i'm just coming back here to remind you that you, sir, are a supreme badass.

@GiovaniGatto

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ben full album cover when?

@shillian4770

2 жыл бұрын

Such a legendary video. I remember discovering the album and then discovering this video not long after and proceeded to try and lift my jaw from the floor.

You, sir, are a surpeme badass.

@thathandleistakentrythisone

2 жыл бұрын

Unkie Ben approved! 🤩

Hearts alive... what a composition.

@Timewalker13

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back 😂

Awesome!

@jsabbott0

10 жыл бұрын

You're awesome!

@zse3442

4 жыл бұрын

This guy would be an amazing interlude at one of their shows

@bessgolunoff5981

4 жыл бұрын

@@zse3442 great idea

I love how he whispers "harpoons thrust in the sky"

Hi all! Just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you for watching. I had no idea there was this level of interest in this sort of thing. I can't wait to put more stuff up. Also, go buy the new Meshuggah album that just came out. It is the greatest thing I've heard since, well, the last Meshuggah album. (Bonus points: it has the word "Leviathan" in the opening lyrics.)

@megleyd

Жыл бұрын

Hey brother I just want to say it might be a decade but this is possibly the greatest piece of art on all of KZread. I revisit it and share it with other musicians regularly

@UC_DeathRay

Жыл бұрын

You are very talented! This is badass.

I want to play this at a fancy dinner party and when someone asks, "This is a wonderful piece. Very reminiscent of Bach. Who composed this?" I can answer, "Oh, this is Symphony #2 by Mastodon. More popularly called Leviathan." This is amazing, thank you.

@ray-rp9hu

7 жыл бұрын

piano scales c

@davidaguilar536

6 жыл бұрын

That happened to a friend. He was hired to play at a wedding reception. He was the guitarist (acoustic) and apparently the other musicians were late, to he started playing metallica songs apparently some people asked him to tell them who was he playing. :P

@shillian4770

2 жыл бұрын

@Bitte Bilden surprised and also not surprised to see another brother of Trouble in these parts of metal, surprised because we are so far and few in between, but not surprised because to have to have Psalm 9 as your Prof you have to have a very developed taste In music. Cheers mate, RIP to that old wizard in the sky!

@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine playing Aqua Dementia at those parties? I don't know what they do on those fancy-people parties but I reckon they would probably square dance to that badass verse and it would be glorious

Still coming back years later as this is still the most incredible performance I’ve ever seen 🙌🏼

@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

Жыл бұрын

The fact that he did a whole album is still mind boggling even to this day.

Seabeast is amazing on piano! The intro sounds like it was written for it.

Hearts Alive was beautiful

Please do Crack the Skye, please :)

Mastodon should give you a call so you can play keys on their next album!

I keep coming back for this rendition of Hearts Alive, it's brilliant honestly.

Hearts Alive intro is fantastic and eerie on piano!! This whole performance is incredible.

Never heard such a heavy metal piano. Holy shit dude!

@WalyB01

9 жыл бұрын

simplethunder Try this one, Prokofiev Sonata no 6, or a bit older Mussorgsky Babba yaga (try the Kissin version) that one is for me that start of Metal!!!!

@jsabbott0

9 жыл бұрын

WalyB01 Agreed - I played a lot of Prokofiev in a past life. Extremely metal

@WalyB01

9 жыл бұрын

Sam Abbott I can see and hear it, the percussive use of the piano . In general great use of the piano Btw.

@MartaRzehorz

9 жыл бұрын

WalyB01 It sounds like Progressive Technical Doom/Death

@JohnPetrucci251

9 жыл бұрын

+simplethunder Listen to Tigran Hamasyan's song Entertain Me. That's a heavy metal piano right there. Especially around the 1 minute mark.

Hi all, Joseph Merrick is linked to an annotation at the end of the video - I want to post it as a video response but can't seem to. KZread is cramping my style for some reason (I think it thinks you are all a bunch of spambots). Thank you so, so much for watching - I'm still in shock that Mastodon posted this on their page.

