The Iconic Drumming Behind "Hypnosis" | Sleep Token Song Breakdown

[@notachance12358]

"II hears for the first time" episode will break all the records.

[@Sireristof1332]

no matter what it is he will slay it so bad i will never be able to listen to the original again 💀

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

we need a TOOL song for that!

[@undernails]

@@DrCrimp-sg5pb Yes! But some Oceansize or Tesseract song would be great too and probably with more chance he'd never heard of

[@coop3195]

II hears Hit Me Baby One More Time for the first time

[@ds-convay03]

This could be cooler than Chad Smith with 30StM

[@Domingazz]

we need one episode of him hearing and playing a song for the first time PLEEEASE

[@crownquiat]

YESSSSS

[@timwilson1339]

Maybe a Carpenters tune?

[@crownquiat]

@@timwilson1339 that would be so sick to see hell yeah

[@Павел-ъ9г8в]

Yea, 80% of the song he will just do nothing (sleep?) as he used to in his songs)

[@JaniceIkonov]

I absolutely agree!😊

[@bunnythekid]

II probably has the best sitting posture I’ve ever seen... Man keeps time like an atomic clock and sits like royalty.

[@Jardefendi]

It’s between him and Matt Greiner on the posture! 😂

[@GCrasherPR]

Danny Careys posture is very good as well.

[@c.r.blankenship9040]

I know, he's inspiring me to sit up a little straighter when I play lol

[@davydoom]

@@Jardefendifacts

[@KAJYT6969]

@@Jardefendi This guy KNOWS

[@TawniCN]

ii said "the intro fill is a simple five note sticking." YEAH and that's the only simple thing throughout the entire song! 😭😭 he's simply too amazing!

[@vitanyroyale]

I literally almost snorted when he said “simple” right before he plays literally one of the most complex and astounding drum beats I’ve ever heard. 😂 Dude is a beast.

[@MS-dz1di]

And the last note😂

[@drfluker6773]

@@vitanyroyaleMaybe it’s because of my demographic, he sounds so cool referring to his shit as a “groove” 😂 I love that 😝

[@drfluker6773]

🗣️ 🎶to ever feel beFOOOOORRE 🥷🏿⬅️🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁➡️

[@BastetMusic]

god damn I love II's snare tone. It's high and bright, and it really cuts through the darker elements of the majority of Sleep Token's tracks

[@BOOSTkdv]

Same! I love when the snare stands out above the rest of the kit.

[@341Special]

I tried tightening my snare, it still doesn't make this sharp noise. Any tips?😅

[@FakeJesseJuarez]

@@341Special13” snare.

[@FakeJesseJuarez]

@@341Special13” snare.

[@kaimeier82]

​@341Special First of all, the sound is massively determined by the actual snare, so "the main hardware" if you will. I am not sure about the snare, but it sounds like wood to me. Cranking the reso and batter head is a factor, yes, but there is still much more to it. Also you might have to use very few wires on your snare wires and crank the wires, too. Then, he is hitting only rimshots while in addition to that the rim he uses on his snare matters, which might be made of steel by the looks. Last but surely not least, this is very well mixed with compression and gating which shortens and tightens the hits massively. Hope that helps, maybe someone else can add some remaining "mystery ingredient". Edit: Of course the heads also matter. Clear Ambassadors as reso heads and probably P77 on the batter side.

[@damo8615]

I'm not a massive sleep token fan but this guy is absolutely nuts, I've never seen someone move so fluidly but so damn fast at the same time. it's like watching a snake strike when he hits

[@juanpabloalgo]

I just LOVE how much he enjoys playing these songs live. He bops his head, he dances to the music and even closes his eyes in certain parts.

[@elbeetlebeasto]

I like it when he wears the pink cowboy hat at the kit lol

[@juanpabloalgo]

@@elbeetlebeasto I know, right? That looks great on him 😂

[@MS-dz1di]

I'm a beginner and I swear I can play nearly nothing complicated but I also close my eyes. I think it's never bad to do this. Music is more a feeling to me and especially at the beginning it's important to get to internalize the distances from cymbals, toms, hi-hat and snare when you hit them.

[@joeychile8770]

Not only this but he’s also using his entire body like a metronome.

[@MS-dz1di]

@@joeychile8770 He IS a metronome😄

[@lazyguitarguy22]

ii has perfected the art of playing a drum fill for an entire song and making it sound good.

[@aldonnymongeloria]

Truly amazing indeed. Not many drummers can pull that off.

[@marshallsalmon6924]

The only other 2 drummers that come to mind for me are Danny Carey and Mario Duplantier. Everything they touch is gold.

