3 Blast Beats for Beginners

[@Cleeemoo]

"Do yourself a flavor" I like that, some poetry in the middle of a blast beat lesson!

[@SergioGonzalez-gu1bk]

I love how this man is well educated and talented, yet he never seems to lose his sense of humor... He is a legend

[@Bombnot]

He's the first person ive ever heard say that other than myself lol i had to rewind it in confusion

[@Hellwyck]

He's quoting Tiny Tina from Borderlands.

[@villings]

you can be a drummer _and_ an ice cream maker at the same time

[@theKylenator]

went to comments to add the same comment, then went to reply to your comment to say that I was going to say the same thing, and saw someone else already said that... What am I doing with my life?

[@GigglebunsUV]

It goes - 1: Polka beat 2: Skank beat 3: Blast beat

[@ralleralle8620]

like dave did 😎

[@AlissonSilva-ox4uz]

Blast blast beat

[@gregj410]

Don’t forget the diarrhea blast 😂

[@mohitrahaman]

5: Allahu akbar blast

[@woodenhoe]

4. A10 Warthog

[@timokomulainen]

You seem even more happy and energetic than before! Me thinks quitting that office job is doing you wonders..

[@CommentSubscribe69]

Yes office jobs drain you... I'm glad for him. When I quit my office job I felt good. Now I'm doing more physical stuff.

[@IvanChernenko]

@@CommentSubscribe69 We'll may give more supporting him on Patreon to let him to leave office work

[@JoshRiffMonster]

That's true, that's why I am always grumpy

[@vinskilindqvist4554]

Timo, konttorihommat kyl syö miestä :P hyvä, että 66Samus lopetti ne.

[@jokerdx2281]

666 likes... Shit, dislike

[@RedmarKerkhof]

I like your teaching style. Plenty of shenanigans but they don't disrupt the pace of the video. You know in advance what you want to say and you say it simple and clear. Most people on youtube lack that sensibility.

[@fuge511]

Redmar Kerkhof 66th like 👀

[@BrianBegnoche]

Do yourself a flavor

[@goatsurgeon]

Brian Begnoche haha I thought he said that too

[@kitsune630]

That needs to be a company slogan

[@senza4591]

Ya know what? I might as well! I work hard, i deserve it!

[@83eetfuk]

@@goatsurgeon even the captions said it

[@chill.tulipan]

Will do my guy

[@WLTRMOTTER]

Instructions unclear, drumstick is in my butt now.

[@goodvibesonly2080]

N8WOLF lmao

[@NympoGaming]

If you're enjoying it and it feels comfortable it means you're doing it right. Are you?

[@auri8810]

@@NympoGaming lol

[@BJReolon]

thats how you play blast beats, right? i've doing that my whole life

[@larrytate1657]

Ass hole blast, gees. Careful making up your own.

[@mrToglovski56709]

Times he said 'blast beat': 20 Times he said 'blast': 13 Average 'blast beats' this video: 0.060 blastbeat/sec Average 'blast' (incl blast beat): 0.107 blast/sec That's a lot of blast beats

[@danielm793]

Nice

[@jaeson05]

You have too much time on your hands.

[@gabrielepesacane5430]

In the term "blast beat" there's the term "blast", so blast should be a higher number than blast beat :)

[@ireadysucks3026]

@@gabrielepesacane5430 so 33 times he said blast

[@BrittonShrum]

I've been a guitar player for like 15 years and I've recently picked up drums. So I'm stoked on this lesson haha

[@meshuggahdave5607]

Stroked. You meant stroked..

[@amneenja5720]

@@meshuggahdave5607 no he means stoked. stroked is rubbed, while stoked is like hyped up.

[@jason11286]

@@amneenja5720 I mean, to be fair, he's watching Samus.....he might also mean "stroked" 🤣

[@meshuggahdave5607]

@@amneenja5720 stroke as in a single stroke roll. Double strokes. A drum stroke. I'm certainly familiar enough with an English vocabulary to know the difference. However, you? No you can't even consider the concept of stroking one off being a pleasurable activity. Don't be such a stroke next time and I won't have to have one myself. Fucking Looney toons

[@meshuggahdave5607]

You know, if only you could meet KZbin commentators in person. Just to see their eyes when they read my replies.

