Thanks man! :D It was doing pretty well until the audio/video went out of sync. That kind of killed it's momentum. I'm hoping it'll pick up again now that RUclips seems to have fixed their issue!! 👍 Appreciate you checking it out!! :)
I loved Brooks' stuff straight away when he joined Avenged, and Higher was one of the performances by him that blew me away. The subtle complicated simplicity of the main rhythm that looks like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time but 10000 times harder. I especially love it during the outro. The music on this album really was genius and Brooks' drumming is such a huge part of it and just has a perfect place in every song as an accompaniment or a main feature. And you nailed this. Absolutely formidable.
It's been 2 months since my last cover! Sorry I didn't intend for that to happen! During that time I passed the 1,000 subscriber mark! I wanted to say thank you for your continuing support! I'm thrilled that you remain interested in watching my videos! :)
Fantastic drumming, Matt, and you got some serious chops. So focused and right on the groove. Man, you use a lot of cameras and your video has so many angles from which to view your drumming. Congrats on the 1k subs.
This video really cleared things up for me. I've looked everywhere to try and find a vid to help teach me how to play this song, and I've just found it. Excellent job and keep up the great work!
So awesome Matt! Always something interesting to watch somewhere on the screen... I could never get bored watching you play! Congrats on the 1000 plus subs!
*WATCH RE-UPLOAD* ruclips.net/video/nG3eKY50Eu8/видео.html It appears there are sync issues that have developed over the week this video has been up. 1080 60 only works on mobile devices. 480 is the only thing that seems to work on computers. If this continues I will have to take this one down and re-upload. I'm curious if anyone has had a similar problem? It seems that RUclips isn't handling 60 frames properly.
Amazingly performed, some places are out of tempo but nothing you didn't pick up on and fix right away. Which only shows an extra layer of skill and technique. Really great cover to an amazing song performed by a phenomenal drummer.
One of the very best drummer on RUclips. What can I say ? Great job man Brooks would be quite impressed seeing this! Cheers from good old cold Germany mate! \m/
Ooooo dang!!! Killing it Matt!! Really nice all around bro: drumming, video production and mixing! Very well done Matt!! This one would be awesome to see too as a drums only video sometime! ;) Take care Matt!!
You really nailed one of my favourites from The Stage, I adore the drumming on this song and you made it look so easy. Keep on rocking out friend, you're gonna go far! 🔥🤟👏👍🙌👊🎶🔥
Impressive performance, Matt. Enjoyed every second from start to finish. Great video editing and great tight drumming. The sound is even nice on my crappy laptop speakers, so I assume the mix is very well done ;) Congrats, man.
Thanks! It's a herta rhythm. Spent a good deal of time getting that clean in my playing and mix. The mix of the track itself is pretty dense in those spots. Probably will be posting a drums only version soon. :)
... Here I am then to mention and state how "ferocious" you have shown in this work ... I hope that this hiatus of time that you were missing was for a good cause ... Great return!👐✌👊
Haha well thank you!! Yes it was a good cause. Had a week long gig and relocated the drum studio where I teach. Covers will be more frequent from now on! Thank you, and see you on the next one!! :-))
+Azfar Kassim Thank you! The butt end of the stick is used for a nicer sound during the crosstick patterns and there isn't time to flip it back around.
great cover man. Brooks really wrote an interesting drum track for that song - maybe my favorite on the album. Great playing and great editing. Only bit of feedback should you want it - the cymbals are a bit muddy sounding
Thank you! Always open to feedback. Muddy? Really? What kind of reference monitors are you using? Sounds pretty balanced to me. I emphasize a lot of highs when I eq the drums so they get a lot of cymbal bleed. I had to dial back the overheads on this song because the cymbals were drowning everything out.
reference monitors? LOL. Sorry - just watching on PC. I do not claim to be hearing an accurate representation, but compared to many covers it just felt like the highs were recessed. In what I would call the main groove of the song with the cross stick on snare the cymbal seems to disappear. Again, might be me. Great work
Oh ok, got it. Those specifics help me narrow down what you mean, the stack is a little soft, should've just hit it harder! LOL Hi hat and crashes are plenty loud in other parts of the song so maybe I could've used a separate mic for the stack for more control over it's level or perhaps a reposition of the overheads for better coverage. That being said, maybe do test a different set of headphones or speakers, it makes a big difference! :) Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!!✌️👍
Ok, yeah maybe, hadn't really thought of that. What part would you like to see explained? Do make sure to check out the transcriptions of both songs in the description box. :)
deserves more views than just around 4K
Thanks man! :D It was doing pretty well until the audio/video went out of sync. That kind of killed it's momentum. I'm hoping it'll pick up again now that RUclips seems to have fixed their issue!! 👍
Appreciate you checking it out!! :)
Edit this to 40k so he gets to 400k
This song is extremely hard and you pulled it off beautifully.
