Drum Teacher Reacts: OPETH - Ghost of Perdition (LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE) | MARTIN AXENROT

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@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Guys... I'm still speechless. What a venue. What a band. What a drummer. And somebody give the mix engineer a Grammy. Absolutely mind blowing. The same patron has picked another Opeth song so can't wait to get to it! Thanks for watching guys :) WOW

@mvunit3 3 года назад

*Hello Andrew,* So glad you are introduced to Opeth with "Ghost of Perdition" as it shows all their extremes in "1" song. I call their sound "Opeth Weather" as the music reflects their album covers, and an Autumn/Fall feel. They are the epitome of "Brvtality meets Beauty". They started as a Death Metal band in 1995 (which had a bit of influence in "Black Metal"), for the 1st 3 albums, with various members. But even in those earlier days, they had a "progressive" side to them, as well as a "Gothic" tinge, which made them very different than all the other Death Metal bands (Acoustic Guitar intros/interludes or passages, with quiet Piano accents). For their 4th album "Still Life", the progressive elements were getting more prevalent. And so it went, but always with the Death Metal "Growl" and Clean vocals throughout. So by "Heritage" (2011), they dropped the "cookie monster vocals" for the melodic, as Singer/Guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt was wanting to move away from Death Metal. Now the band is considered "Prog Metal", but with a retro feel of Deep Purple/Dio-era Rainbow, and Uriah Heep, with tinges of Jazz/Fusion and Rock. Yes, their Death Metal was not in your typical Death Metal band of the 90's and early 2000's, other bands that utilized the Clean and Rough vocals were Edge of Sanity, Soilwork (with keyboards), Gardenian, Extol, Scar Semmetry and a few others. But nowadays its become almost expected. There are even bands that sound like an Opeth Death Metal "genre", but influencing and inspiring a new sound. Personal fave albums are; "My Arms, Your Hearse", "Still Life", "Blackwater Park, "Deliverance"/"Damnation", "Ghost Reveries" and "Watershed". I HIGHLY suggest you listen to the albums on headphones while relaxing. Note: I actually like the "Roundhouse Tapes/Live" version of _Ghost of Perdition_ the best because of Akerfeldt's growl has its full power much like on the album (Ghost Reveries). By the time he did this Red Rocks version, he already had 3 albums under his belt without doing the growls, only live, for the now, "older" songs. And "Peter Lindgren" was the 2nd guitarist and "Per Wiberg" keyboardist/back-up vocalist, and "Martin Lopez" on drums, on that particular album & tour (But Axenrot replaced Lopez on the Roundhouse Tour, I believe while they were working on the album "Watershed"). Btw - the"Lights" were probably a Lighting guys _fingers._ If you find the Lighting Operator for "Meshuggah", you will see that the guy _plays_ the lighting controls like a keyboard! Its amazing to watch. Now you need to see the previous drummer _Martin Lopez_ (founder of his current band "Soen") and his style of playing performing "Deliverance", or other tracks on the Live video "Lamentations".

@huntergill4945 3 года назад

you'll see as they go through the albums things stay awesome but in a New/Old way, react to a turning point track like "Famine" and you'll see :)

@3rn3st82 3 года назад

regarding the lightning-technician: look at the guy from meshuggah: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MiSr8iNwWsw.html

@BezOUnOUrs 3 года назад

For the best Light Operator video, you really need to see "" Meshuggah's light operator (Paris 02/12/2012) "" You will be BLOW AWAY !

@russellzauner 3 года назад

@@mvunit3 Yes, my favorite works were the era of the Martins...The Ghost Reveries DVD has an extra where you can see Martin working on parts for the record and it's insane the level of musicianship this music is not only capable of but capable of driving its performers. A friend of mine once asked what death metal I liked and the first two bands out of my mouth were Cryptopsy and Opeth...he nodded sagely and replied "Opeth is the Led Zeppelin of Death Metal" and he's still not wrong even though several releases have happened since he asked me that question, that night, in that bar. :-) PS - Per is fucking hilarious in every B roll scene I've seen him in.

@magnusboyd6613 3 года назад

How are the lights synced? I do it all live mate! Well, a lot is programmed, but rythmic figures and stabs are cued by tapping buttons - say as one would play a keyboard! Thanks for a fun video - and the compliment! Best regards, the lighting designer.

@magnusboyd6613 3 года назад

Ps. We had NO rehearsals prior to this tour...

