Derek Roddy / Traumedy = Under the Knife

[SuperNotNoob]

Hey, Derek, how come the song "Late Night Sci-Fi" isn't on Traumedy's Myspace page? And can Traumedy get a YouTube page in case if Myspace decides to start slowing down again?

[FromtheInception]

Only 24 beers for Roddy? Come on... get this dude drunk 1 beer for every person! haha I wonder how well Roddy can play when he's TRASHED. He should show us one day.

[dabestmaygn]

Is there anywhere where I can obtain this? I'll settle for something that isn't a hard copy, but that'd be really cool.

[Mrocznakupa]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[PanosDrummeras]

beautiful song...

[ilovezildjian]

Dream Theatre made a huge mistake! They should have picked Derek Roddy. Oh well, we'll just have to listen to him make better music with Traumedy

[bronzehydra3]

I love his high hat

[xen0genesis]

Derek, you inspire me and I am sure, many other drummers out there on versatility as a drummer. No borders on genre, flexibility. I salute you.

[MetalMessiah81]

This tune and the drumming make me feel so humbled. It's so overwhelming! Derek, you are one talented guy!

[maggot1110]

where can i get this song?

[arthurkitchen]

@maggot1110 Just copy it right here!

[maggot1110]

i love how he is able to groove and didnt get lost in the realms of speed 

[backdogg]

Booooooooooooooring

[phsyco78]

@backdogg your obviously another nimrod that doesn't understand talent and even how fun it is to drum, you think its probably about something stupid

[backdogg]

@phsyco78 I am stupid :3 I love being stupid. I am the stupidest. But you... You are not a Homo Sapiens Sapiens. A ridicolous surrogate of intelligence who has a unbearable ostentation. FOK YEW

[Belleraphon100]

@backdogg jy is n poes

[XDrUmErBoY512X]

He Is extremely underrated.

[davidmello286]

time 5x6 lol

[atrancestance]

Derek very nice sticking you have used to build a groove over the odd metered bass guitar pattern..

... that I am feeling in groups of 11

1.2.3.4.5 1.2.3.4.5.6 repeat... ect or 11/8 counted at about 120 bpm.

despite the odd meter when the open hats come in you remain very musical and allow the audience to latch on

to a nice snare backbeat in this cycle of 11. Very tasteful.. Keep it coming

[frostch]

inspiring stuff!

[lunchboxwhmpa]

My favorite aspect of Derek Roddy is his use of cymbals. It's just so amazing the beats he comes up with. Great song, the end sounds so apocalyptic!

[tao1986]

Is he using a Sonor Delite Brass 14 x 6 in this video??

[vamsterr]

any one catch the accents at 2:47. love little things like that :) great drummer

[Fragles666drummer]

Don't compare Jordison to Portnoy, or Roddy. That guy is only fast - these guys have extremaly technic skills AND speed..

[NaxoAteo]

@Fragles666drummer sorry but Jordison its not even fast lol

[mcpeepson]

@NaxoAteo uh yeah joey and mick both started in Anal Blast,that shit is fast.....and joey did start in jazz he's a very good drummer,he may not be like roddy or portnoy,but he can hang with the best

[MaggotMuncher96]

proves how versitile drummers like Joey Jordison, Derek Roddy, Mike Portnoy, Chris Adler, and Tim Yueng are

[NaxoAteo]

@MaggotMuncher96 jordison i dont think so lol

[MaggotMuncher96]

@NaxoAteo dude Jordison writes all of slipknots and the murderdolls music so he wrote snuff which would make him versitile, pluss he started with jazz and now he is in a nu metal band...which Metal Hammer wrote a book and put slipknot as a death metal band (im serious they really did)

[daskfighter]

who's the composer of this shit !!!?? :s

mind blasting !!!!! very impressive

[themadmad]

At last! A track played at a speed I can actually see what he is doing!!

[zimPol06]

breakbeat!! on line with jojo mayer, lol!

[MrBlue707]

11?

[Abdiris]

Derek Roddy, you're absolutly amazing!

You're a complete drummer, and also a good professional, because you know what you do in drums, and also, you teach us, amauter drummers, how to improve our skills. Contrarily of other drummers. I'm not a good drummer, but your one of my influences.

Thanks a lot!

I hope I learn more with you!

[horsthetzer]

Where can i get this awesome stuff!?

[bradthebassdrumkicka]

I know Derek is a death metal guy mostly, but this Traumedy stuff is amazing if you ask me

[SAINTOMER]

someone knows which snar he uses here?

