DRUMMER REACTS TO: Mgła-Exercises in Futility V - Darkside- Brutal Assault 2019 (Drum Cam)

[@ChemicalW6]

One of the most underrated drummer, so talented. Brilliant band. One of my favourite bands. The talent

[@ole86]

Underrated by whom?

[@petrissmalga1993]

Nils Dominator also cool 😂

[@metalheadindian9174]

You must check out the entire Exercises in futility album. It is a masterpiece.

[@JohnG_YT]

Oh ,you bet i will check that whole thing out :)

[@Adrian-ey5xp]

Fuck yeah ...I luv it and put as many people I know onto mgla .🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Adrian-ey5xp]

Yeah it is fkn awesome. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@br-br-deng]

Also check Apocalypticists by Kriegsmachine, especially first track, especially around third minute. Some crazy drumming shit going on right there. People said that Darkside plays different signatures with his feet and both hands, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4. I don't understand what that's mean, but I love it. Another project, same guys, and the band plays on

[@shakattakk]

\m/

[@pantsedjuniorhayseed4816]

"gonna check out the foot cam right now..." _literally the most simple kick drum section of the entire song_ [pondering intently] "hm, yes"

[@doctajuice]

He was originally a classically trained xylophonist... Explains a lot tbh

[@JohnG_YT]

Now his style of playing makes even more sense.

[@RobSinox]

Exercises in futility..is most addictive album in music of all time 🤣

[@TESLACE1337]

2:15 "this dude likes his bells" you're in for a treat

[@JohnG_YT]

Little did i know,lol!

[@sator666666]

Great reaction. I love Mgła. Insanely dark atmosphere, very intelligent lyrics, and those drums! Masterpiece!

[@JohnG_YT]

Cannot agree more! Thanks! :)

[@Cobhcrew22]

Darkside and exercises in futility II. Is also another great song and drum cam. 🤘🏼

[@JohnG_YT]

Will take a look at that, thanks! 🙂

[@jaygage1555]

Darkside just my opinion is the best technical drummer in black metal hands down

[@cannibal666]

When I listen to MGLA it puts me in a trance f-ing love it 💥🤘👹

[@reasonablefacsimile]

Yes!!! I'm most productive at work when I'm blasting some MGLA or Windir into my ears.

[@bartoszmatkowski8545]

Poland rules!

[@bartoszmajchrzak2225]

"BYŁO CYMBALISTÓW WIELU, ALE ŻADEN Z NICH NIE ŚMIAŁ ZAGRAĆ PRZY MACIEJU" "There was many cymbalist, but none of them dared to play in front of Maciej" Adam Mickiewicz - Pan Tadeusz (polish national poem no.1) paraphrase (it was Jankielu instead Macieju in original) BTW: Maciej (Darkside) used to be a Xylophonist, therefore he's so good with cymbals I guess.

[@JohnG_YT]

Now I kinda want to take some xylophone lessons,lol! Really cool how he can translate the melodic aspect of that instrument on to the cymbals here. All the respect ✌️

[@heiddithorarinn5165]

@@JohnG_YT thats also the explanation for his huge sticks cus he was a xylophonist

[@shredgnar]

the stone cutters it took a quarry to bury their dreaaaams 🤘😆🤘

[@giansar3918]

Hey, I loved your reaction! The way you're reacted to when he touched the cymbals the first couple of times was so cute given what happened next :D

[@JohnG_YT]

Thank you so much! :) Yeah, he decided to sneak a couple of hits at first and then he unleashed the HELLS BELLS 😅

[@egilskallagrimsson2941]

This guy is amazing.

[@themightyx2y230]

Darkside is a master ! You want more ? You should react to : Kriegsmaschine - Residual Blight - Drums Cover by K.Paradis It is another band of Darkside. This cover is absolutely mind blowing

[@JohnG_YT]

Oh,he is in more bands? Great,thank you - good to know :)

[@666vilemass]

Glad i scrolled before i posted exactly what you did😂😈 I really would love a legit drum cam on that song! Darkside is a fucking octopus

[@casualeye1633]

@@JohnG_YT it's the same members in both bands. Just two guys (accept for live performances, where they have more members to play all parts).

