Gene and Devin writing Oh My Fucking God in 10 minutes while the KoRn guys listen at the door going 'wtf is going on in here..?' is my new favorite story
I had listened to a few songs from City like the chugging song that is detox or the thunder of All Hail the Flesh, but I hadn't heard OMFG. Having just listened to it now, that's exactly my reaction listening to the song. What the hell is happening in the song
Don't know if you are aware, but Gene has a live streaming channel on Twitch. He is such a cool and sincere guy, and you can communicate with him directly on his channel.
Gene, Dave and Gar are still to this day my Big 3. I was much more influenced as a guitar player listening to those drummers. I played the 6-string as if I was playing drums. God bless these guys!
Gene is just the best. I fucking love Strapping Young Lad precisely because it had some of the most groovy and brutal drums I'd ever heard. Skeksis is like metal drumming perfection
It's uncanny how many great albums, with different bands in different eras, Gene has played on. It's like he is a time traveler from the future who wanted to go back and play on his favorite metal albums. As a fan of Testament, Dark Angel, Death, and Devin...thank you for all the great songs!
Man Gene is probably my favorite drummers, this is sweet hearing him talk about his legacy here. I honestly will say Demonic is hands down my favorite Testament album followed closely by The Gathering, I wish Testament would play Demonic songs live
Demonic is an odd choice for a favorite lol. Dave Lombardo was their drummer when I saw them a couple months back and they played at least 2 songs off the Gathering.
I listen to the song Hatreds Rise like once a month for all these years. Some of the other songs aren't as good, but that song really stands out. Slashing through the fight before him, dressed in the armor of the dead!
"Demonic" is not my favourite Testament album, but the 1st one i ever heard of Testament's albums. "Demonic" will always hve a special place for me in that regard. "The Gathering" is easily my favourite & probably the best album they hve ever released. Just a classic from start to finish.
I got to meet Gene while touring with Death in 1993 in Santa Clara. Craig Locicero (forbidden) was playing in place of Andy LaRocque. Awesome show to say the least and seeing Gene do his thing with Chuck growling up front. A show that I'll never forget.
When I had a radio show, I was lucky enough to interview Gene when SYL played on the Alien tour around 2004, and he was (and still is) the Nicest guy in the business bar none! its always a pleasure to hear him speak. he literally has so many stories he could tell and I have never heard him have a bad word to say about anyone....well.. He did call me a fat bastard at Bloodstock in 2010..., but look at that face.. how can you not love that punum?!
So much love for Gene!! He is the Steve Gadd of metal drumming. His memory still blows me away. How does one remember all that? Completely forgot he played in Fear Factory. Thanks for This, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Symbolic is at the top of the list when it comes time list the greatest recorded drum performance in history. It's that good. Gene is epic. The second you hear him, you know who it is. I think his cymbal work is second to none. Just try and play it and hit all those accents.
I got to see Fear Factory for the first time ever when Gene was playing. I walked to him and ask him for his autograph. He looked at me and say...."you know we can be brothers"? I told him "it was my privilege, as a fan, for him to even think that? He made my experience memorable. Then I was 6"1 , 350lbs, long black hair. :)
Gene is not how youd picture a guy who plays all the music he has written. Literally the most down to earth dude. Every interview you can get with him we're here for it.
Genes work on Galaktikon I and II are some of my favorite drumming moments in all of music. On My Way is an absolute beast of a track, and there’s even a play through version of it on TH-cam floating around. Don’t sleep on Galaktikon, its amazing and Gene makes it even more amazing with his drums.
The thought of seeing and hearing this humble man blasting away on the drums for the next 25 years, just fills me with pure happiness! Good for him he is living the lifestyle to achieve this. Go, Gene!
Death's "Symbolic" record changed my life. It was such a musical drumming experience, I no longer needed most "Death Metal". I've been a big fan of Gene since that record, and I love the kind of guy he is in interviews. Very nice interview!
Gene’s fill coming into the final chorus of All Hail the New Flesh (the one where it sounds like a kettle drum or something) is one of my favourite parts in all metal.