[THATGUYTHATBLASTS]

@Tweak222 I definetly would!! Meinl is amazing!!!

[SYLperc]

k custom hybrids? i can't tell from the vid really...  mad expensive cymbals

[sick898]

@SYLperc various Meinl cymbals :) he got an endorsement with them :)

[Tweak222]

Been thinkin about switching to Meinl from Sabian when I get the cash.

[motherofgodband]

@Tweak222 great cymbals! i use meinl Byzance and mb20.. sounds great!

[winterSTU]

awesome D! Not diggin' that snare with this song though

[Havarti33]

God those hats sound so good!!

[Havarti33]

@Havarti33 maybe 13" Meinl Fast-hats?

[HandShake44]

@Havarti33 they are Meinl Byzance Brilliant 13" medium hats

[blanker666]

amiazing muzic ...

[amusingisthedawn]

He has a pedal hidden under his ball-bag. He keeps tempo on little tiny pedal driven bongos under his drum stool.

[technotuesday]

you are aware thats a twisted sister song title right???

pretty good drumming though

[TrashMojo]

@technotuesday thats under the blade

[cwh244]

@technotuesday 'Under the Knife' is a phrase. Phrases and sayings cannot be copyrighted and are used as song titles very frequently by different bands. I don't think most phrases can even be quoted.

[dsilvernail1]

This song blows my mind every time I listen to it. Amazing song, and amazing drumming.

[HenryTholomewPlague]

what hats are those? they sound so nice.

[HenryTholomewPlague]

what hats are those? they sound so nice.

[HenryTholomewPlague]

What hi-hats are those? They sound so sexy!

[Coreyf24]

@HenryTholomewPlague I think they are the Meinl 14'' Byzance hats.

[evansakidrums]

VERY cool track.

[Dropsick]

WOW, I never expected this from Derek Roddy, EXCELLENT

[goldenratio3]

Those Meinl Sound Great.

[brayan69]

woww nice nice

[BootsyBrootal]

i first looked up to you as just a death metal drummer and now that ive seen your vids here on youtube i have more of an idea what you're capable of. i fully appreciate your jazz techniques, very talented man. i met erik rutan in 2002 at pops in sauget IL, but im pissed i didnt get to meet you. as a drummer myself (with axis a pedals lol) one day ill buy u a beer.

[nigelic]

is serpents rise downloadable anywhere, this shit is amazing

[happytobeproud]

fuckin sick!

[ryder187mac]

@spacitydrummer4JC

Yeah, many metal drummers are "groovy".

Kollias is as well

[mellodge]

a joy to watch :)

[Fischize]

That was BAD ASS!!!!

[spacitydrummer4JC]

..one of the few metal drummers that I've heard that can actually play a solid groove

[Fr1dl]

@spacitydrummer4JC There are tonsof metal drummers who can play extremly groovy, maybe not the ones you know but almost every well known drummer is groovy.

[fsxace909]

@spacitydrummer4JC You must not know that many then. The majority of drummers can groove regardless of the genre their band plays....

[13191215]

Awesome... Just pure awesomeness!

[cuntpunter35]

what snare do you play?

[ANBUfreak]

I really really luv this song!! but i dont understand is, derek, why did u publish a book instead of doing an instructional DVD?

i dont know if others before me have ask the same question but i would really luv to learn more from you :D

cheers!!! ^^

[1japserr1]

he made also a dvd and it's ready to order;)

[LordJelly]

O my god! It's really solid. Beat's are simple, but... ...ITS FUCKIN SOLID!!! Great arangment and performance too!

[Blastrebation]

@LordJelly derek doesnt need to prove he can play complex music i guess, we've seen from his nile and hate eternal days, this just shows us his wide range of music capability

[Hheawy]

the ending should be longer :P

[RedOnChrome]

i was just thinking the same thing, when the guitars come in, fucking kickass.

[Timbud08]

Derek you are a total inspiration, thanks a lot man. Keep up the exceptionally excellent work and have a good christmas. Tim

[SinisterSkip]

True musicianship. Lotta respect!

As said, we really wanna here more from The Man :) I've you've got any time anywhere, bring the love!

[JamesIsDeity]

dear mr. derek roddy....

UPLOAD MORE VIDEOS PLZ!!! :D!!

this is probably like my favorite song ever, there is just so much soul & heart into it.

Cheers!

