OUR BASSIST'S TERRIBLE AUDITION VIDEO (he used to be a guitarist)

[@Archspiremetal]

Jk we love Jared ♥️

[@pocketsdsquirrel3207]

So much that Oli will blow ass at him during tour

[@patrolmostwanted]

Don't we all :)

[@BuckingFuffalos69]

It can only be Jaredddd

[@sorrymommy8190]

Jared is the sex appeal of the group.

[@pocketsdsquirrel3207]

@@Archspiremetal they went to Jared 😏

[@KevinQ25]

The next album, the drums should be replaced by sampled clean singing.

[@Metalhead_Edd]

Criminally underrated comment.

[@thaddeusk]

Or that guy who did a beatbox cover of the drums. Hell, replace the whole band with beatboxers.

[@SiriasisOFFICIAL]

Lyrics: * insane blastbeat beatbox *

[@interstellish]

this is the way

[@KevinQ25]

@ Perhaps some samples can be just Owen Wilson saying “wow” and Matthew mcconaughey saying “Alllright”

[@ChaosPootato]

The Boys are Back in Town cover on your next album? With plenty of Archspire sauce on it of course. And a fresh new drummer to torture

[@jumbopaulo]

and clean singing!

[@XShmoke]

@@jumbopaulonoooo

[@zao_664]

yeah just for the troll in the bonus section

[@chrisbmx68]

this

[@dylgaarthecarpathian4019]

Yeah but then the song would be 32 seconds long

[@jesselough]

Y’all are hilariously entertaining to watch sitting on a couch bullshidding. I’d like if you did more of these.

[@devinharwood6010]

Agreed

[@matthewusher6721]

I’d listen to an Archspire podcast

[@sorrymommy8190]

@@matthewusher6721 Archspire lets play channel would also go hard as fuck.

[@nergal2741]

well they would need to fire the new drummer and then do more drummer auditions

10:53 this is Oli thinking how funny it would be if they announced that they went back to Spencer for drums😂😂😂😂

[@GuyManley]

Seeing Jared's audition tape was a nice treat. Going to 6 string and finger style having never played bass it crazy.

[@christianrajkai6917]

and obviously total BS, for the right hand tech, that takes a least 1-2 year consistant practice, the kid is lying.

[@fleatactical7390]

@@christianrajkai6917 Well, he is playing like a guitarist on a bass, so... I mean, there is that running joke about the 5 different kinds of bass player.

[@Spiralord]

​@@christianrajkai6917Totally, maybe within a few months playing like 8 or 10 hours per day you can reach that, but not from 2 days...

[@steveng6721]

​@@Spiralordhe studied classical guitar

[@Spiralord]

@@steveng6721 Well, then it makes sense.

[@veenoir1991]

Kevins getting my vote fs. Extremely clean and consistent, seems to have a really good handle on his sound and set up. Also hes kinda hunky

[@sorrymommy8190]

Thats the issue. Is he too hunky?

[@thaddeusk]

@@sorrymommy8190 Yeah, I think the other guys in the band might become self conscious with him around.

[@mark6302]

I'm still waiting for "lol jk hes not leaving"

[@codhcod4949]

the plot thickens

[@fleatactical7390]

Well, he may be back. By the time they make this decision, Spencer's kids will be off to college and he'll be tired of his wife and looking for a hobby...

[@WTFisHappeningToMe]

@@fleatactical7390spencer didn’t have any kids, not sure where this narrative came from

[@Bryan-T]

I'm not sure if you will read this but seeing as how there are quite a few that could actually play the stuff, I think the most important aspect would be writing ability. If I were you, I would send the finalists a drumless track and see what each comes up with.

[@BAD3GG]

Nah, the most important pre-requisite of any future Archspire member is just how well you can talk shit about the other members. Playing sick drums is just a bonus.

[@Bryan-T]

@@BAD3GG hah, fair enough.

[@afonsodev]

You should keep doing auditions even after you hire someone. This is gold. Do it for guitarists next lol

[@fuzzmetalhead]

"mallard, heh" *complete silence*

[@WTFisHappeningToMe]

To make it even better, he actually said “Mallard Marco” which is a Lord Marco pun, so even more beautiful

[@hill_awaits]

watching kevin paradis with the benighted archspire tour poster in the background lol

[@thrive207]

After Gojira at the Olympics and Knocked Loose on Kimmel I am fully expecting to see you guys play at the Daytona 500. Please find a drummer before then and don't let me down.

[@gods1lla]

I don't even care for about a new album now, you're a KZbin channel now. This needs to continue

[@bigstef2010]

JOHN LONGSTRETH !!! would be an honor to play with this guy !!!

