Question please, Iam picking this technique up as iam practicing but iam having a problem here, iam hearing the rim more then the blast , ive tryed and watched more then enough vids to lean this, but my rim is loud and drowning out my rhythm, I guess you understand what Iam saying/ any iders please or advise
@ajtoy454 This is a rim shot where you continue lowering your wrist just below the rim. You shouldn't be hearing the rim any louder than a regular rim shot.
If this is your difficulty, practice rim shots like crazy. They'll make your drumming better, and you'll be playing this in no time.
well you obviously care i dont know why you're menstruating everywhere jsut accept the fact its called a gravity blast its like calling a tree a tree... calm the fuck down and change your tampon ;D
Why are most musicians such dickwads? Drummers esp. It's not called either blast or gravity: those are metal grooves. It doesn't matter if something, in particular 1 thing is easy.
Everything is reletive. To be used if and when neccessary.
Fact: the best guys are the ones doing recordings, not the trick dudes. Although, again it's reletive. J. Rabb is awesome at what he wants to be doing.
Of course its called blast beats or gravity, it's a name thats been given to it, the particular technique hes using is a gravity blast.
and.. "Why are most musicians such dickwads? Drummers esp." is possibly one of the most retarded statements of all time, you're obviously not musically talented in anyway otherwise you would be able appriciate how hard music can be.
By the way I think the title of this vid is misleading... blastbeats are a metal idiom and this is by no means a metal vid, it's just Rabb's lesson on his one handed roll.
Who nows for sure what guy invented the blast beat, it´s not like you can collect royalties for it if you can prove it.... somewhere in the middle of the 70 ´s someone probably played some really fast beats without nowone knowing, he didn´t call it anything special, I´m sure the so called "blast" were invented before people put a "tag" on it
Lombardo used bomb blasts, which are blast beats at half speed (I think). The first people to blast beat were Charlie Benante from Anthrax and the guy from Napalm Death. Mike Smith from Suffocation coined the term "blast beat".
ahh, is that right? i didn't know, i've got my facts wrong. although i think i some punk bands were really the first to use what became blast beats; it may not be true, but it would make sense. many metal bands get influence from the punk bands, and some of the punk bands were really fast
SlayerFan... a bomb blast is not a half speed blast, it is sixteenths double bass (which makes the feet element effectively twice as fast) with the hands playing either straight eighths (Cannibal Corpse does this a lot) or alternating sixteenths (like the traditional blast)...
Note: The first sentence in my first comment should have said "Ok it was not intended for my comment to start a flame war." It gives it a completely different meaning lol.
Comment Part 2-And you guys should just relax instead of taking this thing so seriously. It's completely ridiculous. Oh and a blast beat isn't a roll. I've looked into them and when you see them written out it's clearly written out as 16th on hi-hats/ride, snare, and bass or sextuplets etc. Not as a not with a slash or slashes or "Z"s being tied to another note i.e. a roll. So everyone quit the bashing and enjoy this kick ass video.
Ok I was intended my comment to start a flame war. You guys should all just chill. Dimufann11 asked a question and I gave him a general answer. I wasn't trying to give the most detailed explanation. He asked if they were used in Black Metal and said yes they are but they have nothing to do with a lower sound so I gave him a general idea of what a typical blast beat was and I said there were many differenty types than the one I told him about. Seriously you guys make everything black and white.
They're used in Black Metal bands but a normal blast beat will be like 16th notes on the snare, ride or hi-hats, and bass drum at the same time. There are other variations but that's a common blast beat.
umm im pretty sure a blast beat isnt a roll. its just single blasts, well u hit the snare, hit-hat/ride, and bass drum, u hit all three at the same time repetitivly.
yeah, but its considerd a single stroke roll since its usually thirty second notes, and the bass drum is usually double the snare\ride speed, so its not exactly at the same time, and ive only seen one person ever do a blast on a hi hat, its usually on the crown of the ride cymbal
yes, ive been playing for about 12 years. so you got double bass, usually going at around 300. now you play singles on the snare at and ride at 300, then you would be playing all of them fast, but it would sound like crap. you could have bass going at 300, and the singles at around 200-250, sounds much better. the first is called a drop. fast downbeats. the second version is a full. fast downbeats, and bass upbeats. so yes, the way your describing is technically a blast
actually its USUALLY in death metal and black metal, there are blasts in grind core but in death/black metal blasts beats are mostly what your going to hear.