[@apexkech]

I can second/third/thirtieth this. If Mgla is the commercial product of Polish black metal, Kriegsmaschine is the TALENT product of Polish black metal. Residual Blight by Kriegsmaschine is an entirely different animal. Darkside is the drummer's pseudonym; his stage name. But his nickname in this community is "the Octopus". Residual Blight by Kriegsmaschine brings out the real Octopus in Darkside. It's unlike anything you've ever listened to from a drummer's perspective. This man specifically went out of his way to craft entirely original drum beats that will blow your mind. You will not regret it. One of the rhythms was so challenging that Darkside himself posted a KZbin video recorded by someone's phone on how to play that specific Rhythm. The cover by Kevin Paradis of the entirety of Residual Blight is worth the watch. I highly recommend. t. Black metal nerd of 20 years.

[@bartsekura]

Residual Blitght cymbals are actually ridiculous

[@AcidGrzyb]

Love your reactions when Darkside hits cymbals. Greetings from Poland!

[@JohnG_YT]

Thank you! Was just in Poland a couple of days ago (Ilawa to be precise) ,lovely people and good times! :)

[@AcidGrzyb]

​@@JohnG_YT After year i see that again lol. We invite You again, this time to the Izera Mountains ^^ Ahoj!

[@MediaSubliminal]

@10:36 or so, on the album, just listening to it, I would always think, "there's no way this is only one drummer. He must've recorded a few tracks over each other" I guess I was wrong. If I hadn't have seen it, I would never believe it.

[@DallasGunther]

One of the best black metal albums of all time really.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

Nothing compared to any Moonsorrow album, Deafheaven's Sunbather or White Ward's Futility Report or False Light.

[@kriksizanderson5471]

Sounds like a polyrhythm on bells at one point

[@Enochulator]

You should check out his drumming work in Kriegsmaschine to blow your mind even more…

[@Zeitgeist6]

THIS!

[@NiPTwist]

For the the drummer THIS is soft and chill play, good to have a paus between the songs #LikeNo900WoopWoop

[@sebastiannock942]

I just found MGLA a few months ago. Absolutely love them. Very much a “wall of sound” sound to them, in a very good way. Fantastic band through and through.

[@JohnG_YT]

I had a hard time getting into Black Metal in general, but with Mgla and a couple of other bands it eventually just "clicked" with me.

[@gergelyfliegauf5287]

Really enjoyed this analysis.

[@JohnG_YT]

Thank you! :)

[@mudchad]

polish octopus does it again

[@NiemaLumiere]

Oh, I wanna say, it's so difficult, what I want to see more - surprised reactions or amazing drumming play, but it became my hobby to watch reactions to Darkside playing, but everytime I'm supposed to concentrate on watching playong. He's amazing

[@JohnG_YT]

There is a lot going on in here for sure,but it's fun to listen to! :)

[@jsivonenVR]

You and me could listen to this a LONG time, but he can actually play it. For a long time. 🔥🥁🔥

[@beanthegod]

I LOVE BURTON C BELL. RIP FEAR FACTORY

[@Kamile0n]

"That is just so fucking satisfying to listen to" - Fuck yeah man, it's all about the bells. I've stepped up my bell game because of darkside

[@Curse44]

Ahoi! Whoever reacts to Mgła gets my sub. Greetings from Austria :)

[@JohnG_YT]

Thank you! Mgla is fantastic :) Cheers from Czechia!

[@Janopooh]

I think this song was his idea, to be that comfortable it has to come from within.

[@NiemaLumiere]

This is the only song from the album, there're not blast beats, how I remember, but he had drummed this song so unusually 🤘

[@cockybalboa2]

Darkside is an amazing drummer. One of my top two in extreme metal. You should check out Jamie Saint Merat, on the video called Drum cam: Ulcerate - Stare Into Death and Be Still // AKL, NZ 2020.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

I second this motion.

[@adam-p4n9p]

yes mgla are excellent

[@dropshot5791]

Imagine you go to a show (night outdoor) and see Darkside with Mgla followed by Proscriptor McGovern with Melechesh.

[@thomasjohannson8120]

Best reaction on KZbin to this song good work mate

[@JohnG_YT]

Appreciate that Thomas, thank you ✌️

[@АлексейД-с4ъ]

U r absolutely right. He is butterfly.

[@ratgodmetalsupertvshow9718]

This video made me sub.

[@kagethedemonslayer]

There's a super badass blackened death metal band from Czechoslovakia called Depths Above you should check out. Their album Ex Nihilo is absolutely amazing. Also I love your Solaire figure. Praise the Sun!

[@sheffielddavemt125adventur3]

Would love to see a reaction to The Summoning live drum cam from Sleep Token. God tier drummer.

