ULCERATE - Stare Into Death And Be Still - JAMIE SAINT MERAT (Live at Saint Vitus Bar, 2023) 

Its on par with many modern extreme metal drummers. To say one guy is "THE" guy is speculation at best. David diepold, sebastian lanser, kevin paradis, John longstreth to name a few that I see drumming at this level of creativity, speed, power and precision.

These guys are also incredible drummers. I think one thing that separates him from these guys is that they are all hired guns to a degree and Jamie is not. ULCERATE cultivated their sound over years and Jamie's drumming is very foundational to that sound..arguably unlike those others guys. Maybe Origin could be compared even though it's John's worst band imo

Jamie is undoubtedly in a league of his own and has been for the better part throughout the time Ulcerate have been active and performing, I've witnessed well over 15 shows here in New Zealand since discovering them in 2002 it's given me a decent perspective into his approach to playing and writing tunes with his Signature Sound that is uniquely him and him alone not many if any in the modern game have that like George Kollias and Jamie possess in eachs respective bands, Alot of the other drummers as outstandingly good as they are, either sound generically alike for the most part or are playing other people's drum parts as a replacement drummers filling in vacated thrones and only playing for what their genres parameters need of them to play and write, which is totally fine but its kinda predictable and alot of it has been done before and gets rehashed lazily into writing music and songs that quickly become those irrelevant and disposable releases in the Metal music realm unfortunately

@@lastditch727all of those drummers are the top elite. I still think JSM is one notch above them

@prototheist that was just a short list. They're so many more. From the guy in inferi, to Spencer of archspire. My man chason Westmorland could play ulcerate songs np. I just think you prefer that atmospheric death metal sound over all the other sounds. The list goes on and on. Hannes Grossman on necrophagist is top tier for me. But tons of players can play those songs so whatever lol.

BIG AGREE

Those two bands together? Oh my goodness two of the tastiest drummers would cymbal work out there. It would be a dream to see both of them together

@@Kain_R_Heinlein I left halfway through Mgla set lol, Ulcerate destroyed it way too hard. Plus I met the guitarist and he signed my Everything Is Fire vinyl

@@weaintfriendsweaintfriends7346 didn't have the cojones to stay for all of it? Haha I get it, it's pretty dense. But I've heard some long extremely dense and hard hitting doom metal sets so to me this is a trip and experience. 💪also everything is fire is their best album!

AMEN \m/

Maybe Eloy should form his own band and do better

Me too brother \m/....i don't gonna hear the singles ...until i hear the album ....for the SURPRISE!!

@@isaackmojica8302 como siempre te esperaba aquí haha. Y sí me gustaría escuchar el álbum completo y no una canción por una. 💪 Por cierto siempre vinieron a México tuviste oportunidad de verlos ahí?

@@Kain_R_Heinlein oye bro siempre si fuiste al concierto en mexico?

There will be a 4 song drumcam (mixed by Jamie himself)

@metaldrummersunited5716 that's great news! Thanks for letting me know 🙏

Proper technique and practice will get you there. Although remembering this song would take like a year of practice it's extremely difficult to remember every nuance

Too early to grieve, man!

If it's the snare from his kit in New Zealand it's likely the Pearl Masters BCX Birch (Lava Bubinga Finish).

@@younghunglin thank youu man

Don't go there...ridiculous

@@bff6434 why not go there? don't be monotheistic

"Natty" maan, I think you watched Downbeat too much. As for the mix, I doubt there're sample replacements, Jamie mixed the audio himself.

And also, thanks for the kind words about the channel, appreciate it!

There are no samples on the snare and toms, and every note I played is heard and not gated out. Most of the sound is actually room mics too.

I was mistaken, forgive my ignorance.

People just enjoy themselves, what's the problem with that?

The front is usually like that man, people there aren't moshing or whatever the f*** they want to see the performance lol

I was on their concert in first row just watching drumming and all that was happening on guitar and I was in shock, couldn't do more...

If I went to an Ulcerate gig I’d want to experience the power and the emotions of the music and just be still and let it wash over me