thomas lang blastbeat

[Villex93]

Not single stroke double bass.. meh

[TannerGr8rix]

"IKnowEverythingOk" is trolling this video. Don't pay any attention to those comments. They're just an attempt to get attention by bothering drummers.

[IKnowEverythingOk]

@TannerGr8rix fuk u gay boy

[IKnowEverythingOk]

joeey jordison is better

[adam1ooo]

@IKnowEverythingOk Lol, nope.

[IKnowEverythingOk]

@adam1ooo uh go lisen to rainin blod by slipnot i think it is all blast beat

[farizrosoel]

@IKnowEverythingOk jordison ? go watch derek roddy videos

[IKnowEverythingOk]

@farizrosoel sounds reel gay no thnx

[farizrosoel]

@IKnowEverythingOk gay ? ah you must be retarded

[IKnowEverythingOk]

@farizrosoel your mom suked on my dick so fuk u

[ThePoptropicaVideos]

@IKnowEverythingOk Hey, I just checked recent activities and all you do is complain. You complain on covers saying it's really bad and you also swore. Jeez don't need to be so harsh. Also, every metal drummers has their own style OK? It's not like all of the drummers has the same style. And another thing it's not about what they wear. It's about the inside not the outside.

[ElScOtChMan]

@IKnowEverythingOk Jordison metalhead present, let´s prepare ourselves to hear a lot of bullshit HAHAHAHAHAHA

[IKnowEverythingOk]

@ElScOtChMan lyk said go lisen 2 rainin blud by slipnot thats all blast beets bi joey jordson this guys is wearin a soot. DORK

[pannuzzohop]

@IKnowEverythingOk Raining Blood by who? It is slayer not Slipknot...

[TannerGr8rix]

@pannuzzohop You're feeding the troll...

[pannuzzohop]

@TannerGr8rix i don't care about him.. i just came here to learn something :) ignore is the best, i guess..

cheers

[jshields01]

Awesome drummer, technically amazing. Not very metal though

[mammallica]

Blast beat with traditional grip while he's speaking in german! Doesn't get any better:D AHa

[kohlllll]

What are those kick drum pads he is using called?

[WD160P]

@kohlllll Roland KD-7

[amithabajan2]

His legs look giant in proportion to his body. Very impressive playing though.

[TheFireboy699]

Fuck.

[Direksone]

Nice, but no one does it better than Mike Smith:)

[smegweevil]

I fell off my chair. Amazing!

[stevendiazzz]

yes amazing but i agree Roddy!!!

[ter50]

Tomas is a fuckin' great drummer but let the blast beat technique to Roddy and Kollias

[hayhaymanhay]

Those are some wacky looking pedals....

[bloomtoferal]

what are those kick pedals? why are they like that?

[velocityrock124]

good but get a real kit. electronic kits are for pussys

[bmm665]

First blastbeat was good, second one well, wasn't even a blastbeat. Thomas Lang is a beast though.

[Fatalz1337]

lol 1337 likes :D:D

[dreadtodred]

 guy is excellent

[DD8081]

those shoes make me want to kill him

[Imrez]

Not much of a blast-beater. I've never heard anyone play double stroke -blas beats. Why? Because it sounds like shit.

[wakanno1]

fucking hitler!!!

[SeriouslyLooL]

@wakanno1 your are really an idiot.. I'm not even german but you need to show some respect.. you pathetic little cunt!

[851852093114208513]

@wakanno1 Yes, because the man born 30 years after WWII ended is obviously responsible for the Holocaust -.-

[keeosk]

while watching his movement is impressive, the sounds that he made gave me a headache, and made me piss blood

[theSetNailers]

im surprised the camera didnt lag

[trinston13]

I think I smell defeat for Chuck Norris

[colby8910]

THA CONTROLL!!!!!!!!

[herman5050]

If the Nazis had Thomas Lang, we'd all be speaking German now.

[dublekik2]

i've read alot of the comments here. some benign, some unexpected, some shocking, and some just plane ridiculous! as with all music and entertainers, once it reaches a certain level it's all good. it just depends on what you like to hear and see. how do you judge who's the best when it's all a matter of opinion and choice? Thomas is incredible. and there are thousands incredible in there own right too! like me!! lol.

[MySabber]

He should make Grindcore!!! :D

[Grindgodgrind]

Nice to see somone who's so schooled in drum techniques taking blastbeats seriously. Awesome!

