Hey everyone! Thanks a lot for your enthusiasm and kind words! Unfortunately I don't have enough time right now to reply to all of your questions. Hopefully at some point. In any case you can expect a ton more videos from me in the near future! The awesome website Global Domination has a brand new interview where I talk about the Dirk Blast and lots of drum-related stuff: Link is in the video description. Cheers to you all and keep blasting!
XRavenHairSexGod As long as it works with the amazing Jazz style Megadeth drumming groove I’m all for it.. Dirks drumming is great, a love for Gars work is a major bonus I love the jazz elements he infused into the core of the bands sound on those first 2 albums,
This is so metal: a guy ripping a brutal variation of a blast beat, yet clearly the nicest and most soft spoken gentleman you’ll meet all day. Awesome video, dude!
I hope to god Dave writes a song worthy of this beat and he lets Dirk go wild recording the next album. This would sound insane played under a signature Mustaine weird and complex rhythm!
@@JayDawgDrummerNot quite. Spencer uses a switch blast, which is basically a regular blast beat where he switches his hands every measure. This is a different technique entirely.
@@thalloutboy do you even know how to play a switch blast or dirk blast? they are literally the same either then one accent hit in the dirk blast. it is pretty damn well the same, not exactly, but really really close lol.
@@JayDawgDrummer They are definitely not the same. I know because I use both interchangeably. Dirk blast sticking R RRR R RRR R L L L L L L L L L Spencer Prewett's switch blast RRRRR RRRRR R L LLLLL LLLLL They are also a bit different in principle. Prewett's switch blast is based on the premise of a blast beat with changing leads each measure (or half-measure, depending on how you count it). Dirk's blast is based on an application of the flam-triplet rudiment. Not to mention how different they are in practice due to the different ways they are counted. All in all, it's not too unreasonable of me to say that they are different techniques.
Thank you so much for the clarity in your explanations Dirk. I am actually a bassist and following technical aspects of how a drummer approaches and picks apart things like this helps me immensely in the deconstruction (no joke intended, sorry) of my right hand fingerstyle.
@DirkVerbeurenDrummer you did something similar on Sybreed's Dynamic and you switched up on the cymbals like crazy. I've never seen someone able to do that with a regular blast beat. I've been working on the "Dirk Blast" myself. I'm nowhere near as fast as you yet but I've got the general idea down. thanks for sharing this awesome secret with us dude. and I can't wait to hear what you cooked up with Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik. :D
I set my kit up with the hi-hats at 12 o' clock using a remote hi-hat pedal, and it really helps to do this beat as well as any other beat requiring the hands have equal access to the hats. A symmetrical setup in general really helps for anything that requires the hands be equidistant to all aspects of the kit. I recommend it to anyone looking for a new configuration for their kit.
Unfortunately, the above sentence is a past tense one (should have set "I had set my kit up" to be more proper). I no longer have my set, I had to get rid of it due to a living situation outside of my control. If you want to see what I mean, though, look up how Bill Bruford sets up his kit. Mine was a lot like that for hi-hat, snare, and tom placement. Danny Carey of Tool also has a 12 o' clock hi hat placement, though his are above his rack toms, and I found that to be too much of a stretch. I didn't even use rack toms by the end of it, just floor toms.
+Ken Klejs I'd Google it. I am going to end up seeing mine up like that, as it is seeming more and more to be the only set up I haven't tried, including going leftie and back. I am most capable of performing the techniques I know when I am not cross sticked for grove, as in your typical right across to hi hat, left under. I want my right exactly like my left. I just haven't bought the remote hat yet...
@allmetaliswelcome I don't think so. The flam accent switches hands which allows time to move to the hi-hat, whereas the swiss triplet doesn't... I haven't tried but it seems nearly impossible to move comfortably from snare to hi-hat (or vice-versa) within two triplets at high speeds.
Gij se snoeper :p haha grapke! Meneer Verbeuren, ge zijt een Belgische trots zoals de beste voorbeelden: briljant en bescheiden, top \m/ Ik volg u sinds Scarve en ik heb geen woorden voor hoe innovatief ge zijt, ge verbaast de metalwereld iedere keer weer. Ge hebt ooit voor m'ne maat (drummer) een affiche van u gesigneerd met "Grind or die!", die hangt in ons repetitiekot sinds 10 jaar peis ik :p ongeveer 't zelfde aantal jaren sinds wanneer em uwe blast oefent :D Welle hebben de chance gehad van u met Soilwork te zien, paar keer waaronder in den Biebob in Vosselaar ;-) En ja ik had dees in 't Engels kunne schrijven ma da's toch ni 't zelfde eh :D Plein succès et à la prochaine fois en Belgique!
