MARIO DUPLANTIER DRUM SOLO 2020 "MINOTAUR"

Here is another drum composition I recently created. I named it “ Minotaur”. This solo has been composed around a drum pattern I particularly love, the alternate single stroke roll “between the hands and the feet”.
I’ve never used it with Gojira, but this effect can be spectacular.
Video director Anne Deguehegny / cameras Theodora Richter and Anne Deguehegny / Engineering-mixing Johann Meyer / drum technician Cody Rahn / studio Silvercord studio

[@GauriTyagimdma]

Metronomes come back to mario to check if they are on beat.

[@fabiendasilva5806]

🤣

[@andrewmohawk209]

That’s hilarious

[@AB-ou8ve]

No, time itself.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

Mario and Gavin harrison are the NIST standards for timekeeping now. The atomic clock is obsolete

[@tavicotavio]

I refuse to believe Mario is wearing a shirt, to me his torso is invisible

[@theprisonier]

he's not wearing a shirt. really Mario has a head to hands and some legs to go there.

[@muffin3kbeats61]

lol it looks so funny after this comment

[@ablekanh8938]

This is winter in France , it s cold

[@iBrew_4u]

Lmao! dude, I can't unsee that now! You win the internet today.

[@StrangerE0ns]

It’s his ceremonious ninja garb to contain his power so that he doesn’t destroy the universe

[@gp19]

That's how all drum teachers should teach: "Look, this is a double paradiddle.... now, this is what you can do with it".

[@sonicwin04]

gp19 thats what my drum teacher does tho..

[@fixthat3269]

I wish I could throw my life into music

[@suicidalalpacas8652]

Incubus how loads of drum teachers do it as well hahaha original comment is stupid

[@IzaacArtist]

Fix That you can, you are just currently choosing not to.

[@Conundrums._]

Xibrawlba they might not have money or time.

[@disfibulator]

He stands out as one of the best drummers ever because he expresses musical ideas. He uses dynamics, groove/feel, and theme development. His skill and technique are both mindboggling, but the way he uses ideas in a truly musical way sets him apart. It also allows Gojira to be able to put sections together in unique ways and create intensely meaningful music.

[@kingcantaloupe3917]

He’s incredible.

[@GazaParaglidingClub]

well said, i agree 100%

[@martijn5511]

I can only agree

[@countorringtonludlow5211]

You can tell he is a fun writing partner just by coming up with ideas and playing them.

[@alldrum4384]

Things that I dont want to be: -A homeless -A drug dealer -Mario's drums

[@clementbataille4995]

things I DO want to be: -Mario's drums

[@seanwilcox9715]

@@clementbataille4995 I want somebody to look at me the way Mario looks at his drums

[@Jbear_rs]

@@seanwilcox9715 you would basically be invisible bro,he closes his eyes a lot and just goes with the feeling

[@seanwilcox9715]

@@Jbear_rs the facial expressioms are all I need daddy Mario~ jk lmao, yeah drumming is a lot more feel and rhythm than I can say. I only play a little guitar.

[@SyrNikoliTheBastardous]

*A homeless?

[@Bojangelin96]

The Art of Dying playthrough would make me a complete man.

[@keanomurro9835]

They used metal poles from their barn (I think) at the time for the intro to that song

[@osamaobama293]

Keano Murro could also be played on the rim of the snare quite easily

[@asura_dayooo]

its only the first half. but guess what...

[@mattbeauchamp5180]

My favorite thing is when it seems like his eyes roll back and he's in another plane of consciousness. Percussive Meditations.

[@CTMetalhead95]

Holy shit keep these coming

[@tavicotavio]

If he keeps soloing everyday like this he is going to be just head and torso before the new album is done

[@orevukicevic16]

Its a beautiful solo, it really gives you the feel of being chased by a Minotaur through the labyrinth.

[@badoinker]

Đorđe Vukićević this made me laugh, so thank you

[@faronfonze9316]

Ha cool

[@theonewhodrums]

I didn't like it until I considered this.

[@Dankster-yo8xv]

"Minotaur" You mean Mario, right?

