Great Interview Best drummer Herd him first on leave scars Then I hear he was on individual thought patterns Thank you for this Takes me back Gene so into this chat
It's crazy to go from roadie for Slayer right out of high school to Dark Angel, then Death, then Strapping Young Lad, to simply being the tour drummer for a whole host of bands. It doesn't get much better for a musician than that.
I saw the Individual Thought Patterns tour in San Francisco in 1993. Amazing. Steve D. was playing a 4 string fretless and Gene was playing a Pearl Custom Z 8 piece double bass kit with Paiste cymbals. He was a machine. This was when he was heavier physically. I was amazed that he could play the patterns- not only his, but Sean’s as well with such precision. Great interview!
It is very hard for me to explain the impact that Individual Thought Patterns has had on my life. Human will always be a DM classic but ITP just knocked something loose in my brain and I get super emotional every time I listen to it.
What an exciting musical project to be a part of! I enjoy hearing the excitement in Gene's voice. EVERY Death release is special in whatever it brought forward in that piece of time. I hear people claiming LEPROSY is brilliant, and saying SYMBOLIC and PERSEVERENCE suck. I have heard other's Proclaim PERSEVERENCE and SYMBOLIC over LEPROSY. I exist as a DEATH fan. I love everything Chuck put out. Nothing stay's the same, and it shouldn't. Everything moves forward, whether we like it or not. True artistry is reflective of this, even the great bands that have been accused of releasing the same album over and over again, Maiden and Slayer to name a couple. But what is funny is that Maiden and Slayer did NOT in fact release the same album over and over again, thus the anger and rejection by some fans concerning " Diabolus in Musica" or " somewhere in Time". Great bands have a reference point to a sound, and from that particular sound they head out and explore different Avenue's of expression within it. No one would be in danger of playing a DEATH release and not knowing it was DEATH within a few moments. Consistantly awesome.
Death ITP was my fist introduction to DM no so long after discovering Trash. I was 12yo. I remember listening to it on stereo chain in summer on the balcony with my brother. Gene playing was the start of me paying attention to the drums. Remember I was not used to DM and I was blown away by the drum. My thought was "How is this guy doing to remember how to chain foot, snare and cymbals in that exact order?" I also had hard time getting all that was going on at the same time and at that pace. I remember liking the album but finding that the songs sounded all the same. It took me a bunch of listen to digest all that complexity. And it is the part of what makes listening to a record enjoyable for me. Anyhow, Death is in my top bands and Individual has a spe4cial place in my heart. Great interview! Love Gene!
So I'm listening to this series and REALLY appreciating all of the work you've done and that you continue to dig a little deeper into Control Denied as well. The most REVEALING part of this interview was Gene saying that he wrote 6!!! more songs with Chuck after Symbolic and that some of that material made it to TSOP! WHAT THE F#CK!? Let's not even talk about The Moment of Clarity missing FIRST Control Denied album. Sheesh. ANYWAY! Thank you for this interview and all the others you've done with the Death guys, I really appreciate it as a fan and remasterer of Death material myself it means the WORLD to me to hear these insights. Thank you!
Individual thought patterns was a good record, Symbolic was way less interesting.. to say the drumming on death records didn't get good until human is laughable, Bill played killer parts on both records for the material..
Not lazy. You think Chuck wouldve settled for lazy given they had over half a year to record? Its obviously less complex than the 2 before it but not due to laziness.
Gene IS the man, period !..!
Great Interview
Best drummer
Herd him first on leave scars
Then I hear he was on individual thought patterns
Thank you for this
Takes me back
Gene so into this chat
I could listen to Gene talking all day long.
And I could listen to him playing all night long!
It's crazy to go from roadie for Slayer right out of high school to Dark Angel, then Death, then Strapping Young Lad, to simply being the tour drummer for a whole host of bands. It doesn't get much better for a musician than that.
And now back to Dark Angel and the Death tribute!
Gene Hoglan is like the Mr. Rogers of death metal.
I saw the Individual Thought Patterns tour in San Francisco in 1993. Amazing. Steve D. was playing a 4 string fretless and Gene was playing a Pearl Custom Z 8 piece double bass kit with Paiste cymbals. He was a machine. This was when he was heavier physically. I was amazed that he could play the patterns- not only his, but Sean’s as well with such precision. Great interview!
I was at that show too! Stood right in front of Steve and couldn’t believe how tight he played with Gene. Sick show.
