Jan Benkwitz - Behemoth "Daimonos"

[TheKierensaysmaybe]

Polo shirt?

FUCK YEAH.

[DanielWerner7777]

You play epic !

[skelogon2]

Man this just makes me laugh cuz its so awesome :D

[ScreamynDemon]

Only one small fuck up. Fantastic though.

[airwickkkk57]

looks like your mainly relying on your fingers with the snare blasting...i must learn this

[Villex93]

@airwickkkk57 There isn't really another good way to do it fast... Takes years of practice though.

[juniorman01]

@Villex93 look up hannes grossman blast tutorial. just saying, you're wrong. not about the years of practice part, just about method.

[Amp661]

My Lord almighty....Inferno's Clone!!

[br5ooksrwally]

and he doesn't even break a sweat

[rSara8]

can you please do a tips and tricks video on how to do blasts?

[drcrz]

Sounds awesome!! I'm a drum noob, can anyone tell why his drums sound so different compared to Inferno's? Triggers, etc?

[HeWhoBreedsPesilence]

I love how he plays the original mixed with his own style at times. Most people cover like the original, no creativity involved. Hail Behemoth, Hail Jan!

[Monoxzidex]

Wow man. This is ridiculous.

[saucytool]

3 china cymbals hahha. i love it.

[DorianColeman]

Very talented

[Faya88]

man, you're a god. sorry, a satan

[RebornInFlames7892]

Woo, 666 likes! This is amazing, it's almost impossible to follow Inferno's drumming, but he played this as if it were easy. Good job!

[ayotteted]

BOLLOCKS ....Less is more .....Great drummer ...SHAME ABOUT THE SHIT HE IS PLAYING 

[varukerbrains]

point taken.

[Drummerking158]

hey jan könntest du nächtest mal evtl ne slowmotion aufnahme von den videos hoch laden damit das auch normale leute sehen können ?

[keinchu]

jan, u look like Bear Grylls of Man vs wild on Discovery channel, few, 2 monsters in real life

[PanzerfaustBeats]

Der Mann ist eine verdammte MASCHINE! Genialer Drummer.

[trommnorse]

@PanzerfaustBeats VERDAMMTE MASCHINE!!!!1111oneeleven

[Sasasl1]

3:58 look at hit double bass peddle....O.O wtf is this????

[sacramentalherb]

ahah! vans! thats the secret!

[postigaceltic]

Perfect hand technique on blasting in BOTH hands.

[LearningDrummerSam]

why has this guy never been in the MD festival?!! he needs to get his name out there!

[9late4]

Sick!

[LarikkoTV]

That is one motherfucking hard song to cover....

[udoodoo27]

your sick man! respect :)

[zachf914]

is he single stroking on the double bass? cant tell

[aws55]

@zachf914 yes

[XCallXMeXmatt]

@zachf914 couldn't tell you man but I'm def single stroking it right now to this video

[berzerker123123]

i want him to play Jan Who Breeds Pestilence

[destroystheovik]

Play it like the original goes! This was just....... bad.

[drumsistkrieg1349]

@destroystheovik care to explain?

[TonyForTheWin]

I've heard that his style of blasting is somewhat frowned upon in the professional drummer world.. Is this true?

[DrMorbid]

@TonyForTheWin Professional players NEVER EVER frown upon any other player. Only frustrated kids do that. True pro's always encourage one another and try to learn something from one another.

[TonyForTheWin]

@DrMorbid I understand what you're saying… I'm a guitarist so your statement goes for all types of musicians. But IDK he says blasting with your fingers and no wrist at all is poor technique.. Ehh... Regardless this guy is pretty good.

[DrMorbid]

@TonyForTheWin Well, it's not exactly a good thing to not use your wrists at all. Wrists give you more power and control. BUT... once you get to extreme tempos, you're in a territory where your body kinda dictates what is natural for it. You see slightly different technique with every drummer. And there's hardly anything you can do against that. And every real pro realises that. Jan's advantage is that power in his fingers is out of this world. He worked on it and now it works for him.

[TonyForTheWin]

@DrMorbid Very nicely said, that makes sense! Thank you for answering my question man.

[alexkooy]

This is how a drum kit should sound! :D

[boroco7]

pura pinche matrayeta!

