Jazz Drummer Reacts to Metal - (Elliot Hoffman - CARBOMB)

[@ME7_RR3]

I’m SOOO glad you did this!! There is a vocalist, but his flight got cancelled last minute. Like true performers they still played! I highly recommend “Car Bomb - Elliot Hoffman - Drum Cam - Lights Out”. That song, “Lights Out” is a clinic on time signature changes and tempo changes that still hold a song together.

[@yarpyarp85]

Ooohhhhh yo, that make so much more sense now! Omg so cool they still did the show though.

[@TheGringuish12]

Lights out is such a treat. That middle chorus section is unbelievable

[@Deathlyill666]

Elliot has a side project called “oolxloo” that you should enjoy.

[@KORNBG]

Michael Dafferner - vocals (2000-present) Jon Modell - bass (2000-present) Greg Kubacki - guitar (2002-present) Elliot Hoffman - drums (2002-present) You also will want to check Elliot Hoffman - [Car Bomb] - Meshuggah Tour 2014 - Multi-Track.

[@yarpyarp85]

Ya I’ve heard that one is crazy, I gotta check it out. Also I really wanna hear one with vocals now considering i thought this was a instrumental band 😂🤦‍♂️

[@iancraig5415]

Dude you've gotta check out their song spirit of poison. My legs hurt just listening to the second half of that song. Theres a video of one of their sets that has 4 songs back to back including spirit of poison. If I remember correctly youtube doesnt handle links in comments too well but the video's called "Elliot Hoffman - [Car Bomb] - Meshuggah Tour 2014 - Multi-Track" Edit: The lineup is a vocalist, guitarist, bassist and drummer but in this video the singer couldnt make it to the show (i forget why, i think it was a passport issue) so they decided to just do an instrumental set

[@raxr5705]

Dude, You saved me the trouble of typing out all of that myself, appreciate it! I wish there were more high quality playthroughs of the w^w^^w^w material, as though all of their stuff is mental, the ridicilously mind bending intensity of that album resonates the most with me.

[@iancraig5415]

@@raxr5705 Honestly I just want them to make merch for that album so i can buy it lol

[@raxr5705]

@@iancraig5415 that too - I would certainly preorder a wild ass colored vinyl, or imagine a hoody entirely enveloped by the album art? Most of all, I hope they release something new soon!

[@yarpyarp85]

Ok cool I’m gonna check it out for sure and thanks for the info!!🤘🤘

[@chasm9557]

Matt at 4:30 when you ask about Elliot's background, he has a jazz drumming degree from Berklee.

[@yarpyarp85]

Oh shit thank u, that make so much senses. I assume the rest of the band went to school then too maybe?

[@TacoCrisma]

@@yarpyarp85not sure but they’re an extremely educated group of individuals. I’m pretty sure they all have careers in IT.

[@josht4323]

None of them went to Berklee, Elliot's first teacher did however. Matt Garstka, among others, is an alum tho

[@j.toothless]

Had the pleasure to see Car Bomb on Sunday opening for Dillinger, was seriously in awe of seeing this dude live. I still can't wrap my head around being this tight with this style of music and not playing to a click, Elliot is just that good To my knowledge, a lot of their music is written in 4/4 then screwed with afterwards, adding and subtracting sections to make it sound so screwy

[@yarpyarp85]

Aaaaahhhhhh that makes a lot of sense cuz just as I thought I was getting something it felt like the rug was pulled out from under me. Thanks for the info!

[@huberthartsch2359]

That’s really great what you‘re doin‘ Matt. This is what I‘d call it‘s the real „crossover“ 👍👍👍….

[@yarpyarp85]

Thanks Hubert!!!

[@LordBaktor]

To answer your question, I'm barely a drummer but if I can call myself anything it would certainly be a metal drummer. Life has landed me in a grindcore band, which is a genre I don't even listen to but it's fun to play and gave me the opportunity to finally learn to do blast beats. We have released some stuff independently but we all take the band as a hobby so don't expect to see us blow up and play festivals anytime soon.

[@yarpyarp85]

Hey lord! Yo that’s sick that you’re so grindcore stuff. So we are kind of in the same boat learning stuff that’s out of our comfort zone for sure. Good luck with the band my friend, I’d love hear some sometime! 😊😊

[@Frostcrag64]

cool reaction dude, elliot is such a cerebral drummer. im going to recommend your next reaction to be Kevin Paradis from Benighted if you want to see blast beat techniques pushed to the absolute limit with moeller/push pull!

