Alex Rudinger - Opeth - "The Lotus Eater" Featuring Greg Macklin

[@davidmurphy8364]

Nothing like watching a great drummer read sheet music to make you feel shit about yourself!

[@StephenDanielAddeo]

lol my thought exactly

[@greennbean]

David Murphy lol two days before finding out about this guy I was thinking man I dont need to learn how to read music I can just hear and play. See two of his vids and no sheet music. Then see one before this one and go fuck lol.

[@ThatXboxAddict]

+David Murphy I never noticed that!

[@davidmurphy8364]

MrN1ck5t3r He's a machine!

[@ThatXboxAddict]

That drummer face man

[@froman04]

In addition to the quality of drumming, the quality of recording is outstanding

[@arrondeats6425]

Fucking tip top

[@TheFbiFilesRepeat]

Still the best

[@andyj5787]

@@TheFbiFilesRepeat Still the best

[@johnkew]

Opeth is one of the few bands that you can take a trip to McDonalds in the middle of the song.

[@hazougaming]

I'd love to see Alex tackle "The Grand Conjuration", that'd be amazing

[@GeovannyAmador]

And thaaaaaat's a challenge!!

[@emilioponce747]

wow blast beats exchanging hands, that's crazy

[@Scatology900]

Behold Judas - Derek Roddy

[@tuttosalve8352]

@@Scatology900 I have a snare skin signed by Derek!

[@81970277324]

Dude keeping up with Martin Axenrots beats is amazing! That dude (Lopez too) have great style,

[@katyungodly]

Watch Francesco Paoli play “Thru Our Scars”, insanely fast blast beats with both arms.

[@motopolak]

@@81970277324 Lopez will always be my favorite Opeth drummer. Dude mixed in Latin elements into death metal.... and made it sound amazing. That being said Axenrot consistently has equally sick parts that are quite fun to play.

[@LiquidAudio]

That's gotta be one of the best pieces of metal drumming I've seen. I love Opeth but even Axe would take his hat off to you for this rendition of his highly technical arrangement. Absolutely superb mate!

[@Shankabottomus]

In case youre new here, Alex is better than Axe and Lopez. Bask in his glory.

[@mattman1127]

***** Really can't picture Alex playing anything off of Pale Communion or Heritage... I mean he probably COULD but that shit is crazy.

[@2014andon]

***** Alex is better? No way, those guys are mega-talented

[@Shankabottomus]

Ruslan Mikhalev you might wanna check out some of Alex's other videos. namely, the animals as leaders covers. the guy can literally play anything, with either side of his body lol.

[@LiquidAudio]

Agreed, there are lots of great players out there. The whole concept of best drummer is flawed anyway. There is no one 'best' drummer, anymore than there is one best car or one best girl, but there are lots of great drummers, cars and girls!

[@IvanOliv]

The only thing better than the performance, is the sound of those cymbals... 👏🏽

[@nathanholt3821]

When looking for a drum cover of this song and seeing that this was years and years old I thought it might not be any good. Especially when compared to the production quality available on youtube today. But this is excellent! The recording quality is amazing even by today's standards.

[@motopolak]

Agreed, I've kept up with Rudinger for several years now and for some reason had never seen this until now. The mixing on this is equal to some of his more recent work in my opinion. Greg Macklin (dude credited in the description) did amazing with this.

[@dkindt69]

Wtf?! Ambidextrous machine!!!!

[@jubankta1627]

He does one song(can’t remember which one cause he’s done so many)But plays most of the song with his left foot!!!!Hes sic for sure!!!

[@TonyFragz]

Anup Sastry, Alex Rudinger, and Travis Orbin are all buddies. Those are the 3 musketeers right there. Best trio in drums right now

[@LanceEnglandSQL]

Fantastic cover, from a fellow drummer and Opeth fan. The lunch break was spectacular, lol

[@shane4419]

My first Ever Rudi drum cover, still coming back to this godlike playing in 2020!!

[@thejman4257]

This song sounds so weird without vocals. But I hear them in my head just fine haha

[@mohammadkyani8114]

With the vocals it's even weirder

[@81970277324]

Yeah I was growling along...Lol

[@81970277324]

@@mohammadkyani8114 what? "After all you fell in love with death Life has aborted" oh yeah... that is pretty weird Lol never mind.

