Ray Hearne - The Architect (Live Drum Playthrough)

[@rustyshackelford4503]

Never understand why he’s not spoken of more as a modern drum standard in prog metal. His approach is so unique. He plays almost like a percussion ensemble rather than a kit player.

[@andyham6094]

Definitly a criminally underrated underappreciated drummer in all of music not just this genre. He should be mentioned alongside big names in prog/djent/metal like Blake Richardson and Matt garstka and Matt halpern. His drum parts are so unique and creative. He’s not the best or most skilled or most technical compared to someone like garstka but he can write and create as good or better than any of them. His drum parts are literally soooo outside the box thinking that 99.99999999 percent of drummers would never think to write parts he writes and has some of the coolest accented parts matching the riffs and runs the guitars are doing.

[@dbmdrums1105]

Definitely criminally underrated 🙌🙌🙌. The man just surfaced chops and fluent playing in first 3 mins of the video

[@Quester91]

Awesome perspective on one of the best prog metal drummers. Please do also a keyboard cam!

[@PierreVilleneuve88]

Ray is right up there with the best. He is not underrated, just not known as much as he deserves. His drumming is so inspiring. I saw them on February 28th in Montreal, 2 weeks before everything has shut down. We had 3 bands that night: The Contortionist, Haken and Devin Townsend: It was Epic!

[@Will057]

It took me a while to love this song, though I don't understand why. This song and the rest of the album is still my number one. Everything that Haken has released, from Aquarius to Affinity is simply amazing. Streams, Visions, Pareidolia, 1985 and Lapse will always be my top5, but all the songs they have written are brilliant. This band gave me a new perspective on song writing.

[@renzo3939]

really?? It´s interesting to see that someone would like streams that much since i thought it was the 2nd worse song from aquarius... Interesting ...

[@boxquadra]

Imo, streams is one of the best songs in Aquarius

[@auriculus3058]

Box Agreed, Streams is even one of the best Haken songs in general, especially because of the sick and unexpected doomy growl part in the middle.

[@antaed27]

Ray has definitely made a step up, very interesting drumming on this album

[@BTBAM819]

Ray and Ross both performing Flawlessly one of their best song... amazing, hope we can get a DVD soon! Nice to see Haken and Ray' popularity growing as it should be! Haken is the best in prog right now IMO, and Ray Hearne of of the best prog drummers of our time!

[@Cotramjoxxx]

2:44 Ross singing out of time 2:48-3:10 Ross singing out of tune in some parts. Everybody knows that Ross have a bad live performance.

[@Will057]

He doesn't always is out of tune or out of time. He is definitely inconsistent, but to be honest he has made amazing progress since Aquarius. I saw them back in August and Ross was top notch. One of the best show I have seen in a while.

[@pter·o·dac·tyl]

Maybe I got lucky, but Ross was darn near perfect and absolutely nailed "As Death Embraces" when I saw them in September.

[@jamscobou]

Holy cow, Ray doesn't mess around! This is insanely good.

[@lieutenantkleeia]

You guys need to release a live album!

[@joaomartins1521]

A motherfuckin DVD!!!

[@lucapucci9137]

They did!

[@sysc0mp72]

Such an awesome drummer. Deserves way more attention

[@DrBataco]

This guy is out of this world... killer drumming🤘🏿🍺🍺

[@MischaESC2]

I saw that live just a couple of days ago. Ray is an absolute animal on the drums (and a really nice person)!

[@antoniomagagnino9137]

Siete Meravigliosi, una Prog Band così ci mancava, completa in tutto, continuate così e fateci sognare con le vostre nuove canzoni... Siete Magici, siete Spettacolariiiiiiiiiiii.

[@RyanxDunn]

to see this live would be wow... like dream theater or porcupine tree. an active drummer just adds to that oomf. they are so tight as well, and a lot of bands are that are making it, but to play this live is just a daunting experience if you aren't really good.

[@drzeissler]

I have bought all Albums and "affinity" was by FAR the best! thx guys!!!

[@martinblake50]

Cool. I also like the MEGACONE T - Shirt! Great young Irish band!

[@kosmozaut]

I was there. My god what a show!

[@ehcyrsneeuq]

MASTERPIECE 💕

[@bobbyjones2112]

Wow Ray you are just an awesome drummer! I love you guys so much! Haken has been the soundtrack to my like since I first found you guys! That was “The Mountain” album. Oh by the way I’m a fellow drummer of 46 years. I grew up on Prog rock! Looking so forward to the next album!

[@Frank-YYZ]

What a drummer!

[@AlfredoEscalante]

Great sound and video quality! hopefully a live DVD in the making :)

[@mikelealbadrummer]

Absolutely amazing drumming!!

[@EspenAndreassen77]

Can wait to see Virus live drum cam 😇🙏🏻

[@joaomcarmo]

we need more videos like this one

[@jige1977]

Thanks for sharing this! Awesome

[@Shadowfolds]

That's really well shot, please tell me there's a live dvd in the making!

[@GeeorgeBeeedle]

We can pray.

[@reijorehti2447]

Well, it's not. Cannot really see every hit and element 'cause camera moving too much. Cymbals and fills section zoomed too much in. If you want to keep some kind of atmosphere when filming please don't swing back and forth by the side, rather go backside of drummer to have the whole set visible.

