Gotta love these dedicated musicians working their asses off in niche genres just for the love of the art!

John Legstrength

This dude knows. 100% legit. By far THE most underrated drummer of ALL time.

"Death-metal kids want to hear machine-guns not drums really..." Nailed it!

I have so much respect for Longstreth. This guy is a fucking beast on drums. Thanks for the interview !

I love John's playing. What I love the most about his playing is how the tackles hi-hat hits on the vocal's accents and things like that. I feel he's really playing the song while being totally aware of what the others are doing. He uses cymbales to match a lot of details. Listen to his playing and pay attention to this, he's amazing for that. It's all in the details with him.

I respect him just for what he said towards the end about music being art and no rules... so many people criticize others on their playing styles when it isn't warranted. I chalk it up to jealousy based on the fact that someone else was able to reach a pinnacle that they themselves couldn't reach. I commend john for just saying it out loud

Awesome interview...

This is still my favorite. Very In depth with John. I’m no drummer. I just love and respect musicians and innovators such as John. Thanks @drumtalk.

I loved this guy before but this really made me appreciate him more. I love this man.

I always wondered what music my drum teacher hears, till one day on which he had to pick up before our lesson, because my parents weren`t there to bring me. I was really into Slayer and thought this would be the heaviest shit around. As I sat down in the car this really technical and fast music played and I was shocked, but in the same moment totally blewn away. It was Entity by Origin and thats the story how my Drum Teacher got me into Technical Death Metal. Since that day John Longstreth was one of my drum heros and he seems like a really cool dude personally. :D

I was lucky enough to interview this guy for our student radio station. He's such a cool guy. The rest of the band were awesome too!

blasting on 260bpm as a "simple basis"....'nuff said

Longstreth is the man. I really love his drumming, and apparently his philosophy (which I didn't really know before this video) too.

what a fantastic interview. the segment of him describing Colored Sands is amazing. it's incredible that he considers Gorguts masters and that he's just a drummer. so wild

Never heard of this guy, but so impressed with both his playing and how articulate and thoughtful he is. Well done.

Unbelievable drummer, great memories seeing him on stage. What a blast !

What a monster and a sweetheart. Truly one of the best ever.

His work on Antithisis to this day is Mind blowing - so much variation and raw speed and power that record to this day is Mind Blowing - Origin and most other bands will never top it :O

John has come a long way now ! I remember way back in the day Laureano replaced him because he was struggling live with Malevolent Creation? I think.. the interview was on Derek's old forum... The man is right up there now and kudos to all the effort and dedication.. doesn't come easy :)

incredible drummer incredible human being!!

I love his work in Origin. He's an absolute Terminator. But the work he did with Gorguts is one of my favorite pieces of music ever created.

I've never seen anyone like John playing this insane music looking so relaxed.what an athlete.👍🏻

Very important point he brought up about visual communication. Looking and checking up on your band mates while practicing and playing live is key.

OK, this guy is not only insanely good at what he does, I like how down to earth and relaxed and mild mannered he comes off here. Origin aren't really my speed (no pun intended), but I respect them for the level of prowess they bring to what they do. There's a *lot* going on in their songs and I have to respect that.

Luv this guy! What about his DVD? There was a crowfunding thing started a while ago...What happend? Cheers John! You rule!

Nobody can touch JL's death metal drumming style! He's so naturally talented and smart at putting accents and applying technique.

Been drumming since I was 12, I'm 30 now, but I cant thank him enough. Legit taught me the with his videos how to properly do heel toe just a few years ago. I struggled with my technique to increase my BPM over 210 and be clean. I did what he did.. I started all over and worked strictly on finding a new way to learn heel toe. Not only can I play around 230-240BPM clean af. But.. it's just alot easier. There's no effort anymore. It's not about the pedals. It's literally about the small details in your technique and when you can simply focus on the technique itself and not worry about wanting to play along with a metronome, my life changed behind the kit.

He is so right when it's coming to music as an art form and the non existence of rules... Kids talking about cheating or not. Love this interview, John is so cool

This is one of those drumtalks you can watch again later and learn more things!!!

Should've asked him about his DVD that he has yet to release and has given very little update on. I contributed to the gofundme however long ago it was put up and I definitely feel jipped.

An inspiration both musically and philosophically... Fucking love you, John.

😊 I’ve seen John play many times in both bands, Origin and Gorguts. Awesome person amazing drummer. Another underrated drummer.. Be nice to each other ❤️😁

Besides his overwhelming drum work - around age 20 I bought Origin's self titled (and still their best) album - I remember John's notes in the booklet of the S/T album. These hit me as much as his great drumming. Luckily I finally saw and heard home live once - with Hate Eternal - at Cacaofabriek in Helmond, the Netherlands, for approx 3 years ago. Greetings from the Netherlands!

John is not only one of the best extreme metal drummers out there, but he's one of the nicest dudes I've ever met. He got me out of a bind when we played a show with them, and I can't thank him enough for it!

Nice guy good interview Beast of a drummer

Cool interview. Another drummer I’ve seen perform live and I must say, that extreme metal drumming is not for the faint of heart. This guy is a beast.

