indeed. considering how Garrett loves cymbal play, out of all "extreme metal drummers", Darkside seems like THE one to watch for him, obviously Exercises V
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Been waiting for this reaction! To see more of what he's capable of in a totally different aspect, check out Moon or Bonneville! They're both incredibly tasteful and dynamic
I've been asking for Baard. I've been waiting on Baard. I want to talk more about Baard. But I'm glad you are now exposed to one of the best of our new generation.
*lays back and floats down the river* YES. this comment is the realest shit. Baard is one of if not in the top of the most unique players doing it in rock right now I
Destrodooomocculta I gave the suggestion I wanted personally because it’s one of my favorite playthroughs. Become a Patreon and you can make your own suggestion.
@@jen.g. thats fine. And im glad that for at least its worth , he did get to see the man play, Personal preferences aside. Now if you took offense because i shared my opinion on your buck you spent , well im sorry its the internet and i have bad news for you if my mild comment upset you. Have a better night.
That supersonic half time shuffle, and all the polyrithmic stuff... I'd still prefer Moon, though, just to see him count the insanity that is the verse
If I may add Third Law, the first riff is insane (it's 15/16) and later in the song he plays the 15/16 riff over a 4/4 backbeat, that's some nasty polyrhythm
About fucking time!!!! Worth the wait. Baard is an insanely underrated musician, and writes drums in such an inspiring way truly a musical drummer. You should see his other play thriughs.
@@Mr.McGillicuddy Meh. Not my favorite part tbh. I've never liked Emperor, and I like Ihsahn's stuff in spite of his shrill screaming, not because of it.
@@MFKR696 meh, they've been on a steady decline since The Congregation. they still had a couple of decent songs on Malina, but this last one is a snoozefest of epic proportions. funny thing, i know of them because of the gf, and she hates the 2 last ones even more than i do :D (she's a huge Ihsahn fan and doesn't care about Emperor, and i'm kinda the opposite... though not really [big early Emperor fan, don't care about their later stuff, i like early Ihsahn while later on he kinda bores me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯])
To anyone who says I picked the wrong song, I gave Garrett options and he wanted my personal suggestion, so I gave it. Any Baard playthrough is worth a watch, but this one tops the list for me personally. 🤷♀️ Thanks, Garrett! This made my day.
Maybe i missed it, but i think it could have been mentioned that the drums parts in this song appears (to me) to be built "rewindly". For instance, accents are kind of "delayed", toms are runed from right to left, ...
Dude, it was driving me NUTS! He's a fantastic drummer, but his bad technique drives me fucking nuts... he only does open, uncontrolled doubles, or kicks his elbow out to try and get a bounce...
@@therealshug If his technique is so bad, then why is he able to play stuff that most of us can't with power, dynamics AND groove? If you can say what you wanna say on the kit then your technique is fine and Baard just happens to be saying some seriously cool shit! Close your eyes and just LISTEN and then tell us the guy has bad technique xD
Baard is a risk taker. I appreciate the hell out of that. And you were dead right about how hard it is to keep that double bass thing going and keeping everything in time. Baard has some other stuff that is more complex and definitely cleaner, but hey - he didn’t have to put the video out there like that and he did. I appreciate what he does with Leprous and also with Rendezvous Point.
I saw Leprous a year ago in NYC. The sold out crowd was chanting Baard’s name. It was pretty amazing to see him getting the recognition he truly deserves.
This guy is one of my faves of all time (I'm a bassist). His snare+hihat intonation work are of the chart. Also, the dude toures with Gaahl's Wyrd so he can play plain old black metal speed as well...
I'd recommend doing a video like this, with some material of The Aristocrats. Get It Like That (Live in Tokyo) is a really nice one. Instrumental rock/fusion/prog, with a lot of humour in it.
@I Am Me definitely agree with you there. Saw archspire in toronto last year and while its entertaining and flashy to watch him, theres nothing really that amazing about his playing. Just smashes away on all his broken cymbals as fast as he can lol. I prefer hard hitting and thought out writing, think it just comes with the genre for the most part though
I hope, you and your family are better! I think, I've already said that, but your channel is the only reaction channel I have subscribed and watch. I like, how you comment other drummers' work (I'm not a drummer myself, btw), and I like your personality. Don't know why... 😂 All the best!