[@dasrockness]

That's a hell of a tour schedule.

[@ValuvatoBruno]

Awesome playing!!

[@yngwerhappen]

I am loving it. :-)

[@BiRDiEHere]

Ray is such a good drummer! :D

[@omairsh8]

My favourite part of his drumming is the focus on groove and rhythms

[@majinkrillin4750]

Awesome!

[@RoisinT2]

It's stupid how good someone can be..

[@GeeorgeBeeedle]

Holy shit.

[@emersonlopezcasaperalta]

Hay muchos bateristas técnicos que no groovean, Ray hearne es la exepción.

[@DennisRadaelli]

Love It

[@lotrojoe]

This is the song that got me into Haken and now im gonna see them in May! so hyped

[@markusbiewer2756]

I will see them live in March, so excited! Only discovered this amazing band some months ago, now working my way up through their discography.

[@KleytonDionizio]

Best bridge ever...

[@mattmac4087]

Awesome performance, vid quality is decent but its only a vid and to hear Haken live and feel that prog atmosphere is completely different experience. Hope to see you guys in Poland!

[@svendrewinske6514]

I miss the part from 14:24 from the Album version. Would be great to see what the hell there was recorded :D that’s amazing

[@Lucificator]

I really like this blast beats! The elements of extreme metal (like the grows in demo 2008 and Aquarius) could be more present in the new songs.

[@javiergonzalez-dz7tr]

que pasada alguien sabe el nombre de los platillos que tiene al final a su derecha.

[@neocolorcompras8337]

Hi guys, can anybody tell me what cymbals are those?

[@tstretch1]

Where was this recorded at?

[@Lukccao]

BR 🇧🇷

[@HaleBopp24]

Mighty :D :D

[@trapped-inlife1914]

where is the full fucking concert...?

[@holocronstarwarsband7892]

This guy is so good I wonder if he is human

[@nesforce7712]

1:22 That man has 4 arms

[@trainspotter360]

It's a Portnoy-esque marathon.

[@konradbott350]

Ray does a great job! But the micing/mixing on the cymbals is strange in my opinion. It has nearly no sustain and is far too dry. Does it have anything to do with the venue and the sound of the rest of the band? Was it an active decision? I am not a professional sound-engineer, but man he beat the crap out of these huge crashes and they cut out like dry Chinas.

[@KingAlpaca]

300--0

[@JDrumsStrums]

I thought i was the only one that prefered playing barefoot lol

[@DrummerRF]

I don't know if this is a terrible insult but when you look at him play, it looks like he sucks, but when you listen at what he plays, hes fucking amazing. Somehow his movement just comes across very awkward.:P

[@WowzaGuy]

I’m with you - it’s an interesting point. From my perspective, I don’t find most drummers too entertaining to watch though I love to listen to their drumming, and I put him in this category. There are a couple drummers that stand out to watch: Neal Peart and Mike Portnoy both are fabulously entertaining. I can’t quite say why but I could watch them for hours, especially Peart.

[@daniel_bohon]

Precice timing (not just good)

[@nicknamechannel8679]

Incredible drummer...but i hate the damn camera movement

[@arazhos]

Damn, the singer in Chrous is singing totally out of tune! Ray, absolutely outstanding...

[@SmevMev]

Ross wavers a bit, but it's not that bad, especially considering The Architect was the encore when I saw them live, so they'd been absolutely ripping for 2 hours already

[@SmevMev]

Genuinely, Ross was great live, as were the rest of the band. The classic choice for shit live vocals is Mastodon, which is understandable, given none of them are trained singers and they're having to hold down complex guitar parts at the same time, but they've had some real disasters

[@heaththedrummer666]

SmevMev Mastodon has been amazing all three times I've seen them. But they always sound bad on live recordings. I've stopped basing my opinions of metal vocals off videos. Because many metal bands just sound terrible on videos. Like this guy was miserable just now, but I'm sure it sounded much better and on pitch live. There is something about playing live shows where you tune your voice to the atmosphere of the room. And that atmosphere doesn't come through on video.

[@SpiderShlongGaming]

@SmevMev it really is pretty bad. I stopped listening right at 2:02...

[@SmevMev]

I've only seen Mastodon live once, but it was a great show, even with occasional vocal slips. You're definitely right that there's something about being at the show which tends to smooth out the imperfections. +SpiderShlongGaming Don't let it stop you from going to catch them live, if you get the chance - I didn't enjoy this recording much either, but it's not the same as seeing them in person. Can't promise Ross will be pitch-perfect, but you'll probably still enjoy it

[@taurus4205]

Tfw you realize you suck at maths.

[@Baal82]

Outstanding band! But please find another singer...

[@stefanonae26]

Somebody is out of tune :S

[@instintusprimatus939]

*Portnoy Spirit!!! better than DreamShit!*

[@Weltfremdheit]

†NST†NTU'S PR†MATUS But why disrespect DT? Without DT’s, most likely Haken wouldn’t sound like this.

[@meliassetiawan1267]

Well said kid

[@BARACHETA30]

Only IDIOTS compare bands/musicians !!!!

[@MrWiggnuts]

Broke into a sweat and nearly shit my pants

[@JohnLRice]

Awesome!