Gene Hoglan (Testament, Dark Angel) - drumtalk [episode 60]

[@zacharyseibert6788]

His drumming on Death's "Symbolic" album is one of the greatest performances in the history of the metal genre. Gene is a fuckin legend!🔥

[@johnwalter6410]

I agree

[@TheCyberMantis]

So true. Those two DEATH albums are legendary. When I first heard them, I $hit myself. Such SICK playing. To this day, I measure everything up against Gene. He's the king.

[@ggmusic6974]

What makes Gene even more of a legend, is that he actually tried to copy Sean Reinert's innovative drumming from the "Human"-album.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@ggmusic6974 All musicians have influences. Nothing wrong with that. We have to be inspired by someone/something. That is the motivation that makes us want to try it. Where we go from there... is up to us.

[@EricJh21690]

Also love his drumming on SYL album City 🤘🏻✌🏻

[@lazyman4214]

Probably the best metal drummer out there, true legend

[@johnwalter6410]

. One of the best for sure. Dave from Cattle Decap is much better then Gene techneclally. Aaron from Infant Annihalator is sick too

[@polestebansanchez1362]

@@johnwalter6410 infant is just trigger.. and post production, i mean : is not the same.

[@johnwalter6410]

​@@polestebansanchez1362 hahahahahahahahah. Ok, first off Im going to let you know Im a mix and mastering engineer, and Im also a drummer. I have been for over 20 years. It seems you dont know what triggers are. People who dont play drums (which its obvious you dont) , think triggers make you play faster or better. Thats not what trigger does. A trigger is a sensor that goes on the head of the drum. When the drum is hit ONCE it "triggers" a pre recorded drum sound ONCE. A lot of times these are used in live situations because micing a drum has whats called "bleed". The sound of the the drums will bleed into the mics of the other drums. Drums are notoriuosly hard to get a good mix on in soke venues. So they use a pre recordr drum sound. Its a sample of an actual drum recorded in a studio. It simply sounds better. It does not make you play faster or better. The sample plays one note per one note hit on the drum. Are you following what Im saying? He is still playing all that. Its not doubling the hits or making it sound faster., Lots of people think this for some reason. And what do you mean by "post production"? Explain what you mean, because I have a feeling you dont know what that is either., I have sat in on Infant annihlators recording sessions. My buddy mixed two of their albums. Aaron is playing every single note. And his playing skill is a bit better than Gene's. Aaron can play stuff Gene cannot. Im sorry to tell you. I love Gene, dont get me wrong. But you are incorrect on this one. watch > kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LPpX13mbZ7gcU and aaron playing here.. You can see exactly what he is playing > kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXrQeZxna8iqp8U

[@uraniumcranium2613]

@@johnwalter6410 lmao. its programmed - computer drums, not triggered. He didn't play c**tcrusher. That is the reason they dont play that shit live and the playthrough is just the album audio. Obvious from his technique that he cant play at those speeds for long, if at all. Meshuggah programs drums too but at least their fans know about it and the drummer can play it live.

[@uraniumcranium2613]

@@johnwalter6410 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rovTXndmpph6m68 The guy at 9m 33s might be able to play it though. superb technique.

[@GaryCantonDrums]

I met Gene in Dublin in 2018 just as he was going in to play his gig. He stopped and chatted with me and stood for pictures. An absolute beast of a drummer and an absolute gentleman. 🤘🤘

[@bst1984]

He broke so many boundaries in Metal drumming. What a legend in drumming and humbleness

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

No he didn't. Lombardo alone is still better.

[@cyanhobbit]

such a humble legend

[@WiktorA96]

I am not a drummer, but i have a huge respect for Gene for his craft and his personality. I hate when people are bragging about their skills and what they've done. And here is Gene, totally cool, humble, relaxed, 0 vulgarity and absolutely 0 ego. What a classy gentleman.

[@llongone2]

Interviewer: How do you get amped up for live performances? Gene: I take a nap. I like naps.

[@shaunduffy5180]

One of the greatest metal drummers ever!! Gene has forgotten more about drums than Lars will ever know!!

[@JT-pr6gr]

Fantastic questions. That drum cam footage was awesome.

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks a lot man!!

[@mellowtron214]

*Its wild to think Gene is almost 60 years old, and he can still smoke damn near any drummer I can think of, both physically and much more importantly, CREATIVELY!*

[@sethcashman1011]

Gene is so great. Hearing him on Leave Scars was a game-changing moment for me as a kid. Fantasttic interview and presentation, as always!

