Mike Mangini - Annihilator - Wacken

[@strippingwelsh1]

I love that he just plays with the band. Not showing off, not being overly complicated, just perfectly suits the band, but still you hear it´s there. It´s like a supersport car cruising 80 kph... goes with the flow, but you know if he stepped on the pedal, sh*t is about to get real :-D

[@MikeHarshaw88]

You said it perfectly! haha

[@workingbrain7853]

Sometimes the "other" Mike thinks hes the frontman instead of a drummer.

[@gzarrukd]

@@renshammar "Primary composer of the music" is a big, big stretch.

[@garyconner6151]

So many different styles he can play.dream theater was lucky for him to hold the throne.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yeah he's incredibly capable. great educator too!

[@CynHicks]

For sure but I'm glad Portnoy is back to be honest. He's more than a drummer and "the chemistry" is different. Mangini got something out of it too but they definitely needed a drummer like him and there aren't that many. Marco is an incredible drummer too but he wasn't the best fit for them imo. That's assuming he really was being considered.

[@michaelglindmyer3336]

@@CynHickslang would have been the best choice but he didn’t want it

[@CynHicks]

@@michaelglindmyer3336 Portnoy was the only choice for real. But yeah...

[@mishalecrew7103]

Now DT without him

[@H0LT-85]

Digging the snare sound.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Me too! Time to buy a brass snare for home.

[@Blueberry-sk7kg]

Mike Mangini is not just an amazingly talented drummer (top 10 easy), but one of the most professional!

[@joshualuz8200]

Top 20

[@RobbertjanRozenkruisOsiris]

He is horrible

[@zachwillowbay1553]

Top 10 bozos💀

[@JoshLuz]

@@zachwillowbay1553top 15max

[@MikeHarshaw88]

He's one of the best for sure!

[@jeddltr]

is nobody gonna talk about how great Mangini's hair is? Goddamn its gorgeous

[@MikeHarshaw88]

lol! It’s glorious.

[@batteryincorporated]

The reunion we needed. Awesome delivery and drummer and album. Snare just collapsed my building.

[@LudMartyTaylor]

Master Mike Mangini.. Wow, biggest drummer and super cool guy.. \m/

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Very very nice and humble person for how insanely talented he is!

[@edneigrilo9106]

A true tribute to a legend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MikeHarshaw88]

He is a legend indeed!

[@JavierQuintanilla-l4l]

Incredible drummer

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yes he is!

[@bradzillarocks]

Middle aged me loves this just as much as teenaged me loved this album 30 years ago.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Still a good one!

[@Strengthinstock]

The drummer who changed my whole perspective in music. You’re a true legend Mike!

[@Beaver-be8vk]

Funny, I would say that about Mike Portnoy. Yin and Yang. 😆

[@magickleber]

Whyyyy?

[@MikeHarshaw88]

@@Beaver-be8vk Love Portnoy as well. He's always been my favourite since growing up listening to Dream Theater.

[@trentpetersen8754]

They are both amazing in their own right. Potnoy having such anamazing smooth flow about him and Mangini being one of the most fundamentally sound drummers on the planet.

[@crusher0427]

@@Beaver-be8vk, I used to say that about Portnoy, too, and then I heard Mangini play, and my whole perspective changed.

[@CryptoKaiser]

Loooved Mike's work on Extreme's Waiting for the Punchline 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yeah he’s a killer player. Definitely will land on his feet coming out of dream theater!

[@CryptoKaiser]

@@MikeHarshaw88 definitely, that whole Album is truely amazing

[@victorpictoraerial8560]

Paul Geary did 90% of drums on that album.

[@CryptoKaiser]

@@victorpictoraerial8560 Well 70% is correct, 3 tracks by Mike

[@bateriaeletronica]

Mangini is amazing. Love him.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Agreed!

