"The Pursuit of Vikings" by Amon Amarth Drum Cover

[EliasMr1100]

your body goes like 2x speed!!!

[Slambanana]

Dude don't be afraid to hit those pedals!



[Jellybeanamania]

what heads do u hav on ur toms?

[Megaslaytallicathrax]

@Jellybeanamania They're aquarian performance 2 clear

[Jellybeanamania]

@Megaslaytallicathrax cool thanks

[Megaslaytallicathrax]

@Jellybeanamania Sorry dude I take that back, theyre actually aquarian studio x clear

[Jellybeanamania]

@Megaslaytallicathrax haha ok thanks, awesome cover by the way :D

[7796Nico]

Muy buen cover viejo!!....

[SadNecrophiliac]

wooow excelent cover /,,/

[LightIlluminatesMen]

beautiful :D

[TheDrummingClown]

Cool cover but you're way too stiff bro

[16Metallaro12]

you are a viking!

[x7VenGeaNcE7x]

Fucking awesome cover dude, i ended up playing my guitar along with ya . Only problem i had with ti was after the solo when you came back in you were sorta like playing one beat faster than the actual song, dunno if you just panicked a little or got caught of guard >.< apart from that awesome playing

[hunteri12]

men i watched your video 100 times. its so cool. nice cover! keep it up

[InTheFlameOfTheMaker]

Your set alone is a god, haha.

[jumper1294]

nice bass 

[pelikanenenen]

You play the song correctly, but man. You gotta loosen up a bit :)

[rockarolla306]

I always have dug this song, I'd say Odin guided your sticks, axes spears and swords well bro!

[333Lithium333]

how do you use that splash under your hi hat?

[182mAw]

2:43 WTF?!

Its a nice cover

[dantinio]

I Want to make a cover of this to but I think Im to bad since I only played for 7-8 months..: (

[klencc]

good fucking job brother I love it !

[noconflictbanana]

manliest song ever...

[Scylla1291]

dude would you do a cover of valhall awaits me?

[TheSlipKnotJoey1]

i thought your bass drums were triggered? cause there are not very loud! once agin nice hair!

[leonardturnertheseco]

GREAT YOU SHOULD DO METALLICA IT WOULD B NICE

[Arcturus24]

what a grip :D

[SuccubiLilith]

Your hair's awesome :|

[jacksonbaker94]

Why are most drummers skinny?

[POWohnomypants]

@jacksonbaker94 It probably burns alot of calories, idk.

[rockr4ever12]

@jacksonbaker94 Look at Gene Holgan hehehehehe

[TAMAMANMANTAMA]

As one drummer to another were not supposed to hate on each other just share music.Everyone who hates has no skill and is wishing they had a talent other than tryin to amuse their selves.Don't let that get to your head you have to let criticism roll off your back.Good cover great song.HORNS UP!!!!!

[HermeticaNoMurio]

2:41

[reix09]

i like it so much, great cover!! : D

[MrUcUcHa]

2:43 contra tiempo

[Jounizky]

Good cover, amazing kit and awesome snare! Love it! Sadly it gets out of sync but still it's pretty good!

[MrFuckBuckets]

can hardly hear the kick

[SubwayEater1991]

Good cover. Love the skull candy hesh man

[punkdario]

this is fucking fuking gooooooood

[DrummerSociety]

I just saw a comment from someone:

As a real drummer never troll about someons 's performance.

[69stringibanez]

did the spikes hit ur dink at anypoint?

[MarchtrenkerCODfreak]

nice, how long do you play the drums ?

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@MarchtrenkerCODfreak Going onto 9 years I believe. my videos dont give me any credibility tho since when the camera is on a tense up. meh... oh well.

[dangleberry9628]

@JohnTheDrummer88

I feel ya mate. It seems like the best things I throw out are when I'm in a silent house just jamming to myself. I have stage fright to the point where I consider a video camera a "stage". It sucks ass.

[Syn94]

@JohnTheDrummer88 I have the same issue, it's like, when there's a camera staring you down, it's un-nerving.

[nightmarealivemetal]

@JohnTheDrummer88 nice three years longer than me it sounds great by the way

[Celanism]

is this an dw your playing on? your new drum set is also a dw right?

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@Celanism Mapex, always been :)

[SejNemoresTk]

@JohnTheDrummer88 Hello great cover may i ask wich set is this from Mapex and how much cost?

[krieger1206]

A little bit going fast but great job man

[gilesreb]

back in high school i had a jam band and we used to cover this song, its incredibly fun to play on the drums. we used to get hammered drunk and play this and "for whom the bell tolls" and "number of the beast" among a few other things. this song was my favorite to play though, good cover man!

