Haken - Messiah Complex - Virus | DRUM COVER by Mathias Biehl

Facebook: / aaxplosion
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0:00 - Ivory Tower
3:59 - A Glutton For Punishment
7:37 - Marigold
10:00 - The Sect
12:02 - Ectobius Rex
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My equipment:
Tama Superstar Hyperdrive Birch
- 08x06" Tom
- 10x6,5" Tom
- 12x07" Tom
- 16x14" Floor Tom
- 22x18" Bass Drum
- 14x5,5" Pearl Masters MCX Maple Snare
- 12" Pearl Firecracker Sidesnare
Cymbals:
- Sabian XSR Fast Crash 18"
- Sabian XSR Fast Crash 19"
- Stagg DH Exo Medium Thin Crash 17"
- Stagg Traditional Lion China 18"
- Stagg Black Metal Medium Bell 6"
- Stagg DH China 12" + SH Splash 12" (Stax)
- MD China 18" + DH Exo Crash 14" (Stax)
- MD Luminous China 10" + Rock Splash 10" (Stax)
- Sabian AAX Stage Hat 14"
- Sabian AAX Max Splash 7"
- Sabian AAX Max Splash 9"
- Sabian HH Rock Ride 20"
Hardware:
- Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide Doublepedal
- TAMA Iron Cobra Hi-Hat Pedal
- TAMA Roadpro Boom Cymbalarms
- Tama STAR Snarestand
- Dixon Rack
Recording Stuff:
- Behringer XR18 Digital Mixer
- T.Bone DC4000 Mic Set
- Sennheiser E604
- Audix D6
- Audix i5
- Audix ADX51
- Shure SM57
- DAW: Cubase 9.5 Pro
- Videocut: Davinci Resolve

[@carlotingucci4391]

9:54 was ... unexpected 😂 Exceptional work man!!! 🙌🏻

[@sillylad7901]

I cannot express how long I've waited for this! This is fantastic!

[@ThatCheapDrummer]

Bloooooooooooooooo

[@REALwoombath]

Not more than a month I'm guessing, lol.

[@pedrovitor1242]

Exactly hahahahahaha

[@uhuebner]

Unbelievable! I expected drum covers of fragments sooner or later but the whole madness of complexity in one piece is just mind blowing! It's like 17 minutes Dance of Eternity... I can't even image how time consuming it must have been to learn every ghost note from Rays book. And lets not forget Ray who came up with this. He clearly fulfilled his promise of better drumming with each album. To me hands down the best drummer of the past 5 years. Lets revisit in a year or so and see if you have a single dislike. Don't think so :)

[@caelmcleish1212]

It’s a shame that 2 months after this comment there’s 2 dislikes.

[@christopherburot1309]

OK this is insane, and the fact that Haken shared this cover on FB is even more awesome. You are so talented

[@zanekiefer5128]

This 17 minutes went by SO QUICK! Probably my favorite drum cover ever!

[@yeyeyeayeye9892]

Could be, definently.

[@mostafaalkady6556]

Is this the longest and most technical drum cover ever on youtube? It seems like it

[@REALwoombath]

Not even close, there are so many other medleys eg. Octavarius or 2112.

[@mostafaalkady6556]

@@REALwoombath if you mean Octavarium, then both are definitely not as technical as this one.

[@REALwoombath]

@@mostafaalkady6556 You asked for longest, technical not most technical though :v Of course this one's more complicated.

[@mostafaalkady6556]

@@REALwoombath Yeah I meant both of them together. Sorry I phrased it inaccurately :D

[@porn_hub]

search for "between the buried and me full album drum cover")

[@mostafaalkady6556]

We have been waiting for so long man AND YOU FREAKIN NAILED ITTT OMG! HAKEN HAVE TO SEE THIS

[@Roestikrokette]

sooner or later they will!

[@yeyeyeayeye9892]

@@Roestikrokette Sooner, they will.

[@christophkl1295]

They did

[@yeyeyeayeye9892]

16:56, that's how I felt the entire video. Absolutly amazing! The control of them limbs. Jeez.

[@Crawver]

I think the best complement I could give you is the fact that if I ever want to listen to messiah complex, I come to this video. I always loved the drums for it, wishing they were more prominent in the mixing, and you nailed it so damn well that this is basically just the mix I want. Fact is I've listened to this so many times I've picked out I think 3 mistakes from the original. Over a 17 minutes intensely complex and technical song. That's frankly an insane level of talent.

