunchdrums
    @failuretolaunchdrums 10 місяців тому +33

    His playing raised the bar for drummers of all genres whether they know it or not. We need him to come to drumeo and do some lessons!

  • @vkotis
    @vkotis 10 місяців тому +68

    Concatenation was the first song I heard by them many years ago. And as a drummer who mainly listened to Deftones and Korn, I was absolutely blown away by it.

    • @Egoblivion
      @Egoblivion 10 місяців тому +4

      Hell yeah, i liked them, Tool, Mr. Bungle, Primus, Dream Theater, then discovered death metal with Slipknot’s _Iowa_ being the gateway, then more prog metal bands, but within two years after that I’d catch Meshuggah opening for Tool in ‘02 and it was all over….

    • @vkotis
      @vkotis 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Egoblivion Wow. Meshuggah and Tool. That had to be a great concert.

    • @maddo7192
      @maddo7192 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, Stephen from Dtones mentioned them so often that I had to check 'em out to and Meshuggah became totally addictive 🤘

    • @Egoblivion
      @Egoblivion 10 місяців тому

      @@vkotis You are correct! One of my favorite events in life so far! 😆

    • @shemsuhor8763
      @shemsuhor8763 10 місяців тому +4

      Abe and David are no slouches either. KoRn isn't really that great per se (especially post Issues), but David did a ton of really whakcy unique stuff. I think he doesn't get enough respect as a drummer 'cause "numetal" and what not.
      Abe is a little more fortunate on that front, as far as recognition goes.

  • @the_Kiwi666
    @the_Kiwi666 10 місяців тому +7

    Another Thomas Haake must watch clip, is the promo video he did for Sonor's Vintage series. The amount of tastyness in that relatively short clip is unbelievable

  • @twocentz
    @twocentz 10 місяців тому +34

    I always knew he was great but I truly realized how fantastic he is only when I started playing the drums. The man is a machine.

  • @sysc0mp72
    @sysc0mp72 10 місяців тому +27

    One of the most influental drummers in the genre. Absolute genius!

    • @HerbalistGuybrush
      @HerbalistGuybrush 10 місяців тому +4

      Maybe one of the most influential in music since the 2000s even? All modern metal and prog basically leans on this more modern numbers/technicality style that meshuggah pioneered, i think.

    • @Mokes888
      @Mokes888 10 місяців тому +1

      🔥In *music* not just the genre 🔥

  • @tallnotdeaf
    @tallnotdeaf 10 місяців тому +6

    Meshuggah changed my life.

  • @JoaoFerreira-fx3xp
    @JoaoFerreira-fx3xp 10 місяців тому +11

    I love how Drumeo is very inclusive of all styles of music, and recognizes great musicianship from jazz to metal to latin to pop. Awesome job as always, Drumeo!

    • @hazardeur
      @hazardeur 10 місяців тому +2

      metal fans have money too

  • @Barrigana
    @Barrigana 10 місяців тому +39

    How can this guy not win the best metal drummer award ?
    I respect Jay but Tomas is a monster the last cd of Meshuggah is a masterpiece 👌🤘😈

    • @brenmfffusmc7803
      @brenmfffusmc7803 10 місяців тому +1

      Because unfortunately they are biased as fuck and only pick guys from the super famous headliner arena bands. So all the sick ass drummers out there, that aren't known outside of the metal community never have a chance.

    • @ElectromagneDikk
      @ElectromagneDikk 10 місяців тому +4

      I'm pretty sure he's won modern drummers best drummer multiple times

    • @DawgPoundGeneral
      @DawgPoundGeneral 7 місяців тому +3

      Because, unfortunately, metal music gets the short end of the stick a lot in award ceremonies.