I don't play drum kit anymore, but that looks so efficient. Regular typical blast beats are so hard to get the right technique for. Once I got into Selkirk a shortly after sold my drums because the two inteuments I really wanted to get good at were Keys and Guitar... 😂 Anyways, nice techniques.
Because he is playing triplets, and if you don't switch hands you can't play by alternating hands - your right hand has to go to the hihat right after hitting the snare. Try it out and you will see what I mean.
Because you can go faster that way. In a continous roll with one hand you´ll reach your limits rather fast but you can play insane fast three strokes/ four strokes.
3 minutes 26 to watch, 2 years to do it perfectly.
At least!
I know that feeling...
You got it down yet?
My brain melted for about 19 months
You don’t come across a drummer that invented his own blast beat every day 😊
the other one I know is Gene Hoglan
So this guy woke up someday and thought "nah these blast beats that already exists it's not good enough, maybe I do one better"
@@alexsanderumberto8148 Keeps things interesting and original. Extreme metal is pretty damn stagnant.
BUDDY RICH INVENTED THIS. ITS NOT NEW
@@SpyMaster-ph8gd wrong
Hey everyone! Thanks a lot for your enthusiasm and kind words! Unfortunately I don't have enough time right now to reply to all of your questions. Hopefully at some point. In any case you can expect a ton more videos from me in the near future!
The awesome website Global Domination has a brand new interview where I talk about the Dirk Blast and lots of drum-related stuff: Link is in the video description.
Cheers to you all and keep blasting!
Fucking legend
Dude that is freaking sick. Just heard of it through 66Samus.
A legend you are sir
Awaiting Dirk Blasts in MEGADETH!!!
Same here. Dave's interested in playing faster so why not! Looking forward to hearing more from Dirk.
XRavenHairSexGod As long as it works with the amazing Jazz style Megadeth drumming groove I’m all for it.. Dirks drumming is great, a love for Gars work is a major bonus I love the jazz elements he infused into the core of the bands sound on those first 2 albums,
@@lukenotskywalker2957 Can you imagine Gar's style with blast beats? Unreal.
Update: he’s done short ones on the new record. Nothing like this but they still fit the songs great.
@@manco828 That’s basically what he’s done on this new album and it’s glorious!
2:29
Is a choo choo train
This is so metal: a guy ripping a brutal variation of a blast beat, yet clearly the nicest and most soft spoken gentleman you’ll meet all day. Awesome video, dude!
Sound like a starting helicopter....
More like Locomotive
A Helicopomotive or a Lococopter
🤣🤣🤣
T5 bibf be svdxv5 dc vpG5effddggrdcd dry y ii 00i9999[9* up i8*i
You know that's gonna be hard when Jesus is playing drums
I heard he only got the job due too his FATHER...
🤣 yeah divine nepotism
Amém
Jajajaja más bien Cliff Burton
Praise his name and blast beats 🙌
I've drummed Death Metal for years and this is so sick!
Sounds very militant.
Always appreciate creativity and new methods
Can't wait to hear the Dirk Blast on #16 Megadeth!!!! \m/
amazing, a drummer that actually teaches and does so very well
I hope to god Dave writes a song worthy of this beat and he lets Dirk go wild recording the next album. This would sound insane played under a signature Mustaine weird and complex rhythm!
dirk blast at the end of 'we'll be back'
archspire uses dirk blast 100% of the time lol shts beautiful
@@JayDawgDrummerNot quite. Spencer uses a switch blast, which is basically a regular blast beat where he switches his hands every measure. This is a different technique entirely.
@@thalloutboy do you even know how to play a switch blast or dirk blast? they are literally the same either then one accent hit in the dirk blast. it is pretty damn well the same, not exactly, but really really close lol.
@@JayDawgDrummer They are definitely not the same. I know because I use both interchangeably.
Dirk blast sticking
R RRR R RRR R
L L L L L L L L L
Spencer Prewett's switch blast
RRRRR RRRRR R
L LLLLL LLLLL
They are also a bit different in principle. Prewett's switch blast is based on the premise of a blast beat with changing leads each measure (or half-measure, depending on how you count it). Dirk's blast is based on an application of the flam-triplet rudiment. Not to mention how different they are in practice due to the different ways they are counted.
All in all, it's not too unreasonable of me to say that they are different techniques.
Mind-blowing. I think even Buddy Rich would enjoy this.
Who knew this legend is gonna be in a legendary band with other legendary members?
Not only was that a great way to break things down and explain what’s going, but the final result is epic!