[@AB-ou8ve]

Only if the Minotaur is wearing a tux.

[@mrgreenfr6216]

New Joe's guitar Mario who open a youtube channel while showing some new drum stuff... I think a new album is coming up soon boi's! Edit : well...

[@hogoirl]

last year they put a photo of a studio in its Instagram page, that could be a clue (? 🤠

[@mrgreenfr6216]

@@hogoirl we can only hope

[@Kaiz0kuSama]

@@hogoirl They have announced a new album coming up in multiple interviews and live shows!

[@hogoirl]

@@Kaiz0kuSama niice

[@raymondbauer2152]

@@Kaiz0kuSama Im so beyond hyped

[@LeFatShow]

Mario tu es une légende !!! Monstrueux

[@anickgander1925]

Mcfly et Carlito je savais que vous aviez une bonne culture !

[@dwa7199]

Toi aussi mais pas dans le bon sens du terme

[@anickgander1925]

Dwa why ?

[@zdrett]

J'aime pas vos vidéos mais vous avez raison

[@olivierjacquet]

Ce commentaire il est autant Photoshopé que la vidéo

[@lewy_g_official]

Please do playthroughs of Gojira songs. That would be incredible!

[@drewbocop]

PLEASE

[@nerfmadeeasy]

I mean I definitely agree, but I'll take more of this also. Incredible.

[@marcschelz]

Playthroughs and drum cam videos of whole live shows.

[@Ivogrape]

Yes!

[@SeandaleDingle]

Yeah like Alex Bent from trivium.

[@Ksilence]

This man just sitting still letting his soul play through him

[@thehoppo]

When you blend in with the black background it looks like just a head and arms and sticks are playing!

[@Alexanderthegreatdrummer]

Ray-Manio

[@Friduwulf]

Fuckin’ dope solo homie.

[@Gabe3XL228]

Yooooooooo

[@Anael272]

@@Gabe3XL228 Grab a brush and put a little make up!

[@creaturex5705]

@@Anael272 Hide the scars to fade away the shake up!

[@Anael272]

@@creaturex5705 Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?

[@creaturex5705]

@@Anael272 here you go create another fable!

[@slavicharrystyles6914]

There are two types of drummers in this world: Mario Duplantier, and drummers who wish they were Mario Duplantier

[@ToniLivo]

I recommend you a guy named Danny Carey, he is from another world.

[@slavicharrystyles6914]

@@ToniLivo Danny Carey is obviously awesome too. I'm lucky to have seen Tool live and he was just as impressive as I imagined. Very creative with his drum work as well.

[@ToniLivo]

Matt Rose I can second that 😄😉

[@nickbeattie3077]

@@slavicharrystyles6914 yeah Danny Carey live is a fucking experience.

[@MaxSabbath_]

Matt Rose Danny, Mario and Vinnie Paul are my heroes

[@eden_machine]

The Art of Drumming

[@bradycowles5520]

I love how Mario almost always starts with a nice and simple groove and then develops it to become more complex. I always start too explosive and burn out with my creativity early in. I should start doing this kinda style more. Mario will always be one of the greatest drummers and trailblazers in history

[@caseyking8394]

Absolute machine, but still so human at the same time. Mario is one of modern metal's greatest drummers.

[@WishMount]

WhoDarestheMAN gamer yeah right mate 😂

[@markhillan4038]

0:35 Lars Ulrich playing a 4/4 rock beat

[@demonguysayshi2666]

Mark Hillan yep basically

[@jeremymaniago3001]

LMAO

[@Gabthe79]

His feel is incredible, hes not only quick and powerful! J’ai hâte d’entendre tes nouvelles compositions!

[@alphamonkey1234]

this is by far the most musical metal drum solo ive ever heard. stunning

[@anothersoldier3420]

Mario‘s drumming skills are definitely out of this world🤘🏼

[@landonw8982]

Mario and Chris Adler and my fav drummers of all time, absolutely incredible technical skill, speed and creativity.

[@chandeleurbond]

you put your soul in your drums, that's so insane !!!