-James

[kimalso]

i think i knew you when you were younger...you were friends w/my brother (drums and snakes...seems like you). anyway, great vid.

[JamesIsDeity]

you lucky bastard!!!! lol

[metalisbetter1o00]

dude.....i want to be a drummer

[SomethingWeird42]

Better late than never.

[metalisbetter1o00]

yeah, but i have no money

[ACMetan]

lol, I am a drummer but I want to be a drummer

[JeSTeRPlayer1]

I really enjoy watching your Videos. Very inspirational in my eyes.

On a side note though... Aren't Snakes sensitive to Vibrations. Traumedy may be causing it some Trauma and that's not Comedy.

[tcslick420]

Holy crap. This song gets me stoked.

[libertheme66]

see this is good stuff

i enjoy the begining alot

[beat6of6the6damned]

just amazing dude you're one of the best drummer I've ever watched a video of!!!!!!!

[bikehelmet]

do th4y even ave a utube were this was recorded?

[mcpeepson]

LOL haha it sounds like it's from some other country but i'm pretty sure this is his house,i think thats noodles in the back ground (snake)python to be exact

[Drummerwalter]

that´s so amazing i love it greets from germany

[xTheStance]

Man you're a great drummer keep it up

[Joeskateapool]

This is epicly bad ass.cool soundssss

[MetalFanatic600]

3:55 onwards is just pure amazing, The drums just fit the music perfectly, Cant stop watching that part, Pure amazing.

[MolecularHeinosity]

@MetalFanatic600 ,,,,?

[PhantomDarkTheif]

@MetalFanatic600 i totally agree! its like the beat just drops and its just like "this is it! Go ALL OUT!" sick song

[adityamendiratta]

@MetalFanatic600 true that.. i have been doing the same

[Drumliquid]

It's really sweet... The composition and the the sounds in the background. So freaking Nice :)

[666Murmur666]

As far as I remember he's not using any kind of rack.

Awesome video, Derek buddy !

[Bassbait]

does derek use a rack?

[MetalFanatic600]

Not too sure , the way the toms are arranged it looks like he does, But looking at his setup I cant see the rack anywhere

[slipknotman012345678]

I think he is using Clamps in these vids

[ChordxClient]

The snare is a Sonor Artist series 6x14" brass snare with black hardware and die cast hoops. This thing is a 26 pound monster (and an over $2k beast too!)

Crashes are Meinl Soundcaster Fusions

Splashes are Soundcaster Custom and Fusion

Right china is a Soundcaster Fusion, Left is an MB20

Main hats are Byzance mediums, below right are Byzance 10", above right are Gen-x Benny Greb Trash hats

Ride is his signature Byzance Serpent Ride

[Joeskateapool]

hell yea man I wanted cymbal specs form that set forever,good work

[annihilatorofthewick]

wonderful! derek roddy is a complete drummer. he can play any kind of music. thats a sign of a true musician.

[vicegrip37]

Now all he needs is a Skillcape. ;D

[hyrael2]

HAHAHHA 99 in music. Like jordan rudess.

[vicegrip37]

Lol, people gave me a thumbs down on my comment, because it was funny and they're too gay to laugh. Tch, please guys, that skill cape would give him 100 Music, and +24 chops. ;D

[skater15153]

ya he is absolutely amazing...which is why i hate it when people are like "metal drummers have no feel it's all technique". Clearly they've never watched any of dereks vids

[MaggotMuncher96]

@annihilatorofthewick he started playing jazz and blues so that helped

[686BrAaiNS686]

can you buy traumedy CD's or was this just a little experimental side thing for Roddy

[Mrocznakupa]

arghh ! love da song !

[edibleautopsy2]

reminds me a bit of mr bungle

[drummerboy13000]

traumedy.....creeps me out.

[GodSavedHimself]

i will drum battle roddy for that kit!!

[phildrummer]

he'll win :)

[doublebassdrummer1]

you'd be better off just trying to steal it :P

[MrDomino666]

Love the snare

[heroofdrums13]

your snare have the better sound i ever see on youtube!!!!! Really good

[Dethtallica73]

what band?

[Dieccast]

guys u know if he made any dvd explaining drum beats,and other drum stuff?

[hyrael2]

He have a book. The blast beat evolution i thnk

[reezlaw]

He played this one at Musikmesse about a month ago, an overall amazing performance. Derek is Derek...

[shagvanman]

kind of a simple piece yet still so damn nice. that off beat hi hat groove is so fucking sick. such a solid, fluid drummer Mr. Roddy is. very cool.