okay, maybe you deffinition is wrong. i cant think of a metal song that has a blast beat in it. but im pretty sure every grindcore song has a blastbeat (along with a pigsqueal
okay, lemme see behemoth.... ive seen em live twice, kataklysm..... dosnt really do that much for me aborted..... thats grunge metal... and its pretty lame. now, i want you to go listen to "chased through the woods by a rapist" by waking the cadaver. 20 econds or so in he does a blast beat. exactly as ive described it, double bass, with single strokes on the snare and ride not and btw, all behemoth plays is just duble bass with quarter note crashes and snare hits on beat 3
what do u mean scene kids...?? i fucking hate people who use that term "scene kids" wtf.. hehe dont worry im not even close to that shit i enjoy grind... but the term... "scene kids" fucking annoying... just like "mall punks" lol
What is your problem dude? Do you even know what kind of cymbals they are? Do you know how old this vid is? Do you even know who this is? Johnny Rabb is a record holder for the worlds fastest drum roll. I think he knows what kind of cymbals he likes.
"Worlds fastest drummer? Who cares. Do a search on Papa Jo Jones and then tell me Rabb can play!"
Oh, I get it. Since there is someone out there that is (in your eyes) better than this guy, that means that this guy can't play? I've seen him in person and have yet to find a vid on here that really does him justice. Besides, maybe there are better, but as a musician, you should never discard something because it's not what you like.
I learned this from a book, my mum made sure i did all my homework and learned blast beats!!! Also you realize, you look like something out of LORD OF THE RINGS when you play!!! P.S Nice gay boy band microphone
"I learned this from a book, my mum made sure i did all my homework and learned blast beats!!! Also you realize, you look like something out of LORD OF THE RINGS when you play!!! P.S Nice gay boy band microphone"
This technique was invented by Rabb. Most ppl that know much about him know this. The mic is called a headset and most pro studio drummers use them when they talk so they don't have to lean to a mic but can still use their hands.
not really umm..what I was expecting :S personally wouldn't call any of this blast beats [though he would obviously destroy me and most people on here]
he is a proper drummer, and whats wrong with his technique? why would he get owned in a metal band? I bet he can make a loud noise like them while beating the fuck out of you with his other hand.
yeah he would...even if he is a past holder of the world record for the fastest hand he would...man come on the guy can do more than 1000 strokes a minute. He INVENTED what you metal drummer call the ''Gravity Blast''. Saying that he would get owned in a metal band is a VERY stupid statement. Johnny is great and he innovates.
yep, rabb is the father of blastbeats, so saying that he would get owned is like saying the wright brothers would get owned by a jet. its not a valid comparison
Good video you're a good drummer and all, but dude you are not metal and there were no blast beats at all! I was expecting a guy with long hair to take over and then actually perform blast beats! Nevertheless, good video!
no hes not playing a gravity BLAST BEAT...if someone plays fast strokes on a snaredrum it dosent mean its blast beats...no if he would have incorporated the bassdrum then we can talk blast beats
correct, this is not blast beats, this is the FATHER of blast beats, jhonny rabb, showing everyone the best technique to play the technicall part of a blastbeat, the one handed rolls
Has anyone else besides me noticed that all Johnny Rabb's playing has a quality of samesness about it. He's a fine drummer, true, but but perhaps he needs to try some new chops, different styles etc. Maybe it's just me but I wanted to ask.
he has loads of variation to his playing. hes just demonstrating the fulcrom roll cause thats one of the things hes famous for. and anyone who doesnt know how easy it really is is like OMG HE CAN ONE HANDED ROLL?!?!
Hahahaha everybody here is so fucking stupid, for the buthces that are saying this isnt blastbeats, listen to Origin, that guy jus isnt beating hard on it, nice work.
That is really good... i wish i could do that. But im not a drummer so... Anyway the part where he's actually playing looks like its been speeded up- it's tht good.
yes...but can you play more beats in a minute than any living being...cause rabb can...and i doubt you have the control he does...so give some respect
hahahah!! you fuckers! "BLASTING" my ass! that's "one hand roll" you asses! :D learn techniques, that's all.. that's no fucking gravity blast. gravity blast is just a fucking beat named by some ass blaster.. the technique is "one hand roll" invented like 39057325 years ago dickwads.. :EE
Who the fuck cares what is wrong, what is the flaws, how the music is done, or just trying to be a dick and criticize the person... Who cares.. all that matters is he is good... If they arent good, oh well... Just let them be and practice.. Jesus.. Stupid fucking dicks who dont have a life...
