Here is a take from "The Sin and the Sentence" music video shoot. Playing along to the track, sorry if there are a couple of missing drum parts or if the video is not properly synced, this was just used for certain shots and thought you guys might like it. Enjoy! :)
bloorgusgoorge I think when Tom said, “barely 24” he was trying to imply that this drummer has potential to keep growing even tho his technique and power are at a great point right now.
Legend has it that Alex Bent started off as a mesopotamian drummer in circa 2000 BC, though an amateur, he had much time to improve as an immortal. Eventually, through numerous millennia, he became good enough to be requested to join the ottoman military band in the 15th century. The legend claims that some of his best work before Trivium was during the American Civil War. Finally, while on tour in eastern Europe last year, Matt, Corey, and Paulo stumbled upon Alex Bent when reading through ancient texts and discoverd how to summon him through lots of research.
I actually read on the dark web a story of a young boy Matt, who stumbled on the an ancient Egyptian papyrus in a cave that described a ritual wherby the most powerful ancient Messopatamanian "Bent God" could be summoned. He would need to create a powerful artefact shaped similar to the English letter "T" and infuse it with the souls of four human drummers. Young Matt planned this ritual in darkness for many years and slowly one by one, he sacrificed these four poor souls lured by promises of international rock super stardom. IT appears Matt was sucessful in creating the artefact, then summoned and enslaved the "Bent God". If you look closely at the video, you can see the death in his eyes as he pounds the skins of the sacrificed drummers. Now a prisoner of the the evil Kiichi Chaos spell, the Bent God knows, like the gladiators at the Colleseum that he witnessed long ago, he is cursed to obey or risk being sent back to Hades.
The most amazing thing about this track - which I only learned yesterday - is that this humanoid/machine thing here recorded it one take, with no stops, and no cuts. What you hear on the record is literally his first attempt at recording it. I know its been said in similar ways before, but Alex, you're the best thing to happen to Trivium since Ron Anderson.
I completely agree. A drummer is a key piece of the band but it's quite rare for a drummer to have quite as substantial of an effect on a bands sound as Alex has had. Not to mention he makes everybody else in the band play better to keep up with his ridiculousness. Simply phenomenal.
As a fan of trivium for about 12 years now I can safely say Alex brings such a brilliant and beautiful sound to Trivium. His style and energy just fits so perfectly and it's just so fucking amazing, please stay in the band.
He's what's been missing since Travis left, no offence to the others who been an gone but there style just didn't completely sit with me so glad they found Alex, match made in heaven
Technique does matter a lot, but in music, specially rock n roll and heavy metal, it ain't only about technique, but more about writing, just take a look at Lars, i know he has a lot of haters and Metallica also has haters, whatever. He's not a technical drummer, but still, besides James, he wrote some of the very best metal albums ever, with songs like One, Dyers Eve, shortest straw and the thing that should not be, FOR EXAMPLE ! He's a great songwriter and even though you don't like him or his band you can't deny that. Here we have a perfect marriage between technique and writing, but you know very well that it's not a common thing. Technique is not more important than songwriting. Never.
I can comfortably say that Alex is one of the greatest, if not the greatest metal drummer out there nowadays. He makes an incredibly difficult song seem like a warm up. Awesome stuff
the intro reminds me of how The Rev played Almost Easy. and they really fucked up not going with Trivium for the album name. you can tell this is exactly how they've been wanting to sound. Slowly bridging the gap between metalcore and progressive death metal like Opeth and Arch Enemy where I've personally always held them anyways.
You are right, but I think they will have more material coming up in the next few years and hopefully we'll get 'Trivium' then since the writing for The Sin and The Sentence was smooth and their chemistry produced instant Trivium classics instantly
Oddly enough...I just watched a Rev video of him recording “Almost Easy” then my next thought was watching a Bent drum video. Don’t get me wrong, the Rev was bad ass, but this guy is something else. He is on Portnoy level. I question if he ever actually breaks a sweat playing parts 0.01% of the world’s population could dream of playing.
So glad you're drumming for Trivium. Definitely the best drummer they've had. As a side note... how can you not jam the hell out while playing the parts during "You condemn me, 'cause you don't understand me"? It's physically impossible for me to not murder my drums during those segments.
Alex - Just speechless on your technique, composure, approach and most of all musicality. Your playing jumped out of the radio (Sirius Octane) the first time I heard it. You are a rare talent!