[@JohnG_YT]

That is a good idea...writing that one down! Thanks :) (love that song btw)

[@icbm50]

Pronounced MGWAA. Ł is a W sound in English.

[@szveszs]

After that you can try Eloy Casagrande and the guy from Ulcerate or Deathspell Omega.

[@erickisaacgomezgarabito3253]

To all this. My impression upon hearing this song on the album was the same. Then I looked for a video with the battery camera, which certainly caught my attention and came as a surprise. What is this?!😆

[@johnjendryczka9515]

MGLA - MGWA (Polish) - mesns Fog . . . the greatest drummer out there !!! Darkside is a God !!!

[@JohnG_YT]

Sending love from Czechia neighbours to Poland! :)

[@rhystheodore4903]

Praise the Sun!!!

[@Bi3rnat]

Greetings from Poland

[@JohnG_YT]

Greetings from you Czech neighbour! :) (BTW: Was in Krakow once - had a GREAT time :) )

[@ilcirrus4468]

"This dude likes his bells, apparently!" Oh, just wait.

[@llljjj007]

I would have never guessed you were Czech, you have barely any accent. Skvělá reakce!

[@JohnG_YT]

Díky/ Thank you ! :)

[@hosec4905]

This guy is a legened and the only reason why I stand with a guitar and don't touch drums. o kurwa

[@carelessnihilanth7618]

Mgla is the goat

[@JohnG_YT]

Honestly, this video is where i started appreciating Black Metal a lot more in general! :)

[@ostravia]

Praise the Sun.

[@krzysztofwalicki4829]

That's honey! Man!

[@herrynugraha3172]

Nice.....💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@gwynbleidd9000]

Is that Solarie on your desk? Mgla is fucking amazing too!

[@JohnG_YT]

Yes! Praise the sun! I also have a Solaire shirt (visible in my last video!) Mgla is fantastic! :)

[@KTheStruggler]

5:08 Holy shit this guy is ridiculous

[@KlajniKleiner]

„I want more” - all mgła Is more and never end. Is Dark who looks in you eyes always and never gone, because Is just human nature.

[@feanrassilmaril579]

IT's so brutal using that baseball bats on ride cutted from tank.

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

Would love to hear your take on the new Archspire stuff. You'll appreciate the drums at the very least. Spencer Prewitt is a madman

[@JohnG_YT]

I've seen some of his playthroughs and his usage of the gravity blast and overall speed and double bass work is absolutely incredible. Might actually do a video on that,so good idea - thanks! :)

[@johnjendryczka9515]

LISTEN to MORE MGLA !!!!!

[@JohnG_YT]

That's the plan! (I've already checked out another "exercise in futility" , but i forgot the number! :D But i am planning another video ,with more Darkside in it! Stay tuned :)

[@erickisaacgomezgarabito3253]

Hello! I have seen your videos very recently and I would like to know if I can share videos to do the same exercise ... Is it possible? I have something that might interest you.

[@aether_antares7761]

Sooo... When are we getting a drum cover of this? : ,) Lovely reaction video!

[@JohnG_YT]

That would be a fun one to do! I do only own electronic drums atm though. Wouldn't be easy to do justice to those bell parts with those,lol.

[@JohnG_YT]

And thank you! :)

[@haystackdmilith]

Pedals are personalized Czarcie Kopyto :)

[@wojciechkedzierski5093]

Czarcie kopyto = Devil's hoof Cool name :D

[@JohnG_YT]

Čertovo kopyto in Czech :D Amongst all the boring brand names,this one does stand out :)

[@silafuyang8675]

Darkside the Octopus.

[@KORNBG]

Ive heard that he was playing xylophone in school or smtn.

[@JohnG_YT]

That would explain a lot!

[@wolverine669]

Check out Darkside's other band Kriegsmaschinen also

[@szveszs]

this is killer: Stringer Bell

[@MichalJas-t4u]

POLAND🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱💪🥁

[@ILikeSkulls666]

MGLA basically means, mist or fog.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

Also, sneakers is how you spot a drummer in a crowd of metal musicians. Comfort always surpasses style in the long run.