Oh, you should of said what ARE the flaws, that would be proper grammer, don't leave anything out there for these aholes to attack you for, they know EVERYTHING!!
As the speed gets higher, "bounce" comes more and more into play, typically, which is what makes it similar to a buzz roll. Also, it's a way to get two hits from one stroke using help rather than pure technique (like a buzz).
its called a grvity blast because rim roll sounds to much like rim job and its only used in extreme metal, the only people who call it a rim roll are drum core geeks.
well tell me what genre of music uses gravity blasts? This guys just showing off his sticking skills, but as far as full bands using advanced druming I can only think of a few extreme metal bands that do such as Origin. So ROCK ON beanerdip, I was just trying to be humerous, I didn't know someone would jump all over me and be a f@cking dick about it.
for the guy who said that using the rim is cheating.
I don't think it's cheating cause maybe its easier for u not using the rim but for me is not, so there is no right or wrong way of doing things as long as it sound good.
I saw him Live with Robert Marcello and some other guy, and for the record hes amazing live, you can not complain about him, extremely precise and clean.
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DwainCorley 10 months ago
@qubixrube
Question please, Iam picking this technique up as iam practicing but iam having a problem here, iam hearing the rim more then the blast , ive tryed and watched more then enough vids to lean this, but my rim is loud and drowning out my rhythm, I guess you understand what Iam saying/ any iders please or advise
ajtoy454 1 year ago
@ajtoy454 This is a rim shot where you continue lowering your wrist just below the rim. You shouldn't be hearing the rim any louder than a regular rim shot.
If this is your difficulty, practice rim shots like crazy. They'll make your drumming better, and you'll be playing this in no time.
qubixrube 1 year ago
@ajtoy454
thanxs for the reply, getting much better at it, my rim shots have np just this blast..lol
but i did order bumper-guards , there not for that purpose but sure do help alot and the rebound is awesome..:)
ajtoy454 1 year ago
snare solo!!
Bitterhet 1 year ago
johnny rabb is a beast
HDCRdrummer 1 year ago
i never knew david tennant could play drums! =O
MattTheCock92 2 years ago
well you obviously care i dont know why you're menstruating everywhere jsut accept the fact its called a gravity blast its like calling a tree a tree... calm the fuck down and change your tampon ;D
Mafewww 2 years ago
this video helped me alot with my gravity blast.
thanks for posting it :)
shadowflame005 2 years ago
I wish I had a kit to try this out on :( Good video.
chimpspanner 2 years ago
man dude those were gravity blasts...not blast beats...
HappyLilBunny18 2 years ago
Why are most musicians such dickwads? Drummers esp. It's not called either blast or gravity: those are metal grooves. It doesn't matter if something, in particular 1 thing is easy.
Everything is reletive. To be used if and when neccessary.
Fact: the best guys are the ones doing recordings, not the trick dudes. Although, again it's reletive. J. Rabb is awesome at what he wants to be doing.
mrbateman00 2 years ago
Of course its called blast beats or gravity, it's a name thats been given to it, the particular technique hes using is a gravity blast.
and.. "Why are most musicians such dickwads? Drummers esp." is possibly one of the most retarded statements of all time, you're obviously not musically talented in anyway otherwise you would be able appriciate how hard music can be.
Mafewww 2 years ago
Easyy shit.
Curtiss 2 years ago
the titles also misleading because this isnt a blast beat hes doing its refered to as a gravity blast.
blackmetalbadass910 3 years ago 7
actually, it was originally called the freehand technique
drummertristan1997 2 years ago 2
So rediculously awesome.
COLUMBINE1818 3 years ago
By the way I think the title of this vid is misleading... blastbeats are a metal idiom and this is by no means a metal vid, it's just Rabb's lesson on his one handed roll.
GaryCancer 3 years ago
actually jazz drumers were the fist to blast.
like Buddy Rich..
pearldrumer33 3 years ago 4
IT'S ALL ABOUT SUFFOCATION with blast beats
emericashoes 3 years ago
no sry is not?
davidsolak 3 years ago 4
Sonny Emory Drumset Camp?