[@AAXplosion]

Thank you very much! Well there are more than 3 mistakes. 😂 Back then when I recorded that song I think I couldn't figure out that insane drum parts completely.

[@domidominik7071]

@@AAXplosion your version sounds awesome, thats what matters, but really would love if you‘d point out the mistakes, cause i didnt found them, mainly because i know your version better 😄

[@algorix8420]

This is insane, that s exactly what i m doing ahahahah

[@walters147]

It’s one thing for Ray to write something this crazy but to then break it down and learn it. Goddamn I’m stunned

[@DanteSalcedo]

That change between Marigold and The Sect is pure gold...

[@BenjaminElleboudt]

The marigold part in itself is amazing

[@tomandrehansen8827]

Takes me back to when i found Haken through your cover of The Architect, great work as always dude!

[@alessandrosacco3049]

I think I'm gonna watch this video every day for the rest of my life

[@altaybayr]

Superb work! I personally find it very hard to get into Ray's detailed drumming but you totally nailed it, again

[@evilasiobjr]

Great cover man, amazing to see 👏🏽 And I'm each day more convinced that Ray is a complete beast, drum machine, genius musician!! His lines and fills are just so perfectly orchestrated. Voracity, finesse and technic so well balanced and aligned, just a pleasure to watch and listen to ❤️🤘🏽

[@marceloprates5373]

I've been checking everyday since the teaser to see if the video dropped. This is legendary stuff, i love how concentrated you are in some of these parts xD

[@AceRazor]

Absolutely nailed it! Fantastic 10/10 job mate. That was fun to watch.🤘🏽

[@victormontielpiano]

Your face at the end was hilarious hahaha. Great job as always man!

[@octonik_]

Great job as always man! Love it! Now I need some Symphony X cover :D

[@McBiks]

Absolutely mind fucking blowing Mathias. Brilliant job! Bravo!

[@Maurody]

Man!!! The set of emotions and excitement you made me feel. Wow!! Thank you for making this available to the world. Top top top quality.

[@IveGotAMatch]

Currently 0 dislikes and it truly deserves to stay that way - phenomenal job dude! Also this made me realise just how fucking weird and confusing the drums at the start of Glutton are haha!

[@isaiahmumaw]

Ray Hearne always seems to write the most complex overlapping parts possible. Incredible that you pulled it off so well!

[@lieutenantkleeia]

Holy shit dude that was beyond perfect. Amazing sound and performance. Great job!!

[@splijter]

great job! that must be an immeasurable amount of fun to do..!!..

[@MrSinanpala]

This is out of this world

[@alastairwinner]

Incredible playing sir... incredible song too

[@ZackAttack1798]

Bro. If Haken ever needs a drummer they don’t need to look further than your channel. 100% nailed it dude!

[@julianpenz6967]

Einfach genial!!! Hab auf das Video echt gewartet... Bitte mehr davon, gerne auch nochmal POV wie bei Nil by Mouth. :D

[@roshanganeshm826]

Super tight playing. Amazing 🤘🤘🙌

[@TheSoulCrucher]

Flawless as always.

[@sergioandres8041]

As usual, an extraordinary work. You seriously deliver the best haken covers of all the internet ! : )

[@mgdrum_27]

I've said it before, this man deserves so much more subs. You are incredible, and I love all of your content

[@hi22224]

I feel like the most challenging part is that groove at the beginning of part 2. Wild. Nice job man. Killed it

[@charli.destroyer]

This was awesome! You killed it!

[@chrislima8816]

This is so amazing. Thank you.

[@progvincent]

Perfect cover, loved every bit of it. Great job!

[@reibarata]

amazing as always, keep it up

[@gustavoclosa2729]

great as always, great playing, great sound, great video. Keep it up! Love that snare sound

[@jonaspettersson7099]

Wow! This is absolutely insane! Great job! 😀

[@RyanxDunn]

You're a brave man for learning these songs; it was amazing as always :D

[@TheMetalFreshTiger]

Those toms 😱😍

[@Zhamora8888]

This is just so beautiful to watch. Amazing!

[@arthurvenger]

i enjoyed it soo much, amazing work!!

[@Polosineditar]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmn... No have words after the see this 🤯 Very good job bro!!!

