Periphery - Dracul Gras (Drum Playthrough) 

Good golly, that's my favourite too!

Me too! I'm surprised it stuck out to you too. Really impressive right?

what's wrong with the last second? :'(

I dunno man, those zero seconds in the middle kind of sucked

That's where all the fat drac is

Yes we can

Sure. I'll appreciate that

Hell yeah appreciated it.

Probably the toughest song too

Well...he's going to have to play it live!!

Bro 😂

Whoever said drums can’t be sexy AF? 😂

Drums like 🥺

😂

😂 👏

i fart whenever i see you

Love ur content dude

Now you must learn this song for drum streams

Ohhh Yurrr!

Fart collab when?

Yes, absolutely this

That's what happens to me with every new Periphery album. Their songwriting is just so nuanced and complex and thoughtful that it all washes over me until I give it a dozen listens and finally start understanding everything. Insane props to every member of the band

Well said 😃

Aaaand it's one of my all time favorites...

I'm convinced you crawled into my mind to write this comment, next time just ask for permission instead of breaking in.

I'm no pro drummer, but when you write it, oddly enough it just sticks. I'm busy behind my kit when I was gigging and since you have your own style it's not hard to remember.

@@undeRWorld-AirsofT Yeah it simply becomes a feel thing. You remember what it feels like, not so much the "details". It's almost like it becomes "one" fluid movement after a long time

yep when you make the parts yourself you remember them out of the amount of engagement you have. you're 1: actively thinking of ideas and creating the music; 2: playing parts until you get them to sound the way you want them to with the rest of the band; 3: having a lot of fun doing so. all of this shit together creates a recipe for memorization like you wouldn't believe

Talent yes, but also a lot of dedication, discipline and practice. It all pays off in the end, as you can see :-) And also everything mixed by Nolly sounds (get)GOOD!

@@kevinbloemen truer words have never been spoken. You really can't get anywhere without practice and you can get almost anywhere with practice. There's even a lot of musicians out there that dont realize this. A lot just assume they don't have the talent to be amazing but that really isn't it most of the time. Most of the time people just don't realize or don't want to put in several hours per day to get to this level but that's what it takes. Everyone can always get better but many choose not to and rest on their laurels. Matt's been playing for over 30 years I think and probably never stopped playing

Agree with the other comments about practice, Matt will have played 8 hours a day for years on end to be this 'talented'

Talent is incredibly overrated, a lesson my content ass had to learn the hard way. After almost 20 years of drumming and stagnating for a good portion of that, I went from mediocre to a really decent and technical level within 4 months. By practicing for hours a day, virtually every day. Weird things happen to your brain and body when you intensely focus one just a few specific things for a long time. Sometimes it actually feels like my left hand takes over dominance for short time periods and specific tasks and stuff like that. I love my current freelance job, but at 37, I'm gonna put everything into motion to become a professional drummer. It's obviously a *ton* of work, but it doesn't actually feel like it, because I love drumming more than anything. And Matt is one of the reasons I could finally unleash that force and will within me. Periphery - Love that shit.

​@@Coastfoggood luck my friend!

Not sure where you’re getting ‘effortless’ from my dude; his face at the end tells you that was MAXIMUM effort. This man puts his back into his playing, I have nothing but respect for the level of energy he commits to each performance, not to mention the precision, breathtaking technique and musicality. What a beast!

Effortless is the wrong term entirely.

I miss the V necks. :( Bring back the V! \,,/

@@dainarose8272 I 100% meant effortless... Not effortless like he isn't trying, effortless meaning he makes these difficult songs look easy.

@@whophead6837 V-neck and/or an Orioles hat! We got neither.

I thought the same thing! The journey of this song reminded me so much of Omega. Top notch song writing on this an honestly the entire album

Right there with you. It takes you on a journey that comes full circle

If you listen to the part after they synth break when the drums come back in, it’s in the same key as Stranger Things. You could play the Stranger Things riff and even the entire solo over that section and it would fit perfectly (Tempo permitting obviously)

@@whatalegend6035 Which i recall it was simply a coincidence, they denied doing a Stranger Things motiff here

100%. he's fucking perfect.

you're absolutly right! His Playing is delicious and freaky f*cking awsome!

