This guy has gotten so freakin tight since i can remember his first videos on devil wears prada!! And this is coming from a well trained ear drummer/percussionist. I love the new dw, 1080p, and his amazing attacks combined with originality. His technique is outstanding and i couldnt be more impressed especially with this new animals as leaders song which i love as well!! Keep on Rockin!
I was gunna say lol, his first vids were like all texas in july with hookline n sinner and his oceans will part band or whatever it was called. between him adam and matt is literally what made me start drumming 5 years ago haha keep it up buddy! *****
Luke, my favorite part about your drumming is your absolutely riveting use of ghost notes. I honestly don't think any drummer in the world plays ghost notes as beautifully and as crisply as you do, and I love how you play them and seamlessly incorporate them into songs with such a fantastic sense of feel. Your beats and sound always manage to totally astound me in every video you post; you rule!
Luke, what is impressing me is not essentially the skill you have right now or did a couple of years ago, rather than the progress you've made in the dynamics of your playing and being tight in general. You're playing has gone from being a lot flashy with your fast breaks and blast beats, into very dynamic linear beats and grooves witch fits much better. I just love seeing the progress from your rather sloppy playing in "Cinema" for example (witch I loved btw the first time I saw it two years ago) into this very tight playing. This is the thing that drummers often don't understand at first but begin to realize the longer they play the instrument, it isn't all about being in your face, if it's tight, well played and fits the music, then first it becomes great drumming/playing.
I don't get all the people that comment on your videos in a negative way. You have absolutely phenomenal talent and are an incredible drummer. I only started playing about two years ago or so now and i'm going to be getting some help from a more advanced drummer i know soon to help me grasp more rudiments and more technical time signatures and polyrhythms etc primarily because of how unadvanced i have realised I am watching your skill and how natural it just flows with you. Absolutely killer man, love it
How can anyone thumbs down this video? Or any of your covers for that matter?! Some of the best drumming on RUclips without a doubt! Been a long time watcher and even the pop stuff like Ellie Goulding, you absolutely smash dude! Makes me wanna get better at drumming!
Your drums are sounding great and your drumming gets better with every video you post. It shows the hours of practice you put into the making of every video. Thank you Luke!
dude, you definitely have the most progression out of any drummer on RUclips that I've seen. Incredible work man, incredibly clean and always a joy to watch. Triple thumbs up if I had an extra thumb
It's mostly because of Cameron Mizell. His mixing & mastering, & sound engineering skills are amazing. He's the owner of Chango Studios & has recorded many of the Post-hardcore bands you here today. Also I believe he records the bands with the Avid Omni HD recording system. Definitely HD quality.
This is such a tasteful cover! Nice to see you aren't blazing all over it like a few other versions I've seen. Just tight & locked into the grooves. Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Seriosuly, his ability to keep the essence of the track intact while sprinkling in his own flavor is one of my favorite things about him. I almost like this cover a little more than the original, because this mix doesn't feel like a lot of other covers where the track feels turned down with the drums crashing over the top blowing everything else out, but instead simply pulled more forward and pronounced.
Y'know, I've never really appreciated the drummer in all the bands I listen to but after watching your videos, I've got a whole lotta love for them now! Love this - you're really talented!
Is anyone gonna talk about the tasty cymbal choke at 0:53 that awesomely transitions back into the heavy rhythmic part? Because it's like my favorite part of the video.
This is the best and clearest I've heard your drums edited! You can heard everything and it's all so badass as usual. Best cover to me I think. You're a god Luke!
As a drummer myself and seeing Luke 3 times, i wished i had seen him play this live. The ghost noting on this is literally Halloween worth of spooky, and got me interested into playing my kit again. I've actually watched this 120% more than 500 times.
BROTHER..... HOLY SHIT THIS WAS COMPLEX AND EXECUTED PERFECTLY. . LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT BRO CAME A LONG WAY FROM WATCHIMG YOU PLAYING WITH YOUR FRIEND RECORDING YOU IN YOUR HOUSE... GOD I THINK I WAS STILL IN HS THEN.. STILL BLOWING MY MIND BUD AWESOME
I have been waiting for you to cover this song! Absolutely awesome job well done! Very excited for the up and coming videos! Can't wait to see what's next Luke! Missed you in Utah. Good to see your back and doing amazing things for all of us to watch!
