Drum Teacher Reacts: MARTIN AXENROT | OPETH 'The Devil's Orchard' (LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE)

[@nakazumiojama]

OPETH DELIVERANCE NEXT. Welcome in opeth world.

[@martinhansson7928]

Lamentations version!

[@radiotouch1066]

Yes!

[@mvunit3]

@@martinhansson7928 - Yup, thats the one \m/. Mikael's voice in full strength and the band in full fucking aggression.

[@russellzauner]

Issue him the Ghost Reveries documentary B roll and let him watch the band just BRUTALIZE Martin until he's GLORIOUS. Soen is GREAT. I didn't see Leprous on the list. Baard did a playthrough for The Sky Is Red that's really great and it's more recent. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJuZl4BogNWshaM

[@ahmetkapcoglu7078]

thousand times yes ! cant wait for watching!!

[@Peanutfiendsblog]

Opeth is one of those bands that no matter how many time's I listen to one of their songs, it ALWAYS gives me goosebumps. Amazing and unique, one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup they give me goosebumps also!

[@POWERGOAT1]

Hi Andrew, please please check out some of martin Lopez drumming. He was a huge part in making opeths sound throughout many of their albums that put the band on the map. The lamentations performance has a bunch of good ones with him. Deliverance is a must. Opeth has a bunch of "older" albums that are incredible.

[@PiranaOutdoors]

@@POWERGOAT1 Axe is as good as Lopez.

[@MrGreyGh0st]

Every time every song I get goosebumps they're one of my top five bands of all time right next to Zeppelin Floyd Katatonia Megadeth and my final entry is none other then the kings of northern darkness Immortal

[@dadish90]

@@PiranaOutdoors finally someone who recognised it. Everybody are "Lopez was much better". Yes I love Lopez but man, axe is a beast...and the drumming in opeth' songs, I don't know if is because they changed to an old style prog or because of axe, is on an higher level since heritage

[@lukesabin691]

I was devastated when I learned Axe had left the band a couple months ago. He’s the most underrated drummer of this century IMO. Not only can he blast and hammer out double kick stuff (see Bloodbath) but he plays musically. It’s so rare these days to hear a drummer in a heavy band play with any dynamics or subtlety. He will be sorely missed.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

He's unreal Luke. Fantastic player

[@KIRA-jk3xl]

Chill my man, Waltteri is a FKING BEAST as well, just heard them live on October, amazing drummer and still entire lineups kicking on!

[@lukesabin691]

@@KIRA-jk3xl glad to hear it dude! Fingers crossed that he blows my mind in his own way, just like Axe and Lopez before him 🤘

[@linkiny]

I watched them in Bucharest Romania, the crowd requested Ghost of Perdition which wasn't part of their set list, Mikael consulted with the others, especially the new drummer as it was gonna be his first time ever playing it live, and he just gave him a casual thumbs up like "sure mate I got this go for it". He nailed it to perfection, unprepared, unrehearsed, I was absolutely mind blown. They are in very good hands. (For the anecdote: Mikael swore the crowd to not tell anyone about this "I don't want people thinking we're a pub band taking song requests, this is the only time I'm doing this just for you guys", initially he didn't want to play it funnily enough, he was annoyed almost: "we played the song a million times guys come on! We played it a million times!", sorry Mikael!)

[@INTENSPENCE]

Hearing your startled reaction to Opeth reminded me of one of my MATES buying one of their albums after hearing me play their stuff in my car one time. He then called me after leaving the store and said, "dude, the album I bought is fucking awful". I told him that is impossible....and after further analysis he realized he accidentally bought an Otep CD... LOL

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

😂👌💯

[@ATLeft]

LOL

[@aubreymasseyjr.676]

Hahahaha

[@bertberw8653]

LMAAAOOOOO POOR DUDE

[@darkstar8196]

I told my friend about Opeth and he refused to listen to them for years until I found out he thought I was saying Otep lmao

[@svnijihall]

Mikael Åkerfeldt is making the music to the new Netflix series Clark.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh wow!

