MEINL DRUM FESTIVAL 2015 - Matt Garstka “Ka$cade” - Animals As Leaders

[@AbeCastDrums]

Matt Garstka is easily one of the best drummers from his generation.

[@snusk741]

and he plays metal luckily:D

[@godplayer5336]

Abe Castellanos and he is sooooo cute

[@Abrahamhamham]

His generation? Man, this guy might be one of the best drummers ever. And he's only 29.

[@ledgy69]

@@Abrahamhamham he's the best alive rn IMO.

[@wb3991]

ledgy69 him and Chris turner are absolutely insane

[@lumpusman]

as a "drummer" i think i can say this without shame i just cried a little

[@Szabby999]

Untill I saw him play I thought I was a drummer. But now I think I'm just a kid fidgeting on drums...

[@ignacioarfelimusic]

im not a drummer but i still cried

[@scott12at]

Tears make the best lubricant..

[@jay-tea415]

that left fucking hand!!!!!!!!!

[@iBaraban]

totally tears of joy

[@leonardovarella9728]

everyone is always saying about how technical Matt Garstka is (which is ridiculously true) but please someone say something about how this man is a heavy hitter, HOLY SHIT!

[@siuleopouesi5794]

Understandable for a drummer who loves to keep a back beat. Heavy hands are usually the case

[@biodigitaljazz1]

Doesn't help those are like 17" cymbals.

[@sdrbox]

and so accurate too!

[@looksirdroids9134]

It isn't really heavy hitting when it's basically the standard.

[@thomasgendron3875]

@@looksirdroids9134 have you seen how much everything is shaking lol

[@timinglongevity6162]

Matt Garstka is the evolution of drumming

[@MrJmer77]

+Timing Longevity Totally, dude.

[@MegaMrBaiano]

+Timing Longevity matt is sooooo great but, pls take it easy..

[@guillaumeroussel4845]

Check out Eliott Hoffman of Car Bomb you will also love him

[@poppapunker6238]

Matt's playing has been thoroughly applauded... can we take a moment to appreciate that snare tone?! Good lord.

[@amneenja5720]

it is pure OOMPH

[@guillaumeroussel4845]

Well spoken

[@ununoctiu]

Matt's cymbals are hammered during the playing...

[@tiyenin]

See how the set wiggles? Crazy.

[@ununoctiu]

tiyenin POWAAAAA! :D

[@jaggy-snake]

He bought them as solid ingots

[@tomasfava8052]

Best comment ever

[@monkeyrilla]

Shhhhhh, its a seeeeeecrettttt

[@JuanCarlitoMendoza]

AND THIS IS HOW YOU SLAY!!! Matt is the man!

[@siuleopouesi5794]

Juan! You're also the man bro!!! I watch your lessons on Drumeo and on Facebook! Awesome stuff and contribution to drum community!

[@andrewfolts250]

At 1:30 I thought for a second that he was losing the track. Then I realized...this is Matt Garstka. He doesn't lose the track, the track loses him.

[@Kabz8]

As a guitarist, I find Matt's playing so inspiring and motivating. 10/10

[@aloispot1062]

Kabz8 Same 10/10

[@JayCord00]

Kabz i would say 12/10 haha 😉

[@JuanRamirez-qf1qr]

+badcrowJC actually it's 5/4

[@NoBandsLand]

It's weird, I'm a drummer and I saw Guthrie Govan in a clinic a few years back and found it the opposite, he's an incredible player, was a great clinician and a lovely guy, but I watched and though, "I can never be that good at anything" and found that quite sad

[@florentmartiniere]

@@NoBandsLand you shouldn't be sad. GG and MG are quite uplifting

[@MusicProductionJS]

I don't think there's actually enough hours in a day between 8 years old and 26 to physically be this good at the drums...unless you're Matt Garstka

[@19RaxR91]

+MusicProductionJS I guess you havent heard about Tony Royster Jr., Thomas Pridgen, or a lot of other drummers who went/goes to berkley.

