Secret to Meshuggah's mix...the bass. So many bands miss the fact that bass guitar adds so much to the sound. I like that Meshuggah as a band understands so well that it's tone/soul starts with the bass and the drums.
@@behindthen0thing Gustav was in the band just to play the song live, they hired him for that, and when he tried to give some contribution they fired him. Dick wrote stuff as well, see TVSOR or Immutable. If you want to compare Dick with someone that would be Peter
It’s so crazy how when he’s just soloing, he has a lot in common with gospel drummers in terms of fullness fills and chops. Never would I have though a metal drummer would have that type of vibe. Incredible.
Really cool to hear Tomas play with some swing. That’s not something you get too often in Meshuggah and if you do, it’s accompanied by a guitar riff in 17
Tomas' touch on the kit is exquisite. If you didn't know anything about him, you wouldn't say he's a metal drummer. One of the most original, refreshing and innovative drummers for sure. Been a pleasure listening to him play all these years.
Camera guys assume @4:24 that Meshuggah will eventually loose count of the beat and they go home... They come back to work 12 hours later... @ 4:27 to find that Meshuggah has finally just passed the warm up phase of their first routine...
Haake is so much more than just drums. The kit is an example of that. Just an incredible video for anyone who plays bass or drums. Inspiration right here. Haake is one of the greats! Perhaps the COOLEST part of this, is he uses EVERYTHING on the kit. That is what a clinic is all about.
@@anonymouskirbyfeet5457 I’m not talking about the notes or song. I’m talking about him hitting every drum and every cymbal. There is purpose to his approach to drums beyond ability and skill. Everything he hits has reason. Hence, making it a really cool clinic. Jazzy as f.
@tarfathewise I'm a jazz and classical nerd and meshuggah peaked my interest because of how jazzy they are...which makes me be able to get past the fact that their super freakin heavy ...best metal band by far imo🫡
@@poodle3507 not in this vid though. you can hear them speeding up a little bit. they're human after all. since 2005 I think they've incorporated click tracks in all their live stuff. download fest 05 is still without and it's noticeable.
It’s so satisfying to hear Thomas dig into that ride bell at the beginning of the bass section. That grooved HARD. Not really much ride bell sections like that if any at all in meshuggahs discography from what I’ve heard.
@@Yggdra666 Hahaha yes. They should have a drum battle. They are friends so it could totally happen! But they don't need to wins or prove anything to me - just as long as they play. They are both my drum idols. Their drumming has had so much impact, influence and inspiration on me. After being that guy that never shuts up about them to every other musician I know and meet - now they are finally getting the recognition and place in the drumming word as two greats that just took shit to a whole new level and made us all better for it.
The work of Lovgren to build the band sound is great, two 8th strings guitars could erase all other instruments but the bass has his unique line! What a touch!
rhythm & bass has always been my favorite part of music, it speaks to the core of my spirit being! my heart beats to the rhythm of tomas haake's drumming. thank you for the upload
Fun fact: the guys in Meshuggah first came together to form a jazz-band, however their heavy approached changed then to. Metal-fusion band. They kept the Jazz concept for the guitar solos.
+Daniel Lindholm Don't know if they're first thing was to do jazz, but they are all fusion players for sure, and they list their influences on Destroy Erase Improve. Dick (bassist) came from a fusion band of some kind. You could argue that progressive metal is linked to jazz through fusion, but it's all American music anyway. I mean...just about all Metal/Hard Rock, etc is linked to jazz in many ways.
Their initial setup was jazz, but they were experimenting with metal and they came up with this cool crossover. Not american in anyway.. they're swedish.
+Daniel Lindholm - their first album was progressive heavy metal, with changing meters - Contradictions Collapse. Progressive Metal is 100% related to jazz. The music that they play now is related to jazz, even though it's still progressive metal. They (the members of the band) are Swedish sure, but without American music, Meshuggah would not exist. Get the album "Destroy Erase Improve and look at their influences...better yet I will list some, since I find myself constantly telling people about their influences.
+Daniel Lindholm Okay, dig this - the first influence that they list is Earth Wind and Fire. 100% American. Next few influences are Steely Dan, Slayer (Reign in Blood), Chet Baker, Queensryche, and Pink Floyd. All American bands. They even list American movies like Starwars, Forest Gump, and so forth. There may be bands today that might sound unique to their country, but you can't separate American music from Meshuggah's sound in any way. Jens sings in English. All metal is related to American music, and more specifically jazz. Once the lead guitarist starts playing a solo of any kind, or if the riffs have any blues in them whatsoever, that's your indication. It sounds grossly oversimplified, but think that through. Metallica (one of Meshuggah's influences) is also related to jazz fusion by way of the blues. All this being said, I would never call Meshuggah or Metallica/Anthrax/Slayer/Primus/Metalchurch, etc (all influences on Meshuggah's music) jazz. I would call it either "metal" or "heavy metal" or progressive music. What you're saying has some merit, but Meshuggah started as a metal band.
Death Culture Metal Production does it best... Best learn today! lol but really you can make it cut through the mix with the Steven Slate drum VST... But hey otherwise that would be 100% true.
He generates so much power but with so much finesse... Its like someone in the audience said, "Hey can you guys fiddle around a little." And, since it was said as a statement they just nodded in agreement and played most of their favorite licks.
The thing I love the most from this comment section is that there are many of us that come from time to time to post how awesome something is or to add something. Mindblowing as like the first time that I listened to this. You understand and appreciate a lot of things. Timeless.
He’s mentioned that he never took drum lessons, which is absolutely incredible to me as he seems well disciplined and has great ergonomics to his playing ….that is.. if he wasn’t fucking with the interviewer but didn’t seem like it