Really cool to see this given that I JUST started listening to Leprous this last week. Really good band, and the Kolstad is definitely the standout so far.
So glad you finally checked Baard. One of the most talented, technical and creative drummer of current's Metal/Rock scene. I was expectinb more analysis and comments, but still I can see that you emjoy it and are impressed so that's enough for me ;) Please come back to Baard soon, there are no songs of him where the drumming is the same: Illuminate is so technical, groovy, and tasteful at the same time you would really dig it.
Honestly dude, Aric Improta. It’s a long video, but blur lights in the videodrome, is the most incredible percussive display incorporating electronic samples so perfectly. Please dude, react to that incredible piece of music
He's definitely a drummer that lays down polyrhythmic/ syncopative/ hemiola grooves with a solid hold onto the back beat--he's always in the pocket. I think that's a better representation of this amazing drummer. Please, check out his other play throughs.
I've dropped a stick before and finished the last 30 seconds of a song by hitting the cymbals hard with my knuckles. Good shit, love seeing that stuff in playthroughs.
Dave Weckl is the only percussionist I've seen in concert, around 25 years ago with his band at the Memphis Drum Shop. Transposing the goofy "oh shit" moment on to him gives me lul.
Saw Leprous live a few weeks ago while they were touring with The Ocean. They sound flawless live. Crowd age ranged from 18 to 60 (by my best guess) and there was no crazy mosh pit or anything, just 100ish people rocking out to good music. Kinda feel bad they flew all the way from Norway for such a small crowd. Tickets were only like $20 too. Zero chance they made money. Baard is now bald and dude is only like 1% body fat. I'm not surprised after seeing him live either, dude has got to be one of the busiest drummers I've ever seen. He uses every ounce of his entire kit and is always moving all over the place.
I love fuck ups in performances. To this day my favorite and most memorable live gig was of a local band where the guitar player broke a string mid song and just yanked it out and kept on playing. Adds a human element, as well as a special something that makes it stand out from all the other "perfect" gigs.
Even if you don't make a video on it, You should really check out Baard play illuminate. The whole song is based around this amazing shuffle groove, With some neat modulations, and feelings all throughout !
If you honestly want a real look at what Baard has to offer so far in his career, you have to watch MOON. This play through was sooo limited as to what this guy has to offer!!! MOON is one of the most incredible drumming songs of our modern metal scene. Please consider of redoing this guy with MOON video, it'll actually blow your mind Garrett. You definitely missed out on a huge opportunity to this guy watching this song.
MetalOfAllOwns He took my recommendation. It isn’t his fault. If you’d like to make a recommendation the same way I did, become a Patreon. Then you can suggest whatever you’d like. 😊
After essentially discovering Baard through this reaction, and having watched all his drum playthroughs, I have to say that this is probably the technically most simple song. On other songs he often do these crazy rythms. This song is comparatively quite simple :) Don't get me wrong though, the song is awesome.
LOL! When the camera first started panning around the kit I said to myself verbatim "man, all his symbols are fucked up. I wonder when Garrett is going to notice". 😂
You need to check out Baard's The Sky is Red playthrough. It's awesome. He goes through a dozen sticks during it. Also you should check out videos by Morgan Agren, Marco Minneman and Gavin Harrison. Your reaction to Bill Bruford's Starless live with King Crimson from the 1970's would be a treat.
Phillipe Boucher! Watch any of his play through sliders! As always, great content. One thing I would like though, if you explained how you can just pick out the time signatures. I know it’s how many notes per bear but for some reason I still can’t decipher them when I listen to music on my own. Just a brief segment delving into that would be awesome. Thanks for keeping a guitarist interested in all your videos!
PLEASE do this review. It was just released (the album and the playthrough) DESPISED ICON - Light Speed (OFFICIAL DRUM PLAYTHROUGH) clean and technical as hell, you will love it and your viewers too ;)
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You forgot to pin this my dude
Got it! Thanks
@@garrettmillerdrums look at MOON MUH LORD
instagram.com/p/B6GmhFaBeDT/? Baard posted your reaction on his Instagram!
