Gene Hoglan Plays Strapping Young Lad Track "Skeksis" From Gene's Brand New DVD

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Gene Hoglan drum play through of Strapping Young Lad track Skeksis. From Gene's brand new DVD The Atomic Clock : The Clock Strikes Two.
"Devin and I wrote the tune in late summer, early fall of '04, at this shabby downtown Vancouver rehearsal space that kinda represented where we were both at mentally in our lives.
I remember him mentioning that he'd love to have an 'Almighty PunchDrunk' (one of my all-time favorite bands whom I've also drummed for) feel and vibe to whatever was about to come out of us. To me, that meant to include, 'the PunchDrunk beat', which is this great, samba-esque, Latin-feel beat (that I am sure has a name-I'd love to know it) which PD proudly stole from the legendary Canadian band The Smalls. I'm sure you've all heard it a time or two.
Dev and I played around the beat the whole song, getting closest to it in the chorus, then rrreally sinking into it in the last minute or so, in the part I refer to as the 'girl fight' part, because that's what It sounds like Dev is saying there. It is such a fun beat to play, and a real satisfying denouement to the song. A moment of crowning glory to a ruling tune.
The version on the new DVD is a completely re-envisioned mix, where the vocals and samples are absent, really bringing out the rhythm guitars and basic tracks. "
The Wait is Over!
GENE HOGLAN's "The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two" DVD to be Released February 3, 2017
Featuring Interviews with Members of ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and More!
GENE HOGLAN's highly-anticipated second DVD, The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two, is due to be released Feb. 3, 2017 and will feature the Clock himself breaking down some of his favorite beats, telling stories and playing along with tracks from several of his most legendary projects, including Strapping Young Lad, Testament and Death.
Filmed in high definition on a dozen cameras, with studio-mastered audio, this DVD offers a chance to see GENE HOGLAN play like never before. Though certainly inspirational for any level of musician, The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two is not only for drummers. Gene's easygoing, approachable attitude is readily apparent as he happily tells the viewer stories from his career, chatting as if with old friends about days in the studio or on the road.
An impressive roster of high-caliber musicians also weigh in over the course of the feature, offering stories about Gene and their experiences working with him. Interviews include Scott Ian and Frank Bello of Anthrax, 3 Inches of Blood/Revocation's Ash Pearson, Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall, Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick, and Eric Peterson of Testament, and more.
Featured Tracks:
Testament: "Rise Up," "Native Blood"
Galaktikon: "On My Way"
Meldrum: "Walking Point," "A Toast To Romance"
Strapping Young Lad: "Skeksis"
Death: "Overactive Imagination," and "The Philosopher"
This DVD provides a glimpse into the philosophies, techniques, and history of one of metal's most influential musicians of all time.
The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two was recorded At The Warehouse Studios Vancouver, Canada. The DVD was edited by Leon Melas and directed by Rob Shallcross and Leon Melas, with co-direction from GENE HOGLAN. All audio was produced, engineered and mixed by Rob Shallcross with audio mastering from Greg Reely.

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

He's the Buddha of drumming. He sits there in his enlightened fatness and plays lightning fast with godlike technique. I love this guy. The bald dude is cool too.

[@sgtouring]

His playing, foot technique and choice of pedals proves that a lot of people are full of excuses.

[@earworm]

Devin Townsend plays with so many different musicians these days. But, I’d love to hear just a Devin and Hoglan album one of these days. They were great together.

[@proletariatbourgeoisie9929]

You know, I love most, if not all of the bands Gene's been in, but none of them have really allowed him to stretch his legs and explore the outer reaches of his talents the way SYL did. It really was the perfect band for him and his style.

[@PierjanVadeboin]

Pointless detail : on the wide camera angle, he is playing clear drum head on bass with black hardware on a red rug. But on the footcam he is playing white drum head with chrome hardware on a black rug, so the foot cam has been recorded afterwards

[@Seth100001]

SYL reunion tour?

[@juanidelgado8029]

only syl can make a latin hiphop (reggaeton) rythm sound metal lmao

[@huskobar4545]

Why do several shots, particularly the bass drums, not match the audio???

[@billcow3455]

The Atomic Clock still got it. Those shoes from 1947.

[@WaywardBrigand]

He is the only person on the planet who could play a SYL song and look totally relaxed doing it.

[@erra7552]

Strapping Young Lad was a supergroup in its own right. Devin. Jed. Gene. Byron. Every single fucking one of them. Fucking incredible musicians.

[@roodsound]

When the drummer starts head banging, that's how you know it's a good song

[@AHN-]

sounds like i need to check out more of strapping young lad

[@Mixxx98]

This man approached me and shook my hand...back in 2016...one of the greatest moments of my life

[@MarStacey]

Gene is inhuman, but it's also cool to actually get to hear what the guitars are doing without being buried under all those layers of synths!!! Gene & Dev were un-fucking-real.

[@mantequilla404]

It's absolutely nauseating how easy he makes this look. He could at least have the decency to not be so damn casual.

[@Yourfriendlylocalwizard]

The album where Devin fell off the meds then wrote with a seven string.

[@chrisrobinson-cj6tq]

I love this guy. Made death symbolic one of the best metal albums that will ever exist!

[@ZalgoSA]

Damn his flame boots are still holding out.

[@Pericles777]

This is way harder than it looks