Matt Halpern - AAL practice runs - 2009

[TheFredster93]

6 piece?



[DavidBoy333]

he has lost a lot of weight since then

[SrEnDrT]

1. Thoroughly at home.

2. CAFO

Really nice band, those guys are sick musicians!

[BuyMeAKoala]

Go chi sox

[geohuete94]

vom \m/

[JonahS777]

@geohuete94 where do u see veil of maya at? lol

[geohuete94]

@JonahS777 shirt xD

[JonahS777]

@geohuete94 ohhh lol i was like wtf XD

[geohuete94]

@JonahS777 kinda my fav band so i have the same shirt nbd JUS SAYIN xD

[JonahS777]

@geohuete94 i love veil of maya :P

[PKAmarks56]

Great drumming man! I don't know how you keep your cymbals so loose like that without getting irritated with all of the movement.

[elysianfury]

@PKAmarks56 I think he knows kung fu

[IAMBRIANJOHANSON]

Everyone who's comparing Matt to navene or vice versa needs to stfu. Music is not a competition it's art.

[MrMutobuMan]

I got tired just watching this guy...

[endlessocean99]

love how the cameras angle goes downwards throughout the song becouse of the whole room shaking

[ZippyDooFU]

1;40... Damn.



[ZeeGrego]

I love how the first video in the recommendations is called "Play softer- Matt Halpern".

[slipknotmeep]

He's got his drummer face on.

[maxnewellmz8025656]

i love how you just beat the shit out of your drums

[Seikoz89]

that guy is a beast

[MrSPINKYMcGEE]

oh matt, maybe if you try throwing axes it might help you elevate to navenes level of badassery

[goodnamepending]

@MrSPINKYMcGEE I like matts drumming more than navene, just cause he plays with improve

[MrSPINKYMcGEE]

@goodnamepending if im not mistaken i think he does as well, but anyways theyre both incredible musicians

[decapitatedrathead]

When he started drumming, he looked like he was saying "yayayayayaya" over and over

[DrummingMexmetalcore]

Matts face, PRICELESS!!

[fndrfreak0274720]

You and your constant djizz face on the drums. Nothing short of awesome.

[unConTrolleDdruMEr]

hes cymbals is much better now, meinl <3

[ripbaloff]

looks like he is in pain

[snowwalk]

@ripbaloff pain is close to pleasur

[JpMetalify]

So Fun To See Him Play AAL :D

[jesseroggaa]

Amazing drummer, but I swear he uses the weirdest set-ups.

[SubwayStar7]

@jesseroggaa Zach Hill.

[dimebag333x]

how many of you knew the song just from hearing the drums intro?

[AfallTV]

This guy....his limbs have brains...LOL



[HondalongoFilms]

@AfallTV not really

[ZachiePwns]

his powerful drumming starts to lower the camera.

[TruthTheSpeaker]

damn did he break his hi hat? impressive that he uses such a small kit....

[SolarisAether]

@TruthTheSpeaker

I know what you mean. I've seen Periphery live and it's almost like he wraps himself around the kit haha

[Metalomaniac666]

Can anybody tell me if he uses doble kick pad, or can he play this stuff with one foot only?!

[TruthTheSpeaker]

@Metalomaniac666 double pedal

[Spieleschummler]

omg, he fucked this drumset! xD

BTW: First Song: Thorougly at Home Second: CAFO!

To hear it with the original song, it's better to understand his work :D

Maybe he would get more views If he would have a title like: CAFO - drum cover ^^

[penguinsauce87]

matt's an AMAZING drummer, but i don't like watching him play as much as some other drummers because he doesn't really change up his dynamics at all. his drumming is kind of always at "beat the living shit out of your drumset like a fucking whore" volume level. if you know what i mean.

[thisiskenney]

Does anyone know what kind of stand he's using for the China and floor tom?

[rosshoutz11]

hes playing thoroughly at home

[Montosify]

he really hates his drum kit !

[iis661]

Your so fucking good but you look like a herp durp when u play xDD

[zesty555666]

wtffffffman that WAS the fucking clutch.... omg......

[DedekDebakelj]

It seems I was underestimating Periphery's drummer. Not anymore.