You (along with Matt's returning screams) are the main reason why The Sin And The Sentence shaped up to what it is. Phenomenal! Glad it got to #3 on Loudwire's list!
![Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RAoKcM54Q1Y/mqdefault.jpg)
Here is a take from "The Sin and the Sentence" music video shoot. Playing along to the track, sorry if there are a couple of missing drum parts or if the video is not properly synced, this was just used for certain shots and thought you guys might like it. Enjoy! :)
Alex Bent great job dude! You're an amazing fit for Trivium.
You Great Alex!!!!
Great job I love the beat I hope I can play like you some day miss you dude
Alex Bent thanks for the heads up! I was wondering if I was going crazy or not hahahaha still rocking and awesome to see
It’s Cody btw
All the dislikes are from Trivium's former drummers.
DoomDash BAHAHAHA
Nailes it
Godamnit brooo lmao.....
You made my day!
Hahahahaha.... you win!
Drum Porn.
Lion Ayet Amen to that.
exact
ALEX "THE OCTUPUS" BENT
metal_ a7xx That would be Aquiles Priester. But Alex is also a legend in the making.
Brann "The Octopus Has No Friends" Daillor.
Honestly think Alex is > The Rev. Rev was a great drummer but Alex is legendary.
Maverick McFarlane The Rev is fast AF, but Alex Bent is fast and very clean...I've never seen him miss a beat live
@Maverick McFarlane: Although I agree I don't understand where this comparison came from. They never ever been in the same band or anything.
Bro this guy is barely 24 and he's a monster with power and technique. This is insane!
This guys a god but how does age have to do with it
bloorgusgoorge I think when Tom said, “barely 24” he was trying to imply that this drummer has potential to keep growing even tho his technique and power are at a great point right now.
Tom Zaragoza what????!!!! He plays like hes been doing it for 40 years. Wow.
@@DIYTechnician LMAO 😂😂😂
He was better than most drummers at the age of 18. Truly a prodigy
Alex Bent is the reason why i started drumming 2 days ago.
Underrated comment
May you one day be the reason why some other people will start drumming!
Hahaha...
How’s it going ?
How are the drums coming, 3 years later? lol
Legend has it that Alex Bent started off as a mesopotamian drummer in circa 2000 BC, though an amateur, he had much time to improve as an immortal. Eventually, through numerous millennia, he became good enough to be requested to join the ottoman military band in the 15th century. The legend claims that some of his best work before Trivium was during the American Civil War. Finally, while on tour in eastern Europe last year, Matt, Corey, and Paulo stumbled upon Alex Bent when reading through ancient texts and discoverd how to summon him through lots of research.
Good one
Wtf that story
Makes sense
I actually read on the dark web a story of a young boy Matt, who stumbled on the an ancient Egyptian papyrus in a cave that described a ritual wherby the most powerful ancient Messopatamanian "Bent God" could be summoned. He would need to create a powerful artefact shaped similar to the English letter "T" and infuse it with the souls of four human drummers. Young Matt planned this ritual in darkness for many years and slowly one by one, he sacrificed these four poor souls lured by promises of international rock super stardom. IT appears Matt was sucessful in creating the artefact, then summoned and enslaved the "Bent God". If you look closely at the video, you can see the death in his eyes as he pounds the skins of the sacrificed drummers. Now a prisoner of the the evil Kiichi Chaos spell, the Bent God knows, like the gladiators at the Colleseum that he witnessed long ago, he is cursed to obey or risk being sent back to Hades.
This is canon
The most amazing thing about this track - which I only learned yesterday - is that this humanoid/machine thing here recorded it one take, with no stops, and no cuts. What you hear on the record is literally his first attempt at recording it.
I know its been said in similar ways before, but Alex, you're the best thing to happen to Trivium since Ron Anderson.
Aaron Turner I totally agree. Alex adds so much to their sound. Watching him play...he's a freaking God.
I heard they took another take in case the needed to replace any sloppy parts, and they just didn't use it
I completely agree. A drummer is a key piece of the band but it's quite rare for a drummer to have quite as substantial of an effect on a bands sound as Alex has had. Not to mention he makes everybody else in the band play better to keep up with his ridiculousness. Simply phenomenal.
