Jazz drummer reacts: Sean Reinert-Evolutionary Sleeper

[@susrev88]

RIP Sean Reinert. There's no point adding anything else, his body of work and his influence speaks for itself.

[@andyslagle3240]

Well said

[@dpclerks09]

💔

[@qstaratma9096]

I miss Sean....I played bass for Athiest for a tour then played with Sean as one of the many bassist in Cynic. Rest In Peace. Darren

[@Zyborggian]

You were truly blessed to have those opportunities Very sorry for your loss

[@RACBuffalo]

R.I.P. Sean Reinert

[@javiermarrero3525]

R.I.P, sean was so phreaking awesome.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

Indeed. Most of the albums he was on were big influences on me.

[@ruchardo_]

I did not know he passed away, man I just lost my breath rn...

[@gseifers1]

He just passed away today, such an inspiration, rip.

[@vernonhill7438]

😭

[@VelvetViolator]

He played with Aghora, AEon Spoke, Cynic, Death (and a lot more). RIP Sean Reinert (1971 - 2020) … :-(

[@WWENFLfan]

Aghora had some sleeper hits, I hope this legend rests well

[@VelvetViolator]

@@WWENFLfan and not to forget the great Gordian Knot.

[@Rok_Piletic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36kgYN5p9B_m8k ... RIP

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

Sean changed the face of Prog/Death drums in 1991 and 1993. A true living-legend.

[@lamecasuelas2]

He opened the door for everyone from Jon Theodore and Brann Dailor and maybe even Gavin Harrison

[@Zyborggian]

May he rest in peace 😢

[@andrewkarp5067]

I’m sorry, Sean didn’t “pave the way” for Gavin Harrison. Gavin started playing professionally in 1979 and was already touring with Iggy Pop back in 1986. Then Lisa Stansfield, then Level 42 and so on. I first heard his playing in 1987 when he was in a group called Dizrhythmia with Jakko Jakszyk, Danny Thompson & Richard Barbieri, if memory serves. Gavin was eight years older than Sean, so again, it’s not accurate that Sean “paved the way” for him. If anything, it was likely the other way around. Gavin’s stylistic influences were Jeff Porcaro, Bill Bruford, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, Steve Gadd and Steve Jansen. Sean was a tremendous and innovative player. A great guy, and a great musician in general. His accurate credits and Cynic’s influence are impressive enough on their own. So let’s be accurate about both Sean and Gavin.

[@wilbermcelroy2929]

The thing with Sean reinart is he influenced a ton of people with his playing in death and more so in cynic back In the 90s. I don’t think we’d have as much fusion/jazz influenced drumming in metal if it weren’t for him and cynic

[@Danimal3314]

Joey Baca - The Contortionist - Language I & II

[@777malkavian]

Yes, please!

[@mugen6855]

Oh yeah. Some of the grooves and cymbal work on that still give me goosebumps, so well thought out.

[@noahporter5358]

@@mugen6855 please. for the love of god. i literally came to the comments just to suggest that.

[@vahnn0]

Or anything from Intrinsic.

[@matthewbertrand8925]

GOD YES

[@drthunda]

RIP love his playing, beautiful mix of power and grace

[@ChristopheDeBoeck]

Rest in peace Sean. Wonderful musician and great human. You will be missed.

[@laundrysauceNL]

RIP Sean Reinert, I'm a guitarist but his drum work always stood out to me

[@MaglorMusic]

Listen to his and his band’s colossal work on Cynic’s debut “Focus”!

[@aklzenginidmbllanus1463]

Cynic needs more recognition

[@DallasGunther]

Word.

[@adamhowardschneider357]

the first thing I say to myself after two measures of Sean is "WHAT A GROOVY DRUMMER!!!" Like, it's almost like his top tier chops are the icing on the cake rather than the other way around. What a feel. Musicality incarnate. RIP, drum god

[@EdwinvanKoppen]

Sean played on the Human album from Death, he set the bar for technical drums on that album for a long time. Gene H was good but never got to his level and feel.

