Jazz drummer reacts: Alex Rudinger playing Xenochrist

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

I must have watched that Xenochrist video like 10 times in a row when i first found it! Alex is probably in my top 3 all time drummers, an absolute beast.

[@amjan]

You do know the whole drum part was composed by Faceless original drummer Lyle Cooper, right? Lyle is the genius behind that drumming, not Alex.

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

@@amjan Yes i do and i have listened to the original a bunch of times, but imho Alex is just some kind of magical beast who pulls that shit off like no one else.

[@christopheram692]

Lyle is a very sublime drummer between his talent and his effort. He seems so relaxed comparatively, but Alex's playing is so damn clean and even between strokes. Part of that is his attention to his production. Love them both.

[@HotShadow022]

Check out spencer prewwet from archspire

[@neonblack211]

Yes we are not f*cking stupid... we know that another person may have arranged the drums for this song... and yes I very much appreciate Kyle as a drummer too.. You also know right that Alex played live with this band?? And played all these songs in a live environment? Basically yes,,,, we know

[@tizzzle87]

you should react to Hannes Grossmann playing a Blotted Science song.

[@Thorrison]

tizzzle87 omg I’ve been trying to remember what the hell that group was called for like months Blotted freaking Science

[@juanborjas6416]

Yes, please x1000

[@lyghters]

oh yeah, him or Charlie Zeleny, both are great. also Grossmann's own stuff would be amazing. but it's already awesome to see Bobby Jarzombek on the list, which means we're gonna see some Spastic Ink

[@jmpsthrufyre]

Yes. Any Blotted or Spastic Ink will do please.

[@AdHoyos]

You sir, know your drummers 👌🏻

[@lordfizzz]

Small brain: Buying triggers and quantizing your drums Big brain: Hiring Alex Rudinger to play your drums

[@syahrezamaulana8606]

Massive Brain : Be Alex Rudinger

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

Galaxy brain: A L E X

[@aalegge]

Fun fact: Alex Rudinger was a student of Travis Orbin

[@TheOdiousConstruct]

Beat me lol

[@BurnTheNuance]

I mean kinda? If you talk to Alex he says he had a few lessons from him and that he has no clue why that rumor is so far spread. He has posted multiple comments in response to that over the years. He himself does not consider himself a "student" of Travis's. Technically yeah, because he did have a handful of lessons by Travis, but if ole' Rudi himself doesn't consider himself a "student" of Travis not sure I would either. Cheers!

[@TheOdiousConstruct]

@@BurnTheNuance maybe not a long time student but some of the techniques he picked up from orbin has a apparently stuck. Posture, technique, very similar set ups e.t.c.

[@aalegge]

@@BurnTheNuance Oh that's interesting! I always thought he actually studied with him. I've met him 2 or 3 times now but for some reason I guess I never got around to asking about that. Good to know 🤔Thanks 👍

[@kumquatmagoo]

Travis still #1 for me, but they're both great.

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

Well worth looking at more of Alex's play throughs. The guys a great player.

[@iamnavitis]

Duuuuuuude ive been askin for this for months. Thank you so much. Love you man.

[@mvyz666]

please react to Lyle Cooper, previous drummer of the faceless. his drum style is insanely dynamic and creative for the genre. abhorrent - elegance playthrough or the faceless - planetary duality live drum cam

[@mvyz666]

glad your channel gets the attention it deserves! have a nice day!

[@evilervcowart6234]

Mr. Cooper plays the whole damned thing with his eyeballs closed (because of severe stagefright from what I gather), mind right in the fuckin' zone where everything in the entire universe is in its' perfect proper place \m/

[@buckfuttler2877]

Lyle OWNS Rudinger

[@evilervcowart6234]

As a drummer myself, I dig on both o' those cats; one can scarcely go wrong with either, just my opinion lol \m/

[@jmpsthrufyre]

@@evilervcowart6234 funny to hear " brutal" drummers called cats. It shouldn't be because I've done it too. Maybe it just looks funny. Idk. I think I think too much

[@BurrenSHdrums]

Alex is another level

[@slamovgod]

Such a talented drummer! I’ve been watching Alex play for somewhat nearly 10 years now and he’s been nothing but impressive! 🤘🏽

[@joecaswell]

Yes! Dominator is a beast live, thanks for letting us know about upcoming vids Keep doing what you do...cheers from Canada!