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

I didn't know that holy shit i have to watch it.

[@starr0401]

Also did not know that. Will watch.

[@cubertuner492]

What series????

[@agdp15]

Thank you

[@MagnusTorell]

The singer/guitarist has in fact made filmmusic since this was recorded - look up the miniseries "Clark" ...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Magnus!

[@samuelkirschbaum5635]

I'm just genuinely happy, that my requests brought you that much joy!

[@behindthen0thing525]

glad you can take credit for opeths great performance

[@samuelkirschbaum5635]

@@behindthen0thing525 Where did I do that?

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@samuelkirschbaum5635 because opeths performance is what brought him Joy. Not you recommending them

[@samuelkirschbaum5635]

@@behindthen0thing525 Wow.. Oviously its the song and the bands amazing performance! Where did I take credit for it?! I even said "my request" and not "me requesting". I'm just happy I could show it to him..

[@EAGLEADITYA]

Mate, can you please request him Eternal Rains Will Come as well? I will die peacefully after listening to it.

[@nooaparkatti4571]

Martin did the original drums for this track so all this is him! What a fantastic drummer he is indeed!

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

He's not the one who's playing it here, though... you can't disregard their current drummer's talent just because he "didn't write it"

[@dadish90]

Mate what are you talking about, Lopez quit in 2006, heritage is 2010. This is axe 100%

[@nooaparkatti4571]

@@RTSRAZORBACK just to clarify I meant Martin Axenrot in my original comment. The parts are also written by Axe. Though I admit i should have been clearer about that.

[@dadish90]

@@nooaparkatti4571 Fair, opeth got too many Martins 🤣

[@philiph.5113]

Keep at it. Opeth has more hits then Babe Ruth.

[@Vreth6]

Yeah they're all killer, no filler

[@stevus23]

Fact.

[@n4rf645]

"These guys should score films" One of the influences of this proggy Opeth is Goblin, the legendary 70s Italian prog band who scored many an Italian movie.

[@AlexTheCynic]

Not just them, Try listen to "museo rosenbach - zarathustra". Mikael had their shirt in an interview. I think he listen to Area too which are the most important one.

[@POSMaggott67]

Isn't Mikael doing the score for an upcoming Netflix series?

[@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641]

I was about to comment the same thing about Goblin...

[@russellzauner]

@@AlexTheCynic Yep, Mikael, Khurangbin, and a few others really opened my eyes a few years back to the wide wide world of music that we missed before the internet existed. There's a LOT of music in the world.

[@Gary_M]

Suspiria

[@andrewlamont3053]

I don't know if you're aware, but Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree (Gavin Harrison) had a massive influence as a producer for their shift in sounds. Steven is absolutely clinical in creating platforms for his favoured artists to leap from.

[@TheMatadrum]

Just Axe being Axe. Chop, chop, copping away at his chops just like a good Axe.

[@jonkwape3097]

Good ol' Legolas

[@michaelford4360]

Actually Mikael the vocalist did compose the soundtrack for a Netflix series I believe

[@druid187]

yeah he did the musical score for a swedish show called clark..... it's excellent and really shows how versatile and talented he is......

[@eloann]

Fun fact: there's an episode of Criminal Minds featuring Opeth's song "death whispered a lullaby" (co-written by and featuring a certain Steven Wilson, who produced a bunch of their albums)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh wow. Thank you!

[@Denvercoder]

Yep. My wife watches that show and I was in the kitchen and I hear, “Whoa, sleep my child...” and I ran into the room like, “WTF?!?!?” 😂

[@lorddrako1990]

@@Denvercoder I was binge watching with my girl and it came one and I lost my shit 🤣🤣

[@Ianforcements5669]

Oh holy crap!

