Drum Teacher Reacts: GENE HOGLAN | Death Track Playthrough 'The Philosopher' | (2020 Reaction) 

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I'm a sound engineer and have worked with Gene once. He was very polite and respectful. It's great when your heroes are good people.

I will never forget when Death played in Dortmund on a festival and worked backstage preparing food and stuff and Gene suddenly stood before me with a bottle of Jim Beam in hand asking me if I wanted to have a drink. He and Chuck have been so friendly and welcoming, Chuck even gifted me a hoodie with all their signatures. These guys will always have a very special place in my heart. May you rest in peace, Chuck!

Here's a quote from Gene in an interview from 2010 : "My style was unorthodox because I’m ambidextrous. My main leading hand is my left hand so anyone that would try to teach me would say “you can’t play like that.’ And I’m like ‘why not, there don’t have to be any rules.’ It just fueled my fire."

Gene Hoglan AKA "The Atomic Clock" can make a metronome play out of time. Super chill guy, extremely skilled. The double ride/ambidextrous thing is quite common amongst metal drummers.

Little does anyone know, Gene is still playing the outro in his basement with new fills each time.

That entire album "individual thought patterns" is INCREDIBLE. The bass work is top notch. Its perfect. Check it out.

Chuck Schuldiner is not just some guy screaming in your ear. He is the godfather of death metal. And may he rest in peace. Go and check out more of DEATH... Everything the band did was amazing. And Gene was a perfect fit for the group.

Gene is entirely self taught and possibly the nicest guy you'll ever meet.

Gene is extremely skilled drummer, one of the best. Plus he is really one of the nicest guys in the world.

His work on Symbolic is, IMO, the best metal drumming ever. Yes, some folks are faster nowadays, but Gene is supremely creative, fast, groovy. He has it all. He'd look more stressed waiting in line at the supermarket.

Not only is he ambidextrous, he also sets his drum set up so that one side is tuned higher than the other, including cymbals. He is a maniac and in my top 10 drummers.

And this song was first recorded with Gene in 1993. WHO played like this back then ? He did. Truly amazing. 1995 Death album called Symbolic. Amazing

That guitar and bass conversation at the end of the song is something else.

This guys got no idea of how the recording of this song fades out way too early and what a treat it is to death fans hearing this.

i met Gene in 2014 in cleveland on the Death DTA run, he was very kind and gentle, was EXTREMELY appreciative of us driving from detroit to see them. chatted for a few hours in the cold, signed my setlist, and wished us a safe trip home and a happy thanksgiving. dude is the real deal, genuinely nice, and humble as all hell. a class act.

Gene's free floating pearl snare has got to be the greatest punchiest sounding snare ever

I met Gene in the crowd before a SYL show once. Two things: he's very tall in person and he's also one of the nicest and soft spoken guys ever. Totally not what you'd expect based on visual appearance.

I'm kinda jealous you're discovering this guy for the first time.

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A couple years back Testament and Anthrax toured together and many of the shows, if not all, he pulled double duty. He's recorded and toured with some of the best, truly a metal drumming icon!

This is such a treat!! I'm a massive Death fan and the last 90 seconds of that song is one long fade out. That's the first time I've heard the end of that song in full amplification to be able to hear Chuck's guitar and Steve's bass. Those three are really high caliber in their musicianship. It's what's made them all famous. Gene is a legend in the metal community, Chuck tragically died over 20 years ago but was the Godfather of death metal, and IMO, the best guitar player of all time. Steve diGiorgio is the bass player and is also an icon in the metal community, he's right after Les Claypool and Geddy Lee in my books. NZ is my ultimate destination. I have never been. I literally live on the other side of the world from you (East Coast of Canada) but I stumbled across a local NZ band, only famous in NZ somehow, and they were mind blowing!! They disbanded now but you should really check out Cripple Mr. Onion, they started out in Christchurch and moved to Auckland before they broke up. You really should check them out!!