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You have to check out his playthrough of Thy Sky Is Red. It just came out.
somMelon it's mindblowing! You can really see how he's improving as a drummer in that video.
Bumping this!!
If you like dropping/breaking sticks, I highly recommend this vid ^^. amazing
Bump
Oh please watch!
Man if anyone deserves a part two, he's got so many fun playthroughs, also +1 to the MGLA request that keeps popping up.
Jonathan Keeler Yes ! « Moon », pleeeeease !!
indeed. considering how Garrett loves cymbal play, out of all "extreme metal drummers", Darkside seems like THE one to watch for him, obviously Exercises V
It's not afull Baard experience. He's wearing a shirt. Not authentic.
No, it's legit for the first 10 minutes of the show.
@@szabolcsmate5254 Hahhahah
Baard also did not break at least 7 sticks. Very weird.
I LOVE that his first reaction when he dropped the stick is to hit the china with his hand!
i kinda like that. beat must go on, even if the sticks dont :D
Baard's just shared this on his facebook page!
Cool stuff. Never listened to these guys before. Will be checking out more.
You should for sure. Their music is just incredible, warm and full of emotions. Really great musicians.
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They are also one of the greatest live acts I have ever seen
They were my big music discovery this year. Can't recommend them enough!
@@Derlino1 Cool! I discovered them about two years ago thanks to Leo Moriacholi. I think this years biggest discovery is Rivers of Nihil
@Shemsuh0r yes! Owls is totally amazing. Their older stuff is definetly okay as well.
Been waiting for this reaction! To see more of what he's capable of in a totally different aspect, check out Moon or Bonneville! They're both incredibly tasteful and dynamic
definitely was hoping for moon. so many different feels and techniques in there...
Moon is the superior choice indeed
Moon ! Absolutely 🤘
Yeah moon in essentially a drum solo lmao
Baard is straight up my favorite drummer right now and this is my favorite Leprous song. Awesome video
I've been asking for Baard. I've been waiting on Baard. I want to talk more about Baard. But I'm glad you are now exposed to one of the best of our new generation.
*lays back and floats down the river*
YES. this comment is the realest shit. Baard is one of if not in the top of the most unique players doing it in rock right now I
I feel like theres a lot better songs that couldve been picked for demonstrations of his skill
Destrodooomocculta I gave the suggestion I wanted personally because it’s one of my favorite playthroughs. Become a Patreon and you can make your own suggestion.
@@jen.g. thats fine. And im glad that for at least its worth , he did get to see the man play, Personal preferences aside. Now if you took offense because i shared my opinion on your buck you spent , well im sorry its the internet and i have bad news for you if my mild comment upset you. Have a better night.
Destrodooomocculta I didn’t take offense. Just letting you know how you can pick the song you prefer. 😊
Just saw Leprous a week ago, they were warming act but completely stole the evening for me.
You should absolutely watch more of this guy, he's sick!
His "Illuminate" playthrough is too good.
Oh hi Mark
@@Metalurgy995 I did not hit her
That supersonic half time shuffle, and all the polyrithmic stuff... I'd still prefer Moon, though, just to see him count the insanity that is the verse
You should check out his cover of "illuminate" or "Bonneville"; the polyrythmic in illuminate is insane
If I may add Third Law, the first riff is insane (it's 15/16) and later in the song he plays the 15/16 riff over a 4/4 backbeat, that's some nasty polyrhythm
I don't think I would categorize playthroughs from the actual drummer of the band as a "Cover" tho ;)
How would he cover his own song lmfao
+1 for Bonneville ;)
Bruno William Baard Kolstad is the drummer of Leprous. I think that makes it a playthrough rather than a cover :)
I love that they didn't do another take and edit the stick drop out.
Dan Marshall my thoughts exactly
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About fucking time!!!! Worth the wait. Baard is an insanely underrated musician, and writes drums in such an inspiring way truly a musical drummer. You should see his other play thriughs.
Glad to see you again! Thanks for the great mood. Each time I am waiting for one phrase: "Click it!" :)
This is probably the most pleasing sounding drum kit I have ever heard
Leprous sure has come a long way since the days when they were merely Ihsahn's backing band.