[@oldguyrips535]

Human is by far my favorite Death album. Sean and Paul pushed Chuck to look at music a totally different way, and it really helped Death grow in so many new directions. Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic, and Sound of Perseverance wouldn't have been nearly as good as they were if he hadn't worked with Paul and Sean for Human.

[@aghastinagharta]

@@oldguyrips535 no love for Steve?

[@krzysztofpakua834]

Sean's drumming is just flawless on this album. I can listen to bass & drums tracks all day long. Gene has a good combination of finesse and strength but Sean's creativity is just second to none.

[@oldguyrips535]

@@aghastinagharta Honestly, I wasn't even thinking of Steve, since he's been in basically every metal band in existence at one point or another, and I couldn't keep track, lol! He's an unbelievable bassist, and I totally forgot he was the 4th member on Human (whoops!!) Steve DiGiorgio: ex-Artension ex-Autopsy ex-Control Denied Charred Walls Of The Damned ex-Dragonlord ex-Ephel Duath Futures End guest for Iced Earth ex-Memorain ex-Painmuseum ex-Quo Vadis ex-Sadus ex-Scariot ex-Soen Testament guest for Vintersorg I'm SURE there's more, but that's the quick list that I found online... Hence why I totally forgot he was on Human and I didn't think he joined until Individual Thought Patterns...

[@oldguyrips535]

@@aghastinagharta WAAAAAY Too many members to remember who was on what album, lol! Guitarists: John Hand Rick Rozz James Murphy Paul Masvidal Andy LaRocque Bobby Koelble Shannon Hamm Bassists: Terry Butler Steve DiGiorgio Kelly Conlon Scott Clendenin Drummers: Chris Reifert Bill Andrews Sean Reinert Gene Hoglan Richard Christy

[@rogerduckwall4146]

Sean did play on the Death album Human. Sean has stated that when Human was veing recorded Sean was listening to Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc.

[@quintinlindsey7967]

I looked up to this dude, his work with Cynic was incredible, any work of his is incredible. R.I.P. Sean you will be missed brother!🎵🎶

[@Bethrezen78]

"Baard Kolstad - Moon - Leprous playthrough" please :)

[@Eccentrics]

Oh yes!!!

[@MrWiggnuts]

Anything by baard

[@mikefearon3577]

I think Illuminate or Rewind are better examples of his creativity and unique techniques. Plus the camera guy isn't on crack...

[@KacperPpp]

@@mikefearon3577 rewind is the one

[@jakobsandberg7331]

Why not Leprous - Slave live at Rockefeller, you get two drummers for the price of one ;) Plus he seems to like epic/heavy styles of metal

[@gtrguy76]

Easing my sadness on an endless youtube loop rewatching all of Sean's masterful playing. When I was about fed up with death metal a new Death album was released.....Human. Then shortly after managed to find a cassette demo of 2 of the session guys other band Cynic....those 2 masterpieces changed everything. R.I.P. Sean🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Lokrion]

My own reaction to this track was live. Cynic was opening for Dream Theater and they played this album in it's entirety. I was so blown away, these drum patterns were playing in my head on my way back home even after being exposed to a full Dream Theater set. I got their album the next day.

[@fromthistexasbreath]

Don't you just love being blown away by an opening act you've never heard before?

[@u.v.s.5583]

Also that free flowing guitar solo in this song... Wow... Dream Theater opening acts... Honestly I only recall two of them. One was Vanden Plas in mid 90ies, another was Riverside in mid 00s.

[@Ananthrk]

Anything by Jaime Saint Merat, the drummer from Ulcerate! He is probably the best modern drummer in the scene today. I highly recommend Cold Becoming or Dead Oceans

[@MegaLaban12345]

Ananthrk fuck yes! Jaime is unreal!

[@luke7517]

Beast

[@AbaGadol420]

Please react to Jamie Saint Merat from Ulcerate!

[@poultriarchy]

Hell yea, been plugging his studio sessions for the records here pretty hard, fingers crossed it happens!

[@MorbidRitual]

I'd love to see him react to anything by Ulcerate. Dead Oceans would be my personal choice.

