Gospel Musicians Cover Sleep Token (and it's AMAZING)

[@DrumbleCo]

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[@tehgurl]

Oh please please !!!!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MrIrieviking]

Sleep Token is definitely on a different level musically!!! Best match up with gospel musicians!!

[@msdanielsjd]

Please do the summoning … the moment I heard it I said oh this is some chuch groove type rock and it fits so well.

[@realDose]

Those gospel drummers are another breed

[@Ilovepurplethecolor-uw8mk]

I do believe that gospel anything could throw down some metal

[@antknees]

Fun fact, the drummer for Sleep Token has gospel influence.

[@prometheusfallen]

​@@Ilovepurplethecolor-uw8mk soooooooo many of us Metal heads are ex-gospel heads. 😉

[@JacobJohnson-sq9kh]

​@@antknees I didn't get sleep token until I saw that drumeo interview, I regret to say. It clicked instantly. Gospel chops are all about following the singer which is what II does so beautifully it's crazy. He said probably 90% of the time he's weaving around the vocals. Very odd for a metal drummer, but those linear grooves need to find their way into more metal. So fucking cool.

[@alexkulp9727]

@@JacobJohnson-sq9kh That's really interesting. I find, I usually play around the vocals or am influenced by it a lot when their are vocals on the track. That's really interesting. I never really noticed that per say about gospel. I just love how high energy it is.

[@Ava-QWERTYiop]

II, the drummer of Sleep Token, said himself that he takes lots of inspiration from Gospel drummers! Pretty interesting to see it come somewhat full circle!

[@dodgedemon840]

Adam pedder is his real name

[@bruceoort]

@@dodgedemon840some do and some don’t. They don’t want their identity revealed, so don’t.

[@AyphiAnimations]

@@dodgedemon840 ur weird

[@hichellehaakedal4358]

When I listened to "Jaws" it reminded me of being in a gospel style church.

[@TeddyRick-d2k]

​@dodgedemon840 thanks. Next time. Keep the secret.

[@DeathColdBeer]

“Life is dark. Life is bright. Life is ugly. Life is beautiful. Don’t get lost in genres, they’ll only disorientate you. Music is for everyone.” -Vessel 2017 "worship"

[@surge_quicki]

Vessel really ate with this one.

[@frankdaily8932]

Love how these guys were just kind of screwing around and then a couple measures before they kick in, their whole demeanor changes and they brought us straight to church.

[@princessjoy007]

Trust me, gospel musicians cut up at church too 😅😆. They fool around while the choir/music director gets fed up with them since they tend to go rogue and think it’s funny🤣.

[@DeskaFolf]

Gospel drummers and bassists have the most INSANE pockets. I've been playing drums for 8 years and I have a pretty tight pocket, but I'm always blown away by gospel musicians. They are on a different level entirely.

[@miladinmisic4161]

For Sure another Level ❤..i would Like to make a band with these Gospel Guys..they Know the flow undernearh all that sincopated👌👌

[@dixienormus8097]

Bro's kit sounds fucking gorgeous. Oh that double kick. Nearly levitated.

[@kenton6987]

Tejek is an amazing drummer as well and a prodigy in general..

[@DrumbleCo]

💯💯

[@SarahCharles92]

This is fantastic. Gospel musicians are so fun to watch when you can tell they enjoy the track they're playing. Their musicality/chops are, of course, off the charts. But it is the joy they can play with that is so fun to watch!

[@camerongoulette4375]

That intro fill ran chills down my spin, was not expecting that to fit with the vocal coming in so well

[@UnXplainable1]

I gotta think II would appreciate the heck out of this. Great stuff!

[@lorenrb80]

Gospel drummers are one of the main reasons why I want to visit the USA, you guys are next level

[@Isaac.Almeida]

Metal Drummer & Bassist First Time Hearing Gospel Worship

[@princessjoy007]

DOPE IDEA! 💡here’s my lineup. Healing Virtue Flow - by Dietrick Haddon William McDowell- Arise, place of worship, song of intercession (lots of room for solo creativity) Phil Thompson- Jesus, Light the Way Nathaniel Bassey- olorun Agbaye Kiera Shepard- something has to break, Tasha Cobb- this is a move, your spirit

[@Fenoiby]

nothing like seeing musicians having fun with what they’re playing. the smiles on these guys are infectious

[@KEVDRUMMER]

That fill at 6:18 was FIRE🔥

[@justinalexander1056]

the individuality of the cymbals really come out in this song. This was pure heat.

[@phoebechristina]

The lowkey panic in the drummer’s face when it kicks in 1:20 😂😂😂 II is unreal and would be super proud of this cover. They both did such a great job

[@JayDizz92]

respect for listening to the comments man :)

[@terrancecaad915]

That’s flawless lol I’ve heard this song at least a good 500+ times and love the way the drums are.

