Fastest double bass ever...

Overblood · 12-09-2009 8:15pm #1

Was just checking out dying fetus' new album on youtube there and came across this song. Not great, but skip to 2:44 and listen to the fecking speed of that thing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqaSKjgUUJg

Here's another pretty fast one but I think it's the same speed as the dying fetus song. SKip to 1:30!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDOP6OqPnA

Can anyone show me any faster???

Stev_o · 12-09-2009 8:59pm

Least the second one has a point in it, the first one seems out of place and it's like they decided it to be in there for the sake of it.

QOTSA90 · 12-09-2009 9:16pm

Overblood wrote: »

Can anyone show me any faster???

nope:pac:

Overblood · 12-09-2009 9:33pm

Stev_o wrote: »

Least the second one has a point in it, the first one seems out of place and it's like they decided it to be in there for the sake of it.

Haha yeah he's just leathering away for the sake of it. Still cool as shit though.

OK-Cancel-Apply · 12-09-2009 10:12pm

Like a minigun!

Malice · 12-09-2009 10:50pm

I've always loved the double bass technique of Raymond Herrera (ex. Fear Factory). Have a listen to the riff at 2:12 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGtiPYL6Uo

Overblood · 13-09-2009 12:19am

I was lucky enough to see fear factory live in dublin! Ray Hererra is actually a beast, but lately he's pretty messy. That song ain't fast though^^^ :pac:

Here's one from Dimmu Borgir @ 3:40:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3wagWwHjM

Karl Hungus · 13-09-2009 1:16am

The drummer from Divine Heresy bores me to tears. Honestly, what good is speed if you're not going to do anything interesting with it?

Now personally I think this is a great metal drummer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_1RZcM3zso

Watch what he does from 2:35 - 2:51 very closely.

QOTSA90 · 13-09-2009 1:54am

Overblood wrote: »

I was lucky enough to see fear factory live in dublin! Ray Hererra is actually a beast, but lately he's pretty messy. That song ain't fast though^^^ :pac:

Here's one from Dimmu Borgir @ 3:40:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3wagWwHjM

I want footage of his legs ACTUALLY DOING THAT.. before I believe its humanly possible.

Karl Hungus · 13-09-2009 3:08am

QOTSA90 wrote: »

I want footage of his legs ACTUALLY DOING THAT.. before I believe its humanly possible.

You doubt the mighty Hellhammer? He's quite something, but his work with Dimmu Borgir is pretty dull. Give his drumming a listen to with Arcturus here. And here's a drum solo for good measure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS6JijwA61E

But that kind of drumming is more than humanly possible, check out Mike Mangini if you want to see someone who can really push your belief of what's humanly possible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Gxut0odyc

Patricide · 13-09-2009 4:14pm

The crazy thing about hellhammer is he plays in big massive boots...that man is a machine.

As for more crazy fast drummers, you cant forget george kolais from Nile.

If you want to check out some more proficient drummers id check out Vitek(r.i.p.) from polish death metal band decapitated or chris pennie.

chin_grin · 13-09-2009 4:16pm

Morf · 13-09-2009 4:34pm

Patricide wrote: »

The crazy thing about hellhammer is he plays in big massive boots...that man is a machine.

As for more crazy fast drummers, you cant forget george kolais from Nile.

If you want to check out some more proficient drummers id check out Vitek(r.i.p.) from polish death metal band decapitated or chris pennie.

He's so horribly boring though. I lost most of my interest in Nile once Tony Laureano left.

Patricide · 13-09-2009 4:37pm

Il agree hes boring, but he can sure as hell play. I mean my fave drummers would be mike portnoy, andols herrick, vitek, josh freese and danny carey none of them are exceptionally fast but there stuff is just interesting to listen to.

Karl Hungus · 13-09-2009 5:40pm

Morf wrote: »

I lost most of my interest in Nile once Tony Laureano left.

Ah, thank you! I thought Tony Laureano was far better as well, but people all seem to love George Kolias because he's faster. Honestly, I'd say In Their Darkened Shrines was a far, far better album than Annihilation of the Wicked or Ithyphalic. I remember seeing Nile back when they played in Eamon Dorans on the Darkened Shrines tour, and was chatting with Tony for ages afterwards in Fibbers. Great guy, and a terrific drummer.

