Bandmates: Hey John can you put a blast right there? John: Sure where? Bandmates: Yeah

Quite possibly the sickest drummer breathing. I once had the honor of being backstage and witnessing the behemoth perform up close. Mindblowing. Nicest fuckin' dude in the world, too.

Next time you do a Longstreth video, pull up one of his meinl promo videos. He's done a few of them. Much better quality. You can appreciate his playing even more. His double strokes on the bass drum are unreal. And he does it in combat boots lol

Yeah, you can’t appreciate his playing without a foot cam like kollias. He’s doing constant and precise double stroke rolls with his feet.

Longstreth is a very dedicated drummer. I remember hearing a story of him being kicked out if a band named Angelcorpse in 1998 because his level was not good enough. Hé worked like a mad man and joined Origin the following year. You can see now the mastery he acheived since. Speaking of hardworking extreme metal drummer, I would recommend you to take a look at the drum video of german drummer Lille Gruber. His band Defeated Sanity has an interesting story. It was created in 1993 when he was a teenager with his father Wolgang Teske, who was musician for a famous german jazz band in the 70's, Muck Groh. The musical background in jazz of his father influenced his drumming style as well as the sound of the band. They released several démos, promos and two albums together with his father as guitariste, until Wolgang Teske left the band in 2008 and passed away two years later. Defeated Sanity keeps working hard and is not one of the most respected band in the death metal underground. All of these influences created a band mixing technicity, groove, brutality and jazzy elements. And to be honest I never seen a rimshot blast (not a gravity blast) before in this vidéo. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6ufbJt7vs7Npok.html

There's a series of videos Longstreth shot for Meinl that I highly recommend. Start with this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNJ0ituIsrrHiqs.html&ab_channel=MEINLCymbals

I highly recommend you looking up Jamie from Ulcerate

Saw him live! Almost no pause between songs and Origin played for an hour at least, meaning he can keep this up for a LONG time!

Ah yaaass, Johnny at last! He's a sight to behold. I think this video is great introduction to him and genuinely represents the sheer force that John is generating behind the kit. Yes, there are better quality videos out there and you should surely check them out, but I believe you started with the right one. Cheers mate!

Haha finally! John is an animal! Lucky enough to own one of his sticks and it only cost me a beer🤘🏻😜🤘🏻🍻

Hard to fathom that he's also going fast with his feet while doing all of that, like daaaamn. Incredible.

The drummer on the album this song is from is Jame King. Longstreth has been a long time drummer of theirs, but the credit for the beats on this song goes to James King

a friend of mine used to take drum lessons from him. amazing drummer.

I saw origin a couple years ago and watching John play is just incredible. It's literally like an assault that doesn't stop with very little pauses in between songs. Just badass 🤘🤘

Loving your openness and honesty, that in its own goes a long way to helping people in meny ways whatever you are talking about , drumming goes to the core of people Ace Keep it up 👍👍👍👍

The fact the sound was recorded with camera mic tells something about the drummer. Natural sound, no triggers masking any weak parts. John is powerful drummer but he doesn't bash the kit. Very nice efficient and consistent drumming.

John longstreth is the Dennis Chambers of extreme drumming!! So relaxed and always in control no matter what lunacy is going on

Originally James King made this drum along with Klint as into guitars, they went then in Unermciful, And John came back to Origin after the Album of this song.

I don't think it's a rant, it's more like something you felt like sharing and personally I'm glad you did. Like you said, a jazz drummer will run circles around metal drummers all things jazz considered. It's as simple as that. Metal fans tend to be very passionate (we're mostly nerds) and sometimes engage in ridiculous and pointless arguments measuring the levels of skill of our favourites like this is the Olympics. And of course, thanks to the interwebs, sometimes things get out of hand. I truly believe that once you've reach a certain level of proficiency, trying to split hairs between amazing drummers is just pointless. Hell, Gavin Harrison himself couldn't play like this in a million years!! Does it mean all the speed demons out there are automatically better than him? Lol. No. Also, I think you've noticed by now... metal people live metal. It's not just background music. This sounds very cliche, but it's absolutely true. Why most requests are for metal drummers? Cause again, we're nerds into this kinda stuff. I think most jazz/fusion/whatever heads don't really care that much about seeing their favourites on the spotlight, but I might be wrong. And yes, John smokes...!!

Andrew, John Longstreth did a vids for Meinl cymbals and SickDrummer, that have that cleaner, more polished sound you're looking for...plus, his footwork (which was missing from this vid) is dope and on display. Enjoy!

Props to playing this, I don’t see how anyone can’t watch John play without being mesmerised.

Finally it has happened! The Lord has risen!