[PINQINQ]

good playin bro. Nice skullcandies I have the same pair :D I suggest investing in a pair of Vic Firth isloation headphones, they're only like 50 bucks and they're so much nicer for playing

[Brjostabarn]

you LOOK like Fredrikk Anderson

[MoreMetforMe]

Your Drumset is awesome:)

I think i play this as good as you... my "In-Head-Metronom" is more exact but my doublebass- speed isnt better than yours;)

[jspfgh]

Doesn't it feel a little uncomfortable to have those studded wristbands while your'e playin'?

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@jspfgh they can be. i attempted to play live with them a couple times and took them off half way through our set.

[JustAnotherDrummerJG]

@JohnTheDrummer88 i know someone who wore them while playing and he was sweating bad, and wiped his forehead with his wrist lol

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@JustAnotherDrummerJG NICE. i accidentally stabbed my floor tom with them, sucked.

[jillraydave]

Snargasm.....

[Gilda716]

John, gimme ur hair!

[spackxd]

Really nice work man! Hail ODEN!

[dozerman90]

no hate bro, but you should use the wrist to make the stick bounce, instead off using the entire arm. just so you don't get tired that fast.

but excelent cover man!

[superSpartanjunior]

Hey john one question: when i play this song and this part 1:30 starts the only thing i hear is the bass drum. why is yours so quiet?

Nice video by the way

[110566]

Rythm is good!!good crash and you hidt the drums hard enough! skilled playing!

[DramaticMoments]

Great job. :)

[Dynamomaximo]

pushing your hair behind you ears to keep it out of you face when doing something like drumming doesnt mean you have a mullet. the world is full of retards. retards who love to comment on youtube.

[Pianisteternity]

Nice job dude :)

[stefke891]

2:46 fail rhytm

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@stefke891 stefke... fail spelling.

[AnRaX1992]

@stefke891 Do you play drums?!?!? .. shut you f-ing pie hole...i believe you don't know shit about drumming...

[zagymetal]

@stefke891  from 2.42 -to - 3.51 total fail

[helloffire43]

dude u look like joe durt

[LaochWins]

I hate when people say I have a mullet. It's just the hair is tucked in behind the ear.

[XxLiveBaitxX]

yes bro, the mullet rocks and your set is one of the best sounding on YouTube.

[XxLiveBaitxX]

Great sound and 5 stars for the mullet!!

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@XxLiveBaitxX I have a mullet?

[redbeard126]

@JohnTheDrummer88 rock that mullet man i got a mustache yer so fuckin metal...lets ride in a brite white sports car!!

[xkamisorix]

Some parts are abit too fast but hey, still epic. Long live Amon Amarth! \m/

[imabitch4u]

damn i luv your crash dude! i have an aa metal x ride 24, and i think im going all the way to metal x cymbals

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@imabitch4u not sure if my last comment got posted, but yes, Metal X's sound VERY good, some of my favorites. AAX have some cool models too.

[imabitch4u]

@JohnTheDrummer88 i know! actually i have an hh power bell ride to, but the aa metal x ride `s are great ping and brilliant cymbals, thanks for your videos! you should do the last with pagan blood, a very classic and great song from the avenger my fav amon amarth´s album, sorry for my english im not good at this stuff

[KevinCarey]

ur snare sounds incredible

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@KevinCarey thank you :D

[sayurikobayashi]

;-) good job! u are cute!

[hukoj3]

the bass is very hard to sync with the hands!!! GOOD JOB!!!

[blastcrater]

u look very stiff here

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@blastcrater thats what she said... ... ... yes I know... its old too.

[blastcrater]

@JohnTheDrummer88 lol nice bro

[CoD3107]

i like it jeje yeah good job

[charlangasnalgas]

i havent played the drums almost in a year but ill be able to start playing again in a month and im gonna learn this song im so excited hha

[9912361062]

guud cover...man.....well playin...clap clap.....X infinity

[trolior]

how much did the kit cost??

[BreeBree1731]

Very good......you are awesome......5*

[Oimel1969]

I like your Kit Oo Nice work!!

[hmfvunit]

lol this is the best 1 xD ...

[Tobbemetallica]

Great cover.

[MRTHEGAMELOL]

how long have you been playing???

[JohnTheDrummer88]

@MRTHEGAMELOL since i was like... 14 or so... so 7ish years.

[MRTHEGAMELOL]

@JohnTheDrummer88 you are tooo good:D it is making me want a set now:P

[MRTHEGAMELOL]

the BEST on youtube by far:D

[vcairess2]

A M A Z I N G five stars for you man

congratulations

[BenjiTheMetalhead97]

i think you are the most epicest drummer on youtube.

[Tb0neZ5]

your are the most epicest english speaker on youtube.

[Axelrckr]

Just a question, you was drunk? xD

[JohnTheDrummer88]

i don't drink... this was a year ago... almost exactly.