[tht0nek1d]

Any drummer that can play tracks off of "Animals As Leaders" by Animals As Leaders is a beast.

[JonathanGravesDrums]

@tht0nek1d Haha, Matt programmed the drums for Animals as Leaders, something like that.

[cynicown]

@JonathanGravesDrums mischa programmed all the drums for the animals as leaders album

[JonathanGravesDrums]

@cynicown Ahh! I knew it was something like that. Thanks.

[8080Ace]

I wish he'd put the songs along with the video.

[Saigfock]

The video starts with a drop of sweat hah

[911violentagro]

looks like im gonna have to get a bullet from one of you guys to shoot the motherfucker who disliked this.

[supniggaaaaaa]

WHOS THE FUCKING RETARD THAT DISLIKED THIS?.........

[menteencoma]

nice ! reminds me a bit of ken schalk from candiria

[1ofakind1102]

Pure energy

[kmmmaye]

Was he in Periphery at the time?

[Spinzett]

@kmmmaye I think he was in AAL, which is Animals As Leaders

[kmmmaye]

@Spinzett He was really the drummer for AAL? That's crazy, probable how Misha met him I guess, through Tosin.

[Spinzett]

@kmmmaye Ding ding ding! haha

[CrawfordDrummer]

The songs are thoroughly at home and CAFO fyi, and he breaths like a son of bitch when playing from making faces, not playing hard lmao

[Dekropttiv]

0:05 - 0:15 = :/

0:15 - 10:39 = >:O

[acrowe7]

C H I N A !!!!!!!

[gtrocksyosocks]

Did anyone else notice the drop of sweat at the beginning? Haha

[rockon3691]

my god.......NO HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sSoulraKk]

no hat....?

[CapnPuff69]

I love the sound of your china dude. BTW nice work in Periphery

[951258tike22]

bass drum raped the fuck out of the camera positioning lol.

[TheMellowmetalhead]

lawdy!



[MadKetz]

at 2:38 camera gets depressed of so much awesomeness so the angle goes down slowly...

[dfurnaridrummer]

Best drumming faces ever. When i first started playing i always used to play with my mouth gaping open and people gave me shit for it so i stopped hahaha.

[AndresGerardoB]

9:51 melted my face.

[dontillman]

One word :ENERGY!

[ThatItalianGuyTil]

God that china

[Aidan6496]

Bet your cymbals hated you after this!!! XD XD Incredible drumming regardless! Is that a Dream Lion China-if so, what size is it?

[JayPark240]

lol track 3 (Thoroughly at home) and 8 (CAFO)

[neilorourke71]

there's a HINT of robert dineiro in his face

[Drumtome]

So was this an audition? Or help for Misha? Because misha programmed all the drums for the AAL album, you're here doing this, and now play with periphery...but the old Arsis drummer, Navene Koperweis, is now playing with animals as leaders...lol.

[markpopkie]

@Drumtome Matt was a member of AAL for a brief time before joining Periphery... This was - I believe - just a video of him practicing the tunes. It's very old... Navene joined after Matt's departure.

[COLUMBINE1818]

1:40 that wasn't very Djentle.

[mg618]

WTF 1:40

[drummerboy1694]

@mg618 its the knob that keeps the high hat up lol

[Jackrat808]

Like @1:40 lolol wtf was that? Cymbal???



[ShitAndLobster]

@Jackrat808 no, it was a screw from the hi-hat clutch.

[BinaryNightmareTV]

@Jackrat808 I watched really closely, and i think it's the lug/handle that tightens the hihat lol

[freakontime15]

@Jackrat808 stick

[EMusyk]

@freakontime15 no it was a hat peg

[freakontime15]

@EMusyk ohh yeaa your right my bad

[nickfizzle1212]

@Jackrat808 lol the screw from his hi-hat

[EmbeddedIntoYou]

@Jackrat808 LOL. That caught me off guard too, it was part of his clutch

[zabbadaa]

@Jackrat808 i think it was of his hi hat clutch

lol

[DUBnMETAL]

@Jackrat808 it looks 2 me like he broke the clamp O.o fuckin Matt Halpern

[davidxthunder]

@Jackrat808 dammit i just watched that segment probably 1900 times to figure out that it was the wing-nut from his hi-hat clutch.