H3R3T1C I discovered Leprous and Ishahn yesterday. That man’s scream is insane.
@@Mr.McGillicuddy Meh. Not my favorite part tbh. I've never liked Emperor, and I like Ihsahn's stuff in spite of his shrill screaming, not because of it.
@@Mr.McGillicuddy Somebody has been watching the live version of Contaminate Me
@@MFKR696 meh, they've been on a steady decline since The Congregation. they still had a couple of decent songs on Malina, but this last one is a snoozefest of epic proportions. funny thing, i know of them because of the gf, and she hates the 2 last ones even more than i do :D (she's a huge Ihsahn fan and doesn't care about Emperor, and i'm kinda the opposite... though not really [big early Emperor fan, don't care about their later stuff, i like early Ihsahn while later on he kinda bores me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯])
Thomas Lenglain 😳😳 How’d you know
Effing love that you took your time for this. Short but sweet. Rock on rocker!
Yeees, finally! I hope to see another one of Baard in your channel soon :)
You have to react to Sebastian Lanser of Obscura playing their song Perpetual night
Meinl's video of him playing Perpetual Infinity is too damn good!
and panzerballet too
The reason the video looked weird is because it's filmed at a wrong shutter speed so it looks unnatural.
Thanks, Garrett! Found Leprous thanks to your video. I'm absolutely thrilled about them. Really, really interesting band.
I love your videos, keep pushing man! Thx for reviewing my favourite drummer
“That’s some real shit! Some real shit just happened!” Hahaha great reaction just found this band, loving it
To anyone who says I picked the wrong song, I gave Garrett options and he wanted my personal suggestion, so I gave it. Any Baard playthrough is worth a watch, but this one tops the list for me personally. 🤷♀️ Thanks, Garrett! This made my day.
Glad you suggested him! I love this drummer ;)
Maybe i missed it, but i think it could have been mentioned that the drums parts in this song appears (to me) to be built "rewindly". For instance, accents are kind of "delayed", toms are runed from right to left, ...
Oh ma gawd you got your own personal review! I know a famous person now! ;)
lol, I had a discussion on YT with Baard about that pinky sticking out. Love Leprous
Dude, it was driving me NUTS! He's a fantastic drummer, but his bad technique drives me fucking nuts... he only does open, uncontrolled doubles, or kicks his elbow out to try and get a bounce...
@@therealshug If his technique is so bad, then why is he able to play stuff that most of us can't with power, dynamics AND groove? If you can say what you wanna say on the kit then your technique is fine and Baard just happens to be saying some seriously cool shit! Close your eyes and just LISTEN and then tell us the guy has bad technique xD
@@thalldrums yup, I agree, I'm not trying to trash the guy.
@@therealshug he was actually thought that grip at university.
Baard is a risk taker. I appreciate the hell out of that. And you were dead right about how hard it is to keep that double bass thing going and keeping everything in time. Baard has some other stuff that is more complex and definitely cleaner, but hey - he didn’t have to put the video out there like that and he did. I appreciate what he does with Leprous and also with Rendezvous Point.
I saw Leprous a year ago in NYC. The sold out crowd was chanting Baard’s name. It was pretty amazing to see him getting the recognition he truly deserves.
I have met Baard when he was playing with Leprous in the venue where I work. Such a nice guy. And talented.....and wearing a shirt.
this one was solid, never heard of these folks; really good stuff!
Amazing drummer, some crazy timings there.
That was really impressive. good stuff!
This guy is one of my faves of all time (I'm a bassist). His snare+hihat intonation work are of the chart. Also, the dude toures with Gaahl's Wyrd so he can play plain old black metal speed as well...
Man ,this was great. I'm going to start a petition though. To get you to review Mgla's drummer Darkside.
I'd recommend doing a video like this, with some material of The Aristocrats. Get It Like That (Live in Tokyo) is a really nice one. Instrumental rock/fusion/prog, with a lot of humour in it.
