Mario needs no triggers, honestly. He is amazing. In my top 5 for sure. You should definitely do more Gojira. 🤘

@stonedav23

2 жыл бұрын

I think Mario uses triggers. It is not a sin, let's look back in time, vinnie Paul used triggers with the same technique. I think it makes more memorable the sound of the band on stage. Mario is great for sure.

@jordanjoestar8839

Жыл бұрын

@stonedav23 he uses them on bass only live, for better control of sound and aid in stamina, as he doesn't have to kick as hard to produce the correct tone. Can't blame the man he does like 50 minutes of double bass per show 😅

@VinceYT2408

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't need. He train himself 8h a day and starts with 1h double pedal training.

@KytexEdits

6 ай бұрын

I don't get why the hate on triggers. I'm pretty sure he uses them live on the kicks, and also this isn't even that fast. No offense to Gojira, I love them but their modern material isn't the fastest, so you can't compare it to say archspire, or some other insanity like say lorna shore. It simply isn't feasible to play without triggers.

Someone who has money pay this man to review the heaviest matter in the universe

Down the rabbit hole you go. This is very early gojira 2000's. They have developed a lot. There drummer is world class. No trigger.

I don't think mario uses triggers, at least to double his subdivision. For tone, maybe. But not for performance... In more recent performances (2009+) you can actually tell that his double kick work is insane This guy is actually this good

@Christian-vq8rd

2 жыл бұрын

Mario uses triggers.

@brezhoneg9159

2 жыл бұрын

@@Christian-vq8rd There are no triggers in the video

@demondrug7788

2 жыл бұрын

@@Christian-vq8rd source?

@geraldlz5827

2 жыл бұрын

@@Christian-vq8rd source??

@lungfulldrummer8921

Жыл бұрын

Drummers (normally) don't use triggers to double notes. That's a common misconception. The old "they don't use triggers, they're just that good" Comment....drummers that use triggers need to be good and tight. Because they show any tiny mistake with a drummers playing and timing.

Wouldnt that be something...that this is a French band. Epic foreshadowing.

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

I swear, I had no idea....I was just trying to be funny.

mario doesn’t need trigger kick. he knows what he is doing 🔥 🤘🏾

HELL YEAH GOJIRA DEBUT

Gojira is one of the rare bands that sound better live than studio imo. Their songs are so powerful

"Toxic Garbage Island" or "Esoteric Surgery" By Gojira next!! That will show Mario's abilities..

I was lucky to attend this concert (2003 in my hometown Bordeaux). I don't think Mario was using triggers, however I think the whole mix was mastered off the console as this was a recording for their "The Link Alive" DVD. Regardless, this was one of my best live experience to date.

the breakdown at the end is insane

That ending behemoth of riffs and timings......I'd never heard anything like that before.

Gojira is where it’s at! So so mich to recommend, but i’d go with The Gift of Guilt or Explosia or Wisdom comes, all Live at Brixton Academy. Killer tracks just like 90% of their discography.

My 1st exposure to Gojira also but have heard their name in passing and people were quite high with their praise and now I see why! Wow people like Mark Tremonti has talked about them in interviews that I've heard and can understand why. Like your reaction especially when you realized he wasn't using triggers to double up but was actually just that fast. Keep em coming.

Haha, they are French!

@FoxUnitNell

2 жыл бұрын

I thought they were American. That's cool. Edit - LOL HAha just had to look it up because I thought you were kidding or one was born there and does the loin share of the writing but I was amazed they were French.

and by the way Mario was just 22 years old in 2003 at the the time of this video ,and now he is regarded as one of the best metal drummer in the world right now. for the guitar work , usually gojira have very" simple riff" ( by simple i don't mean not difficult to play ) ,meaning they're not shredding or anything but very simple riff that are a part of their style well put together with the drum work ..and the vocals ..now Joe the singer ( mario's brother ) sing a bit more , a good mix between growling and singing with clean vocals ..that's why you should do more reactions to see their range

Mario’s stamina is insane. You should watch the video about there pre show ritual, Mario’s warmups are an hour long and he does some pretty nutty stuff 😂 he also practices like if Kobe decided to play drums

Comment #2. You started with an excellent song. There are a bunch of Gojira songs that also would have been great to start with. Their discography is incredible, variable, heavy as fuck, and melodic as needed. For me, the thing that separates Gojira from other (death metal-ish) bands is lyrical themes and content. Intelligent, passionate, vulnerable. I mean, some of their songs are love songs, if you take the time to parse the words.

