Nick Pierce- Metal Improv Solo

[hollowuzi4life]

Lol yea

[bassboostmaster]

hahaha yourr horiible

[Frkzd338]

@bassboostmaster

Try watching his other videos, idiot.

[999lukey]

buddy rich eat your heart out haha

[xlhotlx]

are you related to adam pierce?

[wowrazzor]

Brb, picking up my jaw from the floor

[ScreamsForSilence]

props for being able to blast using traditional grip bro!

[MrGb87]

cocaine is a hell of a drug :/ haha jk your crazy man !

[TheNolanFest]

this is actually very amazing. haters can fuck off, cuz there really arent many drummers like this

[duodenor]

Lost for words.

[duddy74]

1:24 right hand guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhh

[oplanainfaker]

how can anyone dislike this?!?! make it better ! :D

[lockard34]

I can't sit at my drumset and feel proud of myself anymore

[drummerboy11695]

the fact that he can go that fast on traditional grip is just scary haha

[MadCrokodile1]

dude, you're like the best?

[VinylIsForever]

i think it was recorded slowleyer and then spedup

[xXxBuLLeTxXx1]

@VinylIsForever i thunk it was failded english and grammer were bad 

[VinylIsForever]

@xXxBuLLeTxXx1 I wonder how you would do in German...

[lavonster93]

nick pierce goes to guitar center....

guitar center explodes....

PWNED....

[musicisthemessage]

that is crazy man...i saw you guys at this small ass bar outisde orlando, fl with as blood runs black and i cant remember the other bands...you are a sick drummer bro!

[musicisthemessage]

I swear I saw this dude on tour with the faceless like...4 or 5 years ago. Tall Skinny dude with long hair who played insanely fast, traditional grip and axis pedals....ARE YOU THE DUDE I THINK YOU ARE? if not...i may have found your doppelganger...but not a ghostly counterpart...well maybe

[blastbeatshaman]

@musicisthemessage Haha yeah same guy duder, that was me. Check out my page for newer videos.Cheers

[michelpunkin]

wheuwhehuuu!! ^^... xD

[TheHeavymetalpenguin]

What the fuck dude? blast beats with the original stick grip?

[TheHeavymetalpenguin]

@TheHeavymetalpenguin crazy haha!

[thegoatbird22]

What the fuck just happened!

[aaronalwines]

u def deserve more attention, im suprised a huge mainstream metal/rock hasnt picked u up yet

[joschel97]

you are better than joey jordison dude that rocks you are so good

[KNOWYOURENEMY1518]

Dude, you're fucking beast.

[XavSch]

put some clothes on will ya? ;)

[duplacite]

@XavSch His drumming's too hot for clothes mate.

[Reapersden666]

im making a guitar track for this dude seriously whats your BPM on this? just so i know to make something at that tempo this is too sick to be just drums lol

[fuerchter]

sick hand speed, but the gravity rolls are very quiet (i don't play gravity rolls, but I guess you can't get the gravity roll to be that fast without being quiet?)

[7tacman7]

@fuerchter i don't do gravity rolls but if it is quiet you can always just use triggers, they can fix sound and you probably cant get that fast without the problem of volume but either way this guy's a badass drummer

[vansjunkie]

fuck you.

[bojorquez1234]

beautiful grip!!!!

[PositivelyBored]

You kinda look and play like Jason Costa of Diecast.

[Br0k3M3xican]

@PositivelyBored Jason Costa is from All That Remains :P

[bumba220]

@Br0k3M3xican True, but he played in Diecast for 9 years before joining ATR.

[Br0k3M3xican]

@bumba220 Oh no way? Thats awesome! Thanks!

[wavesatyou]

awesome!!!

[Flaitesexy]

NICE SPEED , WHERE IS THE GROOVE NOW?

[SinisterSkip]

@Flaitesexy

If you wanna see groove, there's tons of other Nick Pierce clips to check that show his creativity and groove.

[pricesmithmusic]

good thing hes got iso headphones on

[MisterJohnny2887]

@pricesmithmusic n u sir are autistic child.  :)

[ohmie6mapex6drummer6]

Blastbeatshaman Can you PLEASE tell me what kind of ride you have? not trying to overly say this, but you have the best sounding ride i've personaly ever heard.

[alienindahizouse]

Hey brother, I meant no offense, your fast....I mean freaking fast, but I am kind of use to a more refined craziness, for example Mike Portnoy. There is indeed a lot going on, but I have a solo that more along the lines of Neil Peart on "Exit Stage Left", tight, controlled, and a lot of weird off-beat stuff very different from each other but strung together quite nicely.