[bounty2444]

johnny cage in the beginning?

[Hemyli92]

holy fuckin' shit ! he's good !

[NorthrendProductions]

Hah, blasts with a jazz grip: never seen that before.

[dragonforce098]

@NorthrendProductions the drummer for All That Remains blast with jazz grip....it's bad ass seeing him play metal like that

[somebodyjones2]

god, this music sucks. he's a good technical player, though. fucking annoying as hell, but good

[armstrongbrosband]

I think he broke the sound barrier at 2:00

[toberlincom]

it's so amazing, I never seen someone moving his fingers and feet so fast. WOW Greetings from Berlin

[fearmydrums]

He better on the acoustic set than on the electric set which I first thought was better but the samples suck a little

[Albhinoproductions]

its a pain in the arse for him to play blasts as he is playing his snare Orthodox which doesnt use the snare at all

[stewartbarnes15]

kindof cheating with the electric set on the double strokes, but it sounds so awsome

[masterbeat04]

@stewartbarnes15 lol cheating? 

[stewartbarnes15]

@masterbeat04 yeah, on a normal set i dont know anyone who can do double strokes on their bass pedals without doing the heel-toe technique. and even if they can it would be near impossible.

[ascetic43]

@stewartbarnes15 There's about 15 different techniques for doing doubles or triples without using heel-toe on any pedal, on any kit, but it's also very easy to pull off quick notes using singles. Are you suggesting he's using triggers? Because that's ridiculous...

[masterbeat04]

@stewartbarnes15 ain't he using the heel-toe on the electronic kit? some others use flat foot, swivel foot, slide.... and yeah, he's clearly using the heel-toe on the electronic kit, you can't see the motion though because of the beater angles....

[stewartbarnes15]

@masterbeat04 umm yeah i will just agree with you on that now haha.

[B4yronX]

@masterbeat04 mmm nah, he played all time with heal up...his heal never touched the pedal. Beacouse of the motion i think he is using the slide tecnique applicated on double bass or pedals =)

[masterbeat04]

@B4yronX he's using flat foot .. my mistake.. xD

[ToxicBlueberrySlime]

Just creamed mah pants....

[jrcr1]

I could that if i felt lke it

[SlayerPJO]

Good playing, terrible kit

[EMusyk]

JOHNNY CAGE!

[EduardoTucciDrums]

I got confused just by listening to the intro xD 0:00 - 0:07

[IPWNN00BZ101]

JESUS CHRIST MAN!!!

HOW FAST??!!!

[rcacad]

Love the cheeky red converse......actualy a good drumming shoe.

[ImmortalSpammer]

traditional looks like a pain in the ass to play on a kit. he plays it with no problems

[SMoKeScReeeeN]

the electronic drum kit sounds terrible

[shagvanman]

@SMoKeScReeeeN what ever do you mean?? LOL. that snare sounds uhhh-mAzing.

[gangsterthomas1000]

jesus christ that was fast xD

[rklionel2]

Formidable!

On top of it he's wearing this tie which doesn't go disarranged in spite of all the fury.

Must be some economy drumming technique at work

[cockupcb]

@rklionel2 economy blasts indeed

[unliborator]

traditional blast traditional grip traditional death speed?? respect

[Journey432]

Not only is this guy a kick ass drummer he appreciates different styles and has a pretty good sense of humor. Not so sure about his taste in shoe's, I wouldn't be caught dead those red sneakers but this guy can play very well. He makes my top 3 without any doubt. Great job TL

[StaTicCc1]

Whats with his pedals?

[ThaNudels]

watch?v=QBP8imm03Mo :D

[RammsteinFreak1985]

Oans, Zwoa, Oans, Zwoa, Drei , Vier xD

[ilikehairbands]

@RammsteinFreak1985 I love his Austrian accent lol.

[VFB1210]

@RammsteinFreak1985 Do all Austrians sound like that? I didn't even know he was counting in German until I heard "vier"! lmao

[tigerpx]

@VFB1210 he wasnt counting in german .. he counted in austrian .. oans - zwoa - drei - via

[ZCsternchen]

@RammsteinFreak1985 erinnert mich irgendwie an arnold schwarzenegger :D

frach mich net warum :D

[DonHacko96]

@RammsteinFreak1985 oans, zwoa, gsuffa ! :D

[ThetrueSpalter]

@RammsteinFreak1985 that is austrian german XD

[andytoub22]

@RammsteinFreak1985

Österreich (Austria) :D

[sebofthedead]

this is AWESOME! the old-school hold of the sticks combined with classy clothing and blastbeats... truly just fucking awesome!!