[@biggee9266]

Curious how one even plays the drums to notes, never have once in my life. Man I don't even know how I would approach that. Crazy. This guy is really really good!!

[@TheScumbag]

2 true masters! Anup & Alex! Salutations!

[@sf1tzp]

just want to say Alex, this is one of my favorite drum covers. always a go to when I want to wow my friends

[@81970277324]

holy freakin crap that was on! I've always loved both of Opeths drummers. That was really great. Thanks for sharing it. I havent listened to that album in a while glad I saw this!

[@mdterps1042]

It rules! I highly recommend it!

[@mellowtron214]

I watch this video periodically, as I too love to drum some Opeth tunes. But I’m always deeply impressed by Rudingers set up and style. It’s easy to miss if you don’t drum, but the shit he does with two hihats is super impressive. That’s one of the more difficult things to get down, swapping hats on both feet. Choking hats on both feet with any sort of fluid motion. Most drummers never even attempt to learn or perfect any of this but Alex was out here a decade ago just blowing this shit away. 10/10!

[@bigsilentkid.3677]

Still love that you covered this tune. That fill at 1:35 is still one of my favourites on the album. Playing is outstanding. Flawless.

[@clansmandresin]

I mean, seriously. Where to begin? What a great execution. Flawless. Somebody mentioned the beautiful sound of the recording of drums, and I totally agree with the remark. Axenrot's style is so exceptional that I always thought - up until now - that covering accurately his drum tracks was nothing short of impossible, and this guy has proved me wrong. I would love to see you cover Opeth's Porcelain Heart, particularly the fills and grooves at the beggining of that song. Thank you for posting this.

[@tedbusking9111]

Finally someone who loves Porcelain Heart as much as I do. I believe that song is too underrated.

[@JeffroGymnast]

Not only are the drums done perfectly, but the guitar/bass/keys are SPOT ON as well. I was amazed to read that it wasn't opeth themselves playing...

[@PhilBeastallFilms]

This is what all drum cover videos should be like. Super tight drumming, clear audio, no vocals so you can hear everything. Awesome!

[@phalnix1]

Alex...You are amazing! I just stumbled onto this video and now I have to watch more! Thank you! I enjoy watching you work!

[@ckyisyourfuture]

this is absolutely phenomenal

[@royaldrummer301]

Who would dislike this? Not even a blind man!

[@barsozak693]

axe and his friends :)

[@SuperballBG]

Very tight and on point performance. Absolutely flawless!

[@dgordonish]

I'm not really into this kind of music but you are soooooooo good , I can't help but love the way YOU play. Great chops, and reading music at the same time. AWESOME!!! I will definitely subscribe to your channel and watch more. :-)

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

when he got up and went to McDonald's i pissed myself laughing also good playing

[@Androm500]

dam he didn;t wash his hands after holding the hamburger LOL,still he is a very cool drummer,open hand

[@tedbusking9111]

Open Handed drummers are awesome. Takes a lot of skill. I am mainly a guitarist, but am learning drums now and learning open handed. No crossovers for this cat! :D

[@arrondeats6425]

A true pro at work🤘🤘🤘

[@crisdrumming]

Amazing! I’m still watching it after a lot of years I discovered it!

[@roberthagmaier9603]

Such a great drummer I love watching his You Tube videos.His toms sound so good to.

[@RudolfKlusal]

That 4:3 polyrhythm around 7:24... that I love :-D

[@Kzard47]

+Rudolf Klusal It's great but it's actually 3:4 since the snare is the only thing playing in triplets not the bass drum or ride!

[@RudolfKlusal]

Raven D Shane Not sure if I follow... (i am not native speaker, nor the drummer, I am pianist :-D )

[@Kzard47]

+Rudolf Klusal That's fine man :p I was just saying it is a 3:4 polyrhythm not 4:3

[@RudolfKlusal]

Raven D Shane Oh, I see ;) ;)

[@afterholter]

+Raven D Shane i can be wrong. Snare goes every third 16th note but it`s still 4/4

[@FrankDeCoster-FrakkeZeroOne]

Absolutely mindblowing!!!