[@yarpyarp85]

Thanks so much and I absolutely do want to check out more blast beats so thanks!!

[@zoso219]

Guitarist and bassist. Played trombone through college.

[@yarpyarp85]

Really that makes sense, seems like these guys would have a musical background. Kinda like the guys from animals.

[@jasper36]

I've never played metal live, haven't owned a double pedal since HS. Most of my gigging and recording has been hip-hop and rock, and jazz has been a longterm study. But I'm exited hearing any new musical ideas, regardless of the genre. Elliot Hoffman covers artists like Aphex Twin on his channel, among other various genres. Jazz is definitely part of the package.

[@stevebalistreri]

Not a drummer but always wanted to be and interested in it. Just saw Car Bomb last weekend and they were insane, the drums sounded awesome as well. Check out Zach hill if you want your mind blown. Very unconventional and avant garde in his music and approach to drumming.

[@yarpyarp85]

Yesss dude I know of him, he’s very jazz influenced for sure. And his speed is crazy, stamina too. Never too late to start drumming my friend! 🤘🤘😉

[@MHale-]

Metal guitarist for 40 yrs. Started drums in 3rd grade. Switched to guitars at 12.

[@yarpyarp85]

Oh shoot awesome, the best guitarist have a background in drumming. You’re probably sick! 🤘🤘🤘

[@Tr0llmannen]

0:42 I'm a metal drummer :) This band does not use a click. I can't wrap my head around that. For an in-depth rundown of all kinds of progressive metal that is hard to count, check out Yogev Gabay and his "time consuming" series. Here's a rundown of the Carbomb song "Sentinel": kzbin.info/www/bejne/laiaoqOIjLZjobM&ab_channel=YogevGabay

[@chasm9557]

The band has also said in interviews that during their practices, Elliot choses to position his kit so that his back is to everyone else.

[@yarpyarp85]

Oh I’m checking that out for sure! Thanks u!

[@TacoCrisma]

Could you imagine programming a click to all these change ups though? Good lord.

[@kulsto_ribro]

Hey, I would love to see you react to Baard Kolstad from the band Leprous. Honestly any videos of him are going to be good but I personally really like his playthroughs of Illuminate, Rewind, and Moon.

[@yarpyarp85]

Oh sick I’ve never heard of him , I’ll check him out for sure!

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

Check out Alex rudinger covering the faceless. He's a session player that has worked with a ton of great metal bands. And has been a stand out on KZbin for years.

[@yarpyarp85]

Yesss dude I’ve heard he’s amazing and he’s been around for quite a while too right!

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

@@yarpyarp85 yeah. He's got vids dating back quite a few years. Monster player.

[@yarpyarp85]

@@lungfulldrummer8921 Ya man totally i rmember seeing him in modern drummer back in the day. hes a freak

[@jorgedeltiempo]

It's very very good. I recommend that you listen to Steve Shelton from Conffessor, the song condemned. It has a deconstruction of the theme that is sublime. Thank you

[@yarpyarp85]

Ok I’ve added him to the list thank u!

[@thehairygull]

He’s got great time feel - yes indeed lol Car Bomb is exceptional and uses time in a very unique way. Just like I pick out a Meshuggah or a Gojira sound - Car Bomb has that same kind of unique sound to themselves that I love.

[@yarpyarp85]

Ya I agree totally, highly underrated band for sure. 🤘🤘

[@michaell3105]

Car Bomb is just great. honestly what you need to check out is Lille Gruber's Arboreously Transfixed video. One of the only drummers who is on par w/ Jamie St. Merat Imo tho they are doing very different things

[@yarpyarp85]

Well I gotta check him out if he’s on par with St. Merat. That guy is totally insane! Thanks

[@yarpyarp85]

Can someone plz explain whats going on in this song, so much of it was over my head. I was feeling the pulse but pretty lost in a lot of the sections lol. None the less this guy is absolutely insane!

[@raxr5705]

Great to see You enjoyed your introduction to the madness that is *Car Bomb.* Their material certainly can be hard to grasp at first, but with repeat listens everything starts to click, even if not in a way that would let one transcribe some of that stuff 😁 Some of Elliots best videos have been recommended in the comment section already, so I will just second my previous suggestion - "Lights Out", which pays an homage to "Bleed" by *Meshuggah.*

[@yarpyarp85]

@@raxr5705awesome ya totally dude, I’m listening to more now and it’s starting to make some sense. Definitely high level stuff! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@raxr5705]

@@yarpyarp85 This was a fun video, and Im eager to see what You think about some of Elliots other work. Cheers!🖖🏼

[@yarpyarp85]

@@raxr5705cheers thanks so much my friend.