[@basti_04]

the look on E.J.'s face is what drumming and music is about! Great work

[@OnlineFlashReview]

Edward’s drumming had my jaw on the floor, probably the best drum cover of this song that I’ve seen

[@dylankelly8049]

Sleep Token's drummer described his style as heavy-grooming with some Gospel inspired chops so this is really so perfect

[@adammtroutman]

Heavy grooming? Sounds like pdf file

[@dylankelly8049]

@@adammtroutman LMFAOOOO GROOVING****

[@princessjoy007]

Make sense. I was going to say blues but yeah that checks.❤

[@shadowfire_08]

I fell down the rabbit hole b/c of the ‘Drumeo-II of Sleep Token’s “Offering”’ which then led me to this channel out of the gate AND NOW ITS FULL CIRCLE BABY! 🤘🏻🔥🍻 WORSHIP!

[@Maxi_Nqn]

Man ,the bass player is a machinegun! Cheers from Argentina!God bless u!

[@richwilliamsgo]

CONGRATS...on the DRUMEO partnership. I knew y'all were on the level. I just KNEW it! Killer content. Better fills. Drumble!

[@princessjoy007]

Congrats fam❤

[@Decerux]

You know I've always loved the way Drumeo did these, but this now takes the cake. Hearing a bassist get to join along and groove out was so fucking cool. I love every moment of this video. Great work guys. Incredible stuff.

[@Offensive-Patti]

Just locked into that groove, the drummer is a beast.

[@GixxerLife99]

The moment the drummers face went from „cute“ to „shit, I have to replicate that?“

[@masonherriott1684]

🤣

[@austinsuggs4500]

4:56 was absolutely disgusting is the best possible way to

[@akarminius]

Fuck yes

[@AtomicSleuths]

We need the drummer from Snarky Puppy on here. Dudes an absolute beast.

[@Stephen..Howard..]

Great rendition! The bassist/drummer vibe is the best. Used to loved jamming with my Warwick with just me and my drummer!

[@AayJayEmm]

Sleep Token are from the UK. Gospel isn’t really a big thing here or at least I wasn’t too familiar with it. But I learned of it through their drummer, II (two). He says that he is inspired by gospel drummers and particularly Eric Moore. Well damn, I need to hear this stuff, if that inspires him. So I have been going down the rabbit hole as a result. The drumming is incredible and I love the playing here. I love finding a new type of music with so much history. Any recommendations from those familiar are well and truly welcomed.

[@azhaz578]

You need to go to a local yardie or african church. Gospel drummers are defly in the UK.

[@AayJayEmm]

@@azhaz578 I'm sure there are. That's why I said it was probably me. I'm in Scotland, where only about 1.5% of the population is black. That's about 60k people in the whole country. No one here is particularly religious either. Including the few black people I know that are my age.

[@azhaz578]

@@AayJayEmm ooof. good luck. you might find a black church in edinburgh.

[@skarff]

drummer is godlike

[@laurameyer5660]

The drummer for Sleep Token, II, was name Drumeo's drummer of the year for 2023. You guys did a great job

[@diazzsama]

Logic crashed is a certified classic

[@shadowfire_08]

“damn son, where’d ya find this??”

[@ZakPaul-vk3gr]

That drummer is on another level. Ive never heard a gospel song with double bass. Wow man. Wow.

[@EclecticDivergent]

Let’s Go! Can’t wait to see dude try to chop this one up. Sleep tokens Drummer is definitely the Part to listen to in that band! The Song of like to hear: Granite

[@dallasbagley]

Dang man, they MURDERED that song. Sleep Token ain't easy either. Their drummer plays from a higher dimension.

[@RealTroyE23]

Just here to worship, fantastic job!

[@sethismess]

So effortlessly. Wow

[@jono2330]

6:17 that fill 😫

[@mwo9694]

Amazing job! These two absolutely nailed their version of this song and I found myself listening to this cover far too many times. You can really see how II took inspiration from gospel drummers. From the complex chops, finessed delayed timing (I don't know what else to call it), complex fills and just sitting in the pocket with the bassist.

[@natanaelfreitas2626]

I'm a Christian but I really like the sound of sleeptoken, the drum fills are really cool and the rest are also very good greetings from Brazil.

[@metalavenger23]

I learned something recently because I used to be a Christian too, and I am a musician and music lover. Don’t ever let being a Christian hinder you, or your taste in music, if you like a band don’t avoid it, I missed a lot of great music growing up because I was scared of what people might think. most don’t care and the few that do usually aren’t worth keeping. Never feel shame for liking things.

[@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut]

"but"?

[@Nathdood]

Bro EJ is crazy good. Plays the most technical stuff with all smiles. Gospel drummers are just on another level

[@jacksonaugust7310]

The big brother on the drums has fricking chops, fricking magic

[@bradcaviness1256]

Some of those lead-in crescendo fills were just impeccable.

[@musikbyjh]

Yoooooo!!!! Yall just ate that up!!! I’m gonna have to get my drummer Matt to do some reactions to this stuff. Yall killed this.

[@maximilianschmidt424]

That‘s amazing. Love this. Please cover more songs!! I love this!