[@hg-wv8yt]

Im a simple man, i see blast beat I like

[@kxlla]

Ok

[@kxlla]

@@Alexis-qs7ex Yes, i agree Who started the "I'm a simple man" thing anyways?

[@IvanChernenko]

How many bands are you listening to, who play blast beats?

[@colin5115]

Unknxwn_Apex a simple man

[@blairweinberg6279]

Dude, I love how you superimpose the kicks in the bottom corner, that's fantastic. Nice breakdowns of each beat, I just got my first double kick to play with a metal band after 2 decades of single kick triplets for punk rock bands. Loving it so far.

[@BangDrums247]

I’have recently come across your channel… Love it. As a completely blind drummer I’ve got to say you do a really good job of explaining things and even though I can’t see what you’re doing most things you’re playing I can figure out because of how you explain them thanks a lot keep it up

[@plazima]

Same

[@eligoldmaninc]

Wow

[@statesurveillanced3883]

how did you type this

[@eligoldmaninc]

@@statesurveillanced3883 hehe

[@appalacha7278]

​@@statesurveillanced3883cheese

[@Scooty_Puff]

I’ve never had an interest in playing drums until I started watching your videos....now I want a drum kit lol

[@drumstickshockeysticks9855]

David Cole go for it. Life’s short

[@HarambeKojima]

They are why I bought one. Its made me pay even more attention to drumming in songs than I already did.

[@larrytate1657]

Be sure you have a lot of time to practice. Otherwise it’s like trying to clear a forest with a hand saw.

[@FromUpNorth9345]

I’m trying to get into a band so I need to get me a double bass drum set

[@CamHatege]

Do it man, it's totally worth it and soo fun. Ebay and amazon have cheap priced Good drumsets

[@LincolnGTX]

How times change... I remember when it was an absolute "no-no" hitting the snare and kick at the same time except for an ending shot, that's what my late drum teacher said, but it was 30 years ago. I think that you are an excellent drummer, almost next level. Thumbs up!

[@CaptainShitacularAVL]

30 years ago people were definitely hitting the snare and kick at the same time for a drum beat. Lol!

[@joshbowling3736]

@@CaptainShitacularAVLFr has my man never heard of 4 on the floor?

[@Kuso319]

I like how you actually show and explain what's going on with the pedals. Almost every drum tutorial I've ever seen forgets that part.

[@zackaustindrums]

"I wipe my own ass" followed by the traditional blast gave me ASMR tingles

[@CanAysan]

Loool

[@scottmatthews5892]

Ive been a professional country drummer for almost 28 years and specialist in fast train beat brush playing and found this amazing although not my personal style. you're amazing sir

[@thepassenger6499]

Thx, mate! I'll practice that on my guitar! - a guitarist who wanted to be drummer but couldn't afford a drumkit!

[@GunsMusicKnives]

Subscribed when he said mkay just like Mackey

[@Lucca.Sa_]

thanks for the vid. im a beginning drummer and could use this. thank you!

[@mickaelzehren8249]

I think the best piece of advice in the video is to start sloooooowly. I'm mean, it's ok to go ridiculously slow at the beginning to really understand where each hit is occurring. It takes months, even years, to go to fast tempi.

[@FuriousFry]

Honestly, hammer blast for me is way more difficult than traditional blast. Somehow slapping everything in unison really tightly is more finicky.

[@giot2627]

2:25 *Lars?*

[@Averag3Jo3]

Awesome video man! Really informative and easy to follow. Ohhhhh yuuurrrrr

[@katarzynachobenko6878]

2:02 my soul need this sound to life

[@aaroncheznik1038]

I love how you make the bass and snare alternating look so easy haha...It doesn't look hard to most but it really is difficult to alternate between your L hand and R leg.

[@mario10072001]

This guy knows how to motivate me back to my Drumset

[@kennethwilliams5063]

This dude is an excellent drummer. He explains things well too.