[@sf1tzp]

The fill around 6mins is JUST SO CLEAN!

[@ShavedCheese]

Excellent!

[@Urquilla]

This is pure gold!! Amazing!

[@ibrathemusician]

when you combine this performance with the quality of playthrough damn... this is stunning!

[@2713prod]

Beautiful to watch

[@nicfiend0048]

This is flawless

[@FabioFabboPalmisano]

great job! Well done! I love Opeth, and your drumming it's very wonderful, so a proud song plus a brilliant drum cover... make great job!

[@UlfhedinnNorsk]

Thank you. Breathtaking drumming.

[@mrsarac1104]

Whenever I listen, still perfect.

[@amisfit5391]

Very nicely played. I preferred the nice groove to the Lombardo esque thrash. Nice intermittent ride cymbal pattern too. I can not believe how many good drummers I have listened to today as someone sent me a link to the new Opeth song Sorceress. I really like the drums on that song. It is 5 mins long but seems to have much more going on it with great ride patterns, rudiment heavy fills and a nice fat groove too.

[@tedbusking9111]

Sorceress is a great song. You really got to be a drummer to appreciate the drum work. Cause my ignorant friend said it doesn't seem too complicated. And he couldn't be more wrong.

[@CMDJS]

Can´t stop viewing this one... please... MORE OPETH COVERS PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAASE!!!!

[@antichamber-arustflavoured3210]

What an amazing performance of an amazing song!

[@jpbass5913]

This may be one of the most impressive displays of technical drumming I have ever seen. My hat is off to you sir, your timing is nothing short of super human. I'd like to see more Opeth covers.

[@OndskapensHersker]

That was just awesome.

[@-stealthy-cricket8209]

Excellent alternating of left and right playing.

[@mdterps1042]

I don't think the notes are missing there... though after watching closely I can see why you'd think that. I think it may just have been the way I edited the camera angle change, which wasn't intentional. And thanks for the kind words.

[@lakemanson8051]

great work to greg on helping and with the post production!

[@JuninhoBrasil]

Amazing like Ever!

[@MFmusix]

this drumset sounds so dope omg.... especially the toms

[@Kromhoff09]

completely flawless

[@carlosaltamirano762]

Excellent performance.

[@Sindervhit]

Holy ambidextrous!

[@melomandrumspassion3959]

Note that all the better drummers ARE awesome with both hands. It's one of the key to become a legend.

[@kunns123]

@@melomandrumspassion3959 no. This is some next level ambidexterity

[@cobyg419]

I don't believe I have ever seen anybody play with both sides of the mind and body like this. Incredible!

[@gianfrixmg]

@@cobyg419 Mike Mangini does play on a totally symmetric kit and never crosses his arms!

[@muhammadakbarfauzi201]

@@cobyg419 please check bobby jarzombek, will blow away your mind

[@joshuacollins6057]

That fill at just over 6 minutes is delicious. Well played man. This reiterates just how well orchestrated opeths music is. Clean AF

[@MrTheemptyword]

Great, have a nice one!

[@Space6Ghost6Killa6]

Dude, your drumming is so fucking clean. You are not only my favorite drummer of all time, but also my favorite musician by a lot. I’ve watched your Xenochrist play through more times than I think any other KZbin video. I show it to people any chance I get. Keep it up, you’re straight G’d up from the feet up. 🤘

[@KKun10]

Really amazing drumming, perfect blast beats. And thank you so much for the drum transcript! Keep going!

[@JimmySaint43]

Not a drummer, been a guitar player my whole life, and even I have to stand in awe of this mans sheer talent and dedication. As a guitar player, I only need to focus on synchronizing two limbs and that's hard enough lol seriously though, the dedication it takes to scrutinize minutes of complex tracks with changing time signatures and to then go on and replicate it 100% is truly amazing. People can hitch about him having the music in front of him, but I'd like to them try to memorize 8 minutes of rapidly changing beats and insane fills.

[@PaulOuzounov]

My god.

[@klons1992]

Performing this song flawlessly is worth a thumbs up! GJ m8

[@spalasaulo]

Awesome!!

