Jazz drummer reacts: Alex Rudinger playing Xenochrist

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

I must have watched that Xenochrist video like 10 times in a row when i first found it! Alex is probably in my top 3 all time drummers, an absolute beast.

[@amjan]

You do know the whole drum part was composed by Faceless original drummer Lyle Cooper, right? Lyle is the genius behind that drumming, not Alex.

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

@@amjan Yes i do and i have listened to the original a bunch of times, but imho Alex is just some kind of magical beast who pulls that shit off like no one else.

[@christopheram692]

Lyle is a very sublime drummer between his talent and his effort. He seems so relaxed comparatively, but Alex's playing is so damn clean and even between strokes. Part of that is his attention to his production. Love them both.

[@HotShadow022]

Check out spencer prewwet from archspire

[@neonblack211]

Yes we are not f*cking stupid... we know that another person may have arranged the drums for this song... and yes I very much appreciate Kyle as a drummer too.. You also know right that Alex played live with this band?? And played all these songs in a live environment? Basically yes,,,, we know

[@aalegge]

Fun fact: Alex Rudinger was a student of Travis Orbin

[@TheOdiousConstruct]

Beat me lol

[@BurnTheNuance]

I mean kinda? If you talk to Alex he says he had a few lessons from him and that he has no clue why that rumor is so far spread. He has posted multiple comments in response to that over the years. He himself does not consider himself a "student" of Travis's. Technically yeah, because he did have a handful of lessons by Travis, but if ole' Rudi himself doesn't consider himself a "student" of Travis not sure I would either. Cheers!

[@TheOdiousConstruct]

@@BurnTheNuance maybe not a long time student but some of the techniques he picked up from orbin has a apparently stuck. Posture, technique, very similar set ups e.t.c.

[@aalegge]

@@BurnTheNuance Oh that's interesting! I always thought he actually studied with him. I've met him 2 or 3 times now but for some reason I guess I never got around to asking about that. Good to know 🤔Thanks 👍

[@kumquatmagoo]

Travis still #1 for me, but they're both great.

[@tizzzle87]

you should react to Hannes Grossmann playing a Blotted Science song.

[@Thorrison]

tizzzle87 omg I’ve been trying to remember what the hell that group was called for like months Blotted freaking Science

[@juanborjas6416]

Yes, please x1000

[@lyghters]

oh yeah, him or Charlie Zeleny, both are great. also Grossmann's own stuff would be amazing. but it's already awesome to see Bobby Jarzombek on the list, which means we're gonna see some Spastic Ink

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Yes. Any Blotted or Spastic Ink will do please.

[@AdHoyos]

You sir, know your drummers 👌🏻

[@mvyz666]

please react to Lyle Cooper, previous drummer of the faceless. his drum style is insanely dynamic and creative for the genre. abhorrent - elegance playthrough or the faceless - planetary duality live drum cam

[@mvyz666]

glad your channel gets the attention it deserves! have a nice day!

[@evilervcowart6234]

Mr. Cooper plays the whole damned thing with his eyeballs closed (because of severe stagefright from what I gather), mind right in the fuckin' zone where everything in the entire universe is in its' perfect proper place \m/

[@buckfuttler2877]

Lyle OWNS Rudinger

[@evilervcowart6234]

As a drummer myself, I dig on both o' those cats; one can scarcely go wrong with either, just my opinion lol \m/

[@jmpsthrufyre]

@@evilervcowart6234 funny to hear " brutal" drummers called cats. It shouldn't be because I've done it too. Maybe it just looks funny. Idk. I think I think too much

[@BurrenSHdrums]

Alex is another level

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

Well worth looking at more of Alex's play throughs. The guys a great player.

[@EsotericOrderJ]

Alex is my man he's a beast

[@ryanexsus]

That guy Alex Rudinger is not only very technically skilled, but also very musical. Even in weird time signatures he manages to keep a nice groove and overall feel to a song.

[@stonedome93]

Got to see both Alex Rudinger and Lyle Cooper play in the same night some years ago when The Faceless, Revocation and The HAARP Machine were touring together. What a night that was

[@zaidtenace7265]

That would have been some night!!!