[@RobKingRC]

You forgot to mention your using the American grip and hip flexors.. 🤘🤘

[@dwreck]

FRENCH GRIP

[@pdsm1552]

@@dwreckFREnSH GRIP

[@vicehenriquez]

fwench gwip

[@unleash-hell6666]

Rob King HIP FLEX! hip flex!! hip hip hip hip hip hip fleeexxx😂😂😂😂🙈

[@swifferwetjet1_288]

@@dwreck surrender grip

[@iMatty_2]

Traditional blast beats were taught to me by essentially looking at it as a single stroke roll, but with one hand on a cymbal, one on the snare!

[@acidrain812]

Another way you can look at it (GK explains it this way) is the traditional is a 16th note roll between kick and snare, with the right hand playing 8ths in unison with the kick.

[@TyDie85]

Dude, I love you! Total one-way bromance xD great video! So glad you're doing this full-time now!

[@CJMarsicanoPA]

Hey Samus! Im not a drummer per-se (I'm multi-instrumental but I haven't been regularly around a drum kit in eons) but as someone who often listens to and analyzes drum parts for my own recordings (I end up programming them) this was a great source of information for future drum writing. Thank you!

[@HonkeyKongLive]

I really do think the "pussy blast" sounds great when used right. On slower, stompier riffs it let's the kick and snare keep up the speed but the slower cymbal work slows the feel down.

[@malicious81]

Holy shit, that sounds amazing!

[@mitchellwood1014]

One tip that helped me with the traditional blast massively I got from Jason Bittner: Forget the cymbals for a bit and just blast a regular single stroke roll with the both hands on the snare, work on adding the bass drum under that until you can do that cleanly, and then simply move your cymbal hand over to your preferred cymbal. Start off with just the snare and kicks, go at a comfortable speed, and then without stopping just move that hand over to the cymbal. If it starts to get loose just move that hand right back to the snare and get back to clean and tight, then just switch back and forth as you need to. Think of a traditional blast as a single stroke roll on the hands between a snare and cymbal (or whatever, get creative) Learning this made it click for me anyway, made a biiig jump in my blast beats that day. Happy blasting!

[@ceganile777]

66Samus: "...the final beginner blast beat is the Gravity Blast!" *Bah dum tss* Me: *slams table* "GODDAMMIT!!" 😂🤣😂🤣

[@user-id2dx4qd6j]

ImDeadLlama honestly just practicing the grav blast for like a month and it’s like down. Attempt to do it for like 10 minutes everyday and you’ll eventually get it. At the beginning it’s mostly about what you can do physically and physically getting the form down. Once you get that then you start trying to master triplets sixeteenth notes and changing up rythm with it.

[@AFacemarkedbyFea]

This was the very very first thing I could do on drums

[@erraticboss168]

Gravity blast is the easiest blast.... It takes a day to learn if you try enough

[@user-id2dx4qd6j]

The Erratic Drummer yes, doing it like as fast as you can is something worth a day while getting do go right to other rythms and stuff like that is a bit hardwr

[@mitchmaule6517]

Grav blasting is easy just don't let it intimidate you

[@that_weirdguy_who_playsbas1567]

Although I’m not a drummer I love your videos and I think you’re a great teacher! You are the only person who can make blast beats worth listening to.

[@alan6six6]

U are doing full time now, great!

[@LeMacab]

It helps not only beginners. I use to play drums for a long time but was more into rock, prog or thrash metal. Wasn't doing blast beats at all. I recently got more into death and black metal so this video is very usefull. Thanks for the lesson!

[@1adoremusic]

You're amazing. Been watching you since the drunken drumming video with the lightning bolt edit.

[@vortexangel0088]

This has been one of your best videos yet. Informative, blast beats, humour and blast beats.

[@Drummingwizkid]

I don't know if you've ever done it... ut an in depth hand technique video would be sweet. I'd love to know your take on approaching certain things.

[@Falltangle]

Thanks for making this! I'm not a drummer but seeing this all broken down makes it much easier for me to write drums to my music at home!

[@ostentatiousostrich]

0:52 shortest Fear Factory - Demanufacture cover ever..

[@Gabobow]

That is some smart comedy right there...love early FF

[@Nehbur]

You inspired me to finally practice blast beats after 20 years of drumming. Loving it.

[@HLDrums]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: Sam: *B L A S T B E A T S !*

[@Ragnarockalypse]

Me: Blast beats!

