Rappers React To Gojira "The Art Of Dying"

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[@somniumrabidum]

This song is so BRUTAL!!! It's not the song you could introduce someone to Gojira with, it's too overwhelming to the unfamiliar ear, but once you've come to enjoy and appreciate the grooves and complexity of Gojira this song will blow your mind and become a guaranteed favorite.

[@jean-yveskaczmarek7458]

It's better to introduce Gojira with this one, than with the Heaviest matter of the universe at least :) However, definitely agree with your long time comment

[@DumbPeopleIHate]

I kind of agree, yet with me this is the song that finally clicked with me, love most of gojira now, but until I heard this i wasn't too into them

[@tehsensei]

The first time I heard a Gojira song I actually didn't "get it". It was Flying Whales. Because it has an odd riff (short-long-short-long) I couldn't catch a groove. It was through loving Meshuggah that I came to understand Gojira, because with them rhythms are supposed to be odd. Once I "got it" and listened to The Art Of Dying for the first time, I couldn't believe I hadn't heard it before. I thought it was an absolute masterpiece and one of the heaviest songs I've ever heard to date.

[@WTFCartoonStudios]

couldn't have said it better

[@mycabbages8228]

Ironic. That one really got me into gojira but I admit. I appreciate it much more now after 1000000 times listening to it.

[@anthonymarini4466]

As a drummer, I can say this is one of the harder songs to play. Mario is just so talented, in so many ways. Good reaction!

[@anthonymarini4466]

@Big Homie Steve The Metal Head i have seen it. Hes probably the best at doing the cover of it. Well that ive seen so far. As for if I can play them,I can try my ass off and I still probably couldn't tbh. I have tried the art of dying. The speed is hard. The double bass he does is so insane. His timing is just 🤯

[@jpa_616]

Couldn't agree more. It's really hard to play this one on drums!

[@philippesalle9961]

Mario only played in Gojira , he went to a jazz school and joined his brother's band when he was 16 ( his brother being Joe the singer and lead guitarist).the line up of this band never changed !!!

[@vtvt6656]

Actually it did. Only once. The current bassist joined in 1996 or so ...

[@stephenwilliams4989]

Gojira opened for Deftones last month in Cincinnati, blown away. First time hearing them and after that night I listen to them daily. Honestly one of my favorite live performances

[@oldscratch3535]

Opening for Deftones. It should be the other way around. Or better yet, just don't have the Deftones involved. Chino's "singing" is terrible anyways.

[@NuttyRiffs]

Mario formed Gojira with his brother Joe (the frontman), It's pretty dope that them brothers can do what they love together

[@dylanvasicadrums]

I think this song and album proves that Mario is probably one of the best drummers of this generation of metal. Just the off time alone is nuts as fuck. I love the Rev as he made me want to play drums but Mario plays a completely different style so it’s hard to discern.

[@ordinaryJ03]

one of the mightiest songs ever written, you can't change my mind

[@jaycordner3890]

Danny is the master! These are the students.

[@gabrieldugarte9569]

Gojira "Where Dragons Dwell live Hellfest 2013" one of the best performances of Mario and Gojira for me is one of the best performances in the history of modern metal

[@lanceyost7868]

The song after this one "Esoteric Surgery" is another beauty. Y'all should check it out as well!

[@pauldunay7415]

So hard they never play it live . Bummer

[@joshuacanipe7688]

This proves Mario is better. The polyrythyms are insane. Those snare hits sound random and off time on purpose which is way harder to do.

[@jez_77]

Yeah, its actually two patterns, repeating one after another, both are made using groups of 5s and 3s, the second pattern has one group of 3s less. And all of it is played over constant 4/4 beat on ride cymbal. That creates the overall polyrythmic pattern that you can write as 45/4 pattern. If your head cant process those groups of 5s and 3s being played alongside 4/4 (mine struggles a lot to even count/tap that) you wont be able to play it at all. Bleed or Clockworks are kinda symbols of technical and extremely difficult drumming, but for me Art of dying is even a level above them in terms of difficulty

[@lukecampbell801]

I know the rev is gonna win because his band is more well known, but Mario's the better drummer, not a doubt in my mind.

[@luizde-rossi643]

Agreed 100%. This discussion should never exist. The Rev is good drummer, but Mario is a mutant, and probably the best modern drummer around.