Second only to Jay Postones in my humble opinion.

alex rudinger has my vote, matt is good too :^)

​@@swarzn8r he is trash and you know it

Did not expect to see you here, but glad I did

Kid Named Finger has got insane chops

Na LMAO 😂

damn i can't unsee it now

Not everyone who's bald with gray hair is Michael Ehrmantraut. Matt's only 39 lol

Idk why but I've never liked it. I'm impressed with it regardless though. Nolly is a genius

It’s Matt’s signature snare

Agreed! The toms sound awesome too.

it's a combination of not scooping the living dang out of it and using the room sound to make the snare go boom.

Lmfao

Class 🤣

I felt some wild Textures (big F) vibes

Dude totally, that sick part from 8:47-9:25 sounds totally like Language: Conspire, not as an insult. It’s incredible in both songs, it was my first thought when I heard it

@@ericwisel4015 slaps so hard still

​@@ericwisel4015 lmao you're totally right!!!

Seemed like they had a lot of fun making it which definitely comes out in the music. This and Juggernaut just hit different

​@@KingFrancis15a lot of this album reminds me of juggernaut and P3. They also borrowed quite a bit from them.

@@BrndnNZT48 the middle of this song reminds me of a mixture of stranger things and garden in the bones

And PII

We’re all the Joey riding in mama kangaroos pocket lol😅

Ya how the hell he play like that but don’t sound like drumming wankery

Him and Nic Pettersen from Northlane are my two favourite drummers by far, both have very similarly sized kits too actually. Makes me want to get another kit myself but they’re getting so expensive🥲😂

@@TheLoamCourierMTB just saw Northlane last night it Atlanta. Yes he is an amazing drummer as well.

@@TheLoamCourierMTByep Nic is the man

Nah. Thanks Nobuo. This is way up there tho. Thanks Nobuo, wax wings and this are definitely top 3, hands down

yes! the last groove is such a banger!

110%

no disrespect to Matt as he is a terrific drummer but he doesn't really enter the conversation. He isn't even the best drummer in the genre *EDIT* (I originally said Tomas Haake but am going to also add Elliot Hoffman who is probably as good as anyone) and when you start comparing him to guys like Vinnie Colaiuta or Virgil Donati... it's not even close.

@@krenwregget7667 true, maybe his technique isn’t fine tuned to the millimeter, but I’d rather listen to periphery, plini, intervals, or AAL before I’d choose to sit through mindless rhythmic gymnastics preformed with little to no personal touch and expression. I’m sure there are “better” drummers, but I think he tops the charts without breaching the brink of no longer enjoying the music

@@michaellake274 Well said. I think whenever the term “best” is used it should only be for a specific thing…like technique, speed, ability to handle odd times, etc. But when it comes to drums overall and how they are part of the music as an artistic expression, I don’t think you can declare an objective best. It comes down to how the listener feels, and what speaks to them. Lots of people, and even drummers, would prefer Ringo over Matt, and good for them if that’s what inspires them.

@@krenwregget7667 Duplantier

Or is it "one swing of his...." Nevermind.

@@coldmoonlight6361 😂

@@coldmoonlight6361 I heard some people call him “tripod.”

Periphery. Love that 💩

It’s interesting that you mention breaking cymbals. I had a lesson with Matt maybe 10 years ago and he mentioned the diagonal slicing motion he uses massively cuts down on damaging cymbals. You can still swing hard at your cymbals but your gear will last longer at the same time!

Also blew me away, also a drummer

Same

It gets better everytime I hear it. Thanks nobuo is still my favorite but this one is something special

Chorus in this song is outstanding (imo). Thanks Nobu is awesome as well, and wax wings with zagreus. Thats my best songs, but all the rest is appreciated too

@@HugoStiglitz88 yea I love that song so much. Dying star, wax wings, silhouette are so amazing. It's insane I have 51 songs on my Apple Music from periphery and every single damn one of them is a good or An amazing song. I love them.

@@zackfreeman3985 51? You're missing 33. Make sure you download p1, Clear, and the icarus album (or just new groove, frak the gods, captain on, and eureka! Off that album). Imo P1 is their best but it's definitely more crazy metal core but still super melodic. Only bad thing is it sounds way worse than everything after p2 production wise

@@KalibroLP the chorus in Thanks Nobuo is cool too because it's the melody from Clouds theme in Final Fantasy 7

That isn't true lol the drumming on p1 is by far the most difficult and most impressive Matt has ever done. Sure, it's because that's what those songs called for (I'm not saying hes worse or hasn't improved) but it's still true that p1 is the most technical and difficult album to play on the drums by far.