Well-spoken, chilled out, incredibly knowledgable and god tier metal drummer. Could listen to this man talk drums and music all day.

@mattryan6886

Жыл бұрын

100%

@voodstoc

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. He seems super cool. I've heard his drumming throughout the years and it's cool to hear him talk.

@dovkushnir7808

Жыл бұрын

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!

@mattryan6886

Жыл бұрын

@@dovkushnir7808 the “Gene Slimmons” Nick name made me laugh!!!! I’m definitely going to look into those super foods he talks about and recommends.

@patrickgelder-ph5yd

8 ай бұрын

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

Gene seems like such a genuine and kind person but is the most metal drummer in the world. Sheesh, what a discography.

@Absolutely_puck_fakestine

Жыл бұрын

Are you implying that he is human ?

@cassiusdio6048

Жыл бұрын

Spot on……

@JayA-hn9zz

Жыл бұрын

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.

@despew4716

Жыл бұрын

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!

@jh5131

Жыл бұрын

He really is I'm glad for him hopefully he added years to his life losing weight and taking care of himself

@PProph

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same, he looks so good these days, healthiest he's ever looked. So great to see for such a good dude.

Saw him drumming for Strapping Young Lad for their ‘City’ tour. Scared the absolute shit outta me. Absolutely terrifyingly talented dude

@johnsnider2956

Жыл бұрын

Bro I saw him play with SYL and then fill in for opeth on the same night. Absolute beast!

@Chewsywoozy

Жыл бұрын

I remember that tour

@zoltarwizdom6708

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsnider2956 wow that must’ve been great!

@rippindrummer666

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsnider2956 sounds of the underground 2005…that tour ruled

I can listen to Uncle Gene talking about music and drums for hours. Always seems like the best dude ever!

@MaurizioMezzatesta

Жыл бұрын

he's on twitch

@MaurizioMezzatesta

Жыл бұрын

@Dinis Campos lol

Gene's Strapping Young Lad work will always be my favourite thing he's done

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

@Skkra

Жыл бұрын

His SYL work is god tier

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.

@efogg3

Жыл бұрын

OG here. That is sick! Forbidden is sick. Andy LaRocque with King Diamond is sick! Gene is sick! Dude! Wish I was there! \m/

@666Havers

Жыл бұрын

cant believe they threw itp together in 3 weeks wtf

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!

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?!

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!

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

Dude, after watching lots of interviews with Gene over the years, I finally understand what I'm hearing. He has a radio voice. Like, he could be reading the news on NPR and it would be excellent.

@turingmachine7905

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!!! Fresh Air With Gene Hoglan All Things Considered With Gene Hoglan Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me With Gene Hoglan

@nicholas6900

Жыл бұрын

He could probably do audiobooks.

@Crusader982

Жыл бұрын

Such a great comment. Morning Edition with Gene Hoglan (reminds me of Steve Inskeep).

@xpldngmn6192

Жыл бұрын

Go watch him on twitch once he starts streaming again. The way he speaks has more melody than me singing.

@CarlosRodriguez-bo4sx

Жыл бұрын

@@turingmachine7905 ANYTHING with Gene Hoglan. Chew on this with Gene Hoglan

Man I would pay thousands of dollars to see Gene play Skeksis in his 70s. That would be bad fucking ass!

@Hegder

Жыл бұрын

Gene’s work with SYL is just the stuff of legend.

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.

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

@samuelkidwell6728

Жыл бұрын

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.

@godmachine12

Жыл бұрын

Some of the songs on ‘Demonic’ are fabulous, but I struggle to listen to that album because of the production quality.

@stroberdolb9183

Жыл бұрын

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!

@frostyj29

Жыл бұрын

Brought a smile to my face when Gene praised how good Demonic was - it cops a lot of unfair hate I feel.

@SuperRoo_22

Жыл бұрын

"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.

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.

@LG_7984

Жыл бұрын

100%. It's my fav album, and Gene's performance here is perfection.

@elfurreto

Жыл бұрын

" Overactive Imagination " for myself but,.... anything with Chuck & Gene,...

@harryhirsch2677

Жыл бұрын

@@elfurreto fully agree. Individual Thoughts Patterns doesn't get enough love.

@daveprice5911

Жыл бұрын

​@@harryhirsch2677 Hell Yeah. Nothing is everything is one of my all time favourite death tracks

@user-xz4wp4vp1y

Ай бұрын

Sean Reinert was a better drummer. Human is otherworldly

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.

@Northman_Roams

Жыл бұрын

City is a masterpiece.

@tylerjacobson8012

Жыл бұрын

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.

@danielssonsgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerjacobson8012 100%

The ending to this video... That's EXACTLY why Gene is a living legend. Love this man.

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 KZread floating around. Don’t sleep on Galaktikon, its amazing and Gene makes it even more amazing with his drums.

Damn, Gene Hoglan has such a nice, soothing voice. He probably should do audiobooks.

Hey! You changed ma life with Strapping Young Lad :) All the very very best!

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.

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. :)

First time listening to Gene actually talk and boy, did I NOT imagine him to be such a sweet gentleman!

Wow. Upbeat, funny, studious, polite, intelligent, positive, gracious, endlessly talented...there aren't enough adjectives to describe Gene Hoglan.

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!

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".

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!

His love for Infinity make me very happy.

It might not be as significant to him, but Mechanize is the most significant thing to me that he ever played on.

@nellsonstout7001

Жыл бұрын

That one was my intro to Gene

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.

Wow the Opeth story is incredible! What a great drummer and person.

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.

