A video of a Catholic priest drumming to MESHUGGAH‘s “Bleed” has become a viral sensation. Father Hyacinth Marie Cordell of St. Patrick Church in Philadelphia plays drums for the worship group Saints Alive Music and often shares his drumming performances on Instagram.
A clip featuring his rendition of “Bleed” was uploaded on June 24 and has since garnered over 200,000 likes.
Cordell wrote as a caption to the clip: “Catholic priest plays MESHUGGAH (Bleed part 2, with variations), dedicated to St. John the Baptist on the Solemnity of his Nativity”.
You can watch the video below.
In 2008, MESHUGGAH unleashed “Bleed” as a single from their critically acclaimed album, obZen. The song’s complex drum work, laid down by MESHUGGAH‘s longtime drummer Tomas Haake, quickly stole the spotlight.
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