12ealDeal 3 years ago
anyone know what sticks he uses?
duckattak 3 years ago
his signature one, he has a couple of models though
ilikesmlngwhtout 3 years ago
Now match that up on bass.
DrownedTornAsunder 3 years ago
It's all rudaments !! i dig this guys playing...great
tumor13 3 years ago
It's all rudaments !! i dig this guys playing...great
tumor13 3 years ago
Who nows for sure what guy invented the blast beat, it´s not like you can collect royalties for it if you can prove it.... somewhere in the middle of the 70 ´s someone probably played some really fast beats without nowone knowing, he didn´t call it anything special, I´m sure the so called "blast" were invented before people put a "tag" on it
tonicmass 3 years ago 2
wikipedia -> blast beat
zephyrous666 3 years ago
dave lombardo from slayer, i think, is the first guy who really used them a lot
mfgdrummer 3 years ago
Lombardo used bomb blasts, which are blast beats at half speed (I think). The first people to blast beat were Charlie Benante from Anthrax and the guy from Napalm Death. Mike Smith from Suffocation coined the term "blast beat".
SlayerFan1993 3 years ago
ahh, is that right? i didn't know, i've got my facts wrong. although i think i some punk bands were really the first to use what became blast beats; it may not be true, but it would make sense. many metal bands get influence from the punk bands, and some of the punk bands were really fast
mfgdrummer 3 years ago
D.R.I. were actually the first to use blast beats.
Rivitedschmo16 3 years ago 2
SlayerFan... a bomb blast is not a half speed blast, it is sixteenths double bass (which makes the feet element effectively twice as fast) with the hands playing either straight eighths (Cannibal Corpse does this a lot) or alternating sixteenths (like the traditional blast)...
GaryCancer 3 years ago 3
Oh, I knew I got it wrong. Thanks.
SlayerFan1993 3 years ago 3
no, pete sandoval
archetypesweden3 3 years ago
does anyone else besides those numbskulls give a fucking care on who invented blast beats? I know I dont care
sammygdog183 4 years ago
Bonjour, est-ce quelqu'un peu m'expliquer (en français) comment faire du blast svp ??
Merci
maxxxs92 4 years ago
their Gravity Blast's nub.
ErikRAWR 4 years ago
okay the title is Blast beats: Rabb, when clearly he is teaching you to gravity blast.
danielargo 4 years ago
buddy rich was the first man to ever blast
hemplantt 4 years ago 4
actualy he wasnt
hTeppo 3 years ago
who was?
hemplantt 3 years ago
Note: The first sentence in my first comment should have said "Ok it was not intended for my comment to start a flame war." It gives it a completely different meaning lol.
ilikehairbands 4 years ago
Comment Part 2-And you guys should just relax instead of taking this thing so seriously. It's completely ridiculous. Oh and a blast beat isn't a roll. I've looked into them and when you see them written out it's clearly written out as 16th on hi-hats/ride, snare, and bass or sextuplets etc. Not as a not with a slash or slashes or "Z"s being tied to another note i.e. a roll. So everyone quit the bashing and enjoy this kick ass video.
ilikehairbands 4 years ago
Ok I was intended my comment to start a flame war. You guys should all just chill. Dimufann11 asked a question and I gave him a general answer. I wasn't trying to give the most detailed explanation. He asked if they were used in Black Metal and said yes they are but they have nothing to do with a lower sound so I gave him a general idea of what a typical blast beat was and I said there were many differenty types than the one I told him about. Seriously you guys make everything black and white.
ilikehairbands 4 years ago
Dang that dude must spank it a lot.
MAXR1V3RA 4 years ago
dude i spank it alot and i cant even do that.....so i guess he does it more than 5 times a day
jezuse 4 years ago 6
NO he does it to other people with his feet for kick drums and his hands for drums sticks he does it three times a day.
MAXR1V3RA 4 years ago
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thats more then me...