But yeah, I very much agree with you, completely lost interest in Nile as well.

Patricide · 13-09-2009 6:09pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Ah, thank you! I thought Tony Laureano was far better as well, but people all seem to love George Kolias because he's faster. Honestly, I'd say In Their Darkened Shrines was a far, far better album than Annihilation of the Wicked or Ithyphalic. I remember seeing Nile back when they played in Eamon Dorans on the Darkened Shrines tour, and was chatting with Tony for ages afterwards in Fibbers. Great guy, and a terrific drummer.

But yeah, I very much agree with you, completely lost interest in Nile as well.

I liked annihilation of the wicked ithyphalic i thought was rubbish.

Morf · 13-09-2009 8:05pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Ah, thank you! I thought Tony Laureano was far better as well, but people all seem to love George Kolias because he's faster. Honestly, I'd say In Their Darkened Shrines was a far, far better album than Annihilation of the Wicked or Ithyphalic. I remember seeing Nile back when they played in Eamon Dorans on the Darkened Shrines tour, and was chatting with Tony for ages afterwards in Fibbers. Great guy, and a terrific drummer.

But yeah, I very much agree with you, completely lost interest in Nile as well.

I'm almost sure i was at that gig too. I was standing right beside him as he warmed up on a practice mat at the side of the stage. I'm glad to hear he's a nice guy too. I think a couple of my mates who were underage at the time tried to get Karl to pull some strings for them.

Morf · 13-09-2009 8:05pm

Patricide wrote: »

I liked annihilation of the wicked ithyphalic i thought was rubbish.

Lashed to the slavestick was the only good song i found.

LD 50 · 13-09-2009 8:32pm

that first Dying Fetus vid was so muddy sounding, I couldn't tell how fast the double bass was.

Morf wrote: »

He's so horribly boring though. I lost most of my interest in Nile once Tony Laureano left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXINemV8E_0

I don't know how you guys can say Kolias is boring, when this vid is possible the most unboring drumming I've heard from a death metal drummer.
But playing straight double bass is easy, and after a while it gets boring hearing the same blast beats used over. Thomas Haake plays ****in fast, but still make it complicated and interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc

Overblood · 13-09-2009 9:57pm

That george kolias video rocks^^^.

Here's one from Morbid Angel's Pete "The Commando" Sandoval. Skip to 1:20!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrw8JABmzes

Patricide · 13-09-2009 10:28pm

Il plus one thomas haake, some drummer.

Undergod · 13-09-2009 10:44pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

The drummer from Divine Heresy bores me to tears. Honestly, what good is speed if you're not going to do anything interesting with it?

Now personally I think this is a great metal drummer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_1RZcM3zso

Watch what he does from 2:35 - 2:51 very closely.

I like Mournier in Cryptopsy, but his solo stuff I find very dull.
Can't really think of who the fastest is, I've always pretty much thought of Sean Reinert and Mournier as my favourites.

Karl Hungus · 13-09-2009 10:59pm

Here's a drummer I thought was severely underreted. Richard Christy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YM_P1MJDJc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeA6wD3WBtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LGB_Yc-Urg

Malice · 14-09-2009 5:56pm

Overblood wrote: »

I was lucky enough to see fear factory live in dublin! Ray Hererra is actually a beast, but lately he's pretty messy. That song ain't fast though^^^ :pac:

That song might not be the fastest but it's still pretty intense. I've always preferred songs where the drums aren't just a relentless blast of percussion and the breakdown on that song is fantastic (and damned difficult to play on guitar, no idea about the drums

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Karl Hungus wrote: »

The drummer from Divine Heresy bores me to tears. Honestly, what good is speed if you're not going to do anything interesting with it?

Well said, there's no doubt Tim Yeung is technically proficient but his drumming might as well be coming from a machine for all the feeling it has.

chin_grin · 14-09-2009 7:37pm

I've always been a fan of Derek "one take" Roddy. His footwork is really astounding. I've been looking in to getting those Axis pedals too!

Fastest double bass ever...

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