i think what's so striking about Troy is his form when he drums. He has one of the most graceful and cleanest forms i've ever seen in a drummer. Every hit has the perfect balance of timing, tempo, and dynamics.
mr. troy wright, you should be touring around the world giving drum clinics or writing original progressive rock music you're one of the most (if not THE most) ACCURATE and PRECISE drummer on youtube this is ridiculous GOOD
got to give it to you. No one plays animals as leaders like you! You make the whole song so groovy and more human ahah I mean, original drum parts are too mechanich if you know what I mean! I'm a drummer too and I wish a day I become the half of the drummer you are! Greats from Italy!
really man, just beautiful articulation, great hands and you looked so relaxed playing such difficult music. I think your form and function and lack of stiffness impressed me more than the music. You are a great musician..
I come back to this every once in a while, it truly does live rent free in my head. The energy is incredible and that last section is so good it has honestly made it difficult for me to listen to the original song. The way you phase the splash cymbal in and out of 8th notes and vary the syncopation to accentuate the chromatic descent on the guitar is just brilliant, it fills out the sound so well and lets the guitars burst through when you move off the splash for fills. The fundamental rhythmic understanding to hear a riff like that written by someone else and to improve it in that way is just crazy. Even Gartska live doesn't make it sound nearly this good. Absolutely legendary cover, the closest to classy djent has ever been.
You're definitely the best drummer i've ever seen in my life. Who is your alll time favorite drummer? How did you get so good? are you self taught? Finally, is there anything you can't play?
For people who say that troy should replace navene are stupid because he is the one that created these beats and i dont think that its the way to think. anyways its my opinion. RESPECT TROY YOUR AN AWESOME DRUMMER. love the feel you put in the songs. certainly this one!!! good job mate!!
everything is possible man! I'm 18 years old as well and just been playing for almost a year. you've just got to put much time and effort into it. i mean.. so what if you're 30 something when you start a great band and start playing nice gigs. you've still reached the goal:)
sheeeesh man that was definitely one of the songs i never would expect someone to cover and you did it as extremely cool, groovy and technical as only you could that's youtube's #1, folks
Watching your videos is more than just being impressive. I feel the song in a way that I never did before seeing you play it. There's real love in your playing man.
you're really amazing. not only do you have the ability to play drums at this speed and in these time signatures, but you understand everything you're doing. seriously, amazing. props!
You're an amazing drummer. I look up to you. So much talent and it looks like there's a lot of work on your brain to be able to figure that stuff out and memorize it. Great job.
Damn Troy... You were really inspired on this one. Not only am I glad you decided to cover such a heavy groovy fucker, but what a stylish and powerful cover it was.
christ, you're covering all the songs i love from bands i love - meshuggah, aal, periphery, dream theater - and you're doing them well. all i have is a dd-65 drum machine and a snare drum practice pad so it's really nice being able to come to one place and be able to see how drumming these tracks should look like. you're doing some great work, i love all of this!
Yeah its a beautiful china. Short decay, trashy (everything i love in a china). I also have a stack tho which is punchy and short so i could easily use a normal china as well in my set up now.
Only way Troy's channel could be outdone is if Tomas Haake made a drum channel and posted covers and playthroughs frequently. Troy, you are amazing and someday I want to take some lessons from you.
whats the hype around Hakke? i really dont understand... why does everyone think he is so good? id rate him no more then 7.5/10 max. for me Troy is a better drummer. he has emotion. Hakke is stone cold
i dont dislike him.read what i said?? 7.5/10 i like him. how is that " a dislike "? xD i just like Troy way more. he is flying on the drums. and he makes faces. he feels it. its just obvious. same as Garstka for example. When a drummers makes faces ;)) you know what i mean.. but hey. i guess you dont. you are probably not a drummer. xD or just not a really good one then.
love the song!! and the way you played! one of my favourite videos! you are amazing dude! I THINK YOU NEED TO COVER THE DANCE OF ETERNITY OF DREAM!! that would be incredible!
@basti1999 thanks mate, i tune the bottom head quite tight (that gives it the crack) then i adjust the top head to try and suit the style i'm playing. i take the same approach to most other snare as well
I did the Fluttershy squee AND the Rainbow Dash fangirl squeal simultaneously when I saw this in my subs feed. Hate to say it, but Anthony Barone, you are no longer the reigning champion of this drum cover. Amazing vid, but Troy's cover trumps all. Thank you for the great start to my morning, Mr. Wright =D
The Ghost notes after 3:00 are incredible! hahaha they look so cool, you have a very recognizable way of playing drums; without even realizing you were the same account I was able to tell that you had also done the Obzen medley! Great to see a new vid from you, you're becoming one of my favourite TH-cam drummers. I hope you post more soon!!
i think what's so striking about Troy is his form when he drums. He has one of the most graceful and cleanest forms i've ever seen in a drummer. Every hit has the perfect balance of timing, tempo, and dynamics.
mr. troy wright,
you should be touring around the world giving drum clinics
or writing original progressive rock music
you're one of the most (if not THE most) ACCURATE and PRECISE drummer on youtube
this is ridiculous GOOD
I still come back to this cover just to watch. Freakin amazing Troy
Me too! And it’s 12 years later! Absolute beast!
got to give it to you. No one plays animals as leaders like you! You make the whole song so groovy and more human ahah I mean, original drum parts are too mechanich if you know what I mean! I'm a drummer too and I wish a day I become the half of the drummer you are! Greats from Italy!