[@davegiard2221]

John is the fucking man.

[@mark6302]

Origin is fucking awesome

[@DavidMihaelovich]

- I hate jazz. - Didn't you go to school for jazz? - Yeah, that's why I hate it.

[@raichoo]

Honestly just makes all the hard work Jared put into his craft palpable. That's dedication🤘

[@filipeventura2729]

Guys just get Kevin 🤣

[@ryanh1892]

if they do and take Benighted on a tour... is it physically possible for drummer to play two sets of this music in a night?! Same for Longstreth and Origin

[@thalloutboy]

@@ryanh1892I can’t speak for Kevin, but John used to do this kinda stuff all the time. His stamina is inhuman.

[@kyrieeleison3355]

“I like this album a lot” PLEASE get it on Spotify I’m begging 😭

[@BuckingFuffalos69]

Spotify is ass and has the worst audio quality of any streaming service. You should use literally any other service

[@WTFisHappeningToMe]

I bought that album when I was 16 in high school on Apple Music, so one day I had an aha moment realizing I could probably just re-download it since it’s in my purchases. There’s some decent KZbin rips of the album, but yeah aside from if you had bought it a long time ago, you can barely find it anywhere now.

[@TastesLikeMould]

Thin Lizzy had some amazing lyrics, like "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town". Like... uh... where in this town? At the jail maybe?

[@NefastusJones]

I don't wanna be 'that guy', but Thin Lizzy was from Ireland and there are (were) three prisons/jails in Belfast. #notthatguy

[@TastesLikeMould]

@@NefastusJones Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I wish that I'd known that as a young child, I've spent most of my life thinking that was a dumb lyric when it was in fact me that was dumb [:

[@ColeYote]

​@@NefastusJones They're from Dublin, tho (Dublin has five)

[@RevolutionNTty]

John Longstreth is unreal. We need him!

[@ThakkMylde]

Drumming is one thing, humor is another. That's a hard room to back into.

[@mjjoziasse1]

I'm sure it is :P...

[@PanasonicTooth]

Kevin Paradis would be great but it seems he might be missing a funny bone. His reaction to Samus666 playing Metallica with dildo drum sticks for one, as well as specifically stating in his bio/resume that he is not funny.

[@ianwashington7751]

Hey! The boys are back in town is A GREAT SONG!!

[@Dinostra]

Ollie reached unheard of levels of sass this video. I'm here for it

[@WTFisHappeningToMe]

The part where he got “upset” about John’s hidden Tom/and the hidden Tom trope was hilarious. Also them elaborating that he’s not your average John, but a “kinky john” sent me too 🤣

[@Pauligrinder]

I'm still not really into your music but I love these videos. You guys are just hilarious.

[@ElijahBobija]

These couch reaction videos is big Beavis & Butthead energy , new favorite content to watch on KZbin is just you dudes reacting to musicians playing your stuff poking fun at them and yourselves at the same time but being lighthearted , it’s a perfect mixture of wholesome dichotomy 😂

[@mastathrash5609]

“I don’t know Thin Lizzy! Could it be the fucking boys?!”😂

[@Arminized]

Sense of humor gets you in Archspire more that high BPM's :) Kidding but John man, I remember the last time Origin was playing in Rickshaw and I was talking to Spencer about what kind of a beast John is! Man, you got Hannes, John and many of these really cool Octopuses to choose from! Good luck gents! Jared was a brilliant pick, so we trust you gonna do fine!

[@maddnotez]

Nothing more annoying than auditioning someone and that person tries telling you how you should change your music.

[@KyleBGanger]

That should be discussed prior to any audition.

[@jackbrown4697]

Who here agrees that Archspire is a freaking amazing band? They seem to be getting better and better with each release and I'm so excited for their next one, I will continue to support them for as long as they make music 🤘

[@johnnygotgrowls]

Kevin is so god damn good. Imo one of the best auditions for sure. I'm so glad you guys didn't do this when you were looking for a bassist I would have been mortified with my audition haha

[@FLmetalhead]

This legitimately would be a show I would watch. You guys are funny and the editing makes it hilarious. Just watch videos of potential drummers until you’re like too old to even play the music 😂

[@johnny_eth]

Kevin is your drummer. He's insanely good. His Benighted recordings are insane. And he toured with Ne Obliviscaris last year. I saw him, great guy.

[@FriedEggsandJellyfish]

Mallard Marco duck pun was the cherry on the bill

[@thaddeusfromsonar]

i think Kevin is the easy answer here, but that dude is already in like 4 bands. you guys should get a lesser known guy and give him an opportunity to focus on your band exclusively.

[@auracario6243]

Agreed! Cole or Greg would make the most sense!

