Todd Hansen - The Berzerker - Heavily Medicated

[MASTERSOFGRIND]

Berzerker is still in my opion the best band ever !!! all the other are weak fucking copycats!!!

[dimeink]

this is toddy a good friend of mine one of the best ppl ever to walk this planet and possibly one of the best drummers, im actually in a band with toddy (not the berzerker) and this is all real speed and real talent

go hard general Hhoh!

paa me another gary will ya!

[JosiahSCooper]

As a drummer, I know this takes a lot of hard work and practice . . . Talent wouldn't hurt either, as that would just make it easier.

The blast beats he does are beyond my playing capabilities; I can only hope to achieve this as of now.

[DemonosSilvast]

He totally deserves his reputation!!! Finland hails!!! Is he Guinness World Record drummer??? Seriously... He kicks ass!!!

[xBASSBOOMx]

...this is just retardedly fast.

[Scoztrix]

omfg

how?!

[vikingwizardeyes2121]

The guitarist in my band said that this guy drums so fast that it just looks like he's holding big wooden triangles in his hands.

[MrFagjew]

bet he can wank quick

[DrKuryakin]

watch those sticks go hahaha

[Grotec13]

People who call this talentless probably are dumb enough to understand that music is so different coz people have different talents besides musical and different people have DIFFERENT TASTE IN MUSIC.

and I bet Todd is proud that he has haters, coz music is all about wakeing up different emotions, includeing hate :D Some people just don't get it)

[maveriksword]

i plab to be him one day. hair, talent and everything in between

[brendanvdrums]

get those pinkies in toddy :P

[NiceCameltoeBabeh]

Orgasm.

[ClintDuza]

very impressive but I love a good groove lol :-) his technique is perfect, If i was a drum and bass producer I would hire him, fuck a drum machine!

[R1DDL3RS]

This isn't that hard imo, I still think he can do better than me :) but Jesus christ his arms must be really strong cos the speed at which he hits those drums and speed, I'm gunna go and lie down...

[TheAngis99]

Freaking brutal I'm 15 and I wish I was that fast

[Burrendrummer]

total extreme boring fucking drumming or whatever

[LordChiodo]

I don't like this style but wow ive never seen anything like this.

[necronominate]

are their drums triggered? how do they make that killer gabber techno sound?

[R1DDL3RS]

I like these drummings but I hate the actual song cos the vocals scare me and deter me from listening -.-"

[theboyofthat]

@R1DDL3RS Pussy

[surenopimp]

@R1DDL3RS Wow dude really how can music scare you?much less the berzerker lol if your scared of his vocals you would be really scared of black metal vocals...i know where you're coming from thoughbefore i got into this music i didn't understand it and i felt kind of the same way once you get used to it though you will like it.

[R1DDL3RS]

@surenopimp This makes me want to get vocal lessons, not pussy ones :s

[surenopimp]

@R1DDL3RS Hell Yeah is there even such thing as death metal vocal lessons?? everything ive learned so far is on my own from practicing

[gtrulez]

I'm Glad i'm not his Neighbour :)

[Jyvve]

It's not my kind of music style, but i gotta admit he got a hell of a talent there!

[biocideband]

it takes a looooooong time and a lot of practice to get that fast. even getting solid gravity blasts takes a long time.

doing shit that todd does is insane

[TheBerzerkerMusic]

Fucking awesome! btw can anyone answer me this? do The Berzerker sell the shirts(that Todd is wearing in the video) for merch? or is it just theirs?

[azragnotna]

i think theyre exclusively for the band members cuz ive been looking for one and cannot find and ive checked everywere possible

[TheBerzerkerMusic]

dammit, well...oh ok, I guess I'll have to find a different one, because I've got the Reawakening shirt, but it seems like they're out of all their good shirts

[ithammertime]

LONG LIVE THE BERZERKER

\m/!!!!!

hahahahah ur all jelosue u guys cant play like that

and wat hes doing would take years of practise

TODD!!!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!

even thogh this is old heheh

[BeanieBabyLuv]

Very niceee. [:

Oh well, the Flamer's should get a life anyhow. They just envy your drumming.

[mathizle]

really fuckin nice!!

[ryangaston88]

Todd hansen is awesome!

i just have a feeling he isn't as tight as gary thomas (drummer on dissimulate)

[Leatherfaceification]

He is as machingun.

[mctrlsys]

Dude, the whole "this band sucks" really means nothing. The fact is that they are doing what they want and most of us are not. I am sick of the flame wars on these things.

[DarthFizz]

If he is single stroking those 64th notes (The even faster ones in between the 32nd notes during the blast beats) then he will be recognized as a god.

[Mereaper666]

this guy is fuckin fast, why do people have to call drummers like him shit or talentless, he's not going to change his drumming style just to suite all you mindless posers and what you call "talent"

[Masterscotts1]

talent yes, he is doing what he wants to, yes, in my personal opinion, i cant stand the throat thing. I dont recognize that as talent, but that's just me

[NekroWolf616]

@Mereaper666 and @DjJonasty my words exactly!

