Drum Teacher Learns Meshuggah (“Rational Gaze” Drum Cover)
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2024
- It’s easy to stick with what you know.
You can go weeks, months, even years playing the same songs every time you sit down to practice. But in drumming - as in life - getting outside your comfort zone is the key to progress…
So when Brandon Toews was challenged to play a complicated prog metal tune by the pioneers of djent, Meshuggah, he did just that...
Got out of his comfort zone.
And because Brandon is the consummate drum teacher, he took it as an opportunity to show you the learning process - start to finish.
You’ll see everything from Brandon’s first listen to this complicated drum track to his final performance (heavy-double kick to boot). Hopefully, it inspires you to dive into a brand new genre and expand your drumming horizons.
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Fun fact; when Tomas Haake was born, the midwife said “congratulations, it’s a metronome”.
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Congratulations, this is going to confuse metronomes
@@joshrepik Accurate.
Nice
Now we need Tomas Haake in Drumeo
Yes we do
+1 🔥🔥
Oh yes!!!
please yes!!!
Do you want to break the space time continuum? Because that’s how you break the space time continuum
Love how other musicians from different genres can actually respect what metal does in its complexity. Unlike ppl who don’t understand music just bashing on it. Love it
True musicianship here !
An open minded Fan of music should find something in every Genre. Im into Underground Black Metal, but i also love good Oldschool Rap and nice Beats for example. Or some well executed Electronic music. Or old Instruments like a Talharpa and stuff.
And Meshuggah is on another level. every interested in Rhythm needs to listen to them :D
@@n8wolf575 I’m into anything with some drums being played. Whether is electronic or acoustic. I just love the art of percussion
So true, most people who are not into Metal or are no musicians are not respecting the skill 🤣 experienced that very often
It is OK to dislike things though. Worrying about whether other people "respect" your favourite music is insecure.
As a dedicated grindcore/death metal drummer, BIGGEST ups to Brandon for having the balls to challenge himself so much. Most in my genre couldn't be bothered. Massive respect.
Thanks a lot, Jim!
@@BrandonToewsell done. Massive respect. Out of your confort zone, yes, it IS🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Dude that's the problem is its SO hard when you wanna write prog death that uses extreme death metal techniques AND Meshuggah style polymeter techniques the people who can do both are DEFINITELY fucking rarer
9:54 No one will ever convince me that he doesn't say "I Like Juice!" Really fun video, Brandon. Killer drumming.
I like juice!
Finish you juice!
Filtered vitamine substance!
Even the misheared lyrics sound like they could be written by Meshuggah
Original:
Our light-induced image of truth - filtered blank of its substance.
Haha! For years I had my wife convinced that when Slipknot sang "Liberate... My Madness!" they were actually singing "Do You Like... Bananas?!" Try to hear it any other way now! ;-)
@@kingbrutusxxvi Haha!
My best friend and I always sang either "Liberate... BANANAS!" or "do you like... BANANAS!" while driving with my car and blasting Slipknot.
Jens Kidman likes juice ig!
Or Jews?
Dude Meshuggah’s patterns are so much harder than they sound too. Everyone talks about Bleed (amazing song as we all know) but Thomas Haake’s rhythms are so wild. Amazing work man.
His brain is just different i still remember listening to them for the first time as a teen like wtf is going on here we all loved Mesugguh and wanted to cover it my drummer nor i could ever get it right often enough to make it sound good. just his note placement is insane fills the voids in the song and just sounds too damn good
This is one of the easier songs by them too, just shows how technical and insane this band has been all these years.
This is literally one of only two songs by Meshuggah I can play to completion on guitar. The other is Demiurge.
Bleed would be impossible! I think the hardest drum part ever written...
Correct. Let's see him try to play Nostrum :)
@@koojc7456 dunno, but i'm guessing lamb of god - descending is up there
@@MaleficMist ehhh descending is truthfully a lot of linear stuff. It goes hard but isnt that hard to pick up. I got it after a few listens. Bleed however even plagued Haake for months and almost delayed their tour and album cause he was trying to get it down. The herta pattern in the first part of bleed is more of workout than most of descending and that pattern evolves into an inverted and 77535 variation later in the song. Been working for months and just can barely get it at low bpm. Haake is on a different plane. Check his clockworks drum cam footage too
It is SO nice to actually see someone posting their process learning a song like this, especially someone as good as Brandon. Every drummer has to go through the awkward phase where you try and play one drum at a time like in the beginning of this process and it's just encouraging seeing a teacher like Brandon doing it here. Mad props, you killed it my dude _|m|
i realized many years ago that the only difference between a pro and me should be that the pro can do it quicker. but the method is exactly the same.