When learning a complicated song like do you break it into small parts and learn each part individually? Or do you just play the whole song through and just perfect things as you play it over and over?
***** its very good and helpfull see answers like this..thanks Luke..just one question, you mentioned excesive repetition, for example how many times repeat a hard or complex part? Or you just put a time limit? Thx man, keep rocking
mtalmilitia In my experience, when learning something, there's never a minimum on how much you repeat or practice something. Just keep at it until it's perfect. I always learn the patterns, stickings, counts, etc, then put in accents and and dynamics. Just figure out what works for you man!
For me it depends on how hard the song actually is. If theres a lot of ghost notes, bass drum patterns and a lot of fills i like to break it down into sections, but if it's just odd-time signatures and no specific bass drum/hi-hat patterns or ghost notes i just play it through completely until it's perfect.
Absolutely loved this. I’ve seen it many times in my years of following you, but after so many years of learning, it’s like listening to it for the first time all over.
Thing I actually like about AAL is that they're consistent with their rhythmic progressions whilst managing to maintain and retain polyrhythms within said progressions. This is a really happy upbeat song, totes didn't make me want to punch a hole in a wall at all, not even at all and that's good because that means less holes in walls to begin with and less holes in walls to begin with makes for a happy family and dog and cyclops and dog who thinks he's a cat. c:
haha of course its what matt played.. you the man Luke, and i can hear you were going note for note (except for the splash) thats true talent Luke and a super trained ear. well done. Btw matt is the fucking man, no one is writing like he does. NEXT LEVEL SHIT.
Hey Luke, you groove to this song like a BEAST! Really nice fills and subtle things that weren't over-done; a really rad cover to a difficult song. You've come really far over the years and that shows in videos like these - keep it up maan!
Been watching you grow for the past 4 years...since your August Burns Red cover that I'm pretty sure was shot in your parents basement and you still you have my attention! Love this cover Luke. Your grove tech has grown tremendously. Keep it up!
Mitch ZImmerman I know right! Haha I was listening to Volumes cause they have occasional ghost notes, kind of a good basic ghost note rythym, and I was like hey I actually kinda played that! So just took it from there and built off of it.
MJKTool I agree, but Converge doesn't really aim for that style...most of their music is just straight up aggressive yet experimental. I'd like to see this Luke Holland guy pull off a drum cover of either band.
It's been a long time since i watched a drum cover vid on youtube from beginning to end without forwarding through..... having said that I was absolutely enthralled. Not flashy, or showy just good solid drumming. Really enjoyed it. Very nice.
I watched this other drummer "Tyler Blinn" and I was thinking the whole video I watched, "I can do better and I don't even own a set." I mean he's talented but you're definitely my favorite drummer on RUclips out of everyone I watched. You have an awesome style and you're a pretty funny dude. You're hella creative. Keep it up man. Hope to see more Animals As Leaders videos.
Dude, awesome cover yet again. never fail to impress. glad I got the pleasure of meeting you on the unconditional tour! I was the one that took a pic with you after the Dallas show
Luke i tell what bro your shit is so good the cover u do is out of this world and u being in the word alive gave them a new sound and its so good and the drum on that album is the best of the best
The cymbal grab at 0:53 is perfection, in the next few days this will have reached 1 mil views so congrats, dude!
Like A G, I too come from the future to inform you that the video has indeed not only reached '1 mil' views but has proceeded to surpass that mark.
Which one? He squelched 2!
Damn near 2mil views 7 years later, still a great video
This guy has gotten so freakin tight since i can remember his first videos on devil wears prada!! And this is coming from a well trained ear drummer/percussionist. I love the new dw, 1080p, and his amazing attacks combined with originality. His technique is outstanding and i couldnt be more impressed especially with this new animals as leaders song which i love as well!! Keep on Rockin!
