Dimmu Borgir - Rehearsal rare footage

[@JaimeNoro]

I totally agree with the guy who said that they all (barker, hellhammer, kolias) can do it fast. More than enough. Kolias being the fastest, perhaps. But for me, Barker has the better feeling, the most unpredictable and creative drumming style. He just makes 'em sound both more aggressive AND catchy. Think about it: most of the lines in this video were composed by Tjodlav, the old Dimmu drummer. Barker has made them 10x more tight and intricate. The man is a drum god.

[@tranceparentcycle]

Also his cymbal work is phenomenal.

[@Guitaristguy]

I wouldn't say Kollias is the fastest of the three. Hellhammer blows that guy away.

[@JaimeNoro]

C'mon man, nobody blows anybody away, it's a matter of taste. I prefer Barker, but they're all fucking sick.

[@Guitaristguy]

Jaime Noro They all are probably the best modern day drummers on the planet, not denying that, but when we're talking about speed it's no longer a matter of taste. Hellhammer is definetly the fastest of the three.

[@DummerUserName]

yeah, nick barker is one of a kind with his fills, accents and all; cof was great when he was there, so was dimmu. i love the old dimmu borgir but drumming-wise 100000 steps forward. he's a legend in his genre.

[@hammersmashedspud4345]

Plays cymbals like a piano. And his arrangement of songs is what bands miss when he's gone

[@oswaldoaetlingler]

Barker is a fucking machine! he's so fucking good!

[@FallIntoWinterr]

this is one of my favourite dimmu songs the insight and the catharsis

[@kalloused]

Nick Barker is the Neil Pert of Metal music. Others are fast, others use alot of cymbals...but Barker does it all AND he does it with beautiful composition unmatched by NOONE!

[@phoenixpruett2097]

He would've been great for Opeth.

[@rjones6801]

@@phoenixpruett2097I can kind of envision it, but Opeth has almost jazz-like drumming. That's a different sound altogether. But if anyone can do it, it's Barker.

[@halvormyklebust897]

Peart

[@ricardopereira2746]

Hahaaha this is killer. You can see John "The Hammer" Goss on stage getting pissed off about something. He was Barker´s drum tech during his stint with Dimmu. Went to work with Nile, C.Corpse, Slayer, Judas Priest, and many more. Dimmu's crew and line up back in the day (or right after Nick joined the band) was so fun to be around. Was lucky enough to to a few gigs with them loading/unloading. Great times!

[@Affeyblaster]

2.55, the best drum patter ever Nick's wrote for Dimmu! Unlimited creativity full with catchy lines. Hail to Mr.Nick Barker!

[@throwdown47]

I wish Barker had more online presence and could share some of his tricks!!

[@JayObrowski]

4:39!! Listen to those hihat blast beat accents!! Fuckin sick! Nick is a GOD!!

[@blacksheep25251]

1:08 waiting for someone to sing "We're not gonna take it..."

[@Batsinthebelltower]

Nick is such a steamroller , in a league of his own entirely

[@mk1gte]

Thanks for uploading these Nick Barker vids,,, I've been waiting for years to see some good NB clips on KZbin!

[@danyelmo2831]

Nick Barker = good taste drumming.

[@nelsonhungdela]

nick barker is a legend id love to see him back with a band like dimmu

[@eddiemperor]

The Entire Vid I was just waiting what Mr. Barker was going to Do Next, Fuck This guy needs to puts some Vids !!!! A Legend in my Book.

[@parsonsmatt]

Nick Barker, easily. Hell Hammer is fast but Nick is way more creative.

[@ikem555]

cool... the insight and the catharsis!!!

[@JasonJoestar]

3:14 Nick practicing even with just one note from Mustis's board sounds so fucking good.

[@Freerange99]

totally agree, Nick's fills etc are amazing, just compare tracks off puritanical to en sorte, i think blessings upon the throne of tyranny is one of the best black metal drum instrumentals ive ever heard.

[@orgas257]

I just wish I was there when this rehearsal was going on...faaaaak what a feeling it'd have been!! Barker he's a fukin beast

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Nick barker rules. Greatness

[@maxbarraza9073]

Nick was a real beast

[@WAX1002]

awesome video!!! keep em comin man..

[@breethewithme]

Woyeah.. More footage like this please :)

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Barker, Matte, Nils dominator , steve, susuki , h killerich , Raymond Herrera, Randy Castillo, burr, Holland, ward, the best drummers ever. Greatness

[@SuboGxd]

Dave Suzuki is by far the best, his blast beat, crash and china handling are some of the best

[@pmottonen]

I like your list, and would add Trym Torson to it.

