INFANT ANNIHILATOR CCrusher Drum Cam Old Composer Reaction

[@Gulatzo]

5:17 My new most favorite moment of your channel 😂

[@nestotally]

That line needs to be added to the intro or maybe to the OUTRO!

[@RustyGonzo]

The way he said it brings me back to my time in Maine, haha. "Suhp, fuckahs."

[@alecalfaras5936]

Hehe

[@OTProd]

Needs to be on his new shirts, all proceeds go to the children of course.

[@spikymikie]

"Suhp fuckahs?" LOL, epic description.

[@ericfenstermacher5925]

Infant Annihilator is an intentionally satirical band. They are deliberately over the top in everything they do, from the lyrical content to the musicianship. It's intentionally tongue in cheek and kind of a riff on how edgy and tryhard some of the Deathcore/Death Metal community can be. So if you do read the lyrics, keep that in mind. They aren't serious, it's satire. Even the song names are satire. Brojob is another band that is both FANTASTIC musically but also is a complete mocking teardown of the genre and it's hyper masculinity. Fantastic react to this. I loved the reactions.

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

So like Dethklok in Metalocalypse?

[@ericfenstermacher5925]

@@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore yeah kinda.

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

Yess someone who gets it

[@drphdmd7064]

Brojob is epic. Half of the members came from a band called Akeldama (named after the album by The Faceless). Totally different than Brojob but still totally worth a listen.

[@ericfenstermacher5925]

@@drphdmd7064 I actually prefer the slower musicality of Brojob to the more frenetic stuff i've heard from the same people. I tend to like Downtempo like Black Tongue, deeper and harder stuff like Extermination Dismemberment, which is technically Slam I think. I'll check out Akeldama tho for sure.

[@drmichaelmorbiusofficial5765]

12:05 That's called a gravity blast, basically you use the rim of the snare to bounce the stick up and down and you can do a one-handed super fast and epic drum roll. Basically the forbidden jutsu of drumming.

[@808BassMetal]

as someone who thought he knew his way around a snare, I'm happy to have learned a new thing to practice today.

[@swsw6027]

@@808BassMetal Its fun to play this the Band Kataklysm uses it good :)

[@drmichaelmorbiusofficial5765]

@@swsw6027 Thanks for the recommendation, this band is great 🔥

[@metalboy27]

I got super into drum corps stuff back in the day, and of course that's a much different type of snare drum, but many of those snare players could play those.

[@elliotbruce7173]

Thank you for clarifying that, mate. The Drumeo channel called it a "one handed roll" which is a completely different thing which can be played on a flat surface, no rim needed.

[@zapper4945]

Well isn’t this a pleasant surprise 😁😁😁 PS: the snare technique he used is called a gravity blast

[@CyphersBasement]

"Infant Annihilator. Mmm. What a name for a band. So I know that I'm going to get wrecked, probably." Geebz confirmed as an infant, probably.

[@dodgrblu]

Archspire - Involuntary Doppelganger the most memorable and awesome song I can think of in this genre. (Saying that as someone who isn't deeply into it)

[@HenriqueVergili]

Archspire ir Tech Death, I.A I would say its more deathcore like R.O.S, don't think they are at the same genre

[@dodgrblu]

@@HenriqueVergili they overlap enough for me to lump them together

[@darkstar8196]

@@HenriqueVergili I mean this would kind of be technical deathcore, so it's not too far off. It has tech death influence at least.

[@scottryan8826]

The Dark Horizontal or Bleed The Future from Archspire. Or the bass playthrough for Involuntary Doppelganger would be awesome!

[@yusufgulla]

I think IA more like slower music tempo with Faster drummer. Not like Archsphire. Tech Deathmetal and Tech Deathcore slightly different.

[@charliehaskell1926]

I’m sure Mgla’s Exercises V drum cam has been suggested but I gotta add my voice. I think you would really like Darkside’s drumming technique. Thanks for helping me see the best in music.

[@mikrofilmy]

Yes!

[@chestbuster1987]

Echo!

[@tt3631]

Absolutely

[@Dth666Mtl0]

+1

[@DallasGunther]

I concur. Awesome display of technique and mastery. You'd appreciate it, of that I'm sure.

[@themetalhippieplays7993]

The gravity blasts when he puts the snare stick on the rim is insane. This is a satirical band and over top every song but the thing that is insane and that makes me love C*ntcrusher is that no part reapears. There is no repetition. I play classic rock mainly and it’s all about the hook. IA is about the opposit and I love it. Sure, it’s tongue in cheek but it’s also amazingly talented and seriously bad a**!!!

