Kevin Paradis - NE OBLIVISCARIS - "EQUUS" - DRUM PLAY-THROUGH (OFFICIAL) 

When Ne Obliviscaris reached out to me, I considered this a great opportunity to play meaningful and spirited music that blends different atmospheres into great songs and I am honored to be trusted by the band for their upcoming EXUL tours. Learning and rehearsing the songs has already been a huge pleasure and a great challenge. But now I can't wait to experience this music live with them and to use my drumming skills to serve Ne Obliviscaris' beautiful music.

bravo!

The right guy for this job! Have fun on tour and great drumming as always

Holy cow! A minute and 48 seconds straight of 32nd note double bass at the end... all single strokes too! You are a beast! I wouldn't last a quarter of that time!!!

I think Ne Obliciscaris drums are really challenging, the stamina you have to have is impressive.

I know Dan still wrote this drum part, so it's important to credit him with the creativity involved, but the execution here is flawless. Stepping into his shoes and playing his kind of beats, this perfectly, is jaw-dropping. The double bass run with the feet alternating between the kick drums and the high hats is staggering; that blew me away!

I was so nervous about Dan leaving knowing his insanely massive impact with the band and leaving a huge spot to fill. I knew someone who could do it just as well as him or even better but I could not think of it. Kevin, this was unsuspecting because I always think of you as an insanely fast and well-rounded extreme metal drummer well fit for bands such as benighted or anything inhumanly fast session jobs. I knew you had the chops to pull this off, and you make this seem too easy, haha. Congratulations on the spot, and I am excited to see this played live with you.

i dont think people really realize really how good you are. there's almost no one else on earth that can do what you do as well as you do it. cheers from Trinidad my dude, beyond amazing as always.

Those transitions from a double bass beat to a classical blast beat in the intro are so fucking awesome!

I didn't know this kind of music existed until now, and I absolutely love it!

Probably the most well-rounded metal drummer right now. From 320 BPM machine like blasts to odd tempos/time signatures-he can do it all.

This is actually some of the best drumming I’ve ever seen

I'm calling it now, Kevin will be offered the full time gig as a permanent member later on down the road.

I’ve been playing for almost 32 years, so trust me when I say that was a beautiful display of skill and dynamically perfect drumming. Totally awesome!

12 minutes intense Art.

7:05 onwards, switching hands on snare and those blast beats... this requires immense dedicated hours of practice, mind to muscle coordination... signs of a great drummer.

It's one thing to be a great drummer, but to come into a situation like this and learn these songs is a monumental task. You sir are incredible.

Sounding great Kevin, hope you have a great time on tour with NeO!

Sweet jesus, that bit starting at 10:38 just...keeps...going...dang dude. God tier playing right here.

Absolutely brilliant! You have no idea how much it means to us NeO fans to have you on this tour! I’ve been following you for a bit now and I’m so excited to see you in SLC. Judging from this video, I have no doubt that you’ll do Dan’s work justice!! Welcome to the NeO family!!!

I've always liked the musicality of Dan's compositions. Your playing is so tight and relaxed, well done man!

Instant classic, and you made sure the drum track was as epic as the rest

Man, I can't tell you how much I love this band. When I first heard their music, I was totally stunned by Dan's drum parts and his playing inspired me to work more on dynamics, limb independence and just making the songs more atmospheric. I was nervous when he left the band, because I felt like the crucial part of the band was gone. Kevin, you don't even realize how happy I am right now, knowing that they reached out to you. I've been watching almost all of your videos since you posted the drum cover of "Permitting The Noble Dead To Descend To The Underwold" and I'm more than sure that your playing style and creativity really fits Ne Obliviscaris music. Cheers from Poland!

Best balland i ever heard!!!😮

Juste magnifique, impressionnant comme tu vis ce que tu joues en plus d’une technique incroyable. J’espère pouvoir te voir en live un jour . Respect Fabien de Suisse 🤘🏻

8:30 inside the music hehe PERFECT COVER, and very excited to see Ne Obliviscaris live with this great drummer

it was amazing seeing you in Oslo earlier this year!

Everyone already said everything about how great the performance is and the challenge it represents, but I want to point how amazing the sound of the drums and the mix are. Amazing. Respect. We need drum cams from the tour.

If there was any drummer I could think of who can fill the massive shoes of Dan Presland, Kevin Paradis was among the few drummers I thought who can do it. I'm absolutely proud of you for getting the opportunity to step in for Ne Obliviscaris on this upcoming tour. Gonna be awesome to hear your amazing drumming on tour and hopefully future music to come

Congratulations and welcome! Hope I'll make it to see NeO live. And of course I'm subscribing!

Congratulations

bonjour et bienvenue chez Ne Obliviscaris , on se verra à Paris ...hâte , j'adore ce groupe ...pour sûr, on pourra échanger en Français à la fin du concert !

That's a behemoth of a song! I love the sound of the kit and of the performance!

very nice and authentic performance ; I also love and play a symmetrical setup/split.

Kevin Motherfuhggin Paradis! Brother, I am extremely pleased to see you in this seat. You and Dan are GOD TIER!!! It's a blessing to see you continue his legacy. Much success and love to all involved NeO. 🤘🏾🔥🤘🏾🤜🏾🤛🏻✨🙏🏾

Congrats, man. Great news!

