For anybody debating on trying Drumeo, I absolutely recommend it! I tried the 30-day free trial as someone who had never sat behind a kit before but wanted to learn. By the end of that 30 days I was reading sheet music and playing full Metallica songs (Enter Sandman, etc)! The Drumeo method helped me a lot and now 6 months in, I’m using double bass pedals and learning Lamb of God songs! Definitely worth it ❤
@ really? Why not? Just curious. The only thing that sucked for me was the music library being tied up in copyright bs. But other than that, it’s been absolutely worth it for me!
@@cloutimusmaximus3773 lmao. Polyphia is meh. They've transcended a genre, for sure. But you'll find they're easily mimicked because at the end of the day, they're just a technical splooge. There isn't a ton of actual creativity there.
@@traviskreiger7352 honestly in contention for best drummer alive. His stuff with Polyphia and his solo stuff shows creativity like no other, and the fact that he’s been playing Animals as Leaders’ hardest songs since he was a fucking kid is ridiculous. Then he dropped his work with Jason Richardson, and holy fuck. Tendinitis is easily the most absurd song I’ve heard as far as technical expression goes. If you can play that song, you can play anything.
@@itstae7053 he did the drums and came up with all the ideas alongside Clay for most of their newer songs like Neurotica. He also did playthroughs of the songs on his channel, and did solo stuff with Tim Henson
"What I do is, I just try to take my hat and I turn it around, and it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person, I feel, I don't know, I feel like a... like a truck. Like a machine."
That's one of the best I've seen so far, including any Drumeo one. He just 'got' the feel of the groove perfectly, although very busy, the original is kind of busy anyway, he just took what was there and complimented it even more and it never sounded overplayed. Appropriate use of the splashes and hi hats. Very impressed.
yea and he was totally aware of it. "I was just sheddin' really" he seems to know there's alot more to being a great drummer than playing fast, busy stuff. what a talented dude.
Honestly, I just love the double tempo breakbeat style dnb/jungle sound. That is a way more difficult style of drums than many realize. HipHop and jazz training seems to help. Maybe a decent amount of blues/gospel knowledge so you can count odd meter without counting like a robot?
You called the right man for the job. As a musician I give this guy total props for coming in blind and putting something together on the spot. Respect
Polyphia needs to reach out to Sonic. This whole album is hip hop inspired and i think if they did a collab with him they can create something fire. Like how they did with Luke holland. Love Drumble and love that you bring the hip hop world of drummer to a larger audience while also inspiring the drummers with metal inspired bands haha ❤
@@coreytherockstarduh sorry but Sonic was born to collab with Polyphia. It's just meant to be. Original drummer is great but Sonic is beyond next level.
@@clarenceoveur9497 bruh this is literally the first video of this kind that I thought the original was way better lol. watch a playthrough of clay playing this. it's way more insane than this.
Holy smokes, only 24 years old?? This guy is gonna have an excellently good career in the industry, and I wish him well to achieve that! God bless from Canada!👏
Ridiculous humbleness brother , you owned it, that to me was “the” take for this piece, completely. No more no less I can go on for days, thank you for being real, lol I know he let you take this home and Study,
This was electrifying. ❤❤❤ Asante’s attitude and approach, the fast taps against the edge of the drum (I’m no musician) that sounded just like the song, and the way he smiled when he knew he was in the groove. That’s a man who’s spent a lot of time honing his craft.
Okay, this was SICK. Avante, you did a fantastic job! Absolutely loved your take on this song; this is one of my favorite progressive bands of all time, and the drummer is amazing. And you did this song serious justice, young blood. 🤘
I thought I clicked on a Drumeo video. First time on the channel and then I was like, wait a minute, who are these guys, this isn't Drumeo. Avante slayed that.
These "Heard For The First Time" series are MY FAVORITE. I'd have never known about Avante Clark if hadn't been for this video. He's both crazy good and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
Love this dude sonic, mad respect! Can totally hear some chops/cymbal work reminiscent of Tony royster Jr. Would love to see you get Tony on the show if possible it would be beyond amazing.