@jp1041041

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised they posted it on their page. It's a brilliant composition and played with great energy and intensity. Would love to see you do Crack the Skye.

seabeast sounds brilliant

Man, shows that Mastodon creates symphonies of music, not just songs!

proof that heavy metal is one of the few tha if not the only one that is combined perfectly with classic music.Listening to these songs played on piano it seems as if they were originaly written there

5 years later I'm back listening to this

Blood and Thunder 00:00 I Am Ahab 03:34 Seabeast 06:16 Island 10:27 Iron Tusk 13:35 Megalodon 16:13 Naked Burn 20:23 Aqua Dementia 23:16 Hearts Alive 26:33

oh my god, seabeast was phenomenal.

I just watched an interview with Troy where the interviewer asked him about this and he was familiar, this is fantastic and be proud that they've probably watched it!

I feel like I'm playing a hardcore version of Zelda Twilight Princess hearing this composed on piano. Much props to you.

Dude, I wish I could exist as good as you play piano.

@ClaudeFrank

5 жыл бұрын

You sir, win the internet with this comment

The beginning of Seabeast sounds so beautiful, like a genuine classical piece you would hear at a play.

You killed Aqua Dementia. I've been playing for over 15 years and I could not do this in one take.

At least twice a year, for the past (most of a) decade; I have shared this album. Good on you. DO MORE.

Any Mastodon fan would appreciate this. Thanks. An epic, surreal rendition.

Hearts Alive has never sounded more epic. This was worth every second.

masterpiece cover, masterpiece album. i wish you do this format for opeth still life as well.

@jsabbott0

4 жыл бұрын

How great is still life... I don’t think it’s gonna happen anytime soon but I’d love to revisit some songs from that album. I did godhead + moonlapse a while ago, super fun

@Piegoose

3 жыл бұрын

@@jsabbott0 It's pretty fkin great. I'd love to see you do that too! oh but nice, I'll check those out

them cameraman vocals though

@rafa3lico

7 жыл бұрын

i think it's him whispering!

@LieLikesMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafa3lico It's hard not to chime in when seeing the pianist ripping the keys

Have to say that this is one of the most incredible things I've seen on KZread. I don't usually bother posting comments, but this is just staggering. The arrangement was brilliant, as was the fact that you played without a score. Thanks very much for this.

MEGALODON!

@Ostpreussen-km8rd

6 жыл бұрын

More Mastodon please! Crack the Skye would make my year!

Watching this made me realise just how amazing Mastodon is at composing such well thought out and complex pieces of music.

I've been watching this periodically for at least four years (since I bought my house) and I greatly enjoy it every time. This man is a genius. I sincerely appreciate everything he is doing! I love Mastodon and the original songs but theyre is something so far badass listening to this album in piano.

This has the most evil and foreboding atmosphere I have ever herd. This is like Beethoven or something, amazing. Also your finger, do you have a weapons license for those things?

@ChaplainDMK

10 жыл бұрын

pilotoatomico No idea what my brain was doing there, I apologize.

@XadaTen

10 жыл бұрын

Smithers6650 freudian slip

Stunned.... that is amazing.. After years of listening to the Leviathan album, hearing in on piano keys is just stunning!

Fuck yeah, headbang and piano. Now that's metal at its finest.

One of the most awe-inspiring videos on youtube

This is crazy. Such haunting atmosphere. Holy shit Seabeast sounds beautiful.

my baby and I love this. he really loves it . he always stop crying when he listens

Came just to check it out, but ended up listening to the whole thing. That was freaking amazing!

The most amazing thing is that he plays the entire thing, in ONE playthrough

I love this whole thing, but Heart's Alive is just something else. On piano it sounds like something Beethoven could've wrote. You rule as a pianist and Mastodon rule as composers of epic music. Thanks. Your work is greatly appreciated.

It is very interesting to see how the various songs translate to piano. Songs like I am Ahab, and Sebeast translate extremely well, while songs like Iron Tusk translates worse. It is interesting that the songs I like best on the album are the ones translating the worst. It inspires my tastes to explore the ones I like less, further.

Seabeast and Hearts Alive have come out so brilliantly! You have GOT to do Crack The Skye on piano. Mastodon's arpeggiated style of riffing is bloody perfect for this instrument. Great job, mate.

imo the most passionate and creative cover of Mastodon's work, I found this video in 2014 and was so stoked. since then I watch it at least once a year. your skills are impressive and it is a joy to watch, I can feel the emotions and passion, goose bumping. and the fact this is a one take blows my mind everytime :D Thanks for sharing!!!

