Hi! Fun fact about John Longstreth. I'm his big sister, and our father was a professional Jazz musician (Russ Long). John was playing along to Buddy Rich by age 3.

John is a madman. He graced the first cover of our magazine 12 years ago. Check out our channel... you'll find A LOT more insanity.

Flip the script! Since the metal community seems to be your main subscriber base. How about a video where you show the community an amazing jazz drummer? Particularly, for those in the metal community who haven't yet dove into jazz. Make the community aware of great jazz or at least accelerate learning jazz.

I really wish more musicians (and people in general) were as open-minded as you. You hit the nail on the head when you said (and I'm paraphasing) "I'm not going to listen to this band, but you have to admit it demands an amount of appreciation". You would be amazed at how many times I've tried to expose people to extreme metal only to have them dismiss it as "just noise" or having "no feel". They can't even admit that what I'm showing them requires an insane amount of skill and it infuriates me to no end lol. You obviously understand that musicians from different genres write music for a multitude of reasons and they all aim to evoke different kinds of emotions/feelings. Anyway, thanks again for going into all of these reaction videos with an open mind and sharing your thoughts. You have earned yourself a new subscriber, sir.

Origin is so good. I saw them at a local dive bar more than 10 years ago, and there was NOBODY there. It was wild. They were in town during the Drake relays in Drake neighborhood, so it was just empty. Maybe, and I mean this literally, 5 paying customers. They still played like it was a packed house. Absolute mad men. I was noshing with my friend, we were the only two and everyone else was at the bar, and they just played their heart out. One if the coolest things I ever saw a band do, because that would have been super disheartening.

"Hes got T rex arms."lomao

Looks like my face when I saw Origin live.

dude you get it. excellent. keep the knowledge coming

The way John plays, there is totally groove. He is arguably one of the grooviest extreme drummer.

And I would have to disagree on the groove part. John has tons of groove, it's just different and harder to grasp at his speeds.

"This boy... has done... his stickcontrol exercises" haha :D

I love the respect you give to the metal!! Here’s a little secret... A lot of these bands, their song structures (like the video you did for Gene Hogland), it’s basically jazz with different settings. Growls for vocals, guitars are super distorted, but the drumming of players like this guy, Hellhammer (of the band Mayhem), Trym of Emperor, Frost of Satyricon, Steve Ashiem of Deicide, those bells, crashes and ride flicks are just the best!!! I like that you see that and know how much talent and dedication it takes. I was in a black metal band, and we had a jazz drummer and it made so many things so interesting while playing that extreme style of music. All these heavier styles have no code when it comes to song structure.

John Longstreth. Remember seeing this dude back in the early 2000s with Origin. Insanity. "this boy" is a LEGEND

I just found this video. I grew up with John in Kansas City when he first joined Origin. He was working on his technique 20 plus years ago. Incredible drummer and very technically minded.

Im 43yrs old and Origins Staring into the Abyss is the song that turned me onto them. Ive also been a fan of death metal since I was 15yrs old in high school but man you are never to old to dig on something like this.

"I get it, It's extreme". Hahaha! My thoughts exactly and I'm a metalhead

If you were impressed with John, check out their bass player Mike Flores.

John started off as a Jazz Drummer. He is a beast!! Has damn near flawless heel toe technique on double bass.

I see the metalheads have found you. Welcome to our normal

Fantastic.! I love how drummers can drum with our mouths. It's part of the package. John is as percise as it gets. I can remember how much people would stop and EXTREME listen to double bass back in the day. Early 90's. Morbid Angel, Deicide, Cannibal, Obituary(much slower, with Groove.!) just to name a few of the obvious. Those drummers were my reason for living man.! No KZfaq back then. Had to go to school, or figure that sh_t out for yourself. Pantera's Far beyond driven, was the album that changed me forever. Sounds so pure and powerful. Put feet on a new level (and difficulty) for many I'm sure. Becoming is a song that hit me in the heart.

In my opinion John is the best drummer in metal. He is so creative and unique, not to mention his insane technique and stamina. He an absolute legend.

Origin is just one of those bands. One of the heaviest acts ever and I love them! Really funny guys. It's like metals version of Rallying, just going as crazy and fast as you can down small forest roads.

Origin is not for everyone. They push their ballistic speed for so long that most of the listeners don't make that far, to the parts when finally the groove kicks in, and when the Origin's groove kicks in, there is nothing out there like that, even between a million of tech-death bands.

John Longstreth is the first drummer I remember doing gravity blasts. Really mindblowing technique.

