love the genre, but that one roll is worn out here. Can't deny that he is quick, but needs dynamics!! Just being honest. His blast beat is sick though!!
you have obviously never heard of , dave weckyl , billy cobham , or at least a 1000 or guys that i could name that actually can play drums , this is nonsense , just a kid gone nuts
who decided this guy was the worlds BEST drummer??????he is fast ...ill give him that,but FAST isnt always the best!!!and why cant i hear any kick drum????all in all id say this guy is the worlds fastest and greatest Douchebag!!!
Drumming is about keeping time and this happens to be arguably the hardest genre of music for a drummer to play, technically speaking. This guy totally owns.
people who are being ignorant saying that you cant make music with this, listen to The Black Dahlia Murder, or Job For A Cowboy. Impending Doom. Suicide Silence. Stop being closed minded ignorant ass fucks.
@18je1 That's your opinion. Even if you don't like the sound of it, you have to acknowledge the skill and work that goes into creating music like death-metal. Some people love the sound. I'm not a huge fan, but I can enjoy it once in a while. It's just a different type of music and I feel like people just need to open their minds a little. You don't have to enjoy it, just appreciate the hard work that goes into creating it.
lets be honest, how can he be 'best in the world'? he plays like 3 different beats (if they can even be called beats) and one boring fill over and over.
thing is about most metal drumming like this, is that there is no feel at all, they have one goal. drum fast for as long as you can. there are people faster than this though. he's got talent. but anyone can go fast.
He may be fast but....what kind of songs can you play with a rhythm like this? It sounds like shit!!! Ringo Starr's the best drummer ever, just listen to A day in the life or Rain. That's feeling!!
So is the goal with this type of drumming to get the tempo so fast that sound will be a blur without any distinction or separation between the notes played?
Do you know Mike Portnoy? i know he's not the FASTEST but, He is not playing drums like that. He's making a beat. Not BEATing The Drums. PUT Some BEAT man. :D
Do you know Mike Portnoy? i know he's not the FASTEST but, He is not playing drums like that. He's making a beat. Not BEATing The Drums. PUT Some BEAT man. :D
He might not be the fastest drummer in the world but this style is dependant entirely on stamina and drive - not on how many different fills he knows... Kudos that he could even keep a perfect tempo up that fast for 3:00 whole minutes... I bet that was the longest three minutes of his life haha... Im a shitty fuckin drummer... My name explains all.. Haha
do you people really read the shit u writing? i mean judging a musician by 1 performance? it is obvious to someone who understandsa little bit of musicality, that due to the repetitive sections and patterns, that the guy is playin a song! whos the fault if the song sucks? i mean if it is written that way wtf? its like listening to ac/dc's back in black and saying "oh what a boring drummer"... the guy is playn a song! did you wanted him to go all buddy rich and shit over a death metal riff? cmon
o wow your a death metal drummer...no one fuckin cares death metal sucks and sounds the same and its not the most talented drumming by a long shot its just fast but the rythmes are very basic and simple
First half sounds a lot like that clip that Mr. Roddy posted a few years ago, it's called "Awesome Drumming". Maybe that's how most metal drums sound though. I'm not a drummer, just like to watch the vids.
It's fast, oh yeah. and it's very precise. and yes it's good. But drumming is not a sport. It should be music. sorry, but there I'm missing the soul! (one of the dislikers;-))
Hey, watch me do the same two things over and over and over for three minutes. And it's not a solo, it's a beat and a fill. But I'm the best in the world.
Groove, Speed, Rhythm, Timing, and Power are all learned... talent is the combination of these elements. You have to be a 5 tool player to be considered great, just being fast or just having a sense of groove will not make you great. Harness a well rounded pallet and that will bring you to greatness, what i see here is not talent, sorry.
@laumaelinful He crafted the vocals and the lyric structures. Yngwie created the idea of combining the musicianship of classical musicians such as Paganini, and guitar shredding.
@ACjake666DC Wtf does that have to do with anything? Of course I have, I said all death metal drumming is pretty similar, aka blast beats and shit. I don't get what the point of ur comment is
no faster than Morbid Angel, I honestly fail to see how this can be classified as fastest in the world since there are readily available live reocrdings of better and faster drummers on this site...unless of course those drummers don't give 2 fucks about records.
