Drum Teacher Reacts: GENE HOGLAN | Death Track Playthrough 'The Philosopher' | (2020 Reaction)

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[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hey! Check out my REACTION PLAYLIST... kzbin.info/aero/PLqspKksRqaUURy8K34sBSKvuGo3ApmLC2

[@Slikx666]

Gene is also self taught and has weight belts around his ankles. He's such a chilled guy. Stay safe 👍😷

[@kevvyd2128]

You need to watch gene on some of the more double bass heavy songs like oh my effing god,shitstorm,love? or detox

[@NHndrsn1234]

I'm a sound engineer and have worked with Gene once. He was very polite and respectful. It's great when your heroes are good people.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That's for real Nate!

[@codexnecro]

@@MikeSavageDrums0145 :O he's on twitch, lmao didn't expect that.

[@Axegrinder90]

I bounced at the whisky and know gene’s drum tech

[@willguthrie5186]

I worked a few shows he played at as a venue security manager and he was always super chill. Guys like Gene always leave a lasting impression. Just the fact of an artist saying a quick hello to the local crew passing by on the loading docks is considerably more than most will ever take the time to do.

[@liamduffy6837]

\m/

[@ren_dhark]

I will never forget when Death played in Dortmund on a festival and worked backstage preparing food and stuff and Gene suddenly stood before me with a bottle of Jim Beam in hand asking me if I wanted to have a drink. He and Chuck have been so friendly and welcoming, Chuck even gifted me a hoodie with all their signatures. These guys will always have a very special place in my heart. May you rest in peace, Chuck!

[@Avliv_Satan]

That's really sweet and cool, cherish that memory!

[@YgermanvikingY]

Full of hate Tour 95 ! Ich bin beim Viva Special im Vorspann zu sehen !

[@kiliandutsch7344]

Wonderful experience, thanks for sharing. Death was such a great band that just has accompanied me all my life (and still does)

[@vincentzombi3916]

Wow that must of been an amazing experience!

[@onegladmorning4423]

Here's a quote from Gene in an interview from 2010 : "My style was unorthodox because I’m ambidextrous. My main leading hand is my left hand so anyone that would try to teach me would say “you can’t play like that.’ And I’m like ‘why not, there don’t have to be any rules.’ It just fueled my fire."

[@t3hgir]

The guy that told him that clearly never heard of Simon Phillips or Bill Cobham...

[@MartijnvanGene]

Gene Hoglan AKA "The Atomic Clock" can make a metronome play out of time. Super chill guy, extremely skilled. The double ride/ambidextrous thing is quite common amongst metal drummers.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Crazy on the ambidextrous Martijn!

[@Bultish]

Hes actually left handed..

[@minihosta]

@@Bultish i think he's just left hand lead

[@dustincarter7736]

That entire album "individual thought patterns" is INCREDIBLE. The bass work is top notch. Its perfect. Check it out.

[@D14V0R05]

Steve DiGiorgio freetless bass is sick! Then again Individual Thoughts Pattern is often the most overlooked album from Death, that doesn't get as much recognition as Human, Symbolic.

[@Lordoftheswollen]

Spiritual healing is definitely most overlooked

[@ferox965]

I'm a bassist. When it came out I picked it up. DiGiorgio freaked me out on that record.

[@nomadr1349]

@@ferox965 I am not a bassist and usually am quite bad in discerning bass lines in death metal, but SDG's playing on this album is the only thing I hear when listening to it. And it is the thing which makes it my favorite DEATH album.

[@TheFLOMAN76]

Chuck Schuldiner is not just some guy screaming in your ear. He is the godfather of death metal. And may he rest in peace. Go and check out more of DEATH... Everything the band did was amazing. And Gene was a perfect fit for the group.

[@erdemkoyuncu7303]

Well said.

[@josephmccaughey3486]

Nicest Man in Metal. RIP Chuck My all time favorite player

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

Little does anyone know, Gene is still playing the outro in his basement with new fills each time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA Love it Daniel!

[@lasnolan]

Can't believe they cut the outro on the album version.

[@iWillUseMyOwnName]

Gene is extremely skilled drummer, one of the best. Plus he is really one of the nicest guys in the world.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

He seems like it. Very calm!

