Matt asked me to be on his "Drummer Hang" a few months ago. He really IS one of the nicest guys in the business. His years of discipline comes across on everything thing he does. Just one of those players who always inspires you to workout.
I saw ABR play at a tiny VFW in 2004/2005 and Matt was in a cast halfway up his calf. The only noticeable impact it made was the grimace on his face as he crushed through their set list. The level of effort he brought to that show for 50ish idiots in South Carolina was endearing and made me an ABR fan for life🤘
Kevin lane from the this is exile and new era of corruption from whitechapel was insane at breakdowns too. He did a lot of the ad lib things in them too but yeah Matt Griener is same level
Just saw August Burns Red this past thursday. Honestly never was big into them but after seeing a live show, I have mad respect. One of the best live shows I've been to and definitely more than just a Matt Greiner fan now
I saw a comment on a Zildjian performance he did and he was in NZ with ABR and a girl invited him to her cafe via Facebook and not only did he show up (twice) he gave her 2 tickets to the festival they were playing at when he heard she couldn't afford to go! Genuine dude!
The rhythmic double bass is phenomenal. Back in High School (early 2000’s), I was really into metalcore and extreme metal. Over the years my musical taste shifted and mellowed out. It was not until I found your channel that I got back into the technical metal of years past with a new appreciation and awareness of the technical and physical wizardry of these drummers. Been here since the the Zepplin and Meshuggah era. Thanks Andrew from Northeast USA.
WOW! There is so much to like about this performance. It's fun to watch him getting his sticks "up there" and I really like the sound he's getting out of his toms. More please ;-)
What an amazing example that you don't need a giant drum kit to get a giant drum sound. This is a guy who honed his craft and doesn't hit a drum or a cymbal without purpose. What an inspiration!
Two of their most underrated songs IMO are Float and Broken Promises. Both are very melodic songs with slower sections that showcase just how tasteful Matt really is. I wish they would do this with those two.
If you get a chance, you should check out the video of him playing The Eleventh Hour at iMatter fest in 2010. He loses a stick in the middle of a ridiculous blast beat section and doesn't miss a damn beat. Wild professionalism
As 1 of matts students He is a gem of a human he is the most wholesome person i have met. I highly reccomend listening to more especially if you can get the track invisible enemy
Can we just take a moment to comment on how good is posture is behind the kit? Even when he is really into it his posture doesn't waiver. To me that's equally as impressive.
I got to meet him at my first ABR show. I was standing in the back during the opener. And he just walked up. We chatted. Shook hands and he let me get a picture. Great experience. He is my favorite drummer in Metalcore.
Matt Griener is so good at drums, glad you finally got to see his own recordings. Hope you react to more of his songs. Keep it up, your videos are brilliant.👍🏻
Matt actually built that drum studio for himself, he did all the hardwood on the walls and the flooring I believe. Such an amazing dude all around, I met the band a few years ago. Got VIP tickets to their show and it came with a photo-op and signing, I was late because of traffic so I missed it. I asked the photographer if there was still a chance I could get the pic or at least a few things signed. JB (the lead guitarist) came out and took me backstage and out to their tour bus so I could get a picture with the band and they couldn't have been any nicer or more humble. Matt has been my favorite drummer for over 10 years now, I'm glad to see other people enjoy his drumming too.
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Matt is my favorite drummer. Love how you speak to his double kick style. I vastly prefer it to much of the "machine-gun" style that over saturates much of the heaviest metal genres. I would LOVE if you could get him on your podcast! It would be such an interesting conversation and he's such a great guy
Love the videos and your picks i catch myself wondering about the next video and who'll be next thanks Andrew really really appreciate it keep up the great work my man
Matt Greiner is one of my top drummers. Him and Travis Orbin are my idols and inspire me every day. Now I am 11 years old so I have time to be good like them.
I went to many of their shows over the years probably saw them six or seven times and Matt was always awesome especially the tour with the premier of the "Whitewashed" drum solo Look up that video if you haven't. Nic Pettersen drum playthrough for genesis/scarab is also very good.
React to the Drum Cam for Dig by Mudvayne. They are a band who came out around the time Slipknot did, metal with bits of nu-metal and prog, went on hiatus for about 10 years and started a reunion tour some months ago. And they FINALLY have a proper drum cam with Matt, their drummer during one of their shows (Rockville 2021, their "MuDvAyNe Official" channel). Highly recommend and curious to see your thoughts on it.