2:59 jeeeezus CHRIST, guy :D
Dirk you are a genius using that rudiment that way!! I think I will apply that to my band's songs. Thanks a bunch!!
sounds like a train driving off
Awesome work, Dirk. Would love to see you demo the drumming you did for Juular!
WOW!! This has got to be the coolest blast beat video I have ever seen. Never seen a blast done in such a way. Very inventive. HORNS!
@DirkVerbeurenDrummer very cool. that is one hard part to figure out, this makes it so clear, thanks for sharing!
The Dirk Blast was used in Sybreed's Dynamic
Thank you so much for the clarity in your explanations Dirk. I am actually a bassist and following technical aspects of how a drummer approaches and picks apart things like this helps me immensely in the deconstruction (no joke intended, sorry) of my right hand fingerstyle.
He is an awesome drummer and person. ❤️🤘🏼
2:30 When a locomotive starts moving
Also when you jumpstart an old school bus 😂
That's great!!!!!!
Angra is amazing!
I've been trying to get the flam accent blast down for years, you make it look so easy! The movement to the hi-hats is definitely the tricky part.
And I thought I made this technique up myself... Well, cool to see that people can come up with such similar ideas!
i never even touched a drum kit in my life before but still enjoyed the video lol
@DirkVerbeurenDrummer you did something similar on Sybreed's Dynamic and you switched up on the cymbals like crazy. I've never seen someone able to do that with a regular blast beat. I've been working on the "Dirk Blast" myself. I'm nowhere near as fast as you yet but I've got the general idea down. thanks for sharing this awesome secret with us dude. and I can't wait to hear what you cooked up with Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik. :D
Your blast beats are second to none!
Your sensational drummer you explain it so well love to see you play longer
Yeah you're right Luke, None is the best drummer out there. Dirk's great though
You can hear an example of this in the song "Deconstruction" by The Devin Townsend Project. Starting at around 5:20. Check it out.
One correction- this is a flam accent, not a flam tap. But sick beat Dirk!!
Holy fucking shit, I was searching his videos to know about him and I didn't even knew about his "Dirk Blast". Damn it sounds fantastic.
Wonderfully!!!! Dirk and guys, how to play this brake 2:54 ??? It`s only single stroke??
I set my kit up with the hi-hats at 12 o' clock using a remote hi-hat pedal, and it really helps to do this beat as well as any other beat requiring the hands have equal access to the hats. A symmetrical setup in general really helps for anything that requires the hands be equidistant to all aspects of the kit. I recommend it to anyone looking for a new configuration for their kit.
Sounds weird, can you link to a picture or something?
Unfortunately, the above sentence is a past tense one (should have set "I had set my kit up" to be more proper). I no longer have my set, I had to get rid of it due to a living situation outside of my control. If you want to see what I mean, though, look up how Bill Bruford sets up his kit. Mine was a lot like that for hi-hat, snare, and tom placement. Danny Carey of Tool also has a 12 o' clock hi hat placement, though his are above his rack toms, and I found that to be too much of a stretch. I didn't even use rack toms by the end of it, just floor toms.
+Ken Klejs I'd Google it. I am going to end up seeing mine up like that, as it is seeming more and more to be the only set up I haven't tried, including going leftie and back. I am most capable of performing the techniques I know when I am not cross sticked for grove, as in your typical right across to hi hat, left under. I want my right exactly like my left. I just haven't bought the remote hat yet...
Have a look at Travis Orbin, he always uses symmetrical kits, and drumwise, is completely ambidextrous and... Footstrous? Unreal player anyway
When Jimmy pino did this in Cowards Deathbed, I was mesmerised, now I know where it came from ❤️
Hey, this last exercice that you did is similiar to the what Neil Peart did in Subdivisions - Rush song!!!!
those really sounds awesome thanks for breaking it down also works as a perfect practice workout
pretty cool man just tried it il use that alot
VERY NICE, I LOVE PLAYING THOSE FLAMS, I DIDNT KNOW THEY COULD BE PUT IN A BLAST BEAT
Very nice and clear dude. Hope to see much more. I subscribed
Thanks for the excellent lesson given Dirk !
Thanks a lot, Dirk, I've been trying to figure this one out (heard it on Deconstruction).
@allmetaliswelcome I don't think so. The flam accent switches hands which allows time to move to the hi-hat, whereas the swiss triplet doesn't... I haven't tried but it seems nearly impossible to move comfortably from snare to hi-hat (or vice-versa) within two triplets at high speeds.
Sounds amazing, i must learn asap!!
