Gabe Seeber Posts "Mental Crucifixion" Drum Play Through Video
Band Photo: The Kennedy Veil (?)
There are many many artists in music today, from pop to metal, that would not be who they are or where they are without YouTube. The possibilities are endless when the right song or video begins to make the rounds and ends up achieving viral status that was typically never expected or intended.
The Kennedy Veil's own Gabe Seeber has decided to get more involved in creating content for fans to watch and share around via YouTube. The first of several upcoming drum play throughs has now been released for "Mental Crucifixion," a track by melodic tech death band Vale of Pnath, from the 2011 album, "Prodigal Empire."
Check it out below, and stay tuned as many more drum play through clips from Seeber will drop throughout the year.
2014 was a banner year for Gabe, with The Kennedy Veil releasing debut album, "Trinity of Falsehood" on January 21st, 2014 via Unique Leader Records, and immediately hitting the road in support of the album alongside labelmates Lord of War and Arkaik. Gabe was also a member of Sacramento tech death outfit and Unique Leader labelmates, Alterbeast. Gabe re-recorded the drums for what would become that band's UL debut album, "Immortal," which saw a release in March of 2014.
In late Spring of 2014, Gabe confirmed that he would once again be the touring drummer for Decrepit Birth for the Summer Slaughter Tour run, alongside death metal legends Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus and more. About a month after returning home from Summer Slaughter, Gabe hit the road with Alterbeast, alongside Chelsea Grin and headliners Suicide Silence and The Black Dahlia Murder for a month long tour across North America, which included being a part of the VIP Kick Off Party for Knotfest in San Bernardino, CA. In late 2014, Gabe officially parted ways with Alterbeast in order to focus more on The Kennedy Veil.
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5 Comments on "Gabe Seeber Posts Drum Play Through Video"
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2. writes:
Agreed, but it almost seems like all of these new drummers entering the scene lately are learning and perfecting the same techniques.
Like, okay, we get it, you can do a blast beat but when did it become cool for all drummers to do? It's over the top and annoying, easy, boring and frankly, a filler for less creative drum lines.
Drumming needs to be precise, for sure, but when you can be replaced by a MIDI track something is off.
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3. writes:
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be harsh on this guy. He is talented, but the music scene is inundated these days with musicians of all talents that are far too robotic and seem to miss the point of music entirely.
I don't know... it seems like somewhere in the middle of it all the magic of the music itself gets lost to technical proficiency.
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4. writes:
I'm with ya, man. I've always tried to involve my emotions when I play, and that requires more animation from me (often at the expense of my accuracy). I can't see the joy in trying to be as precise as possible. I think some of the great prog/metal drummers are those who can make the precision look effortless and fluid while simultaneously showing the passion and enthusiasm for the music. Someone like Gene Hoglan could have pulled this off as well, and been more expressive in doing so.
Maybe if Gabe bobbed his head or swung with the groove a bit, it wouldn't have came across so sterile.
I did like the drum fill around the 4:11-4:16 mark.
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5. writes:
Yeah that fill is great. Simple and elegant yet still unique. And yeah, I am good friends with a well-trained drummer and he expresses the same sentiment about trying to be too precise or play "too much" and not finding any joy in it. In fact, it took me a while to get him back into playing metal again. That jazz... it gets in a drummer's head :P Haha.
Since this is MU, we should be glad that metal won and he's now playing metal professionally instead of teaching... LOL!
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1. Drum_Junkie writes:
Nice hand transition during the blasts. What he lacks is emotion and enthusiasm, he makes up for in technique and execution.