[@DavidBentley23]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Gene grew up 5 minutes away from me. I ran into him a few times and he is such a kind guy (also he is a giant dude). He told me Stevie Wonder is the drummer that influenced him the most. You should check out his replacement in Death named Richard Christy. Richard actually became a writer/The G.O.A.T. Prankcaller for The Howard Stern show and formed his own band that he writes nearly everything for. This is him from a few days ago playing When the Levee Breaks and Rush's Tom Sawyer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGll6WDbdZ-bdU PS: Really appreciate you're able to move outside your comfort zone and give metal a chance.

[@pleasuretokill]

Met him on the Megacruise last October. Dude is a class act for sure

[@DavidBentley23]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer He actually replaced Sean Reinert and kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3W3aKGlbbScgrc

[@danmarshall5895]

Gene is entirely self taught and possibly the nicest guy you'll ever meet.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I knew it!

[@rasmusolsen1945]

To top it off, he was a drum tech for Slayer back in their early days, he even taught Dave Lombardo to do the double bass kicks which set them off for even more ferocious speed, so yeah we have Gene to thank for how Slayers drumming turned out.

[@josephsepulveda8819]

I got to hangout with him at the old Showcase theater. He is a super nice guy.

[@Metalbass10000]

​@@rasmusolsen1945Yes! Gene could be viewed as the "Godfather" of what metal drumming has evolved to be. He actually CREATED many of the beats/grooves that are staples in the genre. He was playing this style of drumming before many of the modern subgenres even existed. I have to laugh when people tell me that Death didn't influence "Progressive" metal.

[@kristianp.405]

And this song was first recorded with Gene in 1993. WHO played like this back then ? He did. Truly amazing. 1995 Death album called Symbolic. Amazing

[@jorozco13yearsago40]

I thought it was 91'?

[@hjk3351]

@@jorozco13yearsago40 symbolic was released in 1995, Human was released in 91 which featured Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinhart from Cynic. Sean is another excellent drummer

[@sanmarzano4164]

I miss Chuck so much.

[@peredomenech8212]

@@jorozco13yearsago40 No, in 1991 "Human" was released.

[@GeorgeTsiros]

who played like this? like, of all drummers, generally? 1955, louie belson i'm a metalhead down to the marrow, i've been listening for more than 30 years and sometimes playing by myself but let's not get carried away

[@G9_Studios]

Not only is he ambidextrous, he also sets his drum set up so that one side is tuned higher than the other, including cymbals. He is a maniac and in my top 10 drummers.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love me a mad scientist drummer!

[@mustardbackpack]

This guys got no idea of how the recording of this song fades out way too early and what a treat it is to death fans hearing this.

[@VanJR.]

Foreeal

[@Groovedump]

I know those fretless bass runs are friggin awesome. They fade out too soon on the album. Great to hear more of it here. 🤘😆👍

[@ferox965]

I'm a bassist. I had this record when it came out. I drooled at the extra time at the end for the drum playthrough.

[@alcovefib]

Yes! I used to turn the volume up to the max near the end...

[@nickstalker3254]

i met Gene in 2014 in cleveland on the Death DTA run, he was very kind and gentle, was EXTREMELY appreciative of us driving from detroit to see them. chatted for a few hours in the cold, signed my setlist, and wished us a safe trip home and a happy thanksgiving. dude is the real deal, genuinely nice, and humble as all hell. a class act.

[@dna598]

I'm kinda jealous you're discovering this guy for the first time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hope to do more on him!

[@schaeferlawncarepropertyma4898]

Gene's free floating pearl snare has got to be the greatest punchiest sounding snare ever

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I hope to play it sometime

[@schaeferlawncarepropertyma4898]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums 14x8 pearl brass. I think he's used a mahogany one as well.

[@saltygh0st124]

A couple years back Testament and Anthrax toured together and many of the shows, if not all, he pulled double duty. He's recorded and toured with some of the best, truly a metal drumming icon!

[@gringochucha]

One of the things that sets Gene apart for me is his groove. He's really funky in a weird way. It's a shame that his drums in Testament are totally overproduced, so his personality doesn't get to shine through as much.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

You nailed it!