[@MusicProductionJS]

+CisforCock Ye heard of all those, all amazing players. Berklee definitely doesn't make them world class drummers. Dedication and hardwork does. It's just amazing how much work Matt has put into his craft

[@19RaxR91]

+MusicProductionJS Well, your original statement kind of sounds like "only Matt Garstka can do something like that", which is what I disagree with. On a different matter, I agree about Matt being a deticated and hard working drummer, there is no questioning that, but i also think that he has a natural gift, since his playing seems so effortless - that he doesnt think about the rhythms which comes out of him.

[@MusicProductionJS]

+CisforCock Didn't mean to come across that way it was meant as a humorous comment, plenty of great drummers about. He probably picks up concepts and patterns at a slightly faster rate than most people but there's no substitute for the hardwork he's put in. He won't think about the rhythms because they're all incorporated into his muscle memory - and in this case he's playing a structured song with next to no improv.

[@Meinstantics]

+CisforCock I'm sure he has, Matts pocket / creativity is next level.

[@cwh244]

The lighting guy must be a Hendrix fan. That purple haze is fucking intense, holy shit.

[@olafosthusmorrison5888]

dj0nt

[@bradstoonz4703]

I guess a Prince fan. Purple rain vibes.

[@KolegaMaistor]

He's literally toying with this song as if it wasn't complicated enough to begin with. What a beast. And a really humble and awesome guy too.

[@totu376]

As a guitarist, I come to animals as leaders for the drums, Matt is ahead of his game.

[@damiangomez8540]

I'm a drummer and I come to animals as leaders for the drums too, gotta show some love for those guitars too

[@rafanj824]

​@@damiangomez8540some love? All the love in the world buddy, and the drums too, it's unbelievable!!!

[@Seabree]

1:37 left foot working two pedals.

[@blackcitadel37]

Sometimes he just can't hold his powers properly and let it escape a little.

[@joeyhathaway8447]

literally just rotating your left heel 45º

[@rocesboyanthony5343]

Rolyat I thought of that technique but I never knew how to execute it. Or if any body did it?

[@joeyhathaway8447]

@@rocesboyanthony5343 I see that as a vocabulary issue :)

[@kevinmeli]

@@joeyhathaway8447 What?

[@taunokekkonen5733]

04:50 christ those left hand off-beat crashes are great. Totally made my day.

[@kickthebabylmo]

I love the edit he did to the song at 3:08 ; that super heavy and slow groove over that light and fast ambient guitar riff just sounds beautiful. There's not many drummers with both ridiculous technique and the musical vision like Matt.

[@scott12at]

Matt Garstka is such an inspiration. He's inspired me to stop playing drums.

[@HolySticks10]

One of the few people that can make super busy chops groove at the same time... one of the best right here :)

[@johnjones3648]

Saw Matt play at the Generation Axe show last night. Phenomenal!! To be able to play for all 5 guitarists and their unique styles and do so for over 3 hours takes true talent. I am now a huge fan!!

[@the6ig6adwolf]

He ended up with severe carpal tunnel and had to leave that tour. Luckily Mr JP Bouvet was able to step in learn all the parts for all five guitarists in a week and the tour continued! check out JP's KZbin channel to watch the vlog, it's awesome.

[@sloyer666]

...JP Bouvet is amazing too man 2 of my favourites xD

[@abnelgray7739]

nowadays, too many drummers focus on chops and think that’s what makes you good. but there’s real skill in technicality, independence, displacement, which is the epitome of Garstka. strive to be like Garstka, Bouvet.. these are the masters.

[@marceloserra6321]

best modern drummer in the galaxy... PERIOD

[@LeVezz]

I heard there is a band in a distant galaxy called Humans as followers .

[@jessenicoletta4160]

I just love watching how much fun he is having while playing this. You can see that what he plays brings him joy

[@infinitelight111]

The Joy of motion!

[@vitorniskier]

I've been watching this video ever since it was released and am still in awe of what it means for drumming. This will go down as one of the most insane drum performances ever in history. Period. What a time to be alive and watch this guy absolutely go ape shit on the drums, so tastefully. Absolutely insane.

[@jaggy-snake]

I’ve only just started playing drums and watching this has already made me better.