[Drumpunk13]

That snare on the electric kit sounds SOOO bad.

[rockrule80]

blastiing with a traditional grip BADASS!

[conterooski]

blast beat in traditional grip? BRILLIANT!

[bon2bonn]

@conterooski Nick Peirce.

[whitecastleawesome]

@conterooski ha i love traditional grip to blast because its so easy to use push pull and get in the 260+ range (:

[coons1212]

Damn, fucking nice double strokes on the kicks!

[brianfer123]

HE IS A FUCKIN' ROBOT D=

amazing drummer \m/

[eviltoolshedstudios]

awesome.

come listen to my new death metal beat ...sub me

[BhunaBhuna]

I VILL DESTRLOY YOU!

[MrGorditotechdecker]

HOLY FUCK i suck at drumming compared to him

[M1Ch3lsS]

All I see in the comments is jealous people

[Punjabi192]

@M1Ch3lsS I think Thomas is a good drummer its just that his blast wasnt right, his fills werent ment for metal. Also when he blasts his isnt doing a roll between his foot and his hand, they are together. . . thats WRONG! Also the original blast was more of a blast beat but you do a bell, bow, bell, bow repeat with the bass hits at around 200 bpm, thomas was a bit slower. he is a good drummer but he needs to practice.

[Pyritmann]

@Punjabi192 He's one of the best metal drummers in the world... I'll take his word for it over yours

[Punjabi192]

@Pyritmann And i like sex, whats your point? And Thomas Lang is one of the best metal drummers in the world? ok...sure

[rapechristian]

@Punjabi192 His blasts are right, the concept behind the video is to show how the blast beat (that's the offbeat one) is done. There is another type of blast beat that you roll the hand and the bell at the same time. So you know shit about blast beats. The offbeat one type blast beat was invented by Pete Sandoval of Morbid Angel but there are several types. Search and do not be a ignorant. PD: Thomas is not a good drummer, he is a EXCELENT drummer.

[Racerdew]

@Punjabi192dude wtf are you talking about? he needs to pratcice? are you saying his technique isnt fast enough to play what you think is a "proper" blast beat? thats why it wasnt over 200? maybe he just doesnt have the cordination to do it. haha fuckin moron. there are variations to every groove.He's not playing with dimmu borgir. origionaly blast beats were created by drummers trying to make as much sustained noise as they can. not so dumbass kids like you can critique people like thomas lang

[Punjabi192]

@Racerdew No, because it wasn't alternating between the foot and the hand, like a blast beat was supposed to be. . . its a fucking roll between the hand and the foot, so its has to be seperated. blast beats dont have to be 200bpm +. Napalm Death played blast beats supposedly, but Pete Sandoval gave it structure by making it a roll, and not every Thomas Lang fanboy can go around telling people that they dont know shit about drums, now please go suck his cock.

[chainmaster234]

@Punjabi192 Still better than you(:

[Punjabi192]

@chainmaster234 I dont talk to scene kids ;D

PS: not really he doesnt do them right, atleast i do them semi-correct(i just cant do it with one foot).

[chainmaster234]

@Punjabi192 My hair is gone, I'm not a scenebean yo, and still, thomas lang kicks ass(: He's one of the best of this new generation of drummers, MY personal favorites are, James Cassells (Asking Alexandria) He's pretty technical, as far as footwork, and his overall drumming, Thomas Lang, and Jon rice (Job for a cowboy) He's what helped shape them into the death metal sound they have now, instead of deathcore,

So now you know, And knowing his half the battle! :D

[Punjabi192]

@chainmaster234 You can say what you want about your hair but its whats on the inside that counts, and you still are a scene kid. You want to know my favs. Derek Roddy, Eric Moore, and a tie between George Kollias, and George Kollias(yes i know i typed it twice). Oh yeah i love Thomas lang too but when i watch him drum i dont really feel much besides, well that cool.

[chainmaster234]

@Punjabi192 I'm not a scene kid xD .. Your mom is.