For anybody debating on trying Drumeo, I absolutely recommend it! I tried the 30-day free trial as someone who had never sat behind a kit before but wanted to learn. By the end of that 30 days I was reading sheet music and playing full Metallica songs (Enter Sandman, etc)! The Drumeo method helped me a lot and now 6 months in, I’m using double bass pedals and learning Lamb of God songs! Definitely worth it ❤
Naaah it wasn't my experience!
@ really? Why not? Just curious. The only thing that sucked for me was the music library being tied up in copyright bs. But other than that, it’s been absolutely worth it for me!
you are gorgeous
@@theothersongsonthealbum2598 oh wow thank you so much ❤️
cap
His face on his first listen! That is the appropriate reaction.
sadly, only musically inclined people will understand and truly appreciate polyphia
@@cloutimusmaximus3773 love the first time listen stank face 🔥
@@cloutimusmaximus3773 I've had some success spreading it around at parties. mostly just the New Levels New Devils album. But yeah, you're right.
The song is called GOAT for a reason.
@@cloutimusmaximus3773 lmao. Polyphia is meh. They've transcended a genre, for sure. But you'll find they're easily mimicked because at the end of the day, they're just a technical splooge. There isn't a ton of actual creativity there.
Polyphia is the perfect style for a HipHOP drummer to jump straight in to. Its all grooves, drops n fills
This was absolute FIRE!!!! Bro killed it
Glory be to Luke Holland!
@@traviskreiger7352 honestly in contention for best drummer alive. His stuff with Polyphia and his solo stuff shows creativity like no other, and the fact that he’s been playing Animals as Leaders’ hardest songs since he was a fucking kid is ridiculous. Then he dropped his work with Jason Richardson, and holy fuck. Tendinitis is easily the most absurd song I’ve heard as far as technical expression goes. If you can play that song, you can play anything.
@@AzureTears Has Luke Holland played with Polyphia before? I know he plays for Falling in Reverse, but I've never heard of Luke playing with Polyphia.
@AzureTears do you know Matt garska? He's honestly my favourite prog rock drummer rn
@@itstae7053 he did the drums and came up with all the ideas alongside Clay for most of their newer songs like Neurotica. He also did playthroughs of the songs on his channel, and did solo stuff with Tim Henson
Yoo this man needs
1. Recognition
2. A band pick up
3. To come back and do some more songs boyssss cooking 🔥🔥🔥
#3 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think a Modern Drummer nomination is recognition. But i agree, not enough people know his name.
he is literally touring with partynextdoor i think he already got that recognition
@@brendan_dc nice 🙂👍
“Party at the party playing with his nose now” is partynextdoor, he’s attached to a group of bad people he shouldn’t be.
When he flipped his hat around to the front I KNEW my boy was about to GO IN 🔥
Fliiped his hat like ash ketchum before throwing a pokeball.
"What I do is, I just try to take my hat and I turn it around, and it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person, I feel, I don't know, I feel like a... like a truck. Like a machine."
@@illegiblegore5217 your comment seems a little "over the top"
damn straight.
@m1k3g3tz sup dude?!
Bruhhhh!!!! Through the whole shed, I was never starved of the 2&4 on the snare keeping keeping that groove cookin!! Whew!!! 🔥😤😮💨😮💨😮💨😤🔥
Have you noticed the floor tom? The man knows how to express him self. No double pedal, savage!
Right!!!
Facts think that a 8/12 up top or a short 10 in you opinion
Yes! The kick plus two floor toms, all tuned the same. Excellent.
@@MisterMorker the first floor tom is actually a Kick drum/bass drum. If you pay attention he mix some kits on the same set.
Yeah right Tom is a second bass drum that he’s playing with his hands
That's one of the best I've seen so far, including any Drumeo one. He just 'got' the feel of the groove perfectly, although very busy, the original is kind of busy anyway, he just took what was there and complimented it even more and it never sounded overplayed. Appropriate use of the splashes and hi hats. Very impressed.
yea and he was totally aware of it. "I was just sheddin' really" he seems to know there's alot more to being a great drummer than playing fast, busy stuff. what a talented dude.