[@chandeleurbond]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer are you serious ? XD

[@mbamboo3328]

Thomas has skill, no doubt about it.... but Mario has what musicians of any instrument call 'musicality '. Anyone can spend years honing an art form with speed, and independence, but it takes something much deeper to make music. Mario makes music, and with the band even more so...

[@Anax100]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@MetalizedButt]

He sold his soul to the drum actually.

[@kevenlatham220]

It’s seems a lot better from his solo in 2019 they have been my favorite metal band since 2009

[@nen.user.3764]

I could listen to him play forever.

[@CameronFleury]

Your choice of patterns sticking and sounds are so powerful man. So sick!

[@mrjupiter80]

1:56 I assume his eyes rolled back in his head to watch his brain take over his limbs.

[@xMRxZEROx]

Does anyone else feel like he's so good he's not even paying attention to what he's doing? Pretty sure he had his eyes closed the whole time reliving his favorite movie in his head while he played. 🤟🏻😳

[@blppt]

George Kollias plays with his eyes closed too. Something tells me that very little of this extremely complex drumming relies on eyesight. Just gotta set the toms and cymbals in the right place.

[@AliTeaha]

The best thing happened in 2020 is Mario's KZbin channel... Thanks my idol

[@magusmusic]

WOW so amazing thank you for starting a youtube channel Mario, I am most definitely inspired!

[@drakewaffles2952]

I was in the pit for quira for the knotfest summer roadshow, and during their set I was not paying attention to the stage at one point and he threw and drum stick and it hit me straight in the eye!!! Incredible concert moment!!!

[@supersoberguy1]

The drumset is probably the 1 dislike of this video.

[@wastedtalenttt4528]

Yep no crash cymbals!

[@drew_on_drums]

@@wastedtalenttt4528 I'm not the only one that noticed it, thank God

[@WaRLoKWYATT]

This comment doesn't age well

[@whisperingthunder2107]

What?

[@supersoberguy1]

@@whisperingthunder2107 At the time this video had 1 dislike. So i made my comment as if the drumset hit the dislike button because its getting its brains beat in by Mario. I should have worded my comment better. I DONT KNOW.

[@remipoirier7391]

les 20 qui n'aime pas doivent rager ou ne connaissent pas encore ou jamais les joies de la créativité, le talent, la liberté..

[@AaronCohn84]

DOUBLE PARADIDDLLLLLLLLLE!!!!! Madly musical solo. My favorite ostinato in there... the LRR (hat bass bass)... and the single stroke roll alternating between hands and feet is always a pleasure to hear. All played with Mario's signature power and brutality... freakin' awesome.

[@Casowsky]

0:32 when the bug that's been chilling in the corner of the room starts flying

[@d00mnoodle]

That's how you put those cymbals to good use ladies and gents!

[@BlackCloud2469]

A literal god of drums

[@rippindrummer666]

The alternating right hand right foot, left hand left foot pattern starting at .32 are insane. I tried getting those down but gave up, damn Mario is a straight up animal behind the kit. Keep the vids coming Mario!

[@lukesanders768]

These are the videos that I'll show to my grandkids

[@MrDivagation]

On vous attend impatiemment dans tout le sud-ouest ! Love you guys, ce nouveau pattern fait envie !

[@duke2gascogne541]

P'tit concert a l'atabal Biarritz ça ferais plaisir

[@Zerostar369]

He could just keep going forever and I dont think I would turn it off. Amazing.

[@Chropoles]

i think all drummers are born to be a drummer. i just don't understand how one can use their limbs to do 4 different things at one time with different timing. you guys are a freaking octopus lol in a great way. such talent. i envy all drummers. but always a fan of drummers.

[@allstarsoldier13]

That was dope. Will you be doing drum play through's for some gojira songs? 0.o

[@reneegonzalez6064]

MARIO AS A DRUMMER OF 45 YEARS I BOW DOWN TO U SWEETIE U R MY FAVORITE DRUMMER HANDS DOWN!!!!!