I remember him with Battlecross. When i heard he was trivium's new drummer i nearly shit my pants.
He reminds me so much of the rev
the technique with which he plays is brutal is what Trivium needed greetings
Francisco Sanchez cousin? Lol
jajajajaja, I suppose
I didn't even have to watch this video before I liked it
Nick Filipoff same lol
Nick I feel you bro 😂
Amen to that lol
Are you sure you aren't a T-666 drum machine disguised as Alex Bent sent from the future by Trivium?
top 10 things science still cant explain
T-600s aren't the strongest machines
I think he's at least a T- 3000
Wait, you actually have facial expressions?
Tontu96 His new software upgrade allows him to fake them to look more human. Otherwise mortals will pick up...
Makes sense
one of the best metal drummers I have heard in 2017
Killa Gaming I feel the exact same way!
The best metal drummer I have heard
FTFY
i wouldn't even put him in a category! best drummer period playing now
Alex is such an inspiration as a metal drummer, honestly the best Trivium could ask for. Keep rocking dude, you are a boss.
As a fan of trivium for about 12 years now I can safely say Alex brings such a brilliant and beautiful sound to Trivium.
His style and energy just fits so perfectly and it's just so fucking amazing, please stay in the band.
He's what's been missing since Travis left, no offence to the others who been an gone but there style just didn't completely sit with me so glad they found Alex, match made in heaven
When trivium was formed Alex was only 6. Let that sink in. Alex, you are an absolute beast. Rock on brother.
The more you look, the more subtlety you see him do. What a meticulous and incredible drummer!
Show this video when someone says "Technique dosent matter", absolute amazing drumming here
Technique does matter a lot, but in music, specially rock n roll and heavy metal, it ain't only about technique, but more about writing, just take a look at Lars, i know he has a lot of haters and Metallica also has haters, whatever. He's not a technical drummer, but still, besides James, he wrote some of the very best metal albums ever, with songs like One, Dyers Eve, shortest straw and the thing that should not be, FOR EXAMPLE ! He's a great songwriter and even though you don't like him or his band you can't deny that.
Here we have a perfect marriage between technique and writing, but you know very well that it's not a common thing. Technique is not more important than songwriting. Never.
I've never heard anyone say "technique doesn't matter."
@@COYM_1908 Fix it in the mix enthusiasts
@Nikolai Padilla Disposable Heroes has some sick double bass in it
Flawless Victory!
FATALITY!
All hail!! To the “Ice Cream” man
ChanDa haha I love it!
For his ability to keep his chill when tearing our assholes in half.
Thank you for helping Trivium reaching the next level. I think you’ve made one of the biggest impact on many upcoming metalcore drummers since the Rev
I'm glad Trivium finally found a drummer that can play as badass as them.. you, my friend, are a beast!
You are a beast
GAY
GAY
No he is, THE beast
I can comfortably say that Alex is one of the greatest, if not the greatest metal drummer out there nowadays. He makes an incredibly difficult song seem like a warm up. Awesome stuff
I so hope the guys keep Alex. His drumming is absolutely phenomenal
You have to appreciate the hard work that goes into getting this good at drumming
Two words for this. !!Supernatural possession!!
Awesome! Thanks Alex.
I'm so excited about your videos with the drums that make me want to learn ... Great job👌
Brutal! I love this guy's style and technique!
Dude, you are incredible. My love for Trivium is renewed once again.
You are amazing!
just awesome
so awesome
It's always a pleasure watching you play drums Alex, you're absolutely amazing! :o
I remember the first time I watched the music video and blown away by the drumming. Being able to watch a playthrough is awesome!
What a piece of art....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I nearly cry with this playthrough because of the emotion and the feeling, you are just amazing, thanks Alex for this masterpiece.
You are a beast. Great job!!!!
An absolute machine. All precision and power
sencillamente de otro planeta. Increible todos los matices que tienen esta canción y la facilidad con la que toca Alex. No tengo palabras...
Amazing Drumming!!! 😍🖤🤘
You freaking rock man, absolutely killing it!!
I'll always be blown away by the clarity of the double bass, that's crazy !
Suas técnicas me decharão impressionado belo trabalho 👏👏
Alex you are sooooooo skilled man...Watching you makes my jaw drop..That double beat is insane man,we adore you in that band!
