From what Kollias says, the swivel thing just kind of happened as his technique evolved and he demanded greater speed. I imagine it must reduce tension somehow.
The only reason I think people swivel is to keep time. I have never swiveling at all until recently, and it was just a twitch reaction from my hands starting a 4-4 beat. You need to be able to make micro movements to avoid flamming, so really, moving your feet around is pretty important at 260, but past that, like the last Mayhem song on their last record, 290, you need to be either tapping or have some magic feet.
I don't believe that the swivel is an actual technique, personally. I haven't played drums in awhile, but about 4 years ago when I was in a band, I was doing probably 200+ bpm and my technique was flat foot, with just the ankle, almost like a Moeller bounce. One day I was just jamming and maxing out my drum kicks and my vocalist comes up to me and tells me that my ankle was swiveling and I didn't even realise it. I think that motion just comes naturally when going at that speed for balance. IMO.
@drumgroovy, completely accurate. George stated himself that swiveling became a habit to maintain balance (though not necessary). He then realised that if you overdo the motion it can hurt your knees, so he didn't want to teach it, but unfortunately too many caught on thinking it was meant to be used to increase speed instead of maintaining balance. Or that's what I think he said.
@Bearthoughts The first person to really advocate swiveling as a technique was 'once fastest drummer in the world' Tim Waterson. I guess the flat foot is the only technique to go with if you're doing straight 16th or 32nd notes with the kicks.
@drumgroovy, yes, but the problem is that too many are overdoing the motion. Well, flat foot (which itself is pretty natural) gives you a lot of power at those higher speeds on every note. Heel-toe can be used to go extremely fast but it usually lacks in power or it can become a little too uneven in dynamics (which might not be what you're looking for). It all depends on what kind of sound you want or what you want to achieve.
@rafforca Wasn't that an old Nike commercial where they said...."it's gotta be the shoes" ha ha. That would be great if shoe companies started to give endorsment deals to sick death metal drummers.
This video is interesting because in his clinics he mentions that he uses heel down for more speed or at least a combination of heel up/down, but this looks like all heel up, and hes playing pretty fast so now Im a little confused.
@WretchedDrummer Definitely the most technical drummer ever. In my opinion there is no best drummer, because all drummers are great in their own way! Same with music, hate seeing people bashing about which band is the best. :--D
@Blacklorigine Idk, but aint Planet X and Nile a little bit far away from each other, genre wise? Nile is Tech Death, Planet X is progressive as hell? Indeed, he is very talented but yeah.
@sebbimon he's fast, but far from technical. i've only ever heard one or two time signatures and no polymeter out of him. if you want technical metal drummers (of which there aren't many, you really want latin players for the crazy stuff), try thomas haake or blake richardson.
@shaolinkungfu666 Well, i guess we took technical in two different ways. Yeah, i know Thomas, one of my favourite drummers also. But what i ment is, that he have (possibly) mastered all speeds up to 300bpm. In that way he is technical :p
@shaolinkungfu666 If your only definition of "technical" involves time signatures, then you're missing out on a lot of what goes into drumming. The intricacy of Kollias's drumming combined with its speed is something that neither Haake nor Richardson can even come close to touching.
There are a number of drummers up there with him, but not too many.
@zgates i'm talking about actual intricacy of parts. blasts, while fun to play and listen to, are terribly simple in theory. he doesnt do anything difficult from a music theory standpoint, he just plays extremely fast.
@shaolinkungfu666 I have seen him do some really technical stuff, but I do think blasting is overrated, and prefer some independence instead of just rolling between the hands and feet (I prefer the sections where he's playing a back beat on the hands and double kick on feet). I'd add Danny Carey to that list, more super technical stuff, but done really tastefully and with subtlety.
@WretchedDrummer im not even sure hes doing the swivel technique there but its hard to tell. i think he usually does the glide technique which is like the swivel but you don't wave your heels back and fourth to the beat. when you get up to higher speeds, if drummers decide to move there heels back and fourth its usually the glide technique because it would be too fast to move there heels like that.
