"what time signature is that" Should be the name of their next album.

Time signature 4/4 believe it or not. These guys are polymeter masters.

The most humble reaction ever.... HIGHLY enjoyed your response man🤘

I love that you chose "Clockwork" to react to. Tomas's work in this song is unparalleled.

Hehe....speaking of pedals, you should look at their drumcam of "Meshuggah - Bleed - Tomas Haake - Wincent Drumsticks"....and you might wanna sit down when you watch that one ;)

Out of 70 or so songs, Clockworks is definitely one of their top 5 most challenging...even though they play challenging, polymetric music.

Can't believe I've been listening to Meshuggah for about 16 years and this is the first time I noticed Tomas Haake has two hi-hats.

Man seeing them live was one of the best experiences I have ever had.

7:38 The heaviest shit on the planet is about to start...

there's a doc of Meshuggah recording an album and the guitarist is making coffee and says "I always lose the count when making coffee". the fucking irony

Tomas Haake - absolute beast!

Like they said below, it's 4/4. All the polyrythmics are patterns on top. For really crazy double bass work, check out the drumcam version of their song Bleed!

Another great Swedish drummer and friend of Haake is Morgan Ågren. He was invited by Frank Zappa. That says it all 😀

haha "i like the meshuggahs" love that

Thomas Haake is one of the best drummers in the world. His polyrhythms are seconds to none. I've played double double bass for near 40 years, and I'm still not close to the technical proficiency of this master of the kit. Listen to Bleed by these guys. It took Thomas 6 months to learn it. That's dedication.

Thanks for the reactions. I love seeing how musicians from different styles and genres check out styles of music they are not used to. Nice one dude. We are all friends across the world in music.

Chris Turner - 40 Roll. Insane drumming.

Wittner actually calibrate their metronomes with Tomas Haake as a reference.

Meshuggah, with all of their endless complexity, is this simple to comprehend: 5 Swedish boys "braangs" the funk.

Best band ever

If you liked Tomas you'd most likely dig Mario Duplantier. Plays in a band called Gojira, maybe check out his drum cam for the song Toxic Garbage Island

FINALLY SOMEONE DID THIS SONG!!! IT'S MY FAVORITE MESHUGGAH SONG!!!!

Brother, great reaction. From an Australian drummer. 🥁🎼 Subbed and liked from this reaction video.

Bruhhh. Wanna see some more insanity? Chris Turner - 40 Roll.

Check out elliot hoffman of carbomb!!

Awesome reaction! loved watching with this with you in 2023

I have seen them live more than a few times and it is even more mindblowing watching a bunch of 50plus dudes kill it. That whole band is on another level. They helped create a whole different sound of metal. The singer used to play guitar and sing these crazy time signatures at the same time. These guys deserve so much more kudos than they get. Great video man. Have you seen Infant Annihilator Cuntcrusher play through? Disgusting sounding, yes. But keep an open mind. That young dudes drum skills are another completely different beast. Check it out. Much respect to you man. 👍👍

"What time signature is that?" Tomas: "Yes"

Huh, an american nailing how you say Tomas in swedish. Nice video too dude

"What time signature is that?" ... ALL OF THEM! ;-)

He uses Vic Firth Tomas Haake Signature. Please react to "Bleed" for crazy double pedal action, "Electric Red" for heaviness. If you wanna see ton of technique and taste check out "Stengah" Live.

Superb reaction Kenneth! Time is all F..... Up with these guys 😆

I would like to say thank you for liking and understanding the whole sound of the song instead of just focusing the drums and discounting the strings or vocals. Metal and especially extreme metal get passed by a lot of people cause they can't understand the lyrics or the guitars sound like a typewriter but you took into account all the elements and the wall of sound and came out a fan.

your camera, lighting, and framing is super good. just wanted to mention what i noticed right away

Good stuff man. Love the authenticity. Keep it up

Tomas practiced the song "Bleed" for an entire year just to learn this new way of drumming and get the song into muscle memory. That's dedication right there.

He had a serious hand accident and he had problems after that holding the stick so uses a glove on that hand

Love this! Glad I found your channel!! I’m a double kick player. But I’ll be honest, I definitely did not master the single first. I kind of just always wanted to use my left foot as well on the kick drum. I ended up just starting from there and developing with it always there. Now I sit on a single kick set and I suddenly have to throw out all these fast doubles and triples just to mimic my normal style. Lol! Have a great holiday! I’m gonna go ahead and binge your channel.

Mgła- Excercises in Futility V next?

Great video man. You may enjoy dan preslands drum videos and plague flowers the kaleidoscope is a great one to watch.

Literally every reaction I've seen to Meshuggah's music has the reactor describing the music as "crazy". People who know any Yiddish and are familiar with this band get a chuckle every time it happens.

He uses a legacy 22” ride as a crash lol

That video is them all recording the song for the album all playing together in separate rooms while being recorded all at once.

I gotta say, to see a gospel drummer react to this is epic. Gospel drummers are absolute beast technicians when it comes to musical approach. I hope you apply some of this to your playing and melt faces. Love your perspective btw. I'm sure someone already said this, but if you get the chance, catch them live, it will change your life more than it has now just reacting to it.

Using double pedal is indeed really hard at first, it took me like a year and a half to get past the first speed barrier (which was around 135 bpm for me) now I can consistently do anything around 160-170? But it's still really hard to get past that, despite my 4 years of playing with doubles

You know it’s hard when other drummers ask what the time signature is lmao

"What time signature is that?" Every Meshuggah fan: Yes

Thomas Haake is monster on drums

The glove on one hand is because he messed up that hand with a router. Dude's an absolute beast!