Damn I can listen to this song 50 times in a row. And so will my neighbors
Such an Awesome Drummer.. good for you getting the gig with these guys!!!
This song still gives goosebumps ❤️🔥
Awesome drumming! Hope to be able to play like this one day!
Love it Alex keep slaying. Big fan
Extraordinario!! 💪
One of the greatest drummers I have ever seen👌👌👌👌
Looks insane 😍🤘
Alex you rock my brotha!!!!! Can’t wait till y’all come back to Colorado!!
the intro reminds me of how The Rev played Almost Easy. and they really fucked up not going with Trivium for the album name. you can tell this is exactly how they've been wanting to sound. Slowly bridging the gap between metalcore and progressive death metal like Opeth and Arch Enemy where I've personally always held them anyways.
You are right, but I think they will have more material coming up in the next few years and hopefully we'll get 'Trivium' then since the writing for The Sin and The Sentence was smooth and their chemistry produced instant Trivium classics instantly
Oddly enough...I just watched a Rev video of him recording “Almost Easy” then my next thought was watching a Bent drum video.
Don’t get me wrong, the Rev was bad ass, but this guy is something else. He is on Portnoy level. I question if he ever actually breaks a sweat playing parts 0.01% of the world’s population could dream of playing.
Most of this stuff was written for shogun lol
@@Fawkes318 portnoy level? Explain that
Rev is overrated
Im glad i seen these guys live
Amazing.
Yo Alex, this, in my opinion is the best drum intro to a song ever. Keep up the great work \M/
So proud of the fact that you've made one of my favourite bands even better. :) Wish you all the best with Trivium Alex! :)
So glad you're drumming for Trivium. Definitely the best drummer they've had. As a side note... how can you not jam the hell out while playing the parts during "You condemn me, 'cause you don't understand me"? It's physically impossible for me to not murder my drums during those segments.
I love this dude so much
Alex, YOU ARE A MONSTER!! Absolutely amazing dude! I can’t figure out how you make it look so easy! Can’t wait till you guys come back to Denver!
Damn, Alex! Obviously the drums sound really cool but actually seeing it played....freaking amazing man! So glad you are in Trivium. You are a beast!
Sooo good
Man.. Lookin' really good since the last vids. You are the best part of the band. All the best!
Alex - Just speechless on your technique, composure, approach and most of all musicality. Your playing jumped out of the radio (Sirius Octane) the first time I heard it. You are a rare talent!
Awesome!
Absolute legend!
Best drummer and musicien of 2017 by far!!
Talk about being underrated. You are a machine, sir.
Excellent
Amazing Alex! You're on my top 3 drummers along with Mario duplantier and The rev, keep doing great what you love
Monstro!!!!
ffs this is almost 6min drum solo ... perfection :)
You were born to be in this band. Congrats!
FINALLY!!
We've waited for this
It's killing me
What the heck did I just see O.O!! So talenteeed!!!
God given talent and hard work has made Alex one of the best drummers out there. Stay humble and rock on!! Excellent!
You're the right man for the job. Hope to see you in meet and greet at your upcoming europe shows.
Best trivial drummer ever ! Ever!
Great drumplay Alex! See you on 2018 tour! Keep kick some asses!
He’s the perfect drummer for trivium🔥 I love he’s style and drumming!!
Hi Alex ! Awesome video 👍👍 you're so talented ! I wish you a very long life with Trivium ! Without a doubt one of best drummer ever 🤘🤘🤘 Hell yeah !!
Dude is ambidextrous behind the kit. Simply flawless!
I love his relaxed nature and economy of motion
Absolute fantastic!! Metal 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
You (along with Matt's returning screams) are the main reason why The Sin And The Sentence shaped up to what it is. Phenomenal! Glad it got to #3 on Loudwire's list!
excelente baterista alex bent estan los buenos los cambios de ritmos que tiene el tema y el buen manejo del doble pedal saludos desde argentina
Masterpiece.
This so 🔥🤧
Man,this is amaaaaazing)
I've realised this isn't just one of thee Trivium songs.. This song gives me a whole outer body experience. And Alex oh man.. Your a joy to watch.
This dude has heart!
Perfect
That’s sick dude
Man,you're the Real Deal!!Your entering this band is the greatest thing ever!!!U rock brotha
Damn dude, this is incredible.
Wellp, you now became one of my fav drummers...
So satisfying 🤘💪🏻