[@crustyskellington4056]

You’re so right, it’s that Andy Sneap drum sampled thing that’s part of his production work. I find it so sterile.

[@henrikstomsjo5613]

Testament was way better with more "none complicated" rythm section. I miss the old bass player. Shame how the guitarists and Chuck Billy (Bully) treated him

[@zephyr30]

check out his stuff with strapping young lad, like Skeksis from taht same seesion.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thank you. I will!

[@KyleS.1987]

The "Skeksis" playthrough is just nuts... Gene just blasting away like it's the most natural thing in the world. And I guess for him it is!

[@NewGuyMedia-xe7bm]

Strapping young lad was my favorite band for a looooong time!

[@necropollis-]

To put it simply: Gene Hoglan is not human and his drumming knows no bounds. I personally think his work with Brendon Small (Dethklok) is some of his best work.

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

Absolute monster. Plays in leg weights. Often for the first few songs of his sets until a track with lots of fast kick drum stuff. Then he drops the weights and let's his feet fly. There's a cool drumeo sesh/interview on KZbin from gene to.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Leg weights!? What the hell?

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums yeah. Have a second look at the shots of his legs/feet. You can see the leg weights around the top of his boots.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Yup. Testament's Chuck Billy's interview about Gene's ankle weights is hilarious. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYLNqZ-LrNigbJY

[@Adzakorrahn]

Goku: You wear weighted gear too?

[@felipecampos3045]

He is the rock lee of metal

[@genebrohan2401]

I watched him play with his band dark angel when I was 16 or 17 I’m 53 now and Gene is still killing it mad respect

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hey guys! As a way to prioritize the amount of reaction requests I'm getting via email/instagram and in the KZbin comments... I am going to try and do the Patreon picks first. There is no limit on the Patreon (could be $1/month). www.patreon.com/AndrewRooneyDrums I still love you if you are NOT a Patreon contributor. And I will still try and get to your pick. It's a just a reward for those that help out with costs/time involved with doing the vids. Disclaimer: No guarantees. I can only do what I can do. If a vid is blocked... it's blocked. I'll do my best! Note: Patrons also get exclusive access to the vids that get blocked :) Thanks for watching!

[@ll7868]

Aquiles Priester - Through The Fire And Flames (DragonForce Cover) You can watch the video on Aquiles' channel or Paiste Cymbals' channel.

[@YodaMan-420]

Meinl Cymbals - John Longstreth - "Into The Storm Of Steel" -- its a set he did to promote some Meinl cymbals but showcases his talent very well also.

[@IronMetal]

Gene Hoglan has such a great aura because he's a great guy, in interviews he's a humble, funny and easy going guy, in fact a lot of metal musicians are easy going and cool guys

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

100% agree. All the metal dudes I know are chill

[@DarthJermz]

Gene is an amazing left handed drummer, with a very unusual style, had the opportunity to hang with him for a couple of years before he recorded the death Albums, Great human being.

[@Warlock_UK]

For my money, outside the super-extreme metal drummers, he's one of the all-time great metal drummers.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

He's great!

[@murderface79]

In my opinion Gene is part of super-exstreme metal drummer too. The drumming on Strapping Young Lad albums was an inhuman work.

[@Warlock_UK]

@@murderface79 fair.

[@valentinvelevski2133]

He is ONE of the BEST METAL DRUMMERS EVER. You should listen Individual Thought Patterns and Symbolic from my FAVORITE BAND DEATH. \m/

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Valentin!

[@Whosagoodboi]

I don’t know if I have just been living under a rock but I never knew Hi-hat chocking was a thing! Simply a legend

[@La_sagne]

most people do not have the mental capacity to do that while playing a groove anywhere as complicated as this.. thats why it isnt really a thing.

[@danielrogers1539]

I never get tired of listening to his drumming, especially Powershifter Fear Factory, which being a drumming enthusiast myself for 30 years, it's top notch drumming by Gene as per all his music really. Very precise stuff 😊

[@damage.0776]

Gene is one of my greatest inspirations since before i started to play drums. I say before, 'cause i listened to Death years before playing and Gene really impressed me. He's one of the reasons i started playing

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That's fantastic inspiration right there!