All of genes work on those strapping records is the best parts of metal. The meeting of a guy who really understands drums and how they should fit in a song (devy) and a guy who can play anything and knows how to make extreme metal drumming dynamic (gene) has never been topped in metal imo. It was close when devy worked with dirk verbeuren on deconstruction, but dirks signature style comes out of that a lot where’s Gene just integrates perfectly with Devin. I want them to work together again really bad.
First discovered him through Dethklok around 2009 and was instantly hooked. Met him briefly at a Testament show in 2012 and had just enough time to tell him how influential he was for me and talk a bit about Dethklok. I realized that him and I both come from a similar background, ambidextrous playing, leading double kick patterns with the left foot and being self taught learning everything by ear / air drumming. Everything he does is the definition serving the song and I owe my ability to play tastefully to him. Such an amazing dude and I'm glad to see him looking so good and healthy now.
Amazing to hear chuck's influence on the whole genre and helped gene finding and trying out new things in metal drumming that most iconic gene's albums were inspired by death albums
As a drummer myself, Gene has been my absolute favorite every since Individual Thought Patterns came out. The way he incorporated the bells and splash's into his drum rolls just blew me away! I have followed his career pretty close every since. This video is a great piece of metal history. The guy is so personable! Thanks for this upload!
I met Gene on symbolic tour in Atlanta. He was so cool and the set was amazing. I loved dark angel. From earlier material he has always been one of my favorite drummers. I had no idea about all he had done up to present. Now I have to go listen to all the albums I didn't catch. This is one of the best interviews I've ever seen!
Damn, I don't know when Gene lost weight but the dude's looking good. Such an amazing drummer. Even though he's very renown he still feels overlooked for some reason when people talk about great drummers.
Gene is, funnily enough, a Death Metal Drummer that has seemingly been Divinely Guided throughout his life/career, if you know what I mean. Massive Respect, as always, to Gene Hoglan. A certified GOAT drummer, period. Also, speaking of the Human album, shoutout to Sean Reinert (RIP💔). Godspeed, and Goodwill. You are the only Drummer to bring me to tears 🙌 🙏 💗
I'm being into metal for over 20 years at this point and *SYMBOLIC* has still absolute best sound production to me. Especially in drums department. So aerial, atmospheric, though strong and punchy... And those beats in Zero Tolerance, Perennial Quest (BTW I did guitar cover of it on 8-string on my channel), etc... Fantastic. One of the best drummers among persons and one of the best persons among drummers!
This is a crash course in the life of one of the most talented drummers ever. Great anecdotes, great person. It's a shame that he and Chuck Schuldiner were not as close as we desired but the material they did together, resonantes in our souls for ever!!!!!
"Alien" is a great album but the SYL classic is "City". A really great album also if you are pissed off & hating the world. Also the 1st album I heard Gene on.
Looking good, Gene! Such a soft spoken guy, was very happy that you worked with and toured with Testament. Probably not the most challenging material, but you and Steve fit so well. Nothing but the best for you in your future endeavors!
That man changed my complete vision not only of the drumming world but of music in general. Needless to say, he's a great role model and inspiration for me.
I'm finding it hard to square this soft-spoken, erudite and thoroughly personable guy with the Gene I first clapped eyes on on the back cover of Leave Scars in 1989. To be fair, most of the band members looked pretty intimidating but I particularly remember thinking, of Gene, that I wouldn't have wanted to meet him down a dark alley! Couldn't have been more wrong in that assessment. What an an absolute gentleman and master of his craft he is. Just a top bloke. Thank you for this interview; the 45 minutes felt more like 5 in his company.
In my humble opinion the topic of Fear Factory is a mess and even more controversial and divisive than for example Sepultura or Pantera or other bands you could name. As a young death metal drummer Raymond Herrera was one of my favourites and his drumming was such an pioneering integral iconic part of the Fear Factory sound, that could only later could be replicated by others. While Hoglan is probably the most legendary and greatest metal drummer ever and Mechanise is a good album with Hoglan being there personally it felt like something was missing and FF were jumping on the Hoglan bandwagon. Damn shame.