[Punjabi192]

@chainmaster234 My mom might be, but you still are a scene kid. Its whats on the inside that counts.

[zombiecheese11]

I don't think it is physically possible for this man to be ANY better at drums

[Doubleahawk]

oh shut up, he's got skill

[888reggae]

Its funny when he counts in german.

[DidYourMomOSaurus]

@888reggae he sounds constipated

[Chorica777]

For such a big, obnoxious set, he could atleast get some nice sounds. Jeez.

[drumanddrummer465]

hate this electric kit

[mrCrumbl]

@nttad same here, i have electrum drums i know how annoying they are!

[king1of3rain]

hes fuckin good

[SuperSavy1985]

larry mullen jr. with double pedals????

[MrBonzo09]

listening longer than 1"....you´ll get ear-cancer!!!

[DBSaiyanTim777]

it doesnt sound right!

[drum6banger]

lol LOVE that countoff!!!

[xeinosa]

Blastbeats are over rated... but this guy is good. I would love to see him play stylistically though.

[thisisformusiconly]

@xeinosa How are blast beats over-rated? most death metal(grind, black etc.) drummers know its not a complicated thing, but it is hard as hell to keep clean, its supposed to be a role with the bass drum falling in between snare hits, after 200 this becomes really hard. So my question is, is how is it overrated.

[MatHan77]

@thisisformusiconly

Black Metal does not have to include a Blast Beat man....

[xeinosa]

@thisisformusiconly It is an over rated technique. I see and hear lots of drummers who abuse it. Music is based on an idea and the expansion of that idea is what makes good coherent music. When blast beats are used they are never expanded upon nor varied... this makes them over rated and boring. The over use of this technique is actually a cop-out for not having technique.

[xSatansxCastlex]

@xeinosa I agree that some bands over use the technique when they're songs have just "bangbangbangbangbangbangbangb­ang" in it but there's plenty of bands that actually have technique and variation to the blast beat (nile, necrophagis, wintersun, etc etc) some people can't comprehend the drums to it well unless your a decent drummer that can feel and precisely hear the beats.. some bands overuse it like Waking the cadaver but i thinks its because they want to overuse it to annoy people

[trankuser9]

Thomas Lang can pretty much slaughter any drummer out there from any style even kollias the man is a Grand Master killing machine

[BruckiHimself]

@ CORNP00

it's austrian german

[zottelgee]

@BruckiHimself

No - it´s AUSTRIAN not GERMAN ;) lol

But seriously - Thomas Lang dominates...

[CORNP00]

0:30 count in sounds like hes a bit constipated...but the blast is sick. ive never heard a blast that uses all doubles like that. dope

[juniorman01]

these blast beats are just ok...check out george kollias or hannes grossman videos on blast beats

[ShinyDemise]

@juniorman01

Perhaps Thomas Lang is not the best on blast beats thing and extreme playing, but if you watch his videos you'll fine an excellent drummer, perhaps one of the bests around the globe. Speed ain't all my friend... and I have to say that I really admire George Kollias and Derek Roddy..

[159zfu]

a su pinche madre

[Fuhjigglepoft]

Damn everyone, Thomas Lang doesn't deserve all this hate. He's a badass drummer and deserves praise

[Audi0Phil]

@Fuhjigglepoft

who the fuck ever hated on him ?

He is clearly one of the 5 best drummers nowadays

[Fuhjigglepoft]

@Audi0Phil Some people (trolls) would say he's not all that great. Others would call him a fag for dressing the way he does. But I think he can kick tons of drummers' asses and look professional while doing it

[Guitaristguy]

that kit sounds like crap! >.< i dont like his style, just tapping the drums while blasting...

[annoyingryan1220419]

0:31 kinda made me laugh

[TheTwoThumbs]

The Rolands sound awful if you're used to acoustic kits. They also, no matter what "realistic mesh material" is used, do not have anywhere near the feel and playability of acoustic drums.

[Baktor]

@TheTwoThumbs I Like playing on my Roland and have no complaint about the feel. And if you know a little more about the technical stuff than I do, you can get fantastic sounds.

[xeinosa]

@Baktor Nothing compares to wood drums.

[TheQuigonjohn]

Do you know what's cool about Thomas Lang? He does blast beat with traditional grip.