[@damage.0776]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums you're right. Thank you and congrats for your contents. Greetings from italy

[@jacobwilson7030]

I would definitely recommend watching Eloy Casagrande play Sepultura’s Manipulation of Tragedy. He’s so dynamic and powerful in his playing. Definitely one of my favorite drummers to watch

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I've done it Jacob!

[@dustatwood]

He's ambidextrous, plays in boots with ankle weights with like 20 different bands. Best drummer ever.

[@soulfate2]

He’s incredibly talented experienced and great sound.. a real power house player..awesome

[@schmuhf]

That footwork on the bridge part is absolutely phenomenal. The way he is EXTREMELY precise yet makes it look so easy is just baffling.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes! Need to see more Gene

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

This guy taught Lombardo double bass while he was his tech Absolute legend All the Strapping Young Lad stuff is top notch as well

[@blackrock1009]

the best metal drummer with huge influence. He helps Dave Lombardo to develop double kick technique

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Excellent!

[@dcavfactory]

He OWNS the drums by swagger and power, as Bonham did

[@mikestivers8302]

i saw Gene play live, a month ago. truly memorable evening.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet Mike. Always inspiring to see a great up close

[@mikestivers8302]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums the band is "Death to All" and they were on tour this spring. Steve, Gene, Bobby - all original Death bandmates on various albums. the stand-in vocalist Max did a pretty good job in Chuck's (rip) absense. i've been to a lot of metal shows, and this had to be the Loudest i've seen live. it was "intense" haha

[@jinxie1080]

Mr Rooney finall reacting the Mr Hoglan the atomic clock!!! Love to see it! Cheers as always for the content mate

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YESSSSS!

[@NikkiSou]

I love lower cymbal setups. they look sick and make for lovely mobility, especially for drummers in the more petite range ☺️

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Totally agree! I have everything close

[@AndrewJShirley]

He's the drummer on my fav Death album, favourite Strapping Young Lad album and more. He's absolutely amazing, named the atomic clock for a bloody reason and I've heard nothing but positive comments about him as a person. Often watch his performances just because I know it's gonna be good.

[@khellendross3573]

Death was the father of death metal as a genre, but as you can hear from this track it was anything but standard issue death metal. Chuck's vision (RIP) was heavy, brutal but also progressive and highly intelligent. As evidenced by the crazy intricate drumming, unusual phrasing on the solos and crazy fretless bass work. As is so often the case with genius musicians, we lost Chuck way to soon. And despite being a notorious perfectionist, most everyone that worked with him (Gene included) spoke incredibly highly of him. Chuck himself evolved heavily over the years, from a more stereotypical death growl on earlier albums to the vocals on this track which seem to have inspired bands like Gojira to a crazy high rasp on their final masterpiece "The Sound of Perseverance". Gene himself is a mainstay of metal, he's worked with countless bands. I think he's most well known for his work with legendary thrash band Testament, but he also worked with Death, Dethklok and countless other projects. I truly believe part of the reason why Gene stays so busy is because he is one of the sweetest guys out there. All you have to do is sit in on one of his twitch streams. Just the nicest of guys.

[@MDUBE5999]

So many phenomenal drummers out there!! WHOA!! Ty

[@LV426CX1]

Funny fact. Gene was Slayer’s Dave Lombardo’s drum tech way back when. I met Lombardo at a festival in the late 90s, I was wearing my Death tshirt. During our conversation he pointed at it, and said Gene was and is a monster player, double bass for days!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Great story Sebastian!

[@countbleck35]

gene also taught dave how to be better at double kick lol

[@carnegard]

Yes, Mr. Hoglan is an ambidextrous drummer. Very humble, kind person which just adds to the fact that he's one of my personal favorites. That and the fact that he's know as The Atomic Clock. He does some crazy shit on both Death's "Symbolic" and "Individual Thought Patterns". He's currently playing with Testament and he never disappoints behind the kit!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Awesome info!