You should also do nostrum. People might tell you to do bleed cuz it’s more popular but nostrum is superior imo

I know someone else commented this already, but '40 Roll' by Chris Turner is a must watch!

Hey dude that was great. I am a drummer and huge Messhugah fan.

He looks strangely calm playing this, such focus!

It's like they invented a whole new tonal vocabulary, there are no blues roots in this stuff that I can hear. Refreshing. And I like blues.

1987 til today that is a long amount of drum exp, probably best drummer alive today, guitars are 8 strings as well, use base strings on the top strings, to get that deeper tones.

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want you for my fucking church!!! thank god for people like you!!

"I like the Meshuggahs" you and me both pal, you and me both

He an Awesome Drummer.

Tomas is a beast. Not just his chops but the way he uses double bass in a technical way, not just straight 16th notes. He plays distinct and complimentary rhythms with his feet. Another drummer to check out is Tim Alexander of Primus. Jerry was a race car driver, DMV, Tommy the Cat, Wynona's big brown beaver have really good double bass work.

when 3 people are headbanging in the back to different beats.................ITS MESHUGGAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

from what ive seen in many videos he has 3 hi-hats, one open and one closed and one he can open and close with his foot as usual. now i cant remeber every song of the top of my head but i belive that they are all made in a 4/4 but they poly the hell out of them with ghost notes and one over and under and sick fills etc. and what their music is depends on who´s listening, for a "metalhead" its just kickass music and for a musician their songs are basiclly masterclasses. (drummers and guitarr players i know have said to me atleast)

Wincent sticks, Tomas Haake signature.

Switzerland created the atomic clock and Sweden responded by giving the world Thomas Haake

He's not only using a double bass pedal - he has two pedals for his left foot, the other one for the high hat. Most of the song is expressed through a single bass pedal.

Glad you liked them and the drum playthrough, man! :D If you want to see some more unbelievable drumming, check out Archspire - Lucid Collective Somnambulation (drummer: Spencer Prewett)

Im definitely a double bass player, just picked up that china cymbal he uses the Sabian AAX xtreme 19 china. This is definitely one of my favorite bands, that bell Brass Snare is absolutely the best sounding thing I've ever heard. A thick brass snare is high on my list! keep on rocking man, I really appreciate you commenting on the singer, cause yeah hes a beast, and yeah the mix is sweet! FYI this band is so legendary they have an entire subgenre of metal that has formed in their wake called Djent which is an onomatopoeia for the sound the guitar and bass band a "djent". Other notable bands include Animals as Leaders and Periphery. But you definitely know Animals as Leaders drummer Matt Garstka cause he is hottest drummer in modern metal by far!

Meshuggah fan here for the upvote.

the singer is a beast and he writes some of their music too

Hi Kenneth. Tomas uses a signature stick made by Wincent.

Haake is a machine

Look his drumstel bro 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 crazy 😝

Check out copper wasp by night verses

I believe he uses his own signature stick through a company called Wincent

-What time signature is that? -Yes

recommendation for another reaction video: anthoy barone - rise of the fearmonger - drum playthrough. that dude delivers a combination of speed and brute force unmatched by anything i‘ve ever seen before.

Guitar bass and drums sure gotta memorize some crazy complex patterns. They must practice like crazy in order to play this stuff live without missing a beat. Even when it’s staying in the same poly meter for a while, they’re still changing up the pattern constantly. Crazy

Those are all ride cymbals. He crashes on all of them lol. He's amazing

Seen him do promos for Wincent drumsticks, not a drummer but being a fan if meshuggah I am certain that is the brand he uses.

Brann Dailor, Vitek R.I.P, Pete Sandoval, Gene Hoglan, Vinnie Paul R.I.P, Anthony Barone, etc all are AMAZING .Glad to see open minded ppl

Check out John Longstreth, he is absolutely inhuman

He plays his Wincent sticks signature.

"What time signature is that??" ANSWER: Yes!

Check some out Meshuggahs live from Tokyo performance of the song Pravus. It is the best live performance I have ever seen and the energy that they bring forth is on a different level.

FYI, I believe Tomas uses Wincent drumsticks.

Very fine touch not playing through youtube 👍🏻

3:04 .. nah bro.. That ain't double-bass.. You can still see that Hi-Hat going.. Them be floor-toms.. Stand in awe..

He is not playing but transmitting what we hear.

I think he uses his signature stick.

You should check out the wincent drum cam of bleed by meshuggah its insane! Loved the vido!

he got the glove only on his right hand cuz he injuried is spine and he lost coordination on the right part of his body, he still recovering

Tomas uses Wincent drum sticks made in Sweden,excellent for hard hitters

Also most of his parts are single pedal parts! He's just constantly tapping away quarter or eighth notes on the hats haha

0:08, that's kinda trippy, literally before I clicked this video on my recommendations I was googling "Koala Brains" because apparently they are one of, if not the dumbest animals on the planet

The single glove is for feel. That's the answer.

Meshuggah related but not Meshuggah. Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitars in Meshuggah) made a solo album in 1997. There is a TV recorded jam session from that album 4 years after the release with Fredrik and one of the greatest drummers to exist; Morgan Ågren (who also played the drums on that album). Check it out!!!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bq91iMZ9ncvHqmw.html

I use two pedals. It takes a good 15 minutes to warm up my legs enough to do what I want though, haha.

I think you would really like Blake Richardson's Voice of Trespass drum cam!

Breach - It's me god

He uses his signature series from Wincent drumsticks: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WTHS--wincent-hickory-artist-drumsticks-tomas-haake

Haken - The Twisted Knot ;-)