@WretchedDrummer Try playing heel-up, but two notes either side of the pedal at something like 16ths @ 140. It's a really basic form of swivel, but it helps stave off the muscle tension, which swivel is really good for. Just heel up moving over to the left and the right for each two notes is a great way to start, and you'll be surprised how much longer you'll last. George tends to swivel at high speed with one note per side. That stuff's crazy! :D
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From what Kollias says, the swivel thing just kind of happened as his technique evolved and he demanded greater speed. I imagine it must reduce tension somehow.
antonio610 2 days ago
This guy seriously needs to be locked up before someone gets hurts
shovelthumbs78 4 days ago
the pedals might catch on fire
yugiohyugioh12345 1 week ago
this isnt george. george goes heels down
swordb88 1 week ago
@swordb88 no. just...no.
queenmcsleaze 1 day ago
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swordb88 1 week ago
2 dislikes, probably from those 2 bass drums
FaboMaiden 2 weeks ago 10
@FaboMaiden :D
drummingofdoom 1 week ago
This is so insanely sick!!!!
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The only reason I think people swivel is to keep time. I have never swiveling at all until recently, and it was just a twitch reaction from my hands starting a 4-4 beat. You need to be able to make micro movements to avoid flamming, so really, moving your feet around is pretty important at 260, but past that, like the last Mayhem song on their last record, 290, you need to be either tapping or have some magic feet.
theneongray 1 month ago
this guy never seems to make a mistake.
Hertsman50 1 month ago
I don't believe that the swivel is an actual technique, personally. I haven't played drums in awhile, but about 4 years ago when I was in a band, I was doing probably 200+ bpm and my technique was flat foot, with just the ankle, almost like a Moeller bounce. One day I was just jamming and maxing out my drum kicks and my vocalist comes up to me and tells me that my ankle was swiveling and I didn't even realise it. I think that motion just comes naturally when going at that speed for balance. IMO.
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@drumgroovy Cool man! I agree!
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@drumgroovy, completely accurate. George stated himself that swiveling became a habit to maintain balance (though not necessary). He then realised that if you overdo the motion it can hurt your knees, so he didn't want to teach it, but unfortunately too many caught on thinking it was meant to be used to increase speed instead of maintaining balance. Or that's what I think he said.
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@Bearthoughts The first person to really advocate swiveling as a technique was 'once fastest drummer in the world' Tim Waterson. I guess the flat foot is the only technique to go with if you're doing straight 16th or 32nd notes with the kicks.
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@drumgroovy, yes, but the problem is that too many are overdoing the motion. Well, flat foot (which itself is pretty natural) gives you a lot of power at those higher speeds on every note. Heel-toe can be used to go extremely fast but it usually lacks in power or it can become a little too uneven in dynamics (which might not be what you're looking for). It all depends on what kind of sound you want or what you want to achieve.
Bearthoughts 1 month ago
@drumgroovy george says this, alll the time. He just said that consciously doing it, 2 strikes on each swivel helps to keep it even and consistent.
aileanwazere 1 month ago
@drumgroovy swivels are mostly single strokes, but enhanced to a shivel to give it more drive and speed.
zachf914 1 week ago
PERFECT, just perfect nothing else !!!!
taspavlid 1 month ago
owowowowowowowowo ....dude ....if he kicks someone all of his bones are going to break like chopsticks
TBaboulis01 2 months ago
HOW
Frostedchunks 2 months ago
The loudspeakers that play the trigger sounds arent close so the bassdrum is really quiet.
Villex93 2 months ago
I used to be able to play like that, then i took an arrow to my knee
xxcrazyturtlexx 2 months ago
Definetly some practicing going on there!
mlig2111 2 months ago
Why won't NIKE sponsor him?
IAMEmmettKerr 2 months ago 2
its not even the bass drum its a constant buzz like the real bass.. lol RESPECTED.
suckmybigt0e 2 months ago
i'm not a drummer, but if i was, he would be my principal influence!!
This is just epic!!
