I love that you talked about Haake's syncopation and that his right hand is constantly hitting those quarter-notes. This is key for people who have a hard time grooving to Meshuggah. If you follow that steady cymbal pattern and let the rest of the accents dance around that beat, it's mesmerizing. This is common for most (not all) of their songs.
Especially the entire "Nothing" album.. it's so much fun to "click along" and see where he falls back on the one.. always brings a (be it frustrated) smile to my face.. whatta dick
Yeah, most of their stuff is 4/4 and then Haake plays a 6/4 or 7/4 or whatever for that particular song over the top of it. Hell, some times he does 4/4 with his top or bottom half, then a different time with his other half. He's a machine.
I'm a music teacher (middle school orchestra) too. I love metal and my students know it, but I love analyzing music too. Meshuggah is awesome because they do subtle changes in their rhythms yet stay groovy and sound like machines killing eachother. Edit: I think, In Death is Death, is one of their best pieces.
Your reaction is priceless, but you really noticed Thomas Haake’s skills, the style Meshuggah invented, Djent, is really unique and amazing, and this song, Bleed is on no1 for sure, they have much more somg which are great but this song is exeptionaly good!
djent was cast at the feet of Meshuggah (inspired by), they do not proclaim it so, and Meshuggah were part of a group of bands that did this at the time (90's) that lead to what some might call djent now (percussive polyrhythms) but the others are forgotten by the djent scene as they have likely never heard them. Meshuggah are the closest sonically to djent guitar parts, but they were part of a whole scene who pioneered that kind of playing long before djent (I think because Meshuggah used 7 extended range they get the credit, not saying they dont deserve it but there are many that are forgotten that payed a part more indirectly but, without them djent would not exist)
@@jonasthemovie The “djent” Meshuggah were talking about is the buzzing, choppy guitar-tone they wanted to achieve out of their kit. As in, an aesthetic for guitar tone only. It has nothing to do with the genre label popularized by Misha Mansoor, given to metalcore songs which spam open-notes on the guitar, basically playing it like a drum. It’s a very common misconception
@@corpsefoot758 Why are you talking about the sound vs genre, when I was talking about the word itself? It was Thordendal that was describing the choppy sound as "Dj dj dj". So you don´t think choppy guitar sounds played like percussion is djent?
Funny you should mention the lightshow, cuz that really is a guy who essentially plays the drum/guitar rhythms in the back on a board. There's videos of it if you look it up. Honestly it's about as impressive as any of the musicians on stage, he is a master in his own right.
I'd love to see your take on French Metal band Gojira! They are sometimes said to be one of the greatest metal bands ever even though they are somewhat "new" (started out in the late 90s but put out classics to this day). If you want to hear some good tracks by them I'd recommend "Silvera" or "L'enfant sauvage' for lighter listening and "The Heaviest Matter in the Universe", "Remembrance" or "Flying Whales" on the heavyer side. Their Drummer is a magician.
@@abcrx32j @@abcrx32j Yeah, true They are not as well known as maybe even meshugga but most people cant deny the greatness in the art and technical aspects of their song. I have seen a few reaction YTers that started of with saying that gojira is fine metal, then that they are really good and after 3/4 songs people (sometimes) say things like that they are dominating metal atm lmao
Btw during this tour he injured his lead foot and they were gonna cancel tour since he couldn't keep the rhythm up, this man re-learned the whole set with his other foot leading. Kinda a monster
Meshuggah has the most amazing light shows... there are videos of him doing lights manually during concerts Also react to the New millennium cyanide christ by Meshuggah
Tomas is playing hertas with both of his feet, triplets with his right hand, and ghost notes with his left- amazing control! And it is all in 4/4 time while the band members pl;ying varying polymeters!
Great reaction. It’s nice to see reactors who actually understand music and don’t just bob their heads.👍 If you liked this you absolutely have to see the Danny Carey Pneuma drumcam, it is truly insane!
Thomas is the king of the ghost notes🤘! Great reaction to one of the most talented drummers today! There is a official drum play through for the song Clockworks, you will definitely enjoy that as well.