@sirennoir258

Жыл бұрын

He looks damn good wow

@BigStevie

10 ай бұрын

He lost over 100lbs!🔥

@user-op1mi1be6n

7 ай бұрын

Wow, wait a go gene!

The work you did on Symbolic is just legendary. I cannot overstate it.

I met Gene some ten years back. It's amazing how you listen to him play for years and you kinda start seeing him as some sort of a god or something, then you meet him and he's just an extremely talented, kind-hearted and humble dude. Also he was way bigger back then. Now he looks to be in the best shape of his life and that if something makes me happy. He'll probably keep going well into his nineties.

@gillesiachelini2082

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Met him sitting next to Devin Townsend before a SYL show during "City" aera and I was so stoked and the only thing I was able to say, was: "Hi Gene, hi devin, how are you doing?" and they were looking at me, completely open hearted (at least it felt like that) and were like "Good. Thank you. How are you?" but in a friendly way? And I wasn't prepared and didn't know what to say. LOL. Fanboy mode ON. 😀

@DrScott666

Жыл бұрын

Met him MULTIPLE times ALWAYS completely chill just wants hang out and smoke ALL the weed. Yours if you're holding ya know life is hard on the road.

36:57 And that's why he's the Atomic Clock. So much diversity of style yet all distinctively Gene. 🤘

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

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.

@apoplexiamusic

Жыл бұрын

I guess his interaction with them must have been pretty shitty for him to skip over such s good album

@Henry14arsenal2007

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, i was waiting for him to mention it too.

@PeterKnagge

Жыл бұрын

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.

@Crowbar11115

Жыл бұрын

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

@jayteesgear

Жыл бұрын

Doesnt seem like many get along w those dudes

You played in some of the best bands ever. Death is so incredible Rip Chuck

@junlee3515

Жыл бұрын

This video is about gene not chuck much as I like chuck I think you should praise gene in a video about him

@andrewkeen3129

Жыл бұрын

@@junlee3515 I think he was praising Gene's bands primarily and then just said RIP Chuck out of respect when bringing up Death.

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 🙌 🙏 💗

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.

Gene Hoglan is a great guy. I met him in Glasgow in 1989 when Dark Angel supported Nuclear Assault.

@henrywalton5967

Жыл бұрын

What a show that must of been, NA were at their absolute peak in 1989!

@CynicalSphere

Жыл бұрын

@@henrywalton5967 Imagine seeing those 2 play together the year Leave Scars and Handle With Care came out, sheeesh

@jobrimar8291

Жыл бұрын

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.

@johnmcaulay5938

Жыл бұрын

@@jobrimar8291 DAM we're good as well.

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!

Time Does Not Heal is one of the greatest thrash albums of all time. Absolute riff perfection from start to finish.

@contracthit9839

Жыл бұрын

What a tragedy that Time does not heal is a obscure unknown masterpiece !

@phantomflame0658

7 ай бұрын

@@contracthit9839 Same with Time Heals Nothing by Crowbar!

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

Great retrospective concept, keep ‘em coming !

I know he's not really happy with the Fear Factory guys but he should have spoken about Mechanize

1000 eyes is my favorite drum song of all time. Masterpiece.

Love this format and hope there will be more!

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

@SuperRoo_22

Жыл бұрын

"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.

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!

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!!!!!

He’s looking in so much better shape than he used to!

such a great video, thank you, love hearing all of his tales

This was such a great watch!

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.

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!

Brilliant video. Thanks! 💪🏼

ICON. This is one of the most interesting and greatest music interviews I've ever seen.

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)!

Thanks Guys for putting this interview out. This is part of the yardstick our kids need to see!!

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!

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 ;)

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!!!

Fantastic interview. Gene is the man! I could listen to him talk metal/drums all day.

A legend, watch him on Twitch most days Mon-Fri every week. Always a good time and killer stories.

Gene is one of my favorites and it's great to see him looking happy and healthy! He and Devin were a deadly combo!

A great interview by Gene of some great music history, Well done 🤘😎🤘

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!

I'm so glad to hear him talk about the SYL stuff at length like this!

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.

This was fantastic! Love Gene and would love to see vids like this with other legends 🤘🖤

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 !

This guys drumming ability taste and I.q is unparalleled ' great musician

What a chill dude! Ultra talent, one of the best ever but very down to earth. Inspiring.

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/

Symbolic is one of my favorite metal albums ever loved Gene's take on drumming, as a drummer myself love Gene all his work....

Thanks Gene. So great to hear you from the heart.

Gene you gem! ❤ Thanks for sharing, greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪🤘

Awesome video 🤘🏻 👍🔥💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

The Atomic Clock himself. Love his drumming! Thank yall!

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!

Legend! His creativity on the album Individual Thought Patterns from Death made it one of my favorite metal albums of all time!

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.

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!

Right on. I started my metal listening with slayer & dark angel, megadeth... nice work man. Peace

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.

@paulpv7

Жыл бұрын

Along with Mike Portnoy i think

I love that he calls Laser Canon Deth Sentence one of his hardest songs!

Gene is NOVATOR, no less. 🔥And so passionate about his music. Glad I gotta see him live! Thanks for this video! Watched in one go. 👍

I love the way he says “I can bring that” 😂😂 An absolute legend

gene looks amazing. cant wait to hear his next project.

The Metal Community is, indeed, fortunate to have the assistance of these Metal Warriors, as we join them in their quest for the Ultimate Metal.

Mr. Hoglan was the drummer on Old Man's Child Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion, finest black metal drums ever. Gene is my drum hero!!

@drgrindxl

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i love all OMC albums. :)

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.

So well spoken.

Fascinating insight and perspective from a true legend.