[CiRcAsk8xTyrant]

should be a goregrind drummer!! :p

[Steftone]

its a shame he left The Faceless. This guy got some seriously great ideas!

[randomvideoman87]

well. i quit lol

[Tyme2Die]

@randomvideoman87

I was a beginner when i first watched this and i was blown away, but i've improved a lot. Let me tell you, seeing improvement is probably one of the coolest feelings you can get.

[jimmaytonner]

lml>.<lml

[hobazzz]

i wish there r alot of subscription buttons to click it all xD

[mstablsta]

So sick had to watch it twice

[Sicherlichgodrum]

like the part with the gravity !

[Cboisen10]

jesus.....traditional grip blast.....very impressive

[heavymetaldrew]

Yeah! traditional grip blasting! amazing man. that shits not easy. 

[pearldrummer1290]

the guy from all that remains play traditional

[Wonderbread316]

@pearldrummer1290 Yeah but Jason Costa isn't that fast

[antonioaquila]

lol you got the original jazz way to hold a stick, and u can make it metal? thats badass bro.

[dtktjtx2]

I know AJ your old guitarist. He was working at the music store a marysville

[1mp4c7]

moeller rulez!

[EternalDeathhh13]

I now discovered this drummer!!! Awesome Technique!!!!

[michaelhayes69]

its so beautiful.... its so METAL

[TheFranticPedantic]

That blows me away, his speed with a traditional grip is crazy

[fatmanfalling]

epic double bass + gravity blast = fucking win

[overlord3069]

blast at 1:24 me cum

[mrpants16]

Amazing man,

your so fast it looks like you sped up the video.

keep up the good work.

[Unloadedx5]

BEAST!

[phuKKah]

His left hand is killing me

[XTXcalVinXTX]

@phuKKah WITH AWESOME

[dsneiper]

SHIT

Oh dude it´s  realy realy awsome D:

[whiplashrunaway69]

that is the first time i have ever seen a gravity blast used while a person is playing. all i ever see is demonstrations. that was really awesome dude. you're really fast. do you have a trick???

[thispagesux]

check out john longstreth from origin

[chrissyre89]

yeeeeah very nice :)

[doodalydoodaly666]

Is it just me or does this guy look exactly like Ashton kutcher ( I hope that's how u spell his name) :)

[OpenCasket19]

@doodalydoodaly666

Exactly what i was thinking.

[yesok666007]

fuckk you jajaja yeahh very very cool i am from mexico tocas chingon hermano yeahhh

[TurtleyPompato]

BEASTLY!

[largemoose]

wtf

[TheShredworthy]

those gravity blast hurt my brain

[timma1]

NIck now plays for culling the weak.

Check my vids, i just uploaded a vid of him playing with them live.

[lizardx10]

your such an awsome drummer :).

[timmay1561515]

sickkkkk brooo

u play like all that remains drummer

with ur left stick

[Addpyn09]

Gravity blast was sick

[omusubikoron]

nice!!!!!

[oreokillah]

This guy is a fucking animal.

[LUCELAN]

insane!!!

[NeonBlack7]

Really good work.

[farouqleftback]

why does he look like criss angel

[inthepants117]

MIND FREAK

[omaha0bugaha]

Not only is he playing really fucking fast, but keeping tempo and time. I push myself to play fast and my arms and feet don't want to move. Bravo. Amazingly talented. And for people who think it's sped up, you need to watch the rest of his body that isn't his hands and arms.

[Deathloc45]

okay that is fucking badass this guy plays metals with a classic drum stick grip

[DeadlyNinjaDrummer]

@Deathloc45 Its called traditional grip =]

[megaflummo]

@Deathloc45 yea it's fucking sick :O the drummer in all that remains does the same and I still cant belive how the hell he does that :O

[martingonz1]

@Deathloc45

lol well actually he holds a right handed traditional grip,

and theirs 3 ways to hold your sticks,

Traditional (American)

French, and German, French being holding your stick at an angle farther than 45 degrees and German below an angle of 45 degrees

[Deathloc45]

@martingonz1

everyone vote this up. DUDE I DON'T GIVE A F,UCK I'M JUST SAYING ITS COOL

[martingonz1]

@Deathloc45

Lmao FAGG chill out

[SunChipsINC]

@Deathloc45 your an idiot...

[jackfrosty399]

@SunChipsINC Ironic comment is ironic.

[SweetLouMM]

@Deathloc45

i think the name is.....traditional :]

[lastdrawnbreath]

why would you play traditional style? it looks sorta annoying, but dude...you're fucking amazing so it doesn't matter XD you didn't speed your video up at all...