After one year I went back to look at your reaction again and I stil like it a lot. A fun fact is that it took Thomas (drummer) 6 month to learn all the songs on the album and another 6 month just to learn Bleed :)
A lot of people will disagree with me, but to be honest, I think Clockworks is the best Meshuggah song. Bleed is complicated, but it has nowhere near the amount of dynamics that Clockworks has.
loved it! your expression of confusion is really funny. i think i must've looked like that for the first 10 times i heard this song, until i was able to settle in. maybe you'd also enjoy the drumcam video for meshuggah's clockworks. :)
You used the word "revolutionary" ... and you are absolutely correct!!! They are revolutionary to the metal genre. Nice job recognizing that and just overall a great reaction! Not many people would understand how difficult this song is but you got it. I play drums and I am continuously blown away by Tomas Haake. Well done!!! ... on a side note, I could only hear you in the left ear FYI.
Your face at :51 is what EVERY Meshuggah fan does to this song. I've listened to this song probably a hundred times and I still do that LOL!!! Great reaction!!!
it is funny seeing someone ike you that doesnt look very familiar to or close to metal stuff like this reacting to messhughah, I was expecting something different, but honestly after your first comment I realized that you really understood what was going on, your smile and surprise faces made my day, Thomas Haake is a fucking God Machine...Ive never seen them live, hopefully I will someday...Cheers from Spain...
I seen them up here in Cleveland, they opened for megadeth,and they are in the list of metal i listen to all the time along with slayer,pantera,and sepultura
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THE LIGHTING. Their lighting engineer’s name is Edvard Hansson, and there are some videos of him in the booth. He plays the lighting board. He may as well be a member of the band.
That was a good watch thank you for sharing. Great to see you groove along and at least understand whats going on for a first time listener, most people its a little to much haha. Story goes it took Thomas 5 months practise to get this song down pat, if he couldn't play it live it wasn't going on the album! Another song by meshuggah that may interest you and is lot more complex is Clockworks. :)
If you love outstanding drumming and phenomenal musicianship itself, check out Ne Obliviscaris And Plague Flowers the kaleidoscope live in Denver 2016. It’s so technical that it’s become part of the curriculum of the Sydney Opera conservatory.
@@Liz-cmc313 I meant your account picture...I have a blue tree..you have something that looks like an infinity symbol but I don't know what it is, that's what I'm asking about
There are 8 members in meshuggah. The 5 guys, the legs of tomas haake and the light guy.
😂😂
Hahaha, his legs, 👌
Don't forget Kent Eriksson their guitar tech aka the "Yeah yeah" guy
Thomas Haake is my favorite drummer and my favorite athlete.
This cracked me up.
Hahaha
His legs my favourite machine guns
Favorite drummer too. Also favorite band for 25 years. Damn I'm old
Lol. Good one. True tho. Fucker learned how to play this song half a year. Insane!
My left ear loved this
you pan sounds hard left or right like that so she can talk over it and not get lost in the mix, more clarity in her voice that way
My left ear is deaf
Lol
@@danoflaherty1214 you can mix it well even without panning
Reversed headphones ftw
The light guy is acutally the 6th member of meshuggah! lol
@collide what, i have been betrayed
@@stevieirasousa Probably took many many months to program is and did it by hand before. Slowly converting songs.
And the guy controlling the lights is the 7th member :P
Jajajajajjajaja
I have heard that the lighting designer/operator is actually Jens Kidman´s brother.
He can't wear shoes cause they catch fire.
LMFAO, fuckkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!
He has his go-faster-socks made of nomex. His old socks used to asbestos but they gave him an itch,
It's weird that Meshuggah has been around since the 80s. I've always thought of them as a modern band, but they've always been ahead of their time!
Yup! Very ahead !
Right ear: world being smashed by Thomas Hakke
Left ear: cute interested sounds
FUN FACT: Tomas is only wearing one glove because the other one was too scared to go on. True story.
M McBride Thomas is the music version of Chick Norris. He never hits the drums, but they are too scared of him making that sound anyway. 😂
Tomas hand doesn't play a time signature, it plays a time zone. The glove will eventually catch up
This made me stand up from my chair and leave the room it was so funny.
I love that you talked about Haake's syncopation and that his right hand is constantly hitting those quarter-notes. This is key for people who have a hard time grooving to Meshuggah. If you follow that steady cymbal pattern and let the rest of the accents dance around that beat, it's mesmerizing. This is common for most (not all) of their songs.
