MGŁA@Exercises in futility II-Darkside-Live In Poland 2017 (Drum Cam) 

The melodic breakdown around 4:55 is the perfect example of what makes Mgła stand apart from other black metal bands. The way Darkside accents with the ride bell and hi-hat catches while working his crashes and china cymbals is so tastefully done. His drumming is the main reason why their songs are epic journeys rather than boring and repetitious. Very few drummers in any genre can create a "landscape" for the song to travel on the way he does.

Darkside is seriously the best black metal drummer out there. His work with Mgła and Kriegsmaschine opened up what drummers can do with black metal.

4:50 the opening drum fill repeats so that now it has context in the song. Incredible songwriting

one of the best black metal songs all time

The best drummer playing in the best band, everything normal as expected.

What impresses me the most is how composed he is, perfect technique. Hassle free, very elegant and chirurgical. Such a great drummer.

Best band in the newest wave of BM, imho. Completely awesome and breathtaking. Darkside makes a superb work in his kit, his dexterity with the cymbals is quite unique. The band's lyrics are also a peculiar and marvelous point, mixing a mature nihilism with some metaphoric narrative "backgrounded" with Greek (and other) Mythology(ies). Monolithic riffs by mister M. complete the astonishing opus of these crazy Poles. Long Life Mgła!

The cymbals are what gives Mgla it's really... *icy* tone. The constant high pitch of them gives it such a cold, wintery, frosty texture. It kind of... adds the White to the Black&White of the picture.

this guy's cymbal work and timing are just outstanding.

That opening fill was so sick! Had to watch it again haha

No corpse painting, no headbanging, just MGŁA.

Fuck, he's just so insanely good. That opening roll/fill, whew... smoothness over 9000!! Haha

I'm not even a drummer, and I still have to listen to the opening fill 3 or more times, every time this track comes on. Just amazing opening for one of the best songs ever.

Masterful!!! The way he accents the hit on cymbals so his bandmates don't get lost in his drumming it's genius

I love this guy's cymbal work, and all the little intricate details that compliment the guitars and the overal track really well. fucking beast

You can here some influences from jazz and fusion players with that paraddidle work mixed so beautifully and musically in a black metal environment.I love it!!!

Not only double pedal, snare and hi-hat but here the use of the whole set is continuous. This drummer is fantastic and he is very different from everyone else.

love his style of drumming! who the fuck disliked that???

The man is a fantastic drummer I love all his work on Mgla's two most recent albums. He's doing some awesome stuff on the kit. Opened a whole new dimension for me in "blackmetal drumming"

Probably one of the best drum fills ever. This guy is incredible!

Mgla truly elevated the genre to a new apex.

the more I watch this video, the more fine details I find in his playing... truly a piece of art how he crafts his songs, it adds soo much more to the sound of mgla opposed to if it was just your standard black metal blasts and double bass and that's it. His cymbal game and his fills are otherworldly...

Dont know how to describe..drummer doing a superb work. he is know what he is need to do .love from Srilanka,,hail

He plays so flawlessly and with finesse you just don't see in black metal. Amazing.

I could watch him all day. It's amazing how he drums. His cymbal game is on fire. This makes a good drummer in my opinion! One that plays to complement and supports the song!

His drumming reminds me of Carl-Michael Eide's playing on Written in Waters by Ved Buens Ende. That is some of my favourite metal drumming of all time, so that is a big compliment. This guy really arranges his playing and emphasizes the other instruments. A great drummer and a great musician!

This guys really creative I'm impressed he's excellent without being a showoff or boring

He's an excellent drummer. Very atmospheric drumming with an amazing eye/ear for the details. Every hit and fill are well-thought and done in the right moment... Amazing!

I love what Mgla do for black metal. Was never a huge fan of it until I heard these guys and Batushka. Both bands are amazing but Mgla just really made it interesting.

What an amazing performance! I just log in to up-vote this beautiful video. Mgla is great, the three lasts albums are extremely wonderful. Darkside is such a talented drummer, and so is the entire band. Mgla will always have a special place in my heart!

One of the best drummers among all metal bands

This guitar riff is wonderful, sounds similar to the best Darkthrone and Burzum old songs

There is a style in total denial A certain elegance of fear Hesychasm is so much convenient With the desert within ourselves Stray dogs lead disciples of Oedipus As the shrouds gently cover Exquisite paroxysms of ruin And well mannered choking on nothingness Nether Nether The cracks in soma Psyche and pneuma Are as one-way mirrors It's one well-lit desert And the pyres extend Beyond the horizon And cold flames flicker Upon ashes of hope Through hallways carved in a crystal Onto the uttermost parts of the pit Jostling through cadavers Of former selves You would swear there's amusement in the eyes of the dead Again Nether Again Nether Nether A reward for the perseverant Unceasing howling of the heart Bound to walk this path Nether Again Nether - now and forever I wish it was classic fire and brimstone But clearly, there is a very special plan Paved with havoc and shattered virtues As if there were any other paths With every dream The pyres grow taller An enemy of trust A misled scholar Stray philanthrope In vain endeavor Walk this path Now and forever

2:15 onward. My jaw dropped. His cymbal touches are so graceful and gentle yet he creates such an intricately beautiful melody. Unreal.