[@andyham6094]

Definitely my favorite Meinl festival video so far. This sounded so good turned up to the max on the headphones. So sick.

[@neelverma7139]

Matt Garstka is definitely one of the best, if not the best, drummers of our time

[@BkWDrums]

If I'm ever half as good as this guy I'll be happy

[@penkatadrums]

+BkW Are you willing to practice half as time as he is?

[@BkWDrums]

+penkata drums I'll definitely practice as much as I can!

[@penkatadrums]

Man I just checked out your channel and I can honestly admit that you put me to shame!! And you are only 16!!

[@BkWDrums]

+penkata drums Aha thanks! I'm getting there, I'm getting better everyday and it's hard with school and stuff but there's always time to practice. Matt is a massive inspiration to me

[@penkatadrums]

BkW Yup, same here! Write me if you need something bro, would be glad to help!

[@lausonmorgado980]

I think this is the best drummer performance I've ever seen! Matt Garstka is a Legend

[@avealotoaso4381]

Still one of my favorite performance by Matt. Amazing kit, cymbals and sound overall! Matt is super technical and I love it!

[@JerryNordstrom]

So clean, so precise with very interesting off time grooves.. just love to hear and watch this guy play.

[@directtalk1]

Brilliant.....and once again I'm annoyed to see people giving thumbs down. I blame their parents

[@tyomkaf]

audio and video quality are absolutely flawless as well as Matt's insane skill

[@mr_wessumz]

Absolutely untouchable.

[@dalianmoya]

WhoDarestheMAN gamer he’s twice matt’s age. at that age matt is going to be even better. so stupid.

[@Alex__H]

I'm always coming back to this video cause there's definitely some magic here with how he plays and hes definitely one of the greats.

[@JACGdrummer]

All I can say is thank you Matt for your amazing skills and creativity we are lucky to hear this kind of drumming!! BEAST!! +Matt G

[@inherentmetal2446]

It blows my mind how much power he packs with his playing. Especially while continuing to be that consistent

[@alexkulp9727]

His consistency is insane... Insane I tell you!

[@NowanCabal]

1:43 Cameraman: this is too much for me, im going home..

[@zBranMan]

LMAOO

[@Tykxon]

XD

[@Bamisliertjes]

+Nowan Cabal xDDDD

[@speckon]

+Nowan Cabal At 3:43 he is like "Nah, fuck that, I am just watching this guy raping his kit!" xD

[@NowanCabal]

+Speckon McBacon lol he got a stalker XD

[@seangriffith1514]

I think it's flattering drummers like Luke cover Matt's raw talent but I don't get that cold chill down my spine unless I'm seeing Matt perform this art. also Matt sick save at 3:45. Lol. love your style dude. I never thought a human could possibly provide acceptable inspiration to the masterful programming of the original AAL design. but. Matt. dude. you slay.

[@Diesel_Budgie]

As a non-drummer, I can't detect anything wrong around that timestamp...please enlighten me? (Also, you're welcome for reminding you to watch this video again)

[@timpaultom405]

As a drummer he executed that damn near perfectly and was not a save but a dope ass lick.

[@rookd1137]

Nothing will ever top this for me....I think this is the best thing I have ever seen

[@sounomt]

Everything about this performance is truly inspiring. Thank you Matt for making me want to get off my ass and practice.

[@izzyxallegro]

everything about this from his playing to the sound of his kit is simply perfection.

[@Sushii_God]

This guy is the real fucking deal, no errors, straight precision and skill. Greatest of our time no doubt.

[@MattLemonsackMusic]

I feel lucky to have had this man’s kick drum thud through my heart in person. It took a minute for my heartbeat to shift out of 17/16 time, but it was an amazing experience

[@t3hgir]

amazing sound quality, thanks MEINL! what can be said about Matt Garstka? Simply incredible drummer, he is the tightest drummer I've ever seen live not in a jazz context

[@peeeesus]

t3hgir lol you should see him in a jazz context!! He guy is phenomenal.

[@daedalus_20v]

Can't help but smile every time I watch this dude play.

[@WooGnar]

Matt is amazing... whoever set his set up drives me mad that everything is bouncing to the more mellow of hits.