***** Will you eventually?
I was gunna say lol, his first vids were like all texas in july with hookline n sinner and his oceans will part band or whatever it was called. between him adam and matt is literally what made me start drumming 5 years ago haha keep it up buddy! *****
+Dylan Marchese His band is called The Word Alive
Nope im talkin Like 6 years ago he had a band called oceans will part in highschool Tokka
Dylan Marchese
Ahk, fair enough
One of the best animals as leader covers out there period.
one of the best animals as leaders songs!
Luke, my favorite part about your drumming is your absolutely riveting use of ghost notes. I honestly don't think any drummer in the world plays ghost notes as beautifully and as crisply as you do, and I love how you play them and seamlessly incorporate them into songs with such a fantastic sense of feel. Your beats and sound always manage to totally astound me in every video you post; you rule!
he plays them well, however, the best imo has got to be troy wright. Check him out, he is an absolute beast on the kit
Thoughts on Matt Halpern from Periphery?
Thoughts on Matt gartska the one who wrote the part?
Travis Orbin.
Scott Miller I agree, his stuff on I Am King's debut is pretty crazy.
Luke, what is impressing me is not essentially the skill you have right now or did a couple of years ago, rather than the progress you've made in the dynamics of your playing and being tight in general. You're playing has gone from being a lot flashy with your fast breaks and blast beats, into very dynamic linear beats and grooves witch fits much better. I just love seeing the progress from your rather sloppy playing in "Cinema" for example (witch I loved btw the first time I saw it two years ago) into this very tight playing. This is the thing that drummers often don't understand at first but begin to realize the longer they play the instrument, it isn't all about being in your face, if it's tight, well played and fits the music, then first it becomes great drumming/playing.
I don't get all the people that comment on your videos in a negative way. You have absolutely phenomenal talent and are an incredible drummer. I only started playing about two years ago or so now and i'm going to be getting some help from a more advanced drummer i know soon to help me grasp more rudiments and more technical time signatures and polyrhythms etc primarily because of how unadvanced i have realised I am watching your skill and how natural it just flows with you. Absolutely killer man, love it
Super cool to see you covering more prog stuff! Garstka is a monster, you killed this!
my 5 years old is continuously saying while watching this "HE IS SOOOO GOOD!!!!" keep up the amazing work Luke
How can anyone thumbs down this video? Or any of your covers for that matter?! Some of the best drumming on RUclips without a doubt! Been a long time watcher and even the pop stuff like Ellie Goulding, you absolutely smash dude! Makes me wanna get better at drumming!
He actually got me into AAL! Met him at a Word Alive concert and he's a really cool guy
His style does seem douchey, so I assume that's why. No one should be hitting it just for that though, the drumming is simply too good.
Luke, I have not seen your videos in over two years, but this just really crossed my path again. You are hands-down, the best drummer, ever. Ever.
3:35 - 3:39 - BEAST MODE \m/
those two subtle high hat kicks at :56, insane. great job luke such an endeavor covering these AAL songs. Much props.
i feel like only drummers can fully appreciate how amazing this video was
Your drums are sounding great and your drumming gets better with every video you post. It shows the hours of practice you put into the making of every video. Thank you Luke!
Can someone please tell me what shoes that is he is wearing?
Your the best
Solepaly
those are fred perry kingston twill
dude, you definitely have the most progression out of any drummer on RUclips that I've seen. Incredible work man, incredibly clean and always a joy to watch. Triple thumbs up if I had an extra thumb
I feel like your drums have never sounded better(Just my opinion.) Go Remo!
***** Absolutely, good mixing/mastering is a must for professional work. Fantastic playing as well, Matt Garstka is pretty insane.
It's mostly because of Cameron Mizell. His mixing & mastering, & sound engineering skills are amazing. He's the owner of Chango Studios & has recorded many of the Post-hardcore bands you here today. Also I believe he records the bands with the Avid Omni HD recording system. Definitely HD quality.
***** What Remo heads are you currently using?
It's really cool seeing drummers and any musician advance over years of hard work on youtube.
This is such a tasteful cover! Nice to see you aren't blazing all over it like a few other versions I've seen. Just tight & locked into the grooves. Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Seriosuly, his ability to keep the essence of the track intact while sprinkling in his own flavor is one of my favorite things about him. I almost like this cover a little more than the original, because this mix doesn't feel like a lot of other covers where the track feels turned down with the drums crashing over the top blowing everything else out, but instead simply pulled more forward and pronounced.
