Jazz drummer reacts: Devin Townsend-Hear Me (Sam Paulicelli) 

Devin Townsend said in a video on the making of Empath that he chose Samus for his precise, almost robotic style of playing. It was perfect for the sound he was after. Great drummer.

Should start showing some vids of people or songs you want us to see as well 👍

The flam accent blast is affectionately known as "The Dirk Blast", as made famous by Dirk Verbeuren, who has played for Devin in the past, was in Soilwork, and is the current drummer for Megadeth! Definitely check him out for some insane metal playing, he's got this loose frantic feel that's still incredibly tight and precise, one of the few extreme metal drummers with a clear signature sound, like you can instantly recognise when he's behind the kit!

Type "Archspire's Spencer Prewett Drum Playthrough" into RU-vid and enjoy my friend :) Dude is a machine.

Alex Rudinger - Xenochrist. Can't believe no one has recommended this

Watching you discover metal drumming is allowing me to rediscover the reason I love the genre and the instrument. Living vicariously through you is like watching my own child grow. This rules.

On top of everything re: the amazing drum performance, one fun little Easter egg in this song: Chad Kroeger from Nickelback sings the harmony with Devin in the chorus of this song!

Damn. I’ve watched almost all your reaction videos but this guy’s really giving me an itch to get into metal again. Damn that’s such an interesting song and style of play

You should do Anup Sastry who also recorded on this album.

You should do Anup Sastry's playthrough of Singularity off the same Devin Townsend record!!! 🤘

Samus is on of YT's strongest players, definitely check out more of his stuff

I get goosebumps every time I hear and watch that 66Samus playthrough

Gene Hoglan - Skeksis That's a great one. His playing is unique and tight as hell.

So glad you have added "gravity blast" to your vocab!! This album was super cool, it actually had three drummers =]

My man is getting into metal. Such a fucking diverse genre, yet so overlooked, still to this day. We're nearing 50 years of it now. Hope it stays long after I'm gone.

Love Devin, great choice! Still would love to see reaction to “Archspire New Song (350BPM)”!

Love the song and you’re analysis! You’ve had me hooked on your reactions for a couple months now!

Love Sam! Devin has had some awesome drummers behind him! Check out some of Dirk Verbeuren's work. He's currently with Megadeth but his Soilwork stuff and on Devin's album Deconstruction are killer.

Dude, I love your videos. Seeing you, a very knowledgeable drummer, give props and bring attention to these other incredible drummers is just amazing.

You're now giving us lessons? That's awesome! Keep it up bud.

Samus is just freaking awesome.... great reaction. :) Keep them coming :)

2-rides fill: *exists* A jazz drummer from YT: "tililing" and *orgasms*

Morgan Ågren - Sol Nger Within opeth deliverance live at Shepherd's Bush Empire

I'm not a drummer but listen to most of the stuff you react to and you're giving me a whole new appreciation for these bands and drummers!

HELL YES!!! Dude i know every one is saying this but the pure honesty coming from your facial expression is what makes this great, not only are these videos Unrehearsed but its pure we get to see you get excited about the same parts that make us smile and that makes us smile. Keep it up bro. Also you made a comment in the video about the cleanliness of metal players. I have been saying that shit for years. I'm happy you are seeing that

So glad I’ve found this channel!

Wayheyyy! You did it! I was really hoping you'd get round to this one.

So glad you checked this out, thanks dude 😊

I love your reaction I’m a huge Samus fan. You have yourself a new subscriber 🤘🏼🥁

Your unknowning ascension to metalhead throughout these reaction videos has been really great for me. Wholesome af, and a pleasure to watch. Keep it up, friend.

love your videos bro!

i am loving every moment of watching someone fall in love with metal drumming. Going down the Devin Townsend rabbit hole is a MUST.

I think as a European, seeing ironed t-shirts hung up like that might be the most American thing I know of :) Love your content! And the t-shirts, 60-40.

This guy's a monster. YURRRRRRRR

Becoming one of my favorite channels

favorite youtuber! love the videos bro!

He makes it look so easy...Samus is seriously next level.

Hell yeah! You should check out Gene Hoglan, Devin's old drummer from his band Strapping Young Lad playing Skeksis. There's a really good drum playthrough of it

Yo dude you should check out Gene Hoglan playing Skeksis, it's a Strapping Young Lad track. He's called The Atomic Clock for a reason, and his technique is very odd. Would love to see your opinion on how he plays.

Oh man this is a great song. So much talent all around.

When the Rev did the Double ride in Almost easy is also really fun.

OH YUUURRR!!

because if this video I now own the vinyl of this record 🤘

Please do Jay Postones of tesseract! ❤️ Love your vids man!

"That two ride shit is kinda giving me a semi." LEGEND. Instant subscribe.

I love how you dont over hype everything. So many review channels are over hyping everything just to get views. We appreciate the realness man! Would love to see a video of you playing!

Lead singer of Nickleback did the backing vocals and growls on this track.

Glad you reacted to Samus’ video. He is awesome.

You should watch Morgan Ågren and Fredrik Thordendal playing parts of Sol Niger Within on Trum tv, absolute master class stuff

You would love Sean Reinert! He has a playthrough of a song called Evolutionary Sleeper on his channel.