[@novemberhaze]

So glad they had all these videos with him in the Drumeo video vault 😭✨

[@vitanyroyale]

Yeah I loved it but I was lowkey hoping for a new video. The social media info is outdated; only the insta is accurate. Still an awesome offering.

[@hearth_for_heart]

I just appreciate Vessel so much that he teamed up with a drummer like II.

[@thief594]

Honestly, it's II's near perfect control of dynamics that makes his playing so fucking incredible. He hits every single drum exactly as hard as he means to every time.

[@dudenicholas2863]

I'm pretty sure this is the first time drumeo has dedicated two videos to the same song. They gave greyson nekrutman hypnosis as a challenge some time ago. I couldn't be happier that such an incredible track and display of drums has graced KZbin twice now.

[@bg4416]

That was a fun one to watch for sure

[@kiwi6726]

extremely cool track for sure, also i think they have done two videos on blood and thunder before this, one with eloy and one with brann

[@Dilmahkana]

Can you elaborate why it's an incredible track? I'm a big ST fan but this song has never hypnotised me like the others.

[@OzLovell]

No they gave Chris Allison The Summoning about 9 months ago and II did a breakdown of that

[@MichaelDeLaRosa867]

​@@Dilmahkana pun intended?

[@gabeockermandrums]

JESUS that SNARE😍😍

[@danc4072]

Dw collector series snare

[@adrianfuentes8423]

@@danc4072 sounds and looks like a 13" is it one?

[@FjIrwin]

Sounds so crisp. Absolute perfection.

[@The-Mpathe]

@@adrianfuentes842313x6

[@musicaeviagem]

@@adrianfuentes842314 x 5 I guess.

[@joshuaberg2891]

I could die happy if we get a play thru of Jaws.

[@MS-dz1di]

They should also play this live again. Never had the chance to hear that live and I love that!

[@kelseywiederhoft1494]

YES!

[@UnXplainable1]

That song is a drum masterpiece. Very challenging yet super fun to play.

[@sarahbellum6571]

just got full body shivers reading your comment

[@LingtonTV]

Did II play the drums for Jaws? I'm not sure whether it was all Vessel back then or not

[@BrandonToews]

Another one 😈

[@RealTroyE23]

Drumeo comes through for us again, thanks Brandon🔥

[@BrandonToews]

@@RealTroyE23❤

[@Skrubits]

When are we getting his “hears for the first time”? For Christmas?

[@HelenNetoken]

Yessss!! best ii uesday ever!!

[@nataly.drummy]

Thank you 🤩🙌

[@green_beard_87]

Came for the drums, stayed for the Worship. Thank you, Drumeo, for introducing me to Sleep Token. Can't get enough of this band 🤌

[@craftistic82]

Also got my intro through Drumeo. They've been playing in my head for almost a year now. It's radical

[@TheDoctorPhreak]

And this is why I like drumeo, I appreciate the talent that they bring in and what revues that people may go on.

[@_DanQ]

This is just unreal how good he really is. I’ve played drums now 21 years, on few different bands, multiple genres, seen alot. But this is just something else. I found Sleep Tokens music just few weeks ago, and im in love. Love from Finland, || 🤘🏼

[@Flamamacue]

Im exactly the same! The first song I heard from them was The Night Does Not Belong To God and instantly realised II is just something totally different. There's faster drummers, more technical drummers but his playing is so incredibly intentional and thought out

[@_DanQ]

@@Flamamacue Absolutely! First song i heard was Chokehold, and yeah, just so clean. And the snare sound.. holy… || is a machine.

[@bynmnvdlri]

Whatever circumstances that brought Vessel and II together, thank you..

[@im-caerula]

the thing i have notice with II is that it seems like hes mouthing the words along with Vessel while he's playing. i simply adore the love the boys have for each other and for their music.

[@WhisperingWinds0]

1:06 of course I understand this is not his real voice, but I just can't avoid imagine how awesome would it be to have him as your drum teacher in full costume and speaking like that

[@sonya5043]

It would be so fun! Hahahaha.

[@StefBelgium]

Well send a request ro Adam Pedder 😉

[@jasonconklin6702]

Drumeo, Move this man to the top of your 100 Greatest Drummers Of All Time and Best 50 Metal Drummers Of All Time! II = Legend Status Worship.

[@cheetah219]

I saw a comment on the other playthrough and it's so true. He looks like he is just orchestrating the kit, he's so technically sound.