[@drummerrez9442]

refreshing, very groovy and precise. What a performance even it's only 2:43

[@lukehewko260]

Maybe it's personal opinion, but drum solos longer than this in my experience tend to lose most people's attention.

[@gregbester3855]

One of my favourite drummers.

[@joeymario21]

someones been working on their polyrhythms... i hope to hear some of that on the new record

[@amjan]

This was just a 4 against 3. Simple stuff but soinds very cool. I would also love more complex rhythms on the new album.

[@cstepaniuk8611]

amjan so clean though.

[@ulfr-gunnarsson]

Polyrhythms & Synchronization? *Virgil Donati* wants to know your location.

[@cstepaniuk8611]

Alexander Nevgin I’m receiving transmissions from Planet X

[@the_minimalistic_adventure]

The Art of Dying probably had some of Mario's best polyrhythms. Insane.

[@mammontustado9680]

A setup without a crash! Insanity!

[@malynicz_pl]

you're plating is one of the reasons I've got one of Gojira's covers tatted

[@bdabitua]

The cymbal fill at 1:32 is such a nice touch. He is an amazing drummer.

[@svearaldblood-anvil8403]

My god, this was amazing

[@soulknight5330]

I love how tribal all his stuff sounds

[@based3399]

0:31 Does anyone else realize how incredibly difficult this is, and with that precision? That is inhuman limb independence.

[@mathieudufour8328]

Do you know if its a linear beat?

[@fenderb125]

@@mathieudufour8328 Yes I slowed it down and it’s something like HT | K FT K HT K FT k S |:

[@Perceleable]

Yeah. But its alternating like Right hand - right foot - left hand - left foot. Kinda like odd blastbeat on toms

[@tldw8354]

it is actually not that hard, but to be honest, you would have to practice and learn hundreds of hours of simple rudiments before you would be able to do this beat. And yes, the beat mentioned here is a simple one, because he uses all 4 limbs in a linear rotation. like Herny Valkonen described it. just look at one limb, it is not that fast. so for the speed it is very doable, but the trick lies within the timing. if he would play this fill with variation in timing of lets say +/-2 or 3 milliseconds for each limb, then this fill would never ever work or sound good. the next trick is, that he uses 2 floor toms and 2 basedrum pedals within this fill. they all sound kind of equal (not really but almost). with that you can do insanely fast sounding fills, because every limbs job is a quarter of the tempo.

[@thestradiosmiles]

Wtf, that is the easiest and most linear part of the entire solo. It's the only part of the solo that doesn't require "inhuman limb independence" because it's completely linear.

[@risingson7681]

The sound of this set 🤌

[@danielcedenorodriguez9938]

Love the cymbal work!!!! But also the way you play with the toms and the bass drum!!! Sounds so tribal and raw... Reminds me a lot of those Neil Peart solos

[@micklee5152]

Would rather watch this guy's solos than alot of drummers'. So much power and musicality. It could be a song in its own right. You can't say that about many drum solos

[@Hammersaurus]

Ever hear the age-old question, "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" It seems all we're missing now is an immovable object.

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

There's a lot of great metal drummers out there, but something about the way he plays just speaks to me. It's filled with so much nuance and finesse and then he hits you with those brutally hard punches. There's just so much dynamic range and creativity.

[@Mathi7052]

Amazing Mario, greetings from Argentina!

[@braiantucker8088]

Aguante Mario carajo!!!!!

[@nicolasatehortua3982]

Does Mario use a metronome? or, is he a metronome?

[@Retroman1]

I'm gonna go with he is one

[@pierreferreol6249]

Mario is not a metronum is à fucking nuclear clock.

[@lewy_g_official]

He probably isn't using one here, but he does practice with one.

[@HarrisonBowman]

Little known fact, his mother mated with a metronome, that's how he was born

[@pawelm.456]

yes he does 2:24

[@nathanwalsh3028]

Out of all the drummers lately on KZbin that just completely blow your mind this guy makes it fun. Everything he does is complicated to a point but it's still fun and entertaining. I find myself learning these parts and having fun with it rather than sitting there with my mouth hanging down at my feet going OK. I'll never do that ever or even ever!! Lol!!