Love the vids!i love watching Gene playing “Skekis” and dirk verbeuren playing “late for the kill”

Sam has to be the coolest metal drummer ever. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Ohh cannot forget the master of death metal drumming. DEREK RODDY beyond incredible. He can play anything any style ccx to perfection. This guy is a must!

I was one of the many recommendors. Great stuff

Hands down one of the best drumlines I've ever seen...

I just love your channel so much, your enthusiasm brings me so much inspiration as a drummer. You don't care if it's metal or jazz, you just enjoy the drumming. We need more people like you! Also a suggestion, maybe check out Jamie St. Merat from Ulcerate. He does some unbelievably musical, precise and dynamic drumming WITHOUT triggers.

That's God level... I'm sorry but that's barely human anymore. It's closer to a miracle. His body made like 7.000.000 movements, and it was straighter than a goddamn metronome. All jokes aside, killer album, so diverse, there's disco, metal, jazz, symphonic, prog, death... And the cohesion is just outstanding. Not a single filler song. A masterpiece in my book. 🤘🤘

I absolutely love this song, and 66Samus is by far my biggest inspiration right now on drums. Like you said, it'll be another lifetime to play like him, but damn is he sooooooooo tight. A beast for sure. Also, I'm getting another solely based on this song/his kit!!! So fuckin badass. I enjoyed your video, you think like me:) \,,/

Awesome react

Ever seen Fantomas live at Montreax with Terry Bozio? Suspended animation tour.

In metal what you call a flam accent is call a dirk blast since it was “created” by Dirk Verbeuren. Dirk is currently playing with Megadeth but was in band like Soilwork, Scarve and Aborted. If you want to look at Dirk drumming you can find a playthrough for Alight in the Aftermath of Soilwork that is pretty good

Clicked on the video cause I saw your Couchmen hat!

Now do Dirk Verbeuren! With Soilwork (now Megadeth, and he's also worked with Devin Townsend) "Long Live the Misanthrope"

01:30 - That face, dude - yeah (what a drumming btw.) :-)) "Clearness is paramount and this shit is fucking clean." :-)

Can't stop thinking about the cavity blast 🤣

When are you gonna start building and playing a metal kit? haha

Glad you enjoyed.

I love how you know all the terminology already like "gravity blast". He a metal fan now boys.

I m glad you call 'hem gravity blasts now 🤘

Have you noticed that the he plays the pattern right before the double rides with his left foot? Pure dedication right there.

I like watching you reacting to metal and being impressed or blown away by what you're seeing. There was a time where nobody took metal seriously enough for it to be able to get by on its own merits, and "He's a jazz drummer" used to be some kind of validation for a metal drummer, like being a metal drummer wasn't good enough. Metal has changed fairly recently, there's a shed-load more of this more technical stuff out there now, and it's really cool to see a non-metal musician appreciate it for what it is.

Request: Alex Rudinger - a Conquering Dystopia song would be sick

You definitely need a "Double the ride, double the fun" shirt haha

He is an amazing drummer in every Way

5:42 my face watching every 66Samus video

"Bruuuuh, yeah..." was my exact reaction the first time this song finished as well.

I like the drumming here.

so clean...

Since you like double rides, you should check MGLA - Exercises in Futility V ( drum cam). You will be blown away.

He is crazy, insanely sharp :-)

Fuckin great video man hell yeahhhhh 🤘🤘🤘

Samus is awesome with the blast beats. 🤘🤘

Sam is hands down my favorite drummer at the moment (even growing up a Dream Theater fanatic - All the love to Portnoy and Mangini still!)

Cleanliness is metalness... and so many people think it's just random noise

Billy Rymer from The Dillinger Escape Plan reaction soon!? ( I'm going to spam every video till you do lol)

Devin had 3 different drummers play on his recent release. 2 of them upload to RU-vid regularly. Anup Sastry is the other one you might want to check out. Also, Alex Rüdinger is another sick drummer.

have a look at dirk verbeuren of soilwork. check out either long Live the Misanthrope live or Stabbing The Drama

You need some Spencer prewett from Archspire if you're digging the speed and gravity blasts. Archspire - involuntary doppelganger

Please look up Richard Christy live drum cam with Burning Inside... double ride, triple hi hat, absolute beast! Probably not reaction quality but his precision cuts through. Worth a watch.

Garrett, Sam and Marthyn walk into a bar..... and it's open jam night.

"That two ride shit is giving me kina of a semi" HA! Love you vids man.

Hahahaha 3:21 "I give up man... I give up"

reminds of the "strapping young lad" days this stuff.

well said... that shit was fucking clean

Yep. THAT shit was siiiiiiiiiick!!! 🤘

Great vids! I would love to see what you say about Archspire's Rapid Elemental Dissolve drum play through!

I couldn't care less about this kinda music but MY GOSH THESE MUSICIANS ARE AWESOME.. this drummer is insanely GREAT

If there is one thing I like more than listening to Devin Townsend's Hear Me, it is watching Samus playing drums on Devin Townsend's Hear Me. And if there is one thing I like more than watching Samus playing drums on Devin Townsend's Hear Me, it is watching Garrett reacting to Samus playing drums on Devin Townsend's Hear Me.

love all these videos!!! keep it up!!! can i suggest DISCORDANCE AXIS?

It’s cool to see how much you enjoy Samus as well as Gene Hoglan in the other video. Fun fact, Gene played in Devin’s other band strapping young lad. Devin always gets the best musos!