Huitzel 4 years ago
Uhh...yeah those aren't blast beats. He's showing you how to do one handed rolls.
ilikehairbands 4 years ago
ye, blastbeats are more a lower sound and used in Black Metal bands right?
dimmufan11 4 years ago
They're used in Black Metal bands but a normal blast beat will be like 16th notes on the snare, ride or hi-hats, and bass drum at the same time. There are other variations but that's a common blast beat.
ilikehairbands 4 years ago
okey thx i didnt know that
doriantjuh 4 years ago
no blast beats are one handed rolss on the cap of the ride and the snare and double bass (usually)
mathcore4400 4 years ago
thx for the info
doriantjuh 4 years ago
he is demonstrating different ways to do the single hand snare/cymbal rolls
mathcore4400 4 years ago
umm im pretty sure a blast beat isnt a roll. its just single blasts, well u hit the snare, hit-hat/ride, and bass drum, u hit all three at the same time repetitivly.
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
yeah, but its considerd a single stroke roll since its usually thirty second notes, and the bass drum is usually double the snare\ride speed, so its not exactly at the same time, and ive only seen one person ever do a blast on a hi hat, its usually on the crown of the ride cymbal
mathcore4400 4 years ago
omg no, why the fuck is the double bass faster hten the other 2? no they all hit at the same time. do u even drum or listen to metal?
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
yes, ive been playing for about 12 years. so you got double bass, usually going at around 300. now you play singles on the snare at and ride at 300, then you would be playing all of them fast, but it would sound like crap. you could have bass going at 300, and the singles at around 200-250, sounds much better. the first is called a drop. fast downbeats. the second version is a full. fast downbeats, and bass upbeats. so yes, the way your describing is technically a blast
mathcore4400 4 years ago
yea and in death metal.
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
usually they are used in grindcore, and faster paced music
mathcore4400 4 years ago
actually its USUALLY in death metal and black metal, there are blasts in grind core but in death/black metal blasts beats are mostly what your going to hear.
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
actually you are an idiot. Blast beats are in probably 100 genres.
RASTGRAFFITI 4 years ago
okay, maybe you deffinition is wrong. i cant think of a metal song that has a blast beat in it. but im pretty sure every grindcore song has a blastbeat (along with a pigsqueal
mathcore4400 4 years ago
ok your a fucking idot, im not talking to you any more your lack of knowledge in metal pisses me off.
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
agreed.
that fucking idiot probably hasnt even heard of Behemoth
or even fuckin Kataklysm or Aborted
honestly mathcore, youre fuckin retarded.
MarvinMoshaka 4 years ago
okay, lemme see behemoth.... ive seen em live twice, kataklysm..... dosnt really do that much for me aborted..... thats grunge metal... and its pretty lame. now, i want you to go listen to "chased through the woods by a rapist" by waking the cadaver. 20 econds or so in he does a blast beat. exactly as ive described it, double bass, with single strokes on the snare and ride not and btw, all behemoth plays is just duble bass with quarter note crashes and snare hits on beat 3
mathcore4400 4 years ago
dude...
Waking The Cadaver is fuckin gay.
im just not gonna talk to you.
wow...
MarvinMoshaka 4 years ago
see hes an idot, this is the frst time on youtube ive atually gotten seriously angry at someone for being SO STUPID!
blackandgreen44 4 years ago
fuck yeah
this guy dosnt know shit about what hes saying man
its fuckin pathetic so id rather just not bother
MarvinMoshaka 4 years ago
waking the cadaver pwns
SirLola666 4 years ago
Gravity blasts use the same technique as the rolls he is doing.
luc214 4 years ago
Mathcore, your taste in music is atrocious.
LeonChan 4 years ago
what do u mean scene kids...?? i fucking hate people who use that term "scene kids" wtf.. hehe dont worry im not even close to that shit i enjoy grind... but the term... "scene kids" fucking annoying... just like "mall punks" lol
baalyezidi 4 years ago
thats fucking ick shit man you fucking rolls on the snare are so fucking quick man keep up the great work
n00blargumby 4 years ago
and you think this is blast beats...
Petses 4 years ago
Not bad. get new cymbals. please.
kiloe14 4 years ago
@kiloe14
"Not bad. get new cymbals. please"
What is your problem dude? Do you even know what kind of cymbals they are? Do you know how old this vid is? Do you even know who this is? Johnny Rabb is a record holder for the worlds fastest drum roll. I think he knows what kind of cymbals he likes.
marchofsaints 4 years ago
Worlds fastest drummer? Who cares. Do a search on Papa Jo Jones and then tell me Rabb can play!
meadowz06 4 years ago
quote@meadowz06
"Worlds fastest drummer? Who cares. Do a search on Papa Jo Jones and then tell me Rabb can play!"