[wachileirinpei]

@boroco7

Metralleta*

[EvilSamson19]

fuckin' nice :D:D

but don't you think you should open the hi-hat a bit more ? ;)

[billnmish]

@EvilSamson19 - most people with two hi-hats leave the traditional more closed while the secondary (open-handed) is in the open position. Gives both styles while still being able to use double-bass. Having said that, neither one of his is all that open...lol :)

[EvilSamson19]

@billnmish ok - never heard about that :D

but i'm just playing drums for 1 year ..

I wanna leaaaaaarn ! :D

[htennekipanac1993]

Oh my Aleister Crowley look at his hands!!!

[thecocreator88]

GREAAAAT sounding drums! My godd

[MrSatanochio]

You gotta give him credit, he`s a beast. Don`t be jealous.

[AntichristianDemonaz]

awesome but stil not good as Inferno

[crusha747]

the intro of this song is so fukking amazing



[guillotineind]

This guy s not human!!! SOmeone get him checked!

[varukerbrains]

how awful - just don't get how this is good - it's shite - wake up for F*k sake.

[refaey]

@varukerbrains Behemoth, Daimonos, SickDrummerDotCom, Blastphemer - what did you expect when you clicked to watch the video?!!!

Next time make sure you type "Britney Spears" correctly in the search box :-)

To the point, if you don't like it just go elsewhere, no need to leave negative comments for stuff you don't appreciate.

[Tyme2Die]

Oh my fucking god, i can't even comprehend how he does that with his blasts. He barely uses his wrist at all.

[green11420]

@Tyme2Die

Same here! It's like he uses his fingers alone!

[MasterExploderXXIV]

holy fuck that was brutal

[raven7557]

Greats Blast Man!



[Frodamn]

oh little high hat to thy left, you are shiny and unused, unloved compared to your right sided friend. Oh little high hat to thy left, you are shiny and will be used =(

[InSaNeOehS]

fuckin awsome job bro.

[neckface413]

You're definitely one of the better drummers on Youtube, but it would be nice if you took more time to learn these songs. Fills, techniques with the blasts, etc... 2:18 is an example of a fill you should have learned

[Vredesbyrd133]

how in the hell can you move that fast??

[aDistortedMind]

People can really make some very Stupid, ignorant Comments!!!

[MrKrloz52]

BRUTAL!!! |,,l

[oOJampisOo]

It's good drumming, but compared to the original I'm seriously not impressed.

Good job anyways though.

[thispagesux]

@oOJampisOo not impressed, it's fucking flawless. infact, i bet behemoth have probably got blastphemer in a list of possible drummers to fill in for or replace inferno.

[oOJampisOo]

@thispagesux Read it again, read it right.

I said I'm not impressed compared to the original drumtrack. I don't know about you, but I pay a lot of attention to the details.

Just beacuse it isn't spot on to the original drumtrack doesn't mean it is bad drumming, if you catch my drift?

[c8tpr]

Sick

[drumsistkrieg1349]

You seriously look like Thomas Lang in this video!

[Dansktegnefilm]

What happened to the 720p version!?

[tamawood95]

so fucking sick!

[EthanGray11]

Dude. I beg of you. Give us the snare details. Please.

[DRAG0NSIN7]

@EthanGray11 i think the snare is a 14x6 or 14x5.5 with the batter tuned very tight and the resonant is between medium tight, the heads i think are aquarian, hope this helps

[Doneyear]

@DRAG0NSIN7 It's an Evans Black Hydraulic snare head. The Snare is some Yamaha Steel Snare that's 14x6.5.

But yes, the head is tuned quite tight.

[ImaPirate83]

the blasting at 1:36 is so fucking clean. it's amazing to hear them that fast and consistent. this cover is phenomenal.

[typeqcnat1]

this guy is good. but this vid would be better if he do more bomb blasts. because inferno does a lot of bomb blast

[Kentsuruki]

@typeqcnat1 what the hell is a bomb blast?



[GrumpisTheOrc]

@Kentsuruki 1:31 - 1:34 is a bomb blast, it's a blast beat where you play twice as fast with your feet as with your hand that is hitting the snare.

[Kentsuruki]

@GrumpisTheOrc OOOOOOOOHHHH...

thanks for clearing that up for me :D

[illogicaJB]

Holy crap, he's good!