[tribaldrummergod]

Actually no i have to say you are wrong. I have personally seen him play the drums and he really goes that fast.

[Darren0931]

you can wickid tell he sped it up at some parts

[lastdrawnbreath]

wrong.

[dogpootasteslikeyumy]

if he sped it up iin certain areas it wouldnt flow, and his body would randomly be moving rediculously fast

[louievondoom]

what parts? i didnt find any that looked fabricated or faked

[music5931]

what drumhead does he use ?

[OfficialDrumsNdSkate]

AWESOME!@!!!! Do you think you could make a tutorial video on how to blast with traditional grip?

thanks!! :)

[ljgchico1324]

psht; my cat can do that xD ..but HOLY COCK THATZ AMAZiNG

[00NeVaN00]

i own you big time xD

[00NeVaN00]

and my grandmother can do better xD

[iamChrisUC]

Jesus Christ broski.

Nice drumming.

[shadowlorde]

blastbeats in trad grip?!?!?!?! i just shit myself

[kraastopher]

A lot of the older jazz greats could do the same thing, sometimes even faster. That's not to say that this isn't talented. This guy is very, very good. People just aren't used to seeing traditional grip with blast beating in metal.

[messedupmayhem]

0:05-0:15 OMFG YES!!! I need a clean pair of underwear now...

That's fucking awesome. Nick Pierce, you are officially an idol.

[Koshak1991]

hooly shit...

[Lawlbunnies]

does not compute.

[MillAreo]

bet you suck

[im1just1here1]

says alot...

[Petter178]

Speed is skill, faggot.

[iplaywithnoshoes]

Old video, his creativity has been upped recently. Look at his newer vids.

[skylineian]

1:07 = dope.

[RileyHxxC]

lol woops i remved my cmt :p

well enyways damn dude u machine XD

[Charlz88]

fucking ... kickass... dude, what's your gear there cause the other jelly drumset is diff.. which one do u have?

[dissected133]

almost TOO good....

[alienindahizouse]

Oh, by the way, John Bonham played about 10 times slower than this guy and is dubbed one the worlds best drummers to have ever lived. Speed ain't shit when you've got heart. And this guy has NOTHING but speed.

[MisterJohnny2887]

@alienindahizouse hey dude....Watch what ur sayin....Can John Bonham do gravity blast? can John Bonham do traditional grip blast? double pad? definately no...ur just tryin to protect the legend name....sometimes Modern Drummers are better than Legendary drummer...Just accept the fact....Dont dEny The Truth....that Nick Pierce is better than John Bonham...in every way....i respect John bon ham..but once again...,, FacE THe TRuTH..!!!! BAbe

[alienindahizouse]

@MisterJohnny2887 You seem to forget that John Bonham used a five piece kit and never used a double base pedal. Just remember, even Mario Andretti can't go from 0-60 in 3 seconds driving a dump truck!!

[blastbeatshaman]

@alienindahizouse You should take a look at my other vids bro, this one is 4 years old. Your right this was sloppy to a degree, my technique is what it is. But youll see theres way more substance to my playing than what is in this video. Search my profile for my newest videos Aeon Symmetry, Equivalent Exchange, and put on your party shirt. Watch those and tell me what you think

[MisterJohnny2887]

@alienindahizouse so wat u ryin to proove ? john bonham is better?... tats like the worst judging ever man

[pricesmithmusic]

@MisterJohnny2887

why the hell are you guys comparing him to john bonham?

this dudes obviously a good metal drummer, but speed doesnt really mean much elsewhere.

and don't make fun of my autism,

[Tyme2Die]

@pricesmithmusic

Speed doesn't mean much 'elsewhere'? You don't know what you are talking about obviously.

[pricesmithmusic]

@Tyme2Die I don't understand why would that mean I don't know what I'm talking about.. so please explain.

What I meant by that comment was that metal drumming does not translate well to other areas of drumming.