[@drumtalkofficial]

thank you Seth! I hope I can continue this programme one day

[@Rukazor]

Gene talking about how "Almost Again" by SYL was a 'gift' from him to his good friend Devin made that song mean so much more to me as a fan and as a drummer. Seriously brings a tear to my eye.

[@Avliv_Satan]

Gene, such a nice guy and such an excellent drummer, as far as I'm aware, NO ONE has surpassed him in the realm of extreme metal drumming.

[@Freeskiingisdabest]

Agreed, Pete Sandoval and Gene are my favorites.. both have a very different style but both are innovators of Metal drumming.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

When I first heard his first album with Testament, I couldn't believe how big of an impact he had.

[@n8barnhart]

I wish all drummers could be humble yet a monster on the kit like Gene over the years. He has always been the most professional human being when meeting him in person. Iconic.

[@davinci75]

Cool! Love his Drumming on Death´s "Individual Thought Pattern"!!!!

[@TebowTheNextKilmer]

The mind-muscle process of this guy is impressive. This dude and Steve D is the premier rhythm section in metal.

[@SaberToothGary]

The Atomic Clock. One of the greatest of all time... SUPER nice guy too, just a dude. That means alot.

[@pawlpoche8736]

Strapping Young Lad! Live Download Fest 2006! Look into it. I feel sorry for the bands that had to follow that performance

[@erwindevriendt9453]

Gene is such a cool guy

[@DanPresland]

classic, thanks

[@drumtalkofficial]

sure thing. was about time to get him back

[@vicfirthstick]

What a humble guy; machine man! And what a great interview with some really great questions ... well done! And it was really a joy to listen to a legend explaining all his ups and downs on his amazing journey throughout his career 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@microsoftpain]

I love his points about Chuck (Schuldiner, specifically. Since both he and Chuck Billy are mentioned in this lol) and how he's just like "be a drummer. do your thing." What a humble man he was.

[@welderdude1]

Amazing drummer. I was able to see him in Strapping Young Lad and he killed it.

[@Osoch]

I'm so jealous of you!

[@welderdude1]

@@Osoch saw him at NAMM as well. Super nice human.

[@jorge.olaechea]

Awesome drummer, and aaaawesome person! Thanks.

[@matthewaper3716]

Been a huge fan of Gene's drumming for a long time, but every time I see an interview with him I become even more of a fan of Gene as a person. What a genuinely good dude!!

[@psychotictactoe]

The guy has been on some of the most brutal metal albums ever and yet he's probably the nicest and chillest guy in the genre, love him!

[@carlosclerigadrums]

Lovely talk, what a gentleman! Great questions as usual, Drum Talk! Cheers!

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks a bunch Carlos!!

[@Zenhjin]

Not only an insane drummer, but a creative mind who respects music and serve it. Insane drummer and also a nice human being, based on this interview

[@michaelobrien9689]

Gene is such an inspiration with his abilities and creativity. So laid back, he is a drum god amongst men.

[@ZakkiLowe]

Gene is so rad. Definitely one of my favorite drummers of all time.

[@NickScherden]

Great episode. Love hearing Gene's insights.

[@t3hgir]

One of the best drumtalks!

[@drumtalkofficial]

thanks a lot! really appretiated!!! it's the very last one I've ever filmed

[@rexfuriusdeathmetal]

What een amazing guy, Gene has always been a huge inspiration. Love his drumming, creativity and attitude.

[@Freeskiingisdabest]

Absolute legend of a drummer. His work on ITP and Symbolic is truly unique and can’t ever be topped.

[@NeuroplasticityReprogram]

Wow I enjoyed this so much. Gene has been such an inspiration to me,

[@HunteR-uc7nv]

Glad you guys got Gene back on here. Definitely in my top 3 favorite drummers of all time.

[@AndiRohdeEnglishChannel]

Oh man, Gene is so absolutely speaking from my heart! :-D I can see myself in so many of his approaches! No wonder his playing and his personalty are speaking to me! And once again: Great questions! You are such a great interviewer!

[@drumtalkofficial]

hey Andi! thank you so much for the nice words! In the end it comes down to two things: preparation and improvisation. Be prepared as good as you can and be ready to leave the path you thought you would take :-) And yes, Gene is just great -- relaxed and humble but serious and dedicated with so much feeling and finesse that it's always a pleasure to hear him talk or speak through his instrument.

[@MauricioMagaldi]

This was awesome!!! Kudos Phil! Great job as usual

[@drumtalkofficial]

thank you Mauricio!

[@allenhunt1330]

Love this guy! I can listen to him talk and play all day! Started doing some of the stretches and it really helps. Haven't played with ankle weights yet! Lol! Keep up the great work Gene!