[@jordanbenson2980]

When you surpass Haake and compete with Carey, you are a certified GOD!

[@adamnesbitt11]

Three very different styles, also funny enough all three of my favourite drummers.

[@armandojuarez5450]

The band and your brother must let you have this one. It's a great composition! Let it be a song!

[@7viper5]

Only reason this should get a thumbs down is because it wasnt long enough of a solo! That was bad ass!!

[@makinbiscuits]

I'd swear that was Mario if he didn't have a shirt on.

[@NathanJ666]

"You think you lured me into the maze? I'M THE MINOTAUR!"

[@holybissap8456]

Every drummer first time watching this: - Hmm... This isn't that hard, I could d... 0:49 Mario: HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@squidzoid1416]

I think you mean 0:35

[@larshetfield2156]

As far as I'm concerned it's ALL hard

[@joelmartin3213]

As much as I suck at playing drums this dude inspires me to suck at playing more

[@footnotedrummer]

Likely the most tribal drum solo that I've EVER heard. Fantastic!!!

[@mcdrumlessons]

unlike most metal guys bashing out unmusical speed on the drums, your solos are musical.

[@ИгорьИванов-ф7в2м]

Good, man! 🤘🤘🤘

[@temporalmilieu]

the boys are gettin older but still rockin as hard as ever

[@lukehewko260]

Would work just fine as the backbone of a SONG called Minotaur.

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

Hehe backbone

[@elios7623]

didn't know i could hold my breath for 2 minutes and 40 seconds

[@ISDTony]

Lost In Vegas needs to do a react to this

[@pauldbills27]

For sure

[@drew-shourd]

whoa.....some big boy playin'....who ever tuned/mic'd his drums deserves a raise....so awesome....

[@nagyzsolt8644]

"Now I can see the shiiiirt !!!"

[@GuerraDrums]

You are an inspiration....drums with soul and feel.....Awesome!!!!!!!!

[@Zachary999]

Mario's awesome probably my first or second favorite drummer

[@AndrewBaraban]

Лучший! Соло, крик души !!!!

[@SlipixLoL]

Une légende.

[@TheMessyaa]

PERCUSSIF !!! quel solo de batterie aucune fioriture tu vis chaque coup ! ça me rappelle Christian Vander la façon ou le batteur percussionniste montre qu'il est aussi un artiste musicien, chapeau l'artiste grand respect !

[@crtl5911]

whoever dislike this vid must have a very sad life 🤣

[@darylsmith5930]

Innovation in its purest form.

[@javierescuella8058]

It would be really nice if he did covers from his own songs

[@sega.milkis]

*playthroughs

[@un_nownmusic]

My favorite drummer of all time

[@georgeemerson3490]

Level master drummer unlocked

[@fergusooshilcid7207]

Wow jazz + metal = unbelivable

[@jean-philippeuguen9885]

1'07 : Mario BlastBeat Ce batteur est une légende, il n'y a pas d'autres mots

[@RobAbfallDrums]

holy crap! Dude this is amazing, just wow!!!!!

[@mysteriousDSF]

Sorry Mario, but the princess is in another castle...

[@flanagansrage7885]

I love that mega bell ride!

[@andreaswg6178]

The jazz drummer of metal

[@sebastianlundell2848]

Is it just me or does this sound a little bit like beginner’s luck from blood has been shed?

[@leebrennan5790]

Yeah, certain parts do have a similar vibe. Spirals was a great album. Wish they'd made more music.

[@420crim3]

Be proud Mario... is what i'd say before watching this, now i say dude.. I know your proud of this this surpasses award winning, pull this out at your next competition

[@stepitupandgo67]

So Excellent!! Can't wait for a new record

[@raymondbauer2152]

You don't even know how much you inspire me to get better! And what a monster of a drum cover holy fuuu.. definetly my favourite drummer :)) 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@theSnaredrumde]

Hammer Sound- snare. What brutal solo.

[@PAD___]

Clean, focused, and strong!