[@Xandoscritters]

​@@auracario6243Souza!!!

[@CynicalSphere]

Ngl I really want to see a video of Jared playing guitar

[@Hoxle-87]

I don’t know but these r the best archspire videos ever 😊

[@whoshotya117]

I'm surprised you don't have Spencer looking at submissions to help filter out the worst from the best

[@illdeletethismusic]

considering how little Spencer was mentioned since the departure, either the relationship completely broke down or something terrible happened to him that shouldn"t be public.

[@DustinPlatt]

I searched casting couch, and this came up.. should I stay in incognito mode?

[@P.dripps92]

The first drummer is my vote. He's comfortable and so accurate

[@slipknotpurity00]

Kevin seems to be in a league of his own when it comes to these auditions. I don't know how you'd look at his performance and go "nah he's not the guy".

[@maxime_simard]

I think the humour bit they just did will make him rethink. That guy is overly serious and got pissed at 66Samus a couple years ago because of a video (I think it was the enter sandman cover). Killer drummer for sure but I don't he would fit.

[@P.dripps92]

@ well thats apart of it for sure. If his attitude sucks then fuck that clown. Archspire are laid back funny guys. They don't need a thorn in their side

[@dio4912]

@@maxime_simard a band is like a business. this is their job, no one cares if you dont have the sense of humor

[@maxime_simard]

Its actually really important to have everyone on the same page in a band because that will affect creativity and writing process. The moment you work on something creative your concept of business does not apply

[@orionbekesi]

Archspire: "Whaaat the drums are sampled?" Archspire ex drummer: *points a gun* "They always have been."

[@OG-PranksterCat]

I feel the like the true audition would be seeing if they can stay sane after being in a room with you guys for an extended period of time 😂

[@davidvanwagenen8623]

My vote is for John Longstreth!!

[@CitizenKang]

That would be great, but he was just auditioning for fun. He's still dedicated to Origin.

[@NatexGilbert]

I'm the bassist that auditioned but wanted clean singing

[@tomatomtom4921]

Fo' real? Haha, that's cool

[@RamsesTheFourth]

No disrespect but I'm glad they didn't listen to you :D

[@ahbh4348]

now truly the boys are back in town

[@ddsvelder9866]

Did you learn your lesson about the boys?

[@Arminized]

you should be an amazing bassist but let's keep it hellishly/Gut wrenchingly brutal

[@ceceliataylor84]

You guys are the best

[@basilisco5941]

man they should set up a podcast series, I'd be so happy watching/listening something just like these couple videos. So damn hilarious and multi-faceted, I mean, you have the rude dorky, the quiet one, the handsome and the mom. something like this once a month or couple months would be the perfect stress relief besides their awesome music

[@LeGrandPleb]

Oli makes my sides hurt. Too funny

[@Jeffect3]

I want a Metalocalypse style show with these guys

[@WretchedSound]

Guess who just got back today!

[@JeremiasDK]

Looking forward to hearing Kevin drumming on your next record :D

[@Kembole]

The boys are back in town!

[@Human-f9v]

As a bass player calling that terrible makes me insecure😭😭😭(I mean it's not good but damn)

[@shanegriffin2215]

If John is auditioning, I think he would be the best choice. He is a beast.

[@dirtyhalo20]

Cmon...Kevin Paradis all day....I mean....isn't he even on the same label as you guys? Season of Mist?..

[@Sparks2490]

Kevin doesn't gravity blast with his left.

[@franlovelsimic8421]

Paradis is in a lot of projects and I would rather have someone like Longstreth get the spot if that makes sense.

[@patrolmostwanted]

@@Sparks2490 And doesn't have rubber duckies on his kit. Might be too much into kinky stuff as well.

[@justino3991]

The difference between Kevin and John’s AUM play through is crazy. Doesn’t even look like the same song. John does admit he only played 60% but still.

[@nestalgeek3991]

@@franlovelsimic8421 Yeah Longstreth doesn't have many projects sureeeee

[@Uzielsquibb]

My vote goes for Mr. Legstrength.

[@louisxD]

We need more of these. You guys are too funny

[@DarkminiStoned]

I love those video! Oli is such a fuckin troll hahaha. Every single video i saw from "playthrough or anything" from Archspire, I thought Tobi was an emotionless guy. I was wrong! He is just to focused while playing lol

[@rickybonngarcia]

The puns are absolutely next level on this one

[@sirhcsuiris]

Meh. They all kinda rolled right off my back.

[@stubborn_otter]

I liked you guys before...but now?! Welcome to the Elevation-Station!! I should go back and listen to your entire discography again! I did buy that super-sick hoodie, after-all....🧨

[@xORLOCKx]

So what time do we need to drop Kevin off for practice? Does he need to bring snacks?