[@EsotericOrderJ]

Alex is my man he's a beast

[@lyubomirgeorgiev1465]

I've been on youtube for 10+ years, never seen a video with 1300 likes and 0 dislikes wtf.. you are awesome, man!

[@stonedome93]

Got to see both Alex Rudinger and Lyle Cooper play in the same night some years ago when The Faceless, Revocation and The HAARP Machine were touring together. What a night that was

[@zaidtenace7265]

That would have been some night!!!

[@masterduda013]

What drummer did revocation have then, was it ash yet? That dude is a beast as well

[@TwoandaHater]

You should try to interview or talk to some of these guys.

[@armelind]

Oh man Bobby is a mixed (lefty righty) drummer madman!! Amazing drummer from my home town.

[@InstaKibs]

Bobby is a legend - one of a kind!

[@Gingercs]

bobby is amazing to watch

[@nildmalindi6054]

He is so clean and precise. It's a beautiful thing to watch.

[@stevenglasl1443]

Jamie Saint Merat from Ulcerate has great quality videos and is a great drummer

[@Blackerer]

Tried quite a few times and failed. I just dont think he is that well known with my fellow metalheads here. Unlikely to get through with the new patreon system. Dead Oceans, Extinguished Light, Omens, Everything is Fire, Withered & Obsolete etc. etc. I even posted links to some good videos before.

[@TheTrveMothlord]

@@Blackerer I'm tempted to go Patreon to get him through. Jamie is on a whole other level to a lot of these drummers who are great, but what Jamie does is alien.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

@@TheTrveMothlord I AM going to go to Patreon to recommend Jamie. I also agree he's on a whole other level, but Ulcerate is on a whole other level to most current DM bands in general. One of the few modern DM bands I've heard that sounds like they're on to something genuinely NEW, even when I can hear the Gorguts/Immolation influence. What song should I recommend? I've gone back-and-forth on several. My personal preference is for Everything is Fire, but every time I watch a live vid of Jamie doing a song I'm impressed all over again!

[@TheTrveMothlord]

@@jonathanhenderson9422 I actually think the material post Everything Is Fire is drum wise when Jamie really found his own. Destroyers being his more atmosoheric heavy work. Not that EIF isnt amazing. He just began to really trascend from then on! Relapse records have a pretty great live clip of him doing Dead Oceans from 2017 I think? Otherwise there are the studio montage clips? My fave song is cold becoming but I know Garret seems to want to watch videos with clearer audio vs raw camera. Agree on all of what you've said though.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

@@TheTrveMothlord I think a big part of why I love EIF is simply that that was the first Ulcerate I heard that blew my mind. I do agree Jamie has gotten even better since then, but picking a single song to recommend is tough! I'm trying to find one that has a good mix of his insane technique/speed, but also a good amount of his slower, jazzier/fusion-esque playing where he does a lot of creative cymbal work. I'll go give Dead Oceans another listen. I don't want to do the studio montage clips because I think Garrett appreciates hearing live performances, and the studio stuff being montages of different songs is even more discombobulating than hearing a single song!

[@khavens101]

Love watching you jam out to some of my favorite metal bands!

[@jeremywaterton6296]

"Or you could beat the shit out of your China" I felt that deep.

[@jackmermigas9465]

It makes it so interesting with your commentary and also to hear this amazing music for the first time! I've been getting back into music more because of this channel and I've been going to my local punk bar here in Thailand when they do gigs. Thanks dude!

[@iamdrumgod]

Glad you discovered Alex. He's a great drummer and very kind guy. Thanks for showing him off to the world.

[@johnwilson622]

I have been waiting for this video. Thank you!!!

[@thomasswoodward]

Fast becoming one of my favourite channels. Keep 'em coming boss.