It’s all about splitting songs into sections, learning bit by bit then running through them on the pads and kit, but mostly memorization, I’m currently learning songs for a show I’m playing this weekend and got hired as an on call for some friends of mine.
6 track set list with Lucrecia.
this sounded insane. the amount of attention and detail in this execution attests to your dedication, man. well done
Thanks, Diego! Appreciate it!
I Fully Agree with Diego on this one. He said it perfectly..Well Said!
@@chrisminahan9846 Thanks, Chris!
And that snare sound. Holy crap!
This song was my gateway to djent \ prog instrumental
Brandon did a killer job of course, but can we also talk about how damn good that kit sounds?? 🔥
Thanks Daniel!!
Yesss!
Sorry no, can't talk about it
Lol it’s a drummer video. Of course it’s going to sound *chefs kiss*
oh yeah, that snare sound....beautiful!
Next video:
"Larnell Lewis Hears 'Clockworks' For the First Time and Plays It Perfectly"
All jokes aside I'd pay good money to see a drummer of Larnell's caliber learn some Meshuggah.
Speaking of jokes, big ups for making this video legit and not tricking us on April Fool's.
Also, major kudos to Brandon.
Or "I", haha
In all seriousness, I'd watch the heck outta him at least reviewing and trying some
@@rhino202 Haha I was going to suggest "I" but even Meshuggah have never played that live.
@@althejazzman yeh. Catch 33 is possible, "I" was done mostly on the computer drumkit and forgotten
Larnell learns Meshuggah would be an incredible video
@@rhino202 tomas didnt record catch 33 drums, he wrote it , programmed it and decided its good enough.
This is killer. I love how this guy calls out how amazing Thomas Haake is for creating these drum parts. Learning these after the fact is hard, but pulling songs like this out of your brain is why Thomas is a drumming legend.
Glad you enjoyed it, Karl!
Kudos to showing you practicing it slow and getting it wrong sometimes. A lot of newer players get discouraged because so many players only show the final product. By learning we can teach. Very cool.
Glad you enjoyed this one!
The brutality of learning a Meshuggah song on drums. Amazing work.
Thanks Michael!
STFU Its obviously not that brutal. He did it quite easily
Polyrythyms 🤘
I imagine it’s like learning to play it on the guitar: hours of head scratching and frustration feeling like it’s a memory puzzle and potentially impossible. Then as you slowly start to internalize, it becomes a little easier. Finally, you can just play it and you wonder why it ever seemed hard to you in the first place. You figure, “I’ve got this!” So you check out another song thinking it will be easier.
But it’s not, and the process start again. Fml.
The biggest lesson is how the teacher shows there is a learning curve for everything and only persistance and practice will get you there.
It's so important seeing him make the mistakes. It's how we grow as players - in the age of curated content it's easy to forget that you shouldn't sound GOOD while practicing. You should be bad at it until you learn how to do it right. And he certainly did the work to make it sound right. Amazing video!
This absolutely kills, fantastic job as usual from Brandon, great work!
Thank you!
This was absolutely fantastic Brandon. To give justice to Haake, he fills everything with ghost notes, which would make for an interesting "next level" type video :)
And I agree, this guy is totally out of this world.
Yes he does! I thought about including that part, but I would’ve needed a bit more time 😅 Glad you enjoyed the video, Nix!
Waiting for him to learn a car bomb song now for next level lol
@@BrandonToews sometimes those ghost notes make it easier, although, not sure on this particular song, they give your hands a little more of a feel of playing a flowing rudiment. I find that helps personally.
@@cookedrums1044 LMAO good luck
@@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ yeah ghost notes make playing Stengah (also a meshuggah track) much easier, especially in the chorus
I love watching professional musicians learning new things out of their comfort zone. It's the only way to fully appreciate and understand the amount of work and effort it takes to write something like this. Great job!! 👏
Seeing this song performed live is an incredible experience. The groove is so powerful it’s insane. Great vid!
Brandon nailed it. You can tell he not only learned the song, he was enjoying every second of it. That why his performance was so good.
Thanks a lot, Mauricio! I had such a great time filming this! :D
I think what’s more impressive than ghost notes is keeping time with the hats. Absolutely KILLER job, dude!
