Virgil Donati Connecticut Drum Clinic, October 2000

A video from the archives. This was sold as an official bootleg VHS video back in the day, but I thought I'd make it available for everyone now, all these years later. It features a few classic OTV and Planet X tunes. Here's the track list:
00:00 Native Metal
02:55 Trencherman
07:15 Malfunction
13:34 Alien Hip-Hop
19:35 Drumsolo
40:45 Her Animal

[@iamscythed]

00:00 Native Metal 02:55 Trencherman 07:15 Malfunction 13:34 Alien Hiphop 19:35 Drumsolo 39:10 Crowd Orgasm 40:45 Her Animal Thank you for decades of wonderful music, Mr. Donati.

[@moonbabiefactor5526]

Crowd Orgams HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@FrankT1000]

Haha!

[@bryanrosa5281]

Trencherman is an absolutely insane display.

[@louiepalmerdrums]

I have a copy of this and it is UNBELIEVABLE. Watched this thousands of times over the years. Amazing.

[@kerripace]

OTV - Still one of my favorite recordings ever.

[@Wiebe80]

Adam Pace totally agree!

[@Ribsletics]

Virgil, if everyone played drums, this would be the most watched video on KZbin.

[@1948nodrog]

IV'E BEEN ON TABLETS EVER SINCE I WATCHED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I went to the Doctor and he asked me what was wrong, i played this video for him, When it was over he said i would be on tablets for the rest of my life.

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

Hahaha!

[@ronnygefferson3832]

His hand technique is out of this world.

[@MoreBud-Angel]

That kids excitement pointing it out to his brother at 7:20 is what lifes all about.

[@adamhansbrough1714]

Just amazing. I love how hard he's hitting the snare!

[@TheFissionchips]

Amazing, no one else comes close. Planet X are the daddies of djent and modern fusion.

[@Tanildes]

ON THE VIRG TRACKS

[@MartinMillerGuitar]

The crowds reaction says it all.

[@dennisthemenace9035]

Dich finde ich auch überall kommentieren! :D

[@shamusenright5387]

To my mind THE best video of Virg on the internet. Showcases what he is capable of in full flight. Ferocious drumming combined with such precision and command to seemingly bend time to his choosing. Perhaps had more fire in the belly back then, especially from 38:30 onwards, attacks the drums in a way that few (if any) can.

[@victorlipman]

That's absolutely amazing... Thank you Virgil.

[@AlexJadidrummer]

Thank you for this amazing gift, Virgil !

[@unclerhombus]

I absolutely LOVE the energy of this crowd. They’re going completely insane!!

[@Convisis]

I swear the intro drums to Trencherman still sound like Fusion from another dimension with knowledge and understanding infinitely beyond our own.

[@bryanrosa5281]

I still have no freaking idea how it's humanly possible to pull it off while still being able to somehow keep composure and actually play through the song. Especially given what lies ahead. It's not fair, but such an absolute blessing to be able to hear this man do his thing.

[@82mangini]

Demétrius Locks, Brazilian drummer can play this Virgil pieces

[@dewittk9404]

I had this one on VHS! Wore it out completely. Thank you Virgil for coming to Dallas, TX!!!

[@FollowingNamePolicy]

More stuff like this (raw, long, unedited) should be posted here. Thanks in advance, Virgil.

[@NicholasDickinson]

I was there that night!!! Thank you for uploading this and for the continued inspiration!

[@ricibatera]

Cool Virgil. You need enjoy the internet, for spread your job. I love ON THE VIRG. Thanks for the upload.

[@Jellybeantiger]

On The Virg album is a classic.

[@williamkjwilliamkj1815]

Wow this is brilliant. Just had the privilege of seeing Virgil and his band play at Reggies in Chi a few months back. We were completely floored as usual.

[@JBPerraudindrummerOfficial]

!!!!!!!!!!! Hurricane drum solo!!!!!! Pure madness!!

[@adamz3090]

I own a few of his clinic videos, but this is absolutely insane....he is definitely in beast mode

[@Johnkarakasidis]

Omg! You are number one!! ♥️♥️

[@robertpien8708]

Thanks Virgil awesome !

[@mpk33]

Virgil, this brilliant album needs to be on vinyl. It's one of my all time faves.

[@SuperJazzhead]

Serious fire in you're playing on this, it's incredible

[@moonbabiefactor5526]

A absolute gift!!!! Thanks a lot, dear Virgil! This video makes me happy! Amazing as usual. Big hug from Argentina maestro Virgil. Edu.

[@daveeeed]

saw the man at the national music show '97 it was like a religious experience. blew my socks off. most amazing spectacle I'd (and still to this day) seen!