[@masterduda013]

What drummer did revocation have then, was it ash yet? That dude is a beast as well

[@nildmalindi6054]

He is so clean and precise. It's a beautiful thing to watch.

[@izekealtopanga8513]

Tim "Herb" Alexander of Primus, is an underrated drummer in my opinion

[@slamovgod]

Such a talented drummer! I’ve been watching Alex play for somewhat nearly 10 years now and he’s been nothing but impressive! 🤘🏽

[@TwoandaHater]

You should try to interview or talk to some of these guys.

[@rizalnurrokhim8159]

Next time you do MARCO MINNEMANN when his playing as Necrophagist drummer

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

I think it would be much better to react to an Aristocrats video from Marco, because of how they're so unique.

[@acidrain812]

Lol why though, with all of the parts he changed/improvised it might as well have been Marco Minnemann featuring Necrophagist. Amazing drummer, worst for Necro though

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

@@acidrain812 Yeah, he's an amazing drummer, but he's not an extreme metal drummer. He can play the gig, but not like Hannes for instance and he adapted and changed a lot of parts that were great in the album. He is friends with Muhammed, so I guess that's why he got the temporary gig. The Aristocrats showcase his skill and musicality a lot more, since he writes songs as well. To me that's where Marco is right at home.

[@acidrain812]

lo0u exactly

[@iamnavitis]

Duuuuuuude ive been askin for this for months. Thank you so much. Love you man.

[@jen.g.]

Can’t wait for Baard! Thank you for letting us know it’s coming. 😁

must be "Illuminate" for sure!

[@jen.g.]

Matias Fur Da Zëss I lean towards “Rewind”. It’s so hard to pick just one!

​@@jen.g. this 2 songs are actually one of my favorites xD, but, in a drummer point of view, the polyrhythm on Illuminate are just outstandig for me

[@codycornell2212]

I love me some Rewind

[@Bonzoso21]

Looking forward to it! I'll toss Mirage and Third Law into the mix...good variety in those two from Baard.

[@armelind]

Oh man Bobby is a mixed (lefty righty) drummer madman!! Amazing drummer from my home town.

[@InstaKibs]

Bobby is a legend - one of a kind!

[@Gingercs]

bobby is amazing to watch

[@iamdrumgod]

Glad you discovered Alex. He's a great drummer and very kind guy. Thanks for showing him off to the world.

[@khavens101]

Love watching you jam out to some of my favorite metal bands!

[@InstaKibs]

Woohoo Bobby made the list!! No one else like him 👌

[@stevenglasl1443]

Jamie Saint Merat from Ulcerate has great quality videos and is a great drummer

[@Blackerer]

Tried quite a few times and failed. I just dont think he is that well known with my fellow metalheads here. Unlikely to get through with the new patreon system. Dead Oceans, Extinguished Light, Omens, Everything is Fire, Withered & Obsolete etc. etc. I even posted links to some good videos before.

[@TheTrveMothlord]

@@Blackerer I'm tempted to go Patreon to get him through. Jamie is on a whole other level to a lot of these drummers who are great, but what Jamie does is alien.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

@@TheTrveMothlord I AM going to go to Patreon to recommend Jamie. I also agree he's on a whole other level, but Ulcerate is on a whole other level to most current DM bands in general. One of the few modern DM bands I've heard that sounds like they're on to something genuinely NEW, even when I can hear the Gorguts/Immolation influence. What song should I recommend? I've gone back-and-forth on several. My personal preference is for Everything is Fire, but every time I watch a live vid of Jamie doing a song I'm impressed all over again!