[@infernalforms3613]

Thanks for playing my recommendation! Love the channel! \m/

[@alickskid]

Thank you so much for giving a reaction to Alex Rudinger. I discovered him for myself a few years ago on KZbin performing a few covers of some Sikth songs, and he absolutely nailed them. Anything he does is incredible and so well-played. Anyway, keep up the good work; I enjoy your videos and commentary. Alex

[@jen.g.]

Can’t wait for Baard! Thank you for letting us know it’s coming. 😁

must be "Illuminate" for sure!

[@jen.g.]

Matias Fur Da Zëss I lean towards “Rewind”. It’s so hard to pick just one!

​@@jen.g. this 2 songs are actually one of my favorites xD, but, in a drummer point of view, the polyrhythm on Illuminate are just outstandig for me

[@codycornell2212]

I love me some Rewind

[@Bonzoso21]

Looking forward to it! I'll toss Mirage and Third Law into the mix...good variety in those two from Baard.

[@jgobeille1]

Alex Rudinger and Hannes Grossmann are two of my favorites. Alex plays with sheet music up in front of him. Straight sight reads while drumming!

[@TheMuhahaa]

Good to hear that Alex will be back! You definitely should watch more of his stuff. Maybe try "Cause For Concern" or "Gravity And Friction" next. They really showcase more of his groove abilities and not only his amazing blast beats.

[@peternelson4719]

Back to watch again one year later. Happy Thanksgiving 2020!

[@LudwigPig]

I love Alex. I’ve been a fan of his for literal years. I actually got to hang out with him when he toured with Good Tiger. Beyond remarkable drummer.

[@izekealtopanga8513]

Tim "Herb" Alexander of Primus, is an underrated drummer in my opinion

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Man, of all the drummers I've seen you react to that I wasn't already familiar with, I think this has been my favorite so far. Love this guy. Guess I need to check out The Faceless!

[@FlipperWolf]

The leader is an asshole but the music is excellent

[@ZennLogic]

Definitely one of my favorite drummers these days. He can play such massive variety of stuff.

[@rizalnurrokhim8159]

Next time you do MARCO MINNEMANN when his playing as Necrophagist drummer

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

I think it would be much better to react to an Aristocrats video from Marco, because of how they're so unique.

[@acidrain812]

Lol why though, with all of the parts he changed/improvised it might as well have been Marco Minnemann featuring Necrophagist. Amazing drummer, worst for Necro though

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

@@acidrain812 Yeah, he's an amazing drummer, but he's not an extreme metal drummer. He can play the gig, but not like Hannes for instance and he adapted and changed a lot of parts that were great in the album. He is friends with Muhammed, so I guess that's why he got the temporary gig. The Aristocrats showcase his skill and musicality a lot more, since he writes songs as well. To me that's where Marco is right at home.

[@acidrain812]

lo0u exactly

[@zakkforchilli]

Chris Turner I'm stoked for that one!!! Keep this up man super entertaining!

[@ryanexsus]

That guy Alex Rudinger is not only very technically skilled, but also very musical. Even in weird time signatures he manages to keep a nice groove and overall feel to a song.

[@randovision8418]

I'm 110% sure everyone makes that same exact face and head Bob at 3:55 part

[@googelywoogely2173]

ive been a huge faceless fan since i found them. to see your face when he does the cymbal mutes just like i did....priceless. lol

[@tomsarrels8980]

Chason Westmoreland! Chason was the touring drummer for The Faceless when I saw them and he blew me away.

[@Kronikman07]

alex is prob one of my top 3 favorite drummers. so clean. amazing skill

[@CorvinRayne]

Happy Thanksgiving! Glad to finally see Alex make an appearance. And it’s impressive he can play these covers, but his real genius shows in his originals with Good Tiger - I think you’d find that more impressive as a fellow drummer. The video for 67’ Pontiac Firebird would really do it for you!

[@arbiefroiargoncillo3668]

I love the reaction man. More vids! ❤

[@mastertonberry9224]

On point selection as always

[@fpjesus2000]

When you do Baard Kolstad, my top recommendation is Moon. Unbelievable playthrough and song. Really tricky to figure out rythmic patterns and time signatures, but somehow flows flawlessly.