Archspire 😁
@I Am Me Thanks for the input. Another favorite of mine is Lyle Cooper
@I Am Me definitely agree with you there. Saw archspire in toronto last year and while its entertaining and flashy to watch him, theres nothing really that amazing about his playing. Just smashes away on all his broken cymbals as fast as he can lol. I prefer hard hitting and thought out writing, think it just comes with the genre for the most part though
Please listen to him playing Mirage as well, it's crazy good!
I just remembered Dave Weckels Festival de Ritmo and Its one of my favorite pieces. Incredible talent for rhythm.
Man, listened to this song a whole bunch of times... never fully appreciated how bad ass the drumming is!
Saw him live at his examination concert back in 2013. It was super cool, my cousin has taken drum lessons from him as well :) Great guy
Leprous and The Contortionist are polyrhythm masters. Super fun stuff!
Vagary I looove The Contortionist. Looking forward to seeing them with Devy soon.
THANK YOU! I`d love it if you reviewed Illuminate from Leprous but still gold stuff!
Why are you apologizing for having a life & family needs?
Should he apologize for apologizing? 🤔
@@AnEnemyAnemone1 no, he should upload more videos from leprous, this one is not the one that brings all the leprous experience.
Igor Matamoros I wouldn’t complain about more Leprous :)
I hope, you and your family are better! I think, I've already said that, but your channel is the only reaction channel I have subscribed and watch. I like, how you comment other drummers' work (I'm not a drummer myself, btw), and I like your personality. Don't know why... 😂 All the best!
I love that I can hear your voice vibrate your snare drum. It’s on brand.
Love that you did a prog drummer. Try Leo Margaritt from Pain of Salvation, fantastic drummer, very tasteful
React to some live Billy Cobham in Mahavishnu Orchestra
Rolling shutter on DSLR cameras does that "slow down" to things - especially on low guitar strings, looks mad.
You should react Marco minneman. Check out the aristo crats band. You’ll be blown away.
Seconding that!
Baard has come a long way since beeing a street drummer 10-ish years ago!
Ahah I actually wanted to send you this one, glad you did it
Really cool to see this given that I JUST started listening to Leprous this last week. Really good band, and the Kolstad is definitely the standout so far.
Finally my request ! im simple man im happy
So glad you finally checked Baard. One of the most talented, technical and creative drummer of current's Metal/Rock scene.
I was expectinb more analysis and comments, but still I can see that you emjoy it and are impressed so that's enough for me ;)
Please come back to Baard soon, there are no songs of him where the drumming is the same: Illuminate is so technical, groovy, and tasteful at the same time you would really dig it.
If you wanna do part 2 of this, Moon is awesome. This guy is amazing
Hope you all get better soon buddy!!
You should react to Zach hill
Death grips rehearsal video and his practice video are both insane
For sure.
How about Lightning Bolt?
Yes please! And some hella live gigs in there (his old band)
Get noided
Ryan Sanders Hella performances from their Japan tour maybe?
love watching your stuff! you should link the video you're watching in the description!
Honestly dude, Aric Improta. It’s a long video, but blur lights in the videodrome, is the most incredible percussive display incorporating electronic samples so perfectly. Please dude, react to that incredible piece of music
YES TO THAT
Jordan Benson Omg thank you, I've been trying to suggest him but it's been so long since I saw him I couldn't remember his name! Haha
I’m so happy about this
He's definitely a drummer that lays down polyrhythmic/ syncopative/ hemiola grooves with a solid hold onto the back beat--he's always in the pocket. I think that's a better representation of this amazing drummer. Please, check out his other play throughs.
Become a Patreon and then you can make your own suggestion. 😊
@@jen.g. I did not mean to offend. I edited my comment so as not to do so. ;)
The Sky is Red, Illuminate or Bonneville! All blew my mind!
These guys are awesome. Vocals take a bit of getting used to but they write some pretty epic chit.
I've dropped a stick before and finished the last 30 seconds of a song by hitting the cymbals hard with my knuckles. Good shit, love seeing that stuff in playthroughs.
Love your videos!
Dave Weckl is the only percussionist I've seen in concert, around 25 years ago with his band at the Memphis Drum Shop. Transposing the goofy "oh shit" moment on to him gives me lul.