It's trancelike almost once you find the 4/4 pulse, they're addicting af
Especially the entire "Nothing" album.. it's so much fun to "click along" and see where he falls back on the one.. always brings a (be it frustrated) smile to my face.. whatta dick
Yeah, most of their stuff is 4/4 and then Haake plays a 6/4 or 7/4 or whatever for that particular song over the top of it. Hell, some times he does 4/4 with his top or bottom half, then a different time with his other half. He's a machine.
I'm a music teacher (middle school orchestra) too. I love metal and my students know it, but I love analyzing music too. Meshuggah is awesome because they do subtle changes in their rhythms yet stay groovy and sound like machines killing eachother.
Edit: I think, In Death is Death, is one of their best pieces.
Hell yeah. That song is darker than my humor
It like he has 5 brains to be able to play all those different rhythms at the same time
The face she makes when the song start at lmao
That's the face we all make when bleed starts playing
thats the
fun fact. The drummer has told in different interviews that he programs the drums first and then learn the parts. Mad skills
I love her. It takes a true understanding of music to grasp what's happening with the drums on this song.
You seriously think she understood what she was hearing? This video was devoid of any actual musical knowledge
Your reaction is priceless, but you really noticed Thomas Haake’s skills, the style Meshuggah invented, Djent, is really unique and amazing, and this song, Bleed is on no1 for sure, they have much more somg which are great but this song is exeptionaly good!
Clockworks one ups bleed.
djent was cast at the feet of Meshuggah (inspired by), they do not proclaim it so, and Meshuggah were part of a group of bands that did this at the time (90's) that lead to what some might call djent now (percussive polyrhythms) but the others are forgotten by the djent scene as they have likely never heard them. Meshuggah are the closest sonically to djent guitar parts, but they were part of a whole scene who pioneered that kind of playing long before djent (I think because Meshuggah used 7 extended range they get the credit, not saying they dont deserve it but there are many that are forgotten that payed a part more indirectly but, without them djent would not exist)
@@jacksmith4460 ”Djent” as a name comes from Meshuggah.
@@jonasthemovie
The “djent” Meshuggah were talking about is the buzzing, choppy guitar-tone they wanted to achieve out of their kit. As in, an aesthetic for guitar tone only.
It has nothing to do with the genre label popularized by Misha Mansoor, given to metalcore songs which spam open-notes on the guitar, basically playing it like a drum.
It’s a very common misconception
@@corpsefoot758 Why are you talking about the sound vs genre, when I was talking about the word itself? It was Thordendal that was describing the choppy sound as "Dj dj dj". So you don´t think choppy guitar sounds played like percussion is djent?
The dudes a metronome. Check out any matt garstka drum solo! He plays for animals as leaders
Does he really?
FD Slapshot idk if you’re trolling but yes lol
@@bloodblitzowns11 no bro im serious i didnt know that😂
FD Slapshot yeah man! They are great together. Him, Javier and tosin just meld together so perfectly.
Matt Garstka is another beast! He’s my #1 favorite drummer. 👍🏽💀🙌🏽🤘🏽
Funny you should mention the lightshow, cuz that really is a guy who essentially plays the drum/guitar rhythms in the back on a board. There's videos of it if you look it up. Honestly it's about as impressive as any of the musicians on stage, he is a master in his own right.
I'd love to see your take on French Metal band Gojira! They are sometimes said to be one of the greatest metal bands ever even though they are somewhat "new" (started out in the late 90s but put out classics to this day).
If you want to hear some good tracks by them I'd recommend "Silvera" or "L'enfant sauvage' for lighter listening and "The Heaviest Matter in the Universe", "Remembrance" or "Flying Whales" on the heavyer side. Their Drummer is a magician.