[@leoniarte]

It sounds amazing! I just wish to hear a little bit more of the bass in the mix.

[@dalatina911]

I wanna be a Gospel drummer when I grow up! Those guys are a different breed. Love that you guys have partnered with Drumeo! So dope!

[@nicklaslundberg7697]

I want to listen to this over and over! These guys rock

[@domnvlst5031]

This is super high quality. Drummer is the real deal. Nice work guys.

[@coreysmith2605]

Dude this is so cool. They absolutely killed this!

[@eiriknordahl5112]

just took me to church for my first time, ever. Gratz and thanks

[@princessjoy007]

I LOVE SLEEPTOKEN!!!! British metal hits different with the a bluesy undertone. The Summoning, Granite, Alkaline, and Ascension, and the offering just hits when I’m in the gym.

[@andreihuseu2895]

Парни, отличная работа! 👍👍👍

[@MyrtleOates]

I don't see what the difference is. The Gospel musicians are the best, most versatile and have the greatest skill. They have to. No telling what might jump off when the spirit tarries!!!! The rise every time.

[@halsteadlaserengraving372]

Drummer is COLD!!! Love it.

[@DarkestDawnZK]

2:02 when a gospel drummer makes the breakdown face you know it rips 😂

[@vittorduartte]

Wooow, i was super surprise at the bass brand that bassist is using Tagima is a amazing brazilian instrument brand

[@abnergamaliel3361]

Tagima Bass from my Brazil 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷

[@fragrancefan]

You know there's some sick stuff going on when musicians look at each other like something smells bad

[@curio_d]

That intro is the stankiest stuff on this channel. II would be bloody proud! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jesselewis5699]

leave it up to gospel players to make every song better. straight fire

[@leahgawlik8275]

Sick as hell yes and ii is a hard one to learn he's the best drummer in the music scene. The bassist was a great asset to the drummer all around spectacular 🎉 The next sleep token song i suggest is Higher that is ii best drumming i have ever seen

[@tyherndon-s8q]

I know ve the concept and everything about this and the concept that you guys are doing and the inspiration your getting it from. You guys inspire me to do what you guys and doing make music. Keep doing a good job and keeping up the hard work you're an inspiration to me and everyone else

[@AC-ni5fw]

I’ve listened to this 5 times now. Great job

[@godloves97]

4:45 intro was dropping in from different dimension.

[@sabastianwilliams499]

Drummer went absolutely nasty on this

[@scottieskatan4219]

Dam that dude got some serious grooves loved it ,cheers legends....

[@LordPterygota]

Absolutely smashing stuff. Nice work lads

[@bassmasters123]

Killed it!!

[@vandiar]

That intro drum fill is incredible!

[@KennyRooks]

I love this so much ❤ you bodied this bro! Keep up the great work 🫡💪

[@surge_quicki]

Need a video of E.J. Watching ii’s play throughs.

[@SoundAloneband]

Dude this was Probly the sickest thing I've seen. It works

[@acherousian9971]

Super talented both of them

[@walwin]

OIIIII the drumeo partnership goes hard! SO lovely to see you guys come together

[@babradams626]

II is a gospel drummer with the vocabulary of everybody. He can mix just about any style into his. And he features a lot of linear beats which is a staple of gospel.

[@85ddrummer]

That intro into groove was an incredible transition

[@N81102]

Tasty bass lines mate

[@QueenRaven54]

Gospel musicians are unmatched

[@MatthewLaff]

That was ridiculously cool. My man honored some Aaron Spears vibes with that one

[@marcelobarchetta]

This video deserves 100M views This is amazing 😂

[@ThatGuyPossessed]

2:04 stank face is gold

[@ozymandias6]

I hope ST is taking notes. This was a blast and keeps me well fed

[@vladsonofdragon1161]

Killed it!!❤ sic energy, genuine love for music

[@skreekx7300]

Imma need 20 more of these rn

[@princessjoy007]

For real!🤘🏽

[@icommentonreactions1619]

Slowly becoming my fav channel

[@Underr404]

quickly*

[@penguins.227]

Making gospel musicians do the stank face multiple times in one song is a feat on it's own.

[@PRobFS]

What church are these guys going?! 😂 Truly amazing!

[@pipenorth9230]

that intro was inspired. please have them back for more sleep token. II would be proud.

[@Bonz-vc8zd]

First time hearing these two, absolutely PHENOMENAL gentlemen!!! Sleep token is not easy, but this drum and bass was incredible! It’s funny, Sleep Token did admit that Gospel was a major influence of theirs.

[@crystalpulseTV]

Incredible

[@imaquis8368]

Damn, they killed it, that was sick.

[@thatpandafella]

Now THIS is the kind of church I like

[@denisemann5817]

All I can say is "WOW"!❤

[@rzucki]

Simply great!!!!

[@Jambersome]

I'm gettin a gospel drummer for my band. Heavens yusss!!!!

[@russellward4624]

E.J. is the man.