The reason I say that to him is because his other improv videos are pretty much the same, heavy hitting and no groove

My original intention of commenting is to give my 2 cents... that being, why would you compare a classic rock drummer with a modern metal drummer? "apples and oranges"

[blastbeatshaman]

@pricesmithmusic First I dont see why anyone is trying to compare me to Bonham, he owns me and most every other drummer regardless of genre or era. Second, speed IS NOT everything and does have applications in every genre when used tastefully. And I do believe metal these days has incorporated ALOT of other genres and styles quite well into the mix. BTBAM for example. Otherwise everyone who commented about groove needs to watch my newest videos to make solid judgements, this vid is shit IMO

[pricesmithmusic]

@blastbeatshaman Lol I appreciate the comment. You really are a good drummer, you should come to Berklee! It's fun :P

[Tyme2Die]

@pricesmithmusic Tomas Haake

[pricesmithmusic]

@MisterJohnny2887 you're retarded

[pricesmithmusic]

@MisterJohnny2887 he didn't because he never had a reason to. He didn't play metal, that kind of drumming wasn't really around and he had no reason to practice it.

if you were defending nick on terms other than chops it would be one thing, but 1 chops can easily be improved, 2 chops < taste (not saying he's not a tasteful metal drummer)...

basically watch your apples and oranges man. :)

[alienindahizouse]

He is sloppy as hell, and he is way out of timing. If any real drummers saw this, they would understand...he is all about showy technique and nothing to do with heart and inspirational beats. Just another show off who could probably not keep time with "Us and Them" if their life depended on it. Keep up that caffeine level dude...all show and no substance.

[Lawlbunnies]

i suggest you watch his other videos before you talk shit. Also, speed is generally the thing to look for in technical death metal. Also this is improv, just making it up as he goes along, i doubt u could do nothing like this.

[tony13fg]

agreed that death metal drummers are good. as like the amount of energy but if you could point me in the direction of a really dynamic deathmetal drummer id appreciate it. one drummer i think you should check out would have to be bobby jarzombek i think you'd like his playing

tony the drummer

[Lawlbunnies]

yeah hes real good, i llike his style. I made that comment before i watched other videos of nick pierce, and i find a lot of his stuff more diverse than this. i find it a bit repetitive at some points.

[steviousdevious]

wow your bad ass!!! what happened with you playing with the faceless.

[surlybikes13]

makes travis barker look like shit

[DeuceDeuce0331]

tottaly agree, metal drummers are so underrated

[elfgrin]

metal everything is underrated. no other guitarists compare to metal. hell even screaming takes practice to do properly

[Neptune0100]

@surlybikes13 he's not even worth mentioning

[ch847]

@surlybikes13 because travis barker is shit

[zombiedrummer]

@surlybikes13 travis barker is shit......

[overlord3069]

@surlybikes13 that isnt hard to do...

[InanimateKillers]

... you would be an amazing metal drummer..

[LHondrums]

yeeah traditional grip death metal drummer :D

i was waiting to see that!! great stuff!

[johnnyveeXcore]

this is so good it scares me

[dwub54]

This guy has sick frukin hand speed man!!!!!!!!

[ACMetan]

One word: Microphones

[chichi1619]

yeah, cuz they don't cost money these days.

[flashes94]

holy shit dude....that was fucking sick....

[Shortys240]

Faceless' best drummer.

Hands down

[l3mm1w1nk5]

Planetary Duality II, crazy double bass. i agree with you.

[x2xtreme360]

Nick Pierce didn't record Planetary Duality

[fulham552]

he's so fast it looks like the video has been sped up. that's one hell of a talent

[rene1OOO3]

gravity at the end was amazing haha

[kanyeeast99]

can you do pestilence on drums?

[GuitaRDudE6722]

btw, AND youre doing all this in bare fuckin feet?!?

[creepingdeathnu]

haha, a lot of drummers play bare foot.

[GuitaRDudE6722]

lol my thoughts

1:07 or so: "damn thats a nice heavy beat..."

1:20 "toppin it off, still pretty heavy..."

1:24 "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?!?" insanity bro...

[inrth1134]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU BLAST WITH TRADITIONAL GRIP!!!! my mind has been blown, in fact im sitting next to my mind its so blown

[cynicaldrumming]

i love how you play metal with traditional grip

learn the rules and then break em

awesome man

[andisjuq]

wowowow ..dude,,,,,dat ws freegn g8t!!!!

ihv seen ur other vid....bt this is simply tight

[b0rg0]

holy..fukin..shit!

ive never seen blasts so god damn fast as that! how do u even do that? im a drumer n i can get my blasts the same as u start them but 1.20min in thats intense as all shit!

keep up ur drummin man, u hav a new fan!

[asphixa]

it is called gravity blast i think, its not that hard once you got it..

[danubastard]

1:25 really f**k me good, that speed was bravaza.

[codyoliver09]

clean gravity blast at 1:25

[holderofhope1]

Hey nick! whats up! haven't seen you since high school! badass solo! Sumner High Rocks!!!!!!

[Domrox96]

how the hell can this be real?