Bopz1n 3 months ago
this is mind blowing . i mean MINDFUCKING
TheMorbidAsshole 3 months ago
Meh
jgoldie01 3 months ago
The test results haven't come back, but I am pretty sure he is faster with one foot that I am with two. O.o
briannamurphy12 3 months ago
I need to buy Nikes now !@#
NexisFilms 3 months ago
he looks like he is literally floating off the ground when he swivels
iCoverMetal7 3 months ago
sometimes i like to pretend that i could do the swivel technique but i end up embarrassing myself infront of my friends
felixj401 4 months ago
\m/
lumyingluo 4 months ago
looks like he's electrocuted when both feet swivel
Deadguychoking 4 months ago 7
i think i will star playing golf or something. .
sergiudrummer 4 months ago 2
Nike is so metal
tazmon122 4 months ago
while watching near the middle i was waiting for something to catch on fire..... i don't know why though......
aznboilol 4 months ago
Chuck Norriss' beard told him to play like that or else.
riverfallscory 4 months ago
@riverfallscory Pftf!, Georges feet snipped off Norris's bear and said "come out fist!, and stop hiding like a bitch!".
85Aheadstix 4 months ago
nike should sponsor him for running marathons behind his kit..
ripyourfaceoff8x 4 months ago
Epic ..... O.o
cyca38 4 months ago
this is chuck norris?
wipezama 5 months ago
@wipezama chuck norris doesn't come close to george kollias
trifdrummer 4 months ago
@trifdrummer without milk
wildoneshacker53 4 months ago
Ride a bicycle, - u scumfuck
koldslaw 5 months ago
i bet he can cross 100m in 5 seconds! :)
shekjer87 5 months ago
Maybe NIKE is the secret!!!!!
rafforca 5 months ago 34
@rafforca Wasn't that an old Nike commercial where they said...."it's gotta be the shoes" ha ha. That would be great if shoe companies started to give endorsment deals to sick death metal drummers.
Grindtechnician 5 months ago
I have the same shoes!
jasmmmm 5 months ago
1 person is wheelchair bound
666stallion666 5 months ago
got a cramp just looking at it
Soilwar 5 months ago
i'm buying nike shoes
rinoporco92 5 months ago
Needs HD sound
mhfuXmonsta 5 months ago
0:35 im like "how can he play so fast, hes just rubbing his feet on the pedals"
grandanoke007 5 months ago
look his muscle
dierg07 5 months ago
He have another foot in he's foot...
vins76170 5 months ago
he always wears the same shoes xD nike shoul give him a signature model, the doublebasskickassshoe...
givemeajackson 6 months ago 3
what shoes does he wear?
maddinmaster1121 6 months ago
his feet are moving so fast it just looks like he's rubbing the foot pedals...
MKplayer7 6 months ago
0:36
You can just imagine some kind of machine attached to the tops of those legs, just off camera, instead of a person. xD
MusicKid1471 6 months ago
He is recording music for Tom&Jerry
TooMuchGass 6 months ago
his feet are literally fucking gliding on the pedal
zachf914 6 months ago
Oh, *Okay meme face*.
thefallenone95 6 months ago
What... the.... fuck
OJDrums 7 months ago
i bet you that happy feet penguin would be nuts on the double kick
halabinono 8 months ago 12
It's actually a commercial for nike.
666godofmetal 9 months ago 3
'bem ti sunce u picku !!!
bogmirkovic 9 months ago
This man is clearly possesed by some sort of "awesome" demon.
vorpal72 9 months ago
This video is interesting because in his clinics he mentions that he uses heel down for more speed or at least a combination of heel up/down, but this looks like all heel up, and hes playing pretty fast so now Im a little confused.
dolguldur6 9 months ago
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George is doing a drum clinic tour in Australia in June through Allans Music and Billy Hyde!
efamusic 10 months ago
Nike, making afro americans run fast and george kollias play fast, no racial hate intended, just a joke;)
nonhasthisusername 10 months ago
i hate the swivel technique.
Why?
because I can't do it
D:
WretchedDrummer 1 year ago 107
@WretchedDrummer It's actually ankle motion, he just swivels because it helps him with balance.
sebbimon 11 months ago
@sebbimon Hands down one of the most talented drummers out there!