Thanks a lot!!
tomas keeps time with ghost notes tho
He didn’t do the ghost notes that I can see? There’s ghost notes the whole time , it wrecked my mind when I first found that out. If you compare the isolated drum track to this you’ll hear them
Excellent video, in a time when everybody is getting used to see musicians upload perfect 20 seconds takes on instagram stories, it's nice to see somebody showing the process of actually learning a full song and how much effort it takes.
The moment of achievement when learning a meshuggah song is when you play through a section and every hit is played without uncertainty. Then you have the challenge of actually playing it well. Great job learning this song here.
I was surprised you didn't catch this, and no comments mentioned it either, but that interlude section is basically the drums playing the main guitar riff from the beginning, with the kick and snare. Great job, dude!
Thx. Never thought about it this way 😎✌
Which also explains why the rhythm was so difficult for him to learn. His left hand and his feet are playing the weirdo guitar polymeters while the right hand keeps 4.
Congrats you just learned the secret to 30 percent or more of their parts. People totally disconnect the guitar and drums instead of listening to both. I think thats the few times where it helps to know guitar first then go to drums. A lot of those “off beat” symbol accents are actually guitar hits that also feel off beat
If Tomas Haake needs a fill-in drummer, he knows who to call! 😂
Yes, troy wright 😉
@@abcdefghijkl5408 He is the man!!!!
Love to see if he could pull off Bleed. Haake had to change techniques and practice for months just to perform the song
@@abcdefghijkl5408 oh yeah 😂
I don't know if Meshuggah still plays "Rational Gaze" at concerts :)
This is the best Drumeo video I've seen. Probably the best one period. Right on, to acknowledge what goes into actually creating a piece vs just trying to mimic what the pro created. Alex Lifeson comes to mind. Well done!
Thank you very much, Mark! Appreciate it!
if Tomas hasn't seen this yet, he needs to yo. the breakdown, the detail, the precision. this is awesome.
Awesome! we need more Metal relted videos from Drumeo please!
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@@DrumeoOfficial ???
AGREED :D
been listening to meshuggah for at least 20 years and I still get goosebumps listening to this shit
Much respect! To step out of your comfort zone like that as a drummer must take some courage! I think all of us drummers must do that to keep learning and encouraging yourself. Thanks for the inspiration.
That was maybe the most accurate note for note cover of a Meshuggah tune I've ever heard! The drum and cymbal tunings were right there as well. Awesome job. You Drumeo folks are always on point
Tomas Haake is a crazy animal lol. You did a great job man! 🤘🏼
Agreed haha. Thanks a lot!
He's not an animal. He is a machine.
Kudos to you man; this was excellently done. Im actually a guitar player and not a drummer, but I wish more people had the same tenacity as you in regards to music! You're an inspiration, and I hope more people persevere and learn those challenging pieces to keep music integrity at a lofty level.
I saw Meshuggah yesterday. I’ve been drumming nearly 20 years.
He’s a metronome - it’s that simple. Makes me feel better that I can kind of play a few parts of his after seeing a video like this. GREAT STUFF!
This was really cool, thank you for showing us the progress. Fun to see you looking so uncomfortable at first to absolutely feeling the groove in the final video. Great stuff!
Omg Brandon, just when I thought I couldn't have admired you more, you indulge us with this wonderful piece of work. Mad props for keeping a hi-hat ostinato throughout the interlude section, as if it hasn't been hard enough already. One of the best Meshuggah covers on YT for sure
Thank you so much!! Appreciate it!!
the simple fact that he's giving that much attention on EVERY detail... counts alot! not every "cover" guy does it. they're just play what they think it sounds... but you took the mission and elevated it to another dimension! congrats! Great job (and you even found some free time-gap to adjust your glasses! great effort. Tomas Haake and Brandon Toews are great drummers!)
Thanks, Jeyson! Appreciate it!! Sometimes I miss the days when I didn't need to wear glasses, LOL!
This is an inspiration like no other…. This is an instructional video on how to practice and learn full stop, regardless of the song learned… if you practice you can learn a whole new discipline… and Meshuggah is a whole new discipline!
Brandons a phenomenal drummer. Tough ass task he took head on. This video helps to inspire drummers like myself as well, seeing the learning struggle he had to go through in order to get this song right! Rock on Brandon & the Drumeo team 🤘🏼
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This video is good for beginner or intermediary musicians who haven’t figured out that learning something difficult can take weeks even for accomplished and skilled musicians.
I still get frustrated that I can’t play something after 2 days.
Thanks, this will help me in my journey.
Glad to hear, Luciano!
