same for me...the more often i watch it the more amazed i get by nick. there are so many details in his articulation like the cymbal pet at 24:55 or the tonality rimshot control at 25:35. its just incredible how he is connected to his kit. imo one of the best drummers out there.
Everything out of this performance is simply incredibly. This is one-take, almost no breaks, half an hour brutal musical perfection. I've listened to it now really a couple of times throughout the years. I can't find a single mistake in timing, articulation or dynamics. In contrary to most metal drumming performances this got way better everytime I watched it. Catching all the facettes of his flawless execution demands more than viewing this once for sure. Also It counters all the aspects that make modern metal drumming more distanced to the listener. This is just him and his drums. Pure druming. No editing, no triggers, no click, dude doesnt even need headphones cause there's no inear monitoring. Nick's a god. He deserves way more recognition.
The way the guy in the back looks at his friend whenever Nick is playing something jaw dropping.... that's literally the exact same way I would look at my friend!!! (did you just see that???)
Nick is one of the very few that can do whatever he wants on the drums and always being on point. And it's all live in one take. Reminds me of Jaco on bass. And whoever did the mixing has golder f ears. Hard as fuck but everything is incredibily intelligible. The drum sound in particular is dope af
@KeepItHood901 I had that Remo head on my DW maple for a while and found it too dead so I switched it for Evans G2. I guess the metal snare makes the difference. There's some ring in there but very controlled.
Not that I know of. He played on The Armed's Untitled album in 2015 and Genghis Tron's Dream Weapon album in 2021. You may also appreciate Chris Maggio's playing in Trap Them on the records Filth Rations and Darker Handcraft. Darker Handcraft is my favorite drum performance of any heavy music album.
@@chaoticambiance he has tons of flavor, especially considering how difficult it is to innovate when playing stuff this hard and fast. listen to his performance on the armed's untitled album. that there's some real tasty stuff
@@chaoticambiance also, 6:55 and 13:40 alone have more flavor packed into them than the drumming on the entire discography of nirvana. and i fucking love nirvana
He detuned his drums. His cymbals are screaming and begging to be forgiven for whatever they done. Sorry son, no mercy. Pulverization. Abuse. Annihilate. Destroy.
it's been 4 years since I first saw this video. since then I come here regularly to worship Nick.
Same dude.
FACTS
Same
same for me...the more often i watch it the more amazed i get by nick. there are so many details in his articulation like the cymbal pet at 24:55 or the tonality rimshot control at 25:35. its just incredible how he is connected to his kit. imo one of the best drummers out there.
Me too.
I have watched this when it dropped. Still amazes me
Find someone who looks at you the way Nick looks at the hi-hat when he is slaying the drumset.
What a monster, thanks for this!
Hahaha nice one
I’ve watched this over 100 times. It still makes me say “holy shit”!
Everything out of this performance is simply incredibly. This is one-take, almost no breaks, half an hour brutal musical perfection. I've listened to it now really a couple of times throughout the years. I can't find a single mistake in timing, articulation or dynamics. In contrary to most metal drumming performances this got way better everytime I watched it. Catching all the facettes of his flawless execution demands more than viewing this once for sure. Also It counters all the aspects that make modern metal drumming more distanced to the listener. This is just him and his drums. Pure druming. No editing, no triggers, no click, dude doesnt even need headphones cause there's no inear monitoring. Nick's a god. He deserves way more recognition.
Yes. Well put.
Best of the best drumer🎉
Man this is already 6 years old. Still vibin'
This is quite literally my favorite video on all of TH-cam.
Bachelor degree burn 0:00
Crutching Trails 04:30
Mortahead 05:58
In Droves 08:05
Bullets 10:08
Abandon 13:40
Wanting 16:21
Russian spirits 18:18
Bushcraft 19:53
Betterment 22:30
Think tank breed 24:56
one of the craziest drummers in heavy music!!!!!!!!!
How great is it when a fast song is just ripping along and the drummer gets a little wild-eyed and pushes the tempo even more. Fucking a right.
12:24, that drop...oh yes please, please, YES, YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!
The way the guy in the back looks at his friend whenever Nick is playing something jaw dropping.... that's literally the exact same way I would look at my friend!!!
(did you just see that???)
As much as the playing itself, that dude's reactions are pure gold. Man, when shows start happening again? Bands are going to play their ASSES off.
Have to give to the rest of the band a kudos for staying right on time with him.
Nick is one of the very few that can do whatever he wants on the drums and always being on point. And it's all live in one take. Reminds me of Jaco on bass. And whoever did the mixing has golder f ears. Hard as fuck but everything is incredibily intelligible. The drum sound in particular is dope af
Well never heard of these guys they are awesome great playing on those drums
At beat at 6:56 is fucking beyond fucking awesome
Those two dudes to the right of Nick had the best seat in the house. Nick is an absolute beast!
love it!!
4:57. That's the face.
He's not even looking at the drums, either. So rad.
esse batera é foda demais
Anyone know what snare / head combo he's using? Great tone.
Ludwig Acrolite with some iteration of a Remo coated reverse dot. I have the same setup and it’s amazingly versatile
@KeepItHood901 I had that Remo head on my DW maple for a while and found it too dead so I switched it for Evans G2. I guess the metal snare makes the difference. There's some ring in there but very controlled.
Favorite drummer. Anyone know if Nick has formed any other projects after Baptists (rightfully) broke up? SUMAC doesn't scratch the itch for me.
Not that I know of. He played on The Armed's Untitled album in 2015 and Genghis Tron's Dream Weapon album in 2021. You may also appreciate Chris Maggio's playing in Trap Them on the records Filth Rations and Darker Handcraft. Darker Handcraft is my favorite drum performance of any heavy music album.
@@HessianHunter check out erosion, his guitar band!
🔥🔥i like u dude yeah
Just excellent!!
Whats cool is he’s not playing as hard as you might think. He gets a great sound.
Dude is a MONSTER
He is one sick fuck on the drums.
Found u
sound quality on this is 😙👌
suuuuuhhhhweeett!!!
17:46 My tendons will never allow me to play this fast 🤣
19:55
He's okay I guuueeessss
+10.000 LIKE
Holy fuck.
He straight terminated those drums.
i want to meet the guys that disliked the video!!
Better than Grohl.
Grohl in his prime was fast too. Grohl said he's his favourite.
No. He got the speed, but not the flavor.
@@chaoticambiance he has tons of flavor, especially considering how difficult it is to innovate when playing stuff this hard and fast. listen to his performance on the armed's untitled album. that there's some real tasty stuff
@@chaoticambiance also, 6:55 and 13:40 alone have more flavor packed into them than the drumming on the entire discography of nirvana. and i fucking love nirvana
Two completely different styles of drummers, you smegma.
his right hand alone is a better drummer than me,
Punk as fuck man!😁
He detuned his drums. His cymbals are screaming and begging to be forgiven for whatever they done. Sorry son, no mercy. Pulverization. Abuse. Annihilate. Destroy.