[@patton303]

So I’m a drummer and I was also a freelance follow spotlight operator in Denver before I started gigging full time back in the 90’s. Mangini was playing for Steve Vai for the G3 shows. I was #1 spotlight and had to follow Vai. Mangini was playing some crazy extended fills during a song and I slowly panned the spotlight to him. I got yelled at on the clearcom and went back to Vai. That was my little nod for all the drummers in the crowd and to the most talented dude on the stage.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Haha great story! Drummers need love too especially at those guitar shows. Very cool! 😊

[@Freedum_Fries]

kit sounds so good!!!! thanks for sharing

[@leandroalveschannel]

It's very nice see Mangini with this play and feeling! And the Snare sound rocks!

[@marvinzimmermann_]

Mike is an unstoppable force!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

You got that right!

[@jimmyeich6250]

Mike….just wow. The snare is attached to your heart. I hear you, brother.

[@kennhern]

And he is just moving his arm a little bit, and not totally gorilla hitting it

[@neilshreds]

Hey I played on this record with mike! Best drummer on planet earth

[@マーク先生]

Then thank you for your service, good man. 🙏

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Hey Neil! Nice to have ya here! Lol Mangini is an animal no doubt!

[@Elviolli]

That Don't Bother Me solo is killer dude! I heard that Jeff wanted to record it himself but just couldn't wrap his fingers around it...any truth to that??

[@Tesswrench111]

Hey Neil, do you still keep in touch with Aaron Randall? The dude had a fantastic voice.

[@beetlejews]

I also played on this record with Mangini he was constantly in the toilet

[@Tesswrench111]

Early annihilator absolute goated, i love this album

[@stevengoodman3498]

Mangini the master timekeeper in action! Rock on man. 😊

[@MikeHarshaw88]

The man. The Legend!

[@robertotedd]

Después de Vinie Paul 😉

[@williamboyle8918]

Snare sounds killer !

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yamaha brass!

[@based_ukulele]

@@MikeHarshaw88 rim shots too

[@FernandoFlores-xi3mh]

That ams those rimshots​@@MikeHarshaw88

[@cahaya1000sanggarbongkar]

mike mangini is metronome its self.incridible

[@dazza3115]

He's kicking the shit out of those drums.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Indeed he is. Mike Mangini playing a Yamaha kit!

[@joe102769]

I Love how he's so good and experienced,that he played this song like a machine.Leaving unnecessary flash and fills.When he's fully capable of doing that,and making sound great. \m/ \m/

[@MikeHarshaw88]

He plays what the music needs!

[@cristian-eduarddobrescu405]

The master playing!❤

[@gropeandchange5490]

The best way to grow as a musician, as a sessions player.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Definitely a good way to expand your playing!

[@edw5761]

Mike's smile is infectious! This is badass! That snare ripped the skin off my face! 🤩

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yeah Mike is an awesomely positive person! And yes that snare is badass! Lol

[@jo-fhreycorpuz]

Old skool❤

[@miguelruiz7756]

Love you Mike

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Mike loves you too

[@drumrd117]

Dude warped space and time 🥁

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Weird camera effect eh? I put the camera on the subwoofer without thinking and got this lol.

[@RichardCole1002]

This dude is a fricking beast!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

He certainly is!

[@Kreln1221]

*I dig how the subby low end vibrates the camera and wiggles and distorts the video slightly...*

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Set it up on the subwoofer and got this effect! 😂

[@baronrichmond5667]

That snare 🤌🏼

[@lekdi2349]

yeah,power full and perfect

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Such a sweet snare. Time to get one for home! 😂

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

Loved this 😍 Thanks for sharing Mike with us Mike!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Happy to share the memory! 😊

[@thiagocastro8949]

This song is fantastic!!!!!

[@marcelopenaonfray5827]

Greaaaaaat!

[@ronnygefferson5294]

WTF... This snare sound is out of this world.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Thanks brother! Yamaha Brass!

[@Sybex82]

Nice to see Annilihiator still active 🤘🏾😎🤘🏾

[@MikeHarshaw88]

This is from 2015 but they are still active.

[@Sybex82]

@@MikeHarshaw88 Sweet 🤘🏾 i saw them but a long time ago 😅

[@mattmine9986]

thanks dude for upload this!