@MindSculpture1 3 года назад

Mate, i’d give your fingers 11 out of 10! 😂

@ostracized666ther2 3 года назад

Hope you are doing well Magnus! May this situation be over soon so you guys can go out again, stay safe!

@quiners9174 3 года назад

Amazing job dude. I have witnessed these legends of music in Dublin last year and it was amazing! Not sure whether you work for the venue itself or for Opeth but either way the lighting is absolutely mesmerising at this gig! Thanks mate 😊

@magnusboyd6613 3 года назад

Conor Quinlan I work for Opeth

@sgameirojr 3 года назад

"I don't know what kind of genre is this" It's called Opeth. That's the genre.

@GeorgeTsiros 3 года назад

the simplest common name would be melodic death, probably.

@PuggetronicsPioneer 3 года назад

@@GeorgeTsiros I'd say it's prog metal

@drrrrzz9145 2 года назад

Nice. :)

@JeffreyBezeau 2 года назад

@@GeorgeTsiros nah MeloDeath bands are bands like Arch Enemy, Kalmah, Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Wintersun etc... Opeth is Prog metal with huge Death and Black metal influences. Now turned more into a modern Prog Rock band.

@topografer 2 года назад

Word

@driftwood4625 3 года назад

Someone's gonna be turning metalhead pretty soon...

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

😂👌🥁🤜

@ZnorkE 3 года назад

We're slowly dragging him over to our side guys!

@enlightendbel 3 года назад

Everyone is a metalhead. They sometimes just don't know it yet.

@TatineeDey 3 года назад

@@enlightendbel very true

@devinplayseverything3764 3 года назад

You really have to boil the frog to get some people into metal

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

The drummer is Martin Axenrot, he’s a great drummer but you also have to listen to the former drummer before him, Martin Lopez. Lopez wrote and composed this song on drums. Both are sensational drummers. Opeth are a Swedish progressive metal band now but were a melodic death metal band. They have gotten more to rock sound now, but their earlier stuff had folk and orchestral sounds to it.

@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 3 года назад

I've always preferred Lopez... Just listen to fucking "Deliverance"...

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

MCMLXXXVII MCMXCVI - ohh I think highly of him too. He added feel to brutal tracks of Opeth.

@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 3 года назад

@@quentondaniels8536 Thank goodness he overcame his personal problems and continues to make excellent music with Soen!

@CaptainAlbatross 3 года назад

Martin Lopez is my drummer of choice as well. I do think that Axenrot is technically better, but he just lacks that jazzy feel, that sort of swing, the finesse that Lopez added to the mix.

@Jashtvorak 3 года назад

It’s s bit sading that he reacted to this amazing song, but the wrong drummer 😀. Axenrot is amazing drummer, but also a boring one. Everything is the same and he lacks the groove and swing Lopez brought to the table.

@4WOF 3 года назад

Opeth makes me happy to be alive.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

AMAZING!

@jonathanbowser4531 3 года назад

Me too! I tell my friends that Opeth has kept me alive in my darkest moments

@Xequio 3 года назад

Opeth is one of the best bands in the whole world

@brenndanbaldwin8315 3 года назад

Correction: is the best band in the whole world

@rxtuninginc8444 3 года назад

Right up there with Tool IMO.

@fcamiola 2 года назад

Top 5

@druid187 Год назад

agreed!

@unoeinars746 Год назад

Yes. We like to have a couple of those here in Sweden

@revylokesh1783 3 года назад

Two more songs by Opeth to check out (for the drums, specifically): _Deliverance_ and _Harlequin Forest_ . You won't reret it!

@bskavronsky 3 года назад

I'd say Eternal Rains Will Come, the intro itself is crazy.

@rotemshoshani424 3 года назад

@bogdan - Agree on that, even though I'm very fond of Martin Lopez, Axenrot is just out of this world.

@michaelrosa5007 3 года назад

Up to this ☝🏻

@4WOF 3 года назад

Good suggestions. Opeth is so spread out stylistically that it takes albums and time to see the whole range

@SinuVideoToru 3 года назад

Deliverance 👍👍👍

@takerofheads 3 года назад

I played a festival with Opeth back in 2008ish. I got to watch from the side of the stage and when one of their amps died, the drummer and keyboard player gave the crowd 10 minutes of improvised jazz. It was the most mindblowing 10 minutes of my life, the sheer level of talent between them was out of this world!! I'd never heard drumming like it. Also, backstage, they were the most down-to-earth and humble band I have ever met P.S. I almost forgot, during this "jazz session" Mikael stood and told jokes over it. Was surreal.