[@skabeche81]

This is the first song I heard from Opeth and didn't realize what was coming until I browsed their discography, they immediately became my favourite band so far.

[@demonshinji]

Welcome. In my opinion, ‘Ghost Reveries’ is their best album. Its the perfect balance of what they where and what they would become and also my favorite lineup. They have such a diverse discography. Mikael is one of my favorite composer/writers along Ihsahn. Enjoy the ride and hopefully you get to see them live soon. Mesmerizing, and Mikael is such a great entertainer in between songs.

[@Celatra]

@@demonshinji i need to say, Morningrise is quickly becoming my favorite despite it being messy.

[@bloodysmurf]

@@Celatra Morningrise does have a mesmerizing vibe. I enjoy it as well. I also feel like Windowpane captures a hint of that mood with greatly matured composition... one of my favorites.

[@Celatra]

@@bloodysmurf oh indeed. But morningrise just feels so winterish

[@darrenbooker8144]

​@demonshinji gracefully disagree, Blackwater Park my man

[@j.t.3798]

And this is live... Fk. Unreal!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Utter madness

[@JeffreyBezeau]

Them drums feels like the heartbeat of a loving freshman. Fast, furious, yet full of passion.

[@d3tach3d]

The Chills, everytime.

[@DanMullally]

I envy that you're experiencing Opeth for the first time. Absolutely unmatched project.

[@mikewright7391]

The heritage album came out to a lot of criticism because people were angry they stopped being heavy, it is an underrated album tho. Damnation also kind of got the same hate but then was praised.

[@starr0401]

It's their best prog album IMO. Terrible mix, but superb writing and performance.

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

People are so fickle. Yeah, it's not a metal record per se but it is instrumentally heavy.

[@ClandestineMerkaba]

@@UncleAnaesthesia Expectation is a powerful thing.

[@rabarebra]

@@starr0401 Terrible mix? Heritage has a great mix.

[@i77ed33mable]

Pretty sure it was Axenrot that wrote the drums for this track. This was from the second album (Heritage) the band did with him as a member.

[@thecuymr]

No, Mikael writes absolutely everything, including drums

[@levinskevich2180]

@@thecuymr stop saying that, it's not true

[@thecuymr]

@@levinskevich2180 www.google.com.mx/amp/s/www.rockzonemag.com/entrevista-a-martin-mendez-la-otra-cara-de-opeth/amp/ Suit yourself then, you can also watch the making of Heritage, Mikael does write everything

[@briantopps5638]

He (axenrot) did write drums on this album and he wrote drums on watershed. He played live on ghost reveries but Martin lopez recorded and wrote the drums.

[@briantopps5638]

@@thecuymr he only writes a skeleton. It's up to the drummer to add fills and color it how the choose to. It's also up to the newer drummers or any fill in to be able to replicate the parts like the drummer who recorded them. Axenrot wrote the drums on this song after hearing the rough track of the guitar and programmed skeleton of the drum ideas

[@parallelearthstudio8385]

I’ve been fortunate to see Opeth three times live. I saw them for their Heritage album, in which there were no growling vocals at the show...this album was pretty much All-Prog. The second time I saw Opeth Was for their 25th anniversary tour. They performed there long epic masterpieces in this show, one song from each album. The third time I saw them, the first half of the show was all chill and no death vocals, the second part of the show was all heavy. Enjoy the Masters

[@thomashverring9484]

I saw them at a small venue with excellent sound in Aarhus, Denmark. That was perfect! Time for stories, jokes, and small talk :^D The singer is a master entertainer!

[@mortaryon9760]

opeth is one of the best live band around the world. they played in the christuskirche in bochum, germany an whole set of songs in acoustic versions, there were also death metal songs played as acoustic versions, the best was "demon of the fall". the song is normally a total death metal track but they played it like a blues or jazz version...absolutly great band and always funny on stage!

[@tschaderdstrom2145]

That 6/8 pattern is is TONS of Opeth material. It's definitely a staple Mikael likes to put into his songs.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info!