[brutaldeathmetal1]

hahaha i wanna see you playing like him! you suck man!

[MelchioDrum]

i can't find nothing about Traumedy....anyway,great project Derek..is a great thing to see a balster drummer has also an open mind!

[callum0123456]

they're on myspace

[hyrael2]

He don't have a myspace page. I repeat, he DONT have a myspace page.

[SkulltulaDrummer]

You needs a spelling course. I repeat, you NEEDS a spelling course.

[hyrael2]

hmmm, where?

[moncheej1974]

NO! He needs a punctuation and grammar course!

[callum0123456]

HE doesn't but TRAUMEDY does!

[hyrael2]

Yea but i found that so funny :d

[CorpsesUnderIce]

the main hihat sound soo fuckin awesome!!

Is it this Signature HiHat from Thomas Lang, I don´t get the name right now^^

Cheers from Oberhausen, home of my band black sermon :D

zRic

PS: Traumedy is a great project derek! Thumbs up!!

[headhuntersTERRITORY]

can some one tell me what is the size of his snare?? plz!! TQ

[Renix0014]

14" Sonor Delite series

[Hheawy]

the ending is awesome

[Aretumis]

Fuck I didn't know he was still doing the Traumedy thing. I knew something was going on ut that was about maybe 1-2 years ago? Can't recall, but glad its still happening

[avulsed4life]

sounds kinda like old cynic

[tombojombo]

just what i was thinking

[taypain]

thats the music dude :D

[jockojonson17]

sounds pretty good. reminds me a bit of Mr Bungle, mainly the bass.

[ShoesNeverWorn]

I don't usually listen to metal, but I"m liking this band

Where can I get this band's stuff, I'm not finding anything about this band on the web; they don't even have a Wikipedia article

Have they released any CD's yet or anything?

[Moonbiter]

Not yet, I guess this is one of Derek's side projects. Or maybe not "side" projects.

[the9th]

AMAZING

[Locrum]

Great stuff. Curious, I see the snake cages in the background there. Do you think the vibrations ever bother them?

[crazykano666]

snakes love vibrations

[JonasOfSweden]

He could keep girls in cages aswell, they like vibrations too^^ sry for the chauvinism, I just had to:P

[BodomBeachTerr0r]

Where is this music available?

[Gho5tD0g]

and watch?v=D4lQU-jJl0g&feature=ch­annel is sooooo nice!

[Gho5tD0g]

There are ghost notes, but not very frequently. He probably chose to play it this way, cause he can play dynamically, just check out some of his other vids, playing blues or even rumba xD

[Gho5tD0g]

e.g. watch?v=tLvUSq5aGuI&feature=re­lated shows him using more ghost notes, and playing a bit more dynamical

[phamtomman]

he does good same stuff over and over..to repitive...mike portnoy is 10 times the drummer this derek..but he does have sum skills...if he could get away from all the blasting and get orginallity

my opion though

[phildrummer]

check out some of dereks of videos, he has plenty of other original stuff, its not all blasts and fast stuff.

also ,i agree, portnoy is a great drummer,

[attfb]

where can i get the tabs for this

[drummingman]

that was really killer derek! great track and very tasteful drumming.

[RageMachineAgainst]

Prototype crashes?

[drumpro64]

at december(when the video is released) yes but now is the soundcaster fusion crash a new meinl cymbals

[k0mbutcha]

he's an awesome drummer!

[UgE]

great drumming and cool song :)

[abhimuscat]

great songs derek. but you are perfectly capable of playing much harder songs than this

p.s. this just sounds easy compared to your other stuff. Dont know if it is easy to play

[EmbodiedDespair]

It's not about ease. Listen to the powerful groove!

[skater15153]

yup it's about the groove...but that little polyrhythm in there was pretty challenging...sounds easy but it's more difficult than it sounds.

[kingkongpingpongdong]

Derek... one of my favorite drummers of all time. ...Starts w/ HATE ETERNAL for me though!

But this is very impressive. And groovy.

[TimWaterson]

Derek I like it its good to see you branching out musically

Keep up and Happy Newe year

Tim

[callum0123456]

this is actually my favourite song at the moment and its not even been released yet haha

is there any way of getting an MP3 derek?

and is the traumedy stuff going to be released onto CD or is it just a side project?

Cheers

[Fraeg]

i think he is hoping you will buy it when it is released

[hyrael2]

Mp3 on his site