@thibeauclaes2526 3 года назад

YES! FINALLY, please more Opeth

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Hey Thibeau! Yeah the same patron has picked another Opeth 🥁👌

@jana731 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums lucky for us :D

@jessewalters9515 3 года назад

I talked my reluctant father into seeing Opeth with me. After the show my drunk dad told the whole band over and over how it was the best drumming he's seen since he saw Zeppelin in 1977. I was so embarrassed.

@10100110101 3 года назад

😂 Brilliant

@liamscott8135 3 года назад

Awesome!

@fcamiola 2 года назад

what tour? awesome!

@KINGVEGETAHWHM_ Год назад

What a compliment!!! Your old man is a legend 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

@emanuelperez3595 2 года назад

Opeth is that 1 band in the whole scene that every musician respects and admires regardless.of the genre they play

@collinswartz7253 3 года назад

I love watching people get emotionally overwhelmed when they hear Opeth for the first time

@secerno1987 3 года назад

especially when mikael sounds this terrible

@ratonhnhaketon4365 3 года назад

@@secerno1987 Jonas renkse from katatonia stopped using growls many years ago, because some doctor (i don't remember very well when and where i read this hhhh), told him that he could loose his vocal cords, if he didn't stop using this kind of singing. So, in opinion (just my thoughts i didn't read it anywhere this time) that's what affect mikael death growls i think, it sounds like he didn't force himself too much when doing that kind of sounds and that's why he used to have better performance in the past.

@caioteixeira1541 3 года назад

Yeah i never forgot the disappointment of hearing clean vocals ruining such great songs.

@Landstander-to9vh 3 года назад

We were all there, at one time, someone said, "DUDE, YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS BAND, OPETH!" and the curtain fell away.😲 no goin' back

@TheMatadrum 3 года назад

@@ratonhnhaketon4365 Mikael certainly did have problems with his voice. Not long after the Progressive Nation tour. He's actually changed his growling style to a more 'proper' technique since then. I damn near ruined his voice with the massive gig runs they were doing in the late 2000's early 2010's. I disagree with everyone saying Opeth is terrible now he doesn't growl. It's still Opeth and it's still absolutely terrific.

@LowAMVUpLowDurrrr 3 года назад

I still remember the first time I heard Opeth. I was blown away. Like the first time I heard Symphony X or Dream Theater or Hillary Hahn play. Just perfection.

@arunmohan9424 3 года назад

Good reaction. "Axe" is brilliant! But Martin Lopez, Opeth's previous drummer, was truly the soul of the band IMO. His groove and feel were impeccable!... He brought the true jazzy fusion like feel to Opeth's heavy death metal music. Even this very song 'ghost of perdition' was recorded in studio by Lopez. So the drum parts and transitions were all his genius... You should check out Opeth's live performance of 'Deliverance' at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, with Lopez. You'll see what I'm talking about hopefully... Cheers!

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

Arun Mohan - tenfold agree on Lopez

@Guppusmaximus 3 года назад

So true. Mr. Lopez's skill, feel & musicianship hasn't been matched or recreated in Opeth. Even the great Gene Hoglan covered the tour for this album and just couldn't handle the fluid complexity. (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dFcQYPCerzQ.html) I'm just grateful I got to see the Deliverance tour. One of the best concerts I've ever been to. \m/\m/

@robertoiorio390 3 года назад

Ahahahahah no Axe is a faaaar superior drummer

@mattnelson7258 3 года назад

@@robertoiorio390 have you heard his drumming for bloodbath?

@robertoiorio390 3 года назад

@@mattnelson7258 Lopez is a metal drummer, very good one, but axe is an all rounder who can play anything with incredible dinamics and skills that Lopez lacks. Every drummer agrees with me on this

@SimonWitt 3 года назад

I was fortunate enough to be sitting right behind the drummer when they played the Sydney Opera House. Absolute best seat in the house

@diceymaan 2 года назад

This album was a masterpiece, can listen to every song over and over again, year after year.