Great video! Matt as always been one of my favorite drummers since I discovered them back in 2007 or 2008. He is so technical, and it's funny you mention transcribing his music. If I remember correctly, he said that he does in fact write all of his music out as he is creating it. Said it takes 6+ hours to write a minutes worth of music! They also released several books that have all tabs of the guitars as well as Matt's drums transcribed. On another note, I would recommend watching Alex Camarena First Born+Interlude. He is the drummer for Silent Planet, who in an of themselves are a super underrated band. Alex and Matt are pretty different in styles, but 100% equal in talent. Alex is much less of a strict structured drummer, and more groovy, in the moment drummer. Hoping to see it on the channel sometime!
Please please please review his Invisible Enemy playthrough. So much precision, energy, joy on his face, by far my favorite playthrough from Matt Greiner. Incredible drummer, incredible guy.
August Burns Red redid a bunch of Christmas songs and they're all Amazing!!! ABR has way too many good songs to recommend... Matt is an absolute blast beat and breakdown beast...
I'm fairly sure Matt also wrote the lyrics to Defender so they're in his head and you can tell when he plays it. He feels the song differently and very personally. I think they're about his Dad coming to his defense during a recent low point when nobody else apparently would. (tho I can't remember where I saw/read that...)
Have met Matt 2x at 2 seperate concerts ages ago. Super nice. Would recommend his COMPOSURE playthough/live or theres a cover of Composure in a duo of drummers. Final comment, his China work in Messengers album
Probably because it's a contrast to the fact that he's usually grinning like a child while playing. I swear, he always looks like he's on a carnival ride or something when he's playing.
Something about those China hits make everyone want to annihilate each other live haha. Such good tone on top of all the skill he has. Good commercial for Zildjian too - those crashes can take a beating as demonstrated here.
i think it isnt just me and the audio here is much more "wavey" than under the original. as if someone would constantly keep turning the volume button up and down. i have to say it makes the whole song 500% cooler !
We have lost some real iconic gems for there place in time able to share with all of us, just to name a couple being John from Zeppelin & Vin from Pantera...(RIP ×2)
This is outside the "extreme" genre imo... he is more than that (not to down play the crazy fast stuff at all (I love it) but his flavor is so infused into all of it.. and when he wants to turn up the 'heavy' he can and does, he gets the blood boiling just with his beats... one word on him "filthy"..
You sould look up Lorna Shore's Drummer Austin Archey, He have some insane footwork and well, He is just insane. Love your vids and keep up the work man!
Damn thats some beasty drumming, if you get a spare 20 minutes you should check out spiritbox's mara effect at silverside studios, even if you don't react i think you'll enjoy the drumming
Absolutely love this band. They had one vocalist change and the album with Jake came and it was their absolute best IMO. The album is called constellations. Check that ishhhh out and it’ll blow your mind
Matt asked me to be on his "Drummer Hang" a few months ago. He really IS one of the nicest guys in the business. His years of discipline comes across on everything thing he does. Just one of those players who always inspires you to workout.
Yo Steve! I NEED to check that out!!! 🙌
I saw ABR play at a tiny VFW in 2004/2005 and Matt was in a cast halfway up his calf. The only noticeable impact it made was the grimace on his face as he crushed through their set list. The level of effort he brought to that show for 50ish idiots in South Carolina was endearing and made me an ABR fan for life🤘
Matt Greiner is the king of breakdowns. His studio play through of Marianas Trench is phenomenal
i dont think enough people talk about this :(
@@superperez319 i always thought back burner was it
Kevin lane from the this is exile and new era of corruption from whitechapel was insane at breakdowns too. He did a lot of the ad lib things in them too but yeah Matt Griener is same level
Matt is the definition of precision and accuracy. He’s on another world 👽
So good Matthew
He is a super nice person, met him briefly a few times- always very friendly and humble
Great Alex!!!
White washed is one of my favorites from August burns red. Matt's fills are so nice in that song
Just saw August Burns Red this past thursday. Honestly never was big into them but after seeing a live show, I have mad respect. One of the best live shows I've been to and definitely more than just a Matt Greiner fan now
YES! I'd love to see them live
I've seen them 4 times and they just don't miss. I met them VIP and they're the absolute nicest dudes ever. Matt is an absolut beast
Awesome !