[@SaltAndLight1027]

So much intention in every instance! Lyrical and musical drumming in death metal man that’s art

[@Ugrasrava]

On metal drummers looking so chill while doing crazy shit: relaxation is critical for speed, power, and doing it all without hurting yourself. If you get tense, you waste energy and pull muscles. It takes a lot of time to develop the knack for staying loose while playing such aggressive music, but its incredibly helpful, especially if you want to keep doing it as you grow older.

[@ButteredToast32]

I’ve never even seen hi-hats played that low before.

[@8man943]

Sean Reinert has it even lower lol.

[@trinzilla6697]

Oh man, he gets into a total zen mode when he plays. I had the pleasure of going to a tiny Gene Hoglan drum clinic and got to meet him. He's a nice guy, too. So talented.

[@thenecrosanct4906]

"He looks so Zen!" He actually played drums in a song called Zen, by SYL. A very Zen song indeed. ;)

[@GeminiWoods]

Met Gene at a Strapping Young Lad show back in 04 or 05, dude was very nice. He's insane on the kit.

[@Spacecookie-]

The music is accompanying Gene, not the other way around. He's a drum wizard. He waves his hand and it's all magic.

[@voxstelarum]

Gene have played in tons of bands and you can always tell is him. rock solid drummer.

[@rebelt2497]

One of the best drummers around

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

100% What a legend

[@rebelt2497]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Damn straight

[@marcjackson1806]

As everyone else has stated, nicest guy in metal. Also, no one mentioned the ankle weights/combat boots combo!

[@johnlind3678]

Who doesn't love Gene? Class act.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

💯👌

[@thunderspike1892]

Gene Hoglan are so good. The band that recorded this were phenomenal. Of course Chuck Schuldiner on vocals/guitar, Gene Hoglan on drums, Steve Di Georgio on fretless bass and Andy LaRocque on guitar. Steve and Gene from Testament and Andy from King Diamond

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info

[@sharadmohip6536]

Dude he is just a beast , and an underrated one just like the band death

[@DavidSmelik]

I saw Hoglan with strapping young lad, at Dynamo Open Air 1998. He went on stage briefly just to do a quick sooncheck if his drum were set allright. He quickly tried a very agressive drums testing. He did it if it took really no effort, but I saw peaces of wood of his drumsticks just flying away. It was almost if he played the drumsticks looked like reduced to dust in no time. If I am correct, he was on a clinic in Holland to show what he could. He had weights (from like weightlifters training) on his legs, and still he was lightning fast with double bass pedals. When the weights were removed, he was so fast it almost sounded like a continues note rather than hearing the actual bassdrum. I am sure I don't want to be in an argument with him, more hits per second than Bruce Lee

[@tence_6965]

I met Gene around 2010 or early 11 at a fear factory concert! He was a super chill guy and I'll never forget it

[@argpiratess]

Gene Hoglan is a guy you can sit behind a kit, show him the music, ad he'll respond with "I can do that", and then he'll do it.

[@rooster_205]

He's goooood and his kit sounds great!

[@nesticle]

Gene was one of my bucket list drummers to see live (Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Gene, Mike Portnoy) and I was so happy to see him play live with Dethklok. He's an absolute monster, and by all accounts an absolute gentleman.

[@streetwarrior31]

to me...one of the major keys that make Gene a monster drummer is the clean way that he plays....man....so hard...so heavy but sooooo Clean

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Absolute monster chops. In total control

[@mrpotatoheadracing]

Gene Hoglan and Dave Lombardo are two of the most personable drummers out there. And they know each other quite well...

[@michaelbrown3128]

He is a genius, and unbelievable double bass player. I seen him so fast and clean, with big heavy work boots before. Unheard of in heavy boots!!!!!!

[@hugolafhugolaf]

And he adds weights to his ankles. The guy is something else.

[@johnnyweyssmuller9981]

..It was when I listened to the Testament live album "Dark Roots of Thrash" from 2013, when I realized that this drummer makes even the bad (old) Testament tracks sound great.. Gene Hoglan's one of my favourites since..

[@Goblinsack2]

Did anyone mention, just for further amazement, that Gene generally plays with his giant t Doc Martins and occasionally ankle and wrist weights that he just decides not to take off after warming up?