@MaximumLevelAudio-BrianKnop 3 года назад

I don’t usually watch reaction videos, but I had the pleasure to attend this show!! I’ll give you a few facts... 1. Red Rocks is in Denver Colorado. It a a big city, but Opeth normally draws about 2,000 here. One of our promoters had the great idea to put them at Red Rocks and made it happen. I met so many people that flew in from all over the US to see such a legendary band at a legendary venue. 2. It was only about 55F when Opeth took the stage. Concert was early May, and the weather is pretty random. 3. This was my 6th time (now up to 7) seeing Opeth. They always bring something new to the table and change around the set list a lot. 4. The Blu-ray of this is fantastic! 5. The wind kept blowing the haze off the stage, so whoever edited the video also needs a raise, because they made the light job look killer! 6. Check out Gojira live at Red Rocks as well. Same concert! Both bands filmed. 7. Mix engineer David Castillo is amazing. He mixed the Leprous DVD, mixed Whitechapel - The Valley, produced Soilwork’s “The Ride Majestic, and the last two Leprous records, and has done a lot with Katatonia and so many others. 8. Look up URM academy. They actually have a mixing lesson on the first song from this DVD. Castillo gives the lesson himself Uhh. I’m sure I can think of more. Haha. Ask away.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Awesome info. Thank you!

@activeccs 2 года назад

The smile that’s on your face while you watch/listen is exactly why I listen to Opeth.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Boy.... I loved this. Genuine new fan

@jr34v3r 3 года назад

These dudes are the godfathers of prog metal. they've been doing their thing since the early 90s and have inspired countless bands in the genre. You will NOT be disappointed by diving deeper into this band

@psychoklaivin 3 года назад

I've already watched this video like 3 times, and I always come back because Rooney's reaction to Ghost of Perdition is exactly the same reaction I had. It's crazy to know how music brings similar feelings to different people around the world, and that's why I love this band so much, they really do some piece of art

@zeta8512 3 года назад

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but Opeth was the reason I started drumming. My older brother by a year was a bassist and metal enthusiast. He introduced me to the world of metal, but Opeth was something special to me. They were so accessible. They had clean and heavy vocals and drums, with intricate rhythms and heavy double bass. I was a freshman in high school in 2003 when Deliverance came out. I spent the whole year just leaning beats off of their title track, but I was incapable of doing any kind of fill. I was so new that any fill, no matter how simple, would ruin my timing. My older brother gathered some friends to practice Deliverance with us, and I tried my best to keep up. We ended up playing our school's talent show mid 2004, and luckily enough, I didn't screw up (still no fills). I'm sure it just as bad as most people are imagining, but it felt great to us. I still like to jam to the ending riff of Deliverance and I hope you have the chance to hear it. Thank you Andrew for reacting to this. It looks like you thoroughly enjoyed hearing Opeth for the first time. Love the content man, keep it up!

@BassGoBomb 3 года назад

15yrs ago I was in bad depression .. up all night etc., I was surfing U-Tube for new musical inspiration and clicked on Opeth .. OH!! MY .. Since then I've seen tthem 5 times usually with my daughteer (25yrs) - amazing - 'THE Mighty OPETH' .. Thanks for the wonderful Confirmation Bias video .. most heartening .. :-)

@soakedbearrd 3 года назад

Opeth is a whole different animal. That's why their music has stood the test of time.

@MegaCurtisimo 3 года назад

Mikael Akerfeldt's vocals often act like characters within the story of the songs. The growl being the dark character & the clean being the light character, as it were. Or like different voices in a Greek chorus.

@permafrost2064 3 года назад

This track gives me the chills. There is something very special and eerie about this record, its hard to put my finger on it, but I feel this is the absolute pinnacle of Opeth. They really captured something here imo.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Yup it's crazy good

@fcamiola 2 года назад

Ghost Reveries is masterpiece!

@jonathanmaner1157 10 месяцев назад

Loved this band for years now. They are so talented on every level. I used to watch that Opeth dvd all the time.

@seththemetalhead3079 3 года назад

If you like this style of drumming and this style of vocals, you must hear Devin Townsend ‘Kingdom’. I was actually at this Opeth show and Devin Townsend was the opening act

@ajplaysdrums 3 года назад

I’m just jealous of that lineup goddamn

@Hellion421 3 года назад

@@ajplaysdrums every time I remember this tour happening I get sad 🙁 seeing the DTP, Gojira, and Opeth the same day must've been quite the experience

@sensorlock 3 года назад

@@Hellion421 There was another special day on that tour - Philadelphia. They crossed paths with the Mastodon, Russian Circles, and Eagles of Death Metal tour, so decided to do a single joint show. It was great!

