Derek Roddys Drum Lessons & Solos Part 4

[drumlion2005]

For all the people that think this is the limits of his creative ability you're wrong because this is a video about death metal drumming so therefore this solo is based around death metal drumming.

[TheAjumma]

is he playing heel-toe technique? looks like it from the visibly slower movement of his legs.

[suhlyce]

@TheAjumma he uses the flat foot technique. its hard so if youve always played heel up id stick with that

[GoDoFTHUNDER95]

you are awesome dude teach me your ways : D

[Gr1zz3m]

@GoDoFTHUNDER95

thats kinda the point of the who "lessons and solos" series O.o

[deanmw495]

ur my freekin idol

[itsadeepburn]

an animal.  straight up.

[guidoriver93]

insane

[moreisless283]

face melting drum solo!

[lalalax4321]

@moreisless283 no no, its gut busting :)

[DiqqiTM]

Why is his left leg hopping during double bass, and his right leg is stationary?

[xxnossnipedxx]

@DiqqiTM I think, not totally sure, but a while ago i think i remember hearing something about how like his right leg is playing on the right of a double bass, and his left goes between the left side of that double bass and the single pedal of a 2nd bass drum, so that's probably why it looks like that

[schwarg]

@DiqqiTM It's not really hopping, I think it's just moving side to side while he swivels his foot.

[medun4o2]

TO DIE IS AT HAND \ m /

[XxXxSYNkillsxXxX]

That was fucking rediculus!

[devilonabmx]

double strokes.... RRLLRRLLRRLLRRLL

[RSKJK]

take that joey fans

[Blacklorigine]

The flatfoot is using the whole leg but at a certain tempo he switch to ankle, like here.

[Flakum]

it's the greatest feeling in the world when you've mastered all your four limbs so you can blast like this for hours. people who haven't experienced it can't understand the rewarding feeling. i've played jazz, i've played rock, i've played latin, i've played any genre you can think of. the one that never leaves me is metal.

[MKiller5]

at those fast double pedal spots, it looks like he uses heel toe with his left food? WTF?

[luciferincestus]

but he isn't its just a normal movement that happens when you play at those fast tempos using the ankle motion like roddy and kollias.

[MKiller5]

That can't be.. Cus he's playing totally flat footed, he ONLY uses his leg, so I gotta get a close on on that ^^

[luciferincestus]

When derek plays fast metal stuff with triggers like he does here he plays with his ankles there are plenty of videos that clearly show that(check the MD drummer fest thingy or hate eternal live vids.) and ofcourse when you play like this with you're ankles you're must be as flat as possible on the footboard.

[MKiller5]

ah .. I just watched I couple videos about him explaining his flatfoot technique, but that must be old/new or something.

But thanks :)

[luciferincestus]

No problem dude yeah this is an older video but he still uses ankle motion when playing fast with triggers but when he plays faster stuff without triggers he uses the flatfoot technique to get enough power but he can't go as fast as with the ankle motion.

[MKiller5]

I see, Thanks :)

[luciferincestus]

No problem dude glad to help out :)

[pablinquis]

derek uses the swivel technique

[MKiller5]

Ah, thanks :D

[MrEnoze]

with ankle motion it looks like.

[SriDys]

nope he use's flat foot technique, he said in a drum clinic

[Blacklorigine]

Does he play with a trigg in this video?(sorry, my english is bad)

[x1xNoisEx1x]

On the bass drum....

[granati21]

WOW DEREK IS AMAZING!

[MMoblit]

yeah im a all around metal drummer and i think blast are cool only if used properly like how derek uses them are tight.

[essentialbooty]

man i just cant get into blastbeats. they are cool to watch for a second, but musically i dont get it.

[aocidicoa]

You will with time.

[syth506]

Hes really good no matter what style you play thats skill so just please dont bash him there is 6 billion people on earth and everyone has a different way to veiw the world so what you like someone could hate

[apxeli]

This one was in ernie and bert go brutal 2 :)

[keanwoodfield]

I fucking loved the bit at 1:35 it was amazing, I wish I was that good

my favourite drummer by far

[thag911]

what band does he play for?

[FatherTicklefingers]

He plays for that super satanic death metal band called Slipknot. His demonic rhythm will land him a front row seat in Hell. He could have used his Thumping skills for something more appropriate like the Bible.