[@JudgeLazar]

This show is the most perfect and flawless mix of a live performance that exists. You can pick out each individual instrument and voice and nothing drowns out anything else.

[@robgas7507]

They are (Art) in a definition. They bring so many elements together to create one part.

[@aaronwynn8114]

Opeth are phenomenal live, you will definitely not regret it!! Their earlier stuff is a lot heavier but still just as atmospheric. 20 years ago, this band made me realise the depths there is in metal. i envy your journey of discovery \m/

[@benghiskahn3673]

SUCH a good concert. The sound is Crystal clear and the music top notch.

[@Robert_Herring]

This is the track that made me a fan of Axe. He can do the heavy blast beats and massive double pedal stuff required in death metal, while also doing the absolutely tasty stuff here. On the latest album, In Cauda Venenum, he even lays down a nice jazz waltz.

[@TheZeusch]

I think you may like the drum play through of ne obliviscaris's and plague flowers the kelidascope. Kinda same vibe but not the same at all!

[@MissSoundgardener]

They were freezing cold playing that gig, too. If you watch the whole show, poor Mikael spoke about how cold his hands were and yet he and the rest of the band were able to smash out an absolutely stellar performance! I wish I could have been there. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@Therealozzy47]

I saw Opeth at Sounds of the Underground in Tulsa, Oklahoma many years ago and it was 100 degrees in the shade not a cloud in the sky. Opeth comes out and they literally conjured a storm while they played and then they were done and the storm poofed....blew my mind.

[@Christian-vq8rd]

I'm just glad "Hide the Pain Harold" showed up.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

He’s back!

[@PuggetronicsPioneer]

Actually yeah, the lead singer Mikael Akerfeldt is currently scoring a television series that's coming to Netflix

[@Maflrudi]

Hey! Love seeing you doing all this Opeth stuff. They're one of the best bands we have here in Sweden. This track is from the album Heritage (2011) which had them sort of shifting from their usual folk inspired prog-death to much more progressive rock oriented music while really keeping that folk inspiration as well. This meant that the album they released before, Watershed (which is absolutely mindblowing and dark by the way), was the last album they recorded where Mikael did any growls at all. All albums past 2011 including Heritage are much more mellow with a 60's/70's progressive rock kind of sound, which I gather may be more of your speed from having watched your other stuff. All the best mate.

[@satanihelvetet]

Great reaction! Next by Opeth for reaction should be 'Harlequin forest' l live at Royal Albert hall. Great song, amazing performance and you'll get stunned by the ending...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

THANK YOU

[@hcpwnography6157]

OPETH - Deliverance (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London) - An amazing song. Martin Lopez, the previous drummer performs.

[@BlackDeathThrash]

Axe has also played/recorded with BLOODBATH, NIFELHEIM, SATANIC SLAUGHTER, TRIUMPHATOR, NEPHENZY CHAOS ORDER, and WITCHERY.

[@jenskm325]

and 10 other bands,dan swanö syndrom XD

[@victorsupreme214]

Witchery is awesome

[@BlackDeathThrash]

@@victorsupreme214 I prefer all of the other bands listed over Witchery. Although I did see Witchery when they toured the US with Emperor and Borknagar and they were good.

[@OsmonArtist]

Axe was an Opeth member when they wrote for this album, im pretty sure he wrote this track.

[@apollyonexe868]

Most of the drum hooks are written by Akerfeldt still. So that's why you can hear a fair few callouts to previous rhythms from previous albums.

[@celephais40k12]

Oh man, time for an Opeth rabbit-hole! I'm trying to just recommend one or two songs, but honestly I'm struggling to narrow it down. Just listen to it all and enjoy the journey man 🎶

[@esprokr99]

The Red Rock Concert is easily one of their best recorded and produced live concerts. Enjoy the rabbit hole, I prefer their older material, but the Sorceress album is a hard hitter. Axe is an impeccable fit in the band in the direction they’ve gone.