@NHndrsn1234 3 года назад

This was the first song I ever heard from Opeth. Hooked ever since! Now I’m a massive Opeth fan. Seen them live about 4 times now. Cheers from the Navajo Nation, Arizona.

@jimbodavis1944 3 года назад

Thank God I stumbled into this before going to sleep and deciding to watch it. I WAS AT THIS SHOW! Man...after watching this, I feel so privileged to have been there. I live pretty close to this venue in Colorado. Red Rocks is world class. Opeth was stunned by it, too; Mikael (the singer) kept saying he hoped they were worthy of it. I’d say he passed the test. I do remember it was cold that night and I was wearing a hoodie. I demanded we stay until they played Deliverance, which - of course - was the last song. Haha... Speaking of “Deliverance” - you must react to that video from the Lamentations DVD/tour (2004 or 2005). I was at that show, too, but they had Martin Lopez on drums - who’s just as good as Martin Axenrot believe it or not. I love Opeth. The talent is off the charts.

@fcamiola 2 года назад

great!

@jeffdean277 3 года назад

Can 100% confirm they play that tight live. One of the best bands I've ever seen live by far.

@Pygmyer 2 года назад

Each night I treat myself to music I always return to your channel. I love your content, your personality, your openness and your curiousity. I wished there were more people like you. Always stay safe and healthy, we love you.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Wow! Thank you Gunnar!

@TripleFermentation 18 дней назад

Something about his feel... there's something to his playing that just hits you so hard. It's so precise, but does not sound like a machine... phenomenal sound and playing.

@billy120745 3 года назад

Saw them in NYC while in college and they DELIVERED. Ghost of Perdition is such a ride, one of the better opening tracks I’ve heard, sweeping range I still get goosebumps

@troybrewster102 Месяц назад

I was fortunate enough to be at that show. It was special for sure. I'll never forget it.

@AndrewRooneyDrums Месяц назад

Oh wow! I’m jealous

@Slipvayne21 2 года назад

When youre too lost in the amazingness of Ghost Of Perdition that you suddenly remember you need to talk about drums ;) love it

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

YUP! Goddam!!!

@WeAreTheUniverse78 2 года назад

Incredible band! So many great records under their belt

@lucaverheyden 3 года назад

If you like Axe as their drummer you should check out their old one. Martin Lopez. Absolute genius!

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

Luca Verheyden - agree wholeheartedly. Lopez is awesome.

@hiasirimias2423 3 года назад

You probably know, but for all who don't, these drum-parts were all written by Lopez and the fills are mostly his as well. Axel is a great drummer and he executes it perfectly, but credit goes to Lopez.

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

@@hiasirimias2423 -ohhh I know my friend. Lopez had groove and feel to go with the brutal fills for Opeth. His albums with Opeth are some of my favourites of their catalogue.

@mpkelley20 3 года назад

Lopez is in Soen now, right? He is amazing. New opeth drummer has some great jazz sound to his playing though. His work on pale communion is crazy good.

@quentondaniels8536 3 года назад

@@mpkelley20 - that’s correct, he’s in Soen now. Alexrot is a great drummer too, some just feel Lopez is a little better. The jazz feel did come from Lopez thou, if you hear Damnation album.

@lyleaustin2112 5 месяцев назад

"Executing simple things at a high level"...Truly the earmark of a great drummer.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 5 месяцев назад

That's the golden formula

@Kwisgaar 3 года назад

Thanks so much for all your hard work with these reactions, really appreciate it. Finally, my favourite band. Would love Harlequin Forest as the next reaction, especially for that tight outro!

@dougmcauliffe2253 3 года назад

Martin Axenrot is seriously incredible, some really killer drumming on their album Pale Communion, Eternal Rains Will Comes intro is iconic.

@tuph4088 2 года назад

it honestly doesn't matter who is performing at Red Rocks, if you can, go there at least once in your life. That venue is magical.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

I'd go to an empty stadium there!

@grou67 3 года назад

Thank you so much Andrew for picking Opeth. Def my favorite metal band of all times. Timeless. One of these albums you can listen to from start to finish.

@kungsverige1886 3 года назад

Opeth a swedish band ( progressive metal)....🇸🇪..like your reactions......🍻

@caddystrophic4778 3 года назад

I've been in love with Opeth for around 17 years now. They still give me chills to this day when I listen to them.

@matthewpoburyny5147 3 года назад

Opeth are a band that have constantly changed sounds within their own world of music and are an absolute awe live. I have seen them plenty of times and always walk away stunned. There is a big catalogue to discover with them, Damnation being my favorite album.