[@TheTrveMothlord]

@@jonathanhenderson9422 I actually think the material post Everything Is Fire is drum wise when Jamie really found his own. Destroyers being his more atmosoheric heavy work. Not that EIF isnt amazing. He just began to really trascend from then on! Relapse records have a pretty great live clip of him doing Dead Oceans from 2017 I think? Otherwise there are the studio montage clips? My fave song is cold becoming but I know Garret seems to want to watch videos with clearer audio vs raw camera. Agree on all of what you've said though.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

@@TheTrveMothlord I think a big part of why I love EIF is simply that that was the first Ulcerate I heard that blew my mind. I do agree Jamie has gotten even better since then, but picking a single song to recommend is tough! I'm trying to find one that has a good mix of his insane technique/speed, but also a good amount of his slower, jazzier/fusion-esque playing where he does a lot of creative cymbal work. I'll go give Dead Oceans another listen. I don't want to do the studio montage clips because I think Garrett appreciates hearing live performances, and the studio stuff being montages of different songs is even more discombobulating than hearing a single song!

[@randovision8418]

I'm 110% sure everyone makes that same exact face and head Bob at 3:55 part

[@jgobeille1]

Alex Rudinger and Hannes Grossmann are two of my favorites. Alex plays with sheet music up in front of him. Straight sight reads while drumming!

[@peternelson4719]

Back to watch again one year later. Happy Thanksgiving 2020!

[@joecaswell]

Yes! Dominator is a beast live, thanks for letting us know about upcoming vids Keep doing what you do...cheers from Canada!

[@jeremywaterton6296]

"Or you could beat the shit out of your China" I felt that deep.

[@ZennLogic]

Definitely one of my favorite drummers these days. He can play such massive variety of stuff.

[@skameron831]

Excited to see the Bobby reaction. That guy is on another level of musicianship.

[@LudwigPig]

I love Alex. I’ve been a fan of his for literal years. I actually got to hang out with him when he toured with Good Tiger. Beyond remarkable drummer.

[@lordfizzz]

Small brain: Buying triggers and quantizing your drums Big brain: Hiring Alex Rudinger to play your drums

[@syahrezamaulana8606]

Massive Brain : Be Alex Rudinger

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

Galaxy brain: A L E X

[@dwaynemuhich4677]

Anything Alex did with conquering dystopia is awesome! Also love his new stuff with whitechapel now that he's touring with them. And the playthrough of 22 faces by periphery he did. All solid tracks 💪

[@Kronikman07]

alex is prob one of my top 3 favorite drummers. so clean. amazing skill

[@JBrimBloodG]

probably watched this video at least 20 times myself, machine of a man

[@yoggz]

Hes becoming a metal head, we've gotta get this guy to check out Death

[@johnwilson622]

I have been waiting for this video. Thank you!!!

[@cbn6635]

When you get to Bobby Jarzombek, please do 'Peppered Cancer'; coolest drumming you'll ever see, I promise! 🤗

[@amjan]

YES.

[@InstaKibs]

YES!!!

[@googelywoogely2173]

ive been a huge faceless fan since i found them. to see your face when he does the cymbal mutes just like i did....priceless. lol

[@shirrepoffer]

Yess! One of my favourite playthroughs ever!

[@cyanide540]

Sumac - "thorn in the lions paw" Boggles my damn brain every time i hear the drummer play.

[@mastertonberry9224]

On point selection as always

[@arbiefroiargoncillo3668]

I love the reaction man. More vids! ❤

[@kutsumiru]

I wholeheartedly agree that the double bass + cymbal mute sound is one of the most pleasing

[@happyrushmore1707]

"this is like fusion" welcome to the world of tech death :D

[@PunishedByRobots]

Alex is One of the best modern drummers. Super tight, in most other bands were he wrote the drum parts his accents and hit placements are on point.

[@jackmermigas9465]

It makes it so interesting with your commentary and also to hear this amazing music for the first time! I've been getting back into music more because of this channel and I've been going to my local punk bar here in Thailand when they do gigs. Thanks dude!

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Man, of all the drummers I've seen you react to that I wasn't already familiar with, I think this has been my favorite so far. Love this guy. Guess I need to check out The Faceless!

[@FlipperWolf]

The leader is an asshole but the music is excellent

[@thomasswoodward]

Fast becoming one of my favourite channels. Keep 'em coming boss.

[@lordPix3lUK]

This band is so good. Saw them live and flawless. They did a few songs with a jazz saxophonist, that was amazing.