My dude! Saw them on that tour at Trent Poly, the Notts crowd were nuts & taking the piss, ‘who ate all the pies’ kinda shit and Gene fronted the whole place on the Mike, had us all laughing within seconds. Top bloke, true legend.
I love how he speaks so naturally without an excessive amount of hums and youknows. He's very well spoken and tells stories without getting lost in details. The most interesting drummer that has ever lived.
Seriously, Gene was who I always wanted to be as a drummer growing up. I never wanted to be famous. Outside of the percussion and the speed/thrash/death metal world, not many people know the name Gene Hoglan, but in the industry he is a legend and is one of the most respected studio percussionists of all time. That was what I wanted, not to be famous, but to be a respected studio guy. Obviously my dream never panned out. I ended up joining the Navy pretty much just so I could survive and ended up doing 20 years. I never stopped playing, but it was just hobby I love and no longer a career goal. I have loved Gene since the 80's, but the joy I felt when Metalocolypse/Dethklok came out and I found that Brendan and Gene were the main song writers was huge (were the fuck is season 4 already)!
Gene is one of my idols. A complete icon, legend, and awesome dude. Thank you for all the great music and so excited to see him in Portland this summer with Death to All!
Wow, this was incredible. Gene Hoglan has always been one of my favorite drummers and it's great to hear him shed some light on these amazing projects. Speaking of, if you haven't heard the Mechanism album Horrific Inspired with him drumming, check it out!! Hall of the Gods especially; the drumming, riffing and vocals are off the hook \m/
What a great interview. He's such a cool guy. Can't wait for another project with him behind the kit. Maybe another Galaktikon? All the best to you Gene!
Love you Gene, thanks for all you've done (and will continue to do well into your 70s, looking fantastic, does my heart good). Very much looking forward to the future!
Chuck used tapes... I still do. Even for album recordings, sometimes, running things through an old tape deck, really ads that old school sound... Band mates though, thinks i'm mad when i bring my guitar riff tapes ;)
Cool interview. I never knew much about Gene growing up because I didn't know about his early bands until I got older. Easily one of the best drummers in the top tier of talent. He seems like a chill and humble guy. Strapping Young Lad was first time I heard him back in 2005. He's killer!
His work with Brendon Small is epic. I have the Galaktikon album on a disc that is in my car right now. Solid guy, top of the food chain drummer and musician. Just having Gene on your channel is worth a like and sub on it's own
I think what makes this interesting is Gene has played (and had a significant impact) on many iconic metal records from many different groups. A lot of the guys you’ve mentioned are awesome, but have been in only one or two major bands their entire careers. It would just be them talking about their own bands for 30 minutes or so. Could still be interesting, but this is cool because Gene not only has stories about himself, but about so many other iconic metal musicians.
You are my favorite drummer . Met you in Detroit on the individual thought patterns tour. I too love Scott Burns. Really good guy. Got email recently and sent him some updates on my old band. He was a really great person to work with in Tampa.
This is GREAT!!! I’m really enjoying listening to Gene discuss the DNA of all these albums/bands, etc. Mr. Hoglan is a highly intelligent, articulate person who seems to be well-read and self-educated in “everything Music.” Thanks for doing this interview and giving it away to us for free!!!
I first saw Gene play on the Scars tour. I grew up in Florida when the punk scene was fading and the metal scene was taking off and got to see all those bands. It was a great time.
I have to watch this whole video again to write down all the titles , bands etc. of what Gene has been on. This guy is a walking drumming encyclopedia. Just WOW!!!!
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Well-spoken, chilled out, incredibly knowledgable and god tier metal drummer. Could listen to this man talk drums and music all day.
100%
I totally agree. He seems super cool. I've heard his drumming throughout the years and it's cool to hear him talk.
Guy is the king. So glad I got to meet him around 2007 at a Misery Signals show. So happy to see him looking so healthy and happy, still!