[@kingofdryclean8173]

The head bang at 3:59 is amazing. Like a mystical kermit the frog. I Love it haha

[@whackee]

I would appreciate just a fraction of his musical knowledge. Happy II’s Day

[@accursed1559]

The way he plays the drums........."hypnotising"

[@szakadtcsimpanz]

Reminds me of Jay Postones from Tesseract, he's swinging the sticks the same way, if not more

[@crookedgamer7183]

Yeah. Gay token is one of the bands

[@IlVanguardlI]

II has quickly become my favourite drummer of all time, with Hypnosis being my favorite ST song. The depth to his drumming is mesmerizing.

[@josiahkeller427]

Not a drummer, just here to boost the algorithm and get us a "II hears ______ for the first time"

[@earthquakemusic3923]

At 4:34 he is hitting the highhat from underneath with his snare hand what a legend❤

[@StefBelgium]

I m used to do it since a couple of years now and to think and stay away from typical druming concept. There is nothing preventing you from reaching the hi hat or cymbals from underneath, or using your fingers on the snare during a cross stick, or using the base of your sticks rather than the tip if you need to quickly reach the hi hat while you re hitting a cymbal. It s a principle I keep in mind when playing since several years. What matters is the sound and rhythm that you come up with, and not how you make it happen.

[@mtbjason4]

Ending with that double bass, nice little cherry on top.

[@ladyopheliagames]

if you listen to older versions of this song - you don't hear that double bass. :) Perhaps inspiration may have helped?

[@zenotdsTV]

II seriously loves his cymbals! I probably never heard another drummer making such a good use of them, they add so much dynamic to his playing.

[@huskerdave85]

Listen to Chris Atler or Alex Bent. They use the cymbals alot.

[@MegaDasb]

I'm going to watch them live in November, but I kinda just want to sit behind II's drum set and be mesmerized for the whole concert

[@vincenzo9951]

This guy's drums is out of this world: clean, technically perfect, powerful and groovy. Let's go II. Worship.

[@Stephie_G338]

The little bits of him showing us I find fascinating. I’m what you call a music illiterate. Totally clueless of how it’s all done. Writing music and putting lyrics together to create a demo then the final masterpiece. But with ii despite his acute skill and devotion to his craft he makes it so easy to listen to his drumming. And fall deep into how moving his drum beats are. Very unique and mesmerizing. Bravo ii, truly a gift to the music world.

[@CooperAnAi]

I love how he overplays everything but its amazing

[@seanmcdonnell2971]

Estepario said he looks like a painter playing his cymbals, such a great description!

[@crookedgamer7183]

Gaystepario Nonbinario?

[@jenn52869]

I love that description. I absolutely love to watch his hands when he plays. And the way he holds the sticks.

[@madisenrose8312]

Happy ii’sday everyone!! Worship!

[@willtheelectrician8184]

Nice

[@gavinc6366]

its ii'sday innit?

[@leptokrillz6654]

Watching ll play is just pure hypnosis.

[@IdaWeinberg]

im absolutely in love with this band, i stumbled over them randomly one afternoon and have been listening to them non stop for 5 weeks now....

[@laurelpaguio8658]

I’ve been listening non stop for over a year…. I’m hooked, you can’t improve on perfection 🤷‍♀️

[@justgodd111]

Me too, just randomly came across them the week before last and I can't get enough.

[@LandoPro49]

That furthest right cymbal sounds SO GOOOOOOOOD

[@UnXplainable1]

It's an Istanbul XIST Dry Dark 19" crash. I've got one and it's by far my favorite cymbal! Such a gritty, textured sound.

[@c.r.blankenship9040]

@@UnXplainable1 *XIST Dry Brilliant

[@UnXplainable1]

@@c.r.blankenship9040 ah, yes. Thank you for the correction. His ride is a dry dark.

[@c.r.blankenship9040]

@@UnXplainable1his hats as well - although Istanbul themselves don’t seem to have gotten the memo. They keep listing his rig from TPWBYT when he was using traditional hats. That’s what’s displayed on their website and there have been two iterations since. He also changed the ride for Teeth if God - not sure to what though

[@quentinisbell869]

Grateful to live in a place in history where Sleep Token exists🙌🏻

[@cmja09]

oh what a day to be alive. another Sleep Token Drumming session

[@martinrivas40]

Once again, he is the only drummer that I must watch when a song is playing.

[@lauracorleta6978]

as a serious uncoordinated person: what the fuck?! my brain doesn’t understand how a person can do all this and not poke an eye in the process! it’s incredible how his playing, his groove, is so pleasing to listen and his cymbal work is amazing to watch

[@brandonb.5304]

I've always wanted to learn how to play drums, but I could never get my feet and arms moving independently playing different beats and patterns. It continues to mystify me how drummers do this, especially on more complex drum parts. My brain just is not wired to have this ability.