[@Peterplayingguitar]

Gene is one of the biggest heroes of my life since 1991 and I'm not even a drummer.

[@B.B-c7q]

Great to see you here, Gene! 🤘

[@christianboddum8783]

Amazing - he has the focus of a true martial artist.

[@dRuMg0d]

Gene is a fkng beast. I love that dude

[@arisediego]

Human made me feel more than Human... Than you Gene, Sean, Paul, Steve and Chuck. See you in heaven ;-)

[@kleanthispapadopoulos2555]

What a great interview..

[@anthonycannolo4131]

Great drummer and great person! Always so humble

[@K4MOSE44]

Legend one my favourite drummers ever the style the way in which he does his thing is incredible ! He's such an inspiration! Great episode!

[@drummerkaspars]

One on my idols!!! Love the interview.

[@SchGtr]

As I always say, I love your channel, great questions, edition... hope someday you can have Richard Christy and Nick Barker too.

[@ZetroDrummer]

One of my biggest drum heroes.

[@OthonasDrums]

humble,honest and one great drummer

[@lee13whitehead]

Gene is so adaptable and so precise, a truly great drummer indeed, been an inspiration of mine since time does not heal (which he wrote almost entirely!)

[@Ben-Jamminalot]

Devin & Gene to me are the absolute ingress musical expression of Humanity.

[@marklang8028]

Legendary drummer. Legendary man. ⚛🕒

[@64DrPeppers]

I like how when hes asked about drummers advice he jumps directly to performance and recording drumming, with a subtle implication of like “oh i thought you meant drummer drummers” lol

[@Sharing13]

Loved every minute such an under rated drummer

[@ilovelexi1t20]

There's cool and then there's Gene Hoglan cool!

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

The one and only atomic clock.

[@sammibedford986]

Gene is an absolute sweetheart

[@bryancenterfitt7127]

Yeah... I'm guilty of speeding up on stage. The last time I did a live show, the adrenaline got going so high that I took our set list that was well over an hour and cut it in half! Now, to be honest, I was playing strictly from memory because I had no monitor. On my kit, all I herd was white noise because everything else was sat up in front of me. I remember at the end of the show, people come up asking me how and why was I playing the whole show with my eyes closed. Some guys that it was just me doing a show, but it really boiled down to muscle memory and playing everything in my head...

[@hellasrockriffs6347]

Saw Gene w/ SYL in Melbourne '03. Goes down as one of the best drumming performances of all time.

[@GODCORRUPTED]

lovely guy

[@mapleleafer74]

GENE IS SUCH A NICE GUY, IMAGINE HE WAS YOUR DRUM COACH!

[@shahfacekillah]

Seems like such a cool guy. Very inspirational too.

[@danielfrancisco3028]

Gene Hoglan is the American version of Nicholas Barker!

[@EvilDragon666]

What a guy!

[@Metalhead2168]

One of the nicest guys you will ever meet!

[@dmitryowens]

Crazy how slim Gene is now. I remember seeing him a few times hanging out at shows in LA during the mid-to-late 80's (such as Slayer at the Hollywood Palladium and the Santa Monica Civic) and he was huge - probably at least 350 lbs. He's really tall as well, I'd guess at least 6' 4". I remember thinking "Who's that giant Samoan dude?" - lol

[@jorozco13yearsago40]

Mans is like 6'7"

[@xeroabyss9597]

He was a beast (literally) with Dark Angel.

[@dmitryowens]

@@xeroabyss9597 I prefer Dave Lombardo because he's more energetic, hits harder and has more groove, but Gene is great too.

[@dmitryowens]

@@jorozco13yearsago40 Well, I'm 5' 5", so all I know is that he was way taller than me 😎

[@cyjazz]

His look as he concentrates to listen to the interviewer scares the shit out of me!!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Gene is the king. Dude is a legend. He's my #1 metal drummer. I love his technical jazzy elements. I wish Gene could work with princess Haruna from LOVEBITES. She is the future. She is a goddess, Gene would mold her into a WIZARD.

[@amob13]

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

Gene Hoglan is one of the best drummers talking about Thrash Metal!!!

[@mariamargiannis1510]

Best extreme metal drummer ever ..very cool guy .

[@blaggermouth]

Gene is the god drummer. Saw him when he played with dark angel, long live gene.

[@hinjurock70]

Gene is a great drummer, but no one tops Dave Lombardo for thrash metal. 4:33 Right here Gene inadvertently gives a reason why - Dave never "paces himself". He goes full-on and plays as fast and hard as he can for the entire set. I remember seeing Slayer live in 1985 and being amazed by his energy, aggression, power, intensity and speed, for 90 min straight, and how despite being turned up to 11 he would still play incredibly precise throughout the whole set.