[@OsoSospechoso]

I was there! Red Rocks is unbelievable. If you ever come to Colorado, save a half day to check it out. It’s actually owned by the city of Denver, so you can come visit during the day even if there’s no show. It’s one of the musical wonders of the world! Oh, and go see Opeth too :)

[@OsoSospechoso]

Also, you will LOVE Opeth performing Era, one of Axe’s best drum performances. And Deliverance, which features one of the most iconic grooves in metal.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Jack! I was in Colorado in 2005! Wish I knew about it then

[@fletcherrutland6293]

the venue, “red rock” is the most beautiful. it’s outside denver, colorado built into the mountains (more of a mesa). wonderful

[@aubreymasseyjr.676]

Saw Opeth in Memphis at The New Daisy and in Nashville at The Cannery Ballroom. Delivered both times were great shows! Would've loved to see them at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

[@horisview]

One of the many great aspects of Opeth: I always discover some new nuances in their music when I come back to their songs after some months or even years. No matter if it's the older albums with the growls or the clean prog-albums. One of my greatest discoveries in music!!

[@blakecorkill]

one of my all time favorite bands. their tone is ON POINT IN EVERY WAY!

[@serguei666]

Thanks for this reaction!!! Opeth is maybe the best progressive band in "dark music"!!! Saúdos🤘☠️

[@kevinjacober319]

Love that you have found Opeth! One of the best bands of all time! I was lucky enough to be at this show and "lightning in a bottle" is the perfect way to describe it. It was a special night, Opeth has been a favorite of mine since My Arms Your Hearse was released back in '98. You should check out their older live performances and see how much they've grown and evolved as a band. They were amazing to begin with and just keep getting better :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oICsqZV-pL-mlck

[@mangethegamer]

Mate, you should definitely see Opeth when you get a chance. Opeth is one of my favorite bands to see like. Professional, funny, tight, pure beasts of darkness.. Opeth evolve their sound between albums, lots of influences coming from early prog, the band Yes, jazz, Norwegian black metal... Axenrots background is being a black metal drummer.

[@scrubsscrubs694]

So good to see Martin getting the credit he deserves. Would love to see Opeth Demon of the fall live at the roundhouse

[@jackmatthews9682]

Its songs like this where you realise how insanely good Axe and co are.

[@xavierbonilla1164]

Opeth are so very good!! Their new album is perfection. I’m gonna spam you... between the buried and me- extremophile elite. Please and thanks 😆😆

[@Madrigalen]

Love this show, got the blu-ray... Only one flaw. Toooo damn short!

[@BBEDrummerAK]

They used to be more death metally back in the day, and progressively (hehe) got more prog with their music and writing. That prog undertone has always been there throughout their entire career however. As others have said on the previous video (and probably this one) there's a lot of good pro-shot live stuff that features original drummer Martin Lopez, and DEFINITELY worth checking out. Another absolute beast drummer.

[@BBEDrummerAK]

Also, Axenrot played on more straight up death metal albums before joining Opeth.

[@TheLivirus]

Hadn't seen this live performance. Incredible vocals!

[@guessure]

Significant altitude as well. Red Rocks is in the Denver, Colorado area

[@badgerello]

I sat and watched this entire show last night (again). IMHO It’s one of the best recorded live shows ever.

[@erikmaronde2244]

The Keyboard player of the Devin Townsend Project, Mike St-Jean, did the Light work for Devin on the last tour and toured with Steve Vai. I think you need musically talented people if the whole experiance (Sound&Vision as Bowie said) shall be as wholesome and beautiful as in Opeth or the others mentioned.

[@johnroberts1009]

Red Rock is a great outdoor place to go see a concert. Saw Fleetwood Mac there. The sound was fabulous. Thanks for sharing this great drummer. Fantastic skills. 😎

[@neuroticandroid]

The prog rock elements were always present in Opeth's music. However, since the Heritage album in 2011, they removed the death metal elements.