Fragdiemilch211 yeah man most of those songs are killer great suggestion!! 👍
This is the first time I listen to them being referred as one of the greatest
I think that if she enjoyed the drumming on meshuggah, then The Art of Dying is a must
@@angusbrown5338 True
@@abcrx32j @@abcrx32j Yeah, true They are not as well known as maybe even meshugga but most people cant deny the greatness in the art and technical aspects of their song. I have seen a few reaction YTers that started of with saying that gojira is fine metal, then that they are really good and after 3/4 songs people (sometimes) say things like that they are dominating metal atm lmao
Btw during this tour he injured his lead foot and they were gonna cancel tour since he couldn't keep the rhythm up, this man re-learned the whole set with his other foot leading. Kinda a monster
This video was also him leading with the non dom foot
Meshuggah has the most amazing light shows... there are videos of him doing lights manually during concerts
Also react to the New millennium cyanide christ by Meshuggah
Tomas is playing hertas with both of his feet, triplets with his right hand, and ghost notes with his left- amazing control! And it is all in 4/4 time while the band members pl;ying varying polymeters!
It’s crazy how Thomas can go from triples over doubles to quads over triples.
Great reaction. It’s nice to see reactors who actually understand music and don’t just bob their heads.👍 If you liked this you absolutely have to see the Danny Carey Pneuma drumcam, it is truly insane!
This girl gave me hope
I loved the fact that you noticed how the lighting guy was on point!
Thomas is the king of the ghost notes🤘! Great reaction to one of the most talented drummers today!
There is a official drum play through for the song Clockworks, you will definitely enjoy that as well.
I don't think my brain could handle playing two different drum tempos at the same time.
Tomas is a cool guy. A really relaxed regular guy. I enjoy watching his interviews where he is very candid. His English is superb.
After one year I went back to look at your reaction again and I stil like it a lot. A fun fact is that it took Thomas (drummer) 6 month to learn all the songs on the album and another 6 month just to learn Bleed :)
I love the 4/4 head-bob trance that Meshuggah induces in musicians
A lot of people will disagree with me, but to be honest, I think Clockworks is the best Meshuggah song. Bleed is complicated, but it has nowhere near the amount of dynamics that Clockworks has.
You're right. Soul Burn is clearly the best song. ;)
I don't even think Bleed is a top 10 Meshuggah song.
Agree
Destroy Erase Improve era. The tempo shifts were a big part of the techincality. Kinda gone now.
Yes.
He had to practice this new technique of drumming for an entire year just so he could play this song alone.
loved it! your expression of confusion is really funny. i think i must've looked like that for the first 10 times i heard this song, until i was able to settle in. maybe you'd also enjoy the drumcam video for meshuggah's clockworks. :)
I literally heard this song a few days ago!!! I love it!!
You used the word "revolutionary" ... and you are absolutely correct!!! They are revolutionary to the metal genre. Nice job recognizing that and just overall a great reaction! Not many people would understand how difficult this song is but you got it. I play drums and I am continuously blown away by Tomas Haake. Well done!!! ... on a side note, I could only hear you in the left ear FYI.
Hi, I'm commander Shepherd, and this is my favourite drummer on the Citadel.
Her soft voice drives me insane
Your face at :51 is what EVERY Meshuggah fan does to this song. I've listened to this song probably a hundred times and I still do that LOL!!! Great reaction!!!
Damn Marlene, you need to hit the pit with us some day! Fucking amazing live! Great review and great smile!!!
Metal is the devils music; but the talent required to play it is god given...
You're right there really is no other band like Meshuggah
No she's left.
Everyone must listen to Thomas Haake, Steve Judd, Elliot Hoffman, James Leach and Danny Walker.
it is funny seeing someone ike you that doesnt look very familiar to or close to metal stuff like this reacting to messhughah, I was expecting something different, but honestly after your first comment I realized that you really understood what was going on, your smile and surprise faces made my day, Thomas Haake is a fucking God Machine...Ive never seen them live, hopefully I will someday...Cheers from Spain...
I love how the reaction was silence. Yes it makes speechless to watch such a talent.
Such a soft voice to listen to meshuggah
*brrrrrta brrrrta brrrrta brrrrta* -Bill Burr
I just love your voice 😍😍😍💜
Haha thank you! :)
Rodney Jackson
Agree, I’m only here for her talking!🥰
found the simps
‘Right there, there was a lot of syncopation right there’ @3:08
yeah best meshuggah description ever xD
One of my all time favorite heavy grooves! I love these guys.
