Recording drums for my bands EP: 'In The Open'

[DrummerGee43]

i tried playing drums left handed and it didnt go so well haha good drumming though keep it up! (:

[captchocofalseteeth]

dude walking around mics may cause minor phase descrepencies.

[thewardrums]

@captchocofalseteeth Yeah, i know, but this take didn't end up on the final track anyway.

[analyzingfunny]

How about the finished product?

[thewardrums]

@analyzingfunny thisendstonight (dot) com

[coreisaac100]

:O JB brubaker from august burns red play drums :O

[scarcasmskater]

0:31 agreed

[kaseyyydrums]

I realized your band name is Till The Last Breath, you know theres already a band with that name right?:P

[thewardrums]

@kaseyyydrums That's not my bandname. My band is called This Ends Tonight.

[kaseyyydrums]

@thewardrums Weird, when I opened it on facebook it said on Till The Last Breath on the music player thingxD something must have just got messed up sorry:pp

[daaviud]

who else recognised the beat at 0:17 from QTSA ?

[bobbelybilly]

@daaviud yeah me to! first at giveth :p

[daaviud]

@bobbelybilly exactly

[thewardrums]

@daaviud @bobbelybilly Haha, funny! Didn't get it from that at all!

[trecoolmania]

this is not music...this is why us drummers are known as just bashers..

[arkychon]

Omg dude, I loved so much you "crashing foreign cars" cover that I decided to check your new stuff and I saw that you were recording some stuff for your band... Then checked your songs on your myspace...

THIS REALLY ROCKS !!! Not just Instrumentaly... And a great sound for a garage-studio :P

[thewardrums]

@arkychon Thanks man! That's really great to hear!

[arkychon]

@thewardrums You're welcome! We can hear a great influence from Killswitch Engage, but these two songs on your myspace sounds really better to me!

If your EP sounds like these songs I'll be one of the first to instantly buy it if it can ship to France ofc :P

[thewardrums]

@arkychon @arkychon Oh thanks! Yeah, the 6-track EP is of the same quality as the 2 tracks on myspace, which are included on it. We ordered 500 copies of the EP at our supplier, and they're supposed to come in this Thursday. So yeah, i'll be glad to ship it to France for you! You can (pre)order it here: thisendstonight(dot)bigcartel(­dot)com You will, indeed, be one the first :D

[Drumkid945]

0:33 You just ruined a perfectly good cymbal.

[thewardrums]

@toniopickett Totally agree, but i have these, why not use them, you know. And they don't sounds that bad, they're just not as focussed as, for instance, the MD421 or E604.

[EmmzBemzBoozal]

Have your band got a name?

i'd like to check you guys out :)

[thewardrums]

@EmmzBemzBoozal Yeah man! We're called 'This Ends Tonight'. We have a few tracks up on myspace of our upcoming EP! myspace(dot)com/thisendstonigh­tnl

[frankwolffnl]

Turn steadyshot off then the fisheye will not shake anymore

[nnudnalyd]

damn lucky to be able to record yourself. i never get good sounding drum tracks.

[shteen69]

ur a lefty?

[Ktechno]

Sounds like Carnifex - Lie to my face from 1:00 :P

[Ritsoz]

how come just after watching like 5 videos of you, i now realise you are a lefty,. like me! :D

[thewardrums]

@Ritsoz haha, i also have that sometimes, even though i'm a lefty, i'm so used to see righties play.

[slaytanic911]

@Ritsoz if you didn't write this comment i wouldn't of had noticed it haha

[Schattenschritt62]

@Ritsoz the same for me, but I had only need 3 vids :D

[KINGKAI41]

Fuckin' eh. I take off my shoes before I jam, too!

[alvintkh]

wat stick u using

[thewardrums]

@alvintkh 5A's. The brand varies from time to time. Just bought 12 pair of VF 5A's.

[jeolmmum]

cameradude, you're covering the videocamera's mic with your hand

[coons1212]

You and I have a similar drum set up. Cept I'm righty :P

[ISetTheSkies]

what china's that maaan?

[thewardrums]

@ISetTheSkies Zildjian 18'' Oriental

[MackBruce12]

HOLY SHIT! old ass pearl hi hat stand and K hats! I have the exact same hats nd stand as you!