  • @manuelaalmeidacoelho1302
    @manuelaalmeidacoelho1302 10 місяців тому +32

    I saw him last night in Lisbon and he is an awesom drummer. In my opinion Meshuggah was the best band of the Evil Live Festival

    • @Egoblivion
      @Egoblivion 10 місяців тому +2

      There’s a video on some rock news channel; the interviewer goes around at a festival asking bands who their favorite live performance was…the most common answer was yep you guessed it…i mean, i guess it’s worth mentioning because they were and still are like the metal band’s metal band 😆. They just nail every aspect. Like Haake says they want to create unique things in each song but with flow being the main point…and they just do that exactly, while also being Richter scale shatteringly heavy, brilliant lyrics, brilliant visual concept representation on cover art, videos and live…to top it all off, they’ve the most elaborate light show, complimenting and emphasizing instrumental parts in surprising detail!

  • @blegh666
    @blegh666 10 місяців тому +50

    Thank you Drumeo for embracing all types of music! Haake will be remembered as one of the greats for obliterating boundaries. Do Elliot Hoffman next!!!

    • @SMACKDOWN111
      @SMACKDOWN111 10 місяців тому +4

      i second this but i dont know if any mere mortal can even begin to comprehend what he does

    • @genericname9875
      @genericname9875 10 місяців тому +4

      Pew Pew

    • @konradbott350
      @konradbott350 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah! I saw Car Bomb open for meshuggah here in Germany. Fucking loved them and Elliot is a beast! :)

    • @ObeseChess
      @ObeseChess 8 місяців тому +1

      @@SMACKDOWN111god, how many time signatures is he playing at once during that interlude in Constant Sleep? What a maniac

    • @SMACKDOWN111
      @SMACKDOWN111 8 місяців тому

      i remember seeing an analysis video of that somewhere and i left the video still not knowing wtf was happening

  • @jessicalundholm2773
    @jessicalundholm2773 9 місяців тому +6

    As a guitar player it's so rewarding to learn their music. It's a journey in itself, from not being able to groove to it at all in the first few listens, to counting it out while playing and getting the feel in, to finally being able to play it from pure muscle memory.
    The coolest thing is that once you get the groove down you kinda forget how to count it and if you try to explain it to someone you feel like you have no idea yourself how to play it, like Thomas said. It just works.

  • @AlexLesmash
    @AlexLesmash 10 місяців тому +13

    Yeah, Tomas is a pure genius, one of a kind. When I bought DEI it was a torture for me as a young metal kid. All this patterns, phrases, sublevels. And only Nothing completely gave me the opportunity to unterstand the world of Meshuggah, and it's still my favourite album for many reasons. So glad that Aaron said few words about Sum (my favourite track from Catch 33) and of course Phantoms - in my mind, the peak of their creativity. I hope one day we will see Tomas himself in Drumeo, it will be a big holiday for all of the fans.

  • @stevengravell7119
    @stevengravell7119 10 місяців тому +4

    Laid back is what I’ve come to feel as well. Once you get it, you “get it”. The syncopated feel over 4/4 is an entire body feel that I’ve come to realise is now deep within me and cannot leave. It follows me throughout my day, through every movement, lining up at amazing times.

  • @GoodSneakers
    @GoodSneakers 10 місяців тому +9

    These guys are the Gentle Giant equal of extreme metal. Technical, insanely hard and intricate, eclectic, all played with musicality and groove. Proud swede!

  • @mortkb
    @mortkb 9 місяців тому +15

    I am both mad and happy about finally discovering Meshuggah. I knew they were a good band but just never really listened to them. Now, I realize how ridiculously talented they are and what makes me happy is I can start from the beginning and listed to hours of this amazing music. I am a drummer and what Tomas does on that kit is literally mind boggling.

    • @byronmeador4738
      @byronmeador4738 9 місяців тому +1

      Kinda what happened with me. Cd player in my truck has been almost exclusively shuggah for 2+ years! Somehow missed them in my younger years, but for me now everyday is like a musical Christmas!

    • @declanoconnor7991
      @declanoconnor7991 9 місяців тому +1

      Same here, I’ve known about them for years and years and just never got really into them. But the last 2 years I’ve just been obsessed with them and i still haven’t been able to see them live. I remember them being at so many festivals I attended and touring my cities too which is extra annoying haha.

  • @EricT43
    @EricT43 10 місяців тому +11

    @6:34 one of the sickest grooves ever. I'm really glad Drumeo did this, Tomas is one of the most influential rock/metal drummers today. A lot of the examples were from the earlier stuff, I do wish they would have explored the later material a bit more.