[@poultriarchy]

MorbidRitual yea great pick, definitely one of the strongest showcases of his dynamics

[@josephsampson9169]

YES. Watch the Everything is fire live video

[@josephsampson9169]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-aeZKah96XgLc

[@flying_hussar3034]

MGŁA@Mgła-Exercises in Futility V -Darkside-Brutal Assault 2019 (Drum Cam)

[@Danimal77]

He died 3 months and 3 days after you reacted to this video. He was only 48 years old. RIP Sean.

[@deXXXXter2]

Someone already posted that in one of your vids, but you really should listen to 'MGŁA@Mgła-Exercises in Futility V -Darkside-Brutal Assault 2019 (Drum Cam)'

[@iamdrumgod]

Is it just me, or is the audio really low? Compared to other KZbin videos, it's really low. Coming from a mixing perspective, I'd love to hear these videos compressed a bit more, to get the volumes to come together. Just a thought. Thanks for these videos, and so happy there is someone out there like you to give us these fun reactions.

[@metalgt6828]

Yeah the audio was very quiet on this one... I could barely hear any of it...

[@cdhgamer]

Yeah, I had to crank my volume to hear this vid.

[@garrettmillerdrums]

LOL, last ones were too hot, this one's too quiet. Sounded fine on my phone and my computer but I'll keep dialing it in. Cheers

[@iamdrumgod]

@@garrettmillerdrums Last ones were fine bro.

[@garrettmillerdrums]

Dude, do you think you can email me at [e-mail] so I can pick your brain about recording and mixing. I started on my phone and am still so green when it comes to recording my voice and mixing it together. Tutorials on youtube are all about what mics to use but there isn't much about gain levels, compresssion, etc. Would love to get some technical guidance.

[@6SPOTTER6]

His drumming in Cynic, which he is playing here and in Death are complete masterpieces. One of my all time favorite drummers. R.I.P.

[@acemotherfckenfrehley9793]

used to worship this video of Sean Reinert playing this song, inspired my playing for sure. ive always had my hats as close to my double pedal after seeing this a while back.

[@micho5734]

Again.. Darkside-Mgla-exercises in futility V - drum cam at Brutal Assault 2019! Cymbaaaaals

[@Grabarzification]

Totally agree, you must see Darkside!!!

[@ACFINLAND]

I've requested this as well, we need this

[@DavidKempe3]

Agreed!

[@taperry96]

+1 to this!

[@ConcertsMetal-BZH]

Yeah, great sound, great images with 5 or 6 HD cameras and a fantastic cymbal's work !

[@interceptorz1010]

One of the smoothest drummers ever, and paved the way for many others, a true OG RIP Sean

[@cosmic_v]

I miss Sean. Incredible work he's done. One of kind! RIP

[@jaskarissanen5899]

Waiting for Marco Minneman action. 😁 Aristocrats: Furtive Jack (Culture Clash live)

[@beanslattz]

Seen them this year awesome drummer

[@jaskarissanen5899]

@@beanslattz yeah. Also seen him numerous times with Aristocrats, S.Wilson and Satriani as well.

[@livefreeprintguns]

Bro... Cynic/Death were some amazing ahead-of-their-time shit. RIP Sean.

[@aliensporebomb]

Cynic's Focus "Veil of Maya" is worth checking out because there's more overt jazz influences in that track than nearly any other Cynic tune. There's spots that sounds like a Holdsworth tune.

[@WhiteSpermWhale]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXbSaXyoipqAh80

[@TheGlashare]

You should have a look at Karol Diers in Gorod. IMO the most musically talented drummer in metal. Incredibly underrated drummer and band. Have a look at The Mystic Triad of Artistry, you wont be disappointed :)

[@mrdeathamore]

I'm fun of a Gorod since 2010 but I think drumming is the weakest spot of the band.

[@45er.ruffneck]

Sean is awesome! You should check out Bobby Jarzombek :) ...another monster.

[@nameloss]

Tobias Scheller YES

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

Yes, all Sabian rare pies. At least one ride is a Jack DeJohnette.