I'm glad Mastodon shared this amazing video with us! Masterpiece!

this is probably the most bad ass youtube video that I've ever seen. You sir are gifted way beyond regular means.

Holy shit, Naked Burn gives me the chills!!!

I am Ahab worked ridiculously well on the piano... Well done, this is one of my favourite albums. Excellent tribute.

Seabeast intro sounds AMAZING!! you should do a Crack The Skye version now lol their best album in my opinion

I can't express how amazing this is. Leviathan is one of my favourite albums, and the piano just makes it that much more visceral and powerful! Just magnificent. I just wish the band would get to listen to this someday (they might have already) :D

I like he gets so into it that he just starts singing in random places

man the solo of blood and thunder on the piano is so fucking amazing

Wow! Just wow!! You did such an amazing job the whole way through but that Hearts Alive ender was truly art. Brent Hinds solos are so uniquely him and they are neigh impossible to replicate, but you got so damn close during the solo in this song that it sounded like Brent playing his solo, but on a piano haha One more time...WOW!

Who are the 27 curmudgeons who downvoted this? This is by all objective measures a genuine kick ass accomplishment

Man... I come back here to listen to Hearts Alive from time to time. What an awesome job man!! 🤘🤘

This is absolutely incredible!!! Amazing work!

This is so beautiful, specialy Hearts alive

Your interpretation of Seabeast is incredible! Great job on this.

This is the best thing I head since a long time. Amazing work!

This is beyond awesome, great job!

The Solo at the end of Hearts Alive is honestly something I come back to about once every three months. It's so wonderful, keep doing what you do!

I cant stop watching this.. iron tusk and naked burn on a grand are the most beautiful thing i've ever heard done with metal songs.. Leviathan is my favorite album and you my good sir made one of my all time favorite covers!

This is awesome. Love your passion

This helps show exactly how epic and musically great this album is. Thanks for doing this!

What the fuck. This is too good.

This is pretty damned incredible. How am I just now finding this?

@lalogalarzacore

2 жыл бұрын

Tell me

Outstanding--this is my favorite Mastodon record. Thank you for doing this and sharing it.

You killed the whole album. Amazing work capturing the entire composition

Pianist: "Sure, man, it'll be awesome. Just stand there and hold this camera." Camera guy: "...uh, okay... If you say so, bro..." Pianist: *starts playing* Camera guy: *drools a little with pleasure*

My god, this is so amazing. I wish you had the opportunity to have it professionally recorded.

this is incredible! i listened to the whole thing at once, i rarely do that on videos this long but i couldn't turn away!

You sir are simply awesome. All my respect for that insane piece of work.

I got them goosebumps poppin up all over everywhere. This is just fucking awesome.

My respects.That was beyond great!Keep getting better, if possible!

I'm astonished. You're a terrific pianist. Amazing work.

This is one of the coolest things I've seen on KZread. I can't believe how excited I am to be listening to this. Great job!

Sam is there any chance to see "Crack the sky" ? i'm waiting for it, just like i'm waiting for the new album of Mastodon )))

@jsabbott0

8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Statham Sorry Mr. Statham. Maybe one day but not working on CtS at the moment (i've tried - last baron is the blocker). Please don't beat me up.

@dinosaurpotatoes

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Abbott Sam you are a piano Idol. I mean some parts of this, ESPECIALLY Hearts Alive, are VERY reminiscent of an modern Mozart. I know it may not originally be your musical dialogue ,but you conveyed it into a beautiful art form. It is simply astounding man! I have wanted to show this to my Dad for a while now, then compare it to the actual song ( vice versa really ) but I will show him in the next!!! Half of these songs, (comming from a decent drummer living in MS ) are a more beautiful adaptation of the original songs. Have a great day/career in music :)

@jsabbott0

8 жыл бұрын

+dinosaurpotatoes Thanks bro!

@dinosaurpotatoes

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Abbott Absolutely no problem :) I am 22 years old, have drummed for 5 years plus and been told I am amazing....but I do NOT have the dedication you do. I mean you are brillriantly a perfectionist. You had hints of Mozart in your scaling of volume. It is amazing. Don't know why I haven't before, just never really thought this deep into it until now (have seen this atleast 50 times in the last 2 years) but I will subscribe right now. You are trully talented in the way that you understand how music translates and how dedication equals satisfaction. You Mr. Abbot I not only wish success, but, as well, recognition. Have a good one man :)

@dinosaurpotatoes

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Abbott Also Mastodon is in my top 10 of my favorite bands, if not top 5, and they would be proud!!! If they hated I would buy them a 24 pack of beer....after kicking the shit out of them. You are tallented Sam....I just hope you don't forget me when you get big hahaha

Masterful.