This cover is too awesome! 4 thumbs up, mate!
Thanks mate. This is one well written song!
I just keep coming back. Never gets old. Insane.
AAL is one of the craziest bands out there, and you've covered them. You win at life my good sir.
really man, just beautiful articulation, great hands and you looked so relaxed playing such difficult music. I think your form and function and lack of stiffness impressed me more than the music. You are a great musician..
I come back to this every once in a while, it truly does live rent free in my head. The energy is incredible and that last section is so good it has honestly made it difficult for me to listen to the original song. The way you phase the splash cymbal in and out of 8th notes and vary the syncopation to accentuate the chromatic descent on the guitar is just brilliant, it fills out the sound so well and lets the guitars burst through when you move off the splash for fills. The fundamental rhythmic understanding to hear a riff like that written by someone else and to improve it in that way is just crazy. Even Gartska live doesn't make it sound nearly this good. Absolutely legendary cover, the closest to classy djent has ever been.
i just cant stop watching this cover, its perfect!
This guy slays!! Ive been playing for 13 years and I am in no way even close to as amazing as Mr.Wright
My favourite black drummer of the past 7 years
You, Luke Holland, and Anthony Barone have the best cover on TH-cam of this hands down.
I love how you always keep time with your left foot. I always try to keep time also. Makes you stay on beat easier in my opinion.
You're definitely the best drummer i've ever seen in my life. Who is your alll time favorite drummer? How did you get so good? are you self taught? Finally, is there anything you can't play?
Now thats some hellish druming
It's all captivating. I was glued to the screen until the very last second! So much SKILL!!!!
For people who say that troy should replace navene are stupid because he is the one that created these beats and i dont think that its the way to think. anyways its my opinion. RESPECT TROY YOUR AN AWESOME DRUMMER. love the feel you put in the songs. certainly this one!!! good job mate!!
everything is possible man! I'm 18 years old as well and just been playing for almost a year. you've just got to put much time and effort into it. i mean.. so what if you're 30 something when you start a great band and start playing nice gigs. you've still reached the goal:)
This is probably one of the best covers I have seen on youtube. Props dude.
I say! Funny watching you come out of the trance at the end with a little bit of a "well....what am I gonna do now?" look. Amazing.
best animals as leaders and meshuggah cover i've seen till now...just awesome
hey mate, no i don't use triggers or sound replace anything on any of my videos
The whole outro is so AWESOME man i watched it like a thousand times!!!!!! Awesome work man!!
Split screen of Troy and Tosin would be epic, hehe :) this video is pure nectar of drumming awesomeness *****
I really wish Troy had more subscribers. This man has amazing skills and technique. Keep it up Troy.
Liked after 3 seconds. There was just no way this is not going to absolutely incredible.
You have proven yourself sir! This is truly a wicked song to play on drums especially the end of this song.
Go to the first transcript link in the description. You can see the first bit of the song in the preview window. Cheers!
sheeeesh man
that was definitely one of the songs i never would expect someone to cover
and you did it as extremely cool, groovy and technical as only you could
that's youtube's #1, folks
I could watch this 30 times over and not become bored. Amazing cover.
i could watch this over and over and over... insane. absolutely destroyed this song
Watching your videos is more than just being impressive. I feel the song in a way that I never did before seeing you play it. There's real love in your playing man.
you're really amazing. not only do you have the ability to play drums at this speed and in these time signatures, but you understand everything you're doing. seriously, amazing. props!
Absolutely love the sound of your kit, man. 5 star cover, my friend!
Really - I am simply in awe.
Wow....just..wow! Keep it up man. Your timing is spot-on and your technique is beautiful to watch!
You're so well rounded in the kit man!!!
You seem very well aware of everything going on in the music and the ghosting feels very natural. Kudos.
I just hope that at some point in my life comes to your level or better.
thanks for your work, you are an inspiration to all.
You've inspired me to do this as a drumset college audition piece. Awesome video man, thank you!
You're an amazing drummer. I look up to you. So much talent and it looks like there's a lot of work on your brain to be able to figure that stuff out and memorize it. Great job.
Damn Troy... You were really inspired on this one. Not only am I glad you decided to cover such a heavy groovy fucker, but what a stylish and powerful cover it was.
those drums sound so amazing.
christ, you're covering all the songs i love from bands i love - meshuggah, aal, periphery, dream theater - and you're doing them well. all i have is a dd-65 drum machine and a snare drum practice pad so it's really nice being able to come to one place and be able to see how drumming these tracks should look like. you're doing some great work, i love all of this!
The skill and dedication you have to be able to perform like that is truly inspiring to me and I'm sure many others. Thank you for that!