Mad respect for having the patience to sit down and learn something that isn't your normal taste, it shows that you really just love music for what it is
Cheers, Jake! Definitely something to learn from every style of music out there.
one of the sweetest snare sounds to date
Killed it, dude. Thomas is a phenom and the fact that so many patterns are not just straight up repetitive makes this a true undertaking. Well done!
One day I'll be able to afford a drum kit so I can learn because it looks like so much fun to be behind a kit
If you have access to secondhand marketplaces of any kind, that is a great place to look. Keep in mind that you can buy a lower end kit and make it sound nice with new heads and tuning. Cymbals are a bit trickier, but buying used is a great way to reduce cost, and there are plenty of good sounding entry level cymbals on the market now. Best of luck on your hunt!
@@nicholascrockettfilms hey, thanks. I really appreciate the tips!
Fun yes. But years and years or frustration aswell lol
As said before, check secondhand marketplaces. Also, you can do A LOT with just a kick, snare, hi-hat and a crash; a ride cymbal and toms can then be something to add afterwards if you so desire.
Insane! Such a good work! This was my gateway to Meshuggah way back .
Thanks a lot!
This was such a great idea for a format. Hat off to Brandon! 15 days to be able to play LIKE THAT a song like Rational Gaze is crazy!
I watch so many Meshuggah cover videos, drums and guitar. And to be honest it's totally refreshing and exciting seeing someone who isn't as familiar with the material really put the work in and nail it.
I've played this song for years when practicing drums, but always skipped the solo part! There's always that one part in a meshuggah song that's too much, and I don't feel like putting down the time... Really good job! I'm impressed!
Thomas Haake is the real MVP!
That part is ridiculous! Sounds so random but you know it’s so fucking calculated.
7:27 You know you're getting good when you can adjust your glasses in the middle of a Haake beat.
This was great to watch. As a talented drum-player yourself... it shows the practice and precision needed no matter what level you are at, and I am glad you showed that and didn't try to make yourself to be something you are not. Seeing you play that song at the end just spoke to your commitment, talent and the practice you put in.
I'm glad your friend made this bet with you... sometimes it takes a seed to be planted before you push yourself into things outside your comfort-zone.
Keep on pushing... you can play anything and everything you want with the the commitment.
Congrats! It's always awesome to see people step out of their comfort zone and take on a new challenge.
This was great. Loved how the progression of learning it from start to finish was presented. Absolutely enjoyed this!
So glad to hear!
This is a classic example of no matter how long you’ve been playing and no matter what style you prefer, there is ALWAYS something new to learn that can be applied to your repertoire. Love this!
100%!!
Wow wow wow!!!! What an amazing job you did! As a young drummer who grew up admiring Tomas Haake, I could barely play the intro and verse to this! Not only did you nail it, but you also opened up my eyes to new methods of practice and I thank you for that 🙏🏽 Excellent work!!! 👏🏽
Brandon this is great. I have spent endless hours trying to learn a new song note for note; at some point you start to question your abilities. Your dedication to learning this provides much inspiration.
I remember when this album came out, the lyrical content had me listening to this song SO many times and I can definitely say you crushed this, dude. Very nicely done, I sincerely hope this drags you into the Meshuggah rabbit hole \m/
And once he falls into that rabbit hole he'll never look back. Tends to be the way it works. Changes your entire perspective on not just metal, but music in general. Meshuggah is that revolutionary.
What you said after the performance is exactly what I was thinking. The drumming was clean but energy you brought made it that much better! Metal drummers put their body through some serious stress
Respect dude! Hell yeah! Such a great way to show this too. Way too many guys out there like, “look everyone! I can play Meshuggah songs!” But no one shows that it takes a lot of time to learn. I mean, it’s rumored that it took Haake himself months to learn Bleed. It’s very difficult drumming and of course it takes a lot of practice! You not only did a superb job playing the song in the end, but of showing a bit of how you learned it.
Massive kudos!
i really appreciate that this is natural and not edited like a lot of other yt'ers
Well done Brandon!!! es inspirador y reconfortante ver tu proceso de aprendizaje y desarrollo,
2:19 Yeah man, that chuckle was the best :D Its insane, Meshuggah are out of this world.
Fantastic work, man. Meshuga is no joke.
I'm so happy that metal as a genre is becoming so much more accepted in recent years. Some of the most skilled and dedicated musicians alive are in metal bands. I TOTALLY get why many people don't like it, but I'm overjoyed at the increased respect being payed to these incredible artists.
I'm speechless, what a fantastic job. Flawless execution. Incredible dedication
Absolutely amazing, Brandon! You nailed it! And Drumeo guys, we need a special interview or lesson with Mr. Haake #HaakeonDrumeo
Yes. Do it!