[impenitencebg]

Great playing!

But please allow me to do some critics.

The essence of Inferno's playing actually ain't caught by all-blasting beats, but some small details, that make his playing so distinct (e.g. bomb blast on the chorus, where you play traditional). That's all those fills that you cover just by random ones. No, his fills are the ones following the melody.

Two advices here:

1. When you want to cover, try to play it 1:1 first, then "cover"

2. Learn to find those specific moments.

Best regards!

[sebbimon]

@impenitencebg Jan himself says they aint covers, he plays along but does own fills and stuffs for the songs.

[TaintedConnor]

its crazy hes snare isn't triggered lol

[norkolicious]

I'm not saying I can play it perfectly, or even as good as this guy, but I'd call that an 8 out of 10. I'm pretty sure ALL the blast parts have the crazy triplet double bass.

[Norwasia89]

How the hell do all you people get so fast with your left hand? In one year of practise, i just see a slight improvement, but compared to this, its soo sucky . . . . .

[emilieautumnFAN13]

@Norwasia89 you also need to work your fingers into it. that helps a great deal in addition to wrist movement

[billiejoe111]

fuck... im going to set on fire my drums...

[joedrum2011]

Some sick drumming here. Does anyone else think he looks like bear grylls aswell? :P|

[Frodamn]

Ok heres a question for everyone, what does Daimonos means, ive looked nearly everywhere and cant find out what it means, not even the lyrics to this song give a clear meaning.

[TheAtheos1]

@Frodamn The origins of the idea "daimon" are difficult to identify. The term is thought to have originated with the Greeks, by way of Latin—dæmon: "spirit", derived from Greek—daimon (gen. daimonos): "lesser god, guiding spirit, tutelary deity".

Did a little research and found this on wikipedia under "Daimonic". Hope it helps :)

[VikingRaider793]

@Frodamn Daimonos is the Latinised spelling of the Greek word for demons in ancient Greek religion. He also alludes to Greek mythology with his references to Chaldean Priests, with Chaldea being the Hellenistic Greek word for an area in Babylon that is today Southern Iraq. I've actually learned a lot of cool historical facts from Behemoth. Amon Amarth is good for that, too!

[stereotapekillers]

music = knowledge, not style or other boring borderlines. Death Metal is extreme music and any good musician would appreciate it.

hellllll f****ing yeah!.

[lightningdrummer]

looks like a jock! not a death metal drummer!

[billiejoe111]

fuck yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh­hh!!!!! \m/

[thepain258]

this guy does not look like hes a death metal drummer lol

[Ipezki666]

@thepain258 but he kicks most of todays deathmetaldrummers ass.

[ThetaVibez]

The blast beats.... All hail J

[ThetaVibez]

simply fascinating

[harmonicminorshred]

Looks so fun.

[craigyp06]

Would love to balance a glass of water on his hand while he's doing his snare hits he could probably still pull it off

[zysilveria47]

1:02-1:05 what is that called? anybody?

[TheIVVPLabs]

@zysilveria47 It's called a fill.

[zysilveria47]

@TheIVVPLabs no shit sherlocke, i mean what is the pattern :P

[TheIVVPLabs]

@zysilveria47 lol

[TheIVVPLabs]

lol 

[zysilveria47]

@TheIVVPLabs I appreciate this yet another informative helpful response.

[TheIVVPLabs]

@zysilveria47 lol

[DevilKingGR]

damn it dude u are really an inspiration!!!! now i want to work my ass off to be as good as you!!!!

[m012543]

he's a machine!

[KillingKillFire]

what band does this freak of nature play in!?!?

[DLH8DeMoN]

@KillingKillFire I think he offers to play for people, does some professional stuff like this etc, but does not have a official band

[MrBorntorapetheworld]

Brutak ! 

[mikethorson]

Yeah.....yeah....uhhh...but can you play YYZ?!?!

[Doneyear]

@mikethorson YYZ is pretty hard to play, but the four-way independence in this song just smothers it skill wise.

[Finniej]

Watching this makes me realize how great Inferno is to come up witht that impossible shit! And this dude kills it all! Great job man!

[corntorteeya86]

you are the ultimate "sleeper"

[DefilingMorality]

Goood Man!

[thequadfather4]

HOLY SHIT!!!!