[@sepulcesar]

I think they're all Legacy and Evolution HHXs

[@toolband1992]

Bobby Jarzombek - 'School.' PLEASE! Amazing and incredible drummer. Sean is incredible and one of my fav songs he done, drum-wise. Love your reaction video's and you're very open-minded. Cheers. :)

[@albertryan3696]

He hasn't heard Bobby yet? Oh man.

[@mrdeathamore]

RIP, best drummer that ever played music on this planet.

[@rickdeckard2240]

Sean Reinert is a very important drummer in metal history. He was the first to incorporate (as a predominant ingredient) "jazzy" textures and patterns in extreme metal. That was on Death's "Human" album back in 1991 and he realy, really changed the game and set a new standard in extreme metal drumming, and of course, Chuck Schuldiner and the band (Steve Di Diorgio on bass in particular) opened a new spectrum in death metal with that album. If you are curious about this (you definitely should listen to this masterpiece!!) go for the remixed/remastered 2011 edition. Jim Morris (who would later record and mix Death's 1995's Symbolic and 1998's Sound of Perseverance albums) did an incredible work, and thanks to his talents you can now hear all the little details in Sean's playing, the most impressive addion definitely being the cymbals/hats work and patterns. All these persons I just named are music heroes, as is every musician who played on Chuck's albums!

[@markkelly1977]

Such a great video and so sad watching this knowing that he has just passed away. A legend and innovator RIP

[@albertryan3696]

The loss of Sean and Neil in the same month is just ridiculous. Neil was bad enough, but the guy from Cynic was a monumental influence on my musical development. They both were, of course, but Cynic was truly disturbing to hear back in 93.

[@tonywerverton5414]

React to Gojira - The Art of Dying

[@DEVAULT.]

Very funny to watch a guy like you watch Sean for the first time. He wasn't filling in, he literally, to this day, laid to tape and on that tour, the best metal drums ever. 1991. Human is obviously Death's best record too. Arguably the best metal re ird wver, mainly because of these tracks. Check out Web Cam : Flattening of Emotions, from that tour. Check out his DrumTalk interview. Check out his band Cynic. One month right after our mutual idol Neil. Insane. He will be missed. R.I.P. deat Sean. Take care.

[@domant26]

Finally! I'm so glad. Thank you for reacting to him, my favorite metal drummer.

[@davidviteris]

You should react to Eloy Casagrande (SEPULTURA). There's many drum cams of him.

[@savage75_]

Fantastic metal/fusion drummer, one of my favorites

[@PwnzorBob]

I'm actually going to try recommending something non-metal here: Jojo Mayer's performance spotlight on the Vic Firth channel, or his performance at the 2018 UK Drum Show. He's got a pretty interesting thing with emulating and altering beat styles usually found in electronic music.

[@conorhogan7575]

Absolute stud. Glad you took a listen.

[@M27-iar79]

Que descanse en paz Sean Reinert...dejaste un legado en esta vida...que será pasado a los más jovenes...un tremendo músico se fue...

[@TCM215]

Was wondering when you would finally get to him;) a amazing. Thanks

[@CrabJuice83]

Sean Reinert is such a stud on the kit! Also, please react to Maciej 'Darkside' Kowalski from Mgła. There's a good video from the Brutal Assault Festival 2019 of his playing.

[@buckfuttler2877]

RIP Legend. you will never be forgotten.

[@dmusiclife5727]

RIP to one of the greatest ever. Some of the most phenomenal drum tracks laid down on Deaths Human album. And the tracks he laid down of Cynics “Textures” Incredible

[@xKingdomHeartz]

Aaron Stechauner and Navene Korperweis. In a world of triggers and blast beats, these guys bring in a fantastic breath of fresh air to the extreme metal community. Aaron with heavy jazz influences and Navene with some killer dynamic understandings.

[@raymondt.1880]

R.I.P .Sean. Followed you since "94".as.a Band Cynic And Human Album From Death.

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

please React to JP Gaster from Clutch... he combines oldschool Rock n roll with Jazz, Bluess, Fusion and makes it hella groovy... please give it a go :)

[@erichand7548]

TrommelmonsterBVB09 yes!!!