This is amazing Kevin!! I love your musicality and it really shows NeO. Keep up the amazing work and look forward more of your work 🤘

Merci Kevin, c’est magnifique !! La musique me touche énormément car je suis un grand sensible et franchement j’en ai eu les larmes au yeux !! Encore merci et ne change rien !! De la part d’un fan de l’homme et du batteur extraordinaire que tu es !!😊

Congrats Kevin!! You’ll kick ass. Hopefully this leads to a permanent gig if you’re interested.

Big shoes to fill. Wishing you well and cannot wait until October in Atlanta🤘🏻🙏🏻

that is great Kevin! enjoy the tour with NeO .

Congrats on the gig!

Saw you in Orlando...amazing! Definitely the right choice.

G.O.A.T.E.D. You all killed it in Seattle last night!

Would love to see some live videos of these tours 🤘🤘

Looks like a perfect match to me!!!

See you in Colorado in November. Hat's off man Dan was such a Backbone. Making it look easy

He's simply the best, always has been and always will be.

Dear @Kevin Paradis, congratulations for this achievement. Your skills are the perfect match for the band's prog aspect. Can't imagine anyone else who fit this perfectly.

Extreme and clean.voice, perfect drumming

See you next week in Lisbon!

You the man kevin!

Wooow😮😮😮 ❤❤❤ .very nice.

Impressive. Dan will be genuinely pleased with this performance.

Excellent cover, Good luck on tour.

Sounds awesome! One of the absolute best, playing the parts of one of the absolute best! Killer playing, sir👊

Felicitation Kev!

Wow that was a masterclass in musicianship and creativity. Amazing performance.

Ce mélange de style ça a l'air de bien te correspondre ! Hâte de voir ce que ça donne en live mais j'ai aucun doute sur le fait que c'est du lourd

I just want to play that kit. I know the obliviscaris dudes. Melbourne metal scene is pretty small.

Felicitaciones kevin la banda quedó en excelentes manos eres un gran baterista que admiro mucho😅

Incredible! Welcome and have a blast on tour! 🤘

Magnifico trabajo! Great job! Sounds natural!! Can wait to.see more songs!!! 🤟

Insanely good

Im lucky to have gotten to see you guys play in a small venue! If you get a chance to see this band dont miss it!!!!

A great drummer like you knows what he wants from a band and give his fantastic ideas on drum parts to the world!! Thank you!!!

Clean ... Sound Perfect.. Love it

OH SHOOT. This is where you've been my man!! Congrats!

Just shows you what can be achieved with single strokes. Tremendous job, Kevin.

Je ne m'attendais pas a ça et franchement J'ai surkiffé !! Le genre de musique qui me font pleuré j'adore !! Franchement bravo tout le monde !!!!!

Incredible

Amazing !!!

Fantastic job!

Man you are perfect!!!!!

Wow you are amazing, you guys are amazing, im looking forward to Monday that your playing in Stockholm Sweden😍 🤘🤘🤘

Awesome, man! Neo are one hell of a band, im sure youll do em justice \m/

3:41 . . . that was absolutely stellar!! Absolute star tier class of limb independence and precision

Amazing man! Looks promising! Now all you guys need is come to Israel and show off your skills 😎

Master!!

Wow, I was so excited to see who they would pick for these tours and this is no disappointment. Man, i feel like you could fill in for any band and meet, or surpass their standards!

Excellent boulot. Cette chanson est magnifique. Merci.

Tes une machine mon vieux!! incroyable ton talend !!! Peace Bro ! et bonne continuation !!!!

AMAZING

Filling Dans shoes at NeO had to be executed perfectly or it never would’ve worked, glad to see things worked out this well, can’t wait to see y’all in Dallas later this year, absolutely killing it man

I can't explain how but I had a strong gut feeling you would be the drummer they picked haha. See you in Richmond, VA in October!

Well done

Wow incredible

This was very impressive. Fast, heavy, and technical. Great job

Incredible work! They know how to pick 'em.

See you in Toronto in a couple days

Awesome play-through, awesome track, awesome band... and Dan is one of my favourite drummers of all time. He is just so tight and Tech... but you definitely pull it off with ease

Congratulations Kevin! You sound amazing.

Fantastic performance as always. I particularly loved the tastefulness of your tom work, and the cymbals too!

Yessss, Big Kev's back! Do a cover of 'Det Tomme Kalde Morke' by DHG next, go on.

This is amazing!

Congrats Kevin! Haven’t seen Neo yet and was bummed out that I’ll never get to see them with Dan. But now I’m extra excited to see you guys in Belgium in about two weeks! 🤟🏻

What a good surprise! You're totally capable and worth of Dan's legacy. Congrats and rock on in these NeO's tours!

Really a great job! congratulations!

I've seen a lot but this must be one of the very best drum videos I have ever seen. Like top five of three stuff if not higher. Absolute perfection and killing it. Much respect and all the good with the future! ahhhhh

Fantastic drumming. The thing is it is really hard to get out of the video and it is almost 13 minutes☺️I just don’t want only to listen to the song after I saw your video. And I am really curious, how can you be this much calm at this kind of a song + it is almost 13 minutes😍