My favorite Gojira song! They’re so creative

yesssss thank you

Mario (the drummer) is a friggin beast

@FoxUnitNell

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking it looks like he keeps the pedals half way pressed down just to keep the distance close but that constant pressure back is though. He fast in any case but I loved his beats and accents too which are just harder to do in fast pace sounds just putting in that rotating rest on the kick can be hard but he was great in that.

There’s so many great pieces of work in Gojira’s catalogue but two I’d recommend for a next view would be: Pray - Live at Red Rocks (I live 15 minutes from red rocks so I’m biased, but it was also my introduction to Gojira and I was INSTANTLY hooked), or Where Dragons Dwell - Live at Hellfest (you want even further proof that Mario is a man of no triggers, THAT is the one to watch. Mere mortal’s legs would have fallen off halfway through the back half of the song)

Mario hasn't been awarded and crowned Best Drummer many times by using triggers LOL My boy is just amazin.

Drummers dont really use triggers to double the sound that often, maybe in some very extreme deathcore and stuff like that. They usually just use it for more consistent sound. The speed and precision still needs to be perfect. Mario uses them on kicks in certain venues when the kick cannot be mic'd well enough and he mixes that with the sound for microphones but he never doubles the notes. Everything you hear from him is played by him live. He practices only double kick for at least an hour a day and he never skips that. Hard work and talent, so triggers are not really needed, this guy is just this good. Usually mentioned as one of the best if not the best drummer in the world right now, along Danny Carey and Tomas Haake

The Link Alive was recorded in 2003 and Dimebag die in 2004. When Dimegad die, Gojira and other bands was a little more cautious with the fans on the stage.

A french band who has a japanese version of their original name because of sueing threats from another band... My assessment of trigger using was that it was grounded on the fact that tuning two different drum bass heads it's almost impossible... but then I'm not a musician, let alone professional, Sensei Heretic. (related) Suggestion: Opeth's "The Grand Conjuration".

@Gojira135

2 жыл бұрын

i second the grand conjuration !!

Gojira stole my heart from the first listen. I love Heaviest Matter of the Universe, but my personal favorites are definitely Space Time, Embrace the World, Backbone, The Way of All Flesh, Liquid Fire, Only Pain and Into the Storm. Just wanted to say you are definitely the kind of metal head I aspire to be! If you or anyone else has a song to recommend please do! Trying to expand my horizons!

Gojira-where dragons dwell live 2013

Extra thanks for this one. I like this straight in the face band. The drummer is considered to be the best in the trade, whatever that may be. The fact that a great deal of this reaction was about the drumming confirmed it I guess. This Mario is in my opinion the main man giving every song that extra kick and intensity. It's the high energy of Gojira that I like. Nice technical explanations David, a good reaction. Have a great 2022.

Hey hey Dave just going thru some old Gojira vids..Mario Duplantier has said in interviews that he used triggers on and off during his career but only in live sets for extra sound and power especially as the sizes of the rooms they were playing grew but not in this performance..He has also said he never "programmed" triggers to quote unquote cheat...In a very recent interview on a podcast Mario said at age 41 he still plays 2 hrs everyday 7 days a week INCLUDING the 2 hr live show every night... He's an alien on the kit...It took me a month and a half to nail the ending when they're all playing in lockstep 🤘

Oroborus by Gojira live at Eurockéennes 2009 is a blast

No drum triggers. He just got drummer of the year

@barbados1267

2 ай бұрын

Mario does use triggers but that doesn’t mean anything triggers don’t make you drum faster that’s not how they work all the trigger does is change the sound of whatever it’s attached to that’s literally all it does

I don’t think Mario (drummer) uses triggers. I think he (or a drum tech?) mentioned he uses one for effect to add reverb/heaviness to the kick. Anyways great video! You should check out their song ‘The Art of Dying’ (studio version). It showcases how amazing the drummer is. And funnily enough they’re a french band with a Japanese band haha.

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

So they really are a French band?