[Axelrckr]

Oh i see, i didnt want to be rude, but i see you was to rigid

[metalleux39]

very good but it's fast

[Schleimkeimchen]

timing lol :-D

[2002451666]

hey do you know buckethead john

[rockerleon96]

omg close your hihat or set it up

[JohnTheDrummer88]

look at the comment below ;)

[SpaceFlunky1]

@rockerleon96 lol he cnt close the hihats his legs/feet are too busy with the two bass drums silly ^_^ nd to close them hell have to tighten them beforehand but who cares hes done a great job at it anyway :)

[Zachpaul95]

great job! the only thing i would say you need to focus on improving is your left hand, it just looks kind of tense, still, youre a great drummer!

[JohnTheDrummer88]

this was from almost a year ago ;)

[Zachpaul95]

well which one is the most recent :)

[JohnTheDrummer88]

"Violent Revolution" by Kreator.

[Drummer6666666]

good cover

[Dragonwatcher2008]

Well done but turn the music louder :-)

[Rogus1988]

awesome !

[Stalledrat9]

Amazing dude \w/ stay metal

[JohnTheDrummer88]

thanks a lot man. i should have some new videos up soon!

[DeutschMosku]

FUCKING EPIC!!!!!!!! : D

[tommymarinese]

i love your ride cymbal!!

[Commandaunt]

siiiick

[jordisonjunior1567]

ue so good u might be the drummer for amon amarth great job!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

[ChangoMetalero]

Great!!!! Good job my friend!!!! Greetings from Argentina!

[Kristype1]

Nice job on the bass drums. Accurate.

[israxx27]

Bueeeenaaa socio tocay la raja la bateria!

[joeyjordison321]

NICE COVER,GOOD JOB!

[StowyCity]

your drums sound really nicq

which sereies is it ?

[TommyOwnzU]

they're vx series. it says in his other video

[degen2233]

it gets a little out of sync at 2:40ish if the issue hasnt been addressed yet. excellent time-keeping regardless. nice little cover here.

[nostradamus285]

Great...i want to play drums

[reddy112]

man, i think you played it perfectly. KEEP GOING!

[ermmtimmy]

ever heard of timing you should try staying in time it helps a lot

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Thanks for pointing out the obvious and being a smart ass... next time I'll make sure it's just perfect for YOU and only YOU.

[ermmtimmy]

thank you much appreciated ,not really being smart ass is the basic thing you need to be a drummer

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Re-read your comment and tell me you weren't being a smartass ;)

[ermmtimmy]

no just how i phased it

[IonRocker5000]

@ermmtimmy massively ownt

[ermmtimmy]

keep practising anyway, i am sure you will be an awesome drummer (your good now BTW)

[IonRocker5000]

@ermmtimmy ownt hard

[odavid15]

la verdad no me mato tocando este tema en los de slayer suena mejor pero en este no se persivo mucho errores

[mars666satan]

very good cover but i hate triggers

[DCmaxx]

it's cool!

sure it's not hard, but everybody could say that without proving on youtube.

you did it very nice!!!

5/5

[MrShitHappens69]

damn dude. this is a great cover. You look like Petri Lindroos of Ensiferum/Norther.

[69aadicto]

2:45

[xBadOmen]

hey man. Good cover like always but I know you use triggers and since you play a lot of metal you should try turning up the sound on your bass drums. They sound good just a little quiet

[sulz47]

You're so damn good!!  5/5!!

[RagnarrSR]

IMBA + EPIC ! nothin else dude. RESPEKT ^^

[DoubleBass94]

it's without mics??

[goggiftw]

yo man what kit is that its pretty sweet? what heads aswell?

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Mapex drums. Aquarian heads... still unsure if I like them or not though :-\

[Northbowllanes]

well buddy i have to say u r the best quality cover yet ive seen today

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Thanks a lot!

[52571575]

hey men what mapex is that?

[JohnTheDrummer88]

VX Series... pretty low on the quality rating... but is fine for me.

[christcorpse87]

good!

[Xxsk8cgdxxX]

I'd give it an A+ if you didn't fuck up the harmony from 2:43-3:30, but besides that awesome job ^_^

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Honestly I cannot focus when I play while recording myself like this (unless in a live situation), I worry about messing up to much... to the point where I do.

[jiricek056]

fantastic playing!!!! :D:D

[nonhasthisusername]

not to complain or anything,cause you did a great cover,but your movements seems so stiff,try to loosen up a bit and relax:P

[xAkira1987x]

Non male, ma è un po tenco.

[PaynExploitation]

Great! :)

[coreysgarage]

my friend you have the right to be called a viking

[AmonBorgir]

I love your wristbands!

Nice cover too =)

[BeatzBoy93]

i fuken love this song

nice cover

[kvicken2000]

1,337 views

[JohnTheDrummer88]

Ahaha.

[fuckaputa]

lmfao

[Deathbringerful]

Dude , find a band !

[PHIL25061993]

awesome