Can't wait to hear these blasts in the new Megadeth album!!
That's such a sick, creative beat.
@napalmmice No, I mostly play all singles, still working on getting those doubles up to speed!
It's a variation of this. On Deconstruction, I play 16th note triplets on the kicks, instead of following the snare.
I can't wait for Megadeth's new album!!!!
Wicked skills man, thats some awesome talent bro
I had to practise this when i saw this video, thanks.
Thank you Dirk sensei! 🥁 😊
Veía otro video para entender como se hace ese tipo de blast, al ver el tuyo entendí las bases para iniciarlo. ¡Ahora a practicar! gracias B)
ALL ABOAAAARD!!
Your blasting on goremaggedon is awesome! !
from the thumbnail i thought you were wearing the joey jordison mask
RoseOfHizaki i thought too
Gij se snoeper :p haha grapke! Meneer Verbeuren, ge zijt een Belgische trots zoals de beste voorbeelden: briljant en bescheiden, top \m/ Ik volg u sinds Scarve en ik heb geen woorden voor hoe innovatief ge zijt, ge verbaast de metalwereld iedere keer weer.
Ge hebt ooit voor m'ne maat (drummer) een affiche van u gesigneerd met "Grind or die!", die hangt in ons repetitiekot sinds 10 jaar peis ik :p ongeveer 't zelfde aantal jaren sinds wanneer em uwe blast oefent :D
Welle hebben de chance gehad van u met Soilwork te zien, paar keer waaronder in den Biebob in Vosselaar ;-) En ja ik had dees in 't Engels kunne schrijven ma da's toch ni 't zelfde eh :D Plein succès et à la prochaine fois en Belgique!
One of my fav drummers.
I wonder if Luke Holland watched this video before come up with that alternating blastbeat in his Skrillex Cinema remix.
I need the "Dirk Blast" t-shirt!
1:48 itself with double kick would be a pretty honest blast.
It took me a week to learn...so fucking helpful, now I'm working on speed and enbellishment
favorite drummer ever.
Awesome man. Never seen this before 👍
Fucking sick. Never even thought of approaching a blast beat like this before. I need to learn this shit asap
Ok, that's fast Dirk! Thank you!! ;-)
brilliant lesson
Thought I was keeping up pretty good til 1:28 bravo sir bravo
Wanja Gröger also did a tutorial on this blast beat, but he called it insane hyper blast beat :D
such a good idea!
The playing on the new Cadaver album is off the chain awesome.
That blast sounds so f*ckin cool man. Awsome! 🤘🏻😎
the we'll be back final 😎 2:34
Thank you.
Could you please make a video about your hand technique?
No where near learning this madness... But what a fantastic tutorial!
When he puts it all together it sounds like a steam engine train revving up to speed.
Mesmerized every time I see this video.
How did you come up with it??
Mario and Dirk are my favorite metal drummers!
This is like the Guthrie Govan of drumming. Always innovative
You rule, Dirk!
still waiting for the new megadeth album in 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great but in the last part when you play with the hi hat, both hands play at the same time and it seems like the flam is no longer there?
Never seen Rick Allen play this good !!!!!! Cheers, Rick, LOL !!!!!!!
Is this where Spencer Prewett from Archspire learned how to do that??
I don't play drum kit anymore, but that looks so efficient. Regular typical blast beats are so hard to get the right technique for. Once I got into Selkirk a shortly after sold my drums because the two inteuments I really wanted to get good at were Keys and Guitar... 😂 Anyways, nice techniques.
FYI Metal Drummers this is the rudiment called swiss triplets, learn all your rudiments and turn them into beats and solos for more good times.
He could probably power a train for a week with the amount of energy he puts into his drumming.
this is the same pattern used in the DTP song deconstruction right after "HIT IT!!" correct?
Wow! Really cool! I'm gonna start practice right about... NOW! :D
Good to see you're down from the cross
do you play the 3 notes per hand on the snare drum with your wrist only? no muller or rebound? no accents?
Honest question: Why is the hand switch necessary, though? Couldn´t I just play a triplet blast and hit the Hi-Hat only with my right hand?
Because he is playing triplets, and if you don't switch hands you can't play by alternating hands - your right hand has to go to the hihat right after hitting the snare. Try it out and you will see what I mean.
Because you can go faster that way. In a continous roll with one hand you´ll reach your limits rather fast but you can play insane fast three strokes/ four strokes.
Really great technique! I assume the flams need to alternate? Thanks a lot for the video, really educating!
I really like you shirt man!
Are the feet matching only the snare hits ?
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btw how is working with Frederik Thordendal going?