[@carlosalbertogomez1391]

Brilliant and easy explanation!!!!by the way,back in the 80's the diarrhoea blast beat was on early nuclear assault records,i picked it up from there!

[@off6848]

carlos alberto Gomez good observation Nuclear Assault was hard af

[@drhall343]

Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind.

[@jordonwalsh1245]

Anyone smell onion?

[@ryanmattie974]

man your production has come so far since this video

[@DzeboVolodija]

Got a couple questions if possible: What kind of hand technique do you use? German or American grip and do you use your hip flexors for fast double bass?

[@thebeast7010]

He uses hip flexors and American grip 👍

[@danieldoria5262]

I love blast beats from deep of my heart!

[@Interrogate_]

Mmm that tone. THICCer than a snicker.

[@rot_studios]

More like "thiccer than a trigger" pfft :D

[@guywire3649]

Yes yes YES! 66Samus... Couldn't ask For a better teacher. Also, you're the only drummer on KZbin I trust 100%. Thanks for this.

[@magrildz]

Profethor Thamuth, do a video about improving bass drum speed!

[@ireckless__2391]

For those who aren't that cordinated, a traditional blast is just as fine. You may not be good now, but keep it up! We all believe in you.

[@blainethemono19]

Got my drum set last Saturday: trouble blasting at 360 bpm. What am I doing wrong?

[@alrecks619]

your limbs might fall off if you don't start slow m8

[@BBEDrummerAK]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kellanmurakami5340]

JovanRockNRoll :p r/bigwooooooosh

[@blainethemono19]

For the record, this was a joke. SEX!

[@Emergentministry]

I was bast beating at 360bpm at 13 years old! Did not even have a drum set, and porn hub did not exist!!

[@oneinfinity]

The Diarrhea Blast is my favorite style of blast beat. You don't hear it too often, but every time it comes up in a song I'm always like Ohhh Yurrrr.

[@appleid2786]

Samus: "And just sneak that snare in there" Snare: Busts in like the Kool Aid Man shooting a gun at the first Thanksgiving

[@speedhead]

best drummer on the platform. funny guy and an excellent teacher.

[@SassierNewt]

Dream theater - a nightmare to remember lmao

[@ShortAwesomnss]

as someone who has just started learning how to play a heavier style of music, super helpful brother

[@karolybendeguzbok4119]

That one dislike is from Lars!

[@The_JustJoshing]

Károly Bendegúz Bók imagine Lars trying to do a blast beat. He’d have a heart attack

[@karolybendeguzbok4119]

JustJoshingYT. I agree .

[@recipoldinasty]

Károly Bendegúz Bók why would one of the most influential, and richest drummers in history dislike him, lars peobably would love this...

[@karolybendeguzbok4119]

Transgender Ben Shapiro,i don’t think that ,I think that Blast Beats are too extreme for Lars! #justforfun :)

[@larrytate1657]

Lars is actually getting his speed up. Listen to hardwired album

[@anticimex1613]

Traditional one foot blast with ride cymbal is the only way to pure happiness

[@Cleeemoo]

Also, I did you a flavor by becoming patron! And I don't even play drums 🤪

[@IvanChernenko]

I don't play them too

[@DanielDroegeShow]

Take a shot every time he says blast. That was really smooth how you increased the speed steadily. When I do it, it is like changing gears.

[@yaschenkoyar6088]

3:55 i call it funeral fog blast

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

I watched this now, not because I play drums, but because I want to write my own songs and need ideas for programming patterns, so thank you for the information, it was actually really helpful 🤘🔨

[@FirstLast-dd9ym]

Turorial for each blast from that video please!!

[@RunawayTruckRamp]

I like the way you break things down and demonstrate. Very easy to understand. Thanks dude.

[@ChernobylAudio666]

Shot of vodka every time you hear blast beat. Drunk before the first 20 seconds of the video. This is a good video.

[@putridabomination]

Man you (blast) beat me to it!

[@PWN_Nation]

Hey, @Samus! It's me from 2022, and we'd love to see more of these lesson videos, please! Even dealing with other instruments and how the drum interacts with the rest of the band musically.