[@13superdude2]

That was ABSOLUTELY spotless. Congratulations.

[@ABurckhard83]

Love that song! The end is the best

[@SasaPetkovic_Bubnjar_Drummer]

Striving to perfection is obvious here and that, combined with great sound quality and mix makes this one of my heavy-rotation vids lately. Thanks for the huge effort in doing this, Alex. Cheers from Croatia.

[@RAITORRENTFILMMAKER]

amazing !!!!

[@LeSimracingDeMic]

You're just incredible. A master.

[@guitarfreakstyle2]

Very nice smooth playing. \\m//

[@ediek915]

Commenting all over this one... can't stay away from it! Easily the best Opeth drum cover on YT, without question. Insanely tight and clean, spot on, note for note. I wish others would take the time to REALLY learn a song like this guy did before posting up some half-assed effort and then getting upset with receiving less than stellar feedback.

[@GojiraLink]

Oh god, how i've been waiting for this... Thank you

[@bobbleheadlimbs]

your drums sound so good, I just watch these clips over and over and never get tired of your efficiency and sound. sooo good dude. always.

[@Shirouthrash512]

Eternal rains will come please! :)

[@SergeiLillov]

Flawless!

[@vanchuvega3696]

Muy bien tocado.!!!! saludos desde Argentina

[@bruth6138]

Whats it like knowing that you can walk into any studio or onto any stage with any band at any time and being able to play any song perfectly : ).

[@macthedrummer1]

My sentiments exactly..One day, years ago i was listening to something by The Mahavishnu Orchestra, i forget what it was, a long time ago, but i can remember saying to myself,``Imagine being Billy Cobham on his way to work with a packed lunch and happy as fuck, knowing what he can do and going to do it``.. It must be a great feeling.

[@telder12]

Your control is astounding.

[@yazidbouafif3131]

Amazing

[@wizkid340]

Wow! I like old studio with the Auralex all over the walls- looks like my house lol

[@binzianer]

such a full sound, so tight played

[@tommylight1312]

Killer!! The recording is top notch. As is the drumming.

[@alessandrozerbone]

Best produced drum covers ever, playing this shit on speakers with a 12 inch subwoofer really makes the kick drums punch like in a live show.

[@stephanr3933]

So tight!! You are awesome.

[@BlastibatoR]

One of my favourite Rudinger vids :P

[@DavidAkerlundDOTse]

Awesome!! Opeth is defenitely in my top 5 bands

[@matycee]

That right flr tom is SIIIICK sounding,....let alone the tuning/mic job on your bass drums. Wow. Thunderous. Bravo. Great tune. Opeth rule

[@carlsabian]

amazing playing

[@noahr.4272]

Dude this is sooo dope! Your drums sound amazing! The kick recording is ON POINT dude!

[@noahr.4272]

All of it actually is recorded nice man!

[@ozzyogkush]

Wow, nice job! Hilarious 'in-the-zone' face too lol

[@asdf2593]

I didn't even realise until halfway through that the rest of the band was an original recording holy shit that sounds great

[@V4P0UR93]

Ever noticed......he's reading all the notes very precisely......gr8 work amigo!!! cheers

[@fitness_drummer]

Such a beast man awesome

[@Meshuggaha]

when i logged on and saw mdterps 1042 had a new vid posted, i said to myself.......hells yeah! I was pleasantly surprised to see an Opeth cover (one of my favorite bands). Honestly, it could have been a video of him scrambling eggs with the cd playing in the background and I still would have watched.

[@leebrowning2162]

The 33 that has disliked must be well jealous of his incredible talent and wish they could be as good or just virgins!

[@joshuacollins6057]

Those fills at 1:22 and 1:35 are just my favourites. Sensational playing.

[@FelipeRoquini]

Amazing job ! ! ! Well done !

[@basscom77]

Truly EPIC drumming!!!

[@Themetalcook01]

My god fucking flawless. Well fucking done!

[@chicken6111]

THE FACELESSSSSSSS!!!! Congratulations! Hope to see some Faceless play alongs uploaded next!

[@MrSkizoBrain]

Flawless Victory!!