[@ignaziosemproni]

The "terrible" audition Is still better than my best performance 😂😂 i'm gonna burn my bass 🥲

[@DannyJ_bass]

Oh man, thank you for showing Jared's audition video 😍 and no clean singing!!

[@DemonOfTheRockies]

Greg A Smith 🙌🙌🙌

[@auracario6243]

YESSSS! Him and Kevin have the most honest auditions. Plus Greg doesn't need to use his right hand for gravities! 🚀

[@robertpavey5615]

Kevin Paradis is amazing and he appears to have done tonnes of cool videos plus he has so many bands under his belt (Svart Crown, Benighted, Trolldom etc)..but that Wildy Souza guy is a revelation!

[@TheM00ndawg]

'the boys are back in town' is a sequel to 'jailbreak'. this is my head canon.

[@therooffairy5979]

Longstreth will be in Australia in December, doing a clinic in Melbourne. Recommend.

[@shiru-67]

thank you all Archspire guys, for your great comments ,I will continue to refuel！

[@jacobstinson4863]

Ya'll are beautiful individuals

[@TheChadster789]

The gentleman hath returned amongst the township.

[@ExhumedPutrifact]

Origins drummer?!!!! Bloody hell, yes!

[@almightytallest4009]

Interest probably dropped off when Tim Alexander quit Primus and everyone started making video auditions for them.

[@seitsen]

Who's the next drummer to suddenly quit, place your bets here!

[@johnsmith970]

​@@seitsen Phil Collins, seems like he's had it with everyone's shit

[@chestnutpuckin]

Thin Lizzy also gave us the brilliant "tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak somewhere in this town". Oh yeah, Phil? Where specifically in town do you suppose this jailbreak is going to take place? Thin Lizzy still fucking rules, though.

[@boltman1974]

I kinda don’t want you to get a new drummer as I’m really enjoying these audition videos 😂

[@BroDude_Guy_Man]

The smooth jazz elevator intermission music makes this infinitely more watchable. Its your faces...... Mallard.

[@matthewroman5520]

Kevin deserves the spot!!!

[@tswizzlemcbizzle]

0:46 I didn't know Matt Walsh played drums 😂😂😂

[@blankepitaph4407]

Oh hey, I have the same Psycroptic hoodie as Jared

[@nitroanilinmusic]

I feel like they do these audition reaction videos to send a message to the candidates. Like, "this is what you will have to put up with do you still want the job"

[@ivanquinones2145]

The crickets 🤣

[@mountainofsound]

@sweetwater Should host the drummer auditions and do a full documentary style like the og Dream Theater drummer search stuff

[@technicaldeathmetalhead]

Jared is so bad ass!! More bass solos!!!

[@dementedleo3346]

Legendary moment ❤

[@hjalmarwidmark5906]

Benighted hat last video and poster today 🤘

[@mikeking5070]

Youre right.... He's not youre average John!!!😂😂😂

[@drabbster]

Yeah, we want that average John!!!!

[@СлаваВеремей]

John Longstreth is number one ❤

[@bensmith935]

It can only be regular John

[@Akinohotarubi]

5:25 is straight out of a Metalocalypse episode.

[@9yugin5]

Tbf jon longstreth is the fucking goat, period

[@rustyshackleford3514]

Played the entire breakdown of Jailbreak in half time live. Just couldn’t get it together. That part is kinda cool half time though 😂

[@reisselpud]

KEVIN

[@ys1756]

Spencer from Inferi participated in the audition. switch from spencer to spencer?

[@Avliv_Satan]

I don't mind the boys are back in town, but then again, I also enjoy Thin Lizzy quite a bit.

[@non_brewed_condiment]

crazy to think that just singing the Boys Are Back in Town totally saved that guys life!

[@theguy4361]

It can't be anyone else but Kevin

[@TrinaJulianEdwards]

Ok, but Thin Lizzy "Jailbreak" is actually pretty good. Also, today was cold and I'm weak, so I was wearing my Stay Tech hoodie with the lab monsters on the back. Two guys came up to me and one of the dudes says, "Archspire rules." I was so stunned they recognized it, that all I could say was, "Yes." 😂

[@Keith_from_LBC]

It's not a "real" audition without chili dogs. C'mon guys! 🌭

[@WolfRites]

I'm tempted to audition just to, like, be part of these videos. No fucking way would I actually want to be part of the band, though. ;)

[@bucwah7875]

Do a show with Benighted, Origin & Inferi. All their drummers have auditions, so if any are worthy, test them drummers out live.

[@firstnamelastname288]

God damn, got tricked into watching another drumming video. Thanks, Jared.