@clintonnichols2242 3 года назад

Never had the pleasure of seeing them live but, they are masters of melody. From clean to heavy....they have it covered.

@facepalmjesus1608 3 года назад

most massive brutal vocals E V E R! this guy sounds like an archdemon

@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 3 года назад

The growls on this record - and any live appearance in the past ca 10 years for that matter - are weak compared to him pre-2010. Probably because of their style change from death metal to progrock. He's much more into rock than brutal metal these days.

@harrisonsmith5825 3 года назад

Shout out to the writer of drums for this song Martin Lopez. Both great drummers. Axe plays this so well too.

@whomenever8678 3 года назад

Opeth have some of the best well written music from any genre

@DaveHat 3 года назад

I have toured with Opeth. Their light show is completely run by their lighting designer. No on is on click tracks, not even Martin.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

That is completely mindblowing

@KiCkFLiPKiCkFLiP 3 года назад

I saw them twice and I've never listen to a better band live, ever. They sound pristine

@ProspectorAl 2 года назад

I have seen Opeth twice in concert, both in small venues. Amazing shows! The level of skill and musicianship is matched only by the creativity in the songwriting. You will thank yourself if you check out their whole discography. Their music is ever evolving.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

SO GOOD!

@casperharlet 3 года назад

I completely agree with you about the band, very impressive. Thank you for introducing me to a group I've never heard of before. I will definitely start listening to these guys....

@kjetilmedhus7363 3 года назад

You should see that concert in its full length. Absolutely stunning from start to finish. Insane level of production, musicianship and scene. Though not the best focus on the drums in particular, but the dvd has its moments on that part, too Welcome to the Opeth catalogue. You have much to learn, young one :)

@SonderCreationStudios 3 года назад

Andrew, I've been following your channel for a while now. I love your content and authenticity. I'm not actually a drummer, I'm a guitarist, but I have a fond reverence for the art of drumming. Short story: I live in Colorado and was actually at this show. Opeth is one of my favorite bands (if not my favorite band) of all time, and seeing your enthusiasm, awe, and excitement over this track in particular brought a lot of joy to my heart, especially knowing I was able to be there in that moment, watching them alongside those massive stone archways in the beautiful and amazing Red Rocks Amphitheater. You expressed what I think many Opeth fans felt the first time they heard this song and band. I appreciate what you do, and keep up the good work. Thanks so much.

@Despond 2 года назад

When I first heard Opeth I heard the growl and went: "Nope". Year later I went to a random timestamp and realized they aren't just growlers. This song is one of my favorites of any genre.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Yes I love this!

@MycontentisgoldJerryGold Год назад

I think Opeth is the only band where I can overlook the growls because their music is so good.

@aripea1980 3 года назад

Opeth are a genre all of their own! And the musicianship and vocals, top notch. A very tight, well rehearsed group! Anyone who likes the sound of this, please get yourselves some good headphones and lose yourself in the sonic landscape, it's a great way to spend a winter evening!

@rajnaidu5210 3 года назад

Andrew becomes a metalhead in 3... 2... 1... 🤯

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

😂🥁👌

@speedchopperbass 3 года назад

Man, after all of these months of watching you I have seen the final transformation. You do the "face" when the metal is so good. It is so hard to explain that feeling and that love for that very specific pocket, but I seen it in your face. Remeber, once you're here, you're here forever friend.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

You'll never take me alive!!!

@gilmay4689 3 года назад

Watching people hear Opeth for the first time is a true you tube pleasure. Spread the joy!

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

YES!

@Vinlandsraud 2 года назад

Lovely&Lively reaction m8! It got to lit the torch to bands watching reactions like this

@michaelsulek7226 3 года назад

I was in a band/produced music with my bandmate/drummer who had Martin Axelrot as his drum teacher in Sweden. All i have to say is, he seems to be just as an amazing teacher as he is an actual drummer!

@Therealozzy47 3 года назад

Last time I saw opeth live was at an outdoor show. It was around 100 degrees all day not a cloud in the sky. Opeth starts their set and outta nowhere conjures a storm that disappeared right after they said thank you and goodbye. Blew my mind.

@Robert_Herring 3 года назад

Opeth can go from brutal to beautiful at the drop of a hat. Live, absolutely stellar. I' prefer the newer, more progressive stuff with clean vocals, but the earlier stuff is incredible as well.