[@elbeetlebeasto]

I have poked my eye on more than one occasion, but usually it's just hitting myself in the face with the stick tip, eye shots are basically just unlucky face strikes lol. But the worst is gashing my thumb or knuckles on the rim of the floor tom. It can be dangerous work if you're not careful lmao

[@Jay-bf8yp]

​@@brandonb.5304I tried as a kid but I couldn't hit the bass faster than the rhythm high-hat symbol or whatever (I'm not musically knowledgable). Now with all of these electronic kits that you can use at home, I'm thinking about taking some lessons and seeing what comes of it.

[@MS-dz1di]

​@@brandonb.5304Drummers like II are professionals. It's anything but put effort in learning. What's different is to compose this. I never heard some kind of drumming before but you just gotta start very, very slow, manage it and then go faster. Nobody sees the effort he has put in his drumming. I'm sure he plays for many years, maybe startet when he was a little child and then hours over hours every day(maybe). It's just the feeling I have but surprise: many other drummers started like this too.

[@RAWDEAL064]

Danny Carry is another one. The human octopus. Each limb can play a different in a different time, and it's own rhythm. Dudes is wild

[@LSang27]

My favorite drummer of all time.

[@Stealthboy0318]

This dude is so good. His groove and pocket are perfect

[@GabrielRibeiro-bh7on]

Me: This song is very difficult to play, but maybe watching II explaining it will help me get it; II: Makes it even harder to play He is an absolute genius behind the kit, just unbelievable 🤘🏼🔥

[@allysonraber9699]

I’m in awe ! There aren’t words to describe how amazing II actually is, he’s just flawless.

[@martinrivas40]

I am more than perplexed and mesmerized when I see this AMAZING MUSICIAN!!! The best of all is to see and witness how much he loves what he does for a living, plus how well manner he is. My respect and admiration to this gifted man.

[@HelenNetoken]

He takes my breath away with his drumming…what a beast!!!🖤🔥🔥🔥🫶🏻

[@elbeetlebeasto]

The efficiency and deliberateness of his technique is mind blowing. Also I just LOVE his tone, that snare is so crispy

[@venomstellium]

they chose a very special day to release a new one! so excited for this 🔥🔥

[@AgatkaGwiazda]

I love they did that ❤

[@trickyricky4673]

There are tons of beautiful guitar parts, piano parts, vocals and other instruments that I have heard. This is probably the first time I have ever considered a drum part as beautiful.

[@maryweiguny396]

II, this song and Drumeo changed my life completely 2 months ago. I can't thank you enough. And it was such an honour to see Sleep Token in Linz. ❤

[@dcassis3051]

The first drummer since I heard Tool in the 90’s who made me think I might like their technicality and musicality more than Danny’s. Unbelievably good.

[@selinmadran8363]

how can he be so elegantly and effortlessly good? he is just… SO GOOD at what he’s doing. people like ii makes me feel like I’m just vegetating in life. anyways, worship.

[@zombie10190]

This is literally one of the best drummers of our time. ❤

[@WardenOfSouls]

the ghost notes on the snare at 2:03 ... ugh i love that. Feels so weird to play cause it flows against the "natural" feeling in a straight rhythm but it sounds so damn cool.

[@snaven921]

And this is why I dont stick to a style of music and listen to everything I can, how cool is this!!

[@UndeadBoogie]

You could spend your entire life looking for that tom sound and never come close. Amazing drummer with an amazing sound.

[@chrismacias5179]

Outstanding! His use of the cymbals gives me the chills. What an awesome drummer. I recently listened to the bands first album (yes I stated, album) lol. Sleep Token is one of the best bands I've listened to in quite some time. Their musicianship is on point, the lyrics are really good and the vocals are for the music so well. It's definitely style of metal I've never heard before. Very very pleasing to the ears.For those of you who haven't heard this band before, you've got to listen to this band. Can't wait to check this group's live performance. Thank you El Estepario Siberiano for introducing me to this band.

[@wardseyssens7474]

Same. And seeing them live in a couple of weeks for the 1st time!

[@SirLuLzDalot]

II is one of my favourite guests on Drumeo. Hypnosis is now my go to pre-lift song at the gym. Thank you Drumeo!

[@Xanathra]

So stoked for this one! I love his playing style and this song is one of my absolute favourites.

[@danflak2370]

The most insanely precise and intentional playing I have ever heard, II just channels precision like a musical cyborg!

[@SaintEve1105]

What a gift to see II do these videos. Truly thank you Drumeo and II.