18:00 ... "That's why we all do this, is because we all do it a little bit differently." ...Brilliant.

One of my top 5 favorite drummer of all time. 💥

Dude is a class act

Incredible drummer and very intelligent, humble dude. This guy rocks!

this guy knows wat hes talking..im just blown!!!!

John has incredible situational awareness when it comes to performing, that is one of the biggest reasons this guy is so good. Listen to the people you’re playing with and watch for the tiny details!

Damn good interview -very down to earth and honest. Dude is a credit to extreme metal drumming. Absolute badass.

Excellent and insightful interview. John is one of my main influences and a true icon in the music scene.

One of the best musician interviews I have ever seen/listened to! John is one thoughtful, introspective dude

What a fantastic video, incredibly well done. I loved his comment about losing himself in the music, because the only time I lose myself in the pit is when I see Origin and Meshuggah. Their music is so goddam cathartic to me. It's like meditative rage and nothing quite feels like it. I hope drummers can learn from this and learn to make their own music that evokes such a response. Subscribed.

Respect! Great production and great questions! Great to see him as a person, his thoughts on drumming and such! I didnt know much about him before this, but he seems awesome and down to earth!

That was a great interview, hit on a lot of similar thought paths, dudes brilliant. Recent discovery for me, life long fan fo sho!!!

I saw John warming up before a show 22 years ago and I wanted to talk to him but I didn't want to bother him while he was prepping, would have loved to learn some of his techniques even back then.

Outstanding. Big brain at work here for sure. Love listening to this dude.

Very cool interview. Very big inspiration for me and to hear him sharing some openminded views on things, just confirm my thoughts on this guy. Killer player who never seizes to amaze me.

my inspiration guy

Great drumming! :-)

Wow, I sure feel better about myself and what I did behind my kit. Thanks man

Not a single mention in these comments of his time in Gorguts? Easily his best work; made me aware of how dynamic and tasteful of a player he is, even with all the flashy extreme drumming technique. Cool dude!

What an awesome dude, excellent interview. Love this channel

Fantastic drummer, fantastic interview.

What a great guy. I really love his mindset! Also, subscribed; I liked the style and format of the channel.

Thanks for posting. I grew up on Priest and Maiden but lately I'm starting get right into this heavy death metal stuff.

Thx 4 this. Great upper for aspirations drummers

so much wisdom! I'd like to meet you one time John! ;-)

So glad to see this

Great philosophy. The true greats are always the most humble. Very inspiring!

Great video! I just discovered this channel and am amazed ... good and informative stuff to be found here! Thanks!

Whenever I watch him play, I feel like that's how Terry Bozzio would have approached extreme metal drumming!

This is kick ass! I remember hanging out after making bagels talking drums. Much love bro

I've never heard him talk about it, but I was one of those guys John contacted when trying to learn how to play double strokes... which was a lot like having Michael Jordan contact you about playing basketball, or Tyson calling you up for boxing lessons. He was super down-to-earth, no ego, and not afraid to ask a complete nobody - for advice. He's the king.

Amazing thank you John.

This is the best description of blast beats I've ever heard.

Fantastic interview..

Subbed. This interview captured me. Great Job!

Amazing talent!

I watched you guys (Origin) play in a small bar years ago, had beers with James and Paul before and after the show, was a great time. 👍🏻

Nice..I love how he talk about things..a humble dude,

easily one of my Favorite Drummers, ever! Absolute Beast!

He seems like an awesome dude, such a great mentality and attitude!

hes 1 of my favourite drummers

John is such a cool dude

Awesome drummer

Insanely perfect timing dude.

Very interesting thanks

what a cool dude great drummer and humble

awesome

i always come back here. i want more of mr.L, can u do like another interview?^^

new unmerciful - Ravenous Impulse (2016) with John is blast to start till the end \m/

John is a hell of a guy and an amazing drummer.

Great!

ooooowwww shit!!!! in a positive evil kinda way on drums. this is really insane drumming and like to see and hear him liking playng the drums and still working hard for it

very well spoken individual.

such a good drummer and nice person. i fucking love this guy.

This interview is perfect. I've had the pleasure of meeting him at shows a few times and he is legit the nicest guy, which I think this vid captured. He also has the most impressive calves I've ever seen. Chuck Norris calves. Bigger than my arms.

Favorite drummer ever

Awesome, you are so right, there are no rules, always be positive, stay brutal...

Everyone remember this dude used to be in Angelcorpse. Legend

Origin kills it. Saw them a few years back and I guess this was right after they changed singers...I think. First show I saw of this band, I was hooked. The band has a great stage presence....funny as hell at times even, but just killed. Been a serious fan since, I still wear my antithesis t shirt I got at that show.

rockin the VoiVod.... probably the most underappreciated bands..... and John seems kool MO d

\m/ great stuff bro\m/

World class drummer 👍

Dude seems really intelligent and professional. I can respect his ability and striving to be better. Not as big of a fan of death metal as I used to be several years ago. As a drummer, I won't get into what I think about triggers etc. because it doesn't matter. It's about the "art" . The end result. the sound.