FUCK SAKE. why is everyone hating! coming from a metal drummer myself, this is some seriously good drumming! everything is so clean and crisp! yes, i agree there is not a whole lot of variation in here but maybe thats not what hes going for. i think hes going for nice clean, crisp, dirty death metal drumming. and its sounding good! altough i must say that the title is sort of misleading. should of been titled as something like "doing some death metal drumming" sounds less attention seeking.
fast! but no technique
Ddrumz100 4 hours ago
e o matt grainer
tonyhardcore13 9 hours ago
love the genre, but that one roll is worn out here. Can't deny that he is quick, but needs dynamics!! Just being honest. His blast beat is sick though!!
RizBlantonDrums 9 hours ago
this kid can play but unfortunately it's the first time i had to give a video a thumbs down.
stevel178 12 hours ago
buddy rich that's all that has to be said!
stevel178 12 hours ago
you have obviously never heard of , dave weckyl , billy cobham , or at least a 1000 or guys that i could name that actually can play drums , this is nonsense , just a kid gone nuts
johnjoyce1958 14 hours ago
neil pert, joey jordinson, the rev ect...those r drummers. this guys just faster. and joey is still faster
ThisisLies97 17 hours ago
there u go, now dwarfs can play drums...
Paracoccidio 17 hours ago
who decided this guy was the worlds BEST drummer??????he is fast ...ill give him that,but FAST isnt always the best!!!and why cant i hear any kick drum????all in all id say this guy is the worlds fastest and greatest Douchebag!!!
TheScarrey 20 hours ago
Needs more COW BELL !!!
duprasm 23 hours ago
alexgrind plays it better...and ive seen faster'
Sk3tch22 1 day ago
"Pocket Drumming"..."Feel"..."Groove"...
*facepalm*
Drumming is about keeping time and this happens to be arguably the hardest genre of music for a drummer to play, technically speaking. This guy totally owns.
BTW is this MVP by Despised Icon...?
nkollett 1 day ago
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Okay you can play fast. Now I want to hear a nice groove and some pocket drumming
ntfd125 2 days ago
Okay you can play fast. Now I want to hear a nice groove and some pocket drumming
ntfd125 2 days ago
This is so repetitive. Where's the variance? At least death metal drummers change it up.
THRASZHER 2 days ago
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THRASZHER 2 days ago
people who are being ignorant saying that you cant make music with this, listen to The Black Dahlia Murder, or Job For A Cowboy. Impending Doom. Suicide Silence. Stop being closed minded ignorant ass fucks.
cresentmoonrasengan 2 days ago
@cresentmoonrasengan all those bands suck
18je1 2 days ago
@18je1 That's your opinion. Even if you don't like the sound of it, you have to acknowledge the skill and work that goes into creating music like death-metal. Some people love the sound. I'm not a huge fan, but I can enjoy it once in a while. It's just a different type of music and I feel like people just need to open their minds a little. You don't have to enjoy it, just appreciate the hard work that goes into creating it.
WelshieGuy 2 days ago
@WelshieGuy those bands are not death metal, deathcore sucks thats the point
18je1 2 days ago
and dont mind these hater comments, they just cant keep up without dropping the drumsticks
AliienForEver 2 days ago
BEAST!!!
AliienForEver 2 days ago
lets be honest, how can he be 'best in the world'? he plays like 3 different beats (if they can even be called beats) and one boring fill over and over.
TjDrummer341 3 days ago
..pair this guy up with "the worlds fastest bass player" to create "the worlds fastest trip to the pawnbroker"
rabbittraps 3 days ago
1:46..to..2:18...that must be the chorus.
rabbittraps 3 days ago
@rabbittraps That's actually a breakdown. Choruses sound different and are rarely used in this type of music.
WelshieGuy 2 days ago
@WelshieGuy ...sorry mate, i was being completely sarcastic. just entertainin meself. (it is the only variation in the 'piece' )
rabbittraps 2 days ago
I know a man from the band A Hill to Die Upon named Michael Cook. And he rapes this guy. Check them out if you don't believe me.