Oh, I get it. Since there is someone out there that is (in your eyes) better than this guy, that means that this guy can't play? I've seen him in person and have yet to find a vid on here that really does him justice. Besides, maybe there are better, but as a musician, you should never discard something because it's not what you like.
marchofsaints 4 years ago 2
dude, they're one handed rolls!!
kivt29 4 years ago
gravity blasts? haha jeez i hate scene kids
fudgegore 4 years ago
I couldn't agree with you more. haha
H3yRC 4 years ago
wow 77,777 views
CharlesBigC 4 years ago
Its not a gravity blast.
Its one handded drum roll like CMSdline said.
Anyways awesome.
2goldplz 4 years ago
They're the same thing... One is just used in a different style.
reundead 4 years ago
Is the "one handed drum roll" like the only thing Johnny Rabb can do?! Its not really that cool anymore because everyone can do It
CMSdline 4 years ago
agreed. I hate it when people call it "gravity blast." It sounds so dumb. It's free hand.
H3yRC 4 years ago
I learned this from a book, my mum made sure i did all my homework and learned blast beats!!! Also you realize, you look like something out of LORD OF THE RINGS when you play!!! P.S Nice gay boy band microphone
benpowellfforddlas 4 years ago
@benpowellforddlas
"I learned this from a book, my mum made sure i did all my homework and learned blast beats!!! Also you realize, you look like something out of LORD OF THE RINGS when you play!!! P.S Nice gay boy band microphone"
This technique was invented by Rabb. Most ppl that know much about him know this. The mic is called a headset and most pro studio drummers use them when they talk so they don't have to lean to a mic but can still use their hands.
marchofsaints 4 years ago
really interesting! and very good !
MetalSweden 4 years ago
GREAT gravity blast,this is great vieo!
xpmartyr84 4 years ago
i dont remember blast beats being on just the snare drum?
dlmyers17 4 years ago
very very good!!
teidm 4 years ago
gator
NohemiNash 4 years ago
youre fucking awesome! i love your technique!
chemicalxcorpse 4 years ago
dude this is johnny rabb, he's a pro drummer, he uses the freehand technique
hswwsh 4 years ago
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magicdude20202 4 years ago
you make it look way to easy!
pearl112 4 years ago
that is because he plays all the time! cmon dude go play
nailz224u 4 years ago
i saw him live at a clinic and it was fucking amazing
drummachine5787 4 years ago
not really umm..what I was expecting :S personally wouldn't call any of this blast beats [though he would obviously destroy me and most people on here]
Bassimastprime 4 years ago
Saying that he would get owned in a metal band is correct. He is not a metal band drummer. He is an amazing drummer, but not a metal drummer.
BWOOP 4 years ago
you know why he would kill a metal drummer cause its not a bunch of caos, comon dude, not repetitive, blast beats get old fast
nailz224u 4 years ago
wow
Phrober 4 years ago
That was very informative, I'm gonna try that.
frump 4 years ago
great snare work!.. Not metal though.. this guy would get owned in a metal band with that technique, i doubt itd work..
EdgeStormcrow 4 years ago
it does...check out Flo mounier of cryptopsy... the song Carrionshine from the album "once was not" is a VERY good example
kafan 4 years ago
perfect example. he is just god
Henrik987 4 years ago
angelskingarden as well
Henrik987 4 years ago
omfg your a fucking retard.
he is a proper drummer, and whats wrong with his technique? why would he get owned in a metal band? I bet he can make a loud noise like them while beating the fuck out of you with his other hand.
and dont reply, i am a genius. i will serve you
wanker.
with chips
so go and fuck yourself
tonyfan07 4 years ago
yeah he would...even if he is a past holder of the world record for the fastest hand he would...man come on the guy can do more than 1000 strokes a minute. He INVENTED what you metal drummer call the ''Gravity Blast''. Saying that he would get owned in a metal band is a VERY stupid statement. Johnny is great and he innovates.
