Gene Hoglan's Double Slap Technique
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Gene Hoglan is best known among drummers for his blazing kick drum speed and endurance, so when he gave us a visit we just had to pick his brain and learn some cool techniques he applies behind the kit.
In this lesson, Gene will teach you how to play fast three-note flurries on the double bass with a foot technique that allows him to keep leading with the same foot. This is a great drumming hack that will not only strengthen your double strokes on your main bass drum foot, but also prevent you from needing to learn how to lead with both feet while playing double bass.
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...as if being a killer drummer with a badass resumé wasn't enough, dude's gotta have the sickest pair of purple argyle socks, too.
The most metal part of this video!!
And some And1 shoes😂
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You know whats even more metal? Happy socks!🤘
Yeah, can't wear all black all the time...geez...cool socks... definitely
God he's such a great drummer! He's really good at playing, and he's good at teaching, and he's a fun person...he's just one of the greats!
Kiss him already
he's such a nice and chill guy too
And he wears purple argyle socks 😆
Everytime I see Gene, he's looking better and healthier lml
Jorge Cornejo first thing I thought when the video started.
Same
So basically.....he has immortalized himself by getting younger and younger while everyone around him gets older...?
Gene Hoglan, Andreas Kisser and Bruce Dickinson = almost an entire band that stop aging. We just need a bassist.
I have long hair too, but it's starting to thin. I'm envious
I actually discovered this decades ago when trying to deconstruct Becoming by Pantera. it was too awkward to play the pattern with alternating hits, and that's when I tried the double slap. worked like a charm.
2:16 is the best moment of the lesson, great drumming.
He was "air D-J'ing"
@Richard James beatboxing?
2 stroke dirt bike.
Gene is great to learn from. He isn't pretentious about his playing. He makes it easy. A lot of drummers want to make things more difficult than they actually are by pretending like what they do is impossible. Drumming is confidence. The more you believe you can do the easier it all becomes.
When I’m having a bad day I just watch Gene Hoglan videos, works every time
Thankyou Gene, for collaborating with Devin Townsend - some of the best music ever created!
I remember reading an article in Modern Drummer when I was a kid. It was about how Gene played on an album with pretty much a broken back and still killed it.
Had that issue!!!
Gene is pure quality playing the drums and his criteria is almost unique
Just found out about this guy after hearing Mermaider for the first time and that song blew my mind because of the drums! Same with the song Awaken!
It's so nice to see an old school drummer picking up new techniques.
Amazing.Gene is a legend.From listening to dark angel's-we have arrived on cassette back in the day to seeing him here.It's great to see him still progressing.He's done SO much great drumming for many artists.
A very generous man. He has even filled in for Behemoth.
Several people here are commenting that "Drummer N.N from band xxxyyyzzz did this on year yyyy already".
Does that matter? Gene never claimed that he'd come up with that pattern or technique himself. He doesn't even claim that he'd invented Hoglan blast! Stop comparing and appreciate a good lesson.
and in addition to that and his awesome level of skills, he's such a friendly, humble and down to earth person.
He is such a Gentleman. I met him in Hollywood at a Death show, that was years before Chuck passed, even then Gene was so nice he will sit there and talk to you. Very genuine Dude.
Saw this on the feed. I was like Gene Hoglan in Drumeo!?? C-liiiii-iickkkk!!! Gene is the man RIP Chuck
Permutations. Gene is so great.
Gene Hoglan basically took Vinnie Paul’s sound to an entirely new level. Gene just makes you want to get a mega bell ride and play groove metal.
A New Level… of confidence… and power ;)
No way. Gene was a drum legend before anyone even knew who Vinnie Paul was. He'd drum circles around Vin if he was still alive.
He is Drum God... with purple socks😂
His boots were stolen on tour !! :s
Purple socks paired with And1 basketball shoes. 🤣
I'm off to buy some purple socks
Tyler Chaffee secret of superior technique! Gotta have more purple plaid socks!
Him and Joey Jordison are my top 2 favorite drummers of all time. Gene really seems like an amazing down to earth person. I bet he's easy to talk to and hangout with. I would love to have a jam session and just learn and take in any wisdom, knowledge and advice he would be willing to teach me. Just kick back and have a fun time drumming for an afternoon. When I discovered dethklok they instantly became my favorite metal band and his drumming with them blew my mind. Best ive ever heard. Gene is a legend
Great video. Gene is a metal God. Dark Angel's Darkness Descends has been one of my favorite albums for just about 30 years now. Rock on!
Would love to see Mario Duplantier from Gojira on here.
there are literally dozens and dozens of better drummers than Mario....who is amazing dont get me wrong...
Buck Futtler Nobody said he was the greatest drummer of all time, but he has his own unique style and he’s very skilled. What are you trying to prove here?
first comment,,, "....is the REAL drum god of our time"...and i simply said, mario is amazing, bur there are better...