[@JohnG_YT]

Oh absolutely...in my old band,the leader tried to make me wear stuff for "style points" and i was having none of that,lol.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

@@JohnG_YT Well, there's always room for compromise depending on the band dynamic. The rest of the guys in MGLA are dressed in leather jackets, jeans and boots. The drummer kept the hoodie and the covered face but ditched the jacket and switched the jeans for suit pants (skinny fit) which are breathy and comfortable. And the sneakers instead of boots of course. One has to be practical when it comes to live performances. Sure it's theatrical to be dressed in outrageous black metal regalia like spikes and barbed wire, several bullet belts covering your body and two claymore swords on your back. But if you can't play because of the outfit then it's all for naught.

[@autumnsphere7581]

Id like you to review one drum cover on youtube. How can i do that :)

[@JohnG_YT]

Tell me which one it is! :)

[@autumnsphere7581]

@@JohnG_YT césar vesvre - thy darkened shade. The technicality of the composition is mindblowing. Constant embelishments within drum fills and the cymbal work is just astounding. Always makes me wonder how can he remember all of that

[@autumnsphere7581]

@@JohnG_YT atmospheric elements do repeat themselves but not the melodies of bass and guitars, and not with the drums. They are constantly everychanging even when one section is being repeated just after

[@ericeagle9837]

Jamie Saint Merat(Ulcerate)-Dissolved Orders ….you’re welcome

[@alinamaciej339]

Darside>other drummers>pffffff>johng

[@JohnG_YT]

Drumming is not a competition.

[@carelessnihilanth7618]

Lol in every darkside reaction video someone comments on his drum sticks

[@METAL666MANIAC2]

Darkseid is a dark God that's it

[@henrykg9200]

12y on drums? Show me what u can do... How is ur style... Can u use pedals for soo long time including spreading crashes everywhere, holding rythm by two hands the same time... This guy plays very nice but it is not something wooow, he is able to fill up the air with any possible crash and tomtoms... I use to use that in my very shot, amateur playing years ago... Anyway, can u do a cover of above with you drums?

[@JohnG_YT]

Uhhhh...Why would i need to prove anything to someone i don't even know?No offense. I come from more of a classic hard rock/heavy metal background ,so this stye is quite fascinating (as you say woow) to me. This is just a reaction and commentary. not me doing a cover.

[@bernardogiordano8139]

Mgła means "fog" in polish

[@gamingforfun9000]

George Kolias drumming

[@ezfranca]

Age of excuse 1

[@aikremcyt]

Mgła and Batushka are best Polish metal bands.

[@JohnG_YT]

I still need to check out Batushka!

[@flkfnd]

Try Mordhell for something raw and ugly!

[@METAL666MANIAC2]

I hate how you are expecting the bass part like you watched the video already and you are waiting for it

[@Ersa7z]

Check out his channel "DKSD"

[@radolix666]

If u want more u need to check another band where darkside olayin. Its Kriegsmaschine and IMO there he doing even better job. He sound like fkin octopus. Cheers

[@caiocaldeira2778]

Mgla means fog

[@HerrSawchain]

Came to this channel for The reaction on this video. Kinda seen them all :p Love The reaction! Subbed and liked! If you havent done a reaction to "Alex Rudinger: The Faceless- Xenochrist" Would love to see your reaction to that

[@JohnG_YT]

Thank you very much! Will keep your suggestion in mind! :)

[@effys.wh0re26]

COULD YOU REACT TO JAZMIN BEAN „WAR ZONE URCHIN“ ? ALSO JUST A REMINDER THEIR PRONOUNS ARE THEY /THEM! :)

[@JohnG_YT]

I'm doing a Japanese music week now,but i'll keep it in mind. Thank you :)

[@effys.wh0re26]

@@JohnG_YT thank you so much and thats totally fine! also love your videos :P !

[@JohnG_YT]

@@effys.wh0re26 Appreciate that,thank you :)

[@jakub_hricov]

Číta sa to Mgwa, nie Mgla 🙂

[@JohnG_YT]

Tak vím zase něco nového :D

[@aussiemetal88]

Can not see what the deal his here just average wanly black metal

[@JohnG_YT]

I do not know what wanly is ,but i personally enjoy Mgla a lot. This one is more focused on the drumming,

[@jeffriggins9106]

...lol. it's almost as if a black metal drumming video would contain, you guessed it, black metal drumming.

[@Vlad.The.Drac.]

🤡

[@Sethekk]

Bro, you should add som drum videos of yourself because you kinda sound like you don't know much about drumming.

[@saneinchaos]

excellent drummers to check out: @KRIMHDrummer @Lykanthrop

[@Goro999]

Greetings from Poland

[@JohnG_YT]

Greetings from your Czech neighbor! :)