I've seen August Burns Red live, they are unbelievably good.
I bet!
Matt greiner is the best metalcore drummer in the world. Period. I also grew up one town over from where matt and the rest of abr come from
Best drummer with one of the best Christian metal bands around. Love watching him do his thing. Definatly has his own style and sound. Great video
When it comes to this type of drumming theres only two guys. Matt Griener and Adam Gray. 🤙
I would add Chris Turner to the list, kid is an animal
Chris Turner
@@straka125he’s good but he looks like a mannequin lol
bro I've been saying this for years. They both have that same feel.
I saw a comment on a Zildjian performance he did and he was in NZ with ABR and a girl invited him to her cafe via Facebook and not only did he show up (twice) he gave her 2 tickets to the festival they were playing at when he heard she couldn't afford to go! Genuine dude!
Wow Rhyan!!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums I'll throw the video link here, fun video to watch.
I could watch Matt play drums all day! Love ABR!
Matty has been a beast and master behind the kit since he came onto the scene. He just gets better and better every album!!!!!!!
The rhythmic double bass is phenomenal. Back in High School (early 2000’s), I was really into metalcore and extreme metal. Over the years my musical taste shifted and mellowed out. It was not until I found your channel that I got back into the technical metal of years past with a new appreciation and awareness of the technical and physical wizardry of these drummers. Been here since the the Zepplin and Meshuggah era.
Thanks Andrew from Northeast USA.
That's awesome Josh. Glad you are along for the ride
This dudes just sick and just laying down so much it’s hard to comprehend
The feeling & groove put down at certain points in this song are just amazing!!!!
WOW! There is so much to like about this performance. It's fun to watch him getting his sticks "up there" and I really like the sound he's getting out of his toms. More please ;-)
So much fun
What an amazing example that you don't need a giant drum kit to get a giant drum sound. This is a guy who honed his craft and doesn't hit a drum or a cymbal without purpose. What an inspiration!
Seen them Live a couple of times ...Amazing Dudes.
Jealous!
Two of their most underrated songs IMO are Float and Broken Promises. Both are very melodic songs with slower sections that showcase just how tasteful Matt really is. I wish they would do this with those two.
Matt is such a nice guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a show a couple years back and truly so down to earth. Incredibly talented as well!
The facial response @7:05 when he goes into the heavy half time is the best. I was thinking I bet that's how I look right now lol
HAHA Chad! Yup loads of stank face on this one. DAMN!
If you get a chance, you should check out the video of him playing The Eleventh Hour at iMatter fest in 2010. He loses a stick in the middle of a ridiculous blast beat section and doesn't miss a damn beat. Wild professionalism
remember the first time I saw that video years ago. I legit thought it was some sort of trickery lol
@@kevinrazlog5789 same, bro haha I was showing it to all my friends.
As 1 of matts students
He is a gem of a human he is the most wholesome person i have met. I highly reccomend listening to more especially if you can get the track invisible enemy
Oh awesome! I bet he's a great teacher
Ghosts is a really good track too, that end breakdown is one of the best I've ever heard.
My speed cobra will be here today...I can't wait...
Can we just take a moment to comment on how good is posture is behind the kit? Even when he is really into it his posture doesn't waiver. To me that's equally as impressive.
Just a fantastic all round player!
He's definitely my #1 favorite drummer, he's been an inspiration for my drumming from day one back in 2009 when I first heard ABR
I'm a simple man. You support the band that saved my life, I support you. Subscribed! 💪
Yo Andrei! 💯👌
great stuff, hope you get to more of Matt and ABR in future vids, well worth a listen!!! much love :)
I got to meet him at my first ABR show. I was standing in the back during the opener. And he just walked up. We chatted. Shook hands and he let me get a picture. Great experience. He is my favorite drummer in Metalcore.
Sounds like a great dude Cody
Always a pleasure 🙏 thank you. Matt is a beast 💪
Matt Griener is so good at drums, glad you finally got to see his own recordings. Hope you react to more of his songs. Keep it up, your videos are brilliant.👍🏻
Thanks Robert!
Matt actually built that drum studio for himself, he did all the hardwood on the walls and the flooring I believe. Such an amazing dude all around, I met the band a few years ago. Got VIP tickets to their show and it came with a photo-op and signing, I was late because of traffic so I missed it. I asked the photographer if there was still a chance I could get the pic or at least a few things signed. JB (the lead guitarist) came out and took me backstage and out to their tour bus so I could get a picture with the band and they couldn't have been any nicer or more humble. Matt has been my favorite drummer for over 10 years now, I'm glad to see other people enjoy his drumming too.