Do a video on Nils Dominator

im never see anything like this ' welcome to the technical death metal world "

Do a video on the live performance Spencer Prewett of Archspire song is Rapid Elemental Dissolve on sick drummer magazine. I'd love to hear what you'd say about his gravity blast

You put it into words better then those who do listen to face melting metal. Best reactions on KZfaq, thank you

John is definitely a godfather among death metal drummers. There were plenty that came before him but he was one of the first “shock drummers” that came along in the genre where your drum buddies would go “you have to hear/see this guy!” Super influential for the younger cats who followed in his footsteps.

It’s so nice to see the recognition of something that the vast majority o people are not able to understand and I guess that can happen when looking at a painting or a ballet. Origin are 100 years ahead of their time and their work will endure trough time. Respect!

John is by far the best extreme metal drummer hands down. His power, control and consitence is out of this world. And he is one of the nicest down to earth guys I've ever met.

Better videos of John out there. His footwork is one of a kind

Garrett, I really appreciate your analysis over metal drummers.

Man, you were one of the best things on youtube. 👊

6:20 Amen! That’s exactly what this is about. People seem to not get why I sometimes listen to music like this. Man, it’s insane what guys like this are doing. Love it.

I stumbled upon your channel the other day and I kept saying " I love his insightful honest reactions, I hope he looks at ... drummer" and lo and behold you've already reacted to them. Every time!

Always loved John's drumming, since Angelcorpse - Dying Fetus - Origin & Skinless too!

It's not just the drummer, the whole band is fucking insane, especially live.

John is as just as solid of a dude, as he is a drummer. One of my favorites.

If you don't feel this groove, you weren't listening. Very groovy in my favorite kind of way. Like blues and rock, jazz and metal

Haha, i keep coming back to this reaction! So funny!

😂😂😂 I'm so happy you did a video on John. I legit think he is the best metal drummer out there....I mean, he's legit one of the best drummers in the world. Fucking amazing. Keep the videos coming

"Music for melting your face off"

Seen these play live twice and I made sure I was up front to see John playing and I was lucky enough to get a drumstick! The guitarist Paul Ryan is another magician!🤘🏻

I think it's so badass that you gave longstreth a nickname of T-Rex you are one of the only drug reaction people that your opinion counts you nicknamed longstreth you're the man bro

I saw this in my recomended, it had the word Origin in the title, I've never clicked on a vid so quick before in my life

I lost it at “killin’ it T-Rex!” 😂😂😂 I had the exact same expression of “wtf bro” throughout the playthrough!

Lol “Origin I’m not going to listen to your music... I’m too old, I’m too rundown in my ways to get into something like that but I respect you.” One of the most honest statements I’ve ever heard. And Longstreth... helluva drummer btw.

Dude, I had so much fun watching this video with you! I laughed my ass off!

Garret: "he's loosing it" John: BRRRRRRRRRRRR for 50 minutes This guy is a monster!

9:40 That was actually an extremely good impression of John's percussion musicality.

John "t-rex“ longstreth

One of my favorite bands of all time, and their guitar players are just as impressive ;)

Music to melt your fucking face off!!! Loved it.

Legit best reaction video I've seen, its cool to see people able to appreciate the sheer skill required to play extreme metal

An amazing An drummer and an awesome dude.

“Drink some water in between songs” 😂😂😂 IM DYING

Your face when he gets started lol so authentic... Im out of breathe just watching this

Wish you could see his feet doing ridiculous heel-toe double strokes in this clip

John is a amazing drummer

There's a band i really want you to check out for the drums! ! ... Beecher ... I couldn't find a drum video for this band. But there are blasts, odd time signatures and plenty of delicate cymbal work. And the recording style is incredible. Again a UK band, best of hardcore! ... 'Beecher'!!! .. 'breaking the fourth wall' is their killer album. I know you'll appreciate them. Love!!!

Devin Townsend - Hear Me! Drum playthrough by 66samus! He is a monster on the drums and Devin Townsend is a composing genius! (he basically writes the drum tracks and hires drummers that can play them).

The thing is , in that video you cant hear his foot work wich Is awesome , and second the original versión of the song was recorded by James King who is another monster , but I liked the face you put when you saw IT, its the same face that all drummer experience when they see John!!!

Longstreth is a force of nature it's crazy.

Meinl Cymbals - John Longstreth - "Invariance Under Transformation" CYMBALS CYMBALS CYMBALS!!! And you get a very decent high frame rate video with it. And him giving an overview of his cymbals at the end of the video.

LMAO this was a great reaction. The T-Rex comment had me laughing.

John's really a master of his craft. Even if you don't listen to the music, you have to appreciate his sheer technical ability.

The stamina of john longstreth is impressive.. ! Shookt!

Αmazing reactions and I love how you're trying to be neutral and objective. I hope you grow big.