[fuffel93]

oans, zwoa, oans, zwoa drei vier :D bamm bamm bamm bamm ^^ 

[orleomarty]

oins zwoi droi vier :D hahaa

[nttad]

@orleomarty

nein er zählt...

oas, zwoa, eins, zwei, drei, viar

[abhimuscat]

wow !!! double strokes on the bass drums??

[greg8851]

@abhimuscat You should check out Isaac Dumont from Everything After Zero! Hes a master at doubles on the bass drum

[davelewitt]

very cool.... do you think he can play a bossa too?

8-b

[yyzjhyoutubuler]

Thomas Lang, Incredible drummer!! need i say more.

[Nuckertuck]

even on an acoustic the bass is the same...

[Serge3614]

his feet..

[Ryanio1]

Thomas Lang is a difference person everytime oO?

[DunklerZebralord]

@Ryanio1 No, it's just that his skills grow and he gets better and better. And so does his body. He wouldn't be able to play twelve million bpm if he were thin like Ghandi.

Or play 128 on the Hi Hat if his arms wouldn't match Arnold Schwarzenegger. Because in the beginning, he only was about a bit speed, a bit throwing around the sticks.

But blastbeat is real body work!

[Punjabi192]

@DunklerZebralord Blasting is all in the wrist dude, nothing with the arm, if you move your arm you wont blast for long. Plus blasting is more than just playing fast as hell, blasts range from 0 to 100000 bpm(maybe) but you get theres veriations plus you can also change many things up when blasting, yeah mean!

[cathiegc]

@Punjabi192 ... actually, when i play blast beat's, i use moeller stroke or other 2 or even 4 stroke combinations between arm wrist and finger to play fast and efficient. there are ways to still use less energy without sacrificing sound quality. try it out

[Punjabi192]

@cathiegc I know what your talking about, i am starting to learn that technique, but once again, i have to start slow, and its going to suck. But its totally worth it because its going to be loud as hell!

[cathiegc]

@Punjabi192 kool man. muscle memory is the best way to learn anything. and really breaking down and understanding the mechanics of the stick and the arms, will definitely help you feel what you are playing rather than just forcing out beats. always slow before fast

[Punjabi192]

@cathiegc Its true, but my theroy is if you can play it for ten minutes staight, then speed the tempo up. I can play ten minutes staight with my wrist, full speed no problem, but only 1 to 2 minutes, when i put some force into it.

[LeadBlimp]

@Ryanio1 so true hahah

[livingd3adchick]

i think my ears jus orgasmed lol

[xEliteGaming]

they wernt blasts :/ that was somthing more ridiculous

[MrMarcuuuss]

ah, dubblestrokes with the feet. smart. :)

I don't use to play with a dubble pedal so it's porbably not new for those who do. :p and probably not that smart either. ;) haha.

Anyways. Thomas is indeed a kickass player.

[soulander13]

no good

[ThieleM]

"Give me your shoes, your clothes and your drumsticks"

[rhssnare]

@ThieleM ROFL!!!

[deaddrums035]

i heard one blast beat...one

[LOSALKOS]

oans zwoa drei vier hahah

[ultron35186]

Chuck Norris is better.

[TomaBene]

@drumdude46 yeah he´s austian as well as i am! he says:"Oans, zwoa, drei, vier!", wich means something like:"One, two, three, four!" This accent is really funna to the germans..... :D

[drumdude46]

is this Cat Austrian? wow. i mean, i've heard his name in drumming circles for years.......always assumed he was American. but here....as he's speaking, a slight accent is detected. then......he count's something off and it's sounds like friggin' German! is he German?

[musikkkkk]

he looks like the guy chasing after Neo in the matrix :D

[Punjabi192]

He is a good drummer, but he needs to stick to jazz. His first blast is slow, and he doesnt get much faster or better. Plus his fills OH GOD. . . lets just say they werent made for metal.

[Nobelium84]

He sucks on metal parts.

[drumdude46]

@Nobelium84 I beg to friggin' differ my man. dead Wrong. watch him some more. other vids. he's !Quite capable. that's clear. now....it's possible that your a pimple faced 16 year old, and can't get past his clean cut, older look. your used to greasy, bum-looking dudes with hair down to their Assess (cause that's "cool" huh?) like Roddy, or Killias, or that punk wastoid, Jordinson. jeez. where are you little punk fucks gonna finally grow up? Lol!