Agree
Everytime I watch you play the drums, your talent amazes me. Keep doing you brother
I love the new way more natural sound of your kit!
The best cover of physical education 💝
0:28 is possibly the most aesthetically pleasing crash hit I've ever seen.
it was quite lovely
Gotta agree
@@camilofernandez3588 🤙
This cover confirms the genius that is Matt Garstka! Amazing job Luke! No one else could have done it better than you (besides Matt ofc)
Still one of the cleanest drum tracks I've ever seen
Y'know, I've never really appreciated the drummer in all the bands I listen to but after watching your videos, I've got a whole lotta love for them now!
Love this - you're really talented!
That 3:35 fill....so good.
CircuitsandCoffee I thought that was the easiest thing he had to do honestly it sounds awesome but the grooves are so tough!
+Christian Griffis agreed
As hard as it seems
Imma be honest, its on of the most easiest parts of the song
The whole groove is hard
@@crysalistwo189 What is the last part of the fill? RLRLKK?
J K the entire fill is that pretty much.
Always impressed with how clean and spot-on your technique is. You never fail to impress!
that hi-hat at 0:57 gave me a chub tbh
@Sweet Jones III Independence...
Is anyone gonna talk about the tasty cymbal choke at 0:53 that awesomely transitions back into the heavy rhythmic part? Because it's like my favorite part of the video.
0:53 this is so cool
+jc matias 03.35 Better :D
+Achraf haddad was just gonna comment this part lol
+Achraf haddad yea this is a hell of a fill, but i just meant the crash grip while playing was cool hahah
jc matias 3:33....
Consistent and solid throughout. Great job keeping your cool throughout the entire song dude!
Luke! This sounds great. Awesome job, buddy. Keep it up!
This is the best and clearest I've heard your drums edited! You can heard everything and it's all so badass as usual. Best cover to me I think. You're a god Luke!
You’re a friggin beast dude. Sounds just like Matt. NICE job!
I'm not really into this type of music and I STILL thought this was FANTASTIC!!! I really enjoyed your playing Luke!!
3:40 oh man that part is so addicting I love it
Matt would be proud. This cover is A+ 10/10 for sure.
1:57 probably the easy part.
+Phillip Betts I think is a little bit tough, by the way he breathes, I bet he made some breathing techniques to get prepared for the next part xD
+Phillip Betts Not for the guitarist haha
+Phillip Betts self phyche out time
+Christophe Germain ahaha it's not easy, Tosin hammers on and thumps every note and to play it that fast takes a lot of skill
Christophe Germain the clean part, i have no idea about the part before but it doesn't sound easy
As a drummer myself and seeing Luke 3 times, i wished i had seen him play this live. The ghost noting on this is literally Halloween worth of spooky, and got me interested into playing my kit again. I've actually watched this 120% more than 500 times.
BROTHER..... HOLY SHIT THIS WAS COMPLEX AND EXECUTED PERFECTLY. . LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT BRO CAME A LONG WAY FROM WATCHIMG YOU PLAYING WITH YOUR FRIEND RECORDING YOU IN YOUR HOUSE... GOD I THINK I WAS STILL IN HS THEN.. STILL BLOWING MY MIND BUD AWESOME
***** 'sticking' around...
;D
I have been waiting for you to cover this song! Absolutely awesome job well done! Very excited for the up and coming videos! Can't wait to see what's next Luke! Missed you in Utah. Good to see your back and doing amazing things for all of us to watch!
When learning a complicated song like do you break it into small parts and learn each part individually? Or do you just play the whole song through and just perfect things as you play it over and over?
I've never broken a song down. I've always played it whole until it's perfected :)
***** its very good and helpfull see answers like this..thanks Luke..just one question, you mentioned excesive repetition, for example how many times repeat a hard or complex part? Or you just put a time limit? Thx man, keep rocking
mtalmilitia In my experience, when learning something, there's never a minimum on how much you repeat or practice something. Just keep at it until it's perfect. I always learn the patterns, stickings, counts, etc, then put in accents and and dynamics. Just figure out what works for you man!