[BAAH4000]

dude why do you say something that is not even true?! the drummer of slipknot is joey jordison(nathan jonas jordison) and this guy derek roddy plays for hate eternal.yeah and on more thing: slipknot is NOT death metal! it's slipknot-metal. anyway derek is much better than joey.

[nifunifasoa]

hahahah RETARDED

[sonicblast123]

wow ur stupid

[ilovesoda]

HURR HURR very funny HURR

[FatherFiddleStick]

He will be raveged in Hell by Hillary Clinton for that demonic rythem he calls music.

[toadums]

you spelled rhythm wrong, go back to sunday school

[granati21]

wow ur rely fucking retarded

[drummerdick8290]

you are such a gimp

[Floopajoop]

(FatherTicklefingers) Way to be a retard dude. You sounded so smart with that comment. Have fun "thumping" bibles while Derek does what he loves to do. Idiot.

[BAAH4000]

hate eternal

[AlchemyDrummer]

Ahh. Thank God he changed to Meinl!

Paiste's sound is so... empty, compared to Meinls.

[bradydrumsrule]

i wish he stayed with paiste. they sound better than meinl in my opinion

[zZmekmekZzDrummerzZ]

dude you are sooooooo amazing you need to teach me this stuff..... HEY AMANDA!!! haha

[ilovesoda]

I caught myself masturbating to this, I really did, no joke.

[sonicblast123]

i dont blame u lol

[mufskeet318]

i dont know how this is a lesson but it gave me a boner anyway

[Dmully]

the title says lessons and solos. this is one of the solos/songs

[tanner196969]

it says part 4 there is 3 parts before it broken down

[nifunifasoa]

He doesn't use fingers techniques for the blast beats! i'll be like him >=)

[babbling4brook]

I agree that this dude can play! I would love to have his speed. But it could be a bit more creative and change up a little. The same fill gets old after a while.

But again, he's still very good.

S[p]encer

[PyroblastXXSoulFire]

I agree =]

he is creative. just in some of his video's he can play the same. showing off endurance :]

[1337DrummerNate]

@babbling4brook dude ive seen this guy play jazz swing drumming live. lol he did it to metal too

[alexaxxem]

@babbling4brook <<<<<<<<<<< once again description says HOW TO PRACTICE SPEED AND ENDURANCE not how to write better tom fills, i can see someone like you had to still show heart in saying hes a good drummer though casting a flaw about him, when the flaw was only yourself.

[JustAnotherDrummerJG]

@alexaxxem lol true man, i like how it got 10 thumbs up to XD and same with this joey bullshit, joey is a great musician in what he does, he may not be better technically tho.

[Pistolav]

@babbling4brook you know, i was thinking just the same thing. But then i looked at some other solos and he really is very creative, in other words a drummer amongst the best.

[letsago0]

@babbling4brook Actually, he's a very versatile player. This is just him in death metal mode. Look up some vids of him at NAMM, he gets groovy with his stuff. :)

[vamsterr]

@letsago0 hells yeah man, he's so good at heaps of stuff :D

[shreddmasterj]

@babbling4brook Its a lesson in death metal drumming, so he is doing just that. He has TONS more videos of his more "creative" side out there.

[Nergal945]

@babbling4brook Never gets old for me to be honest. I can sit and listen to this forever.

[swissrammsteinfan]

o_O

[Alisterbmx]

is there a dvd of this, with all the lesson on?

[thistoiletearth]

good drummers are good drummers period, who cares, they're all the shit.

[ROAHHHH]

You faggots need to shut the fuck up and go practice.. (buddy rich is the best)

[janken919]

I agree, this guy could use a NEW fill.

[JonasOfSweden]

Check his newer videos...

[R0CK0N5407]

i think calling everybody a foggot is retarded but i do agree that buddy rich IS and will b fer a very long time the BEST drummer.

[billypwns]

i gurantee tanner wouldnt even come close to this if he played everyday for a year. yea its fast and repetive but its a style dont watch it if you dont like it douche bag and he can do jazz too dont comment about ppl when you dont know who they are hypocrite

[tanner196969]

oh i forgot one thing..go fuck yourself

[tanner196969]

I'd rather the old style feel of drumming, snare drum ruderments..just good solid drumming... this shit has no groove and feel..much too repetitive also..it's all feet and single stroke..takes practice with speed but really not that hard

[Dmully]

its all just a new style of music man. let the music world take its path.