Mario is on a different spiritual plane than the rest of us
Lewis Griffiths YESS DUDE
Those kind of patterns are so cool, hertas, triplets, and 4-stroke gallops sound so sweet. So do the double triplet patterns, where it’s 6 strokes but it’s played RLR-RLR
He’s playing the beginning of Flattening of Emotions by Death!
Awesome stuff
That was Sean Reinart not Gene; why does this comment have so many likes.
@@Eccentricjuices we all know Reinert played it on the record, but Gene still had to learn the Reinert songs for live playing so its natural he played it
@@nickfanzo thanks )
Gene is like the astrophysicist of the drumming world. Seems like such a cool dude!
Gene has always rocked 🤘.. Sick footwork.. when he starts with the hands it kinda is a Vinnie Paul meets Bernard Purdie combo.. really cool sounding
He's definitely one of my favorite drummers. I was hooked since Darkness Descends. I loved the Death albums with him drumming
Wow, he lost a lot of weight. He looks much younger.
3:40 sounds like the intro to Hot for Teacher . Lol this was amazing.
sounds like Bleed damn!!
Becoming
Nicolas Drummer
That's what came to my mind.
or to be lame about it, "hot for teacher"
All these answers........Correct!!
Thomas Haake plays Bleed a little more precisely with 32nd note bursts as opposed to the Vinnie Paul style Gene is performing here. Bleed by Meshuggah is true polyrythmic pattern that only lands back on the 4/4 IF performed exact, otherwise the pattern would get jumbled and not be in sync with the guitar/bass patterns, where as this has less precise small bursts of 16th triplets or 32nd notes but still as heavy and effective in Becoming by Vinnie P./Pantera. RIP. BTW Iv'e never had an emotional reaction to a celebrity before Dimebag Darrel's murder and now Vinnie Paul's death actually still make me fucking cry when I think about it. Pantera was everything when I was in school in the late 90's and their music actually helped me with confidence problems that I had. PAN-FUCKING-TERA!!!
Как приятно осознавать, что таким высоким уровнем игры может владеть человек, не учащийся в музыкальной школе, колледже. Я 9 лет в школе учился играть на саксофоне(также 1 год на ударных) и сейчас поступил в колледж. Однако у меня есть огромная страсть научится играть не хуже Джина Хоглана, и я еë обязательно исполню
This is six years old already!! I remember this was brand new!! Time flies.
Tomas Haakes on “Bleed” is probably the most difficult example of this
EDIT: I’m aware this is incorrect
Musa Tariq Actually most of the song is leading with the right foot (or left, if you are a leftie) and even tho you need a lot of stamina, the leading foot does not change, and that helps a lot. If you want a really fucked up example, check Pantera's song Becoming and pay attention to the double bass pattern Vinnie Paul did.
Cheers
Actually it is not. Haake does not use the double slap, only alternates, causing his leading foot to change from right to left and back constantly. Makes it even more impressive though.
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I don’t know if ‘easier’ is the right word since they require different traits of playing.
Bleed requires speed and super high endurance while Ectogenesis or The Woven Web (basically anything from Animals as Leaders) is more about complexity and structure
Yeah my bad; woven web and ectogenesis are fine examples of Garstka’s exemplary skill and mastery. Bleed is harder in terms of stamina, but the AAL patterns are more complex in composition, obviously.
Becoming is awesome, learning that one was tough but rewarding; Bleed is an alternating kick pattern (which is insanely hard to play and keep in time)
He's the kind of Metal-drummer, who just have the right sound on both bass/snaredrums. The double bass is always clear, without having too much click-sound, they're still deep & heavy.. His signature is his tightness + fill-inn's w. splash, chrash, cymbals, etc.. He's just relaxed, NO show off, His chilly attitude, just shows this is his right element.. Funny though, that he is a left handed drummer, but have his kit setup, as a right handed… By far one of the best drummers in the "Tech. Death Metal"-genre.. Horns from Danmark
Man i srsly love to see Gene still showing us how shits done. I love this legend and its amazing to see him alot healthier these days. Keep it up mate
Purple socks, Formulas Fatal to the Flesh shirt, Double bass drums and of course Mighty Gene. Perfect.
3:44 sounds like Flattening of Emotions !
Basically a right-foot drag. Vinnie Paul, Scott Travis from Judas Priest and Raymond Herrera from Fear Factory pioneered this kind of double bass playing in the early 90's.
Roberto Ricci I was hearing Fear Factory the whole time. Lol.
Great drumming by all means.
Gene toured with fear factory
Mad Martigan gene also recorded Mechanize and The Industrialist with fear factory. Only to be pushed out of the band when Burton and Dino decided to use a Drum Machine for Genexus over a pay dispute between Gene and Burton/Dino.
The Industrialist was recorded with drum machine, Genexus has a live drummer. Great record by the way.
nroks ah yes my mistake.
Good lord.
Gonna try that.
Everybody pray for my Achille's tendon.
You are insanely brilliant, Mr. Hoglan.
3:43 Hot for teacher intro? lol
First thing that came to mind also.