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

I highly recommend checking out Jamie Saint Merat of the band Ulcerate, you won't be disappointed.

[@jettrainbow]

Sean did play on the Death album "Human" (which is an excellent extreme metal album) but he's probably best known as the drummer for Cynic (which are the band that recorded the song in this video). The first Cynic album was revolutionary and people were not ready for it when it came out in 1993. However, it slowly gained traction and 15 years later the band reunited to record a follow-up.

[@ThrashJazzAssassin77]

My fave. Sean was really the OG fusion metal player, and his left foot lead using kick and hihat is so damn inventive

[@jackskelsey4968]

May he rest in piece, he's phenomenal and i hope he's jamming up there with Chuck, Cliff, Dime and everyone else.

[@death_metal_dad87]

Dude. Anything from Alex rudinger if you haven't reacted to him yet. He's got such a wide variety of techniques and he's suuuuuuuper nice with his fills. You'll absolutely dig his fills, man!! He's played in so many different bands too. Hard to choose just one to recommend.

[@MattJFilms]

His "Tethys - Conquering Dystopia" play through would definitely blow Garrett's mind!

[@GreyWaveforms]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE SINCE THE FIRST FEW VIDS YUUUUUUUUS

[@gst013]

RIP Sean...such a brilliant drummer, and gone way too soon.

[@transmundanemusic]

I had a jazz teacher in highschool, I think his name was Andrew Jones? He was awesome, made a big impact on my musical development. You remind me a lot of him.

[@MrRajithasandaruwan]

Nils "Dominator" Fjellström - Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas

[@halvard3755]

Rajitha Sandaruwan or, The Dawn No More Rises.

[@praetor47]

nah, that's just fast and boring. might as well listen to Panzer Division Marduk. plenty of other drummers who are just as fast, hit as hard, but are 10 times more interesting

[@halvard3755]

praetor47 are you confusing live-recordings and albums? Because watching Dominator play live is fun. Panzer Divisision Marduk was interesting 20 years ago, not so much now.

[@praetor47]

@@halvard3755 nope. seen him live as well, he and Dark Funeral as a whole are more monotonous and boring than PDM ever was (and that's not an interesting record. Marduk nowadays is a completely different beast, and compared to DF is like comparing Rush to AC/DC). Nils was mildly interesting back in his Aeon days, but even at his best he's "meh" (he's a less creative Kevin Talley). as i said, there's A LOT of drummers who are just as fast (or more), hit as hard (or more), but are a million times more interesting

[@halvard3755]

praetor47 well, I think the videos of Nils playing with Dark Funeral is fun. But watching then live on a concert is very boring yes. I like Marduk, but I’ve only seen them live once, 9-10 years ago, and it was so lousy (I think the sound ruined it) that I left after just a few songs. I’m sure there are lots of other good drummers, but I don’t know who they are. Feel free to drop the names.

[@spitefulwar]

Hannes Grossmann - Alter Magnitudes (drum playthrough)

[@kdiamond]

Steve Shelton - Alone live drumcam .... you'll get a kick out of this guy, one of the most original metal drummers out there. Lots to dissect.

[@todddavis5433]

God if Confessor only had a different singer

[@WhiteSpermWhale]

@@todddavis5433 Condemned was such a great technical album, but then they have that singer....

[@todddavis5433]

@@WhiteSpermWhale that was a great album...went to go see them at a club in Raleigh in 95-96 maybe...I stood behind the PA probably 5 foot from Steve and watched him play the whole set...fuckin awesome!!

[@jasonbanks7082]

CONFESSOR!!! I live in North Carolina. Wish they still played in Raleigh

[@kdiamond]

@@todddavis5433 certainly a common complaint about them, but I happen to like the vox. If nothing else, it sets them apart.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I'm sure it's the camera angle, but this is the first "drum cam" video I've ever watched that looked like the set was just stacked up in someone's shed. ;-)

[@Uzielsquibb]

Heyull yiss. One of my favorite prog metal songs.