I loved Brooks' stuff straight away when he joined Avenged, and Higher was one of the performances by him that blew me away. The subtle complicated simplicity of the main rhythm that looks like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time but 10000 times harder. I especially love it during the outro. The music on this album really was genius and Brooks' drumming is such a huge part of it and just has a perfect place in every song as an accompaniment or a main feature. And you nailed this. Absolutely formidable.
So true man! Thanks so much!!!😀✌️👊
No freaking way! The best drum song off their new album has been covered! I'm adding this to my favorites, amazing work Matt.
Thanks man! Mine too! ;) Lots of practice went into this one! Appreciate it a ton my friend!!!
Damn! Messi got some skills
Haha! Thanks man! 😎
The way you were moving and playing during Syn's solo of the song was so like fluid and awesome, amazing cover!
Thanks! That part was definitely a challenge! Appreciate your comment man!! ✌️👌
It's been 2 months since my last cover! Sorry I didn't intend for that to happen! During that time I passed the 1,000 subscriber mark! I wanted to say thank you for your continuing support! I'm thrilled that you remain interested in watching my videos! :)
Glad to be with you Matt!! Thank you for sharing your passion of music and drumming!!
Thanks so much for your support! :)
You're welcome! ;)
Fantastic drumming, Matt, and you got some serious chops. So focused and right on the groove.
Man, you use a lot of cameras and your video has so many angles from which to view your drumming.
Congrats on the 1k subs.
Thanks so much Sal, glad you liked it!!:D And awesome to have you as a subscriber! :)
amazing job Matt! Also i'm very impressed for your groove. Nice work on the mixing of the drumset, i love expecially the sound of your kick drum!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words and glad you liked the mix, I spent quite a bit of time on it!!! ;-))
Great drumming Matt!
Thank you John!
Brooks Wackerman is a beast for writing these drums on this album. You on the other hand are a beast playing this cover, amazing!!
This turned my day around and put a smile on my face! Thanks, Matt! Great work I love it :D
Wow, that's great to hear!!! Thanks so much for watching! ^~^
Dude, that's like...Lionel Messi playing drums, wtf
;-)
The composition and editing of the video are professional !! Hmm....No need to comment on your wonderful performance and sound...THIS IS SUPERB!!+👍
Really appreciate the kind words my friend!!!
Bro, that was amazing, nice drums, very nice cymbals and perfect cover
Thanks a lot!
..it's incredible how many layers of hard work went into this, really nice work~
Well Johnny, I really appreciate that sir! :) It's true I took my time with this one! :) Thank you for the kind words!!
aside from the amazing drumming that you have demonstrated..... the video work is freakin epic
This video really cleared things up for me. I've looked everywhere to try and find a vid to help teach me how to play this song, and I've just found it. Excellent job and keep up the great work!
I've been waiting for a good cover of this song. That bass pedal work was fantastic. probably one of the hardest bass rhythms out there.
Thank you Hunter! Glad you liked it! Definitely took some effort getting the mix and my playing decent enough for a cover! :) ✌️
Matt Grubbs Glad to see you take the time to reply to your viewers. Rock on man and keep up the good work.🤘
For sure man, will do! Many thanks! 👊
So awesome Matt! Always something interesting to watch somewhere on the screen... I could never get bored watching you play! Congrats on the 1000 plus subs!
Dave, thank you so much! That's great to hear! :) I appreciate it and you're getting pretty close yourself! :D
You probably have the Best A7X covers on RUclips. High quality video and great skills. Just subbed. Keep it up!
Hey thanks so much, made my day! :D They're definitely a challenge for any drummer! Plan on more! :) Appreciate the support!!! ✌️
Nice cover dude!!
This is so technical, hats off to you sir!
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It appears there are sync issues that have developed over the week this video has been up. 1080 60 only works on mobile devices. 480 is the only thing that seems to work on computers. If this continues I will have to take this one down and re-upload. I'm curious if anyone has had a similar problem? It seems that RUclips isn't handling 60 frames properly.
I've said this once and I'll say it again, you deserve so many more subs. This is next level stuff, dude. Great job!
Luke, you're awesome man! Thanks so much!!! :-D
Matt, usual story, my jaw's on the floor !!! the stuff you do is on another level ....