As a drummer and a polyphia fan, this was fuckin awesome.
Honestly, I just love the double tempo breakbeat style dnb/jungle sound.
That is a way more difficult style of drums than many realize. HipHop and jazz training seems to help. Maybe a decent amount of blues/gospel knowledge so you can count odd meter without counting like a robot?
he defff added it to his playlist ngl
@@OneTapKap What genre is Polyphia?
@@py_a_thon progressive rock
@@OneTapKap true that. I guess I have generalized the genre too much and I forget that it isnt always 80's sounding jazz fusion rock metal lol.
This guy is insane! Had to say it. I rarely comment but this one was really impressive.
Turning his hat forward at 8:40 without missing a beat was wild 😂
A lot of talented drummers featured on this channel but Sonic is on another planet. gifted gifted.
Ya boi measured the song in 3 listens, then laid out his groove like he co-wrote the drum part! Insane!
No cap 😂😂😂
I really wish we had a dedicated foot cam for these covers, his feet were going crazy on those linear fills
when he turned his hat around.... i knew it was GAME OVER!!!!!!!
Fantastic! Chops, timing, feel that boy's got it all! 24 years old - unbelievable!
this is everything ive dreamed of, letting him doin his thing bro. favorite video yet
This mans a genius. He actually added to an already legendary song. I'm beyond impressed
Aw man, it's so cool Drumeo is sponsoring this video, it's great to see them supporting you
As a fellow guitarist, I think I just found my favorite drummer, this guy is simply brilliant 👍👍
Sick. That was one of the best play alongs ive seen on here or Drumeo. Huge Polyphia fan, so I'm stoked for the Playing God follow up.
I always enjoy seeing a drummer fix the ear piece and still keeping a tight groove
@@Hugo4104 facts!
This was so much better than I ever could have expected. My man went IN🫡
He caught so many little accents and brought the song to another level. This guy is special and I’m a new fan!
You called the right man for the job. As a musician I give this guy total props for coming in blind and putting something together on the spot. Respect
Probably best one so far. Dude is a genius.
Amazing 👏
Bro, he just dismantled that song along with the drum, set, sent that joint outer space bro.That was crazy
Im not even all the way thru the final take and this man is crushing it!!! Unbelievable skill
This man is so in the pocket he took me for all I had. Incredible performance...especially for never hearing Polyphia before. Well done!
That final take was insane. So good.
These R&B HIPHOP and Gospel musicians are insane
Polyphia needs to reach out to Sonic. This whole album is hip hop inspired and i think if they did a collab with him they can create something fire. Like how they did with Luke holland. Love Drumble and love that you bring the hip hop world of drummer to a larger audience while also inspiring the drummers with metal inspired bands haha ❤
No. They need to stop having rando guest drummers for clout and outreach and let their own man cook cause he's a fuckin beast.
@@coreytherockstarduh I bet they'd have fun together
@@coreytherockstarduh sorry but Sonic was born to collab with Polyphia. It's just meant to be. Original drummer is great but Sonic is beyond next level.
What's the album?
@@clarenceoveur9497 bruh this is literally the first video of this kind that I thought the original was way better lol. watch a playthrough of clay playing this. it's way more insane than this.
Holy smokes, only 24 years old?? This guy is gonna have an excellently good career in the industry, and I wish him well to achieve that! God bless from Canada!👏
bro is just messing with us on this one ❤🔥
My guy was like, “come on now, send me a real challenge” killed this!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bro is shredding that kit and totally caught the feel right
Every version he played was crazy. 🔥
I dont think ive ever seen someone turn a hat around with so much style. I can only wish to ever be that cool
This dude murders so hard. What a drummer!
The bass drum as a floor tom is so sick. He killed it
his pointy staccato accents are incredible.
What a monster drummer to learn it that fast is wild
Hats off to this dude !! From a hip hop drummer to jumping right on in this and killed it.