[khoiavo]

@Jackrat808 The little piece for adjusting the hi-hat.. not quite sure what it's called

[HeavyMellowPro]

@Jackrat808 If you look at the high hat you can see the clamp get knocked off.

[consciousconscience]

@Jackrat808 It flew off the hats, probly the tension screw

[jimibezwik]

@Jackrat808 im pretty sure from the looks of it, it was the lug to the high hat clutch, i have no clue how he un screwed it with one hit, but he is the god of drumming and hero of mine.

"the only man that can break three cymbals and a high hat clutch with one swing of a stick"

[MrBeatsSweetness]

@Jackrat808

dude it was the knob thing on his highhat!

[theVulcanGuy]

@Jackrat808 the hi-hat lock.

[Jacksoncurtisb]

@Jackrat808 top hat clamp

[asdasdasd240]

@Jackrat808 nah!, is the clutch of the hi hats.

[Jackrat808]

I love how pieces of your kit just go flying throughout the song.

[TylerImmele]

he makes sum pretty amazing faces when he drums

[Jackrat808]

@TylerImmele lolol He should play with Vai. I'd love to see all those faces at once would be fantastic hahaha

[drumvein2]

I didnt know tom hanks could play drums.

[iamajoo]

@drumvein2 that was weak.

[Hheawy]

CAFO! Hell yes!

[dontillman]

The camera moved to not show the face of the person who is exceptionally guilty of being painfully talented! : )

[666tommytomtom666]

Holy shit you are a pleasure to listen to man.

[TenhoMeideia]

@666tommytomtom666 Can't say the same thing about watching though, it looks painful most of the time

[TotlaMadDrummer95]

i synced the music track from itunes onto your playing and i have to admit man. you are dead on perfect ALL the time. you are a GOD!! and AAL is hard as shit to play too.

[devouredbythehorizon]

you may look like a dope when you play, but fuck you are so tight and perfect

[Ch1ckenKatsu]

SO FUCKING GOOD

[codyjay23]

this is sooo gross.

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@codyjay23 good gross....cause this is CAFO....play it at the same time as this, it's dead on!

[goatencopyrighted]

Desperately trying to sync CAFO in spotify with track 8 :( some tenths of a second wrong hehe

[jacksdrumshop]

flawless. beautiful. groove

[jacksdrumshop]

flawless. beautiful

[iplaywithnoshoes]

It looks like a Dream China. On a side note Matt, this is awesome playing. Thanks for sharing.

[questribe]

does any one know what china that might be

[adioskaterdude999]

haha, did you ever imagine you would be labelmates with the band whose shirt you're wearing? crazy. it's nice to see such a legitimately, ridiculously talented and nice guy get the acclaim and recognition he deserves :D

[zekeLindgren]

I started cafo at the same time jsut to listen and watch at the same time, its crazy how tight you are on it

[zekeLindgren]

1:40 , stop breakin shit haha

[NickFerraroAwesome]

I will buy you a new video camera so this will sound godly and not crunchy and fizzy.

[markpopkie]

So this was uploaded years ago... but this is the first time i've seen it in your video list! Why has this gem been hidden from public view? I was always dying to hear how you approached the AAL material.... I was just getting into them right when you left for Periphery. Well done, sir... As always!

[veloscolev911]

It's amazing how tight your playing is, while sounding so loose. So inspiring man.

[Meinstantics]

I think your style fits with periphery so much better. The best thing about your drumming is your loose groove style. I would love to see some foot-work man.

[adioskaterdude999]

you used to be in animals as leaders? sick

[metalsinani]

@adioskaterdude999 no ?

[adioskaterdude999]

@metalsinani i just heard that mentioned somewhere on the internet somewhere but never had it confirmed. however, the fact that this is called a practice run and he calls the songs tracks 3 and 8 instead of "thoroughly at home" and "cafo" would seem to indicate he had the songs before they were named and released. i'm just deducing, so i could be totally off base here.

[keithred92]

Thoroughly At Home and CAFO.

[Drhodes1]

God damn, you are a beast.