This is amazing. Never expected the whole album. Keep up the good work.

second time through the sit-through, gonna do it again. little tear in the eye there... speechless brother... much-love, respect, and gratitude man!

I fear for any woman you may be romantically involved with.

@sehguhnai8223

4 жыл бұрын

Nice name, dude

@EmptyTenementSpirit

4 жыл бұрын

@@sehguhnai8223 Thanks.

@rafa3lico

2 жыл бұрын

@@sehguhnai8223 I second this!

Wait, is he doing this by memory!!???

@TheBandFake

10 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have to... He's just channeling the spirit of mastodon through his fingertips.

@ThePowerExcess

6 жыл бұрын

Music is different from, say, text or numbers. You can memorise a very long *sequence* or melodies. If you stop, and lose the mood, then it is hard to get going again. But you can always remember what comes after 'Ta-ra-ta ta-ra-ta ta-ta', no problem.

@TonyDanzer

4 жыл бұрын

Muscle memory is a powerful thing

Absolutely amazing. Cheers to you sir.

So deep, love it! Thank you for sharing! Mastodon would be proud!

did you sell your soul to the devil?! this is fucking amazing/flawless

Holy Shit

Glad I came back to watch this again. Awesome

This has got to be the best music video I've ever seen on the internet. Great job! I am a huge mastodon fan and this does the album and the band great justice. Now, I would LOVE to hear Blood Mountain like this!

you are a fucking genius ...

i wonder why there isn't more piano in metal

@schwarzalfrheim

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there is! This depends which kind of metal you heard. Symphonic black metal and Power Metal are example of style that have a lot piano.

@randomavenger3048

4 жыл бұрын

Progressive Metal too.

Great arrangement and performance! Thanks for sharing this.

This should have so many more views. Stupendous job!

This beautiful video really confirms to myself a thought I've had for a while that Metal music is closer to Classical music than any other modern or contemporary genre. Metal has a complexity, depth, drama and beauty only matched by Classical. Mastodon's Hearts Alive, in my opinion, is a masterpiece. When I listen to Hearts Alive, despite its complexity, it sounds primitive, dare I say almost spiritual. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Theoretical Physics graduate and an Atheist. I say "spiritual" in the metaphysical transcendent philosophical way.

@chadsmo

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah , it's pretty well accepted that metal has more in common with classical than anything else , just don't tell that to the 'SLAYER!!!!!' people , they won't get it.

@dabrams13

8 жыл бұрын

I dunno, i'd call it closer to jazz and blues in terms of motif with a splash of impressionism, but i guess i could see how it's somewhat like music of the baroque sometimes. I would say heavy metal's reliance on lower pitch, hammer-ons, and sudden dissonant and discordant transitions is pretty much its own thing kinda.

@nails8723

8 жыл бұрын

i'm a slayer fan and i agree that metal has more common grounds with classical music than anything else.

@Maceta444

7 жыл бұрын

Actually there's an explination for that. The lead guitar style of heavy metal was inspired in classical. Up until the 70's guitar leads were mostly blues pentatonics. Then a few visionaries like EVH, Blackmore, Rhoads etc. tought that style didn't matched well with the heaviness and speed of the forming Heavy Metal. So they adapted techniques from piano, violin and classical guitar (Tapping, sweep picking, ascendant/descendant picking patterns, legattos) into the new heavy metal lead playing. Also dissonant scales like the diminished and armonic minor that are used a lot in metal riffing come from classical and have literally no connection to classic rock/blues rock. If you listen to Tocatta e Fuge by bach you will notice many of the lead patterns of heavy metal guitar. Almost like it was a foundational piece of heavy metal.

@ashrasmun1

6 жыл бұрын

It's amusing to see such delusional people like you dude.

No sheet music

@maximodelvalle4030

5 жыл бұрын

Winston Smith I really need it

Dude I've been listening to this for years, you're fkn awesome

Insane. Sick. No words. Thanks for sharing your talent.