  • @tuncdogukan
    @tuncdogukan 9 місяців тому +4

    This man has rolled an unbelievable dice during character creation and now he has the perfect combination of all stats (strength, agility, stamina, intellect, charisma)

  • @the1khronohs40
    @the1khronohs40 10 місяців тому +4

    Thomas, and the rest of Meshuggah, has taught me that 4/4 actually can be fun! 🤩

  • @Dyingsociety38
    @Dyingsociety38 10 місяців тому +14

    Tomas was also doing things on drums in the 90s that very few metal drummers were. He has always had his own voice. A lot had to do with his influences, Sean Reinhert, Dave Weckl, Danny Carey etc. Listen to Contradictions Collapse thats some bad ass drumming. He was underrated back then and more people need to appreciate what he did 30 years ago. For me Nothing, Chaosphere, Catch 33 and I are all groundbreaking albums. I think it would be VERY interesting to see what Frederik and Tomas could produce themselves again. Im patiently waiting for Sol Niger Within 2.

  • @ZackZweifel
    @ZackZweifel 10 місяців тому +7

    Number 1 metal drummer out there hands down. His playing is unbelievable!

  • @archerdoubleO
    @archerdoubleO 10 місяців тому +2

    Massive props for shouting out the Campfire Version, brilliant.

  • @metalheadblues
    @metalheadblues 10 місяців тому +31

    Metal would be so boring without meshuggah ❤

  • @cratesclouds
    @cratesclouds 10 місяців тому +7

    As a huge fan since very early on, it's been really cool over the years to see Meshuggah's rep, recognition, & influence continue to grow.

    • @senseicorey9979
      @senseicorey9979 6 місяців тому

      I've been a fan from the first time I heard the beeps on future breed machine. Late 90s....

  • @TheFloatingBartender
    @TheFloatingBartender 10 місяців тому +3

    Rational gaze was my intro back in 2003, I was listening to pop music when i first heard this.. converted me for life

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 4 місяці тому +1

    I had heard of Meshuggah before. But My first time ever hearing their stuff was at a concert.
    House of Blues Boston late 2016.
    Got Mezzanine seat, _dead center_ bullseye for all the lights.
    *Holy. Mother. Of God.*
    I instantly fell in love with this chaotic insanity that absolutely POUNDED my ear drums. Combined with the most insane light show i had ever seen in my life.

  • @wildersworkshop
    @wildersworkshop 10 місяців тому +7

    great episode, Tomas is off the scale. Saw them once on a tiny little stage in rock city notingham. Incredible, absolutely incredible.

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 10 місяців тому +6

    Thomas is a beast, the movement and speed he has is admirable to say the least.
    Thanks for the exposé on Thomas, mucho appreciato 🤘🥁🤘

  • @warren_r
    @warren_r 10 місяців тому +15

    I'm not the sort of drummer that plays a ton of double-kick stuff. I can do it, but I'm more into flourishes than machine guns, if you see what I mean.
    With that said, the song "The Demon's Name is Surveillance" became a daily routine for me for years just to help me develop strength and consistency with my left foot. The relative simplicity of the groove on top of it is perfect for balancing a busy lower half with a relaxed upper half. Great stuff. Tomas is a living legend.

  • @davidgomersall7185
    @davidgomersall7185 10 місяців тому +3

    I've seen that Bill Burr clip before, shortly after the bit where you cut off he says he looked round and saw Danny Carey in the crowd who apparently grinned, shook his head and said "F***************ck!" as the groove variation kicked in. As Bill says, if you can blow Danny Carey away with the rhythmic technicalities of what you are playing then you are on a whole other level. Awesome video and, as someone who has just started learning double bass grooves, I'll know I'm levelling up if i can pull off even one bar of "Bleed"...