@@dovkushnir7808 the “Gene Slimmons” Nick name made me laugh!!!! I’m definitely going to look into those super foods he talks about and recommends.
The drive on Mechanize is brutal.
Gene and Devin writing Oh My Fucking God in 10 minutes while the KoRn guys listen at the door going 'wtf is going on in here..?' is my new favorite story
I had listened to a few songs from City like the chugging song that is detox or the thunder of All Hail the Flesh, but I hadn't heard OMFG. Having just listened to it now, that's exactly my reaction listening to the song. What the hell is happening in the song
Such a laid back guy. Opeth be like "hey, we sent our drummer home for reasons, can you play?", and he's like "sure thing, lol".
Gene seems like such a genuine and kind person but is the most metal drummer in the world. Sheesh, what a discography.
Are you implying that he is human ?
Spot on……
Don't know if you are aware, but Gene has a live streaming channel on Twitch. He is such a cool and sincere guy, and you can communicate with him directly on his channel.
Yeah makes me regret not speaking with him longer when he introduced me to chuck, Detriot thought patterns w/sacrifice and gorefest flawless
Gene looking better than ever!
He really is I'm glad for him hopefully he added years to his life losing weight and taking care of himself
Was thinking the same, he looks so good these days, healthiest he's ever looked. So great to see for such a good dude.
He’s looking in so much better shape than he used to!
Totally. I am happy for him. He has to feel better.
Saw him drumming for Strapping Young Lad for their ‘City’ tour. Scared the absolute shit outta me. Absolutely terrifyingly talented dude
Bro I saw him play with SYL and then fill in for opeth on the same night. Absolute beast!
I remember that tour
@@johnsnider2956 wow that must’ve been great!
@@johnsnider2956 sounds of the underground 2005…that tour ruled
I saw them on that tour at the Masquerade in Atlanta, one of the best experiences ever. And def scared the shit out of me
I can listen to Uncle Gene talking about music and drums for hours. Always seems like the best dude ever!
he's on twitch
@Dinis Campos lol
Gene's Strapping Young Lad work will always be my favourite thing he's done
What about FEAR FACTORY ???!!!
Wow. Upbeat, funny, studious, polite, intelligent, positive, gracious, endlessly talented...there aren't enough adjectives to describe Gene Hoglan.
That Dethklok album is a masterpiece, that's wild how quickly they wrote the songs 😆🖤🤘
Gene, Dave and Gar are still to this day my Big 3. I was much more influenced as a guitar player listening to those drummers. I played the 6-string as if I was playing drums. God bless these guys!
Gene is just the best. I fucking love Strapping Young Lad precisely because it had some of the most groovy and brutal drums I'd ever heard. Skeksis is like metal drumming perfection
His SYL work is god tier
It's uncanny how many great albums, with different bands in different eras, Gene has played on. It's like he is a time traveler from the future who wanted to go back and play on his favorite metal albums. As a fan of Testament, Dark Angel, Death, and Devin...thank you for all the great songs!
Man Gene is probably my favorite drummers, this is sweet hearing him talk about his legacy here.
I honestly will say Demonic is hands down my favorite Testament album followed closely by The Gathering, I wish Testament would play Demonic songs live
Demonic is an odd choice for a favorite lol. Dave Lombardo was their drummer when I saw them a couple months back and they played at least 2 songs off the Gathering.
Some of the songs on ‘Demonic’ are fabulous, but I struggle to listen to that album because of the production quality.
I listen to the song Hatreds Rise like once a month for all these years. Some of the other songs aren't as good, but that song really stands out. Slashing through the fight before him, dressed in the armor of the dead!
Brought a smile to my face when Gene praised how good Demonic was - it cops a lot of unfair hate I feel.
"Demonic" is not my favourite Testament album, but the 1st one i ever heard of Testament's albums. "Demonic" will always hve a special place for me in that regard. "The Gathering" is easily my favourite & probably the best album they hve ever released. Just a classic from start to finish.