[@j897xce]

His whole set trembles before him, the almighty drummer where cymbals bow and drum heads suffer for his glory.

[@thesneakygamer4343]

The master proving once agin why he's the greatest. No one in metal is at his level

[@adamcoe]

people watch this not realizing it is basically the drumming equivalent of reciting the periodic table by memory 25 times in a row but every 6th time through you stop at the 47th element and start again 3 times but on the 4th time through you go back to the 48th element and continue, then you do that whole thing twice and then again at the 96th element (48x2!) but then you only do it twice instead of 4 times because you're already times 2 so then continuing on you do the rest of the table based not on atomic weight as the table suggests but in the chronological order they were discovered. Pretty simple really, just count it out.

[@JD-sc7bd]

Super cool down to earth humble drummer. Met him after the show here. Talent for sure!

[@KirkWilson86]

That is some raw goddamn talent right there. All three of them are fucking geniuses and I love their music!

[@animusbeats3752]

Neil Peart was our drummer back then. Matt Garstka is the now drummer

[@ayusharipirala3121]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer both are great drummers

[@hazardeur]

@@voltototo don't be a fool, man. Accusing a top tier drummer like Lang not to able to play dynamic means you either just never heard him do it (which is your fault, not his) or you actually think he can't do it, which is downright foolish. Have you seen the bands and acts he can drum for? They can get the best players in the world. Which is why he is there.

[@boblarry7879]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer Lang is 22 years older than Matt. Matt at 52 will be a "better" drummer better being subjective. I love them both but time playing has to be considered. Just the fact that they are in the same conversation says a lot about Matt as a drummer.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

No one lays a tighter track than Peart. But my god are his solos boring. And just to be clear, our drummer back then was Porcaro or Gadd.

[@Surmoka]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer comparing top class dummers A and B is idiotic. Just about as idiotic as the other guy here denouncing Lang out of simple ignorance.

[@janilsonsa6096]

O Brasil está de olho nesse Mestre . The Boss of Drummer! Its amazing tecnic.

[@Bman2706]

One of the best performances I've ever seen...

[@darthvader11p]

Just watched El Estepario Siberiano cover this song and thought "Was that even better than Matt Garstka's Version?!" Then I watched this video. No, it was not better. This performance is god-tier.

[@michikatsutsugikuni4096]

Estepario is overplayed

[@Fitz1993]

I mean El Estepario missed notes in his cover lol... Meanwhile Matt's out here adding them in.

[@bradgantt1818]

Respect to the cover, but there is waaaay more going on in Matt's version.

[@НиколаВеличковић-г3в]

After listening to Matt, I feel ashamed to call myself a drummer.

[@svelle37]

I know this is a joke, but don't ever feel that way. Music isn't a competition! It's okay to be not as good as someone who devotes their whole life to it ;)

[@dingdong1619]

this guy has so much power and is so precise at the same time, unbelievable

[@nicholashatzimanolis6360]

"ok so matt heres the deal, usual kit, same setup, just go kill it for us, sold out as usual, but uhh, we were a bit short on time for stage setup so we had to uhh, hah.... basically you're playing on a trampoline"

[@normanwilmoth7404]

Matt is hope for the young drummer generation for sure, excellent playing👍

[@Hugo_Lee]

That is the best sounding stack I've ever heard

[@macdrummer4984]

how can you even learn such a song? it hurts my brains

[@techdeth]

+Dr. Oshawott drummers wouldnt lol not even close

[@techdeth]

Tooth and claw is by far the easiest man

[@bjorksven]

+Tech Deth That one is pretty easy (relatively speaking), but this one and the woven web are also not that hard.

[@Drewsparkwhitworth]

+Dr. Oshawott As a drummer who finds speedy chops very difficult I think Air Chrysalis the easiest to play, once the metric modulation is broken down its pretty straightforward, plus I really dig a triplet based groove!

[@Drewsparkwhitworth]

+Dr. Oshawott Any tips for improving chops?

[@tephry]

As always, just an absolute monster. One day I will shake that magical hand.