[@orangeunderscore]

Exactly, no discredit to the rev, an amazing drummer, but Mario is on another level compared to almost every metal drummer, in terms of drumming ability it’s not even a question who is better.

[@puppetmaster8551]

Facts even tho I’m a bigger fan of the rev because of insane fantastic songwriting and overall musicianship, guy was like a great composer. Mario forsure the better and more talented drummer but the thing that made Rev special was his songwriting ability.

[@NooDLES411911]

Mario and Danny Carey. My top 2 drummers on the planet right now.

[@jbo4547]

No need to compare. Both amazing terrific drummers

[@PaulHanney]

Great song by Gojira, well all songs written by Gogira are awesome.

[@fenrirwulf9266]

YES! Not gonna lie, Art of Dying is probably my favourite Gojira song. So happy you guys finally got to it.

[@kristaspecht]

I honestly never really heard of these guys til y'all played them! I love this band!They are so heavy! I love it!!!❤ THANKS guys!!!❤🤓 Loved your headbanging! Lol

[@brianyates7255]

Good morning from snowy New England...Yes, what a way to start my day!!! Mario redefined double bass and syncopation..He and his brother Joe are the James Hetfield and Lars of this era..I saw GOJIRA back in August 2021 and once again they slayed!!! This entire show is killer, one of their best!!! Peace from the Northeast...

[@wolfinthesno]

Make sure to check out the studio version of this as well, as this live performance does really well to show off the drums but not so much the vocals, and in the studio version Joe's vocals are outstanding. Not knocking on his performance here it's just the tones and things that he chooses to use live are a bit different then on the studio version and personally I think the studio version is the best way to hear this song. Also it's worth noting that Joe cut out a full passage of lyrics at the opening of this performance, starting with the line "neglected emotions leading to catastrophic voyage on the other side."

[@jordanjoestar8839]

I saw them live at the Armory in Minneapolis opening for Deftones. I was there for Deftones, but Gojira absolute brought that place to its knees. It sounded like I had headphones on and I've never quite seen a live performance that good in my entire life. 100% accurate to the album recordings.

[@Tritoness]

Next up i would do either Oroborus Live at Eurockeenes, or Wisdom comes live at Brixton, the energy on both of these are incredible.

[@zackzaharko89]

One of my favorite Gojira song’s! Mario’s drumming is so intricate, love it! Thanks guys!

[@slumpywumpy4166]

Just goes to show that if you know music on any level, regardless of what music you like, everyone always appreciates bands with this much talent and dedication. Rappers, Jazz Artists, Opera singers you name it they react to Gojira and there’s never a bad word said

[@mattboselli1099]

Definitely great band Smokey and Barringer you will love this and it seems like you do already yeah just continue to have a great year and looking forward to more and more content

[@hiei00hiei]

That outro is fucking amazing. Give me goosebumps every time

[@OroraMonroe]

Mario and Joe are brothers. Mario had a band in school at age 13 prior to Gojira he was very young when they began. He began playing in Gojira (then named Godzilla) with his brother Joe at age 14. Joe was 19.. so yeah.. he's been doing this his entire life really.

[@Apachoid]

Hey guys. I'm french drummer. To answer you, Mario always played with his brother. But the he learned drums in "Agostini school". We have this kind of school almost everywhere in France, and we learn JAZZ. Mario learned jazz before anything. Because he's clever and he knows that jazz open all the gates on the drums. The pattern in the beginning alternate 5/4, 6/4 and 4/4. 3 groups of 5, followed by 3 groups of 3, followed by 3 groups of 5, followed by 2 groups of 3.

[@magusmelanie828]

Wait, hold up, have you watched the Morgan Agren and Fredrick Thorendal medley jam session? Morgan is a drummers drummer

[@wtf_floyd1742]

Thus began the war of timing

[@thepooz7205]

Smokey: loving the “they live” t-shirt! Wish Rowdy had done more movies!

[@ShanLH5]

Yeah I think I read somewhere that Mario is allergic to shirts

[@lukecampbell801]

Remembrance, the link alive you won't regret it!

[@SlyghtMusic]

His brother is the vocalist. They are both french. They are both literal musical gojiras.

[@travishinshaw2407]

well, not literal.