Yeah but the Hot for Teacher the drummer he used Simmons sdsv electronic drums for the record in there and he used his hands and contacted look a little pressed roll
Flattening of Emotions by Death, actually
Gene is the Absolute leader & innovator in Double Bass vocabulary, In any Heavy Metal genre.
Gene seems like thee coolest, most down to earth, humble guy. Even though he's basically a god. Must be his divine awareness that makes him so zen.
Gene is looking awesome. His weight cut is making him look loads healthier. Keep up the hard work Gene. We need your drumming skills for a long time to come.
The man mountain finally left his brown leather boots !! Congrats on the new shoes Gene
i think they got stolen back then, he didnt want to leave them
Get Tomas Haake
1:38 Very Bleed style poly rhythm.
No triggers, they sound so amazing
Used to share a jam space/recording studio with Strapping/Zimmers/DT. Awesome dude and sick drummer.
Sounds very much like those older, oval Harley Davidson exhaust notes. Love Gene's drumming.
A Drumming God. My Main Inspiration Along with Dave Lpmbardo . Both Legends!!
He seems like such a nice dude, also basically taught me how to get the bass drum pattern for Meshuggah Bleed right here. Ive been struggling with that for too long
Gene is awesome! What a killer, humble and confidence boosting approach to a lesson!
Im glad he threw in that little piece of advice at the end cause he is an left handed drummer on a right hand set up,so for me it wouldve been a little confusing if he hadnt mentioned that....Thanks Gene,your an amazing player!!
Awesome lesson guys'll thanks
Gene is one of my faves
Gene is so friggen cool. I've been a fan since the 80's. He looks great and healthy and still SHREDS!!!!!
As a "left foot lead" player what helped me was keeping solid time and focusing my weight and balance on my left foot (8th notes).... paying attention to keeping it hard and solid. If you focus on this, your right leg will naturally lighten and balance your body to counteract you playing solid with your left. It's maybe not ideal, but you will be less likely to throw your time out and a "lighter floating right foot " will make those doubles a lot easier, as always start at 100bpm, look up! and relax. Hope this help someone......
super nice guy and master of his instrument.
I learned how to do this when I was learning the transition from the first chorus to the second verse in "Afterlife" by Avenged Sevenfold and the intro for "The Stage" by Avenged Sevenfold.
So much fun once you get it down and start playing around with it
The one and only Gene Hoglan!
Awesome drummer with awesome socks 🤘🏻🥁
Brilliant vid thanks
Thank you for the tips, good to learn other methods, thank you Drumeo and Mr. Hoglan
Gene Hoglan is such an amazingly cool person.
WOW! I haven’t seen Gene in a long time. He looks great!
Hoglan isn't the most technical but he's got that groove and intuition that makes him a cut above most metal drummers, nothing but respect.
TheAlienDog actually gene is considered a technical drummer alongside with tomas haake, that's why he was called "The Atomic Clock"
One of the best metal drummers in the world, and he’s doing it in argyle socks.
Take notes kids. Take notes.
this technique is not difficult once is explained with that clarity, nice work!
Bass Drum(s) sound Amazing EQ is right up my alley . Thnx. Mike D.
The metronome is looking healthy af, good work Gene!
Gene is da man! Nicely explained too.
Sounds good. Something to aspire to. Thanks
ty for uploading this video. Now I got an idea.
Brutal socks 🤘
1 of my favorite drummers
The original grand master of extreme metal drumming 🥁
Great drummer and human being
gene is the king
the most inspiring drummer and my all time fav
I saw him with SYL and it was amazing. I then met him an talked to him and w wasntw nicest Guy
the man,the legend underrated drummer.mean gene hoglan.
este tipo me encanta, su sonido es muy poderoso
Gene you’re a legend
Hey it’s Ash! What a guy
What a great technique! And a cool dude and killer drummer! 👍
woah them socks
very gay
No
Had to scroll ages until I found someone who'd mentioned it 😁 not what you'd think he'd wear 😂
Joe JG Maybe look at your sexual preference if you think this look gay. Come out the closet man, no need to stay inside anymore it's 2018..
selvmortsydd ..LOL!!😂😂😈
.No shit!..
I think Gene is singularly qualified to melt your face off and wear argyle socks att the same time. The guy is legendary.
Gene is a BEAST!!
Gene is the Machine!
Great kick sound.
Beams of fire sweap through my head!
Nope. Not a Herta. Not Bleed.
Definately going to try this..sounds cool. not sure if i can pull it off though..
I love this guy
For those who want to practice this. Consider the "spaz" a double stroke on the foot you choose. essentially practice double strokes with your feet to do cool stuff.
Gene is a legend!
Greatest drummer nobody knows
3:42 i hear that legendary hot for teacher beat. Love it!
Vinnie Paul used this technique too, mainly on the end of Slaughtered and the verse of Becoming. I called it “bass cadences”
I really like that!
Hoglan seems like the nicest guy. I feel like when he retires he could be a preschool teacher.
Like his bassdrum sound