Smpte11 4 years ago
yep, rabb is the father of blastbeats, so saying that he would get owned is like saying the wright brothers would get owned by a jet. its not a valid comparison
mathcore4400 4 years ago
man you havn't seen a gravity roll intill you've seen this (put youtube dot com/ in front) watch?v=bCPH9d7zEE4
zildjian66 4 years ago
perish from our lives please
kafan 4 years ago
damn one handed?(not this vid)
joshmetalfreak666 4 years ago
dudes! This guy eats blast beats for breakfast! Can you not see how amazing he is? Wish he was my drummer.
fatalgrace79 4 years ago
Good video you're a good drummer and all, but dude you are not metal and there were no blast beats at all! I was expecting a guy with long hair to take over and then actually perform blast beats! Nevertheless, good video!
mickbynes 4 years ago
agreed
Kerogosa 4 years ago
what the hell is this??? this is not a balst beat.
Blindfoldedmassacre 4 years ago
this is not blast beats....
assholebjorn 4 years ago
yeah he is playing gravity blast beat
franckyl 4 years ago
no hes not playing a gravity BLAST BEAT...if someone plays fast strokes on a snaredrum it dosent mean its blast beats...no if he would have incorporated the bassdrum then we can talk blast beats
assholebjorn 4 years ago
correct, this is not blast beats, this is the FATHER of blast beats, jhonny rabb, showing everyone the best technique to play the technicall part of a blastbeat, the one handed rolls
mathcore4400 4 years ago
blast beats and this pole smoker shouldnt be in the same sentence
fastblastCamaro 4 years ago
wow.... this fella, named jhonny rabb.... INVENTED BLASTBEATS!
mathcore4400 4 years ago
Has anyone else besides me noticed that all Johnny Rabb's playing has a quality of samesness about it. He's a fine drummer, true, but but perhaps he needs to try some new chops, different styles etc. Maybe it's just me but I wanted to ask.
Flamsick 4 years ago
he has loads of variation to his playing. hes just demonstrating the fulcrom roll cause thats one of the things hes famous for. and anyone who doesnt know how easy it really is is like OMG HE CAN ONE HANDED ROLL?!?!
pearldude729 4 years ago
Hahahaha everybody here is so fucking stupid, for the buthces that are saying this isnt blastbeats, listen to Origin, that guy jus isnt beating hard on it, nice work.
Skitaklessa1 4 years ago
This is not a blast beat, it is a gravity blast, you infant mongoloid.
Cannibalblast 4 years ago
How do define Blastbeats, sucker? This is gay!
Herzbubdezug 4 years ago
Any blastbeats here? None that I can hear. At all.
Delthryn 4 years ago
its not bullshit
if you think that whatvr fuck you
you havnt seen me play so how the fuck would you know
if you get a snar with a smaller rim then gravities are easy as fuck but if th rim is like the regular 2 inch rim thn you hav to us mor muscle
sevenex7x 4 years ago
Those aren't blast beats.... those are gravity rolls.
3n0n 4 years ago
I Wonder If His Feet Are As Fast As His Gravitys
passwordguy123 4 years ago
That is really good... i wish i could do that. But im not a drummer so... Anyway the part where he's actually playing looks like its been speeded up- it's tht good.
nadineblack 5 years ago
That's really interesting -- would love to see more of this kind of footage.
vanderneut 5 years ago
Its Called a fucking Gravity Blast
hes good but that shits not even that hard
i been playing for maybe a year and i can already fucking gravity and blast and i barely play its not hard to do
sevenex7x 5 years ago
wow, my new hero..
sPiNcH 5 years ago
yes...but can you play more beats in a minute than any living being...cause rabb can...and i doubt you have the control he does...so give some respect
HFTHdrummer 5 years ago
I've seen this guy play a clinic before, hes really good.
sineiorcardgage 5 years ago
This guy is damn nice as well. Met him before i even knew who he was. Note to the metal heads; this man is a Drum n' Bass friek.... for a reason.
ChrisBrooker 5 years ago
i'm sick of jonny rabb and his one handed rolls! do something different jonny!
conjigalo 5 years ago
damn koons..
popozaograbyosocks 5 years ago
drooll i wanna here im do that behind some badass guitars
sparka666 5 years ago
HES GOOD - ID LIKE TO HERE HIM PLAY METAL
uitgs 5 years ago
realy nice men but is better if you call it jojo mayer thechnique ...
sofiane123456 5 years ago
hahahah!! you fuckers! "BLASTING" my ass! that's "one hand roll" you asses! :D learn techniques, that's all.. that's no fucking gravity blast. gravity blast is just a fucking beat named by some ass blaster.. the technique is "one hand roll" invented like 39057325 years ago dickwads.. :EE
kermanisu 5 years ago
ridiculos,the best drummers they are in metal,nicolas barker,tony laureano e
wla95 5 years ago
Hey Henry Rollins, i didn't know your twin brother play's drums. haha. those gravity blasts RULE!