[@spyder328]

If you ever get to see them live, do it. I did back in 2019 and it was an amazing show

[@DucksOnQuack13]

One of the most insane Drumming songs, I've seen at least 😂

[@PanDeanscream]

If you guys loved Mario's drumming in this one. You need to check out their live performance of Where Dragons Dwell. I think it was from Bloodstock.

[@scottp4357]

The Art Of Intros And Outros...what a masterpiece

[@PeterVejar666]

Saw them live and it's amazing , love your reaction guys !!

[@veevamm3642]

Awesome reaction to one of the greatest newer bands out there.

[@DucksOnQuack13]

Would love to see you guys react to Where Dragons Dwell Live, Or Rememberance Live two brutal and banger songs by Gojira 🤟🏻🔥

[@markwhite9878]

They are killing it love it

[@wjl2601]

Mario is a Specimen indeed:-) Thank you for giving this band some TLC. Fine reaction!

[@vierdo]

Yes you can be a virtuioso drummer without beeing thought.. You need an ear for whats going on and can feel the rythms inside the music and develop them to your style of play. As i did , opened the door to our rehearsal and listened to the sounds from the area and started to play drums to those i heard. For instance there was a bird whisteling in a tree and i listened to its melody rythm and played drums to it. Stuff like that will develop you as a drummer.

[@uihirasawa843]

The drums absolutely do follow a pattern, and it's pretty crazy when you consider he's also playing it against 4/4 and hitting the cymbals each beat; there's a video by youtuber Yogev Gabay that breaks down the drum patterns used over the first couple minutes.

[@ThuhDarkKittens]

Yes, you can be taught how to play the drums. Also, Mario Duplantier formed Gojira with his brother, who is the singer/guitarist, Joe Duplantier.

[@alanthompson2753]

This was the appropriate reaction. Try listening to Space Time or Love off their first album for some seriously groovy heaviness. Also bonus if you can sample the intro

[@Tritoness]

Long story short, Mario and the lead guitarist / singer are brothers and they found the band Godzilla in ‘96 with schoolfriends Christian on guitar and Jean Michel on bass. In 2001 they changed their name to Gojira for legal issues. Joe is 5 years older than Mario i think and listened a lot to Metallica, Mario wasn’t into music that much, more into sports and water activities as they lived near the Atlantic in Southern France. But Mario aged 14-15 i think suddenly understood the music Joe was listening to and became a fan as well of the genre, he drummed by himself around 1994-95 and than formed Godzilla with his brother Joe, Christian and Jean -Michel and he was hooked. He still praises Lars Ulrich a lot and considers him and Metallica as the biggest thing metal has seen. They love Metallica. Other drummers he praised and got influenced by i think were Abe Cunningham from Deftones and the drummer from sepultura. He never really mentions Danny Carey although they both are one my fav drummers around. Well, i tried to keep it short 😎

[@Denashi]

Speaking of Sepultura: funnily enough, they were also founded by two brothers, Igor and Max Cavalera, Igor was the drummer and Max was the lead singer/guitarist!

[@Tritoness]

@@Denashi I actually was talking about Eloy Casagrande, not Igor 😏. Not super familiair with Sepultura i must say.

[@Denashi]

@@Tritoness ah ok, I haven't really followed up on them in a very long time, not since Max left (and I know Igor left later), so i don't really know anything about their current members.

[@etessier87]

I can do tattoos with both hands comfortably but im not 100% same dexterity but the only practice i had was signing my name left handed for a month which wasnt often lol

[@jaegermeister1968]

what a shame, I didn't know this song yet but it's absolutely awesome. The complexity of the drums alone is insane.

[@maureenwagg5305]

I heard this song recently. Now I'm team Gojira for life. They are totally amazing. Every single song is epic. There isn't a dud on any of their albums. I LOVE Mario. He is a metal god. Joe's vocals in this just give me total chills. Gojira is life.

[@Alextheprod]

This one was a tough one to listen to the first time. I wasn’t all into heavy metal and it was too early. This song now is in my metal museum😂

[@doncarlossr.]