Saw Leprous live a few weeks ago while they were touring with The Ocean. They sound flawless live. Crowd age ranged from 18 to 60 (by my best guess) and there was no crazy mosh pit or anything, just 100ish people rocking out to good music. Kinda feel bad they flew all the way from Norway for such a small crowd. Tickets were only like $20 too. Zero chance they made money. Baard is now bald and dude is only like 1% body fat. I'm not surprised after seeing him live either, dude has got to be one of the busiest drummers I've ever seen. He uses every ounce of his entire kit and is always moving all over the place.
I love fuck ups in performances. To this day my favorite and most memorable live gig was of a local band where the guitar player broke a string mid song and just yanked it out and kept on playing. Adds a human element, as well as a special something that makes it stand out from all the other "perfect" gigs.
Hey man, you should react to Bobby Jarzombek - Peppered Cancer. He did a lot of work with Halford, Arch/Matheos, Fates Warning and a few others.
The Sky is Red
The Sky is Red
The Sky is Red
The Sky is Red
Do it!
Or "Mirage" would be cool too:
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Finally ! Baard !
Welcome to the world of awesomenes.. Ladies and Gentlemen, Progressive Metal.
I watch all of you videos in the hope that who ever you're watching is heavy on the china.
Every time you say "beat that china" cracks me up haha.
Even if you don't make a video on it, You should really check out Baard play illuminate. The whole song is based around this amazing shuffle groove, With some neat modulations, and feelings all throughout !
Please give another chance to this guy with some Rendezvous Point song. He absolutely deserves it.
Lol i cant wait his jaw dropping reaction to Bob Jarzombek- School...this will be fun
If you honestly want a real look at what Baard has to offer so far in his career, you have to watch MOON. This play through was sooo limited as to what this guy has to offer!!! MOON is one of the most incredible drumming songs of our modern metal scene. Please consider of redoing this guy with MOON video, it'll actually blow your mind Garrett. You definitely missed out on a huge opportunity to this guy watching this song.
MetalOfAllOwns He took my recommendation. It isn’t his fault. If you’d like to make a recommendation the same way I did, become a Patreon. Then you can suggest whatever you’d like. 😊
@@jen.g. Fair enough!
I would love to hear you say "Science bitch!!" In one of your videos 🤘
More Baard Kolstad pls!
magic!
Thats gotta be one of the best oh shits i have seen
After essentially discovering Baard through this reaction, and having watched all his drum playthroughs, I have to say that this is probably the technically most simple song. On other songs he often do these crazy rythms. This song is comparatively quite simple :) Don't get me wrong though, the song is awesome.
damn, this guy is absolutly epic
Baard is amazing! Also do mgla! Mgla are insane!
HE'S BACK
LOL! When the camera first started panning around the kit I said to myself verbatim "man, all his symbols are fucked up. I wonder when Garrett is going to notice". 😂
Man, you gotta check out his playthrough for Illuminate. Damn, that is one of his finest work for sure
"Time's a fucker!"
I feel those words on a spiritual level.
That's real shit! For real, that dude killed
Damn, should have waited a few more weeks until his play through of The Sky is Red came out
Hi! Cheers from Finland:)
really enjoyed that, much more than any of those blast beat guys. This was groovy, musical and heavy. NICE.
You need to check out Baard's The Sky is Red playthrough. It's awesome. He goes through a dozen sticks during it. Also you should check out videos by Morgan Agren, Marco Minneman and Gavin Harrison. Your reaction to Bill Bruford's Starless live with King Crimson from the 1970's would be a treat.
So many play throughs, Baard is quality
Phillipe Boucher! Watch any of his play through sliders! As always, great content. One thing I would like though, if you explained how you can just pick out the time signatures. I know it’s how many notes per bear but for some reason I still can’t decipher them when I listen to music on my own. Just a brief segment delving into that would be awesome. Thanks for keeping a guitarist interested in all your videos!
This was pretty impressive
GET IT BAARD!
PLEASE do this review. It was just released (the album and the playthrough)
DESPISED ICON - Light Speed (OFFICIAL DRUM PLAYTHROUGH)
clean and technical as hell, you will love it and your viewers too ;)
Love how 66Samus comments on that video, saying that Alex is one of the best drummers in metal. Glowing endorsement right there.