Thank you, Marcos! Appreciate it. I would LOVE to make that happen.
Hi Brandon, let me express my deepest respect for you leaving your comfort zone, as you put it in the beginning of your video. In the end, I nevertheless had the impression that you EXPANDED your personel comfort zone. You looked very cool doing this! -- Keep up! And if you want a recommandation for another video, than I'd like to propose "Red Letter" by Arch Echo. Thanks and all the Best to you and the drumeo team. My deepest sympathy and Best regards from Germany!
Thank you very much! Greatly appreciated. I'll definitely check out that track :).
Hell yeah, nice work Brandon. Brilliant.
always props to people that do a complete playthrough of any meshuggah song. it's one thing to do a single part but a whole other to do a full song of them
MORE OF THIS PLEASE! Love the idea of breaking down more metal based music. Chris Turner or Animals as Leaders would be sick to see in the future. Great job guys!
Great ideas!
Animals as Leaders would be awesome. Favorite band to (attempt to) drum to.
Killed it! I got into Meshuggah back in the late 90s. Loved practicing to DEI. Not so sure I could do it these days 😑
Well done man! I loved seeing how much conviction you hit the drums with in the final piece after having internalised it so much.
I love the sound of that snare. Tight, very responsive and great pop to it.
Now Tomas needs to do " Prog Metal Drummer learns Caravan ! "
Need to see that
Oh yur
YES
@@BrandonToews Or Tech Metal drummer plays Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. To see the absolute torture on his face having to play a 4/4 backbeat for 4 minutes and not being able to play a overly complicated drum fill every bar. 😆
What makes this even better is the song you chose by Meshuggah. Have yourselves a sub.
🙏🏻🙏🏻
7:59 sweet smooth drumming right there
Mission accomplished! This was fun and informative. GREAT
I love the energy you played with! You even wore a Meshuggah t shirt 🤘🏽
Thanks!!
That's some dedication... Great job!!!!
Thanks Johan!
Wow this was beautiful to watch I’m gonna cry. You really did it 🙏🏾😭
Coming back to this a year later and I'm still blown away dude, so absolutely stoked watching you always.
nailed the snare tone
Love your work mate. You speak so well too in all your presentations. Great part of Drumeo mentorship. Love a bit of the Shug.
Thanks a lot - appreciate it!!
Phenomenal, it was nice to see a teacher go through the same struggles we all go through learning new styles/songs.
Also, that Istanbul cymbal set... My oh my... Yes.
Thanks a lot! It was a fun challenge to work on this track :). Glad you dig the cymbals too!!
Love how you have the time-line of the song thing, during the video. Great touch
That is pretty amazing to show what a professional drum teacher has to go through to learn a song. Makes us mere mortals feel a little better about ourselves..haha Awesome job!
Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed it 😁
I wasn’t that much of a Drumeo Brandon fan, until now. Amazing bro, you even look cool doin it! 😆
Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed this one!😂
Hats off. T-H-A-N-K you for your effort! Brilliant.
Awesome job brother !! Thank you for putting in the time and effort into learning this banger of a song. You did amazingly well!!
11:40 I can relate the glasses struggle is real 😂
You know it 😂
Excellent work man!!! You got this!! Now keep going and challenge yourself. Try New Millennium Cyanide Christ.
Give me a few years ;) thanks a lot!!
Amazing,the power you showed.great job brother
Pure and crisp! Best drum cover I’ve heard in a very long time!! Respect Bro!!
I'm enjoying these videos, especially the wild ones like the Dennis Chambers video where he heard the drumless Tool track and improved the drums. I'd actually love to see what Dennis could do with a Meshuggah track if given a week or so to write from scratch.
I'm a huge Meshuggah fan, and I was waiting for you to get to the part at 2:15 of this video. It's amazing.
One of my favorite parts!
Haha. Love that and the guitar solo. This song just kills
Insane song with insane drums part! Thank you!
massive meshuggah fan, loved the video really makes you appreciate aspects of the song I never realised would be so difficult to play!
Holy moly dude, you're insane!
Love the fact, that you were respectful to the genre and decided to give all yourself to make it.
Sending love from Poland!
Thanks a lot!!
Brandon hands up to you for approaching such an impossible drumming. Would very interesting having Thomas in drumeo!
More Meshuggah challenges please! Now we know that Brandon will nail these super hard songs and also, sound amazing doing it. Awesome job, super exciting to watch!
Great job! plus the tone on those drums was incredible.