Alex Lopez - Drum Lessons #1

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Alex from Suicide Silence provides some insight on blasting. Covers parts of "No Pity For A Coward."
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[@vitoh726]

Eleven years and a half passed and,I've just learned something new.Love this band since 2011. P.S: R.I.P Mitchel.

[@PureM3tal]

his blasts are heavenly.

[@Rumham666]

This guy's mom is my U.S. History teacher.

[@N3rdGamerProductions]

Tanner Kennedy what school? He is from Whittier (where I live and went to school) so I’m curious xD.

[@martinviale2410]

Omfg

[@metalfreekz13]

Man, out of all drum techniques, the Garza-Blast will ALWAYS be my favorite =P just pre-ordered No Time To Bleed Maximum Bloodshed Edition. It's gonna fuckin OWN!

[@TheGmoneyless420]

Alex your my inspiration to play the drums again after almost 7 years of not playing! Please make as many videos as you can!💯

[@iflookscouldk1ll]

1:16 EURO-BLAST 3:10 STRAIGHT-BLAST 4:20 GARZA-BLAST

[@DR0NE_BEE]

that pump beat or pumpbeat of yours is just a BOMBBLAST, also known as downbeatblast.

[@StayFunctionalFitness]

saw him set up his set at the music as a weapon tour at penn state...its mind blowing...fucking amazing drummer at the same time

[@proto35]

AWESOMENESS!!!!!cant wait for more videos..and cant wait for new album!

[@spefjohn4029]

Wow what a trip , for some reason I decided to type my first and last name and this is what came out Then I check and it's uploaded on my birthday lol amazing

[@OutcastAngelV]

i love his face when he's playing hardcore into it. my friend does the same thing and its so entertaining, but eargasmic

[@minecraftking8279]

Garza blast XD

[@uvb76enjoyer]

Love these guys. R.I.P Mitch ;

[@ccandrew111]

euro blast is one of my favourite beats to use. use it quite a lot in my band's music

[@lunade13]

Realmente muy interesante, sin duda es un muy buen baterísta.

[@davidckoocie6527]

HOW DO YOU PLAY THAT FAST!? I play on a digital drumset beacuse i live in a area where regular drums arent allowed.... Is there any difference of how fast i can play on a digital or a regular drumset

[@GPrime008]

No difference! The only difference with digital drums is more convenient! The speed thing u will have to work on ur own bud!

[@nathandegroot6490]

Train technique and get muscles. That is what i wanna go for

[@9late4]

@vacem3 Im not sure but i think its Sabian HH power bell ride 22". He uses sabian anyway so it must be something from sabian and HH has large bells so thats my guess... That bell sounds sic btw

[@Voiceguitar]

you guys are dope.. nuff said

[@murderislegal]

sweet video! more!

[@Cheaps928]

So you started playing the year i was born, nice lol

[@yerkmantm]

thanks man i love suicide silence i saw u at the mayhem tour in denver and it was the shit so thanks for the tips

[@dark___passenger7446]

this man just loves that ringy ass snare

[@brautality]

man your lessons are awesome!! thanks for sharing! :)

[@Wampiroh]

Alex sounds like Fez! hahaha! &the Garza Blast! XD The faceeeeeeee! LOL!

[@tooalienforearth5638]

Used to watch this video like 12 years ago when I first started. Here for the nostalgia

[@dasenase]

This is actually the best blast beat tutorial on KZbin lol

[@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness]

the cleansing according to mitch had a lot of mistakes though i like how much they slipped out of tempo live and on that album which apparently didn’t have a click track at all

[@crackhead123987]

dude your a bad ass drummer and i like the style deathcore i play deathcore/deathmetal/grindcore

[@ollyarcadia]

your supposed to use your fingers to move the stick and use rebound, its called "flying fingers" if you wanna look it up. Its similar to moeller

[@deftonesbmth]

HIS SHIRT! OHGOD!

[@goku24653]

woow! Robert u play drums too! cool..

[@konarider]

Man I love that ride!

[@UKrocketeer]

@MetallicaFan1493 his right china in this vid is a sabian paragon china, his left china in this video is a 16" wuhan

[@solz101]

@ChAllanz another easy way of imagining it is- playing semiquavers as fast as you can with your dominent hand starting on the ride (or whatever) and your non dominant hand hitting the snare drum. after getting this in time (preferably with a metronome) simply add bassdrum underneath the cymbal hits (so basically player quavers). just start at a slower speed and build your way up man :D

[@CrazyAl1991]

he has a deftones t-shirt, cool!

[@impenitencebg]

good video, dude! I'd only refer to the already formal names of those beats, i.e. first one - traditional blast, 2nd one - hammer blast (snare and bd at the same time). Anyway, that just shows a different understading and approach to the very same thing.

[@darkmatter8]

The face, no lie HELPS.

[@zHowie]

that snare sounds awesome, any ideas what it is?

[@NativeLuis]

Alex ur the man. Show us how its done. Thnx for the tips, it helps alot.

[@Greatdunky]

MOAR

[@HonkeyKongLive]

@xDavJonathanx A suffo-blast is actually when EVERYTHING is doing 16ths together.

[@lorenzovargas2544]

Whats up hommie happy to see doing good

[@DesolationofJake]

The first blast beats are actually called euro blasts. Traditional blasts are a different blast beat.

[@sdfkjloser]

amazing

[@Beholdthecoma]

@xXAlecXxC i know, it's hard.I got a kit with really crappy heads,and they sounded awful,the video is on my page on how bad they were,but two days i got new heads, pinstripes, and they sound a little better,but i forgot to buy any resonating heads :'( so they sound only a little better.But i got a 13" 14" and 16" set for £33 on ebay,i dunno if you're american but if you were you'd still know that it's quite cheap.The only other thing i can think is learn a style that matched the sound of ur kit.