From what I've heard in interviews and seen live, he tends to switch back and forth between left and right leads on his hands and feet. The consistency is incredible, all the strokes have the same power at every speed and from both sides, and the versatility is off the charts

That's a great point about horror movies and heavy metal. I personally think the two go together like peanut butter and chocolate...there are so many themes that overlap for both: the exploration of the dark side of humanity, the nature of evil, the aggression, the violence, the shock value. Silly and juvenile sometimes? Yes. Still fucking awesome? HELL YES. I definitely think people who didn't really fit in growing up or who feel somewhat alienated by society gravitate towards darker, less accessible fare like horror and metal...I certainly did, even though you wouldn't think I was into either if you saw me: I'm a just clean-cut, short-haired, glasses-wearing, nerdy computer engineer. Like you said, most of us are just normal people who happen to love all things horror and metal for whatever reason.

Gene is a top 10 DM drummer for sure. His work in Death is among the cleanest and most groovy you'll hear. Individual Thought Patterns is such a good record. Also, RIP Chuck.

I watched him play with his band dark angel when I was 16 or 17 I’m 53 now and Gene is still killing it mad respect

To put it simply: Gene Hoglan is not human and his drumming knows no bounds. I personally think his work with Brendon Small (Dethklok) is some of his best work.

One of the things that sets Gene apart for me is his groove. He's really funky in a weird way. It's a shame that his drums in Testament are totally overproduced, so his personality doesn't get to shine through as much.

He is a Legend, death, strapping young lad, testament, Opeth, dethkolk and a few other bands and he is still going strong!!!!

He’s incredibly talented experienced and great sound.. a real power house player..awesome

Great review. He's one of the best to do it. He once stood in last second for a band called Opeth and played Strapping Young Lad at the same festival. He's amazing. Not all metalheads are satanic, fyi. They can be political, religious, or focus on realities most wont' talk about (environmentalists like Gojira and Fit for an Autopsy).

Gene is an amazing left handed drummer, with a very unusual style, had the opportunity to hang with him for a couple of years before he recorded the death Albums, Great human being.

He's ambidextrous, plays in boots with ankle weights with like 20 different bands. Best drummer ever.

check out his stuff with strapping young lad, like Skeksis from taht same seesion.

i saw Gene play live, a month ago. truly memorable evening.

Absolute monster. Plays in leg weights. Often for the first few songs of his sets until a track with lots of fast kick drum stuff. Then he drops the weights and let's his feet fly. There's a cool drumeo sesh/interview on RU-vid from gene to.

So many phenomenal drummers out there!! WHOA!! Ty

I never get tired of listening to his drumming, especially Powershifter Fear Factory, which being a drumming enthusiast myself for 30 years, it's top notch drumming by Gene as per all his music really. Very precise stuff 😊

I love lower cymbal setups. they look sick and make for lovely mobility, especially for drummers in the more petite range ☺️

I don’t know if I have just been living under a rock but I never knew Hi-hat chocking was a thing! Simply a legend

This guy taught Lombardo double bass while he was his tech Absolute legend All the Strapping Young Lad stuff is top notch as well

Gene Hoglan has such a great aura because he's a great guy, in interviews he's a humble, funny and easy going guy, in fact a lot of metal musicians are easy going and cool guys

Gene is one of my greatest inspirations since before i started to play drums. I say before, 'cause i listened to Death years before playing and Gene really impressed me. He's one of the reasons i started playing

Gene is the king of chops with little effort. One of the best

One of the best drummers around

For my money, outside the super-extreme metal drummers, he's one of the all-time great metal drummers.

That footwork on the bridge part is absolutely phenomenal. The way he is EXTREMELY precise yet makes it look so easy is just baffling.

Gene Hoglan is the real deal. Seen him LIVE in Toronto. Unreal drummer next to seeing Rush in 2015 with Neil Peart

Who doesn't love Gene? Class act.