@orangeunderscore

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic Yeah they really are haha, they’re from Bayonne, France. I believe the live video here was filmed in a town, Bordeaux, which is near where the band was formed too.

Dude you have to hear more old gojira. This whole concert is incredible. Please do lizard skin and in the forest from the same. Link alive. Mario is one of the best drummers ever. Please go down the gojira rabbit hole. I just subscribed. BTW they're french

You want impressive? Where dragons dwell hellfest 2013... Dude can power the Sun with his feet

absolutely loved seeing this band live

Quick Note: Joe Duplantier the singer has a way of inserting melody into his vocal lines where you wouldn't expect it

Gojira is an amazing band! There's not many song I don't like by them and that doesn't happen too often for me. For the next song, I think theres a lot I can suggest. The Gift of Guilt (Brixton Academy) The Way of All Flesh (Garorock Festival Marmande, France 2009) Flying Whales The Heaviest Matter in the Universe (Vieilles Charrues Festival 2010) Amazonia Silveria (Hellfest 2016) The Cell (live at Red Rocks 2017) Born for one Thing L'enfant Sauvage The Art of Dying (live at Vieilles Charrues Festival 2010) Pray (both studio and live at Red Rocks 2017). Listen to both cause the live version is the extended version, and its nearly twice as long, so its good to hear both so you see what they added and how different they sound. There's so many good songs in my opinion, but these were the top of my head.

The only trigger Mario uses is for the snare in live settings to give it a more boomyer sound..I'm a drummer of 40 yrs and it takes me 2-3 months to transcribe one of their songs and then sit down at the kit and play it properly... Peace from the Northeast.. they're from France...Joe the singer has a way of inserting melody into even their heaviest stuff and in places you normally wouldn't expect it...thx..

If you wanna see him not using triggers!!! I would suggest Gojira-live backbone 2015 rock n rio

Mario has made it clear that he rarely uses triggers and only when it's the only way to get proper kick drum tone in certain venues.

Mario trains double bass every day for 3-4 hours straight, that's information he told in a an interview. He doesn't need trigs

My man, Mario doesn't use Triggers on his bass drum and can you even go faster than that. Check out his drumming on the video at Hell Fest live doing where dragons dwell..... he blazes double bass nearly 6 minutes Non-Stop and this known as a human metronome. He does 2 hours of fast double bass as practice everyday for his footwork and it's one of the best drummers on planet

OH also, this is a pretty old recording, nowadays the lead singer is an AMAZING showman, he really gets the crowd involved especially performing "the chant" live. i experienced it all live recently myself and it was AMAZING.

Yeah......this song outro is amazing as hell..... Mario double kicks are tasty in every songs of gojira .... Especially in The Link album....💫

This is a FRENCH band!

I just have one thing to say… WHAAAAAAAAALES!! Edit: They are French, so, that’s something, haha

It is a French band! Try 'The Gift of Guilt (live Brixton)'

Death - Voice of the Soul is awesome!

the concept of the name gojira is : Godzilla is the mother nature protector Gojira are a band who figth for a better world, mostly 5talk about nature

Far from being one of the best songs by this amazing band. A review of Amazon, Pray or The Gift Of Guilt will be really cool. And another thing, don't doubt the ability of heavy metal drummers, see Eloy Casagrande from Sepultura, this guy shocks anyone.

Where Dragons Dwell Hellfest 2013 live next! Mario is a beast!!

Dude. This is actually the best first listen. Because all the fans don’t like this album. And what’s sad to me. Their first two albums are my favorite work they have done. But the growth they have in every album after the link has never disappointed me. Flying whales man. It’s their heaviest song. That’s what I recommend if you want their heaviest. Also Amazonia live was 10/10. If you want one of the modern songs. Good luck with reviews!!

No triggers! Mario is one of the best metal drummers.

Sometimes with those little concert rooms, they use triggers to ensure that the kick sounds clean and does not drown the sound into a mush. Mario is insanely good and that song is not that hard to pull off either on the drums

The used to be called Godzilla, they got copyrite and had to change it. So they chose Gojira which apparently was fine. Theyre not Japanese.

"Gojira" is how Godzilla sounds when a japanese person says it - not a translation. There's no "L" in Japanese for example. And you went really into old-school Gojira here, this is early stuff.

