Extreme Metal Drumming

An Introduction To Creative Metal Drumming-Randy Black is synonymous with extreme metal drumming and with many years of performance and teaching experience behind him the master is releasing this 2 DVD pack so that anyone can benefit from his wealth ofknowledge. 'What started out as a plan to record a few songs in pro quality for promotional purposes ended up being this double DVD filmed and recorded at Monongo Studios in Berlin Germany. When I approached ROAXfilms about it they suggested I do a full-fledged instructional DVD. It was not my original plan but after thinking it over and coming up with a concept I thought I'd give it a shot. It also had to do with thefact that I'd been teaching for quite a few years and knew I had something to offer to a wide variety of levels of players. I hope you can take something from these DVDs and apply it to your playing in your own personal way. With today's recording methods it's very common that certain programs/software are used to improve or fix someone's playing; it's standard procedure. I wanted this DVD to be 'old school' in the sense that there was not onenote I played that was moved or quantized. Nor were there any samples used. I wanted the listener/viewer to hear and see how I play naturally and how the drum kit sounds acoustically. Every single drum note you hear played on thisDVD was played by yours truly from start to finish' - Randy Black Disk 1 Includes: Basic rudiments on the practice pad Advice toyoung drummers Hand grip and technique Stretching and stick tricks Applying various rudiments on the kit Hi-hat foot technique Independence exercises/moving accents Various fills and rhythms from Randy's recordings Crossovers Applying different styles to metal music Tools

As the original bassist for the seminal death metal band Cannibal Corpse author Alex Webster offers invaluable insight into the realm of metal Bass Guitar. This exclusive book/online audio pack provides detailed hands-on training featuring vital Bass Guitar techniques and concepts. Extreme Metal Bass further demonstrates how these techniques can be applied in real-life situations within the context of a song. No matter what brand of metal you subscribe to ? from classic metal to modern metal and beyond ? Extreme Metal Bass will supply the Bass skills you crave. Extreme Metal Bass also includes access toonline audio with demonstration and play-along tracks of all the examples in the book plus play-along MIDI drum files for optimum practising.

The Evolution Of Blast Beats offers an in-depth look at the drumming of today's extreme metal music such as speed metal grindcore and death metal. Drummers teachers and students will learn the history and evolution of this underground style originating from the European skank beat and evolving into a variety of blast beats found in today's extreme metal scene. Also learn detailed blast variations along with essential techniques needed to develop and execute these high-speed patterns. Variations of traditional blasts bomb blasts hyper blasts and freehand blasts are all explored in detail. The audio CD includes many recorded examples exercises play-alongtracks and groove loops for practice.

Two-Disc Set-A highly educational DVD that goes beyond ???licks??? to help you push your abilities to the next level. Topics covered include blast beat concepts and workouts extreme fill-ins speed around the kit odd time concepts reading concepts practicing systems general tips and warm-ups. Also includes double bass speed control balance and expanded vocabulary. 5 hrs. 14 min.

A Visual Guide to Personalizing Your Setup-Aimed at drummers of all styles and levels this DVD featuring extreme metal drummer Derek Roddy provides an enlightening and fun discussion of common issues facing every drummer. It discusses the ins and outs of setting up and getting comfortable on your drumset. Joined by a panel of 3 other professional drummers Derek delves into detail on important (yet often overlooked) topics such as seat height position/angle of the drums using your available space on stage setting up your pedals creating an ergonomic setup proper positioning of your hardware placement of the hi-hat how to position your toms and even the importance and proper use of adrum carpet. Everything you've always wanted to know about creating your ideal setup is included on this DVD! This casual and entertaining program will provide all drummers with useful tidbits that can be put to direct use on your next gig or practice session. As a bonus the program includes footage of Derek playing along to 5 tracks and an improvised drum solo. Running time: 1 hr. 20 min.