He did an entire concert of drum playthroughs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qCYf69aBmB4.html Hoglan is truly an institution look at all the great bands he's played in!

He's absolutely amazing. He was in testament too as well as the ones you mentioned. Metal bands try to recruit him all the time because of his obvious abilities. He was one of the only drummers that did the open playing and the first that I saw that had rides on the left and right of the kit. You should check out death(the album symbolic). In my opinion it's one of thier best. Whole albums great. Incredible drumming,guitar,and bass. Very well put together. Excellent musicianmanship and arrangements. Cool,wierd,and funky time signatures. Chuck Scholdner(not sure if spelled correctly) is also a legendary guitarist(rip). The band death is also arguably the original progenitor of death metal.🤘😝🤘

the best metal drummer with huge influence. He helps Dave Lombardo to develop double kick technique

Gene Hogland is an absolute legend. Glad you mentioned his rapsheet!

He OWNS the drums by swagger and power, as Bonham did

He is ONE of the BEST METAL DRUMMERS EVER. You should listen Individual Thought Patterns and Symbolic from my FAVORITE BAND DEATH. \m/

I would definitely recommend watching Eloy Casagrande play Sepultura’s Manipulation of Tragedy. He’s so dynamic and powerful in his playing. Definitely one of my favorite drummers to watch

Mr Rooney finall reacting the Mr Hoglan the atomic clock!!! Love to see it! Cheers as always for the content mate

Horror movies... that’s how I’ve always described some of the more intense sounding metal genres to non-listeners. It’s the musical equivalent of a horror movie

He's the drummer on my fav Death album, favourite Strapping Young Lad album and more. He's absolutely amazing, named the atomic clock for a bloody reason and I've heard nothing but positive comments about him as a person. Often watch his performances just because I know it's gonna be good.

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One of the greatest to ever do it.

Yes, Mr. Hoglan is an ambidextrous drummer. Very humble, kind person which just adds to the fact that he's one of my personal favorites. That and the fact that he's know as The Atomic Clock. He does some crazy shit on both Death's "Symbolic" and "Individual Thought Patterns". He's currently playing with Testament and he never disappoints behind the kit!

He's goooood and his kit sounds great!

So much intention in every instance! Lyrical and musical drumming in death metal man that’s art

Gene have played in tons of bands and you can always tell is him. rock solid drummer.

Funny fact. Gene was Slayer’s Dave Lombardo’s drum tech way back when. I met Lombardo at a festival in the late 90s, I was wearing my Death tshirt. During our conversation he pointed at it, and said Gene was and is a monster player, double bass for days!

Death was the father of death metal as a genre, but as you can hear from this track it was anything but standard issue death metal. Chuck's vision (RIP) was heavy, brutal but also progressive and highly intelligent. As evidenced by the crazy intricate drumming, unusual phrasing on the solos and crazy fretless bass work. As is so often the case with genius musicians, we lost Chuck way to soon. And despite being a notorious perfectionist, most everyone that worked with him (Gene included) spoke incredibly highly of him. Chuck himself evolved heavily over the years, from a more stereotypical death growl on earlier albums to the vocals on this track which seem to have inspired bands like Gojira to a crazy high rasp on their final masterpiece "The Sound of Perseverance". Gene himself is a mainstay of metal, he's worked with countless bands. I think he's most well known for his work with legendary thrash band Testament, but he also worked with Death, Dethklok and countless other projects. I truly believe part of the reason why Gene stays so busy is because he is one of the sweetest guys out there. All you have to do is sit in on one of his twitch streams. Just the nicest of guys.

On metal drummers looking so chill while doing crazy shit: relaxation is critical for speed, power, and doing it all without hurting yourself. If you get tense, you waste energy and pull muscles. It takes a lot of time to develop the knack for staying loose while playing such aggressive music, but its incredibly helpful, especially if you want to keep doing it as you grow older.

your reaction to the band death makes me so proud of loving them!