[@javiersalas940]

Fantastic, hi from Chile

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Hi from Canada!

[@TheGameZone2005]

I love that he was so insistent on you keeping the sticks. That is awsome

[@jasonyltan7672]

Those drum parts were written solid all those years back!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yes they were!

[@alamakluke]

Love the reaction of Annihilator drummer at 4:05 Mike Mangini is priceless

[@lloydslichenmyer]

Glad he stepped on it a little at the end. Did his rapid RKLKRKLK lick at the end

[@Semper_fi_777]

Ya know...Mike ManGENIE ought to have an Audition documentary to see what Band he will choose that is worthy of challenging his, as John Petrucci noted..."OtherWordly Drumming", though I don't know many that could successfully win. ;-) Just a thought. Bravo Zulu to you Mike on your DT Journey and 'otherworldy drumming' gift you shared with us. Carry on, Warrior!

[@yngmie66]

mike the best drummer in the world.

[@alex_castillo]

Before you get exited, this is wacken 2015, no post DT shows lol

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Truth. It is in the caption to be fair lol!

[@dungeonslayer4692]

Cool Moment!! \m/

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yes it was!

[@CapellaOnDrums]

Timbragem linda de bateria! Mangini tocou muito bem nela. E essa bateria é show demais! ❤❤❤❤

[@BrunoHgtr]

Essa caixa está um absurdo! que timbrera pqp

[@Archetype123]

So awesome, Mike! Hope you still have those sticks!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Of course! 😊

[@Andre_NS]

Maybe I'm wrong but it's this strength that you see in this video that always seemed to be missing in DT. Mike ia awesone!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

I know what you mean. This is a heavier and more spacious song than some of the dream theater stuff so he has room to rock! Not saying he doesn’t kill it in DT though haha.

[@leonardomose]

Dream theater touring with Annihilator and both drummers performing DT's songs!

[@renedominguez7621]

The master

[@RaketStiks]

i love what MM does with those multiple single hand hits on the china cymbals

[@LucaScavolini]

Mangini The best

[@darrenjohnson6833]

Magini, the Professor of drums!

[@redsed1565]

MANGINI is the master of the DRUMIVERSE!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

You aren’t wrong. 🤣

[@J.c..45752]

Amusia ❤👍!!

[@fabhypnotik7272]

He is born on a metronome !

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yes he is!

[@tymanngruter1808]

Soon he will join the band for a long while, watch my words! 😁✊

[@Locochevy]

The Monster Mike !!!!!

[@UnderratedRiffs]

Very cool! 🤘

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Thanks brother!

[@TheBratayuda]

snarenya renyah banget,,,

[@yugolago]

Like everybody said in the comment, right on is first it on the snare, I was amazed by it. I wonder on what snare his he's playing ??

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yamaha Brass

[@AntiOrumcek]

First time I enjoyed his drumming.

[@Esmith5488]

I’m a guitarist and I appreciate that snare

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Thanks man! Yamaha Brass!

[@jinn_composer]

Please return to ANNIHILATOR...!!!

[@ancfisherman]

Nice

[@LuisCamachodrums]

Tanks for share!!!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Thanks for watching!

[@RmsPaintStudio]

When bass drum gots hited the whole place stumbles!

[@Gretsch0997]

That snare!!! With those sticks!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Love that snare! Yamaha brass!

[@John-fz8uo]

YAMAHA Recording Custom brass - I have one - wouldn't trade it for nuffin!! 🤘

[@ghettostreamlabs5724]

@@MikeHarshaw88 is it the 14 x 5.5 or the 13 x 6.5?

[@MikeHarshaw88]

@@ghettostreamlabs5724 I believe it was 14x6.5. It’s an older model not one of the newer released recording custom ones.

[@ghettostreamlabs5724]

@@MikeHarshaw88 thank you sir! I shall scour the internet for a used one!

[@RicoLee27]

5:32 wow. Was the so much bass that you can see the sound waves warping the camera?

[@max_mvo]

Does someone know what's the model of the snare he's playing?