[@wb1065]

Alien technology! Seriously as a drummer for over forty years, I’m officially done saying I’ve seen it all. Amazing!

[@MoicHepa]

This group is so cool to watch and listen. Bravo l'artiste!

[@BrandonofRedemption]

Always a pleasure watching Garstka play, especially to an AAL track!

[@ericsanger4408]

Believe it or not, he's gotten better.

[@TiyoAwok]

I Think I will vote for him for the best Drummer of all time 2021

[@kirjian]

you think the original song is hard enough, but he goes even harder. levels, man

[@purgie]

Indeed, he is taking the instrument to a new level... Amazing..

[@GaaraOfTheFunk606]

watched this so many times but only transcribing it now do i notice the left-foot-on-both-pedals trick he does in the fill at 1:37. the details! gift that keeps on giving

[@lunafiguereo5710]

No one tops this guy! He is the best!!

[@bigstef2010]

He hits those Meinl cymbals really hard. Good test. Incredible talent as usual.

[@jonathanhall7201]

The fill at 1:37 is insane

[@kumquatmagoo]

The fill at 0:00 to 5:28 is insane

[@jonathanhall7201]

kumquatmagoo I knew this comment was coming

[@KGFishyFingers]

Actually very easy

[@alastairs3727]

just total precision, power, nailed this, nailed as nailed can be.

[@Kinny_37]

1:02 still blows my mind every time

[@desmondbowen6283]

It’s just magic how you clearly see his ghost notes 📝 masterpiece 💪

[@antnyneveruploads]

3:45 - 4:10 gives me chills every time I listen to this song

[@arooo0131]

facial expression is as if his brain is melting

[@CodyHicken]

Anna H. *dancing

[@alexanderkopp6647]

Mine would be too if I was playing that

[@doublebassrox]

Its the advanced calculus he’s doing in his head at the same time

[@blackcitadel37]

No I think it got a good cooling system.

[@slawdog8]

just unabashedly melting this Festivals face of with technical metal drumming

[@hellyeapyco]

my most favorite video on youtube by far!

[@Coastfog]

I have a somatic reaction to this, it's just such amazing drumming. It sounds kinda weird, but the feeling that comes closest is love, and I feel just fine with saying that I love Matt's drumming.

[@zacharymckenzie9442]

I’m so impressed by all of and it kick ass to hear a keys player! But you all are so giod

[@tubadude07]

People think i'm weird for putting on youtube while a drive but the live audio is just amazing.

[@BobbyDukeArts]

Dude's a cyborg. No other explanation make sense

[@warclownband]

really not into his band, but man ive found another new fav drummer. this guys a beast.

[@jamcorjeff1]

You kicked that shit up to a whole new level. Thank you !!

[@macp988]

I cry when I watch all his videos :(

[@j00j]

Probably the best drummer i ve heard

[@Distinguished_Djentlemen]

Matt this is still perfection!

[@Leviplaysdrums]

I will never grow tired of Matt's playing. absolutely incredible to watch. Massive sound, probaby helps that he's bashing the fuck outta eeeeeverything

[@heytheremogwai]

0:59-1:16 is incredible

[@RaUltra]

Yeeeaaah!

[@fl00d69]

I think you meant 0:00-5:21

[@marcosgmunoz1]

@@fl00d69beat me to it by 5 months

[@Perrylayne105]

I watch this almost every day. so fucking sick

[@thomasj3309]

5:12 - Puny little Macbook freaked out by the mighty Matt's drum and passed away... R.I.P.

[@paradiddledoctor]

Please. Someone help me. I have lost beat 1 and can not find it.

[@patrickwilliamson29]

Love the sound of that kick, so punchy but a huge amount of tone!

[@technicalmetal28]

He's the most technical metal drummer of this era

[@AllOneVoice]

All of this is phenomenal but a nice moment I'm loving is that little pick up full at 1:17

[@HR2635]

2:52 pure joy and love of music... love it

[@victortorrent5848]

Does anyone have a transcription for the break at 1:38? I'm not shure about mine being right

[@maj-lenaskagerlund3118]

This guy is full of fire 🔥 . And extremely talanted !!!