ChablesMan 3 days ago
...i played with a very fast drummer..send him for cigarettes...back in two minutes.
rabbittraps 3 days ago
Meh...no Buddy Rich that's for fuck sure.
egadxxx 3 days ago
@egadxxx ...Buddy Poor.
rabbittraps 3 days ago
Lol ! This guy do the drum solo of the "Morbid Angel!" cool :-)!
gewal 3 days ago
Worlds Fastest FUCKER!!!
1997Mattes 4 days ago
...i'm currently teaching a 12 year old black labrador the exact same "tune"
rabbittraps 4 days ago
That's a hell of a claim.... Doesn't take away from the fact there is no pattern, no rhythm to it. It just is just plain NOISE.
cdickenson64 4 days ago
Shannon Lucas is faster.
HavxHHH 4 days ago
bad
xPaintime 5 days ago
Still nothing to Pete Sandoval with Morbid Angel
masseur10 5 days ago
The fucking fastest drummer in the the world for your information is Mike Mangini !!
drumblaster54 5 days ago
sucks
77skatebmx 6 days ago
why this Kolaveri ??
MatthewRohanXavier 6 days ago
1. blastbeats are gay 2. the boulder in my backyard has more feel when it plays drums
deadboy600 6 days ago
Not the fastest drummer in the world by a long shot.
garyc2 6 days ago
its jux repetitive. with some practice, any drummer can play tat....and like one guy say: how bout a new drum fill? or u cant do it? lol
BigBanglVIP 1 week ago
thing is about most metal drumming like this, is that there is no feel at all, they have one goal. drum fast for as long as you can. there are people faster than this though. he's got talent. but anyone can go fast.
darrihea19 1 week ago
Boring repetitive metal drumming. No joke.
ALEXXvsZOMBIES 1 week ago
World Fastest drummer video should be 1 sec long
TrulyBrokenFan 1 week ago
listen to most death/black metal drummers. they're burying this guy. he's good tho
Mrvegas6666 1 week ago
He may be fast but....what kind of songs can you play with a rhythm like this? It sounds like shit!!! Ringo Starr's the best drummer ever, just listen to A day in the life or Rain. That's feeling!!
eggman1979cooa 1 week ago 3
Mmmh... Do you know Billy Cobham ? No ? So check videos where you can hear him play.
oclero 1 week ago
the drummer in my band plays that quick.. its like average metal drumming speed
mattyboyovadanet 1 week ago
who cares about speed? unless its your wife in bed...
masteronick 1 week ago
I've seen marching band drummers go faster than that on quads and quints...
grillheadxl 1 week ago
drummer without fill, its like a ferrari without fuel
vgamesloja 1 week ago
So is the goal with this type of drumming to get the tempo so fast that sound will be a blur without any distinction or separation between the notes played?
rhythmantic 1 week ago 16
@rhythmantic ...space is evil...apparently.
rabbittraps 4 days ago
@rabbittraps that's funny, you're on to something.
rhythmantic 4 days ago
@rhythmantic that's what triggers are for
l3mm1w1nk5 2 days ago
This drummer sucks shit.. You need a Tahitian Mud Mask!
izzypop100 1 week ago
Kinda boring!
JulieBirmingham2008 1 week ago
I've seen faster than this, look up Fleshgod Apocalypse if you're interested.
666MetalNeverDies666 1 week ago
Nice troll
knowbuddydrums 1 week ago
It's to poor there is no style, no funk to bad :(
Delmonteil 1 week ago
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Do you know Mike Portnoy? i know he's not the FASTEST but, He is not playing drums like that. He's making a beat. Not BEATing The Drums. PUT Some BEAT man. :D
MsBerna8 1 week ago
Do you know Mike Portnoy? i know he's not the FASTEST but, He is not playing drums like that. He's making a beat. Not BEATing The Drums. PUT Some BEAT man. :D
MsBerna8 1 week ago
whats the use of playing fast if all you play is the same 3 patterns over again?
1waka2laka 1 week ago
Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive Soooooo Repetitive
Rompepropftw 1 week ago
yeah we know u can do that fill now, come on man. i laughed the entire video
lordoscarrr 1 week ago
I can play that fast, easy lol. NOT!
gavinrapp13 1 week ago
That crash is annoying.