It's safe to say that you are one o f my favorite drummers
Yeah its a beautiful china. Short decay, trashy (everything i love in a china). I also have a stack tho which is punchy and short so i could easily use a normal china as well in my set up now.
I have a lot of favorites and I keep coming back to this video man, YOU ROCK DUDE!
Do you know how many times i see this? Not nearly enough!
Covered a damn good song and flawlessly none the less. Keep up the great work man.
This song looks just as fun to play on the drums as it is on guitar!
Such a pleasure watching you play man.
can't get enough of your videos
Zachary Camacho i won't be sleeping tonight
Awesome job. Fav song by animals as leaders Because of navene and you killed it.
Cheers mate. I had to go to the US itunes store to buy it
Sweet thanks for the reply, that legacy heavy ride sounds fantastic when crashed
The groove in this song is so amazing.
Mr Wright, you make it look so easy and that drummset looks so comfortable to play on. Love your vídeos man !
only 100'000 views? dafuq? this is the best cover i have seen and only 100'000 views? !
Hi Troy, can you do The Woven Web off of AAL's new album? I'd love to see you cover that and im sure everyone else will
Fuck yeah! that song has so many crazy rhythms
YEAH!!! That song’s got a nasty breakdown with sick double bass drum patterns. I can picture him killing a cover on that.
Only way Troy's channel could be outdone is if Tomas Haake made a drum channel and posted covers and playthroughs frequently. Troy, you are amazing and someday I want to take some lessons from you.
Hahaha yeah, you can bet troy would be subscribed to that channel. I would too. Hell, we all would. Tomas? Thoughts? ....please??
Why post this on an AAL cover? Lol
whats the hype around Hakke? i really dont understand... why does everyone think he is so good? id rate him no more then 7.5/10 max. for me Troy is a better drummer. he has emotion. Hakke is stone cold
sfingus usually when people have no reason to dislike someone they say its because they have no emotion
i dont dislike him.read what i said?? 7.5/10 i like him. how is that " a dislike "? xD i just like Troy way more. he is flying on the drums. and he makes faces. he feels it. its just obvious. same as Garstka for example. When a drummers makes faces ;)) you know what i mean.. but hey. i guess you dont. you are probably not a drummer. xD or just not a really good one then.
....you make me want to cry....sooo good...
This is even better than the original, spot on as always!
love the song!! and the way you played! one of my favourite videos! you are amazing dude! I THINK YOU NEED TO COVER THE DANCE OF ETERNITY OF DREAM!! that would be incredible!
TEARING IT UP LIKE ALWAYS, TROY.
Favorite Drum cover on youtube! so well done.
Wow, what great drumming. That was a real joy to watch!!
I love your style, man. Clean setup and I love your taste in cymbals! Keep up the good work!
I don't how you do it Troy you're one hell of a drummer!! Keep on drumming man 👍🏻
Yea Ive heard great things about..and that stack,,im in love with it
You sir, are a beast! Beautiful Reference kit.
WOW that is the one of your best covers so far. I LOVED THIS.
I can't stop watching this!!
bloody spot on as usual mate, stunning drumming love your covers x
Your Animals as Leaders covers are the best. Absolutely mindblowing brother.
@basti1999 thanks mate, i tune the bottom head quite tight (that gives it the crack) then i adjust the top head to try and suit the style i'm playing. i take the same approach to most other snare as well
What a beautifull way to play!!
Straight killin it
can't say how much I fucking love AAL and you troy keep this awesomework up!
@EliteElment yeah mate its all in my gear page at wrightdrums com
Well done Troy! I check in from time to time and have been waiting for you to cover this song. Sonically and visually incredible. Thank you.
you just blasted my mind apart! amazing talent sir
Drum set sounds so good
dude is clean and the rig sounds great
I have watched this so many times...
Really dig the extreme ghost notes mate, awesome cover!
I did the Fluttershy squee AND the Rainbow Dash fangirl squeal simultaneously when I saw this in my subs feed. Hate to say it, but Anthony Barone, you are no longer the reigning champion of this drum cover. Amazing vid, but Troy's cover trumps all. Thank you for the great start to my morning, Mr. Wright =D
The Ghost notes after 3:00 are incredible! hahaha they look so cool, you have a very recognizable way of playing drums; without even realizing you were the same account I was able to tell that you had also done the Obzen medley! Great to see a new vid from you, you're becoming one of my favourite TH-cam drummers. I hope you post more soon!!
You make this look easy! Those Sabian Legacy cymbals sound awsome! Keep up the good work
Nice! Noticed that you didn't go all crazy with ghost notes etc. Total control! Very good.
I'm truly impressed, well done man. Great pick, love the progressive metal stuff keep it coming.
@Mr2drummer2 hey mate i transcribe the songs myself and then just read my notes. the transcript is on my site. cheers
That fill at 3:32 was sooo sick!
damn dude, how do you not have more views!? you play some chaotic shit with such precision. and your knowledge of notation is sick. much props
this was amazing and can't wait to hear you tackle CAFO and Koloss!
seeing them wednesday! so excited!
That ride is epic!
your set up seems so comfortable! awesome cover.