[@ShrimplyPibblesJr]

You should really hear the opening to Eternal Rains Will Come. Martin KILLS IT! They've had some great drummers before, but Martin is the best they've had. He's got such a light touch for metal, but pulls it off.

[@alund1306]

I think the frontman of the band, Mikael Akerfeldt, is supposed to score a Swedish movie. But I haven't checked for any updates on it since the coof hit

[@thecuymr]

It’s actually a Netflix series, but I don’t know how long till the premiere

[@mothernorth64]

Martin is a stunning drummer! I love Opeth!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Absolute brilliant drummer! So impressed

[@mothernorth64]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums I recommend your attention Martin Axenrot's drum solo in Porcelain Heart! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2bHf4aXgqx7nZI (30:10 - 37:04)

[@bharatjakati5531]

Not that it matters, but which Martin? :)

[@rabarebra]

Heritage. Best Opeth album for sure! Masterpiece.

[@DrMcKay66]

Opeth is one of the best live bands ive seen,all included..period 👍Your brain goes on an amazing ride and after taking it all in......WOW 😲😎😂

[@douglaswilliamson5641]

I was at this show, it was “Lightning in a Bottle.” Even in their older heavier tracks Opeth has always been good at atmospheric breaks and setting a mood.

[@MycontentisgoldJerryGold]

The very first Opeth song I heard, and still my favorite.

[@dirge4november84]

Fall in love with opeth yet? I've seen them in concert and have loved their music for YEARS.

[@liquidportnoy]

This track is from the second album he recorded with Opeth, anything from 2008 onward is Axenrot! Also highly recommend checking out his playing in bloodbath :D

[@IndecisiveConclusion]

Once again for some of the cleanest and tightest drummer check Opeth - Eternal Rains may come

[@SauceBoss69]

Funny you should ask that, Andrew. They have a song called Ending Credits on their Damnation album.

[@nathanmcintyre694]

So glad you are getting into Opeth, they are truly masters at their game!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Super awesome man!

[@Agaryunaer]

Watershed is the last Opeth album featuring Åkerfeldt's harsh/cookie monster vocals. It is also their most progressive one (excluding Coil/Burden songs), and something of a crossover from Ghost Reveries to last three albums. I would recommend checking out almost anything from Blackwater Park, Deliverance & more of Ghost Reveries as those albums conjure distinctly "Opeth" atmosphere.

[@janneheikkila3913]

Well, Axenrot did write the parts for this song. He's been a member since 2008, so everything after and including Watershed is by him. The Pale Communion is one of the best prog-ear Opeth albums, the drumming there is stellar. I guess it's safe to say, that he is primarily a metal drummer, been in Bloodbath since 2004 and other metal stuff as well. When I heard that the old drummer left and was replaced by Axenrot, I got worried for a while since I loved Lopez' parts and the latin influence that was present. I guess now it's safe to say, that they made the absolutely right decision getting Axenrot to join, such a versatile and professional sounding drummer.

[@thecuymr]

Actually Mikael writes the drums, and then Axe delivers

[@janneheikkila3913]

@@thecuymr That's a bit simplified. I believe Mikael "paints the picture", gives the general idea, maybe has a few parts written for a cool groove he has thought of, but he won't write the fills or go in to specifics that much. Or do you think Michael brings perfect notation to a coffee table in the morning and Axe just practices off them? I don't think Michael is cocky enough to not take any advice or ideas from the others.