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So good man. Love Matts style 🙏🏼
Me too James. Really cool stuff here
Matt is one of the nicest people(as well as all of ABR) that I’ve met. Awesome drummer and a hometown hero!
august burns red got big when i was a teen playing in the local hardcore scene, this brings back memories. glad to see the sound hasnt changed much
Matt is my favorite drummer. Love how you speak to his double kick style. I vastly prefer it to much of the "machine-gun" style that over saturates much of the heaviest metal genres. I would LOVE if you could get him on your podcast! It would be such an interesting conversation and he's such a great guy
I'll see what I can do Mike!
Thank you to whom requested this. I asked for more more matt greiner on the new years video.
Love the videos and your picks i catch myself wondering about the next video and who'll be next thanks Andrew really really appreciate it keep up the great work my man
Glad you're enjoying it! So much great stuff in the pipeline bro!
ABR is the best metalcore band out there. I'll never get tired of watching reactions to their music.
Matt Greiner is one of my top drummers. Him and Travis Orbin are my idols and inspire me every day. Now I am 11 years old so I have time to be good like them.
Matt is a case study on perfect posture.
Great player
I went to many of their shows over the years probably saw them six or seven times and Matt was always awesome especially the tour with the premier of the "Whitewashed" drum solo
Look up that video if you haven't.
Nic Pettersen drum playthrough for genesis/scarab is also very good.
React to the Drum Cam for Dig by Mudvayne.
They are a band who came out around the time Slipknot did, metal with bits of nu-metal and prog, went on hiatus for about 10 years and started a reunion tour some months ago. And they FINALLY have a proper drum cam with Matt, their drummer during one of their shows (Rockville 2021, their "MuDvAyNe Official" channel). Highly recommend and curious to see your thoughts on it.
Great video! Matt as always been one of my favorite drummers since I discovered them back in 2007 or 2008. He is so technical, and it's funny you mention transcribing his music. If I remember correctly, he said that he does in fact write all of his music out as he is creating it. Said it takes 6+ hours to write a minutes worth of music! They also released several books that have all tabs of the guitars as well as Matt's drums transcribed.
On another note, I would recommend watching Alex Camarena First Born+Interlude. He is the drummer for Silent Planet, who in an of themselves are a super underrated band. Alex and Matt are pretty different in styles, but 100% equal in talent. Alex is much less of a strict structured drummer, and more groovy, in the moment drummer. Hoping to see it on the channel sometime!
Very clean! Good stuff!
Glad you like it!
The story behind this song is really special. Look it up. Matt wrote it.
Please please please review his Invisible Enemy playthrough.
So much precision, energy, joy on his face, by far my favorite playthrough from Matt Greiner.
Incredible drummer, incredible guy.
Can confirm Matt is inhumanly humble and genuine
August Burns Red redid a bunch of Christmas songs and they're all Amazing!!! ABR has way too many good songs to recommend... Matt is an absolute blast beat and breakdown beast...
Boom!
The guy is awesome...
Human machine gun.
Great reaction and critique as usual.
Omg haha your face after that snare groove at 6:05 is exactly me the whole time. Like ugghhh you dirty man so dirty 😂
Lotta stink face in here! Very powerful and creative. Thanks Andrew!
I'm fairly sure Matt also wrote the lyrics to Defender so they're in his head and you can tell when he plays it. He feels the song differently and very personally. I think they're about his Dad coming to his defense during a recent low point when nobody else apparently would. (tho I can't remember where I saw/read that...)
Matt is right there with Neil, The Rev, Mike Portnoy and Danny Carey for me. All do some different things but those are my 4 top
Have met Matt 2x at 2 seperate concerts ages ago. Super nice. Would recommend his COMPOSURE playthough/live or theres a cover of Composure in a duo of drummers. Final comment, his China work in Messengers album
Matt Greiner has the coolest stank face, hands down. Another great video - congrats on 75K!
Probably because it's a contrast to the fact that he's usually grinning like a child while playing. I swear, he always looks like he's on a carnival ride or something when he's playing.
Just SICK!!!!
You should check out, August burns red presents Sleddin' Hill. it is in rotation for me during Christmas.