[@krata420]

I've been waiting for that, Soil the Stillborn from them is also worth to listen to, great video man!

[@kingchuckfinley]

That pause and praise of the arrangement moments before the best part is fantastic…

[@joewallman2664]

Love your take on this take. Very genuine and considerate to other styles

[@bbqsauce7]

Another rocking video my man! Always love seeing the new artists getting your love. I'm sure you've heard it before and have it on your neverending list, but I'd love to see a reaction video for Rolo Tomassi!

[@micahwasmuth]

So sick! Death is another awesome band with killer drummers and bassists and an even more killer guitarist (rip Chuck and Scott). If you could do a video on some Death songs like Flesh and the Power it Holds, Voice of the Soul, or Spirit Crusher thatd be awesome! I don't think its just me that loves Death as they kinda invented death metal Edit: if you enjoy those, I would highly recommend venturing freely into any Death song you see fit. I havent heard a bad Death song yet

[@Haughaus]

Well if we’re going down this road , how about Obituary 🤘

[@krata420]

The sound of perseverance and human are both masterpieces

[@micahwasmuth]

@@krata420 Human is my second favorite behind sound of perseverance. symbolic is definitely my third favorite but pretty much everything is wonderful

[@krata420]

@@micahwasmuth same, Death's all albums are GOAT but those three are my favs

[@Acre00]

Agreed. I noticed just last week that he hadn't reacted to Death yet; it was pretty surprising. I'm gonna buck the trend of Sound of Perseverance recommendations and go with Pull the Plug or Crystal Mountain instead

[@jiffy1313]

Still here, glad to see you getting into some IA. Rockin vid as always.

[@Haughaus]

What a kick ass track!! Keep em coming brother!! Super Stoked for tomorrows long format. And it goes without saying… I’M STILL HERE!! Awwwright !!🤙

[@808BassMetal]

hahahaha oh no!!!! they got you geebz! This band is a guilty pleasure and all the favorite time favorite of mine. Aloha from Sacramento!

[@gerarddaley6211]

Love your channel, I’m still here, Matt Garstka. No triggers, no edits, live audio. Mind blowing

[@duhquadman]

Yo man bad news in the metal world, the legendary vocalist of the great band The Black Dahlia Murder passed away today. If you could react to their song every rope a noose, a lot of us would love it. It's so visceral and you can really feel pain in his voice. It makes it so much deeper knowing he was struggling with depression himself for who knows how long now. Rest in peace papa Trev, we will all miss you

[@b.l7604]

Rest in power

[@denis_stojkovic]

This was heavy man 🤘...makes me wanna go outside and step on my neighbours flowers 😜 Nice one Geebz 👌

[@themilkynipple2801]

Still here, great choice! Props for actually checking this out

[@crossfadefan67]

Been waiting for this one 🙌

[@nathansterling639]

Still here Infant Annihilator is brutal, over the top and really quantized haha. They have lots of good stuff, favorite being The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch. Totally nasty vocalist Dickie Allen on that

[@atrocitasinterfector]

Yay so glad you got to this one!

[@msb8792]

12:00 that extremely fast snare drumming style is a sub-technique for the “blast beat” called a “gravity blast”. It uses the method of leaning with the stick on the snare rim to gain speed through shorter reflex and rebound and to save stamina.

[@iconofsin1043]

@12:26 - If you want to hear double kicks so fast that they sound like a solid wave lookup "3 bastards" and skip to 2:05, it's the same drummer, sounds like old school alarm clock going off lol

[@thelilpeanutdotgov]

that album is their only fully programmed one sadly 😔

[@Tichooon]

Yeeees we IA fans are always hungry for reactions. I think you are the best music reaction chanel on youtube right now, keep up the good work man

[@MrIncorr3ct]

those gravity blasts at 6:52 give me goosebumps every time!

[@hereticzealot]

“I popped a little “!! Muhahahaha!!

[@fatheroftrinity8963]

The snare hits that "look like they're leaning on the rim", are. The snare is hit not only on the down stroke, but as they rock back on the rim axis, it's hit again on the upswing. In the metal world, this is a double-speed blast beat.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Oh wow, thank you!

[@pattlehed]

Gravity blast

[@fatheroftrinity8963]

@@pattlehed oh, we found a name for it? makes sense when you consider the physics of it. neat.

[@Quantumface]

I believe the technique is called "sampled" or "SD 2.0" for short.

