I was going to post that earlier, but I decided against wasting 30 minutes posting a novel to someone who is into that kind of music. brizanden, I'm glad you found a style of music you love, that's great. It's not my thing but it sure is for a lot of people. Taste in music is purely based on opinion. There is no real superior form of music, just opinions. It's dynamic. However, skill and complexity are static. It is fact whether something is technical or complex. Those videos, quite simply, are not.
I dont mean to come off as a music snob or anything, I just cant stand when people source emo bands as incredible musicians with complicated and challenging guitar and drum work. Maybe compared to other emo/alt rock bands, it is. But you really need to listen to other genres if you want to hear stuff that is technical, complicated, and hard to play. Emo will not offer any of that.
So metal drumming isn't complex? You're telling me that the videos you posted are more complex than this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqayQGHHMhgOr this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqCDBAo0oQQOr this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jPVwK_k_9hUOr this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBnK7fC4yj0
Now I'm not a drummer, but I know a lot, and they all tell me that **** is pretty complex.
I am a guitarist, and I can tell you with certainty that the last video you posted is very easy for me to do, as it should be for anyone who has been playing for a few years. There is absolutely nothing challenging about playing the song in that video. I kept waiting for the crazy slides to come, but as the video neared the end I realized the slides I were watching were the ones in question. I could easily play it that good this time tomorrow. You will probably ask me to prove it, but I wont. I'm not going to waste my time playing sophomoric garbage when I could practice the sweeps, shreds, and slides that will actually help me become a better guitarist. Not to mention that it would take every ounce of patience in me to continue to practice and play music so uninteresting as in the video you posted. If you practice guitar for six months I'm SURE you could play those slides.
I won't even bother posting the myriad of guitar videos that are more challenging than the one you posted. I would be here all night. You got off pretty easy because of it.