[@Thebiggestbeast111]

Yes.

[@KizzaMaNizza93]

That guy brilliant atleast he has the time for his fucking fans cant wait 4 new album!!!!!

[@Shubalup]

@LeperAffinity319 Opeth is an awesome band :D. And SS drummer is a fucking badass.

[@benoitdrums1996]

Holy Bell!!

[@Dreadful_Ali]

those 2 crashes on top .. are they aaxplosion crashes?

[@keika40]

haha @ Garza-blast and this video was good, I wish I had drums to learn it

[@antidrummer13]

dude in this 5 mins ive learned some good shit. as i learn to do blast beats ill be referrin to this vid. lol NO TIME TO BLEED IS GONNA FUCKING OWN

[@deliciousmentalfudge]

he's been playing since 96 and that's how good he's playing for suicide silence. maybe he's a lot better than that, but just not playing to his absolute max. and he doesn't need to go all out on every song anyway.

[@Meelad]

@bludshedd I disagree. Musicality incorporates fitting the style of music you're playing. This guy's playing Suicide Silence, not accompanying John Coltrane.

[@TheJapaneseGuy]

Great video, Alex seems like a cool dude.

[@cashmunny]

When you match the snare with the bass drum it's called a bomb blast.. I'm not a drummer and even I know that

[@perfectlydestroyed]

lol the "Garza-Blast" :D

[@dannyx.m]

Annnnnnnnd he is gone 🥲

[@XxLudwiGxX94]

i need a question!!! does anyone know what kind of starclassic tama does he use??

[@silentologist]

i love his snare does any1 know wat it is? and wat size

[@bamroot666]

I love suicide silence

[@anthonygaona2]

before i learned to do euro blasts this video used to piss me off SO much that the damn guitarist could do it and i couldnt xD, and btw its not called a "euro blast," its just a traditional blast and does anyone know what kind of ride he uses? it sounds sexy

[@JobForNicoletta]

Yay, Now I Know What To Call A Euro Blast. Stop Saying He Sux, Nobody's Jesus & He Plays Damn Good In Suicide Silence. Catchy As Fux.

[@xXOhmyfaceXx]

Random Garza Blast for the WIN

[@CVholik]

i lol'd at 2:12 so hard.

[@rldkakashi1421]

4:19 RSRSRSRSRSRSRSRS Ooooh shit >< '' Garza blast '' IAUSHEASUIEHAS

[@zachwold]

dude, fuckin awesome!

[@ArchDemonNar]

deftones fan nice. their drummer is really good also.

[@daynedrums]

who is that at 420? ithink its the guitar player chris, but im not sure

[@hegnirst]

i really really want a picture of his set-up i love it, and i really really want to know wot his cymbals are, this guy is awesome...suicide silence are fucking sick bitches!!!

[@mysteriousDSF]

IT'S COOL!!

[@A7Xmatt343]

@GenitalGrinder69 he may call them the wrong names, but he plays them fine. and he can do it with one foot, he even did in the video

[@jamesypwd69]

what type of heads is he using on the toms?

[@doctorchalupa]

@skaterfagsb it gets annoying but to be honest deathcore is a rapidly growing genre... as is metalcore.

[@peoplerox]

what china cymbal is he using and how big?

[@daynedrums]

when the hell is #2 coming out?

[@ewin1465]

Good amazing poll metal

[@SinisterSkip]

Sounds tight mate.

[@q34r34t]

dude. euro-blasts are kicking my ass right now. SO HARD. ugh its frustrating.

[@ch1ck3n08]

euro blast is hard :( working on it atm, but my left hand is too slow :p the "straight blast" works a bit better for me now :p gd drummer!

[@morbida]

/agree

[@Drummer2672]

what kind of drum heads is he using

[@seanmurray90]

there deffinatley sm57;s on snare and toms, cant see bass drum. and no overheads that i can see.. sounds good with only like 5-6 5m57's

[@sempthegreat]

what ride is that?

[@PureM3tal]

what ride is that anyone know? x

[@IMHOLUKE]

He's very intelligent. He teaches well.

[@jaydoode15]

does anyone know how to set the toms that flat with out a rack?

[@CoheedAndSanchez]

d00d his tshirt is so sic i love deftones 2 haha

[@D00MD00MD00M]

dude what ride is he using?

[@q34r34t]

euro blasts fuck me up dude. im not used to syncing my bass and ride and it doesnt feel the same as hitting the snare. PLUS hitting the snare in between. just so fuckin hard. and i tire out easily. anyone got tips??

[@peoplerox]

does anyone know the make and size of his chinas?

[@cocain2brain]

thx helped alot ! :o

[@CLELDKFKEJ]

2:20 CHOOO CHOOOO

[@sempthegreat]

Dude.. First of all, this video was before he switched to Meinl, so all the cymbals are sabian. And how can you even mistake that ride for a mega bell ? :P

[@Shanksville24]

i love all kinds of fucking metal, and i like all kinds of rap an r&b, so what.... people have their own taste of style of music

[@TomDrummer95]

Where on Earth did he get the names for those blasts from?! First one's a Traditional blast and the second is a Hammer blast.

[@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness]

european bands use that one more but i’ve never heard anyone else call them those things

[@D00MD00MD00M]

yes and hhx

[@xXAlecXxC]

i need tips on tuning my toms i cant get them to sound good and i no new heads help but i have no money so anyone who has tricks and tips i will try em!! thanks

[@ChrisAdlerWannaBe]

@6sic666666 same its amazing

[@sarANDrtc]

you fuckin shred bro!!!