[@bendooley550]

Never disappointed in the drum tech that worked this kid over so clean.

[@ShizzyHollywood]

What an absolute machine. Can't get enough of II and Sleep Token.

[@flyinggyrados4591]

I love how they keep the messages and the intro in character with the band, it fits really nice with thier lore

[@bryenki]

Son jeu est exceptionnel, tellement fin, raffiné et technique sans être une démonstration permanente. J'adore !

[@savannahspookspookie]

He is an absolute wizard with his drumming

[@NoLimitHonky]

FINALLLYYYYY this full playthrough!! My favorite song by them, this was fucking epic as always from ii.

[@eemelipeltomaki3382]

Damn bro, this dude is just something different. Like a god for drummers.

[@davydoom]

Keep posting videos of II playing. It is graceful to witness. Thanks again Drumeo!

[@danijelhabulan5534]

II is actually really I man fkkng great huge thanks to drumeo for helping me discover this band and this creative drum lord

[@Keepmelevel]

As a bassist playing with a drummer like this would be so awesome! Great sounding kit and the playing is perfect! Excellent work II! 👍🏽😎

[@sugadewantha]

YOU KNOW YOU HYPNOTIZED ME ALWAYS 🔥🔥🔥

[@citrineflora]

This man is magic.

[@DrumSC66]

You are INCREDIBILE!! For me the best ever!! You are my daily drumming inspiration! And I want to thank you!!! ❤

[@aaronbennett7032]

I love seeing 2 play the song that got me into sleep token. Such a great song and such a great drummer and band.

[@ZweffE]

I love this adhd style drumming, ii playing drums is so peaceful to watch :D bro uses the entire kit in every song I feel, filling alot plus the ghostnotes, I absolutely love every minute of watching ii playing the drums, he is a true master of that thing xd

[@jordanmckee1349]

Anyone else notice this was released on a Tuesday? Happy iis’day everyone! 😂

[@BOOSTkdv]

That snare sound is a chefs kiss

[@flatridefanatic]

0:23 One thing i really wish he'd broken down was one element he uses quite a lot, it sounds like a RLRL sticking played with a sextuplet feel over the left rack tom (usually) and the snare. Its such a cool flam sounding fill, but in practice it requires you to move your arms so quickly over what feels like a pretty jarring distance. I guess it's just "get fast duh" at the end of the day, but if anyone has any advice i'd love to hear!

[@StefBelgium]

It s a 4 notes sticking: RL (high tom) RL (snare), repeat 2 times, then a grouping of 5 notes: RL(high tom) R(med tom) LR (snare), and grouping of 5 notes wnding with 3 crashes: L (high tom) R (bass tom), K+crash 3 times.

[@shadowmaker1933]

as a guitarist, my favorite videos are of II. Please, we need more. a "first time hearing___" I beg!

[@WeaponsRemorse]

some of the best cymbal work on the planet from this dude!

[@cecilia.r.duarte]

II makes playing drums look so easy... he's so talented 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@ladyopheliagames]

Hearing the drums in a new light with this version. Thanks Drumeo. Worship.

[@PhDJester]

That snare brings me home. 🔥

[@alyssamae4]

What a great day to be blessed with my favorite ST song on Drumeo. 🖤

[@DoodleDad]

My fave too!!

[@dittet]

This song just tickles my brain haha, love it!

[@FreeFighting1]

Can´t wait to see him drumming live in November in Nürnberg / Germany. Such an incredible Musican 🥵

[@hardypahardypa1]

Saw them 3 times in May. It hits differently live. Like even more impressive. The guy doing the sound combined with II and the audio system is just something to be heard and seen. Enjoy!!!!

[@minidream2383]

I didnt expected that double bass drum pattern!😮

[@waleedbinalim]

4:55 The part the songs going into overdrive mode, is one of the best moments from Hypnosis. It's also the track where you're more focused on II's drumming than the song itself. What a legend

[@Asturies.Sixtus.v]

Fantastic, no words to describe how great is it. Thank you Drumeo!

[@ant24197]

This song live is something else. I always liked the song but during their last tour it really stood out.

[@Marklennon]

Such an appropriate name for a song, didn’t mean to watch this all right now.

[@Annastasia666]

I cannot get enough of this crazy good drummer! Bring it oh masked drumming genius!

[@wilsonhsubmth]

Appreciate the technique and finesse. ii is my inspiration.

[@devancolston9354]

This guy is a FUCKING MONSTER! It's amazing how much he manages to play while still creating space 🤯

[@rm.b.b-m7i]

My most favorite track from them. Ever.

[@kriu5018]

Yasss I knew it waiting for " II hears .... For the first time"