Great reaction big dawgs! 🤘🏼🔥❤️‍🔥🔥🔥

[@christopherblowers443]

Gojira goes so hard

[@orangeunderscore]

Mario is the lead vocalist (Joe’s) brother, they formed Gojira together. Mario was only around 15 years old when the original Godzilla version of the band was formed in 1996. He was 19 when their first studio album came out, the only other bands he was in before Gojira were pretty minor, and most of them were just side projects with Joe. Another great song that showcases his drumming is Esoteric Surgery, they haven’t played it live yet though.

[@tiawilliams504]

Just saw them live again in October. I highly suggest you see them live. They are INCREDIBLE

[@mathewyerry2072]

You can’t even see his feet back there and you know they are God mode

[@codydrummer]

Neil Peart (pretty much the godfather of prog rock drumming) once said playing Rush music was "like trying to do calculus while running a marathon"

[@jeannieg1726]

The transition to death is the journey that this song expressed, absolutely amazing. Beautiful . Mario is the best drummer in the world. I love Gojira! Go Braves 2023!

[@pasza_dem]

In studio version you can hear so much more intricacies in drumming:)

[@jhuanmatias572]

hey guys, i will recommend you to see the remembrance performance on the link Alive by Gojira, it's amazing besides something that happens very rarely, Mario wearing a shirt.

[@zack8105]

I love this song, and it's an insane experience live. But you really have to hear the album cut for the first time before live(imho)

[@christopherblowers443]

Yes French. They did the first couple albums in their garage.

[@alexmendoza3752]

Y'all should read the lyrics to this song they're very powerful

[@MedTechMetal]

The kick drum pattern in the intro is insane. It's in 21/16 time if I remember right. The pattern is something like this Kick, kick, kick, kick snare x3 Kick kick snare x 2

[@metalguru85]

Hard one as I love Mario but got a lot of respect for The Rev. What a song this is though 🤟

[@evaetterer6000]

Hi, i never hear from this band, but like it and this song is realy amazing and also this band ! I wanna hear more ! Greatings from germany ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

[@MW-cx3sb]

Can I grovel in the early comments and ask for some more cypress hill and bloodhound gang? Cheers lads.

[@MetalRocksMe.]

Mario has been in Gojira since he was 15. His older brother is the lead singer.

[@ronaldguidry2256]

Uhhhhh. Yeah. Ol girl with the tongue. She uhh....she needs to holla at me.

[@NooDLES411911]

Mario and Vinnie Paul both played with gloves because they hit the drums so fucking hard and fast they'd probably lose grip with sweat

[@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage]

Gojira hits on every musical want... Want something atmospheric, melodic, maybe even with a bit of folk influence? Plenty of songs for that. Want something groovy, that hits hard, with memorable riffs? Plenty of songs for that. Want something so fucking heavy that it transports your ears into a dizzying rush of blast beats, syncopated riffs and drums, and powerfully raw vocals? Plenty of songs for that from Gojira's catalog.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Great song to start the morning with! Sure gets you pumping! 🥁🔥

[@frankhermansen243]

Couldn't get my ass to the gym.... But now, better gonna ride on this pumped fell and get my ass to the Gym..certainly knows what starts my playlist today

[@petkucius]

Wooooo, and he misses the first verse :D "Breathing slowly, mechanical heartbeat. Losing contact with the living. Almighty TV blood hybrid empty brain - don`t see anything real in the game. The tension is building constantly, no reason - just a reflex I have - driven by clockwork. I try to keep an eye open and I realize - I haven`t closed my eyes in a long time!". All in all, spirituality and nature, this band just loves. Don`t know if there is another round in the contest, but the one to really see Mario`s greatness would be Where dragons dwell live Hellfest 2013. Spoiler alert - 4 straight minutes on the double bass. It`s just picturesque. Vote Mario.

[@TheJaxxT]

I don’t know if this has been mentioned before but Mario does an hour of nonstop kicks before every show as a warm up

[@martinspijker9661]

No Terry Bozzio?? come on dudes..we need terry Bozzio..

[@tazzz1783]

Gojira and Orbit culture have the sickest drops in metal Ive ever heard

[@paulatreides1354]

Oroborus live at the eurockeenes 2009 ..or from the sky live bordeaux 2009 ..or the way of all flesh ,live garorock ,awesome performance form them

[@etessier87]

Both write your guesses down and dont open each others till the announcement for the winner. Could be fun?

[@-LOST-eb5xz]

I’m fairly certain Joey Jordison (Ex Slipknot [RIP]) was self taught.