[@MikeHarshaw88]

It’s a Yamaha brass snare. One of the older models.

[@thomaskutches2613]

this whole switch from dream theater is still shocking to me. Fan of both bands. Hope is all works out well.

[@Topjunkie-r4s]

Isn’t this an old performance?

[@gorkur]

It was the other way around for me. I primarily knew his work with Annihilator and was very surprised when he joined Dream Theatre.

[@Topjunkie-r4s]

I guess my comment is irrelevant. Mangini fired and Portnoy return is all over the news. Just stunned I guess

[@carlog8911]

Why shocking??

[@Stoovey24]

​@@Topjunkie-r4sthe report never says Mangini was fired.

[@renataoalexandre9386]

Snare 💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Yamaha Brass! \m/

[@wawanandrelizer6767]

Remembering when he is in DT

[@awangsahanggi9991]

Im here only to watch mangini 😂

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello.🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️

[@RepinSergey]

Очень здорово! Спасибо.

[@PaulusGto]

Mike Please join the Rush Band 🤘

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Wrong Mike for that gig! Lol

[@davidprawira7813]

It's nice if MM back to Annihilator

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Was just a one off performance unfortunately!

[@julianbenedict9720]

Great drummer, this song though does not even scratch the surface with his Annihilator days.

[@FernandoFlores-xi3mh]

What is the name of this song?

[@julianbenedict9720]

@@FernandoFlores-xi3mh Set the world on fire?

[@FernandoFlores-xi3mh]

@julianbenedict9720 idk you tell me...that is why i am asking

[@julianbenedict9720]

@@FernandoFlores-xi3mh it is set the world on fire

[@FernandoFlores-xi3mh]

@@julianbenedict9720 thank you brother!

[@lionthiago]

Amazing! 🤘🏻🦁💥🇧🇷

[@phillamoore157]

Anyone know what that snare is??? Holy sh*t! That things sounds spectacular.

[@MrBrady85]

i'm guessing but looks and sounds like a Yamaha 14x6.5" Recording Custom Brass Snare

[@phillamoore157]

@@MrBrady85 Yup...I think you're right. We're also hearing a monitor mix, where it's been EQ'd. That's a GREAT snare (as almost all of Yammie snares are), but it does NOT sound like that out of the box. 👍

[@charlesli5521]

Man Loved that album so much. What are the chances of these guys touring in the states again? Never saw them live :(

[@silvana2186]

This kind of band suits him better❤

[@behlialtomhet]

The best

[@Mr01081960]

Grandissimo drummer Mike ❤

[@juancarlosortiz4188]

A tocado con muchos musicos de varias índoles y nunca a desontonado con nadie es un pedazo músico, yo me alegro por la vuelta de portnoy ,pero mangini a hecho un gran trabajo con los dream theater ,ojala grabara con annihilator 🤞🤞🤘🤘

[@panagiotisb6973]

Δυνατό! 🎶🎶 ✊

[@anibal_Drummer]

💥💥💥

[@kotzensue]

This drum mix and tone sounds way better than anything live with DT.

[@MikeHarshaw88]

That means a lot to me because I tuned that kit! 😊

[@kotzensue]

@@MikeHarshaw88 awesome job bro!

[@claudiobirnbaum3943]

Great drummer !

[@soundsymmetrystudioGR]

Jeff taking his time like "nahhh don't worry they will wait"

[@felipetomazdasilva9950]

Mike mangini, é fora da casinha é um grande baterista .

[@fleatactical7390]

Hahahaha beating the shit out of those kicks!!!!

[@MikeHarshaw88]

Oh yeahhhhh! \m/ lol

[@fleatactical7390]

@@MikeHarshaw88 I actually started laughing when he hit the first notes. Like shotgun blasts!

[@saulhudson302]

What is the go with DT , are they crazy ?

[@epdrummers]

The Alien 🐐🛸🛸🛸🛸

[@zogloft7735]

Check out kerry king tuning the red flying V

[@MikeHarshaw88]

lol! He actually used to play guitar for Alestorm!