[@pedroleal7118]

Thank you for sharing this moments Virgil!

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

That stick spinning grooves and fills bit followed by absolutely demolishing the kit always blew my mind haha! Incredible mate.

[@user-ub6hd3nd4l]

I WAS THERE....Front row...Thanx for posting.....Good one.

[@Moparornuthin]

This is absolute gold. Thanks for posting !

[@alcunha21]

Oh my God!!!!! Thanks for share this amazing drum clinic! Absolutely gold!!!

[@metaldrumthrasher]

Absolutely incredible, thank you for posting this

[@zarwarrior]

Love it man! Great time capsule and as usual always fresh, never sour! Thank you sir!!!

[@beetlejews]

Virgil Donati drum clinic. Proceeds to play drums

[@Slave1969]

Awesome upload, I also have this on VHS. Thanks. Southern Sons gig 29th Nov. Cannot wait!

[@Slipstream0001]

Each and every era of Virgil’s playing is great, I love watching his early 2000’s stuff and I loved OTV to death in my 20’s

[@juanpablotorresmuniz5123]

Master...

[@EsaelPaggin024]

Awesome .. now I have something ng else to watch over and over again lol

[@pequenoween]

Great! I love this it! Thank you.

Virgil was burning that house down

[@queenday15]

this man is a gift!

[@seanhorihan9280]

I bet just once he would like the crowd to cheer while he's creating phrases in quintuplets while keeping a steady triplet pattern with his feet. The crowd kept cheering at the fast, yet much easier stuff.

[@jl50950]

Loved your work with Alan H. , Fabulous!

[@bryanrosa5281]

Good God is he on fire tonight.

[@DougBrito]

Inspiration! ❤️🥁

[@MatheusAzevedoDrums]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥁🎧

[@jorgehidalgo2417]

BRUTAL..!!!

[@agus6115]

KILLER!...

[@YAS6931]

just so fine

[@ClarkKasheta]

OK, I could be wrong, but that looks like the Pearl mahogany kit that Dynamic Percussion kept on the showroom floor at the time. That was my dream kit when I would go in there as a teenager.

[@Ypsilon8Tube]

Great performance by the master! 👏

[@evanpetkau7329]

Alien hip hop has been around this long?!

[@pequenoween]

@Zaraduba i have this album... Magnific!

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

@Zaraduba I had no idea, I only knew it from "Quantum".

[@juanarrueportu7077]

De otro planeta!!!!

[@FabianoOliveiraDrummer]

Sensacional

[@j.carlosescobarr.6422]

😱😭🙏🏻💙🥁

[@joshuajuaire8757]

Very good

[@alexanderjoshuadavis]

Virgil Gear Solid

[@user-gu3xz3vv6p]

Melbourne's Virgil we are so proud or him

[@CostasKletsides]

OTV is one of my all time favorite albums! A masterpiece of its kind. Virgil is there any chance of sheet music released for this one? Thank you for all the great music!

[@__julio__]

Serious Young Insects and Quantum are easily my go to albums when I need some inspiration to play, such classic masterpieces

[@ZSaber]

Planet X!

[@jl50950]

As well as Sherinian’s !

[@euclidesbarbosa2269]

The best crows ever.

[@guilhermesader7881]

omg

[@carpedei_]

5:51 Meshuggah's "Bleed" 8 years before.

[@pethercosta9216]

virgil é muito extremo

[@JimMingo]

RIP Art Benson. Hosted by Dynamic Percussion.

[@ericocccams5865]

@23:38 astounding

[@kylesmyth4308]

Any idea on the model of his main snare drum here?

[@maurizio7188]

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@mjollner23]

I miss this Virgil. This was his prime to me. I'm not really into the technical music or the " let's see how far we can push the human body and brain on a drum set) but here he's just a fucking force of nature. I feel like he lost the fluidity he used to have. Here it was just.... different. It's not that he's old now, that he lost his chops or skill... but he just plays different. Still incredibly technical, but less impressive...

[@Slipstream0001]

I hear you but think it’s cool that he always evolves, you look at some of the other famous drummers and they play the same stuff from 30-40 years ago. Virgil has a new voice every 5 years or so.

[@leonardojobst6784]

ALIEN

[@alexandre8937]

Precisão cirurgica!

[@Visuvh]

Would it be pretentious to call this drum solo one of your best? Then again i can't really think of a bad one, so...

[@user-sd9cu9qp3y]

Nope..sorry..not possible. Beyond alien.

[@MoreBud-Angel]

It's proof one could go disguised to another planet and no one will make too big a deal.