[@sergiogonzalez2225]

French grip for Marthyn and Blast beats for Samus 66

[@hillarycourchaine6829]

I learned how to blast beat a year ago from this video. You're a wonderful teacher Samus keep up the great work my drum brother from another mother.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖Oh yuuuuuuur

[@joshspring6144]

Who thinks Samus should do a drum solo video?

[@HeRcULesBlasTer]

Josh Spring watch his drunk drumming video

[@LinusKnight]

*QUESTION, PLZ: I am a certified puss player and seems like i have been for the last few years. I played a lot of diff genres and instruments (guitar, bass, drums, piano) in high school and after and ended up selling my equipment a year after i graduated high school (2010)-- i got an acoustic a few years later to re-learn how i used to play (pretty well) and then got another Tele in 2015. I remember learning "Snow (hey oh)" by chili peppers my senior year of high school and playing in the same tempo of the actual song. I remember feeling so proud and happy that after a few days i could play it easily. That riff was a holy grail goal for me and i did it. Now, in 2020 after relearning in 2015, on my pick-hand from my wrist to fingers seems stiff and i drop my pick without even feeling it sometimes - i also feel my thumb and index lock up when i hold pick. And yes now i have resorted to the alt picking of master of puppets... my Q is; HOW CAN I HAZ GOOD AGAIN?*

[@stavrosbannoura2424]

i subbed because of this 1:38 lol

[@ploptown5581]

Baby Samus! Didn’t recognize you without the B E A R D

[@cesarbeltran6583]

Did anyone else hear 5 Minutes Alone playing in their head at 2:32

[@gabibernachea3539]

No, Manowar "Kill wilt power"!!

[@johnnastepny9309]

You are getting dangerously close to becoming the first person I ever support on Patreon, and I don't even play drums.

[@simeik]

"Do yourself a flavor" lol

[@MeiDei6289]

For over a year I've wondered what Samus looked like without his beard. Now I see and I'm not dissapointed!😊

[@n.v.b-playingmusic]

Holy shit when he had not beard

[@JswisslolGaming]

love the snare, picked one up back in 2010 and havnt looked back.

[@DethoticA]

Me: picks drums sticks, tries the first beat.... No thanks ! I will stick to Enter Sandman stuff =)

[@cody_code]

So exciting to see you doing this full time! I think everyone can feel how much happier you are already, brotha 🖤🤘

[@randallross420]

wow you look so different without the big beard

[@NSFL_]

My oldest brother just got me my first drum set and I came straight here 🌝

[@NTSTS0]

i think you found your calling, my dude. the simplified and friendly explanations made this stuff insanely easy to understand. you rock :3 ♀

[@65Drums]

Great tutorial!

[@coltontaff3640]

I like this guy! He’s funny, informative, concise, and his hair is glorious. Hails from Texas!

[@66Samus]

thank you Colton!! cheers from Canada :)

[@Richardhats1]

Not even a drummer but I love you and I love your videos. ROCK ON BROTHER.

[@theredbaron057]

This content is how all drum instructional videos should be

[@turbofoams]

thank you sir

[@slaughieri]

Dude, it’s your first video I see and I love your teaching style and your sense of humor, I’ll practice that a lot, thank you! lml

[@avramnovorra]

I found this very helpful.. I've been struggling with my own blast beats and this is a nice refresher! More blast beat vids like this please! 🥁🥁🥁

[@humb1s3rvant]

For real, I want to see how to do gravity blast, never heard of it

[@cmdtbalghor469]

A beautiful material! It helps very, very much !! Your English is also very good. But it was very easy to understand! Even though I'm not fluent.

[@No_Transitory]

I just love your set up.. How your toms are just boom right there. That snare is awesome, its just rare to see one. Bad ass

[@joetroutt7425]

Best explanation of a blast beat I've ever heard. Thanks bro

[@SuperAlfonsoBros]

Dude. More of these please! I know personal lessons are better but your breakdown is simple, and quick!

[@kevgmei]

Alright, I think I'm going to watch this guy's videos whenever I'm sad or stressed. He's bloody hilarious.

[@crissreznor]

Thank you for breaking the blast beats down - can’t wait for the next level lessons

[@linguinie66]

2:04 one of my favorite blast beats

[@thedivineabomination5673]

You're an approachable and comforting teacher. 🥁