[@dpmark2]

Impecable! Awesome!!

[@RynnoreThoresen]

Only one word for this: YES! How long i've been waiting for this... absolutely fantastic.

[@joaogabrielzacarin7972]

Was für ein erstaunliches Video, Glückwunsch! Grüsse aus Brasilien!

[@raulibarra7194]

This is so good! Congratulations Mathias, you are very talented

[@user-op2hs9tq9w]

Epic choice, epic execution!! 👌🔥

[@Gertensis]

Wow, this is amazing, man! You totally nailed it!

[@K1SER]

No words for this incredible cover. Congrats!!

[@DUTCH.HORROR]

Absolutely amazing!

[@ea-tt]

This is amazing, great video!

[@MacAdrums]

absolutely terrific

[@oussamaplaysyt90]

Man ,thanks for this 🙏

[@AntonioLucchi]

Awesome!!!

[@burakunal2139]

I'M CRYING OF HAPPINESS NOOOWWW!!

[@xedasxedas]

Amazing. Including the all mic positioning and mixing stuff.

[@puttwatch]

Absolutely unbelievable. Great work!

[@williamriker7438]

Just amazing

[@DarcMurkee]

Fantastic!

[@BidBadBod]

The drumming on this album is their best yet and you have nailed it! Excellent work my dude.

[@TinnyHidge]

Incredible!

[@sebastianocq]

This is awesome!!! Congratulations!

[@rodrigoambriz8421]

Man, your covers are among the best I've seen!

[@baptistebois5467]

Incredible cover man, congratulations !! I'm just discovering your channel now but from what I see I'm gonna LOVE IT !! Cheers from France !

[@MrNarum]

Wow man! That was awesome. Really good job 🥳🥳🥳🥰

[@samproctor8421]

This is absolutely insane!!

[@guigasmf1214]

Fantastic!!

[@nuklearnasparoga3617]

Every time I try to listen just for a minute or two but I end up listening to the whole cover. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@robertlee4061]

Dude, congrats. Everything on you is just amazing, your technique, your feeling, your sound. Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@jamesrandolph2851]

That was absolutely incredible!!! One of the best videos of all time.

[@coltynlove6273]

Truly Amazing man!

[@patrickprotzman2407]

I am a huge Haken fan and I am so glad you have brought so much skill and energy to these covers. You do their music justice!

[@shaharyakir922]

Amazing

[@ricochetts]

Very well, exceedingly well, brillantly well. Good job as usual Mathias.

[@lastweekslightning]

God damn dude. Thank you for showing people not only how to play properly, but how to record and mix drums well. I can't hear any drum replacements.

[@AAXplosion]

Thanks! 😁 I needed a few takes but you're right, there are no replacements.

[@pinkclara6951]

PERFECTO !

[@AdamHDrums]

wow that was great man, well done!

[@jcmatias]

duuude you are an alien, this is amazing!!!

[@Kr0ml]

Wonderful

[@KiddiAgnars]

Amazing! Well done!

[@crossteel]

Perfect!!!!

[@p.zeller]

Das Album höre ich seit Veröffentlichung rauf und runter.

[@devinhamm5294]

Thanks for putting all five songs in one video!. Amazeing drum cover!

[@EspenAndreassen77]

Really enjoy the drum-style 🤩 Heavy and complex!

[@franciscogalaviz10]

You totally nailed it bro

[@nicobelmarmusic]

It´s wonderfully perfect! Awesome cover, love it!

[@jamesmurphy4002]

Amazing! Well Done! I love the video overlays and light comic relief ;)

[@PradyMj]

What a sound mix and an incredible playing. Sehr gut Mathias!

[@asheshinfinite3766]

Damn! I'm left speechless! Awesome cover, dude!👏👍

[@lprulz9]

Dude I rarely login. But I had to do so to give you props. Marigold is tooooo sick. Well fucking done man

[@hellzchicken8231]

This is the best drum cover over made!!! Amazing job!

[@Fateline70]

outstanding !!!!!!

[@camu123789]

You are one mad lad. Props man, sick job.

[@KyoCalati]

Great job friend ❤

[@raitoxote]

Nice playthrough ;)

[@MrBluemountain]

Some of the most solid drumming I've found on KZbin for a while. Subbed! :D

[@AAXplosion]

Thanks man! 😃🤟

[@al1843]

This is insanely good. Nice work.