Finally a superior drum cam of DARKSIDE!!! Thank you!!!!

The intricate cymbal patterns are crazy. I love the patterns on the bell of the ride cymbal within the overall ride patterns. It comes out really well on the album also. This is my favorite Mgla song. Glad this showed up my YT feed. Thanks for posting it.

Insane drummer with insane cimbal work.

Outstanding performance from the whole band. Makes me love black metal! 💪🏼

Now we just need a Kriegsmaschine drum cam and I can die happy

That feel when somebody says that extreme metal drummer can't really groove xD

Hypnotic drums and melody

This is the best black metal drum performance I've seen on RU-vid. Change my mind.

NETHER, NOW AND FOREVER! one of the best live performances I have ever seen. HAIL MGLA

No i to jest kurwa bębniarz, a nie to co niektóre popierdółki na tym kanale. Można zrobić BM z bębnami napisanymi w stylu, a które jednocześnie nie są pokracznie zagranym blastem? Można!

Master of the backbeat. Its like glue and used to great effect in this composition I will call it. Great piece of musical mastery.

Have been needing a drum cam for Darkside! Thank you! It's as perfect visually as I imagined.

That opening drum pattern is mesmerising

For me, as for a non-musician, unbelievable...Mgla rules!!!👍👍👍

Been listening to metal since 2002, and this is absolutely a top 10 song in my ears. Splendid 💓 🇵🇱

yeeeeeeezzzl... more of Darkside please !

Torso fixed, arms and legs so fast, you cant see them. Pure perfection.

Very recognizable style, a joy to listen to everytime

Love this guy, it's juste insane. Also their best song !

Darkside is mesmerizing. Amazing musician!!

Wow that sounds beautiful. Perfectly executed.

Es totalmente sorprendete como logra adentrarse mas alla de los tintes tradicionales y golpes que suelen escucharse en el BM. Darkside es el claro ejemplo de como su versatilidad artistica y su concepto mas alla de lo estetico, de como bandas de una epoca mas alla de lo tradicional, logra posicionarse como una de las mas contundentes en el genero musical. MGLA, un concepto carente de parafernalia y a la vez, lleno de total arte.

This is so good i'm literally in tears

Seriously one of the best black metal bands out there. I love his piccolo style snare drum.

This guy is awsome. He makes it look so easy and professional

Nice! Keep it up!

Effortless, enjoyable, beautiful.

Give us more from him, please.

This level of drumming is what i expect from top notch prog metal acts, its refreshing to hear this in a black metal context.

AMAZING WORK

Mgla fan .. now and forever :)

We need more drumcams like this, even better, more Darkside's drumcams hehe

This is perfect. Just perfect. I love Mgla. From Spain :)

Love this song!!! \m/

Bloody fantastic

Best band ever! Period! 🤘🔥

This is a perfect example... "Like a Good Song Becomes Amazing Because of its Drummer", Great Professional¡¡¡¡

jesteś gościu niesamowity!

Love Mgla from Czech rep. brothers !

This band is All Time.. ! !

Hard to describe his style but Darkside plays in a tasteful way. He is musically different from other drummers.

4:50 o_o

Amazing drummer!!

Awesome!

Tak bardzo dojebane to jest.

Amazing

Anything M and Darkside produces is top notch bm.

Hail Mgla!

beautiful touch

Its awesom!

This is so tight played of all members. Can't image the crowd being so still.A little supporting headbang never hurted somebody

Dude is so relaxed making it look easy not overplaying and complimenting the song perfectly. Thisciscthe s

This drummer is irreplaceable.

Best drummers go mad while playing drums like this. But being this calm is some next level shit

Now that i discovered him,, I have a damn good feeling that he's behind the drums of Belzebubs

it's hypnotic

his cymbalwork is next level

A reward for the perseverant Unceasing howling of the heart Bound to walk this path Nether Again Nether... ¡now and forever!

Great...reminded me to Malignant Eternal - Far beneath the sun album...

just perfect mashine beutiful

Killer intro fill!!!

drum fill intro is sick

niesamowite

Ting ting ting ting Come to Canada

He is a beast

need more darkside drumcams like this...