BeothukRuins 1 week ago
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YOU ARE FAST BUT I DISLIKE FOR THE TITLE (Worlds Fastest Drummer) FROM GREECE
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Tolissssssssss 1 week ago
Mike mangini forever lml
sejong1450 1 week ago
Blast, 16th note fill, blast, 4/4 double bass on crash, 16th note fill, blast.
TheDRUMaticGuy 1 week ago
Amazing but he plays the same shit all time long
LoveThatSoundx3 1 week ago
Two words, George Kollias
godlydrmr 1 week ago
@godlydrmr Two words: Lost Soul.
Ryu12543 1 week ago
wow...some hipster clown playing what we know today as metal which is known by anyone older then 25 ruined metal cause of asshole fags like this
InShatteredMolds 1 week ago
The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold!!! I think the best two bass drum song is "The Wicked End" but I can't exactly remember.
av3ng3d7tim3s 1 week ago
You obviously havent heard laser cannon deth sentance by dethklok
Godfather090807 1 week ago
flawless performance. but got dull after 30 seconds!
rageagainstthesheen 2 weeks ago
Speed doesn't mean anything if you can't play
OCDrumsJE 2 weeks ago
this one is faster and maybe faster than thomas lang.... search for Brutal Death drummer :D
1985andreschirmer 2 weeks ago
@1985andreschirmer LLOLOL faster than thomas lang? This guy couldnt out-play thomas lang if he had 5 arms
MetalSt4r 1 week ago
@SoftairReviewTotal
Do you know Thomas Lang?
One of the worlds greatest drummers.
Are you a drummer yourself? If not why do you think you know what is difficould and what isn't?
nielsemilbechnaumann 2 weeks ago
He is NOT the fastest drummer
I bet he can´t beat Thomas Lang!
nielsemilbechnaumann 2 weeks ago
@nielsemilbechnaumann YES I BET TOO !
SoftairReviewTotal 2 weeks ago
@SoftairReviewTotal
Sorry, did you agree with me, or did you mean that this drummer could beat Thomas Lang?
nielsemilbechnaumann 2 weeks ago
If he's the fastest for you, tcheck out some other drummers as AlexGrind (ex Despised Icon) ;)
ourlastmurder 2 weeks ago
He might not be the fastest drummer in the world but this style is dependant entirely on stamina and drive - not on how many different fills he knows... Kudos that he could even keep a perfect tempo up that fast for 3:00 whole minutes... I bet that was the longest three minutes of his life haha... Im a shitty fuckin drummer... My name explains all.. Haha
GuitarNinjahhh 2 weeks ago
do you people really read the shit u writing? i mean judging a musician by 1 performance? it is obvious to someone who understandsa little bit of musicality, that due to the repetitive sections and patterns, that the guy is playin a song! whos the fault if the song sucks? i mean if it is written that way wtf? its like listening to ac/dc's back in black and saying "oh what a boring drummer"... the guy is playn a song! did you wanted him to go all buddy rich and shit over a death metal riff? cmon
MrDeadButDrumming 2 weeks ago
not one thing skillfull about ur drumming. props on holding the speed.... but seriously.....
SKINxSLAYER 2 weeks ago
SUENA BN
rod1996hal 2 weeks ago
o wow your a death metal drummer...no one fuckin cares death metal sucks and sounds the same and its not the most talented drumming by a long shot its just fast but the rythmes are very basic and simple
jcmurrdog 2 weeks ago
wanker
jimmillioner 2 weeks ago
I'll have to take the impact gun to my heads and tighten them up like that and see if I can duplicate. :p
tubefluid 2 weeks ago
How about a new fuckin' drum fill?
nuklear41 2 weeks ago 73
@nuklear41 For real. Came here to say this. lol
fiffertysor 2 weeks ago
@nuklear41 yep, the same shit for 3 fuking mins....
snake172 1 week ago
What song is this? Sounds like I've heard it before...
tmoney511 2 weeks ago
haha on a gretsch...