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

This sends chills.. Brutal.. Try Opeth, A Fair Judgement 👍

[@jean-yveskaczmarek7458]

Love to you guys, for your permanent releases If you wanna react discover some great band, very atmospheric, but as not crazy drumming , I would highly recommend Solstafir. Djakninn, or Fjara ( go for the KEXP live version) would be nice tracks to start with. The band is from Iceland Going to see Gojira again, in France in a month, if hopefully it doesn't get canceled

[@hrafnagu9243]

Sólstafir eru bestir. Djákninn er í uppáhaldi hjá mér.

[@gSWG3R]

I believe the intro is in 17/8. Allt of those "hitting it wherever he wants" parts are explainable. Groupings of 5 and 3s thrown around there, the pattern is elusive as fuck and varied. But to try and simplify, those are groupings of 5 and 3 interspersed throughout that groove.

[@fenrirwulf9266]

I remember seeing someone describing the tempo at the intro as 45/4 over 16. The pattern is 5-5-5/3-3-3/5-5-5/3-3 with every last beat being a pause.

[@johnladd8421]

Mario and Joe are brothers. They were in another band together before Gojira but they have always played together i believe. My sons turned me on to them with “ Flying Whales “ and i’ve been a fan ever since. i’ve seen them 3 times and the first 2 shows were opening for “ Mastodon “. can’t ask for more. Epic.

[@SteveSmallwoodthemachine]

GOJIRA always amazing!

[@nicckho3467]

Born in winter probably one of their best

[@Skull2086]

Gojira is Mario first band but in the begining the band name was Godzilla Mario is Joe (the singer ) little brother Mario was studying drumming in jazz music, When he was near to complete his degree, he quit To play a Big gig with Gojira Gojira was growing so he doesn't complete Sorry for my language english isn't my native language Hello from France

[@StarlessBlack2007]

The outro of this song can take over a country

[@birkhofstad1054]

Great song! Vacuity at same event is a banger!

[@rydergroves5696]

If you guys wanna hear some more sick drumming I would check out some Archspire, crazy fast guitar and bass playing as well. Keep up the lit reactions dudes

[@thoyson2562]

Yoooo if you ever get tha chance to check out more gorjira y’all should definitely check out “Where dragons dwell” hellfest 2013. Keep up the great content guys!!!

[@brandoncallaway8835]

Man! You guys finally did some gojira! Please do 'vacuity' next! Or one of the new albums songs: 'sphinx'... My favorite from the new album. If best drummer, danny and mario are definitely two amazing drummers.

[@am9619]

Brutality on his splend. Guys, I highly recommend you to listen to this song in their performance on "The Flesh Alive" 2009. And I recommend you to listen to the song "The way of all flesh" on the same show. You won't regret. That performance is insane. Cheers, loving the content!

[@donaldthieleman]

Such a brutal song. 🤘🏼

[@tiffanykennedy8397]

Mario should win this no question!

[@Silky_Chan]

these guys have been friends for more than 15 years or maybe 20

[@MatthewBousumonline]

Grooving to the beginning is on the "ride" the symbol.

[@4FORTYSIX6]

Mario is beastly

[@rafael_ryuichi]

Mario is playing: xxxx_xxxx_xxxx_xx_xx_xx_ xxxx_xxxx_xxxx_xx_xx_ Every "x" is a hit and every "_" is a pause, and it repeats, and repeats, and repeats! I'll say: alternating time signatures 24/16 and 21/16 while maintaining a 4/4 beat is stuff of legend!!!

[@fabianpatterson548]

The drums on this track.....

[@liammcandrew3269]

In my top 10 albums for sure 🤘🤘

[@goshish666]

Gojira are from small french town and started as teenagers, so I don't think any them played anywhere before Gojira.

[@barbados1267]

6:47 Mario isn’t “just playing what he wants” is recommend on your own time look up gojira the art of dying drum cover and see it’s 4 different highly complex patterns on the bass drums, snare, crash symbol, ride symbols, and even splash cymbal so 5 different complex patterns his right hand controlling 3 different cymbals and me being a drummer and guitarist the snare and bass drum patterns and time signatures are out of this world the only thing I can do with this song is play it in open c on guitar and play the blast beats and stick rim hitting in the beginning😂