[@MattRhodes_Music]

Garrett, as you get more into metal one thing i personally think would be cool is to have KZbin metal guitarists send you just guitar tracks and see your approach to writing a jazz influenced drum part to it

[@raulmattia741]

Night verses! The drummer is the most creative I've ever encountered

[@pushthebox]

Cynic is absolutely amazing

[@Sean-xl5ge]

Was lucky to see Sean play with death. Concert nearly didn't go ahead because of various issues. Death only ended up playing 8 songs. To this day he's still one of the best drummers I've ever seen

[@TheJarrett444]

ooo that office door is open, somebody is home alone. Joking aside, just found/subbed your channel, really wish I could see the DCI reactions - but in all honesty, this is feeding the drummer soul within. Listening/watching to your appreciation and understanding of the technicality at work is uplifting/inspirational. It is badass to watch someone who truly appreciates anything to this degree. its pure passion brother "OH Shit! timpani mallets. timpani mallets."

[@FanaticDrummer]

They appeared to be a mix of Sabian HHX, Artisan/ Vault, possibly a AAX or HH crash. Looked like the brilliant click hats almost. But Artisan rides work in any genre.

[@albertryan3696]

Cool that you finally heard him. Try Death lack Of Comprehension for Sean when he's doing psycho fast with a bit of fusion. Anything off of Cynic - Focus is absolutely killer.

[@TheTrveMothlord]

Ulcerate - Dead Oceans (live playthrough from Relapse Records) Gonna keep at it til it happens 😂

[@gringochucha]

In terms of musicality, Sean was simply on another level. It's a real shame he didn't record on more albums.

[@jax1670]

Its about time for After the Burial. Insane timing

[@ibaneztrev]

"My little dog pockets" haha was NOT expecting that reference!

[@elbrujopy]

i would like to see some more periphery reacts xD

[@paistefever]

RIP Sean

[@Johnny_A]

Just found this channel this week. My new favorite! Nathan Bulla from Auruas - any song. You'll love him.

[@luismgoncalves]

Came to a more recent video to suggest you do Architects 'Naysayer' drum play through, the drumming on that song is so good

[@mznxcvmzbxz]

you should check lille gruber or jamie saint merat, 2 very unrecognized extreme metal drummers. they both have their very unique way of playing.

[@SSGregory]

Sad to hear of Sean's passing today. What a wizard of the kit he was.

[@FerrerGrim]

YHEEAA!! i was waiting for this!!!

[@albertjacobs4312]

I don’t know shit about drumming techniques but I love drumming. Your commentary is awesome 🤘

[@cuahutemoctorres3691]

R. I. P. Sean! You were a beast!

[@SoloNecr0zis]

Next reaction : Darkside from MGLA. His cymbals work is incredible, especially for the genre.

[@Pragnantweggyboard]

Ehhh if you're going to pimp DS & cymbal work then Kriegmaschine is the band.

[@ThisCreepingLife]

Sean definetly has a LOT of things to listen and to be blown away, this is just the little tiny tip of the iceberg, believe me

[@yubnub420gaming]

Bro, it wouldn't pretty epic if you would do another one with him. I was hoping you would do another reaction video to one of his drum cam videos from when he was playing with death.

[@metalperverbey]

Maciej 'Darkside' Kowalski from Mgła is one of the most innovative black metal drummers in history. Hisy cymbal work is a must see and it would be great to see a proper drummer's reaction to it. Let's make this happen.

[@toximan2008]

yesss

[@StefanDan85]

Finally...f* finally :)) one of the first dual ride dudes

[@XTyrannicalX]

Thankyou Garrett!

[@Randallr94]

There’s a video of Thomas Pridgen that was uploaded a few days ago of him playing at Zildjian live! That vid is worth a view

[@SRVMETAL]

My favorite drummer!

[@PGNHazard]

I'd like to see your thoughts on Jon Karel performing Alicia by the tango group. Metal drummer playing with tango. Probably one of my favorite drum videos from about 9 years ago.

[@bernardopecinagonzalez3128]

Singularity, from Textures, so freakin awesome

[@Z1EJ]

Very curious what you think of Chris Turner form Oceans ate Alaska with the drumplaythrough of the song Escapist.