Rmonstr666 5 years ago
damn he makes it look soo easy!
cheyneo187 5 years ago
good teacher indeed, respect!!!. thoppr has a good sense of humor out of experience. Don't worry thopr I'll give you that job come over tomorrow
sid8680 5 years ago
more like a rimshot
GAY! haha
jumpypants123 5 years ago
yeah id let him give me a rimjob lol
thoppr 5 years ago
thats johnny rabb world guinnes record 2000 fastest drummer in wft wolrd fastets drummer competition
hemsley01 5 years ago
ahahahh Malachi666666 said it sounded like a rim job
hahahahaha
OMFGitsKevin 5 years ago
great gravitys no doubt
TsiTalon 5 years ago
He's a good speaker/teacher. Easy to follow and not boring to listen to.
THEguammer 5 years ago
Hmm. Informative. Thank you.
SergioMomarsh 5 years ago
i can intercourse with my gf in and out faster than that :P
97Trendkill 5 years ago
because they are over prviledged nerds who dont got a life -_- and thankies for correcting meh lol was sleepy that day
lildrummerboy1509 5 years ago
Who the fuck cares what is wrong, what is the flaws, how the music is done, or just trying to be a dick and criticize the person... Who cares.. all that matters is he is good... If they arent good, oh well... Just let them be and practice.. Jesus.. Stupid fucking dicks who dont have a life...
lildrummerboy1509 5 years ago
Yup! Armies of shit-throwers found a dream-house here and their shit supply never, ever runs low.
Sausahga 5 years ago
Oh, you should of said what ARE the flaws, that would be proper grammer, don't leave anything out there for these aholes to attack you for, they know EVERYTHING!!
Malachi666666 5 years ago
Hah. you were paying out that guy on is poor english skills, when you yourself spelt grammar wrong.
metriclips 5 years ago
Who the hell is that dude? He's damn good!
BrokenHeartStrings 5 years ago
haha i dident know jeff gordon played drums!
xmetalhead4lifex 5 years ago
kinda looks like him dont it. but i fucking hate jeff gordon. ~SMOKE~ all the way baby!!!
mspersons 5 years ago
It's basically just a press roll/buzz roll. The speed mostly comes from stick rebound, not actual hand/wrist technique.
richcapo 5 years ago
no its not its using the rim as a second falcrum or how ever you spell it he says it in the video
fsasdrummerboy 5 years ago
As the speed gets higher, "bounce" comes more and more into play, typically, which is what makes it similar to a buzz roll. Also, it's a way to get two hits from one stroke using help rather than pure technique (like a buzz).
richcapo 5 years ago
its called a grvity blast because rim roll sounds to much like rim job and its only used in extreme metal, the only people who call it a rim roll are drum core geeks.
Malachi666666 5 years ago
So this is extreme metal. ROCK ON!!!
666
Beandip1988 5 years ago
well tell me what genre of music uses gravity blasts? This guys just showing off his sticking skills, but as far as full bands using advanced druming I can only think of a few extreme metal bands that do such as Origin. So ROCK ON beanerdip, I was just trying to be humerous, I didn't know someone would jump all over me and be a f@cking dick about it.
Malachi666666 5 years ago
Yeah i know how it is used it metal. I was just trying to be humerous too man.
Beandip1988 5 years ago
all right that's cool now we can all rock on.
Malachi666666 5 years ago
for the guy who said that using the rim is cheating.
I don't think it's cheating cause maybe its easier for u not using the rim but for me is not, so there is no right or wrong way of doing things as long as it sound good.
nycdrummer23 5 years ago
I saw him Live with Robert Marcello and some other guy, and for the record hes amazing live, you can not complain about him, extremely precise and clean.
Shreddist 5 years ago
this is freehand!!
very good!!
carlosnonada 5 years ago
a gravity roll is just snare, blast is with cymbals and bass incorporated.
DxAfterxDrummer 5 years ago