WretchedDrummer 11 months ago
@WretchedDrummer Definitely the most technical drummer ever. In my opinion there is no best drummer, because all drummers are great in their own way! Same with music, hate seeing people bashing about which band is the best. :--D
sebbimon 11 months ago 50
@sebbimon I believe that Virgil Donati is more technical than George, but I prefer George and I love Nile, not Planet X...
Blacklorigine 7 months ago
@Blacklorigine Idk, but aint Planet X and Nile a little bit far away from each other, genre wise? Nile is Tech Death, Planet X is progressive as hell? Indeed, he is very talented but yeah.
sebbimon 7 months ago
@sebbimon he's fast, but far from technical. i've only ever heard one or two time signatures and no polymeter out of him. if you want technical metal drummers (of which there aren't many, you really want latin players for the crazy stuff), try thomas haake or blake richardson.
shaolinkungfu666 5 months ago
@shaolinkungfu666 Well, i guess we took technical in two different ways. Yeah, i know Thomas, one of my favourite drummers also. But what i ment is, that he have (possibly) mastered all speeds up to 300bpm. In that way he is technical :p
sebbimon 5 months ago
@shaolinkungfu666 If your only definition of "technical" involves time signatures, then you're missing out on a lot of what goes into drumming. The intricacy of Kollias's drumming combined with its speed is something that neither Haake nor Richardson can even come close to touching.
There are a number of drummers up there with him, but not too many.
zgates 5 months ago
@zgates i'm talking about actual intricacy of parts. blasts, while fun to play and listen to, are terribly simple in theory. he doesnt do anything difficult from a music theory standpoint, he just plays extremely fast.
shaolinkungfu666 5 months ago
@shaolinkungfu666 I have seen him do some really technical stuff, but I do think blasting is overrated, and prefer some independence instead of just rolling between the hands and feet (I prefer the sections where he's playing a back beat on the hands and double kick on feet). I'd add Danny Carey to that list, more super technical stuff, but done really tastefully and with subtlety.
anarchisttomato 4 months ago
@anarchisttomato agreed sir.
shaolinkungfu666 4 months ago
@sebbimon Totally agree with you!
WretchedDrummer 3 months ago
@WretchedDrummer he said, he dosn't use this swivel stuff. he just tries to hold the balance
genaschtes 8 months ago
@WretchedDrummer im not even sure hes doing the swivel technique there but its hard to tell. i think he usually does the glide technique which is like the swivel but you don't wave your heels back and fourth to the beat. when you get up to higher speeds, if drummers decide to move there heels back and fourth its usually the glide technique because it would be too fast to move there heels like that.
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genaschtes 6 months ago
@WretchedDrummer Try playing heel-up, but two notes either side of the pedal at something like 16ths @ 140. It's a really basic form of swivel, but it helps stave off the muscle tension, which swivel is really good for. Just heel up moving over to the left and the right for each two notes is a great way to start, and you'll be surprised how much longer you'll last. George tends to swivel at high speed with one note per side. That stuff's crazy! :D
anarchisttomato 4 months ago
@WretchedDrummer It came natural to me when I got Axis pedals.
YaDingus 3 months ago
@WretchedDrummer don't worry, it isn't a technique at all. :)
scaxxomaxx 3 months ago
my idol with great footwork....
lurfiashelas 1 year ago
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doublebassrox 1 year ago
Hysteric feet. Amazing...
Havokki1 1 year ago
Looks like he's Flying *v*
MyShadowLegacy 1 year ago 2
He looks so relaxed...That's technique.
Blacklorigine 1 year ago
GRAZIE INOX,GRAN BEI VIDEO,QUELLA SERA ERO PRESENTE,GRAN SERATA!!!!
BLASTOCALYPSE 1 year ago
@BLASTOCALYPSE E' stato un piacere filmare e caricare questi video! Iscriviti pure al mio canale se sei interessato, ho intenzione di pubblicare prevalentemente video di gruppi e musica in generale. Ciao!
INOXproductions 1 year ago