[@lexievv]

Mirage is also cool tho if you ask me

[@JBrimBloodG]

probably watched this video at least 20 times myself, machine of a man

[@skameron831]

Excited to see the Bobby reaction. That guy is on another level of musicianship.

[@dwaynemuhich4677]

Anything Alex did with conquering dystopia is awesome! Also love his new stuff with whitechapel now that he's touring with them. And the playthrough of 22 faces by periphery he did. All solid tracks 💪

[@iPlayDrums4You]

Blake Richardson drumming "Lunar Wilderness." I think you watched one of his videos before but the Paralax videos he did are top notch and are mind blowing! Cheers!

[@EthanRadell]

Hey man I love watching these! Especially when things are just so crazy you start to feel broken cause I feel the same way a lot of the time hahaha sometimes these videos are humbling. Cheers! Would love to see some older Dillinger Escape Plan or even a quick converge drum cam video!

[@XKamszotX]

Saw Leprous last Saturday - really looking forward to seeing your reaction to his drumming after seeing him live!

[@shirrepoffer]

Yess! One of my favourite playthroughs ever!

[@gmo1237]

You're the dogman!! I KNEW I recognized that distinctive voice from somewhere,, but when you said "Shall we?", that was it!

[@EverSomber83]

Please check out ULCERATE - Everything Is Fire [Live Drum Playthrough]. Jaime Saint Merat is the drummer.

[@InstaKibs]

Woohoo Bobby made the list!! No one else like him 👌

[@lordPix3lUK]

This band is so good. Saw them live and flawless. They did a few songs with a jazz saxophonist, that was amazing.

[@PunishedByRobots]

Alex is One of the best modern drummers. Super tight, in most other bands were he wrote the drum parts his accents and hit placements are on point.

[@gh05trg7]

Sebastian Lanser with Obscura and their song Ten Sepiroth is an amazing drum play through

[@danieldelacruz7642]

Thanks for reacting to Alex, I’d love to see you react some stuff he wrote. This is basically a cover he did when he toured with the Faceless

[@docbp87]

It is so awesome how your channel has grown so fast. "Reaction" videos as a... do we call it genre(?)... or YT videos are often pretty underwhelming, with people who are either already too knowledgeable going in, or are so disinterested that their reaction is one note, but dude you have the perfect combo of interest and knowledge, while still being open to new stuff. Keep it up!

[@STEVENPLAGUE]

A few YT drummers I watch are Jason Wydau and Adam Bjork. Very clean metal drummers. CLEAN!

[@alenamusic888]

WOW this guys amazing!!!! 🤗 Im totally going to go sub to his channel right now! Thank you for introducing me to such a killer player 😁

[@herculesplayinguitar]

Finally! Ive been waiting for this!

[@francoistellier212]

Moon's drum playthrough from Baard is just amazing!

[@stevenlee7]

Wow, thank you for introducing me to this song.

[@IICJZII]

If you do another one from Alex, please do Madness Opus!!! As always love your videos duder!!

[@dntinker]

I’ve watched 3 of this today and you’ve referenced Letterkenny and OSW review. Fantastic. Subbed

[@endoplasmicreticulum8357]

Hey this has probably been pointed out many times, but in this video Alex is actually covering Lyle Cooper's drumming from the album. Alex did play for The Faceless for a bit but Lyle's drumming is on the album and Alex is doing a flawless execution of it.

[@cbn6635]

When you get to Bobby Jarzombek, please do 'Peppered Cancer'; coolest drumming you'll ever see, I promise! 🤗

[@amjan]

YES.

[@InstaKibs]

YES!!!

[@DavidNesterDrums]

Your reactions are awesome haha

[@ericmccarty1020]

Thank you for the vid...

[@scottwagner2303]

So excited for your Chris Turner react... He's an alien

[@snail415]

Great performance. Drummer was great as well. 🙂

[@happyrushmore1707]

"this is like fusion" welcome to the world of tech death :D

[@andersonhorler1885]

This is easily my most watched video of Alex's. Shits fucking tight.

[@Splooie010]

This is pretty dope, gonna look up this band in a bit

[@floralfire]

THIS WAS MENTAL! Loved that drumming!!