For me it depends on how hard the song actually is. If theres a lot of ghost notes, bass drum patterns and a lot of fills i like to break it down into sections, but if it's just odd-time signatures and no specific bass drum/hi-hat patterns or ghost notes i just play it through completely until it's perfect.
***** i know, thank you. He already answered by the way ^^^
Luke you're amazing. I met you on warped and you're the reason I still play drums. The ghost notes are unreal.
Dude, those Ghost notes sound like they're being done by a robot with FLAWLESS timing!!
Dat ghosting, doe...
Absolutely loved this. I’ve seen it many times in my years of following you, but after so many years of learning, it’s like listening to it for the first time all over.
F*ck yeah. That is all.
you can cover it to jackie :)
Irhuelz TV i would really like to watch that happen XD
zgabiz95 same here :D
make it real ***** :D pleasee
Yeah, this song is all over the place!
I'm almost certain that this is the most fun, and challenging song yet.
Thing I actually like about AAL is that they're consistent with their rhythmic progressions whilst managing to maintain and retain polyrhythms within said progressions. This is a really happy upbeat song, totes didn't make me want to punch a hole in a wall at all, not even at all and that's good because that means less holes in walls to begin with and less holes in walls to begin with makes for a happy family and dog and cyclops and dog who thinks he's a cat. c:
i just about died when you released the preview and heard this song playing. Well worth the wait to see this!
This is so groovy! I wanna see a Volumes cover some day! :D
YES
And now there is one :D
FUCK YES!!!!!
Fool is covering AAL and you're asking him to dumb it down to Volumes.. No hate but come onnnn
thats your opinion, i know the guys in volumes and they kill it at the live performances and this cover surely did it justice
Ah man, so clean! Especially the fill towards the end. Executed so well! Always a pleasure to watch! You're an inspiration man!
Interesting fills and improvisation
***** Tooth and Claw would be a sweet cover man. Really anything coming from Matt Garstka is insane.
haha of course its what matt played.. you the man Luke, and i can hear you were going note for note (except for the splash) thats true talent Luke and a super trained ear. well done. Btw matt is the fucking man, no one is writing like he does. NEXT LEVEL SHIT.
Hey Luke, you groove to this song like a BEAST! Really nice fills and subtle things that weren't over-done; a really rad cover to a difficult song. You've come really far over the years and that shows in videos like these - keep it up maan!
Love the AAL covers man!!! Do Nephele next!
Been watching you grow for the past 4 years...since your August Burns Red cover that I'm pretty sure was shot in your parents basement and you still you have my attention! Love this cover Luke. Your grove tech has grown tremendously. Keep it up!
Please tell me how to get better at ghost notes I love this song but im not good at them and I have no clue how to progress at it.
Ha figured it out by myself
Noah Papafagos ha! Only took a month, too.
That's how it was for me. Realizing I didn't.t have to be all heavy handed and metal. Then it just clicked
Mitch ZImmerman I know right! Haha I was listening to Volumes cause they have occasional ghost notes, kind of a good basic ghost note rythym, and I was like hey I actually kinda played that! So just took it from there and built off of it.
Noah Papafagos do some rudiments like six stroke rolls. or try studying permutations.
Chino Lim Ahh okay thanks man
seriously the most insane and best cover i have ever seen in my life and of course its from the one and only luke holland!! holy shit
Haven't watched this in a while, I also haven't pooped myself in a while. Just did both.
6 years later and I find myself in the same situation, just watching this masterpiece while evacuating
@@henriquemicael2271 😂
I am absolutely infatuated with that kit! gorgeous wood pattern!
I challenge you to cover a Converge song. Last Light, Vengeance, Fault and Fracture, Thaw, Black Cloud, to name a few great tracks.
THISSSS
They sound like a wannabe Dillinger Escape Plan band.
MJKTool They are older than DEP, and their music is far more abrasive. I really don't think they sound much alike at all.
Dae Dalus It doesn't matter whose older... I just think Dillinger Escape Plan pull off that disjointed whacky time signature style of songs better.