[@levinskevich2180]

@@janneheikkila3913 exactly, this guy keeps talking out his ass replying to everyone with this nonsense

[@thecuymr]

@@janneheikkila3913 Then read this interview with Mendez, he says clearly that Mikael is really good at programing drums and if the drummers contribute, it’s not much www.google.com.mx/amp/s/www.rockzonemag.com/entrevista-a-martin-mendez-la-otra-cara-de-opeth/amp/

[@janneheikkila3913]

@@thecuymr "....yes, they can put their touch into it, so to speak, but they can't change that much either." Mendez, talking about drummers. I'll meet you at half way, but truth to be told, I think 80/20 rule applies here. 80% of the drumming performance is done in the last 20%, which are the details. Working within strict guidelines forces even more creativity. I don't know if you're in a band or written songs with a band, but I'd say that's pretty normal. I get feedback from the guys who write the initial song concepts, and work along those guidelines. Sounds exactly what they're doing.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

So awesome watching someone discover this phenomenal band. Discovering Opeth was one of the defining moments of my musical life ~20 years ago (can't believe it's been that long! Seems like yesterday...). If you want to hear their earlier, more "death metal" side, you can stick with this live show and listen to Demon of the Fall. That was from their third album. Opeth were always proggy in a sense--ambitious, complex, multi-layered--but it was only recently they got really into 70s prog and ditched their death metal side.

[@abhishekchaubey903]

Opeth have surprises for you at every turn you take on your way to their exploration. Talking about Axe, He was meant for this band and eventually became the member. His drum lines seem like Phrygian Dominant equivalent of guitars on the drums. I'd highly recommend you to do the reaction of The Lotus Eater

[@HellionImmortal]

9:00 "these guys should be scoring films" as a matter of fact, they recorded a song for the video game God of War. the song is called The Throat of Winter". in my opinion, a peculiar yet very well crafted and enticing song.

[@maxviking3210]

Excellent reaction! Regarding the growling, not that you have said yiu dislike it but just a short comment anyway. I wasn’t a big fan erlier but then someone told me that you should look at growling as a rhythm instrument with lyrics. I know you have checked out Meshugga and thats a good example of how the singer follows the base guitar and the drummer.

[@GMatt193]

Two song where he shines a lot to me are "the lines in my hand" and "nepenthe" ,both from "heritage"

[@cruzwolf2056]

This is my favorite band.and by far the best live performance at a concert ever

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

SO good!

[@dilip293]

Andrew, if you like Opeth, you should listen to them with Martin Lopez (the drummer before Axenrot and the guy who composed this). All albums were really drum-minded when he was around.

[@fhare666]

Axe is great, a fantastic drummer, super technical and advanced. Martin Lopez (98 - 05), was also great, and unique, he was in Amon Amarth and now in Soen. I really loved his style, a bit less technical than Axe but still creative and interesting. Also shout out to Martin Mendez who plays bass, unheralded but just a great musician.

[@futurewavecs]

I love your videos with one exception. LOL. You keep using the angel choir like sound which happens to be my SMS ring tone so that I'll notice when something breaks that I need to fix as a network engineer who works from home. As I watch your videos I keep looking at my phone for an alert/alarm every time I hear you use the same sound as my SMS sound. :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA!!! Love it

[@GregBourne]

That whole DVD/Movie is a banger. You gotta check out the first song in the set "Sorceress". More straight forward in terms of playing, but it has BALLS

[@briantopps5638]

Definitely check out Martin lopez videos with opeth as he was the drummer who wrote all the drums for the main albums after they were very well established.

[@Celatra]

mikael wrote all the drum parts from the very start.

[@mathiaswesterstrom3136]

Their latest album is a beautiful masterpiece! ✌️✌️

[@dataskin]

So basically Magnus Boyd is a sixth band member, playing the light effects in sync with the rest of the band. Stunning work! Also - the Opeth guys. Never heard about them before I've encountered their stuff here. I don't even care that it's death metal, or whatever label the critics have slapped on it. For me it's a great music that include growls, which fits their music perfectly fine. That's why I've subscribed to this channel - there are so many great picks and fantastic music yet to be discovered. Some of which is (was) completely outside of my music realm.

[@mapleleafer74]

Yeah Opeth are my fave band, Axe my fave sticksman! I'll be uploading some Opeth drum vids soon on my channel!