[@yoggz]

Hes becoming a metal head, we've gotta get this guy to check out Death

[@Ugrasrava]

Alex is a goddamned monster. This dude blew me away so much the first time I saw his videos, I taught myself to play open handed on a semi-symmetrical kit like he does. Which, by the way, is incredibly fun. Feels a bit like cosplaying an octopus at first, but you get used to it.

[@robote7679]

Got a very overlooked drummer. Both incredible technique and an incredible showman. He'll be playing really high intensity stuff and throwing in stick tricks left and right with out missing a beat. Mike Terrana-Detonator. Absolutely wild stuff.

[@iMatty_2]

You NEED to watch Chris Turner. He is a true monster. A good friend of mine who records my bands music had a chance to record Chris Turner for the upcoming OAA album, and I got to be in the room one day, and it was such a sign to behold.

[@LoneAidenPryde]

1k likes, 0 dislikes. Great work guys and gals :D awesome Channel and viewers

[@xme12x]

Hi Alex! Awesome content! where can we see some of your jazz playing? cheers!

[@loganmoyer1548]

Anyone else really happy that Alex and Anup are really awesome drummers and are childhood friends? Both finding success outside of their friendship too.

[@bultronlagore2095]

PLEASE REVIEW “Spencer Prewitt” The Drummer for “ARCHSPIRE”!! You will not be disappointed!!!

[@thedeathestmetal]

Bultron La Gore specifically the drum cam from their studio of him playing through Involuntary Doppelgänger! Absolutely insane!

[@stuartrae4612]

Duuuuuuude, I saw them live 2 weeks ago, absolutely unreal. Never seen a blast beat like it

[@mikekallos9248]

Fuck yes turkey day treat ! Love faceless. Morbid angel on Saturday in my town 🤘

[@PearlDrummerFTW]

Awesome content man. Love seeing your uploads. Would be awesome to see your reaction to Lyle Cooper playing live with The Faceless. Planetary Duality is the song name.

[@cyanide540]

Sumac - "thorn in the lions paw" Boggles my damn brain every time i hear the drummer play.

[@nathanielveinot7000]

Nice, xenochrist was the video that exposed me to Alex's videos. He is a monster.

[@BLFactor]

Would love to hear your thoughts on Luke Holland “Mirrors” play through.

[@randythaking]

From one Garrett to another I love your videos! Keep it up :) Check out Hannes Grossman playing 'Ingesting Blatteria' by Blotted Science. Hannes is known to be one of the most technically proficient drummers of all time and has been in some pretty significant metal bands over the years. The video title is "Obscura drummer plays Blotted Science Song"

[@Spielix]

Sebastian Lanser playing Obscura's track "Ten Sepiroth"

[@bakedspade]

14k views, 1k likes and 0 dislikes. That's rare as fuck, either my comment or time will surely ruin it. Love the channel.

[@augus7ine564]

love how i was head bobbing to that same riff you were.. its impossible not to feel that shit at 4:00

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

I had doubts about Alex taking over for Danny Walker in Intronaut, but god damn he's a machine!

[@witchblades6979]

Hey man love your videos just a video suggestion/request do you possibly think you can do a sorta in depth video on tuning ive been drumming for a couple years now and i cannot for the life of me tune my drums. I bought all new heads i tried watching multiple videos but still cannot get them to sound good. Anyway happy thanksgiving and thanks for putting out these awesome reactions.

[@metalspawnpossessed1242]

Time to watch Darkside play his cymbals soon? Mgla - Exercises In Futility V. Drum cam from Brutal Assult 2019.

[@tqracing]

Never heard of this guy before, but man can he beat those skins! I have to check out more stuff from him. But hey, @garrettmillerdrums - have you thought about a tribute to ol' Ginger Baker who passed away recently? I think that would be cool.

[@Dirt_Serpent]

Finally a Ruhdy react!! Imo you really should pick one of his songs with Conquering Dystopia

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

I'm soooo stoked for Nils and Baard!!!

[@grbgeslnger24]

I’m glad you did this one. A fav of mine. I have watched this over and over and wished if I only had a fraction of the talent this guy has 🙄