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

What Gene is saying is that he doesn’t speed up the tempo too fast. Not that he half asses his drum hits. And what are you even talking about. No one ever said he was better than Dave Lombardo, no one said Gene is the best thrash drummer. Do you really have to bring up someone you consider better every time you see another drummer?

[@hinjurock70]

@@MrBones-lw2bf Wrong. I frequently see comments in various places on KZbin saying that he's the best thrash metal drummer, and also comments saying that he more technically skilled than Dave Lombardo, etc. Obvious I disagree strongly.

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

@@hinjurock70 nowhere in this comment section or in the video does anyone say that.

[@hinjurock70]

@@MrBones-lw2bf Stop being pedantic. I didn't read all 126 comments here, but I watch all kinds of videos on KZbin and there's a continual "Lombardo vs. Hoglan" debate going on in the comment section of almost every video featuring either one of them. Someone will say that Dave is the best metal drummer, then someone will reply saying "No, Gene Hoglan is", or vice versa.

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

@@hinjurock70 than write your half baked opinion pieces in those debates in “almost every other video”s comment section. Not where no one gives a shit

[@franciscoguerra878]

Great talk, Gene is a humble guy and incredible drummer. I hope so you get Jamie St. Merat from Ulcerate, IMHO the spiritual succesor of Gene.

[@DustyDigits]

Gene is the GOAT!

[@obsidiongamer7651]

Nice one gene

[@elvissorna8861]

Hhahha that happened in Dark ANgel a lot, you can watch all the old clips its insane... but they were all into it I think. It was just all about pushing the extremities.

[@guillemserravilla9112]

Maestro del doble bombo!!

[@chargindave70]

See you in November Mr Hogllan!

[@davidmichaelsen9805]

TIME DOES NOT HEAL🤘

[@marcoshaydar2749]

Gene drinks snake blood thats why He plays like hes from another planet 😂🤣🇨🇴🇱🇧🤘

[@chriskiefer7493]

Ghetto blasters! A term that needs to come back.

[@ReverseThread]

I want the coffee he drinks bruz! The "Gene Bean" 🤔 It's a good grind 🥁

[@mrfrequencies666]

I have the same Coffee problem

[@marksoulis286]

Never realise that Gene is playing Open Hand ! Im sure he developed years later ...? Ill have to search it up lol

[@phredbull]

He's ambidextrous, but mainly a lefty, (writes & throws w/left) playing on a righty kit.

[@markcooperartcomofficial]

Ingest more potassium with some sodium and you can hit hard and not get physically wasted as much. I also learned that you also get less fatigued if you become fat adapted instead of relying on carbs for energy.

[@markcooperartcomofficial]

Nevermind. Keep eating fast food and drop dead on the drums. I don't care.

[@jacobthomas9365]

@@markcooperartcomofficial WTF are you talking about, dude? Too much meth or what?

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Its the technical aspect also on how you hit without killing yourself Its dynamic but Carmine , Vinny , Tommy aldridge, Simon Phillips , Ian Paice , even Gene ... They hit hard but not killing themselves. Its coming from impulsion and fingers too.

[@Karnage6]

Great interview as always! And great to see Gene again! Just wondering what's the name of the song at 14:25?

[@drumtalkofficial]

thxalot! sorry but I don't know the name...

[@sjaakvandervrande9414]

Gene is a living Legend. Together with Steve Digroiggio the best Rythimsection in the Universe. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@louiselockett2905]

Ain't he called the atomic clock?

[@johnwalter6410]

Glad he lost weight,, We dont need him dying early

[@jirikonecny1495]

Al Pacino..😀😀🙂🙂🙂

[@UnlatchedMind]

'Testament does not work with a click track live...". "It's all up to me...". : ) The 'Atomic Clock' enters the room: "No problem, hold my beer"...

[@theshrek__3287]

Is this really Gene Hoglan? Where is the rest of him? … jokes aside dudes looking better each video that comes out

[@Maumello]

14:25 anyone knows which Testament song is this ?

[@tyrantking2101]

my brother gene \m/ its ya boy DINMOK666 \M/! watchin this video!~with cult

[@johnlind3678]

Hehe OrneryAss here 🤘🍻🤘

[@tyrantking2101]

@@johnlind3678 \m/ hi my brother good to see the ya bro hope alls groovey i will try catch stream been finnishing up new music\m/

[@wt4555]

It's funny at that tour, all 3 bands (Testament, Exodus, Death Angel) have "lefty" drummers.

[@RubbleHome]

he looks good