[@warren_r]

One of my very favourite songs of the 2010s, easy, easy, easy. The whole Heritage album is special.

[@jr34v3r]

Haha we get to watch Andrew become an Opeth fan in real time! Love it!

[@Ianforcements5669]

This particular performance is exactly what I had in mind for you when I watched the last video. So glad I wasn't alone! I didn't actually care much for this album when it came out (saw them on the tour though) , but actually this live DVD cemented this song as particularly amazing.

[@isaacfraustro]

Martin did wrote the drum parts of this song. The last 3 opeth albums, drum composing has been his creation.

[@wylepeyote]

You’re right, in the early days they were purer DM but the whole dual Clean/Throat vocal was a definite part of the sound. They have always been a prog band. It’s why I’ve always loved them. Mikael Åkerfeldt is heavily influenced by Swedish folk music, it’s where a lot of his melodies come from. He is a total legend of a man btw. My favourite quote from him was on the cover of Terrorizer magazine around the time of the release of Heritage..”I am finally free from the shackles of metal.” Since then the throat has played less and less of a part in the Opeth sound.

[@d3tach3d]

Like another commenter said. I envy you for listening and recently discovering Opeth. I'd give anything for that feeling again! its been 20 years! haha.

[@papaskazoo5860]

They did the soundtrack to “Clark” on Netflix!

[@josephb7183]

I'm glad this doesn't have any thumbs down. Because you seem interested in Opeth, and no one else has elaborated yet I think... Orchid (95); Morningrise (96); My Arms, Your Hearse (98); and Still Life (99); are all kind of traditional growly stuff with some lute-like acoustic parts. Mikael's singing isn't as secure. Blackwater Park (01), Deliverance (02), Damnation (03), Ghost Reveries (05), and Watershed (08), is I think the classic period that all fans adore the most. Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries are the favorite albums from fans it seems. Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree had a big hand in Blackwater park. Damnation is an all clean album in contrast to Deliverance, which is always their encore live lol. Watershed was the first to have Axenrot, and before that you'll hear Lopez's work. Heritage (11), Pale Communion (14), Sorceress (16), In Cauda Venenum (19), is where they lost some metal fans because they went prog-stratocaster, clean singing. Mikael has said in interviews that part of the reason he growled so much was because he was insecure with his voice, and now he feels confident singing. He is also an avid vinyl collector and has an extensive library of crazy stuff that not a lot of people listen to. He used to have a column where he'd essentially have Record Time with Mikael I believe. Ghost of perdition is the opener from Ghost Reveries, and The devil's Orchard is track 2 from Heritage. I hope this guides your listening. I see them live everytime they come around, and I hope you are able to as well.

[@alexandremarchand8815]

Nice description of the «Opeth timeline» although I just want to point out that Lopez was not the drummer for the first 2 albums, it was Anders Nordin at the time :) !

[@josephb7183]

@@alexandremarchand8815thanks! I realized I left out Nordin lol. I was listening to Orchid again after I typed that comment too. I feel like Andrew wouldn't really listen to early Opeth though.. just tried to give him a big overview because their periods are so different haha.

[@Bobbias]

Opeth's early work is much more black metal than their later stuff, and they've progressively happen more eclectic over the years. They tell a story of how they came with a lute that nobody could play because they wanted to sound medieval. But even in their early work you can clearly hear the seeds of their progressive approach to writing. The sort of chords you hear remind me a lot of jazz, but completely recontextualized. Every opeth song is a journey, they have excellent use of dynamics, they repeat toss long enough that even the most off kilter rhythms become normalized. They employ many great songwriting techniques to great effect. And they have absolutely incredible mixing and engineering to to it all off.

[@BP-or2iu]

He was the original drummer for that song. That was his second album with the band.

[@adityastrcoep]

Opeth Eternal Rains will come next please. You will love the drums.