SMWhit3out 2 weeks ago
sounds of drums are awful and rhythm.... no sense... no way....
pierrefrossard 2 weeks ago
when does it get fast?
banjbob2 2 weeks ago
NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEIN THE FASTEST EVER.BUT PRETTY GOOD THOUGH.
blaspherian 2 weeks ago
ive farted faster tripplets than that
EmptySun 2 weeks ago
That was fucking amazing. Blast beats everywhere.
wearecalledascension 2 weeks ago
I could never do this... nor would I want to.
DrumTchr 2 weeks ago
now try doing something other than single strokes?!
AdamScadAdam 2 weeks ago 2
hes really good and fastest but i know drummers just as fast as him
ChannelForTheGifted 2 weeks ago
fuck yea man, awesome!
jp3nn3y 2 weeks ago
Dino from Divine Heresy is the fastest for me....the band sucks but the drummer is the best....also and Chris Adler!
...this guy have the speed...but...
HeadBangerHybrid 2 weeks ago
yea i know i should skip this video but i wanna voice my mind regading this type of drumming ........never like it where is the feel and groove
dave62621 2 weeks ago
First half sounds a lot like that clip that Mr. Roddy posted a few years ago, it's called "Awesome Drumming". Maybe that's how most metal drums sound though. I'm not a drummer, just like to watch the vids.
sircraigery 2 weeks ago
It's fast, oh yeah. and it's very precise. and yes it's good. But drumming is not a sport. It should be music. sorry, but there I'm missing the soul! (one of the dislikers;-))
fraschra 2 weeks ago
@fraschra I agree with you. It's not about the speed, they say. It's about the groooooove.
derickftw 2 weeks ago
Must be a relative to Chuck Norris
unclewooly 2 weeks ago 18
@unclewooly Drums play chuck norris :3
Dangcosmo 1 week ago
Joey Jordison was doing this in the womb.
JustSimplyLego 2 weeks ago
@JustSimplyLego And yet he's not proving that with Slipknot. Joey's a decent drummer, but he's not that great.
IBiteTheHandThatFed 2 weeks ago
fuck joey.. anyone else cant better than lombardo
QnlyMe 2 weeks ago
awesome!!!!!
rednose70 2 weeks ago
joey jordison can do this when he is sleeping.
max54881 2 weeks ago
Hey, watch me do the same two things over and over and over for three minutes. And it's not a solo, it's a beat and a fill. But I'm the best in the world.
gitchigoomi 3 weeks ago
someone told me that iwrestledabearonces drummer held that title haha idk if its true but he is pretty fast
chaimelewitz 3 weeks ago
Two Handed Increased to Level 74
ruthlessnarwhal 3 weeks ago
bitch please.. dave mackintosh can play that while drinking a banana smoothie
matyviola 3 weeks ago
people dislike it because it is a misleading title this is not the worlds fastest drummer hell i can play like that.
killer231233 3 weeks ago
Dude, nice work. Seriously- keep that going and one day the title of this video might be yours ;D
UsingMetal 3 weeks ago
DUDE IS SICK WITH IT !!!!
73jpsammler 3 weeks ago
DAMN !!!!!
73jpsammler 3 weeks ago
I see his feet flying around but I can barely hear the bass drum and I'm wearing headphones with excellent bass response right now. WTF ?
groovemerchant19 3 weeks ago
hes so fast... u cant even hear the double bass!!!
TheBlacksimth 3 weeks ago
ding ding.. i give you credit for your speed.... now follow neil pert
triggerbow 3 weeks ago
Groove, Speed, Rhythm, Timing, and Power are all learned... talent is the combination of these elements. You have to be a 5 tool player to be considered great, just being fast or just having a sense of groove will not make you great. Harness a well rounded pallet and that will bring you to greatness, what i see here is not talent, sorry.
LiveAllegroDieAdagio 3 weeks ago
If Yngwie Malmsteen played the drums, this is what it would sound like....equally as fast and equally as useless.
lido672 3 weeks ago
@lido672 Yngwie crafted the idea of neo-classical shredding... Without him there wouldn't be power metal. Piss off.
WarbringerManiac 3 weeks ago
@WarbringerManiac nooo dio greated the power metal genre
laumaelinful 3 weeks ago
@laumaelinful created XD
laumaelinful 3 weeks ago
@laumaelinful He crafted the vocals and the lyric structures. Yngwie created the idea of combining the musicianship of classical musicians such as Paganini, and guitar shredding.