Sounds good Russell!
You’ve gotta do composer by Matt. Love the vid, cheers
Great suggestion! Thanks Josh
you know its a banger when the look of disgust washes over your face lmao
🤣🤣👌
Also, as a Meinl player, the Zildjian oriental chinas are some of the best sounding chinas you can buy. Sumptuous.
Something about those China hits make everyone want to annihilate each other live haha. Such good tone on top of all the skill he has. Good commercial for Zildjian too - those crashes can take a beating as demonstrated here.
Yup great for Zildjian. Making them sing!
You definitely need to check out his playthrough of their song "The Eleventh Hour"!
Matt is the g of drumming
In my hardcore roots Matt is the best
Yeah he rocks
Check out Matt Greiner playthough of the song “Provisions” 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the tip!
Matt reminds me of Vinnie Paul the way he beats the shit out of his kit. So much power.
The best hardcore drummer 🤟
i think it isnt just me and the audio here is much more "wavey" than under the original.
as if someone would constantly keep turning the volume button up and down.
i have to say it makes the whole song 500% cooler !
HA Awesome
@@AndrewRooneyDrums or is it just me? on my speakers? do you hear it too?
yessss the greiner
We have lost some real iconic gems for there place in time able to share with all of us, just to name a couple being John from Zeppelin & Vin from Pantera...(RIP ×2)
Check out Frostbite’s debut album "Misdirected" and their music video for the song "Perfect Storm"! 🤘🏻
This is outside the "extreme" genre imo... he is more than that (not to down play the crazy fast stuff at all (I love it) but his flavor is so infused into all of it.. and when he wants to turn up the 'heavy' he can and does, he gets the blood boiling just with his beats... one word on him "filthy"..
Yup I agree David!
Extreme prob wasn't the right term for it
These are run through the wall drums!
🤣🤣👌
You need to react to some Chris Pennie from his Dillinger Escape Plan days bro. Sickening.
Andrew you should look Kozo Suganuma mentor of many Japanese female drummers! R.I.P. Kozo
Matt Greiner is a God
SOOOOO GOOD!
Andrew you have to check out Ali Richardson of Bleed From Within and Sylosis he is the man for metal that will make you groove
Thanks for the tip
Please more Matt Greiner!
More on the way Austin!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Nice! Always look forward to your videos, Andrew.
You sould look up Lorna Shore's Drummer Austin Archey, He have some insane footwork and well, He is just insane. Love your vids and keep up the work man!
My favorite parts.....your facial expressions
Haha! Thanks Adam.
Matt is okay too though? LOL
Yeah Matt has lots of facial expressions too. David Diepold though???? No expression and insanity fast
He loves that Meinyl Crash and so do we! Wait...he does play Meinyl Symbols right?
look at his posture throughout
Damn thats some beasty drumming, if you get a spare 20 minutes you should check out spiritbox's mara effect at silverside studios, even if you don't react i think you'll enjoy the drumming
Chris Turner - Butcha Boys, for the love of groove you gotta do it.
Absolutely love this band. They had one vocalist change and the album with Jake came and it was their absolute best IMO. The album is called constellations. Check that ishhhh out and it’ll blow your mind
Jake debuted on Messengers but Constellations is still a goat album
@@robdurfee6861 wow can’t believe I was being told otherwise this whole time 😂😂😂
Messengers was his first but yeah he helped make them what they are now. Been a fan ever since! Their live shows are incredible
watch some more Matt Greiner!!
JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL. DO HAVE YOU REACTIONS TO ADAM GRAY FROM TEXAS IN JULY? HE'S NASTYYYYY TOO!!
oh boy matt "CHINA" grainer. the man, the myth, the china cymbal enthusiast himself!
HAHA
He does a 3 minute drum solo at every show too
You simply must react to Whitewashed! Please! Amazing double bass and off beat feel 🥁 Keep up the great content!
Adam gray with Eric Moore zildjian video!
Ohhhh sounds awesome
Dang
I still haven’t seen them yet
BTBAM recording obfuscation -BLAKE RICHARDSON!
Hello. Thank you once again for absolutely great content, could you please do some Beyond Creation Sir? Thank you 😎🤘
You should check out his signature ziljan bell
INVISIBLE ENEMY next please 🔥
yo bro do a review on adam grey vs matt greiner
my two favorite drummers