@FrostyJim6969 Год назад

I was at this show. What an amazing night that was. It was a pretty cold night here in Denver. When Gojira opened up for them, there was still daylight and they had bursts of flame frequently when certain beats would hit. If you were close enough to the stage, you could feel the warmth from the flames. No jacket necessary during their set. Not the case during Opeth’s set. The sun set and a cold wind started blowing.

@tommyf6576 3 года назад

The band that got me into extreme metal in the early aughts. One of my all-time favorites

@JWD80A21 3 года назад

Yaaaa!!!!! OPETH!!!!!!! Finally!! These guys have such wicked time and key changes!

@vegazeb905 3 года назад

If you like this try listening to "Eternal Rains will come". It still blows my mind how a single Human being could play drums like that, even after the 100000th time i listen to it. Let's say "it's not quite my tempo" (Unfortunately i doubt there's a live performance of this song to react to but I'm not sure)

@jrsydvls95 3 года назад

There is. I want to say wacken?

@Irelandunited2012 11 месяцев назад

I've been listening to Opeth since I was 12 years of age, I'm Irish. I was playing Call of Duty 1 on the PC quite competitively and opponent was called Opeth. I remember the map, where I first saw the name Opeth - the map was called Carentan. I wanted to know more about what this word meant, and so I looked it up and I found a song called To Bid You Farewell, from the album Morningrise, I don't know why this was the first one I found, but it was. And I fell in love, the progression into the chorus was absolutely mindblowing, and I had just lost my older brother in tragic circumstances, so hearing music like this really helped me. I didn't have any bereavement counselling or anything, I felt very alone in the world and confused at losing my brother at such an early age. Anyway, I became a drummer, continued gaming, I got into a lot of metal bands such as Opeth, In Flames and then into stuff like Windir. I remember going to see Opeth in 2005/6 in London, when they played Blackwater Park in the Mean Fiddler. It was absolutely spectacular and one of the best experiences of my life. I've seen them a few times since, including Radio City Music hall in NYC. Metal will always hold a special place in my life, but Opeth, in particular, brings back memories, thoughts, emotions in so many ways. When I listen to some albums it literally brings me back to places, events, feelings and emotions. Isn't it amazing that music can do that? Opeth's progressive element is so amazing, the earlier album's folk entwines, the sheer masterpieces of Still Life and Deliverance in terms of riffs and drumming patterns. Really great to see a lot of people reviewing Opeth these days, this music will never die for me. Take care

@kajikanna 3 года назад

I’ve seen them live and can attest that this was the cleanest sounding live band I’ve ever heard and also the best live performance I’ve ever seen. Their audio team deserves the highest accolades

@ivanmorales2299 3 года назад

You gotta listen to their "Watershed" album.

@fhare666 3 года назад

Opeth: best band of the last 30 years-ish IMHO. Listen to their whole catalogue, you will be amazed.

@jonesfactor9 3 года назад

I was at that show. I believe the vocals were “repaired” in the final mix.

@drumboarder1 3 года назад

I wouldn't be surprised, live vocals get a lot of massaging compared to anything else unfortunately

@beaglesgamesguitars2271 3 года назад

This I can second. My brother and I were there as well. He lowers his head when he growls, resulting in them being more quiet. When he sings, he raises his head to the mic and it was more loud.

@p0ttym0uth54 3 года назад

Red Rocks in Morrison Colorado is a religious experience, seeing Opeth there was heaven on earth. Greatest venue ever, period.

@swingonthespiral 3 года назад

Opeth live is such a haunting experience. Usually people stop moshing halfway through and just kinda stand there in awe.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

I bet!

@ajplaysdrums 3 года назад

Interesting side note as you’re new to Opeth - being from Sweden, English is not mikael’s first language (the singer). A lot of the European metal bands use English because it tends to be more widely known, but also have said it’s easier for lyric writing. Also please do a reaction to anything from their royal albert hall performance. It’s all killer.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Thanks for that!