I got to meet Gene while touring with Death in 1993 in Santa Clara. Craig Locicero (forbidden) was playing in place of Andy LaRocque. Awesome show to say the least and seeing Gene do his thing with Chuck growling up front. A show that I'll never forget.
OG here. That is sick! Forbidden is sick. Andy LaRocque with King Diamond is sick! Gene is sick! Dude! Wish I was there! \m/
cant believe they threw itp together in 3 weeks wtf
When I had a radio show, I was lucky enough to interview Gene when SYL played on the Alien tour around 2004, and he was (and still is) the Nicest guy in the business bar none! its always a pleasure to hear him speak. he literally has so many stories he could tell and I have never heard him have a bad word to say about anyone....well.. He did call me a fat bastard at Bloodstock in 2010..., but look at that face.. how can you not love that punum?!
Gene's drumming on Infinity is some of my favourite drumming of all time. So different for him, really adds to the ecstatic sound of the record
So much love for Gene!! He is the Steve Gadd of metal drumming.
His memory still blows me away. How does one remember all that?
Completely forgot he played in Fear Factory.
Thanks for This, thoroughly enjoyed it.
This is fascinating, not just his work, but the metal history he’s sharing. I would’ve loved to have seen him playing with Opeth.
The ending to this video... That's EXACTLY why Gene is a living legend. Love this man.
Hey! You changed ma life with Strapping Young Lad :) All the very very best!
Symbolic is at the top of the list when it comes time list the greatest recorded drum performance in history. It's that good. Gene is epic. The second you hear him, you know who it is. I think his cymbal work is second to none. Just try and play it and hit all those accents.
100%. It's my fav album, and Gene's performance here is perfection.
" Overactive Imagination " for myself but,.... anything with Chuck & Gene,...
@@elfurreto fully agree. Individual Thoughts Patterns doesn't get enough love.
@@harryhirsch2677 Hell Yeah. Nothing is everything is one of my all time favourite death tracks
Sean Reinert was a better drummer. Human is otherworldly
First time listening to Gene actually talk and boy, did I NOT imagine him to be such a sweet gentleman!
I got to see Fear Factory for the first time ever when Gene was playing. I walked to him and ask him for his autograph. He looked at me and say...."you know we can be brothers"? I told him "it was my privilege, as a fan, for him to even think that? He made my experience memorable.
Then I was 6"1 , 350lbs, long black hair. :)
Gene is not how youd picture a guy who plays all the music he has written. Literally the most down to earth dude. Every interview you can get with him we're here for it.
Genes work on Galaktikon I and II are some of my favorite drumming moments in all of music.
On My Way is an absolute beast of a track, and there’s even a play through version of it on TH-cam floating around.
Don’t sleep on Galaktikon, its amazing and Gene makes it even more amazing with his drums.
The thought of seeing and hearing this humble man blasting away on the drums for the next 25 years, just fills me with pure happiness! Good for him he is living the lifestyle to achieve this. Go, Gene!
Gene talking about Gar. Genius on genius. This is just... heaven.
And hearing that they played on the same kit, too? Unreal!
Death's "Symbolic" record changed my life. It was such a musical drumming experience, I no longer needed most "Death Metal". I've been a big fan of Gene since that record, and I love the kind of guy he is in interviews.
Very nice interview!
Wow the Opeth story is incredible! What a great drummer and person.
This is my first time seeing Gene speaking in an interview, he is such a chill, vibey guy. Don't know what I was expecting, but wow he's so cool!
Gene’s fill coming into the final chorus of All Hail the New Flesh (the one where it sounds like a kettle drum or something) is one of my favourite parts in all metal.
City is a masterpiece.
All of genes work on those strapping records is the best parts of metal. The meeting of a guy who really understands drums and how they should fit in a song (devy) and a guy who can play anything and knows how to make extreme metal drumming dynamic (gene) has never been topped in metal imo. It was close when devy worked with dirk verbeuren on deconstruction, but dirks signature style comes out of that a lot where’s Gene just integrates perfectly with Devin. I want them to work together again really bad.