MJKTool I agree, but Converge doesn't really aim for that style...most of their music is just straight up aggressive yet experimental. I'd like to see this Luke Holland guy pull off a drum cover of either band.
My favorite song from this album. Awesome to see you cover it.
These should be 60fps.
My eyes would of melted off.
+Osiase Simon would've
+N4tur4lb0rnch1ll4 would have*
is that feels per second?
@@jakeclarke4418 lmao
Damn that was a solid cover. They are an amazing band, Gartska is an absolute machine, well done man.
Being named Luke Holland, have you ever bin to Holland?
You and Troy Wright dish out some of the best ghost notes I've ever heard. Solid cover, keep it up man!
Luke, are you also extremely good with math?
lol i'm wondering that
Dude, this cover was enticing as fuck.
Such an engaging song, and your drumming was flawless along with the track.
Solid.
Great job, dudeson!
YES! I'm loving all this AAL, and I certainly would not be complaining if we got a little more of it too *nudge nudge*!
How do people even transcribe this !!!
Ishan Dave maybe buy the matt garstka’s lesson pack?
Beast mode ! Love you AAL covers
3:30-3:40 ... nuff said!
3:40 that sudden snare crack followed by the two 16ths by the guitar at the end of the fill is crazy
The reason I love "Djent" so much is because of how talented you have to be to play it.
Animals isn't djent tho, it's just straight prog
That ride sounds sweet when opened up
Do you know what ride that is
Why watch a cover when Matt did a video himself?
Fair enough
This video was uploaded almost 2 years. Matt Gartska uploaded his 8 months ago.
Fair enough.
Can I get you to say fair enough one more time just for the hell of it?
Heh,sure. I didn't realize that's my only answers here, hehe
Your ghost notes are amazing!! Your rock Luke!!
3:10 missed the tom
No splash either.
It's been a long time since i watched a drum cover vid on youtube from beginning to end without forwarding through..... having said that I was absolutely enthralled. Not flashy, or showy just good solid drumming. Really enjoyed it. Very nice.
3:33 is like .. the physical education of the title as drumnotes. :D I love everything so far but I miss a splash right there..
That was sick Luke! I'd much rather watch you play this stuff than all the other videos with all the over the top chops. Awesome playing bro!
thank you for stopping the excessive stick tricks. seriously
What's wrong with stick tricks?
Kiliab Gonzalez i dont like them? do I really need to explain myself to you? if you like them great, good for you, i dont.
***** I wouldnt want to take from your own personal stock.
OOOOOHH GOTTEM.
***** ***** Jesus christ...you guys really showed each other who was boss, right?
I watched this other drummer "Tyler Blinn" and I was thinking the whole video I watched, "I can do better and I don't even own a set." I mean he's talented but you're definitely my favorite drummer on RUclips out of everyone I watched. You have an awesome style and you're a pretty funny dude. You're hella creative. Keep it up man. Hope to see more Animals As Leaders videos.
who the fuk gives this down thumbs?!?!
Untalented frustaded bitches
people who think luke is a douche or dont enjoy the music. what a stupid question.
First Woven Web, then this... i am so happy :D
So great, absolutely mindblowing :)
Probably the best drum cover I've seen ever.
One of my favorite covers!!! Keep up the great work man!!
Super awesome cover, Luke. Crashing that ride and all. I love the shots of your feet. Please have more of that. Keep up the amazing work.
dude this cover is amazing i love AAL and i always listen to there music but lately i have been listening to you covers so my hats off to you
absolutely incredible luke… you never fail to amaze me. keep the 'em coming!
Solid cover! Like the mixing on this one better than the last one, too.
Those symbols sound so good.
kit is sounding UNREAL.
Dude, awesome cover yet again. never fail to impress. glad I got the pleasure of meeting you on the unconditional tour! I was the one that took a pic with you after the Dallas show
wow this is definitely my favorite drum cover u have ever done
Luke i tell what bro your shit is so good the cover u do is out of this world and u being in the word alive gave them a new sound and its so good and the drum on that album is the best of the best
ur an inspiration luke, im always looking at ur videos and learning from u, I also play a DW Collectors.
Dude, you are the machine with feelings. Great job. I'm impressed.