Gene Hoglan and Dave Lombardo are two of the most personable drummers out there. And they know each other quite well...

One of the nicest guys in metal.

I once met him in The Hague at a clinic at Cesar Zuiderwijk the drummer of The Golden Earing. He told me afterwards that he is left handed but because of saving time while touring with other bands he learned to play a right-handed kits. Greetings from Holland.

Met Gene at a Strapping Young Lad show back in 04 or 05, dude was very nice. He's insane on the kit.

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The music is accompanying Gene, not the other way around. He's a drum wizard. He waves his hand and it's all magic.

Oh man, he gets into a total zen mode when he plays. I had the pleasure of going to a tiny Gene Hoglan drum clinic and got to meet him. He's a nice guy, too. So talented.

I’ve never even seen hi-hats played that low before.

There’s an extended version of “the philosopher” on RU-vid, I highly recommend to check that out if you want to hear the original Gene Hoglan drumming on that track. Insane stuff

Gene Hoglan are so good. The band that recorded this were phenomenal. Of course Chuck Schuldiner on vocals/guitar, Gene Hoglan on drums, Steve Di Georgio on fretless bass and Andy LaRocque on guitar. Steve and Gene from Testament and Andy from King Diamond

Andy your channel kicks major ass.. yhank you buddy.

Dude he is just a beast , and an underrated one just like the band death

"He looks so Zen!" He actually played drums in a song called Zen, by SYL. A very Zen song indeed. ;)

He is a genius, and unbelievable double bass player. I seen him so fast and clean, with big heavy work boots before. Unheard of in heavy boots!!!!!!

Death always had excellent drummers

Gene says he learnt to play drums as a kid. He learnt by air drumming along to songs imagining the kit so he hit the right drum. As he couldn't afford a drum kit. Then when he finally could afford it and got one, he just got on it and played it.! 😜😎

just saw DEATH ABOVE ALL perform 2 nights-1st night they did early DEATH 2nd later GENE was freaking amazeballs

As everyone else has stated, nicest guy in metal. Also, no one mentioned the ankle weights/combat boots combo!

Gene Hoglan is a guy you can sit behind a kit, show him the music, ad he'll respond with "I can do that", and then he'll do it.

A nice guy and very talented drummer👍

“He makes this look terrifyingly easy”-best comment ever

Eyyyyy, from my home town of Dallas, Texas!

No wonder he is call the Atomic Clock, The Human Drum Machine, hail to Death and Gene Hoglan \m/

Did anyone mention, just for further amazement, that Gene generally plays with his giant t Doc Martins and occasionally ankle and wrist weights that he just decides not to take off after warming up?

Wow. He was way more relaxed playing that then I was watching it, lol. Excellent!

Gene was one of my bucket list drummers to see live (Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Gene, Mike Portnoy) and I was so happy to see him play live with Dethklok. He's an absolute monster, and by all accounts an absolute gentleman.

I met Gene around 2010 or early 11 at a fear factory concert! He was a super chill guy and I'll never forget it

The Master! Gene Hoglan!!

I saw Hoglan with strapping young lad, at Dynamo Open Air 1998. He went on stage briefly just to do a quick sooncheck if his drum were set allright. He quickly tried a very agressive drums testing. He did it if it took really no effort, but I saw peaces of wood of his drumsticks just flying away. It was almost if he played the drumsticks looked like reduced to dust in no time. If I am correct, he was on a clinic in Holland to show what he could. He had weights (from like weightlifters training) on his legs, and still he was lightning fast with double bass pedals. When the weights were removed, he was so fast it almost sounded like a continues note rather than hearing the actual bassdrum. I am sure I don't want to be in an argument with him, more hits per second than Bruce Lee

Just a living legend, that's all.

to me...one of the major keys that make Gene a monster drummer is the clean way that he plays....man....so hard...so heavy but sooooo Clean