@@tylerjacobson8012 100%
First discovered him through Dethklok around 2009 and was instantly hooked. Met him briefly at a Testament show in 2012 and had just enough time to tell him how influential he was for me and talk a bit about Dethklok. I realized that him and I both come from a similar background, ambidextrous playing, leading double kick patterns with the left foot and being self taught learning everything by ear / air drumming. Everything he does is the definition serving the song and I owe my ability to play tastefully to him. Such an amazing dude and I'm glad to see him looking so good and healthy now.
It might not be as significant to him, but Mechanize is the most significant thing to me that he ever played on.
That one was my intro to Gene
Damn, Gene Hoglan has such a nice, soothing voice. He probably should do audiobooks.
The work you did on Symbolic is just legendary. I cannot overstate it.
Amazing to hear chuck's influence on the whole genre and helped gene finding and trying out new things in metal drumming that most iconic gene's albums were inspired by death albums
His love for Infinity make me very happy.
As a drummer myself, Gene has been my absolute favorite every since Individual Thought Patterns came out. The way he incorporated the bells and splash's into his drum rolls just blew me away! I have followed his career pretty close every since. This video is a great piece of metal history. The guy is so personable! Thanks for this upload!
You played in some of the best bands ever. Death is so incredible Rip Chuck
This video is about gene not chuck much as I like chuck I think you should praise gene in a video about him
@@junlee3515 I think he was praising Gene's bands primarily and then just said RIP Chuck out of respect when bringing up Death.
I met Gene on symbolic tour in Atlanta. He was so cool and the set was amazing. I loved dark angel. From earlier material he has always been one of my favorite drummers. I had no idea about all he had done up to present. Now I have to go listen to all the albums I didn't catch. This is one of the best interviews I've ever seen!
Damn, I don't know when Gene lost weight but the dude's looking good. Such an amazing drummer. Even though he's very renown he still feels overlooked for some reason when people talk about great drummers.
He looks damn good wow
He lost over 100lbs!🔥
Wow, wait a go gene!
If only metal fans could be like gene, metal fans wouldn’t be so keen on gatekeeping and putting others down on their tastes
Gene is, funnily enough, a Death Metal Drummer that has seemingly been Divinely Guided throughout his life/career, if you know what I mean. Massive Respect, as always, to Gene Hoglan. A certified GOAT drummer, period.
Also, speaking of the Human album, shoutout to Sean Reinert (RIP💔). Godspeed, and Goodwill. You are the only Drummer to bring me to tears 🙌 🙏 💗
36:57 And that's why he's the Atomic Clock. So much diversity of style yet all distinctively Gene. 🤘
Man I would pay thousands of dollars to see Gene play Skeksis in his 70s. That would be bad fucking ass!
Gene’s work with SYL is just the stuff of legend.
I’m so happy for his better health and he’s way slimmer. Uncle is an absolute monster of a talented musician and I am excited for his plans haha
1000 eyes is my favorite drum song of all time. Masterpiece.
I'm being into metal for over 20 years at this point and *SYMBOLIC* has still absolute best sound production to me. Especially in drums department. So aerial, atmospheric, though strong and punchy... And those beats in Zero Tolerance, Perennial Quest (BTW I did guitar cover of it on 8-string on my channel), etc... Fantastic. One of the best drummers among persons and one of the best persons among drummers!
This is a crash course in the life of one of the most talented drummers ever. Great anecdotes, great person. It's a shame that he and Chuck Schuldiner were not as close as we desired but the material they did together, resonantes in our souls for ever!!!!!
Alien was the first metal album I ever listened to. Its still to the gold standard for me. My go to album when I'm extremely pissed lol
"Alien" is a great album but the SYL classic is "City". A really great album also if you are pissed off & hating the world. Also the 1st album I heard Gene on.
Looking good, Gene! Such a soft spoken guy, was very happy that you worked with and toured with Testament. Probably not the most challenging material, but you and Steve fit so well. Nothing but the best for you in your future endeavors!