@babyeater350 6 месяцев назад

Opeth are metal/prog gods. They have gotten grief too through the years for a sound change. Blackwater park and Ghost Reveries are incredible albums, especially the live album at Royal Albert Hall.....CHEF'S KISS

@winterdiscontenter 3 года назад

Welcome to Opeth ❤

@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744 Год назад

Earlier in the show, Axe (the drummer) was playing while wearing a _leather jacket._

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

He's soooo good

@RagnarRipper 3 года назад

Opeth are in a league of their own. Been a fan for 20 years but their newest album is - to me - the absolute pinnacle of excellence. The last song on the album ("All things must end" or something. The swedish title is "Allting tar slut") Is some of the best music my ears have ever heard. Also, Axe, the drummer and Mikael the vocalist have both worked on Bloodbath at different times, a pretty cool "superband" with rotating members, that does old school death metal. Wait till you hear Opeth with Axe writing the drums too. (This song was written during the first drummer's tenure, Lopez. Great drummer too. But Axe is so much more versatile)

@YeahResident 3 года назад

Me too. Been a fan since I first saw them live back in 2001 and they became my favorite band. Seen them live every time they've come to Michigan and a few times out of state. Always amazing.

@deliverancegaming6652 8 месяцев назад

Opeth is a very talented and amazing band. I've listened to their music since I was a kid, the Ghost Reveries ablum is one of the best, highly recommended.

@lawrencegambrell4293 3 года назад

Where have you been Andrew? These guys are excellent! One of the best, if not the best, Progressive Metal Bands in music.

@suspensiondude 3 года назад

Opeth. The BEST band most people have never heard of🤟

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

OMG. Unbelievable

@gamefreak249 3 года назад

It's still surprising to me that some people who know music still haven't heard of Opeth! These guys are absolute LEGENDS in the scene!!

@jah9253 3 года назад

It's hard to believe these guys can sound so clean on a live recording. You know when bands sound better live than on recordings they are something special.

@ericdravenX00X Год назад

It absolutely astounding how amazing they sound live... Swedish Metal Legends.!

@OgSleep 3 года назад

Jesus Christ man the best engineer and lighter ever. Not to mention they sound exactly like they do in the studio

@liraizh7015 2 года назад

imagine being a student of Andrew. must be the best

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

HA! Thank you!

@Hamza-Rtlo 3 года назад

Yes I agree with you this is one of the best cleaning live sound The engenering sound it's a genius

@wongjs6826 3 года назад

You should react to any song of emperor on ''imperial live ceremony'' .

@readilium3432 2 года назад

Hahah I have been to like twenty shows at Red Rocks and ALL the artists who have never played there mention how badass that natural amphitheater is.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

INCREDIBLE

@nevioth 3 года назад

I can't believe my ears; In the mid part - Martin is actually playing 16th on the bassdrums instead of sextoles as on the record. WTF

@drumboarder1 3 года назад

Timestamp? Nothing seemed particularly fast but I wasn't looking for it

@nevioth 3 года назад

@@drumboarder1 compare 09:20 with original recording

@metallusmelandril7380 3 года назад

daym youre right. Didnt catch it but when looking for it i was able to hear it

@brianherjavec3791 3 года назад

I'm not a drummer, but noticed that. Although it sounds different, I knew it wasn't axe fucking up.

@jonathandufern7421 3 года назад

The lighting with ruthenium is usually a trigger holed up to the drums. Also what you call “Air” is guitarists and singers call compression because it clips off frequencies and adds head room. Great song and video

@michaelbjelis3697 3 года назад

Great reaction mate, really enjoyed the vid! I have to say, that even after listening to Opeth for the past 20 years, I still get the same feelings that you did on your first listen. I feel very lucky for that. Do yourself a favor mate, once the world is back to normal, go and see them live.... I have, many times. Their professionalism as musicians is astounding, their sound is fantastic, and they are as tight as skinny jeans on a sumo wrestler. Mind blown.... absolutely EVERY time I have seen them. Keep up the vids!

@thomasl.4482 3 года назад

I saw Opeth here in Vegas for the Blackwater park tour and to this day they are the best show I’ve ever seen. 2.5 hours of them just killing it. I’ll never forget Mikel in his soft spoken voice saying, “this is a new song from our upcoming album. It’s called deliverance....” and for 13 or so minutes I had like..a musical religious experience. I know everyone in the world who loves music says this, but..ya gotta see em live. Loved the reaction. Helping keep music love alive. I dig it \m/

@Omega_Hex 2 года назад

The drummer who wrote those licks was Martin Lopez. Dude is a God

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

I need to get to him!

@MrMcFunkaDunk1 3 года назад

Been very fortunate to see Opeth live quite a few times now over the years with Martin Axenrot and Martin Lopez before him and both are incredible drummers. They are one of those bands that in an incredibly rare occurrence sound incredible in any media format be that vinyl to MP3 but sound even better live and that is extremely hard to come by these days. Absolutely incredible band.