[darkNismox]

@Mereaper666 He is talented, but this video is obviously sped up... which takes away from his "talent"

[Woozerziez]

@darkNismox It's not sped up... He is actually just a very fast drummer. I mean, he loses some technical ability at such high speeds and has to do less complex beats. But holy shit is he fast.

[XQriousX]

@darkNismox This guy has an actual world record in blastbeat speed, so the video is definately not sped up.

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@darkNismox Look at the cymbals fool, they move at normal speed as cymbals do when you hit them, fail at being a troll, fail at life

[darkNismox]

@CardgamesonYoshi Its actually the framerate that is off. Troll? Suck a dick...

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@darkNismox I'm the Troll, riiiight

[darkNismox]

@CardgamesonYoshi No, obviously just stupid. Never called you a troll...

[KurdtKobain09]

@Mereaper666 Dude it depends what they call talent. Real musos and pro drummers may say this guy is pretty damn basic, just fast, which is all physical. Non-musos or even people who appreciate fitness may say this guy is one of the greatest drummers of all time. It just depends. I can see both sides, how he is playing basic beats, but how fucking hard it is to get it that fast!

[KurdtKobain09]

@Mereaper666 but then again, there is the insane talent of actually being able to keep perfectly in time with a tempo that fast...

It just comes down to peoples preference. Whether they prefer techincal and difficult rythmes, or speed and physical rythmes.

[ForcedAmplexxxus]

@Mereaper666 haha 95% of those people are fail guitar players and the other 5% are trolls.

[Mereaper666]

how does he suck

[DjJonasty]

then you do it better. i think you get a heart-attack before you can finish the song

[TharxGamma]

@DjJonasty Haha well said mate

[nikespa]

very extreme and speed....

[theDMINking]

man !! sick,my buddy runs a berzerker site get at usa!!! awesome!!!!

[zevvay]

the awsome thing about berzerker is you can tell a song just by hearing the drums alone:)

[gumbootiner]

Oh my fuck, he's soooo fast. Looks like he's using an iron cobra here but in the tatu cover, he's using an axis. What is is pedal of choice?

[TheSavageMessiah]

the pedal looks lika an iron cobra, but i could be wrong.

[YouMoreable]

You're not.

[joeplaysdabass]

He had an axis on the berzerker's us/canada tour

[DudeCarsMyWhere]

Crazy drummer

[Rectoragia]

usa el pedal mas verga de todosss

iron cobraa xD especial pa nuveiss xD weno yo tengo es e:P

[sarahjude]

Look at his pinky finger on his right hand when he plays the rat-a-tat drum. Does that mean he's classy?

[back2bay666]

OK, never mind the whole "technique" thing. Being a drummer, this is AWSOME drumming! no matter how you look at it!! Quick feet.... i mean FUCKING quick feet, Blast beats, and all the while INSTANTLY changing from drumming right handed to left handed! you didnt notice that, did you?!

[crapper]

all of you shut up if you dont like it who givs a shit

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

That snare is so annoying. The Berzerker sucks ass. Techno fags.

[Staticshriek]

Just cause your brittle ears cant take, dont be a fuckin bitch bout it.

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

no hes blasting like a little girl having a temper tantrum.

[Staticshriek]

If you didnt notice bro hes blasting everything, not just the snare. what ever, tastes vary but this is brutality at its finest

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

nothing brutal about techno

[Staticshriek]

Thats where youre wrong though a year ago i would be with you on this one. theres a couple forms of "techno" more brutal than most metal or grind out there, speedcore is fuckin mean

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

i beg to differ

i stay true to real death

Carnal Decay>>>>>Berzerker

[Staticshriek]

what ever suits you. but ide advise not be so closed minded

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

im not saying you can't like anything

im just saying it cant be called brutal because its defying things that shouldnt be. it could serve as a good gateway to good music for the kids someday. but i hate this band for destroying a carcass song and being crowned as so brutal. when all i hear is tired and boring core music.

[Staticshriek]

i see what you mean bout the carcass song. but defying things that shouldnt be? isnt that what metals about?? brutality is always about pushing the parameters and wast the early brutal shit accused of the same thing? but i get where your coming from

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

i just dont think that this should be counted as brutal seeing as its not nearly as agressive as old school stuff.

i understand you being a new school kid and it's all good. but im more of the old school persuasion. im used to the shit going as agressive as it gets.

[Staticshriek]

Right on, never grew up with old school stuff so maybe i dont appreciate it as much as i should comparatively. any band you'd recomend?

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

To give you some straight up agressive shit try Wormed, Carnal Decay, Malevolent Creation, and some Decrepit Birth.

[AntimatterProject]

@SadisticNeurosurgan

Yeah, that's not aggressive to me .... It's rather, boring ...

@ vantage:

Yea, he is really nice, but I prefer Chris Adler of LoG ^-^

[vantage131]

as far as drummers, one of my favs is dave lombardo from slayer.. search for his drum clinic video #6

[LewisGuitarShredder]

Dude, and band id recomend are cannibal corpse, fuckin awesome!

[AntimatterProject]

@SadisticNeurosurgan

Yah, you stay "true", just like those other "true" faggots.