Gene you gem! ❤ Thanks for sharing, greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪🤘
Time Does Not Heal is one of the greatest thrash albums of all time. Absolute riff perfection from start to finish.
What a tragedy that Time does not heal is a obscure unknown masterpiece !
@@contracthit9839 Same with Time Heals Nothing by Crowbar!
A legend, watch him on Twitch most days Mon-Fri every week. Always a good time and killer stories.
That man changed my complete vision not only of the drumming world but of music in general. Needless to say, he's a great role model and inspiration for me.
I'm finding it hard to square this soft-spoken, erudite and thoroughly personable guy with the Gene I first clapped eyes on on the back cover of Leave Scars in 1989. To be fair, most of the band members looked pretty intimidating but I particularly remember thinking, of Gene, that I wouldn't have wanted to meet him down a dark alley!
Couldn't have been more wrong in that assessment. What an an absolute gentleman and master of his craft he is. Just a top bloke. Thank you for this interview; the 45 minutes felt more like 5 in his company.
too bad he didn't end up in good terms with Fear Factory, Mechanize is a beast of a record and one of Hoglan's most intense performance.
I guess his interaction with them must have been pretty shitty for him to skip over such s good album
Ikr, i was waiting for him to mention it too.
In my humble opinion the topic of Fear Factory is a mess and even more controversial and divisive than for example Sepultura or Pantera or other bands you could name.
As a young death metal drummer Raymond Herrera was one of my favourites and his drumming was such an pioneering integral iconic part of the Fear Factory sound, that could only later could be replicated by others.
While Hoglan is probably the most legendary and greatest metal drummer ever and Mechanise is a good album with Hoglan being there personally it felt like something was missing and FF were jumping on the Hoglan bandwagon.
Damn shame.
Agreed. I stopped buying FF music before the DigiMortal era...but the moment I heard Mechanize I bought it without question. It is an instant classic
Doesnt seem like many get along w those dudes
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Gene is one of my favorites and it's great to see him looking happy and healthy! He and Devin were a deadly combo!
Thanks Guys for putting this interview out. This is part of the yardstick our kids need to see!!
Gene Hoglan is a great guy. I met him in Glasgow in 1989 when Dark Angel supported Nuclear Assault.
What a show that must of been, NA were at their absolute peak in 1989!
@@henrywalton5967 Imagine seeing those 2 play together the year Leave Scars and Handle With Care came out, sheeesh
My dude! Saw them on that tour at Trent Poly, the Notts crowd were nuts & taking the piss, ‘who ate all the pies’ kinda shit and Gene fronted the whole place on the Mike, had us all laughing within seconds. Top bloke, true legend.
@@jobrimar8291 DAM we're good as well.
37:20 Its true, his drumming style varies a lot from band to band, but you can always tell it's him.
ICON. This is one of the most interesting and greatest music interviews I've ever seen.
Legend! His creativity on the album Individual Thought Patterns from Death made it one of my favorite metal albums of all time!
I'm so glad to hear him talk about the SYL stuff at length like this!
I love how he speaks so naturally without an excessive amount of hums and youknows. He's very well spoken and tells stories without getting lost in details. The most interesting drummer that has ever lived.
Along with Mike Portnoy i think
Seriously, Gene was who I always wanted to be as a drummer growing up. I never wanted to be famous. Outside of the percussion and the speed/thrash/death metal world, not many people know the name Gene Hoglan, but in the industry he is a legend and is one of the most respected studio percussionists of all time. That was what I wanted, not to be famous, but to be a respected studio guy. Obviously my dream never panned out. I ended up joining the Navy pretty much just so I could survive and ended up doing 20 years. I never stopped playing, but it was just hobby I love and no longer a career goal. I have loved Gene since the 80's, but the joy I felt when Metalocolypse/Dethklok came out and I found that Brendan and Gene were the main song writers was huge (were the fuck is season 4 already)!
This is one of the legends behind some of my favorite music? Cool 😎
Gene is one of my idols. A complete icon, legend, and awesome dude. Thank you for all the great music and so excited to see him in Portland this summer with Death to All!