Thanks again Andrew for a cracking video! In my humble opinion, many many drummers will never reach this level of speed , or intricacy of the other drummers you've reviewed. I drummed about 15 years ago ( at crap level) , started again about a year ago (at crap level) , but I have to say , I can hold a beat and I dearly love to hit those skins. For me the pleasure it gives you, far outweighs the pressure to be a fantastic drummer. It just makes me smile so much when I'm on the kit, and if the people like it, great , if not , I'm not worried. I remember about 10 people coming to our band practice back in the 90's , it felt like playing Wembley to me. Playing music is a personal experience, and while I do care what it sounds like to people listening, the biggest thrill I get is just by playing. Hope that makes sense . Keep up the great work Andrew, loving your channel. HUGE thumbs up 👍👍👍☮☮☮

Longstreth is a monster and a very nice guy as well. Very well respected in the metal community

John Longstreth, finally. Thank you! :)

God I miss John...Old friends are the Best! Olathe ❤️

"you can't master it" I think Virgil would like to have a word with you on a serious note, I think he got as close to mastery as a human possibly can

not a keyboard warrior just here to inform you john and origin are far older and have been at the game longer than alex rudinger and the faceless but you can clearly see john's influence on the younger generation of extreme metal drummers.

I love the drummer, but the quality of this video is horrible. He has plenty of studio videos on his Chanel

Fuck yes, finally!!! 🙈🤣🤣👍👍👍 Instant like!

Happened upon your channel not long ago. Good stuff 👌 glad to see you churning these out as of late. Props

Thanks for your comments at the end. I'm 63 and have been living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for the last 30 years or so. Because of certain physical limitations, it has taken me a long time to learn stuff. So there is no way I could ever come close to this of playing. And perhaps because of this I don't really enjoy this kind of music or the drumming involved. Don't get me wrong. I am in awe at that level of technique and skill. And I wish I could play as fast as these guys. But I suspect that a lot of what they are doing is going right over my head. I just appreciate your validation that the kind of stuff I do which is more groom oriented is okay too. Up to now I had been reluctant to comment on this for fear that the metal heads would think I was putting down this kind of music. You reminded me that while its important to listen to all styles of music, it's okay to say that I' not crazy about this genre or other. It's okay to say that I prefer the kind of music I play. Thanks again.

I was hoping for Meinl cymbals for clear shots,but this also work.Monster drummer!

love John!!!!

You hit the nail on the head. This video shows a proper live performance but the audio is terrible. John has his own channel and it’s crystal clear and the background music gives his playing even more substance. The guitarist in the band, Paul Ryan is also a genius!🤘🏻

In my opinion Jamie saint merat is the best out there in this genre, it will be cool a reaction video about one of his studio sessions. I watch your channel daily, keep up the good work.

Definitely go and check out one of the studio playthroughs some time. The audio on this shows nothing of John's immense technique. Especially with his feet.

You need to take a look at Michel Bélanger Cynic How could i ? Trust me it worth the 5min or your Time ..Roland Canada Winner few year ago Now he s à Monster and still young

And he basically plays this same type of stuff for the entire fucking set. You can't really hear it in this video, but his legs are also more or less running the whole time as well.

YES YOU CAN MASTER THE DRUMS I have mastered the art of not playing the drums because in 2018 I retired as an active touring drummer and I sold all of my drum sets etc, so intern I have mastered the art of not playing the drums 😂 Thank you for the video very enjoyable. Btw: My timing was impeccable because shortly after I retired Covid19 killed the touring industry.

Thanks for doing this Andrew!

I can hear everything appart from his bass drum machine guns. The video is unbelievable. He has to play like this every night. Damn.

Yo dude wanna a blast beat or some fills? YES

Next time John Longstreth (All things dead). It's a meinl video and great quality

YES

There are some drum only playthroughs with John that are really good and sound quality too

I almost got to jam with this dude. Not sure I would have been prepared for it though.

That was pretty damn impressive!

Is this where I drop a suggestion? If so, have you seen anything from Blake Richardson? Him recording the song "Obfuscation" is a fun watch..

Have to do as someone else already said the Meinl vids 🤟 thanks Andrew great as always

Sounds more like a Corps snare solo than someone in a band.

Yeah 🤟

I personally never got the feeling you're striving to play this kind of stuff. But I can tell you're open minded enough to appreciate this style of drumming, and realize the skill that's needed to play it. That's all I expect and you deliver. Can't wait to see what you think of JP Kaukonen :)

Check out John longstreth play in the gore guts stuff with Luke lemay amazing technical death metal check it out

fun fact John's parents were Jazz musicians. Edit: on the subject of blasts, I think blasting has now become part of the vocab of contemporary metal and prog guys. While it takes a certain dedicated individual to woodshed blasting to the level of Nils and John as we see here I think most drummers should be comfortable with low/med tempo blasts.

That moment you realize its all rimshots...

You HAVE TO watch the Meinl videos. Same crazy shit with 1000x the quality (and cam on the feet (you want that)).

Check out Hellhammer from Mayhem.

I'm SHOCKED that nobody has commented that Longstreth has better quality videos on KZfaq. Oh, wait... Yeah, Longstreth deserves another shot. Check out the Meinl playthrough of "Invariance Under Transformation".

This is the result of controlled, patient, concentrated, repetition.