[metknott1]

uh...lmao

this has grove and feel

its not all double and single pedal...

you see his hands they are moving fast and around the drums like a real drum

the old crap doesnt compare to this that stuff is to easy

[tanner196969]

dont even compare the old style of drumming to this..this is robotic bulshit..no disrespect to this dude he's obviouly good at what he does..but it's the same shit over and over and over again..fast SINGLE STROKES why it's not?? Weckl, Bozzio, Gad, Paice, Bonham..you call that crap?? you fool!!and that music sucks as well...my opinion OK..but I'm right...LOL

[Skaflar]

If this really is as easy as you say, please perform it so I can see that it is, in fact, "easy, repetetive boring stuff".

[tanner196969]

never said it was easy.. it just takes practice but not too hard to figure out at all.. just a lot of speed and stanima...I have been a drummer for over 30 years.. I know a lot of 16 yr olds pulling off this stuff.. again no disrespect for this dude..he is good at what he does..I just dont like it

[Skaflar]

Then you don't need to tell us that you don't like it. We don't care if you do or not. But when you come here and then tell us it's nothing but robotic bullshit, you are going to raise some neck hairs. You don't have to like it, but you don't have to call it robotic bullshit, especially to everyone here who does like it.

[TapYouOut81]

Don't talk down about something you can't even play. This guy would smoke you on the drums.

[tanner196969]

how the fuck do you know what i can do and what i cant do...do you know me?? so shut the fuck up, who asked you!!

[nickelass18]

why the fuck do people talk about travis barker on death metal videos?

i hate people.

[miercodas]

LOL

[miercodas]

its my favorite death metal drums solo

[methane]

his right feet is so fast

[SicnessIsHere]

Sick feet doubles!!!! SICK!!!!

[sebbelanden]

he is prettty fast with his feets

[danlevy4]

I love his style :D

He's REALLY good !

well.. of course.. he's playing for 31 years lol

[lucadepu]

he definitely has more technique than travis

actually him and travis play in two different ways

one is a rock drummer and derek is a death metal drummer.

travis uses a single bass drum and derek two, so making a comparison is difficult.

[kevinniks]

im pretty sure derek can play whatever travis plays, but travis wont play this so easily.

[ElEmEnTsK8rR]

thats amazing i think thats better then travis barker

[albino6]

death metal has alot to do with time and coordination, look at bands like necrophagist, they're one of the most technical groups in music, and they're fast

[chthonicbf]

Crayo99999 your a fucking idiot you probably only wish you could play death metal drums like he does it takes cons of cordination and time its not just speed

[yXdrummerXy]

i love you

[CaviesPWN]

too bad you're wrong.

[Kashikimi]

GO DEATH METAL! Cavies correct

[abacacus]

yeah, crayo,m thats what i thought, then i heard necrophagist.

[calvinjaramillo]

crayo... id like to see you play any part of this at half the speed then talk to me about coordination. Please Youtube! There needs to be a button right next to spam that says "TROLL"!

[melvarg]

Are you fucking kidding its has a fuck load of coordination

[Hyperjudd]

kk damn Cunt I did, but think what u will stupid fucking ass

[Hyperjudd]

he didnt really teach anytihng

[wwwSICKPACKde]

because its part 4 watch the parts 1 to 3

[Hyperjudd]

i did but i mean did he want you to play this

[DreamTheater4life]

no he's just doing a solo semi-showing what he talked about at death metal speed.

[Hyperjudd]

oh ok I just wanted to be sure

[EternalV2]

Love the part a 1:22 Its my Fav part of this solo

[JuIsTheLaw]

This might seem weird but does anyone ever find themselves humming while playing drums? I do it subconsciously all the time, especially with faster death metal stuff, don't know why. Luckily its not quite loud enough to hear on recordings but if it was i'd be fucked!

[zyxwfish]

Dude from deeds of flesh does that aswell.

[JuIsTheLaw]

Really? How'd you find that out? Hamilton's awesome.

[zyxwfish]

I was`over at his place and heard him doing that while he was playing on an electric kit.

[JuIsTheLaw]

First i thought you were joking but your from fucking Inherit Disease! Respect! Loved 'Procreating An Apocalypse', and i just read that your gonna be a Mountains Of Death; see you there!