WarbringerManiac 3 weeks ago
i didn't know Abu Mussab could play the drums...
swesh21 3 weeks ago
Where the fuck is the mic for the kick drum?????????
Smurftacular2792 3 weeks ago
@Smurftacular2792 he don't use kick drum! :)
minimalspunk 3 weeks ago
Worlds Most Annoying drum solo that never ends that keeps goin and going and going.Shut up fer fuks sake
DARRINCONNOR1 3 weeks ago
I didnt no Screech was so good on the drums.
DARRINCONNOR1 3 weeks ago
Pretty good. Not the fastest though
MrQuin666 3 weeks ago
WTF? I am faster than him mate. He is very good but take that silly title or people will give you dislike for arrogance. Peace and keep music alive
haraizmostara 3 weeks ago
those cymbals sound cheap
TheJoemoze 3 weeks ago
The dude from Origin is much faster
ihateeveryoneequaly 3 weeks ago
@ACjake666DC Wtf does that have to do with anything? Of course I have, I said all death metal drumming is pretty similar, aka blast beats and shit. I don't get what the point of ur comment is
chestus12 3 weeks ago
Search for Mike Mangini - Impossible Drum (mix) in YT. Mike Mangini is fast.
Thomaxonal 3 weeks ago
stupid not top coment
tf2481 3 weeks ago
stop this shit
difalke 3 weeks ago
he is only loud and fuckin stupid
difalke 3 weeks ago
no faster than Morbid Angel, I honestly fail to see how this can be classified as fastest in the world since there are readily available live reocrdings of better and faster drummers on this site...unless of course those drummers don't give 2 fucks about records.
godsuxdicks 3 weeks ago
untill u beat mike mangini ur nothing my freind
edskismoney1234 3 weeks ago
@edskismoney1234 In what part of drumming you want he to be beaten?
Sera69FI 3 weeks ago
George Kollias can do that with brush his teeth ;)
metallica6020 3 weeks ago
@metallica6020 and the sticks in his ass.
godsuxdicks 3 weeks ago
@godsuxdicks yes ...in his ass
metallica6020 3 weeks ago
Very boring!
Boring technic show.
No groove.
samoes68 3 weeks ago
FUCK SAKE. why is everyone hating! coming from a metal drummer myself, this is some seriously good drumming! everything is so clean and crisp! yes, i agree there is not a whole lot of variation in here but maybe thats not what hes going for. i think hes going for nice clean, crisp, dirty death metal drumming. and its sounding good! altough i must say that the title is sort of misleading. should of been titled as something like "doing some death metal drumming" sounds less attention seeking.
ESTslipknot15drums8D 4 weeks ago 18
@ESTslipknot15drums8D Welcome to you tube comments. The home of the imbecile.
ryanxboxlive 2 weeks ago
@ryanxboxlive yup. you no it dude.
ESTslipknot15drums8D 2 weeks ago
All people complaining about how boring he looks, it's because of the high level of concentration and endurance that is needed to play like this.
KlabauterManiac 4 weeks ago
anyone know what china he has it sounds exactly what i want at the moment .
SomeRandomMetalHead 4 weeks ago
@SomeRandomMetalHead ..sounds like Wuhan, 16" i have two that sound exactly like that...
HAGOODSOUND 4 weeks ago
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@SomeRandomMetalHead ..sounds like Wuhan, 16" i have two that sound exactly like that...
HAGOODSOUND 4 weeks ago
Lets be honest Joey Jordison is as fast as him and adds pure awesomeness to drumming so.....fail
swannie911 4 weeks ago
Isn't that the beginning of the old Hawaii 5 O TV series back in the 70's?
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MartinDPdrums 4 weeks ago
mangini rapes you
MrLaspatillas 4 weeks ago
omg
9Allio 4 weeks ago
two words: Shannon Lucas.
speedfreak17 4 weeks ago
its like a robot playing drums....... no expression at all...... really boring
poisononmyblood 4 weeks ago
definately not fastest.... :D but very good!
Zeeeroou 4 weeks ago