People like you aren't needed to bitch about other genres. Did you know that the term 'brutal' is strictly subjective?

I got tired of boring death metal. It's just the same as 200 other bands out there. This has been something refreshing to me, just like terror. Staying 'true' is like saying, I'm too retarded, too cool and too arrogant to accept new stuff, SadisticKnowitall. Now go fuck yourself, and stay true.

[brokenground]

well mostly bad from this video, if you watch the beaters on the kick they seem to be going way to far forward then necessary and on to of that the drummer looks really funny and uncomfortable while playing, but on the good side i like his dreads......

[Mrocznakupa]

:O:O:O:O:O

[DagonMetalMusic]

this guy is so shit, hahahaha

[joesakik89]

hes no shit hes an excellent drummer, not the best but still a good drummer i would like to see you play drum n does those gravity beat (I know its not impossible my friends play those 5 years ago) but this is technical kinda like psycroptic. its hard so if u play drum n ur better than him yeah u can say that but I doubt ur better than him

[DagonMetalMusic]

Not to be arrogant but I am :/ I've placed a lot of work on technique. This guy really is not good.

[joesakik89]

no ur not being arrogant i recogn this to b easy to copy coz hes always using gravity beat on snare... thats kinda anoying. while necrophagist drummer(forgot his name that bastard) is doing gravity beat while changing from snare to tom to cymbals... but you gotta admit you need technique on this even tough this is not the most technical stuff to make

[DagonMetalMusic]

Well... Yes and No. Deathmetal drumming can be VERY tech.. technique is everything. This guy has none of it. Romain Goulon is a technique master, he is so relaxed and really clean! Anyone who thinks this guy is in George's or Romain's League is rather ignorant.

[AntimatterProject]

@DagonMetalMusic

It's not because someone chooses a certain style to follow, he can't play other things with style ;-) You can't possibly know a musician by checking out one band of his ...

He does have technique. Did you ever think about the fact that it isn't NEEDED in these drumlines, hmm?

[DagonMetalMusic]

Then you know nothing of technique.

[AntimatterProject]

No, you're just failing at speeds, so you say he doesn't have technique, which makes you feel better about yourself. Actually you failed at drumming, but you just whine about technique. I know your kind. Eventually they get hated by their friends for being gaywads that keep criticising others, while they can't do it themselves.

You people FEEL cool, but you aren't.

Tadaaam. Problem solved.

I call it, technique. Technique isn't everything, neither is speed, but that's not the point. Point=ur gay

[DagonMetalMusic]

Lol.

You trying the mature strat?

You're a fucking moron.

[AntimatterProject]

@DagonMetalMusic

Looks like you won't get it. Go play with your Barbie instead of bothering people.

Bye my love :3

[PdPdrums25]

That's exactly what it means. Douchebag.

[CHA0SD3LTA]

Robotman is Robot

[msbsevensixseven]

one of thje most talented drummers i've seen on yt. keep up the great work.

[DagonMetalMusic]

you obviously have never seen any other drummers... look up george kollias, derek roddy, romain goulon and so on. get educated, this guy is pathetic.

[MurderManifesto]

This guy is in the exact same league as george kollias. Granted I like George more, that doesnt mean i'm going say he is shit.

[DagonMetalMusic]

ARE YOU ON CRACK? This guy has fuck all technique. He doesn't even look as though drumming comes naturally. You have blasphemed against George! To hell with you!

[HammersmashedTaco]

so they gonna record with real drummer, instead of drum machine? if so sweet

[ryangaston88]

nah. i think he is only for live.

[SynysterConor]

he's both they use electric drums in the studio though

[DreamTheater4life]

no they've used a drum machine for the first, and third through this one. they used a real drummer on the second

[darkernights]

he's a machine!!!! amazing!

[Gorthorn666]

Holy Shit!

fukken amazing!!

[smufmigeifmig]

at 25-26 he makes a mistake on the bassdrum. hes still good though. i cant play it

[Edd731]

Fook me he is ace. I met him after their gig in Plymouth right after the mass brawl. Really nice bloke. Look at him batter those skins!

[buggs83uk]

WHOOP!!! GO 'ZERK!!!

[HAMODA56]

AMAZING! He makes it look so easy! Awesome!

[Bloodsomme]

One of the reasons I like berzerker...they always come up with amazing drummers!!

[obscure666wolfman]

look at this guy...it doesnt even

seem like he gets tired! haha

[andrewstevendavis]

Werd

[arconda666]

yeah!!! brutal!!!

[mozza86]

fucking brutal

[ebilgrodo]

one of the fastest drummers i've seen

[vulgarscreams]

FUCKING BRUTAL!

i loved it!

he's gonna be the live drummer for the tour!?

cheers!

Nick "Coprophagilicious Stillborn" Young

[mephisto40]

Yeh he is :)

[vulgarscreams]

BRUTAL! thanks :D

they comming to America?

[mephisto40]

I dunno, lol. I saw them in nottingham in the uk last night. Said they were touring all year tho so theirs a good chance they'll be in the us