Wow, this was incredible. Gene Hoglan has always been one of my favorite drummers and it's great to hear him shed some light on these amazing projects. Speaking of, if you haven't heard the Mechanism album Horrific Inspired with him drumming, check it out!! Hall of the Gods especially; the drumming, riffing and vocals are off the hook \m/
The ending to this interview was so wholesome, like Gene please keep double kicking life until you're 90 years old. You're such a badass.
I'm kinda surprised that "Shitstorm" wasn't one of the hardest tracks to record. It's so insane that it's not playable live, at least I think so.
Symbolic is one of my favorite metal albums ever loved Gene's take on drumming, as a drummer myself love Gene all his work....
What a fucking legend this guy is, it's great to see how healthy he is too. Very much looking forward to seeing what he does in the future
What a chill dude! Ultra talent, one of the best ever but very down to earth. Inspiring.
This guys drumming ability taste and I.q is unparalleled ' great musician
What a great interview. He's such a cool guy. Can't wait for another project with him behind the kit. Maybe another Galaktikon? All the best to you Gene!
I love that he calls Laser Canon Deth Sentence one of his hardest songs!
He looks like a such a chill and cool dude….with lots of wisdom and yet not arrogant at all….
Love you Gene, thanks for all you've done (and will continue to do well into your 70s, looking fantastic, does my heart good). Very much looking forward to the future!
What a pleasure to listen to Gene talk metal history ,Horns up !
Chuck used tapes... I still do. Even for album recordings, sometimes, running things through an old tape deck, really ads that old school sound... Band mates though, thinks i'm mad when i bring my guitar riff tapes ;)
Cool interview. I never knew much about Gene growing up because I didn't know about his early bands until I got older. Easily one of the best drummers in the top tier of talent. He seems like a chill and humble guy. Strapping Young Lad was first time I heard him back in 2005. He's killer!
Great retrospective concept, keep ‘em coming !
His work with Brendon Small is epic. I have the Galaktikon album on a disc that is in my car right now. Solid guy, top of the food chain drummer and musician. Just having Gene on your channel is worth a like and sub on it's own
Fantastic interview. Gene is the man! I could listen to him talk metal/drums all day.
A great interview by Gene of some great music history, Well done 🤘😎🤘
Absolutely love Gene and his playing, he's an inspiration... such a cool guy.
Gene individual thought patterns is a master piece!!
I'd love to see this format done with other bands like Annihilator's Jeff Waters, Bobby Rondinelli, Gary Holt, Dave Lombardo or even Vinny Appice
I think what makes this interesting is Gene has played (and had a significant impact) on many iconic metal records from many different groups.
A lot of the guys you’ve mentioned are awesome, but have been in only one or two major bands their entire careers. It would just be them talking about their own bands for 30 minutes or so. Could still be interesting, but this is cool because Gene not only has stories about himself, but about so many other iconic metal musicians.
@@Kwert perfectly stated
Right on. I started my metal listening with slayer & dark angel, megadeth... nice work man. Peace
Saw him with Dethklok. Incredible stamina and timing to a fully sync'd show. Didn't miss a beat. What a badass!
You are my favorite drummer . Met you in Detroit on the individual thought patterns tour. I too love Scott Burns. Really good guy. Got email recently and sent him some updates on my old band. He was a really great person to work with in Tampa.
This is GREAT!!! I’m really enjoying listening to Gene discuss the DNA of all these albums/bands, etc. Mr. Hoglan is a highly intelligent, articulate person who seems to be well-read and self-educated in “everything Music.” Thanks for doing this interview and giving it away to us for free!!!
I first saw Gene play on the Scars tour. I grew up in Florida when the punk scene was fading and the metal scene was taking off and got to see all those bands. It was a great time.
The Atomic Clock himself. Love his drumming! Thank yall!
I love the way he says “I can bring that” 😂😂
An absolute legend
I have to watch this whole video again to write down all the titles , bands etc. of what Gene has been on. This guy is a walking drumming encyclopedia. Just WOW!!!!