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup! Bonkers

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

I first learned of Gene through Dark Angel, who I saw on the Scars tour, and love that band. I saw Death before Gene joined as well as after (perks of living near Tampa), and he undoubtedly added a new dimension to the Death sound and Individual Thought Patterns is a genre classic. There are only a handful of drummers I pay attention to with Gene being one and Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) being another. Dave Lombardo also, of course, but it was Gene who taught him to double bass.

[@HonkeyKongLive]

He's not only fully ambidextrous, but the setup is because he's naturally left handed but self taught, so he set his kit up for a right handed player. Hence doing most of his beats open handed.

[@EvilSewnit]

Love seeing more drummers using setups similar to mine, because I am as well left handed, play both open handed and righty, Gene is such a big inspiration to me.

[@dernergertler749]

I, too, am considered left-handed on a right-handed kit. The difference is I play right-handed when playing a beat but when I go to roll or do a double bass pattern I lead with my left limbs. I ended up getting a Pearl cable hat system and I have the hihats directly in front of me and slightly to the right so as not to be in the way of me hitting the snare. I then have my 3 rack toms going right to left to the left of my bass drum and almost level with my floor tom to my right. Makes for very interesting fill combinations.

[@jamesgulotta8535]

Andy your channel kicks major ass.. yhank you buddy.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks James!!!

[@IncapableLP]

"He makes it look terrifyingly easy!" - THAT is imho his #1 quality, because it IS easy for him! That is, what he works for. Making it easy! He has been on the record for saying that he works towards his playing to be effortless. I mean he plays with weights on his feet, to make his double-bass playing take no effort.

[@CrookedEyeSniper]

Gene Hoglan is freaking superman. He played a tour opening up for Anthrax playing drugs for testament. And after his set with Testament, he got on stage and played drums for Anthrax as their drummer. Every night for the entire tour. He would play the entire set, 100% balls out. Take a break, eat an energy bar, have a cigarette, and then go back out on stage and do Anthrax's entire set, because he just happened to be there drummer as well. One of those bands sets for an entire tour is a feet in and of itself, but to do back-to-back?! That man is inhuman. I never believed in a alien lizard race posing as humans on Earth until I saw Gene Hoglan do that. I think that alone makes him one of the greatest drummers alive, in the harder genres of music.

[@RobBluth]

In one of his instructional videos, Gene shows that he keeps a blinking green light off to the side of his kit that acts as a visual metronome, which may help explain his relaxed look because sometimes it seems he's staring off into blank space but truly he's looking at his visual metronome light

[@AlldayAudio]

i love the band DEATH so much. Gene was also in strapping young lad with devin townsend. worth checking out as well.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Clint. Love your recommends man!

[@jasondavid3969]

Gene says he learnt to play drums as a kid. He learnt by air drumming along to songs imagining the kit so he hit the right drum. As he couldn't afford a drum kit. Then when he finally could afford it and got one, he just got on it and played it.! 😜😎

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love it Jason!

[@jasondavid3969]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums seen him live a few times he's a machine and quite funny as well. He's also softly spoken for such a giant lol Saw him with death and strapping young lad! 😜🤘

[@jasonjakel5823]

An awesome drummer! One of many great drummers who have played for Death ie Sean Reinert and Richard Christy and Chris Reifert

[@mikerussell5101]

A nice guy and very talented drummer👍

[@patrickjohnson9175]

Gene hoglan is a beast of a player and my favorite recording from him is the album alien from strapping young lad

[@Malte-Micha]

Gene is a rare breed in drummers. Self taught and can play anything and any style as well. He is ambidextrous for sure. The only other summer that I know in his same class would be Gar Samuelson (ex Megadeth)

[@caseyrogers573]

Eyyyyy, from my home town of Dallas, Texas!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YO!

[@chadjohnson5577]

Gene, "THE LEFT HANDED METAL MASTER" I had the pleasure of seeing him once with Death and he blew my mind. This video doesn't do him justice! If you dig a little deeper into Gene's library you'll hear some sick riffs. Also he was my pic for your recent metal/extreme guys. 👏👏👏🔥

[@KPGuitarStudios]

Gene is very much ambidextrous, Death certainly displayed some of his best chops but every recording he is on has massive drum tones. Very unique and full of life.