We are witnessing greatness, folks
Ridiculous humbleness brother , you owned it, that to me was “the” take for this piece, completely. No more no less I can go on for days, thank you for being real, lol I know he let you take this home and Study,
That was insane. Good song choice for him
Polyphia is basically hiphop grooves already hahah this was perfect. he absolutely killed that take!
perfect choice of drummer+song. Polyphia's music def calls for a hip-hop drummer. Love what he's done with the pads and the bass drum as a floor tom!
MONSTER. He killled the inflections
It's the same with a lot of hip hop drummers.
The kick and efx/splash combo on the hits, and executed perfectly
I love that♥
Simply amazing!
I love the different flair he threw into that shit was fire
GOD BLESSED YOU WITH TALENT IN A VERY HIGH DOSE !
I wanna hear Avante Clark once he's learned this song. Invite him back for another session, 'cos that was FIRE!!!
Dude get this guy to record with Polyphia!! Seriously jaw dropping
Coming here as a fan of metal music, I've never seen a guy play so fast, groovy and clean as this man. Wow.
The gunshot hats at the end set the beat on 🔥
YO.... THIS DUDE IS SICK AF
He's a great drummer. Very talented. Had his own unique fills and methods to get a similar sound. Well done.
He's in another dimension on this. Bravo
This kid is insane. Loved this!
yo wtf? how does this video not have millions of views?
His style reminds me of Pridgen in his prime. This dude is a badass.
Thomas gonna murk you if he sees this comment😂😂😂
I love when he's trying to learn from a new things. its show how good musician he is.
This was insane in the best way. He's an amazing drummer no doubt and his interpretation is so cool.
This is incredible how fast he learned to play along to this
This was electrifying. ❤❤❤ Asante’s attitude and approach, the fast taps against the edge of the drum (I’m no musician) that sounded just like the song, and the way he smiled when he knew he was in the groove. That’s a man who’s spent a lot of time honing his craft.
the hat flip is CRAZYYYYYYYYY
Gaaad, my guy went from roy royster jr @ age 5 to pro with those takes, jeezuz on that final cut definitely GOATed that!!!
Insane tuning on those drums. Super tight set up. Real nice. 👍
Okay, this was SICK. Avante, you did a fantastic job! Absolutely loved your take on this song; this is one of my favorite progressive bands of all time, and the drummer is amazing. And you did this song serious justice, young blood. 🤘
His final take was so so good! Insane!
The drum kit & mix sound incredible. Insane performance as well.
i love this interchange music genre hereee
For him to almost nail it on the 3rd take is wild
His style and flow are seamless. Good job. And he gave props to the track at the end. Shows hes a real musician
I thought I clicked on a Drumeo video. First time on the channel and then I was like, wait a minute, who are these guys, this isn't Drumeo.
Avante slayed that.
Yes you did my suggestion!!!
Man, this guy can lock the groove or just blow it all to pieces and drop back in on the one. What a beast!! Great video. Sonic got a new fan.
So sick, his grooves on the cymbals are fineeeeee
Holy moly, he NAILED it.
Amazing style,it's not just playing a Polyphia song, he gave his own signature and it's clear he enjoyed it 😂
Damn! He smacked that!
Wow! One of my favorite takes on any of these type of videos!
FIYAAAAAAAAA!!!! Sounded soooo good!
Love seeing drummers having fun!!! And was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love the Hip Hop snare he was bringing in... this was fire !!!!!
God those tom tones are flawless! Great work!
This guy is on another level. 👏🏻
insane skills
These "Heard For The First Time" series are MY FAVORITE. I'd have never known about Avante Clark if hadn't been for this video. He's both crazy good and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
bro was right on the spot damnnnnnn
polyphia needs to see this fr
The pocket on that kid. Damn! 🔥🔥🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😳😳😳
Effing ferocious 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That Dude is Nasty !!!
Call the fire department
SONIC IS ON FIRE
Just found your channel, every video i saw, the drummers are pure talent.
Total pro on all levels. Nicely done!
Love this dude sonic, mad respect! Can totally hear some chops/cymbal work reminiscent of Tony royster Jr. Would love to see you get Tony on the show if possible it would be beyond amazing.
this was awesome!!!!!! he is incredible and I'd love to see him play the whole album!!!