Wow, thanks so much! Always try to challenge myself! :) Enjoy your drumming as well! ;)
The show was amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Very awesome drumming Matt! Great work!!
Michael, thanks a ton! :-)
the best avenged sevenfold song ever
Yeah man!! 👊 I like it a lot too!! ;)
I was skeptical, but damn. That was clean & awesome
Wow! You really rock the challenging pieces and are a master at dissecting the notes and accents. Glad I found you my friend!
+Gray Ghost Drum Covers Thanks man! I try:). Always love a challenge! Likewise, see you again soon!
That's just amazing technique man. Keep it up
Again many thanks!! Appreciate the support, will do!! :-))
Good stuff mate! Tight and solid! Thumbs!
Thank you Nikko! You play really solid as well! Thanks for stopping by! :)
My pleasure, and thanks!
Amazingly performed, some places are out of tempo but nothing you didn't pick up on and fix right away.
Which only shows an extra layer of skill and technique. Really great cover to an amazing song performed by a phenomenal drummer.
One of the very best drummer on RUclips.
What can I say ? Great job man Brooks would be quite impressed seeing this!
Cheers from good old cold Germany mate! \m/
Wow! Thanks man! :D His chops are amazing!!!
Thanks for watching! 👊
wow-this is awesome-great video edits and amazing playing!
Chuck, thanks for watching, appreciate it!! :-))
Ooooo dang!!! Killing it Matt!! Really nice all around bro: drumming, video production and mixing! Very well done Matt!! This one would be awesome to see too as a drums only video sometime! ;) Take care Matt!!
Jerimy, thanks so much! Means a ton coming from you!! That's a good idea, I maybe should do drums only video for this one. See you on the next one! :)
You're welcome! ;) Have an awesome day Matt!!
Yeahhh, you sick, excellent cover
I love the drums for this song, and you did them justice so well. Awesome!
This is sick man as always, keep it up my dude.
Thanks so much man!!! :-))
I’m speechless after watching this cover 🤘🏽🤘🏽
messi playing drums lol
😃
Retired from football already 😂
Lampard 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣
How you don't have 20k plus subs yet is beyond me. Killer cover brother \m/
Haha! Thanks so much man! :D BB on the way ;)
Matt Grubbs Anytime man, well deserved.
Awesome cover!
Thank you! 😀✌️
Matt Grubbs Np
Amazing, amazing, amazing! Man you are excellent to watch! Man, what I'd give to be able to do even 1/8th of what you do!
Jorge! Thank you so much! Oh shucks, I admire your drumming! Keep rocking man!! 👊
Always looked forward to seeing more A7X killer job man!
Brock, thanks so much man! :D
Good to see another killer one from you, Matt! Always quality video too.
Rich, I really appreciate it man!! :-))
You really nailed one of my favourites from The Stage, I adore the drumming on this song and you made it look so easy. Keep on rocking out friend, you're gonna go far! 🔥🤟👏👍🙌👊🎶🔥
Thanks a lot!
awesome cover! good work on the double bass. You do that nicely!
Thank you kindly Dennis! :)
You are so welcome!
Incredible job brother. Keep up the good work!!!
Hey, thanks so much!! :D
Excellent, Matt!!! Worth the wait!
Thanks man!!! *_*
Great job!!! Keep it up!👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!!
Matt Grubbs No problem!
Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you!!! :D
That was really awesome!! Matt you give us always a perfect video!!! Great drumming!!!
Mark, thank you so much my friend!!! :)
Your sound and your video are so great! Liked!
Sensational Matt. Great drumming.
+GigiTB Drummer Thank you Gigi!!😀
Amazing cover dude
Killed it! Loved watching it man, keep it up!
Ivo! Good to hear from you man! Miss your covers but hope you're getting to play with your band a lot!! :)
Didn't know that Messi could play the drums, excellent job by the way man you nailed it
Haha! Thanks a ton man! :-))
Yesss you're back! Amazing cover! (:
Haha, thanks so much man!!!
Mannn you kiled! Tks for the inspiration!
dude this is awesome
+Eli Fierro Hey thanks man!! :D
youre welcome dude
Your playing is always amazing:)
William! You rock man! Thanks so much! :-)
Subscribed. Amazing cover man!
Hey, thanks a ton man!! :D
Awesome cover! Keep it up man!
Thanks man, will do!! ;)
Cheers Matt! I just hit the same mark last week and I'm not ready with another cover yet! Congrats to you. You deserve it my friend!👍👍👍
Mike, cheers to you! Congrats it's hard work, but worth it! Keep it up and thanks! :-)
Amazing ,definitely subscribing
Thanks so much!!! :D
Awesome my man! Enjoyed it
great job
Thank you Tony!! :)
That was Insane man.!!!👍👍
Great stuff, i love it!