[thewardrums]

@MackBruce12 haha, nice!

[TheLtdan93]

every thing's cooler through a fisheye lens!

[WolvesBlesedByACurse]

leftys will rise again!!!!!

[cjensen2010]

do i sense a little inspiration from parkway drive leaking into your style lol?

[soad4ever16]

@cjensen2010 which is not a crime, is it? ;)

[AusieeTwinsz]

Wtf does ep stand for??? lmfaoim dumb -.-

[Stoncan]

@AusieeTwinsz Extended Play :)

[IBL3]

0:30 - 0:33 hilarious.

[Casphr]

your blasts are amazing!

[TheDrumNuts]

this sounds very lamb of god inspired love it!!!

[CypherThanatos]

Hahaha FapFap @ 0:28

[GMZrock27]

You got Talent out the ass, bro! I wish like hell I could find a drummer like you. The only ones I ever run across are on dope(heroin, meth), and I just can't play with a person like that. Hope you go far, Man. You got the chops

[elijerrr]

so you have a myspace bro?

[thewardrums]

@elijerrr Yeah, but there's not a good recording on it yet. It's myspace (dot) com/thisendstonightnl

[elijerrr]

@thewardrums

ok when will there be something new up?

[thewardrums]

@elijerrr in a few weeks

[numberoUNOmAn]

Will you be able to put up your songs? Like on ITunes?

[thewardrums]

@numberoUNOmAn I'm not sure if we can get our songs on iTunes. But by the time they're done, you will definately find them on myspace.

[LePelch23]

whT bpm is this song at?

[thewardrums]

@LePelch23 I think 212, but i'm not 100% sure

[JuSPiMPiN]

how do u know how fast to put the bpm on

[thewardrums]

@JuSPiMPiN Well, when we were writing the songs, we decided what the bpm was going to be.

[iSanta500]

It is a good idea using a fish eye lens.

It would be a good idea also if a camera has the fish eye recording mode so that no additional lens is required.

[mortonadler]

now that was fucking sick

:D :D

[samsungimaging]

Really nice! You have a special place for him. Does the fisheye lens well fit with the camera? Great capturing and impressive performance! :)

[thewardrums]

@samsungimaging Thanks! It's one of those things you build yourself that works, but is not really handy. But i was actually suprised it worked, you have be in macro mode to focus, though, but that's no problem

[samsungimaging]

@thewardrums Thanks for the tip. :)

[MRA7XMAD]

sick bro :D

[LePelch23]

but how do u know what speed to put the bpm at?

[BeliefTheMusic]

Do your Band have a myspace, YT Acc or something like this, where I can hear some Songs after the reconding?

[thewardrums]

@BeliefTheMusic Yeah man, if the songs are done, i'll totally let you guy's hear. I'll problably play along with one of em as well.

[DilutedWeenis]

haha 0:30

[OurDivide]

Just want to say that it's cool to see a drummer putting parts in their own songs thats as tough as the covers they play. Doesn't seem to happen all the time for some bizarre reason! Nice touch

[LePelch23]

Alright man, thanks alot, this really helps

[thewardrums]

@LePelch23 Cool, no problem!

[LePelch23]

Then what if theirs like a break between like lets say a verse and the breakdown, how would that be placed perfectly together with the drums and guitars?

[thewardrums]

@LePelch23 We try to plan out as much as possible with the click track. I always count with my hihat, so in case something doesn't work out with the click track, the guitarplayers know when something strarts.

[LePelch23]

Dude, ur sick, so what exactly are yoou listening to in the earphones?? a click track or the guitars? i would really like to know

[thewardrums]

@LePelch23 Only click track man. I've got the songs in my head perfectly.

[woqu34]

can u make a video showing the studio you guys are working in?

[drummerboitom]

if the ep's anything like this vid im buying it xD

[numberoUNOmAn]

Really like this video. You really got into. Looking forward for more!

[semilei]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!

0:24 FIRST TIME SMILING :PPP

SO AWESOME DRUMMER! YOUR BAND WILL BE SO PROUD!

[thewardrums]

@semilei Haha, true. Thanks!

[mammallica]

@semilei Ever in any of he's videos!:D Great Video!!!

[ShaDowBullit]

@semilei Oh yes we are <33