  • @solidground2024
    @solidground2024 10 місяців тому +10

    Nostrum is such a crazy performance by Tomas Haake. I highly recommend someone listen to it

  • @MasaTheMachine.
    @MasaTheMachine. 10 місяців тому +6

    about Bleed pattern, what this song makes ridiculously hard is the ghost notes on top of all crazy feet pattern. If you focus on only feet, it is manageable but when you try to execute all these ghost notes, now it become a nightmare.

  • @Joshn714
    @Joshn714 10 місяців тому +3

    We need a full length multi hour analysis! Fantastic, thanks guys!

  • @Metathronos
    @Metathronos 10 місяців тому +2

    Good Ol' Billy RedPubes talking about Meshuggah is one of my favorite combinations.

  • @daleoz6439
    @daleoz6439 10 місяців тому +3

    I love how it sounds like absolute chaos but it sounds perfect!!

  • @Omega-Ignition
    @Omega-Ignition 8 місяців тому +3

    For me, Do Not Look Down is one of the most gooveable metal songs ever. It's not their most complicated song, but that groove is undeniable.

  • @reezlaw
    @reezlaw 10 місяців тому +6

    This band, and this drummer in particular, changed my life.
    I still have his sticks from a performance in the '90s

  • @tiaraguy7705
    @tiaraguy7705 10 місяців тому +2

    I've learned that I need more content about him. You have the power to change this, ball is in your court.

  • @theosarissky2129
    @theosarissky2129 10 місяців тому +6

    Tomas Haake and Vinnie Paul are my all time favorite drummers.❤️🔥

    • @jimmckenna707
      @jimmckenna707 10 місяців тому +1

      Coincidentally, I was watching Delta Empire play some Pantera stuff and then came to this site!! lol

  • @k-bo2738
    @k-bo2738 10 місяців тому +4

    Bleed is wild to me mostly because the concept isnt the hardest thing to understand if youve played for a while cause as far as i can tell its just displacing hertas with your feet with a groove over it and if youve never heard it and thats all you know youd be confused why people say its so nuts, but then you find out its 7 minutes at a crazy speed with no real breaks lol

  • @remyalgava6239
    @remyalgava6239 10 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for this introduction. Now, this subject needs a 10h long video

  • @radiosonos
    @radiosonos 10 місяців тому +4

    Tomas Haake and Bob Jarzombek my favorite metal drummers .... legends 🤟

    • @coalblack666
      @coalblack666 10 місяців тому +2

      Spastic Inc is incredible!

  • @adrianwarner1
    @adrianwarner1 10 місяців тому +10

    incredible player, incredible band.

  • @maiz7056
    @maiz7056 10 місяців тому +4

    So happy you talked about the variations in Bleed. I think the first variation is a really great and fun exercise to separate your feet from your hands, more so than the main pattern.

  • @just.some.dud3
    @just.some.dud3 10 місяців тому +4

    I don't tihnk Tomas gets enough credit for how much small stuff he adds (ghost notes, accents., etc) everyone focuses on the obvious stuff. I've been lucky enough to see them live 9 times, and the amount of little things he adds to fill up space and add flavor is insane.

  • @lucasrobert5486
    @lucasrobert5486 6 місяців тому +1

    Legendary drummer, so happy to be alive and see this in person! Props for learning and nailing those demonstrations 🤘

  • @vinman109
    @vinman109 10 місяців тому

    Excellent video! I've been following Haake for 20+ years and still just as blown away with this playing. Fantastic, detailed breakdown of the brilliance of Haake and Meshuggah. Well done Drumeo! RESPECT.

  • @truuuupR
    @truuuupR 10 місяців тому +4

    Bleed is like my magnus opus. I'll never be able to play it in my lifetime with how little time I get to play/practice. A man can dream though.

    • @maddo7192
      @maddo7192 10 місяців тому

      I dream of that, too

  • @Sasquatch33
    @Sasquatch33 3 місяці тому

    I like how at 1:03 hes talking about the difficulty of Bleed back then when it first came out, and as of late 2023 at 52 years old hes still playing Bleed live to this day.