8:37 I think the misconception is honestly born from all the hide the pain harold memes. Hilarious, sure, but the interpretation behind it is "I'm sad because they achieved a level I could never"

Try to check his 3 latest videos for Meinl... You will see his foots technic haha

Check out an Aric Improta drum solo

I still want Susanna Hoffs more than JL's abilitites behind the kit.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNJ0ituIsrrHiqs.html Thats the one! Shows clearly his double stroke tech, single foot blasting, and some gravity blast at the end (he is the one that made it mainsteam)

Wow, that is incredible! He is so efficient with his movements needed to hit the drums, he almost looks like he's pretending to play. Kinda like some drunk dude saying that he can play better than the real drummer or like a bad air drummer playing to a recording. Not my kind of music but I sure appreciate the talent.

I think the best thing a drummer, doesn't matter which kind of music he/she is playing, can do is branch out, look into other grooves, ideas, patterns. It can not diminish your playing in any way, the only thing it does is widen your vocabulary. And if you are into an instrument this much, it becomes next to impossible to not be into other music as well. Drumming like this can become very tedious and is very one-dimensional, but the music demands that. I bet John also likes to groove out during a practice session and if you hear his work on Gorguts Colored Sands for example, you know what he is capable of that isn't exactly (only) in the Drums go BRRRRR way. A lot of either former Jazz musicians or Metal drummers tend to look into the other genre very often (Examples would include, but are not limited to: Lille Gruber 'hint hint hint', Patrice Hamelin, Hannes Grossman or Sean Reinert, both you already did watch, but also a lot more). I am a big metalhead but a total newb at drums. Fundamentals are key so instead of getting straight into double bass and blast beats, first rudiments, but also other types of rhythms like rumba b ack beats or trioles are very important. if you have the "spices", you can make your own playing much more interesting, by throwing other influences into your playstyle. Metal in general is very looked down upon with most educated musicians I think, but compared to lets say 20-30 years ago, it has become incredibly technical and musical. In the past, it was who could play fastest and somewhat in time, now it has really branched out I think.

You need to watch some of his cleaner sounding recordings to really appreciate his technique like - Meinl Cymbals - John Longstreth - "All Things Dead"

All of his Meinl videos and we gave him the one record with a potato :)

We are Death.

May I ask you a difficult question?

Yea you shoulda viewed one of his professional playthroughs

Watch Emil Wiksten next!

Some people probably said it but you should definitely check out Alex "Grind" Pelletier from Canadian Deathcore band "Despised Icon". This One seems to be the best video out there to show his skills: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNZigtmYm57VaKM.html

Aaaah, pity... You should've checked one of his Meinl sponsor video's. Lots of rechnical shit of course, bur also a lot more variation in his drumming. And a beautiful view on his drumkit.

Gonna sound like an old timer but I find stuff like this impressive but lacking something. I am a banger, it's metal drummers that got me to pick up the sticks but in my day (5 mi walk back and forth to school, uphill both ways) I feel like the drummers had more feel or something. Amongst my favorites are Dave Lombardo, Vinnie Paul, Gene Hoglan, to name a few.

John Legstrength

Meinl videos r best these ones don't do him justice

I'M NOT A MIDDLE GUY

Well I get entertained with the speed and control but I see alot of missing texture . The whole song felt the same , like he was just trying to play like a robot. So much potential for more if he dials the heck down here n there and then goes full speed .

Adam Bjork please check him out

More like john legstrength.

Not really my Cup O Tae either, but you can definitely see that he's been at this for a little longer than a month or so. Talented, yes. Musicality, not so much. IMHO

cleaner sound: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNJ0ituIsrrHiqs.html

John isn't a human

I think the Menil sessions are better showing his diversity... this, while is very impressive seems like is more about stamina... You don't see his feet here.

Such a shame with the video pick. You should have gone for his professional Meinl videos.

Shame the kicks can't be heard clearly....

Single strokes w the feet He has a video on it Using Moeller technique Notice how these guys barely move while drumming Very bouncy pedals and utilizing stick rebound

Yeah terrible audio. You should hear his feet!!

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WTF!!!!

One of the biggest things that’s being missed in this terrible recording (John has so many better recorded videos on KZfaq) is his Heel Toe Double Bass Technique which is damn near flawless. John and many other Technical Death Metal drummers are taking things to the next level. You have musicians like this guy who isn’t a Death Metal drummer BUT is educated enough to hear and point out the amazing skill needed to pull this type of playing off. Then you have the other type of biased jealous musician who bashes it because they know that it takes skill that they don’t possess to pull off what they are hearing. Then you have just plain Ol’Biased Close Minded musicians who don’t even try to analyze what they are hearing/seeing and just say “It sucks”. I’m not a fan of Jazz BUT I respect it because it requires skill and finesse to play. I’ve been playing drums for 28 years (Mainly Death Metal, Grindcore, 70’s Funk, etc) and the drumming that John Longstreth pulls off is freaking amazing. It takes enormous amounts of practice, focus, timing, stamina, etc to pull off and it’s sad that many don’t know who this guy is and what he can do. He is like the Buddy Rich of Death Metal. Also, new subscriber here. Thank you for being open minded musicians/person! Much respect 🤜🤛!

Alex doesn't play like this.

100mph limp-wristed tippy-tappy. NO THANK YOU.

Metal drummers are the only ones innovating in drums anymore