Hear also the mighty guitar from Fredrick thordendal🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🎸Projekt Sol Niger within😇
I seen them up here in Cleveland, they opened for megadeth,and they are in the list of metal i listen to all the time along with slayer,pantera,and sepultura
This song and the drumming puts me in a trance.
The fact she gave props to the lighting guy tho....he's truly unappreciated there's a few vids of him performing live with the band on you tube
Love watching people have their minds blown by this song, it’s the best
Honestly Thomas Haake could play on a small hello kitty drum set still do it
Neil Peart is like I’mma go get a job at Walmart . Kidding. He was good for the 80-s rock
I love it when the growl starts and her face goes from "im interested" to a mixture between impressed and "why am i doing this" xD
It took HHIIMM 6 months.....id have to use my life to get it that tight!!!
Heavy, technical and groovy, pretty much sums it up.
Awesome reaction..you know what you're talking about.☺
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THE LIGHTING. Their lighting engineer’s name is Edvard Hansson, and there are some videos of him in the booth. He plays the lighting board. He may as well be a member of the band.
His feet are matching every palm mute of the guitars that’s why it’s so locked in. And the patterns aren’t staying the same
2:42 She knows what's up
Meshuggah’s light guy is the 6th member of the band.
Kings of rhythm, and truly pioneers
Him and the light guy are real machines
Awesome chick!
Great sound for a music teacher. My left ear which is almost deaf enjoyed it😂
Best Metal Band
That was a good watch thank you for sharing. Great to see you groove along and at least understand whats going on for a first time listener, most people its a little to much haha. Story goes it took Thomas 5 months practise to get this song down pat, if he couldn't play it live it wasn't going on the album! Another song by meshuggah that may interest you and is lot more complex is Clockworks. :)
I cant even headbang 🤯
These guys! ❤️
Thomas the drummer is a living machine. Definitely my favourite drummer and of course my favourite band.
He plays drums like a Norse god
The lights are actually all done by hand, no programming! search it up on youtube, its insane!
link?
@@azaz... ruclips.net/video/MiSr8iNwWsw/видео.html
Meshuggah never gets old,cool vid.
Best part was that you.. as a “music teacher” you’re only reaction was Oof Oh my God Chills That was Crazy...
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This is next level drumming...Thomas Haake is probably just one of 2 or 3 drummers in the world that can do this.
This is ... AWESOME. 🤘🤩🤘
He is the guitar shred from meshuggah🤘🏼🤘🏼🎸
Instant stank face, as soon as a song makes me pull that face it goes on a playlist :p
he is using a marching snare too, notice how many tuning pegs it has
Cool reaction. For drummers you should really check out Hannes Grossmann- Alter Magnitudes (drum playthrough) phenomenal drummer imho.
the drums though lol damn
3 seconds into the song and STANKFACE™
Proper metal face right off the bat
There's three songs from a band called "August Burns Red". The songs are Backburner, Whitewashed and Composure. There's also Animals as leaders - CAFO
The face you made right when it started, everybody that likes this song does that, it's just a nasty beat of brutality.
Tommy Pickles is impressed
Meshuggah, the band where you have to guess the time signature....most of the time anyway 🙂
Polyrhythm masters
The HAAKE Machine
It took Thomas about 7-8 months to find the right beat for this song 😎
The 'oof' @ 6:12 😁
the foot pattern is called "herta" (maybe mis-spelled)
If you love outstanding drumming and phenomenal musicianship itself, check out Ne Obliviscaris And Plague Flowers the kaleidoscope live in Denver 2016. It’s so technical that it’s become part of the curriculum of the Sydney Opera conservatory.
Tomas is a beast on drums. My fav by far🤘💯🔥.... Meshuggah is the quantum physics of Metal... Props to the light guy👍
whoa what this symbol you have for your acct?
@@BurgerFlips .. it's the best musician, imo
@@Liz-cmc313 I meant your account picture...I have a blue tree..you have something that looks like an infinity symbol but I don't know what it is, that's what I'm asking about
@@BurgerFlips .. it's Devin Townsend's band symbol for the Devin Townsend Project.
@@Liz-cmc313 ah yes, thank you
Please react to clockworks drums play through 🤟
Instant stank face
Welcome to the world of poly rhythms