These drum machines are getting more and more realistic

The real secret to why Polyphia kicks SO much ass is their rhythm section. The Clays are unreal!

Its actually insane how supportive his drumming is in all their music. Like everything he plays is literally perfectly fitting for the songs. I love it.

I can see why people think Polyphia programs their drums, this dude’s playing is just that clean 🔥🔥🔥

This is what i love about polyphia: their individual skill is on such an astronomical level, that their parts are not meant to show off, but to actually complete each other. That what makes a band really. And this drum performance shows what a smart arrangement is

I hope they do this with every member of the band. I love this.

Tim gets most of the attention on social media, but every member of Polyphia is amazing in their own way. That video was simply incredible.

The bit from 1:59 to 2:20 had me like... disgusted at how clean and good it was I can't even describe it...

Not only does clay have such good technical skill but his drumming is completely unique and has a voice of its own

The way he utilizes the space between beats just elevates Polyphia's sounds so much. Sorry not a drummer so probably not the right technical terms but y'all get it.

my one year old daughter is obsessed with this play through after it came up on a playlist of mine. she calls it "bop bop" and watches it over and over, holding her little plastic drumsticks and trying to play along to the best of her ability (which mostly just involves hitting her mickey mouse drum as hard as she can and stopping to see what exactly you're doing so differently -- she does get the tempo more than you'd expect for someone who can't walk yet). she's never been this interested in something before, and i just wanted to say, while i'm kind of sick of this song after hearing it 20 times a day, it makes me giggle every single time she points at my laptop and says, "bop bop?" and then pantomimes furious drumming. she might be too little to say yet, but i think you may have inspired a future drummer.

So dope. On the studio version, the drums are mixed so that they almost sound TOO MUCH like a drum machine. Seeing him play through it live is very satisfying.

Clay is just on a whole other level. No one else plays like him, and I can’t wait to hear him on the rest of the album

they used trap drums at some points in the song, and this man just casually plays those parts without breaking a sweat, *he's actually playing god*

Dude wtf... when that groove at 2:41 starts he just glues it all together. Ridiculously smooth.

Clay does such a stellar job at finding unique accents in spaces within the composition that add a ton of interest while serving the bigger picture. What an absolute beast.

TWO PLAYTHROUGHS!? Are we going to get a Scottie and Gober playthrough as well? I hope so. Also, you are amazing. Love your style. Hope to see you here in Charlotte in August.

It's so fortunate that we get to see such talented musicians find each other in a lifetime

Incrível.

Finally a drummer who gives me the same kind of emotions as Mike Portnoy. Different style but same soul. Impeccable technique, great interpretative skills and impressive musical "phrasing" skills.

Clay's one of the best drummers of our time

Every member of this god damn band is so fucking technical, yet play with so much soul 🤌. Just incredible.

I love when he hits and immediately stops the sound with his hand.

if you listen through the entire polyphia discography you can distinctly hear a huge change in style and feel them come into their own once Clay joins the band in 2016. Everyone likes to praise the guitar in polyphia (rightly so), but the incredible talent of Clay behind the drums is a huge determining factor in why they've pushed so many boundaries. The 2 Clays the unsung heros of this band for sure.

We all need that drums sound in studio version!!!

Appreciate these immediate follow up covers for the track. They clearly know the majority of their listeners are musicians who were fumbling and fucking around trying to cover various bits the past few days

Wow this drummer is so good, sounds exactly like the drummer from Polyphia

I noticed one thing in common from my favorite drummers across all genres. Their style of play is more involved with the other instruments in harmony vs just being a time keeper

The fact that what we hear is pure real audio makes this so much more outstanding

Honest to god some of the best drum playing to come from clay and polyphia as a whole

the amount of combined talent in this group is illegal

this dude fuckin crushes this shit out of the drumkit. perfect amount of space to let the song breath. what a monster.

He makes it look so easy that a lot of people don't get how technical and intricate what he does really is. This is beyond good

My GOD!!!! Seeing all that he actually does is freaking INSANE!!!!! GOOD SHIT!!!

Both Clays complement each other throughout the song. That's the power of Clay²

The way his drums stand out so much yet compliment the song so perfectly is wild. I’d love to see each guy in the band do one of these so we can see it come together.

This guy is such a monster, man. It's one thing to be as mechanically and technically proficient as this, but to be able to do it in a way that also serves the song. Unreal levels of skill, musicianship, and creativity.

clay deserves every last one of his cymbals. his splashes, builds then subsequent chokes, bell hits...everything just sounds so artistic and creative. i had stank face the entire time fr.

I just love how Clay knows when to hold the drumming, not to overpower too much. It shows the spectrum of musicknowledge he has. Rhythm, pacing, every drumming pattern… just elevates this song to whole another level. Keep up with the amazing artworks my dudes.

Clay's use of cymbals and ghost notes are so incredible. All of the hi-hat stuff with the stacks blew me away. This guy is awesome.

I'm so glad we didn't even have to wait for a Meinl studio video! Thanks for giving this to us straight away a week after the single.

Such a tight groove. This guy is a machine!

Man, I miss watching him play live. Everything just sounds so clean. Definitely one of the best drum machines out there, if not the best.

I love how there's a clear groove through the whole thing. Complex, varied yet straightforward so that it's an easy but interesting listen.

The mixing of these drums is something else

drummers are so impressive to me, the amount of tempo accuracy you need is unbelievable

dude, i have been a drummer for over 25 years and this is simply incredible. you didnt miss a beat or a note. its perfect. im in love. congrats!

Clay is absolutely my favourite drummer. Incredible feel and such well written parts.