[@fpjesus2000]

When you do Baard Kolstad, my top recommendation is Moon. Unbelievable playthrough and song. Really tricky to figure out rythmic patterns and time signatures, but somehow flows flawlessly.

[@lexievv]

Mirage is also cool tho if you ask me

[@loganmoyer1548]

Anyone else really happy that Alex and Anup are really awesome drummers and are childhood friends? Both finding success outside of their friendship too.

[@iPlayDrums4You]

Blake Richardson drumming "Lunar Wilderness." I think you watched one of his videos before but the Paralax videos he did are top notch and are mind blowing! Cheers!

[@tomsarrels8980]

Chason Westmoreland! Chason was the touring drummer for The Faceless when I saw them and he blew me away.

[@alickskid]

Thank you so much for giving a reaction to Alex Rudinger. I discovered him for myself a few years ago on KZbin performing a few covers of some Sikth songs, and he absolutely nailed them. Anything he does is incredible and so well-played. Anyway, keep up the good work; I enjoy your videos and commentary. Alex

[@bultronlagore2095]

PLEASE REVIEW “Spencer Prewitt” The Drummer for “ARCHSPIRE”!! You will not be disappointed!!!

[@thedeathestmetal]

Bultron La Gore specifically the drum cam from their studio of him playing through Involuntary Doppelgänger! Absolutely insane!

[@stuartrae4612]

Duuuuuuude, I saw them live 2 weeks ago, absolutely unreal. Never seen a blast beat like it

[@lyubomirgeorgiev1465]

I've been on youtube for 10+ years, never seen a video with 1300 likes and 0 dislikes wtf.. you are awesome, man!

[@TheMuhahaa]

Good to hear that Alex will be back! You definitely should watch more of his stuff. Maybe try "Cause For Concern" or "Gravity And Friction" next. They really showcase more of his groove abilities and not only his amazing blast beats.

[@zakkforchilli]

Chris Turner I'm stoked for that one!!! Keep this up man super entertaining!

[@stevenlee7]

Wow, thank you for introducing me to this song.

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

I'm soooo stoked for Nils and Baard!!!

[@infernalforms3613]

Thanks for playing my recommendation! Love the channel! \m/

[@andersonhorler1885]

This is easily my most watched video of Alex's. Shits fucking tight.

[@danieldelacruz7642]

Thanks for reacting to Alex, I’d love to see you react some stuff he wrote. This is basically a cover he did when he toured with the Faceless

[@francoistellier212]

Moon's drum playthrough from Baard is just amazing!

[@AllYourFache]

I haven’t even started the video and I’m hype for it

[@XKamszotX]

Saw Leprous last Saturday - really looking forward to seeing your reaction to his drumming after seeing him live!

[@Ugrasrava]

Alex is a goddamned monster. This dude blew me away so much the first time I saw his videos, I taught myself to play open handed on a semi-symmetrical kit like he does. Which, by the way, is incredibly fun. Feels a bit like cosplaying an octopus at first, but you get used to it.

[@gmo1237]

You're the dogman!! I KNEW I recognized that distinctive voice from somewhere,, but when you said "Shall we?", that was it!

[@gh05trg7]

Sebastian Lanser with Obscura and their song Ten Sepiroth is an amazing drum play through

[@moosoo19]

How Chris Turner was in last place is mind boggling to me. He is amazing, his performance on Ukiyo is top notch.

[@Splooie010]

This is pretty dope, gonna look up this band in a bit

[@IICJZII]

If you do another one from Alex, please do Madness Opus!!! As always love your videos duder!!

[@floralfire]

THIS WAS MENTAL! Loved that drumming!!

[@mikeviverette5867]

almost forgot how epic this song is.

[@mikesliff]

How Chris Turner came in last on that survey is mind boggling. Easily the most jaw dropping to watch out of all those guys.

[@DavidNesterDrums]

Your reactions are awesome haha

[@gSWG3R]

Alex is such a complete drummer man.

[@ericmccarty1020]

Thank you for the vid...