[@drumttocs8]

Best I can say is it's the opposite of Meshuggah- instead of playing with repeating/shifting/undulating patterns over a 4/4 time, they're playing with the meter itself

[@codymoravits]

Non-drummer here just a huge Hoffman/CB fan

[@yarpyarp85]

Nice man thanks for tuning in!!

[@TacoCrisma]

You wanna see some really crazy shit from the Hoff - look up his “licks” compilation. He’s the final form of your drum teacher ragging on you to practice rudiments.

[@yarpyarp85]

Dude that’s sounds so good! I’m gonna check it out for sure thank u!

[@Deathbycarbonation]

Ive wanted to drum for 15 years probably longer

[@yarpyarp85]

Dude u gotta start. It’s the best.🤘🤘

[@krysz-s578]

Should give George Kollias from Nile a shot.

[@yarpyarp85]

I’m thinking that’s gonna be the next one, thanks!!

[@fructosecoma]

probably already heard from the comments but to complete the big ones you gotta check out dillinger / billy rymer!

[@yarpyarp85]

Yes totally but really appreciate the suggestion!

[@scosstard3542]

This guy is just insane!!!!! :o

[@yarpyarp85]

Totally dude!

[@spazemunky]

You need to look up Spirit of Poison by carbomb asap. Maybe the nuttiest song I’ve ever heard.

[@yarpyarp85]

Dude sick I will and I’ll do a reaction thanks!!

[@spazemunky]

@@yarpyarp85 my band used to practice in the same house has his former band. He’s the nicest coolest dude ever. All the other drummers in our little community of musicians used to follow him around like he was a messenger from the drum god. I think half the metal drummers on Long Island were influenced by Elliot.

[@user-eo1rm3eb6c]

Check out Spirit of Poison by them. That song and the album its own definitely has the nastiest drumming of all the Car Bomb albums. Meta and Mordial are still sick but the songs are somehow more conventional than the W^w album.

[@stri8ted]

Dig your videos, but I think you need to turn up the volume on the drum track.

[@yarpyarp85]

Thanks dude! Duly noted ☝️🤘

[@ambassadortourettes753]

You might as well just play Car Bomb's songs backwards to achieve the same amount of mathematical discombobulation as they do forward.... There is a vocalist but I think his flight got cancelled to this particular show... I was going to play the spoons for them at this gig but sadly my tricycle blew a head gasket I have been a guitarist for 39 years and play Death Metal and Middle Eastern music but I am most known for playing muted spoon tracks on several thousand metal albums....

[@yarpyarp85]

Lolol dude Ive heard of u! Your that spoon guy and legend has it the song “spoon man” was about you right? As for playing this stuff backward ya I was totally lost 🤦‍♂️

[@ambassadortourettes753]

@@yarpyarp85 🤣☝️👌Funny you say that since I live in Seattle and have known that actual “Spoon Man” for years growing up in Seattle you saw him all the time… And SoundGarden did in fact write that song about that guy and that guy is literally the one playing spoons in that video… Sadly I am the lesser known Spoon Man of Seattle🤣

[@pretendginger]

🙋Metalhead married to a bass player here. Learning an instrument wasn't in the cards for me.

[@yarpyarp85]

Hey that’s cool, never too late to learn. If you were going to learn an instrument, what would it be?

[@pretendginger]

@@yarpyarp85 Drums hands down first choice with bass being a second. Give me that groove!

[@rodavlas1981]

Awesome video, Elliot is the machine! I highly recommend watching this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHKZdJpsltd4mJY (guy did PhD on metal music), interesting from a theory point of view.

[@yarpyarp85]

Yo gonna check it out thanks so much for the recommendation!

[@TheRozzleNozzle]

Want you mind blown even more? Elliot doesn’t use a metronome live…

[@yarpyarp85]

💀

[@Mdrobile]

Non drummer here. I swear i must have been one in a past life. Any show i go to i watch the drummer. As long as he or she isnt garbage lol

[@NickWelch]

I'm a metalhead wannabe drummer.

[@yarpyarp85]

I’m a drummer wanna be metal head lol.