  • @ryanburke1656
    @ryanburke1656 9 місяців тому +1

    listening to Thomas taught me that absolutely all rhythms are just a matter of perspective and framing

  • @Davenci_T1st
    @Davenci_T1st 10 місяців тому +3

    one thing that stuck with me was when tomas said this "stop being a wimp and shut up and just get on with it....don't dwell on things.....get going with trying at least, to better yourself and to grow up."
    On a side note 18min went by too fast, i feel like there was so much more to be said about tomas, his drumming, the way he writes lyrics and music, his actual recording of vocals on some tracks, man, i just wish the video was longer i guess, he most definitely is an inspiration as a drummer and as a human being!

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 10 місяців тому +3

      Could easily make an hour-long video and still not cover all the bases.

  • @severihanninen334
    @severihanninen334 10 місяців тому +19

    I learned that my favorite drummer Danny Carey loves Tomas Haake's drumming.. enough said..

    • @perbengtsson4890
      @perbengtsson4890 8 місяців тому

      have you seen here when bill burr tells a story when he saw live Haake blew Careys mind during a meshuggah concert? good stuff.
      ua-cam.com/video/VJIijor7fw4/v-deo.html

  • @phileickmeyer2493
    @phileickmeyer2493 3 місяці тому +1

    My fav drummer of all time. This guy is sick! I have heard and seen alot of drummers throughout my journey both pro and amature. This dude by far outshines every other drummer period. Whats even cooler is how humble of a person he is. Just listening to meshuggah makes the hair on my arms stand up. Meshuggah is the heaviest, most badassed metal band on the planet in my opinion. Gawd damn they are sick!!!

  • @pakoken
    @pakoken 9 місяців тому +1

    What I have learned from Thomas Haake is humility and how beautiful organized chaos can be.

  • @alaskan_bergwanderer
    @alaskan_bergwanderer 10 місяців тому +3

    I'll never forget the first time I heard the 'None' EP, which was my intro to Meshuggah. Still probably one of the heaviest things top to bottom I've heard. This was an awesome breakdown and insight!!

  • @Musical_Sweetness
    @Musical_Sweetness 10 місяців тому +3

    He's amazing! I can't even dare to attempt half of the stuff he plays! 🤘🏽

  • @ianfromspace4740
    @ianfromspace4740 3 місяці тому +2

    Finally someone covers the best drummer to have ever walked the face of the earth. bout damn time

  • @FranciscoPalacios.CFH.
    @FranciscoPalacios.CFH. 10 місяців тому +7

    We need the legend Haake in the studio !!!!!!!!!!

  • @stevevorass
    @stevevorass 10 місяців тому

    I appreciate all the time and effort put into this amazing breakdown of one of my favorite drummers. Aaron, you rock!

  • @graveyarddrums
    @graveyarddrums 10 місяців тому +4

    I just woke up to thus and my day is already off to a great start!!! MESHUUUUUUUGAAAAH

  • @akselolsson7576
    @akselolsson7576 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for this!
    Been a huge Haake fan all my life.
    Personal favourite tune might have to be I. 21 minutes long and not much if anything repeats during the song💥💥💥

  • @TemalCageman
    @TemalCageman 8 місяців тому

    I've listened to Meshuggah since 1994 and I've always felt their music being in 4/4.

  • @flapjack413
    @flapjack413 10 місяців тому +2

    I first heard Meshuggah when Chaosphere came out in 1998. I had just finished high school. I remember putting it on and nearly crapping my pants when I heard Tomas' drumming for the first time. 25 years later, I still get that reaction when they release new material. Dude is a living legend.

  • @neonblack211
    @neonblack211 10 місяців тому +7

    the obzen break down is so goddamn sweet

  • @pettson3816
    @pettson3816 10 місяців тому +20

    I love Meshuggah, and nobody can dispute the fact of their massive influence in metal. But i have one drummer who i favour even more in this style of metal and that's Elliot Hoffman from Car Bomb. He is fucking insane. I almost can't believe it when i see him play.

    • @Skeletal33
      @Skeletal33 10 місяців тому +2

      100%

    • @aponcapone
      @aponcapone 10 місяців тому +1

      And hé seems so calm to... his work is awesome.