[TheMaxReborn]

Did YOU record all the drumming for them? :D

[joegomyzjackass]

O.o

No words...

[HeAdHuNt3r42]

WTF?!?

You are the replacement when "Inferno" is ill !!

nice cover,man!!

[vicfirthdrummer95]

Nice finger technique!

[Grimash666]

And I will burry my drums now.... Will start knitting.....

[Riven1989]

All hail, slain and risen god!

All hail Jan Benkwitz!

[Nyhlz666]

He looks like Justin Biber fan and plays like the Devil himself !!!! U Rock

[BiedaQ]

@Nyhlz666

that coments is so fuckin senseless and u r so fuckin clueless tard -_-

[screamoisonmymind]

@Nyhlz666 think before you post kid you just made your self look like a tard

[08007958]

Vai tocar bateria assim lá no diabo!!!!

[beefcakes42]

i wish i didnt suck at drums...lol

[szyperek]

fuckin' indestructible drums machine!

[LewisJewis]

the tuning is great. beast as fuck.

what snare do you use? and skins?

[RiseWithTheFalen4]

@LewisJewis mapex steel, evans oil

[LewisJewis]

the tuning is great. beast as fuck.

[TommyGalazkowski]

3:55 - 4:09 my girlfriend stopped having sex with me because I moaned Jan Bentwitz's name instead of hers

[Bultish]

@TommyGalazkowski

well looking at the whole song its sad that only 14 secs of it is any good..

[Deathmetalr0x]

Damn that snare drum has a brutal sound...

[lockard34]

If i ever met you i might blow up from your pure awesomeness lol.

[buzzzboy666]

amazing:-o

[Naizabeth]

immer ins gesicht,wa?! ;)

echt gut!

[nerfk]

in some parts the doublebass is more faster...but out of this you are grate

[awesomecheetos]

Do you cover any Eagles tracks?

[Nickolaus666]

You're fucking sick, man

[Malictum]

very nice.

[Wheese8]

That's insane!

[Behemoth941]

Will you play drums for my band haha

[groovypl]

zajebiste kapcie do grania Behemotha stary!

[pieisgod1]

@ismokekush512

All he did was point out some of the faults in his playing,In no way did he state that he could play better.

He's not mad at him just a little dissapointed.

And you calling him a pussy was rather childish.

[maxxdaviespart2]

@DzagielAreq I completely agree mate, one of the best things about Inferno's drumming is it has groove and feeling behind it all and this performance (although great!) just felt too drumming-by-numbers-ey.

[postigaceltic]

@DzagielAreq Hey I think you're being a little too hard. This guy is like 19 or 20 and he's playing mostly for fun. And you got admit, he is very good. I think even if he misses some rolls, he most likely would get them right if he really wanted to and worked for that. Cheerz :)

[harmonicminorshred]

@DzagielAreq congrats gramps, you're the first person I pester with 'pics plz' who realised that you just need to pause the crapton pics right in front of me.

[harmonicminorshred]

Sounds good bro. My favourite part of the song is the tinkly sounding bit in the pre-solo at 3:57-3:58, but I'm not sure it came out right in your performance? Not a criticism, 'cause it was a fucking awesome video, but I was just wondering how that little bit it played.

[harmonicminorshred]

@DzagielAreq Are you sure about that buddy? Pics or it didn't happen.

[everythingwentsblack]

vai tomar no cu

[SoulstoAshes]

really good

[dantheman7446]

DUDE HOLY SHIT

[mmichaelmullen]

wow

[nicbloodgod]

Bow to YAN in adoration!

[gringo258]

how long you played that you can play such fast ? :)

[harmonicminorshred]

@gringo258 Two meters long.

[airwickkkk57]

good cover but not that accurate even on easy parts

inferno blew me away on this album and esp on this song

[69stringibanez]

@airwickkkk57 please post a cover so we may see how it is done

[marralis]

@airwickkkk57 well then please post a better cover oh wait thats impossible besides actually getting inferno to do it

[kohlllll]

steroids for your fingers

[SonofBrummieDarkness]

I just realised I suck at drums.

[awesomecheetos]

@SonofBrummieDarkness That is hilarious!

[TheBLEEZYKING15]

DAMMMNNNNNN!!!!

[11JoeyJordison]

Bad Ass cover!