It is very hard for me to explain the impact that Individual Thought Patterns has had on my life. Human will always be a DM classic but ITP just knocked something loose in my brain and I get super emotional every time I listen to it.
I can relate all to well. Could have written the same sentiments. Going to spin that record right the bell now.
Overactive Imagination have ya?
What an exciting musical project to be a part of! I enjoy hearing the excitement in Gene's voice. EVERY Death release is special in whatever it brought forward in that piece of time.
I hear people claiming LEPROSY is brilliant, and saying SYMBOLIC and PERSEVERENCE suck.
I have heard other's Proclaim PERSEVERENCE and SYMBOLIC over LEPROSY.
I exist as a DEATH fan. I love everything Chuck put out.
Nothing stay's the same, and it shouldn't. Everything moves forward, whether we like it or not.
True artistry is reflective of this, even the great bands that have been accused of releasing the same album over and over again, Maiden and Slayer to name a couple.
But what is funny is that Maiden and Slayer did NOT in fact release the same album over and over again, thus the anger and rejection by some fans concerning " Diabolus in Musica" or " somewhere in Time".
Great bands have a reference point to a sound, and from that particular sound they head out and explore different Avenue's of expression within it.
No one would be in danger of playing a DEATH release and not knowing it was DEATH within a few moments.
Consistantly awesome.
👏 with you man love the whole discography and appreciate Chucks drive to keep following what he wanted to do no matter what
The Human Propeller.
The Atomic Clock.
The guy who showed Dave Lombardo how to play the double kick.
I just learned that fact today, really cool
An absolute GOAT.
This is a great channel. Love these interviews.
Thanks man 🤘
Death ITP was my fist introduction to DM no so long after discovering Trash. I was 12yo. I remember listening to it on stereo chain in summer on the balcony with my brother. Gene playing was the start of me paying attention to the drums. Remember I was not used to DM and I was blown away by the drum. My thought was "How is this guy doing to remember how to chain foot, snare and cymbals in that exact order?" I also had hard time getting all that was going on at the same time and at that pace. I remember liking the album but finding that the songs sounded all the same. It took me a bunch of listen to digest all that complexity. And it is the part of what makes listening to a record enjoyable for me. Anyhow, Death is in my top bands and Individual has a spe4cial place in my heart. Great interview! Love Gene!
Absolute legend of a drummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gene is a legend!!!, tremendous technique & one of the very best out there!🤘
Nice Interview!
Appreciate it man!
One of the best drummer of the past two generations and clearly one of the best human being in metal.
The first Death album I heard was Individual Thought Patters.. I'm still recovering♥️
what a great interview man. cheers
Appreciate it!
Death for life \m/
I just learned overactive imagination, and honestly this album and the song are my favs from death. So technical, very fun, so weird too.
A demon on the drums, Yogi Bear on the mic. I love Gene.
So I'm listening to this series and REALLY appreciating all of the work you've done and that you continue to dig a little deeper into Control Denied as well. The most REVEALING part of this interview was Gene saying that he wrote 6!!! more songs with Chuck after Symbolic and that some of that material made it to TSOP! WHAT THE F#CK!?
Let's not even talk about The Moment of Clarity missing FIRST Control Denied album. Sheesh.
ANYWAY!
Thank you for this interview and all the others you've done with the Death guys, I really appreciate it as a fan and remasterer of Death material myself it means the WORLD to me to hear these insights. Thank you!
Some of my favorite albums! Met Gene Hoglan at a Cannibal Corpse show in San Bernardino in aroud 97, he was just walking around. coolest guy!
Gene IS a drum god !
What’s the intro riff of this podcast?
Ah man just something the 3 of us guys who do the cast made a long time ago haha
@@intothecombine6169kick ass riff
I love Symbolic. So underated
I do not think that it has ever been underrated. It is an awesome album.
Underated??
He's almost too nice. Chuck always seemed like that too in interviews.
Symbolic was the last great death record for me. I didn't like thought patterns
Sorry bro. Can't sub cause you have 420 subs...
Lol good looking out
Individual thought patterns was a good record, Symbolic was way less interesting.. to say the drumming on death records didn't get good until human is laughable, Bill played killer parts on both records for the material..
Listen to Gus from Exhumed playing those songs with Left To Die. It's next level!
Lol by settled… he means lazy. Individual… blows Symbolic away a million time.
Not lazy. You think Chuck wouldve settled for lazy given they had over half a year to record? Its obviously less complex than the 2 before it but not due to laziness.
So turns out Gene Hoglan is heMr Roger's of DM