Thank you!
Impressive performance, Matt. Enjoyed every second from start to finish. Great video editing and great tight drumming. The sound is even nice on my crappy laptop speakers, so I assume the mix is very well done ;) Congrats, man.
Mike, thanks so much!!! :D So happy to hear you approve of the mix! Did my best! :)
nice sound
Thank you!! :)
Well you've done it again! Great drumming dude! :)
Tom! Thank you my friend!! 😀
Dude this was perfect. My least favorite song off the album but I enjoy the drums and you covered it perfectly!
Amazing job man, spot on 👌
Cool intro Matt (Professor)!! How have you been? Nice to see you again!! Great cover lot of difficult drum patterns going on!! Good video editing
Thank you Zach! Doing well, good to be back! Had fun doing this one, thanks for watching!! :)
Wait! Are those flams on the double kicks?? Crazy good. I love those crisp hats too
Thanks! It's a herta rhythm. Spent a good deal of time getting that clean in my playing and mix. The mix of the track itself is pretty dense in those spots. Probably will be posting a drums only version soon. :)
Excellent, Matt!
Thank you Cristina! :)
You're welcome, Matt :-)
dude the more I watch this...you're freaking awesome. totally put beats into perspective. fucking ace perfect. hahaha.
Haha, thanks for watching again! Definitely spent a bit of time getting this one as clean as possible! Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks!!!😊✌️
Great job👌🏼 btw I love your setup!
Thank you Ashley!!! 😀
... Here I am then to mention and state how "ferocious" you have shown in this work ... I hope that this hiatus of time that you were missing was for a good cause ... Great return!👐✌👊
Haha well thank you!! Yes it was a good cause. Had a week long gig and relocated the drum studio where I teach. Covers will be more frequent from now on! Thank you, and see you on the next one!! :-))
woooo increíble i like my favorite band 💪
Thanks Juan!!! 😊
amazing
Thats an awesome video
Appreciate it man!! :)
Yep, only blocked on mobile by me:P Awesome cover! Sounds great:D
Haha, thanks Lucas appreciate you checking it out!! :)
Really nice drumming! But why are you holding the left drumstick backwards? Is it normal to hold that way?
+Azfar Kassim Thank you! The butt end of the stick is used for a nicer sound during the crosstick patterns and there isn't time to flip it back around.
Dude, can't wait to get my studio equipment. Everything just sounds so much better.
Very cool cover !!!! Great work my friend :)) :)) !!!! \m/
Thank you Tati! :)
Good vídeo man 🤘 like!!
You're insane, man
Is that a 14” snare? Not sure if the camera is playin tricks on my eyes. Great job
Always great to see another cover from you! Awesome drumming as usual!
Thanks Adam!! Always appreciate you man! :)
you're welcome!
nice stuff
Thanks for watching!
PERFEITO!!!❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
great cover man. Brooks really wrote an interesting drum track for that song - maybe my favorite on the album. Great playing and great editing. Only bit of feedback should you want it - the cymbals are a bit muddy sounding
Thank you! Always open to feedback. Muddy? Really? What kind of reference monitors are you using? Sounds pretty balanced to me. I emphasize a lot of highs when I eq the drums so they get a lot of cymbal bleed. I had to dial back the overheads on this song because the cymbals were drowning everything out.
reference monitors? LOL. Sorry - just watching on PC. I do not claim to be hearing an accurate representation, but compared to many covers it just felt like the highs were recessed. In what I would call the main groove of the song with the cross stick on snare the cymbal seems to disappear. Again, might be me. Great work
Oh ok, got it. Those specifics help me narrow down what you mean, the stack is a little soft, should've just hit it harder! LOL Hi hat and crashes are plenty loud in other parts of the song so maybe I could've used a separate mic for the stack for more control over it's level or perhaps a reposition of the overheads for better coverage. That being said, maybe do test a different set of headphones or speakers, it makes a big difference! :) Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!!✌️👍
I think you should do a tutorial of at least one of their new song of The Stage!
Ok, yeah maybe, hadn't really thought of that. What part would you like to see explained? Do make sure to check out the transcriptions of both songs in the description box. :)
Heey i've been waiting for this since I posted that comment on Paradigm!
Hey! I remember you! :) Thanks for sticking around, hope you enjoyed it! 👊
Exist next? ;)
😉
If you actually did Exist that would be legendary
The end part is fucking tight. So damn groovy.
You deserve more