I made a comment on Origin's IG page. Came over here to watch this after you liked that comment. I've met John and watched Origin live multiple times here in Topeka, where most of the band is from. Thanks for the reaction.

He also sits in on quite a few jazz sessions in New York City where he lives. Dude is a very accomplished musician.

Longstreth (Legstrength?) playing this song is probably my favourite metal drumming video, despite the fact that there's a whole other world going on down at his feet which you can't see or hear, which is a shame.

“This is music for melting your fucking face off!” Haha awesome. I am thoroughly enjoying these reaction videos. It takes some time to acquire an ear for good metal music and to really hear what’s going on, I think if you keep digging you’ll end up loving metal because there is a ton of groove and style in metal too. More more!!!!

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Really really enjoy your vids! Thank you for what you're doing :)

Besides the fact that he is an amazing drummer and super cool dude, his father is and was a very notable jazz musician in the Kansas City area for over 50 years.

I'm not really a fan of this music, but have seen this monster eveloped in 15 years into this, he has become the king of the hill. His technic with the hands and feet( heeltoe) is flawless! Greetings from sweden

I'm pretty sure I had that same look on my face the first time I saw them live, but I was in awe of the bass player, lol This is a very impressive band to see live

John is such an amazing drummer and awesome person! He works at the music school I attend and we can just bullshit for hours. Him and another one of my teachers Tobias Ralph put together a CRAZY workshop called Murder Hands Bootcamp where they incorporate all the techniques and exercise they practice. Really humble and down to earth guys!

Cryptopsy is another or Archspire are other bands that shred like that with the drums and guitar🤘🏻

*THIS IS THE MUSIC TO MELT YOUR FUCKINF FACE OFF!!1*

Lille Gruber of Defeated Sanity

Longstreth is fucking great. Just looks like he's casually spreading honey on some toast.

John Longstreth is a different breed of drummer. I'm not very familiar with the genre, but I only know two other drummers who play this kind of insane sht and still look like they're putting together a grocery list in their mind, just effortless - that would be Austin Archey and Lyle Cooper. These guys obviously practiced for *all* the hours.

The funny thing is that when you play at those speeds and rehearse it a few weeks. it's pretty much muscle memory. you don't have to think at all. You don't make mistakes because your brain does not have time to make mistakes. It's hard to describe the feeling. The thing with playing around with the cymbals. It sounds jazzy but for me it was just a way to help keep the time in my head and that too became mechanic and just a means to an end to help keep the tempo up.

Loved this review. 2nd one and the night is young. Down the rabbit hole i go 😅

Love the response to “No groove” dudes

Might be interesting to investigate James Dewees drumming in Coalesce. I've always thought it somewhat unorthodox. Jason Roeder from Neurosis is definitely worth a listen too - v tasteful, lots of groove and triplets.

This is "Music for melting your fucking face off" ! 🤣🤣🤣

Saw Origin at Summer Slaughter 2017 they literally set up, sound checked, Jason (the vocalist) goes, "no computers here." And just blasted away.

Ridiculous drumming 🔥 sweet reaction bro. Subbed 👊🏼

Holy shit!! Jumped right into Origin. Damn dude... Hats off.

Garrett, I've really been digging you're videos! Have you heard of Thank You Scientist? It's a really cool 7 piece prog rock band that takes influence from almost every genre, but particularly jazz! Also, their drummer, Joe Fadem, is a machine. Seen them live many times and he just KILLS IT! Unfortunately there aren't many drum cams of him playing but they do have a few live sessions! Keep at 'er my dude

Gotta love how he isn't really a fan of metal (at least not as extreme bands/songs as this one), yet he respects it and even defends it. That warrants respect in return, man.

You say you're not going to listen to Origin, but in the back of your head you know the band exists, and you're going to want to say to your friend, "Hey man, you need to check these dudes out, just to see the skill, and just to have the experience." And you go looking for that song, and then link it, and listen to it again, and slowly, insidiously, you start to not just appreciate it, you start to like it, and find yourself seeking it out. ;D Well, maybe not, I'm a huge metal fan, particularly of extreme metal, but these tech death bands are usually too much for me. However, they are incredible to see live, like holy shit. That feel of the bass drum in your chest, played at such velocity. I very rarely listen to tech death bands casually, but I will always go see one live, it's just such an experience.

Check out the master of all sir FLO MOUNIER!!!

John Longstreth is life 👍🏻👌🏻🤘🏻❤️

I've been a metal fan and guitarist for over 20 years and have always loved the use of cymbals in metal but never really thought to think of why until you broke it down here. Thanks! Also, react to anything by Dan Presland from Ne Obvliviscaris.

Best reaction mate!

He stared into the abyss and the abyss looked back