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DRUM! Exclusive: Meshuggah’s “Demiurge” Video Debut
DRUMmagazine.com Exclusive: Meshuggah’s “Demiurge” Video Debut

DRUMmagazine.com Exclusive: Meshuggah’s “Demiurge” Video Debut
We put Tomas Haake’s complexity under the microscope in this artist analysis, and trace how his drumming style has progressed from fast to faster.
Normally we don’t highlight all the drummers in a performance review but the Ophidian Trek was such an unusual juxtaposition of playing styles that all three dudes deserved equal shine.
In this video drum lesson, Nate Brown demonstrates how to play Tomas Haake’s drum part on “Demiurge” from Meshuggah’s new album Koloss.
When we bum-rushed Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake and his girlfriend at the Sabian Party at the Anaheim Hilton during the NAMM show, we thought the imposing Swede might pulverize us as bad as he does those double bass drums. Turns out the guy’s a big teddy bear and was more than happy to let us grill him on the band’s as-yet-untitled album, slated for release this fall.