[@josecorreia2569]

That particular technique is called a gravity blast ;)

[@thesempiternity2777]

LETS FUCKING GOOOO!! Been asking for these guys for forever

[@scottgillespie3838]

Great content! You are the man Geebz 🤙

[@brianmayer3767]

F'ing looove this. Thanks, man.

[@willh4764]

I'm here can't wait to purchase a shirt!!

[@RobbieDigglers3rdEye]

Finally! Love this play through, it’s so sick 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

I'm still here! Thx Geebz🤙

[@18JR78]

4:15 They are drum triggers. It makes the hits sound stronger and balanced, even when hitting them lightly.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Triggers can do that also, but it's not the only thing they are for.

[@memeswillneverdie]

I mean it could be but honestly it's just down to compression, good drum tuning, consistent drummer, the placedment of the kit inside the room their in, the mic techniques used, how much or how little dampening used on the snare and toms etc.

[@theblindspot985]

Hey Geebz love the video as always. I used to absolutely love this band in high school. If you dig this type of amazing drum playing I highly recommend Archspire. All of the musicians in that band are incredible. Also Beyond Creation has some crazy drumming as well. Just from a musicians standpoint two of my favorite virtuosic metal bands

[@alexandermath9391]

Great video! I would absolutely love to see your reaction to a Spencer Prewett drum playthrough from the band Archspire. His technique is just absolutely ridiculous.

[@Guy_From_PEI]

Canada's band ARCHSPIRE has a SICK drummer...just like this guy! Video is on youtube GEEBZ!

[@ofadetergentsud]

The one hand technique you're wondering about is called a "gravity blast". It uses the rim as leverage to get a 2nd hit on the way up. Search it on KZbin. :)

[@Lord_Burrito]

If you're interested in more of the drummers stuff, he's in another band called Black Tongue and it's not quite as technical as Infant Annihilator here. He still goes real hard on it, but not as aggressive. Black Tongue- Second Death would be a good start for them. But Infant Annihilator themselves probably have a lot of great stuff to look into as well, and as long as you don't look at the lyrics, you could get a kick out of their process and sink your teeth into some of the music and the instrumental stuff behind it all.

[@zekaijacobson2584]

Pleeeassee black tongue creates such a great atmosphere and the vocalist Alex Teyen is so special with his lyrics and insane vocals

[@RexIsOnline]

Learning that he drums for Black Tongue really means something because I think the whole of Nadir showcases some of the best, most intentional drum composition I've ever heard. And it definitely highlights how much restraint he shows compared to what he can do

[@chaosclg]

@@RexIsOnline toured with them and honestly Aaron cannot play anywhere close to the infant annihilator stuff lol not even in a warm up, hence why they have never played live and never will

[@jakejones4518]

Lmao I couldn't wait to see your reaction to his one handed blast

[@dbelche2]

A lot of the drums on tracks like these are replaced with sample triggers so the hits are more consistent for the recording. Not sure if he did that for this recording specifically but its very common for technical death metal recording

[@liliIiliIilil]

Yeah every time I see this vid I kinda roll my eyes. It's not super common for ALL heads to be triggered, usually just the kicks, but you can see how it's not possible to get the sound on every drum in the recording with the way he is playing.

[@mikeluque6527]

The kicks are unquestionably triggered. But almost everyone does it in extreme metal.

[@Gary_M]

They still have to be able to play it live.

[@dbelche2]

@@Gary_M I'm aware but Geebz made a comment about the consistency of hits and thats what I was referring to here. Also you can use triggers live. My drummer used to use one on his kick in place of that mic

[@mikeluque6527]

@@Gary_M OH yeah. For sure. But to get that perfect consistency of volume and tone with the widely varying speed of the kicks is only possible with triggers. Without them when he went hyper fast the volume would drop out considerably.

[@mikeluque6527]

Alright. I actually laughed out loud when he dropped the gravity blast. Holy crap that was crazy! haha That is a pretty badass track. Gonna add that to my Death & Grind playlist.

[@drmichaelmorbiusofficial5765]

If you liked this I would recommend also listening to decapitation fornication.

[@samarkell785]

Still here Geebz! Love your videos.

[@thrundawolf187]

You should react to Humanity's Last Breath - Tide or anything by them really. They are extremely heavy but extremely well produced by the drummer of vildhjarta who is the guitarist for HLB. I think you'd dig it, but I wont spoil it.