@Antawnyoo

2 жыл бұрын

I think they actually were called Godzilla, but had to change name because of threat to be sued by other band with same name.

@alltheserobotsshallfall

Жыл бұрын

@@Antawnyoo it may be, but Gojira is exactly what I said there

As a drummer myself who likes to double kick. Trigger pedals feel almost like looser and easier to go faster with than a standard double kick chain pedal.

An octopus does not need triggers.

not using triggers. check out space time studio mix next!!!

MOAAAR!!!

Where dragons dwell 2013 live Hellfest 🤘🤘🤘

I'll put a request for reaction: RHCP: Live In Poland Chorzow 2007: So Much I

This is one of the best reactions I’ve ever seen. You add so much information! I had no idea about triggers!!! Anyone who thinks that’s cheating is bullshit!! I’d like to see them double kick for an hour with no assistance

Good

Welllll there you go... they are French 😄

Maybe they are a Cajun band? 😂

check The Art of Dying at Vielles Charrues 2010, this guys are monsters. nice video!

Now there's security...but hey...you're in France and all you'll find there here are fans who do not want to kill their favorite band ^^ We didn't have terrorists murdering people during metal concerts at this moment.

hah memento mori, another song u shoud react to at somepoint lol

Mario does use triggers lmao so you were right in the beginning It’s not possible to be a faster drummer using triggers triggers I think you have a misconception about what triggers are you know they attach the the drum you can trigger your cymbals your toms your snare and your kick you can make your bass drum tighter and sharper to sound better while drumming fast acoustic non triggered drums sound too mushy but anyway triggers allow drummers to turn there kit into an electric kit basically while getting the real drum kit rebound and all that as 66samus video how triggers work triggers are not cheating because you still have to hit the drum the same amount of times as you hear you can’t be a faster drummer with triggers but what you can argue is that you can turn a triggers sensitivity and require less force for a hard sounding kick but very little drummers utilize that and even the ones like Aaron Kitcher the drummer for infant annihilator that do utilize that there’s still legit drummers that can use heel toe technique or any great single stroke drummer can still beat them and do 300+ bpm naturally hopefully this clears up the misconception

No triggers , no need

Your comment on triggers is a bit off. It's very very rare to find a drummer using triggers to double up notes. You're right about the sample itself keeping the sound consistent. But I think you're mistaking different pedal/foot techniques for some thing more artificial.

Alot of expectations here. The sound is good. If a song is 4x4 all 8 minutes and sounds good is that wrong. Love your reactions but overall i feel always like Gojira is in the mid section for alot of reactors. I dont get why cause i love their work.

Pray live please

Lol. What’s funny is it is a French band

Dude,,ain't no fucking triggers with Mario

Mario the best

Sorry man, Super Mario is really that good live. His feet are moving the whole time. He's young. His legs are young. We'll see in about 20 years. Mario is always on time, every time.

HA !final Gojira , cool man ! they have so much good songs :) i mean they are one of the best metal bands of the last decades and they are so tight live it sounds even better..good thing thing that you started with old gojira ..to see their progression , back then they were more death metal oriented. And yeah Mario don't use a trigger , he is just so good ..for example .. he practice double kick for one hour straight as a warm up ( you can see a very short glimpse here kzread.info/dash/bejne/apepwcyLfMW5Yps.html ) otherwise some recommendations The heaviest matter of the universe ( studio or live at brixton academy ,or hellfest 2013 ,or Live At Eurockéennes 2009) Oroborus Live At Eurockéennes 2009 Esoteric surgery ( studio version ) The gift of guilt ( live at brixton ) The way of all flesh, Live At Garorock Flying whales ( live at brixton ) From the sky live bordeaux 2009 ,the flesh alive dvd the art of dying ( live at The Art of Dying (Garorock Festival Marmande France [2009- or live at vieilles charrues 2010) l'enfant sauvage ( live at brixton ) backbone (live at brixton ) love (Love ,Live At Garorock, 2009 or (Rock in Rio 2015) Silvera ( hellfest 2016 ) Pray( live at red rocks ) The axe ( live at brixton ) Toxic garbage island ( hellfest 2016 ) wisdom comes ( live at brixton ) Lizard Skin (Live at Vieilles Charrues Festival 2010 explosia ( live at brixton ) there is so many songs ..but if you do these one it's already cool