[zyxwfish]

I'm not on precreating but I'm the new guitarist. We are working on new material now. We have a different drummer than the guy on the CD so the next inherit will be a bit different.

[JuIsTheLaw]

Awesome. Good luck with everything.

[Sobepower999]

But im sure he isnt using them but if he is, ITS STILL AMAZING!

[Sobepower999]

Derek used triggers in the past but

I cant tell if he uses them here or not....But I know he isnt using them anymore...Which I MAJORLY Respect...I dont like triggers, never used them and never want to

[666SIRHC]

i keep hearing about triggers but i never got into what they are.

WHAT are they??

[ihaveguntdreams]

its a clip that goes on the hoop ring and touches the head. they play a simulated bass drum hit through a PA that gives and equal sounding hit for a small thud and a large boom... it keeps intensity but u dont have to waist as much energy... good for metal drums... not good for beats that require accents on the bass drum... such as what thomas lang does

[666SIRHC]

wow.

thanx.

now i knoe.

cool.

add me!

[Nekron19]

ahh, the sound of bass drums going that fast puts a specal feeling in me

[guiaanselmo]

he seems not to have mercy of his drums

[ihaveguntdreams]

its insane... cause he plays w/ intensity, but he has more control than anything

[Mudshower]

its a machine!! Incredibly how fast! I love it!

[dmethoxibit]

the ending was sick

[LethalInjectionRadio]

what tom and bass drum skins has he got?

[Njetomasgoff]

it looks like Evans to me, but I might be wrong.

[pere987]

exscelent, i like yor speed tombs and doble bass syncronysing! Thanks for lessons they are great, and this 4, 7 are excelent for inspiration. Every metal drummer who see this video would like playing like derek!!!!!!!!!!

[borakar]

is this lesson!? :P

[skofuzen]

wow...

[sam4231]

what a lesson this is. im guna go away and do it. lol

[HaRdKoReFaLeEfAy]

i cant play the fast fills, or the fast feet, jw any one know how to get better at those fast fills like for ex at 24-27 sec on the vid

[diffusiventity]

look at the 2nd and 3rd videos in this sequence. Practice what he shows you at a comfortable (while pushing yourself though) tempo. That will total to half an hour a day for... well how ever long you do it for. But you will notice an amazing difference in two months as long as you DO actually do it every day I can just about do the hand fills but not the feet or blastbeats. (my left hand starts to lag), but I haven't started the exercise yet.

[HaRdKoReFaLeEfAy]

thank you i will try it,

[DrumLover001]

I also find that to be true. I'm right handed and I follow these vids to a "T". My left hand lags alot when I right to do blast. I've been throwing in my own pratice everyday with just using my left hand on my Pratice pad. It also helps a great deal.

[MarvinMoshaka]

thats exactly what i started doing too man.

i got sick of only being able to blast with my right hand

[and id just hit the hi hats with my left at half the speed]

and so i sat there for a WHOLE DAY just using my left

so ever since then and other practice days

ive been trying to only use my left hand for blasting

but derek's videos are now my daily practice

i cant wait to see my results in 2 months

\m/

[matrixman770]

Sup dude, its been a month now since u made this comment. I was wondering how goes the derek roddy practice. Give us a vid or something to convince other drummers that this practice is def worth while.

Peace ;)

[MarvinMoshaka]

my blasting with my left is WAY better

if i get a memory card for my camera soon

ill post a vid

i still get kinda tired easily with my left

but hey, im getting there

[matrixman770]

Nice dude. I still am in need of at least a usb cable to upload my vidz on my pc and on youtube. Hopefully when I get it, I could show u some of my work.

I still haven't started on derek roddy's lessons, but I'm thinkin bout starting, specially since i'm loosing my technique and endurance...

[WhiteScion]

Do you play heel up or heel down on the double pedals?

[hellomynameisbob911]

on another video on youtube (i think it was the double stroke video) derek said he uses flat-foot double bass

[triviumrain210]

your not normal!!! damn good drumming skills. amazing thing is your doing all of this and it looks like your not even breaking a sweat.

[FatalShadowTsu]

easily one of the greatest drummers

[logandrums]

your not even tired

[logandrums]

how do u go so fast I can play what u are but your FEET HOLY SHIT how do u do it and your tom playing to wow please tell me

[ikebertho]

without a word....