I love the somewhat unorthodox symbol use that Clay does. He makes it fit in so well and it gives such a unique sound to an already so unique band.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us Clay! It's awesome to watch you work, and this will make trying to learn this song so much "easier"

You leave so much space and air in the music for each other and make brilliant accents….it’s just a beautiful thing to see

Imagine the absolutely insane amount of hours of practice, thinking about music, and refining your style it takes to get to the level these guys are on. The level of mastery and sheer creativity thats on display with this band is absolutely mind-bending.

Why do the drums sound do much better in this play through than they do in the studio version?

MAN, I fuckin LOVE the clean syncopated way Clay plays...it's EXACTLY the way I--as a Hip Hop beatmaker--have always wished to play the drums.

I love the fact that you guys share your respective instrumentals and show them played separately. Please keep that up in the future!

the patterns from 1:50 through the bridge into the second half, and those massively intricate fills in between are next level! I like the musical maturity of sticking to simplified patterns and crafty symbol work during the first half of this track, it really helps lend character to the second half on the drum side.

i rlly love how Clay is so original and unique. Polyphia isnt polyphia without him

Clay is a beast. God damn! That timing and speed is just insane + the technicalities 🔥

I love how tight your playing is and the amount of space you give the song

Legitimately, Clay's drumming is some of the best I have ever seen. It's so tight. Literally. Absolutely insane precision, not to mention suspending the drumbeat in just the right places to perfectly compliment the ungodly guitar shredding.

Ah man I love "Polphia"!

This released on my bday is an even better gift!

Digging the grooves and the room sound. Great jazz chops with those triple-strokes on the ride and hats.

This display makes me appreciate the whole of the song so much more, the precise timing of the drums & the THREE GUITARS in tandem makes this infinitely more impressive, It's unreal

This sounds so much better than those electronic drums on the studio version

its actually hilarious that when you look up the top 20 drummers of all time they are all old school drummers. Clay literally runs them in a circle.

It's so amazing and inspiring that it's not neccessarily the part is insanely hard, but rather the preciseness and musciality is what makes it so, so good. Lots of drummers can benefit learning to play like this.

These are new era geniuses with complex guitar playing and super cool drumming, super inspiring, thank you for giving such awesome music to this world ❤️

That gave me both Goosebumps and the warm fuzzies. I literally am my entire life I've never experienced both in one song that was amazing

just unbeleivably tight and controlled... a true master

The way Clay A. and Clay G. match their attacks and releases to create an 808 sound/feel is dope.

The guitar work is so good you forget the drums are just as killer. Awesome job man.

Only possible thing that could have made this video better was that bulls shirt 🤘🏼🏀

The timings, the pauses, the silences, the stretch of silence from one ride to the next, bro. I can't even fathom how long this took, but the arrangement is so fucking incredible. I would be so curious to see like, what goes into writing these arrangements. I know Tim Henson does it alot, but like, with how intricate the drumming has to be, I can't imagine Clay doesn't have a heavy hand in how it goes, ESPECIALLY considering how supportive the drums are, but how other songs, use, like, a drum rhythm, for the base of the song, so its just....Its so crazy. I couldn't handle being given this as a piece of music and being told, just wait for your timings. So complex, and utterly amazing.

Thank you so much for producing these videos for your tracks. As a musician, seeing special videos dedicated to the singular artists that makeup such a great band is fantastic. Please never stop making them.

The technicality of this track is just on a whole new level! It requires a lot of experience and musical knowledge to come up with something as good as this!

Amazing drum work on this song!

Wicked performance! I like this drum sound much better than the over-processed drums on the final release.

I just love the intentional space that is created in this song. What a drummer!!

Every part of their music is insane!!!! The combination of everyone fits so well together.

Man that part from 0:13 to 3:03, shit’s incredible.

Love this video. Polyphia should do this for each band member cause it shows the different layers that go into their tracks

The way you compliment the other musicians is second to none

Must feel amazing to have a group of people you know can execute whatever you can imagine. Unreal talent. Just came to the channel wanting to find drumming after watching playing god, and got quite literally exactly what I wanted. Thanks for that, too.

Clay playing the hi-hats God. I've been searching this since the release. I knew Clay would need to make a statement because many reactions thought it was engineered. That's how perfect his playing is. 🙌🙌🙌🙌

He didn't even fail to use a single cymbal or drum in this entire kit... Now that's actually crazy.

Sick drummer. I'm so glad to see someone appreciate those classics custom dark hi hats. When I had the CCD set, the hi hats were my favorite part.

amazingly punchy and crisp production all in all., another cooking cut - great linear stylin on da drums....

That's a lot of cymbals... And a lot of talent ❤️

I have watched and marveled at this fill so many times already, so creative 2:12

This is so clean. *Chef's kiss*

I love seeing all the other members of the band. I love Tim Henson and I know he's a large part of the brilliance in Polyphia. But ever single member is such an incredible talent they should all be showcased more often.

I find myself listening to this more than the released version. The drums are louder here :3

This sounds better for my liking than the studio version.

Great playing and creativity. Really happy to hear a more natural drum sound versus a blend with triggers. Would love to see more of Clay online.

The little accentuations, the cleanness, the little details accompanying the melodies and guitar and base riffs...... man ..... just... WOAH!.... "devil is in the details" some say, you took that to another level!

I feel like they all need to release individual play throughs of their music so that we can all see that they can ACTUALLY PLAY this crazy stuff lol. Mad impressive.

Definitely the Neil Peart of our generation, explodes my brain every time. Keep it up Clay

Man I love your playing!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾

Blows my mind every time