[@Juicexlx]

He is the ''Atomic Clock''. Watch a video of his where he explains how he trains his double kick with boots and weights attached to his ankles. He makes drumming look easy, but he's got incredible stamina and can drum super fast. He is ambidextrous alright & you will notice that he doesn't play Hi hat. He plays cymbals and snare

[@Lucifurion]

I fucking love watching the reactions of people who aren’t familiar with certain Metal musicians when they actually get to see them play on video and see how complex and intricate some of these guys are when they’re manning their station. Gene is a master. He might not be as fast as some of the really extreme guys but he makes up for it in feel and technicality, and in spades. One of my favorite drummers. I bought Individual Death Patterns back in the early ‘90’s when I was in my last years of high school and even though I was a guitarist who worshipped Chuck, may the Legend rest in peace, Gene’s drumming blew my mind because I’d never heard anything like that before. I thought he was the best drummer in the world until a few months later when I heard Morbid Angel‘a Covenant album. Pete Sandoval was and still is a true drumming god. Some of these newer guys who focus just in hyperspeed bore me to tears. Give me a good old ‘90’s Metal drummer any day of the week.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Me too! I’m loving learning about styles I don’t normally listen to 🤘

[@talon0863]

If you look closely you can see what appears to be a bitten-off chicken head on the floor near the hi-hat.

[@JoseCespedes67jana]

The record "Time Does Not Heal " is his dominant drum patterns.... The entire album start to finish.... try it out and listen

[@sandorfintor]

Yep. Top Notch Metal Drum Clinic Classic!!!

[@waysb7450]

The Master! Gene Hoglan!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YUP!

[@jcblebowski]

RINGS OF SATURN - PARALLEL SHIFT 🤯

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the tip!

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Oh man... that is something else. Here is the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqqvaoKErJp-pNE

[@neuroticgothguy]

honestly Gene is a fuckin LEGEND drummer! \m/

[@sanfordsanford295]

Gene definitely a class act and an absolute monster behind the kit. What is amazing is how Richard Christy matched his intensity on the last Death LP Sound of Perseverance.. Not to mention Genes predecessor Sean Reinert who is also formidable Chuck Schuldiner wrote from a very rhythmic angle. For me the best rhythm guitarist ever

[@sanfordsanford295]

Seriously listen to The Sound of Perseverance. Start to finish the drumming on that album is fucking nuclear

[@hoofhearted6900]

Just a living legend, that's all.

[@tonymcmillan1941]

Kia Ora Andrew, fellow kiwi here (living in oz). Long time jamming friends and myself have been 'Death' fans for years. They had various drummers over the years but Gene was 'The Man'. Gene plays intricate 16th notes on his ride so I guess having two either side of himself makes this easier. Anyways, keep up the good work bro.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hey Tony! Very glad you took the time to comment my man. Hope to hear from you again!

[@tonymcmillan1941]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Thanks for the reply Andrew. Love the videos mate!

[@Avliv_Satan]

Gene is in a class of his own when it comes to drumming, as far as I've seen, there's no one that has surpassed him in the realm of extreme metal drumming.

[@Tuxcz]

He learned to play by listening to songs and playing them on air drums. I think he said he can't write or read notes and has everything in his head. He's like the metal Buddy Rich.

[@joenic2791]

He's relaxed because he's played this song for almost thirty years hahaaaa

[@paulpv7]

hmm that is not a good line of reasoning. Lars Ulrich has played Battery for 34 years but he looks like he is dying when he plays it. No offense tho, i love metallica

[@Barbro247]

He played this relaxed 30 years ago aswell. Gene is a beastly musician.

[@JohnDoes620]

The best thing to ever happen to genes playing was having to follow Sean’s drumming on human

[@ImChrisBot]

Didn't see anyone mention it but Gene was the drummer for Deathklok (you read it as death lock lol) on the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse! Thats where I first heard of him and his work on that show is so damn good. Maybe someone said that further down in the comments tho idk!

[@mackhomie6]

id forgotten how badass this track was

[@denislavslavchev1845]

One thing worth mentioning is Gene's physical characteristics. As far as i know there are very few drummers that boast more than 6ft7"+ height and probably 300lbs+ on top of such skill