    • @RustyTonesJr
      @RustyTonesJr 10 місяців тому +1

      Yea, he's got more jazz in his playing, among other things. :)

  • @fcknugget1654
    @fcknugget1654 10 місяців тому +1

    This was really well done! Good balance between interviews, playing, songs and notes

  • @canyoncrows7764
    @canyoncrows7764 Місяць тому

    Haake is one of those few metals drummers I hear who has such fluid groove behind some of the hardest music ever. To hear him rehearse (and I have!), you'd think he was playing jazz. He's up there with the greats for me. His classic 4/4 signature sound with his arms in a whirlpool is something to behold.

  • @basildog007
    @basildog007 10 місяців тому +6

    Woooow the absolute G.O.A.T.
    Much respect 🙏

  • @robindreier9796
    @robindreier9796 10 місяців тому +5

    Just as a sidenote: the "e" in "Haake" is NOT silent the best approximation I can give is "haa-kuh" as far as pronounciation goes

  • @DIYTechnician
    @DIYTechnician 10 місяців тому +1

    This video is so well put together. Holy crap. Nice freakin job highlighting things I’ve listened to and picked up on as a drummer but also many things I never keyed in on. Great video and way to pay tribute to all this amazing heavy metal drummer’s hard work. Love it. Thanks for posting this. My dumb ass didn’t even know it was pronounced “hawk” after thousands of listens to Meshuggah’s music.

  • @TheFloatingBartender
    @TheFloatingBartender 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this awesome clip man, loved seeing how much passion you got from it.

  • @knibknib5736
    @knibknib5736 10 місяців тому +3

    This pal beyond genius

  • @briankops
    @briankops 10 місяців тому +4

    Great video on one of the masters!

  • @TheFloatingBartender
    @TheFloatingBartender 10 місяців тому +2

    My finally, my all time fav band and all time fav drummer. Thanks Drumeo. Nice little treat after a hard day

  • @JoaoFerreira-fx3xp
    @JoaoFerreira-fx3xp 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for introducing me to the Campire Version of Future Breed Machine

  • @tacetjackalmighty
    @tacetjackalmighty 10 місяців тому +95

    Meshuggah is a test. Meshuggah is a filter. If you listen to Meshuggah for the first time, everything you know about groove and tonality goes out the window. You're a child again, and I think that scares people. Not to mention that children don't like getting yelled at. You can grow up and rise to the challenge, and in the process you get adopted into this strange alien family which will surely influence your musical journey for the better. Or, you'll shrink away, stuck on the rung of a ladder that you're too scared to climb.

    • @GodSmacK5181
      @GodSmacK5181 10 місяців тому +7

      Or maybe I just don't like Messhugah's style all that much, I grow tired of it pretty quickly to the point of being boring for me.

    • @GodSmacK5181
      @GodSmacK5181 10 місяців тому +3

      The reason for that being that while i'm all in for complex rhythms, these songs seem more like they just play complex for the sake of being complex, melody and harmony is very poor and the music ends up sounding plain and empty. But this is just IMHO.

    • @jackhack420
      @jackhack420 10 місяців тому +6

      ⁠​⁠@@GodSmacK5181Meshuggah’s inspiration to be technical is actually one of the most humble and modest attempts at progressive music in Metal. Their evolution as a band changed in many parameters, not just what time signatures they played and how complex the riffs and parts got. Their influences are very omnipresent, they’re entirely about the heavy, chuggy staccato riff laid down by earlier genres like Thrash or groove, while taking the principle of lining up the kick and the guitar and taking that to the extreme. Later down the road they definitely got more complex but as a progressive music fan it’s not even that egregious as you’re saying. Worrying about melody in a Meshuggah song is like worrying about how much sugar is in your steak lol, this flavor of metal hardly has any room for melody and it would hurt the music, there’s no room for that kind of vibe. You strike me as someone who takes a long time to appreciate something.

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 10 місяців тому

      ​@@GodSmacK5181that just proves that you're an empty, boring person.

    • @verstarkt2192
      @verstarkt2192 10 місяців тому +1

      @@GodSmacK5181I think Dancers to a Discordant System may change your perception. If just a little bit