[@jxcn]

100%

[@Gagimirez]

Yeessssss

[@Effrenatus]

I second this

[@grimecube]

So there IS a Vildhjarta guy in there! Now it all makes sense.

[@Gagimirez]

@@grimecube Guitarist from Vildhjarta Calle is playing in HLB too

[@ManuelMartinez-pd9sj]

Still here. It's a gravity blast, where the rim is the pivot point. Glad to see people like you appreciating this art of music 🤘

[@ianmccollum2643]

My favorite reaction so far just based on the “what?!” LOL

[@richpeltier9519]

Still here. Yeah, that right hand snare roll technique at the end is a new one for me. Had me laughing so hard, my head hurts now. Sick AF 🤘🧙‍♂️🤘 Rich tAMB

[@socalnitro]

Wow look at you go. These musicians are very good.

[@baulzzzzzzz2278]

“Still trying to learn it” that fact that there are videos of people covering this with actual success is insane anyone who could/can learn this and play it with success is a god

[@dregnar85]

Awesome piece of music.

[@metal80sguy]

Love the way you were asking how they keep this insanity balanced in the mix

[@sira.scottascot8865]

The bass tone is magnificent. Geez.

[@jay_vero]

im still here and id love to see some gorod and igorrr on your channel

[@NotRKelly.]

I’m always here Geebz

[@adamhenton6221]

Stupendous Geebz. Maybe in your off time you can listen to the album version. New sounds for your ears 😂. Glad you enjoyed this one🤘🤙

[@KeyOfGeebz]

4 U my braddah!!!

[@johnstanton7118]

I’d also recommend the drum cams from the faceless. Specifically planetary duality(the song) their old drummer is a freak on that song!

[@joshuavardo7213]

Great video!

[@RagingEggs]

@7:45 “no, no, this can’t be real. What is this dark sorcery?”

[@joshtaylor6086]

I'm still here. People already suggested that the technique on the snare is a gravity blast. I concur. Also, you're awesome. Keep it up.

[@toni.tapola]

01:31 Great reaction, Geebz 😁!

[@jamesolmstedcitezen]

Great review! That rimshot one handed snare roll is a timbale drum technique. Check out, "Latin Jazz, Calle 54."

[@FlippinIdiots]

Cryptopsy-Phobophile the drummer Flo Mounier is amazing and that is another wicked death metal drum cam to check out. My favorite song though by them is The Pestilence That Walketh In Darkness.

[@the_fractured_mind]

Long live Lord Worm!!!

[@bryguy1598]

YES!!!! You should checkout pupil slicer as well

[@jakebury1208]

@key of Geebz response to the the double kick consistency question. New age drummers nowadays use a electronic sensor that attaches to kick drum also known in the scene as a "trigger" these can be put on both kick drums, snares, even toms if needed. This trigger outputs a sample of the kick when struck creating a sound that is identical with each kick. This way it doesn't matter if each kick is softer or harder than the last aslong as that sensor feels a thump it will produce the exact same sound at the exact same volume. This helps the drummer play very fast with less power in each stoke but output a booming sound through the PA. My drummer uses them in our band.

[@MarkPetersen-hg4ij]

12:05. That's called a "gravity blast" and yes.... The stick is using the snare rim as a fulcrum to sort if rocker on it they're a really hard technique to master. Check out El Estipario Siberiano if you want to see a drummer who's mastered the technique.

[@MrNickoOD]

love IA, they are so groovy

[@scruggscorp]

"Hey, where's Geebz?" "Oh, he's on the beach, watching rainbows and eating gummies until the end of time."

[@weepingwell]

FYI they named this song after Geebz

[@David_Demaree]

Considering the news cycle, this reaction is definitely ripped from the headlines.😃

[@cloudbloom]

That "what??" at 3:24 is priceless🤣

[@carismo9502]

Big up for giving the "obscure" music a chance!

[@casrabbit12]

Keep up the extreme metal vids

You definitely should check out their "Blashpemian". That's one insane song lol

[@MrNickoOD]

when he did the fast thing on the snare, thats a gravity blast, and you kinda have to position your stick angled over the rim and when you go up and down with ur arm, it’ll hit the snare twice

[@majbeardd1905]

I just got my drums back… so another 2009 years till I got this down!!!

[@spikymikie]

This must be the "Statistical Density" I have heard so much about. Just wow. He has magic feet.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

If you do another drum cam/playthrough I strongly suggest John Longstreth of Origin playing All Things Dead

[@ConsKrypt]

As for the kicks for your question about how the producer keeps the levels in check at the same levels, most likely using some kind of trigger with a pre recorded sample. Its actually more common within the metal genre then others.