[@daltonjones4551]

OKAY enough with the metal. I wanna see "jazz drummer reacts to jazz drummer!" It would be interesting to see what blows your mind in your metaphorical "lane."

[@SeanStephensen]

@Revan Nevermore LOL

[@buttoningbenjamin5687]

You can't kill the metal The metal will live on Punk Rock tried to kill the metal But they failed, as they were smite to the ground New wave tried to kill the metal But they failed, as they were stricken down to the ground Grunge tried to kill the metal, hahahahaha They failed, as they were thrown to the ground New wave tried to destroy the metal, but the metal had its way Grunge then tried to dethrone the metal, but metal was in the way Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal, but metal was much too strong Techno tried to defile the metal, but techno was proven wrong Metal! It comes from hell!

[@scottwagner2303]

So excited for your Chris Turner react... He's an alien

[@EverSomber83]

Please check out ULCERATE - Everything Is Fire [Live Drum Playthrough]. Jaime Saint Merat is the drummer.

[@MikeCaputo]

Bobby Jarzombek playing Peppered Cancer is ridiculous

[@nthnhbsn1909]

That might have been some of the cleanest drumming that I've ever seen.

[@robote7679]

Got a very overlooked drummer. Both incredible technique and an incredible showman. He'll be playing really high intensity stuff and throwing in stick tricks left and right with out missing a beat. Mike Terrana-Detonator. Absolutely wild stuff.

[@mikekallos9248]

Fuck yes turkey day treat ! Love faceless. Morbid angel on Saturday in my town 🤘

[@STEVENPLAGUE]

A few YT drummers I watch are Jason Wydau and Adam Bjork. Very clean metal drummers. CLEAN!

[@christopheram692]

Alex Rudinger's cover of When a Demon Defiles a Witch. Those linear fills are insane lol. Then watch Emmanuelle Caplette do the same thing in her videos and be baffled by both.

[@nathanielveinot7000]

Nice, xenochrist was the video that exposed me to Alex's videos. He is a monster.

[@rafazeppelin]

Please react to Eloy Casagrande, drummer for Sepultura.

[@alenamusic888]

WOW this guys amazing!!!! 🤗 Im totally going to go sub to his channel right now! Thank you for introducing me to such a killer player 😁

[@jonasturklbach2705]

I'm really digging jazz influenced metal nowadays. Some of it is so good. Also, this guy is a beast

[@eliteextremophile8895]

The second I found out about The Faceless I shat bricks. Alex is a freakin machine. I have literally never seen anything even close to his technique before. It's unnaturally machine like and still there's groove in it.

[@dntinker]

I’ve watched 3 of this today and you’ve referenced Letterkenny and OSW review. Fantastic. Subbed

[@iMatty_2]

You NEED to watch Chris Turner. He is a true monster. A good friend of mine who records my bands music had a chance to record Chris Turner for the upcoming OAA album, and I got to be in the room one day, and it was such a sign to behold.

[@herculesplayinguitar]

Finally! Ive been waiting for this!

[@endoplasmicreticulum8357]

Hey this has probably been pointed out many times, but in this video Alex is actually covering Lyle Cooper's drumming from the album. Alex did play for The Faceless for a bit but Lyle's drumming is on the album and Alex is doing a flawless execution of it.

[@grbgeslnger24]

I’m glad you did this one. A fav of mine. I have watched this over and over and wished if I only had a fraction of the talent this guy has 🙄

[@CorvinRayne]

Happy Thanksgiving! Glad to finally see Alex make an appearance. And it’s impressive he can play these covers, but his real genius shows in his originals with Good Tiger - I think you’d find that more impressive as a fellow drummer. The video for 67’ Pontiac Firebird would really do it for you!

[@EthanRadell]

Hey man I love watching these! Especially when things are just so crazy you start to feel broken cause I feel the same way a lot of the time hahaha sometimes these videos are humbling. Cheers! Would love to see some older Dillinger Escape Plan or even a quick converge drum cam video!

[@snail415]

Great performance. Drummer was great as well. 🙂

[@Spielix]

Sebastian Lanser playing Obscura's track "Ten Sepiroth"