[@xlepermessiahxx4144]

Is it time for some more Dillinger Escape Plan yet?!?! I think it is haha 😜

[@HenritheHorse]

PRANCER!

[@MarkLee1]

Meh

[@allistergraham6704]

WE WROTE THESE PLANS, TOOK THE ORDER THE ARCHITECTURE

[@RustinRoark]

Yep, it is 'bout time you got to Infant Annihilator

[@Jmvars]

3:42 Not an engineer but someone said in another video that he may be using triggers, basically a device that detects hits and plays the drum sound.

[@weirdVampiress]

I saw the title of the video and said “oh no!” 🤣😂

[@ascentqalaa6800]

The snare tecnique is called gravity blast.

[@fernandohenriqueribeiro9337]

As a drummer myself, whenever i see a super fast drummer like this one i also try to watch them live because in the present day it's super easy to bump the volume on the snare, for example, but then live the snare isn't as loud. Don't get me wrong, it's impressive that the drummer can play such a piece live note by note! The snare hits are just not as loud live because that's not humanly possible. The double bass is legit though. You can learn heel-toe technique to make double notes with one leg motion, therefore playing 32th notes with 16th leg motion, and the volume is as loud as a normal single kick.

[@BadHatNZ]

the bass is triggered too

[@therealnynetynyne360]

Triggers keep levels even

[@WebsterA]

This is surely quantized to shit. Still impressive for what it is,and buddy still technically knows it. But yeah right. Lol.

[@Flugmorph]

letsgoooooooooo

[@copperlobo2536]

This song should be called "Master advanced metal drumming technique"

[@21centdregs]

still here! this is one of the best videos to do a reaction to. infant annihilator are brilliant, carrying the torch of gwar in a much more extreme, yet understated, style. im also still lookin for a propagandhi reaction, maybe potemkin city limits, or supporting caste. the title tracks not the entire albums of course. what a strange genre of entertainment, but i dig it. watching people experience music they did not grow up with or spend much time with is quite a nice aside to the daily grind. good luck out there geebz!

[@JOHNSMITH-Figment]

Drum triggers on the bass drums is how u get that sound.

[@toxictator4561]

Aaron is such a beast on a kit .Time for you to check out a Austin Archey play though!

[@Quantumface]

Love your stuff Geebz. The samples on this drum kit are from drum software called "Superior Drummer 2' which a lot of musicians (commonly guitarists writing their own music) use to program their drums without a real drummer. This is 100 % NOT the audio from this video take and you can tell because several points his sticks don't match the hits that are actually heard. So that, combined with the Superior Drummer samples, leads me to believe this take is most likely programmed and mimed by a drummer who CLEARLY has the chops to play this extreme style. I wanna be clear on that last part, no hate, he can clearly play. But this would explain your point about the clarity and "evenness" of those quick double bass parts and one-handed "gravity blasts." At the very least his hits are sampled and quantized to the grid, this creates that weird computer-like perfection on all the 32nd and 64th note sections and fills. But I'm just gonna assume its programmed because lots of bands write and record this way by programming drums in this fashion. Keep it up!

[@Aj66602]

Good analysis, they take a lot of heat for using software and triggers but clearly the guy is a decent drummer. Idk if pure speed is everyone’s cup of tea (me included) but sometimes it can be fun to watch.

[@MattHarris85]

At the very least he might have played the parts in the studio but had triggers on the kick and snare

[@uraniumcranium2613]

@@Aj66602 Its not so much that he uses software etc, more that some people think its legit. Good drummer but the guy is no Flo Mounier.

[@G-A-Jaxon]

Triggers

[@heltsjuktfett]

Would be great to see a reaction to their "behold the kingdom of the wretched undying".

[@alexiemery7821]

I love how much infant annihilator troll people this was obviously pre recorded he wasn't playing live 😂

[@lsdiis]

The snare thing is called a gravity blast and you should check out Vulturous by Cattle Decapitation sometime.

[@Intercaust]

Science: Humanity will never reach the speed of light. Kitcher: Hold my beer.

[@cityxinxflames]

Has he done Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska yet?

[@alecalfaras5936]

Still here man 🤟😎🍻

[@thehighler]

Great as always! Still think it would be great to see you check out Glass Cloud, she is Ill and all is well.

[@SlyHikari03]

Gravity blasts are so fun. Also, holy shit those legs