[@Compendyum]

Wow, someone with a factual constructive comment!! I know the feeling you are talking about, its about having two drummers who play exactly the same notes with no mistakes, but... one of them masters that "tight" feeling.

[@БеласИнтор]

And to think, Barker wanted to be a guitarist early in his life. Thanks to his "sausage fingers", as he declared himself, he switched to drums. One of the best failures in metal history.

[@ENTERPLAYSTUDIO]

I love Borgir, but the worst thing theyt ever did was sack Barker. The band turned to shit after that, both creatively and technically. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia was by far their pinacle. And I feel that was in large part due to Barkers amazing drumming!

[@sticksman7819]

Totally agree and the same when he left cradle.anything Nic drums on is going to be great.

[@pteradactylhippo]

I’d guess those bands look back on that moment with a lot of regret. Frequently, a lot... very often.

[@fabsalomon85]

@@pteradactylhippo Nope worst for me is sacking Stian Aarstad. He was the real creative force behind Dimmu

[@sbrussell6713]

Dimmu should have done everything they could to keep the lineup from PEM. Since the departure of Barker, Vortex and Mustis the band has gone way downhill

[@woodenhoe]

PEM and DCA still the best Dimmu albums

[@drgrindxl]

THX FOR UPLOADING!!!!! :)

[@Simon53188]

Love all the comments that are about Nick Barker🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@QFuzzle]

I've been listening to Dimmu Borgir for a few years now, and I always looked up to their music talent, seeing them as nearly untouchable. I am a drummer in a band who has played a few gigs and it's great seeing such a powerful juggernaut of black metal doing some of the same things my band and I do when we aren't performing. That usually includes one or more of us jamming/warming up in the middle of somebody trying to talk. lol. Nicholas Barker, though, blows my drumming talent out of the water.

[@hellscan]

Hellhammer, George Kollias.. Theye fucking kick ass on drums indeed! Nick Barker is the best drummer for Dimmu. GK is the best drummer for Nile. HH is the best drummer for Mayhem. Thats my opinion!

[@morganix007]

I would choose Nick over Hellhammer and Kollias. Kollias may be faster,but at fills,hes boring. Same paterns...

[@woodenhoe]

Kollias is more creative outside Nile, he even plays jazz

[@morganix007]

@@woodenhoe yes,I've seen a video here on youtube

[@klaveyjardine]

it's the insight and the catharsis.

[@ameer257]

my favirote song by them too!

[@darkinterpret]

@Jendrij yeah,I got goose bumps listening it at first time, he does it so natural and it hardly perceived during show. I need to hear his line directly from his trigger, I guess he would playing more sensitive phrases. btw I think this vid offer some "live" sound against trigger topic.

[@firebird116]

lol typical drummer, giving the monitor guy hell! i love dimmu btw

[@Heroeslll]

best dimmu borgir song indeed....

[@holdingtonfarley4444]

I'd say that this is probably a soundcheck and not a rehearsal.

[@drgrindxl]

wow interesting vid.... thx for uploading!

[@БеласИнтор]

И подумать, Баркер хотел стать гитаристом в начале своей жизни. Благодаря своим «колбасным пальцам», как он себя заявил, он перешел в барабаны. Одна из лучших «неудач» в истории металла.

[@NorwayFilms]

Предельно согласен с комментарием)

[@Immanifest11]

Yes! Nick Barker!

[@richardIII_Underneath]

what is that comparison with hell hammer, dam... hell hammer is a puppet

[@LENINsWORLD]

3:26 "Your speaker master Barker" hahahha \m/ \m/

[@anttisilvast5613]

Nicholas is a beast

[@DavefromTinj]

Barker PLAYS his drums, that's that Neil Peart in him. It's a gift

[@netito619]

Mr Nick Barker The BEST!!!!!!!

[@Compendyum]

I agree. I have watched HH since his earlyer bands and he grew a lot, from a drummer who only knew speed, now he knows technique too. But Nick is still tighter in my opinion.

[@jalienation]

"ten times louda!"

[@Metropain]

You're absolutely right.

[@Phazer84]

Turned out to be a Nick barker video instead!

[@slipmar22]

yeah !!! Nick Barker BACK in ACTION!! Great Drumer! XD

[@oshee768]

as far as barker "sticking with" db, they gave him the boot, he didn't leave on his own

[@carloscontreras6694]

Nicholas rules 🤘🏻

[@wanjanechtangroeger]

I cant figure what song it is at 4:31... Could anyone PLZ tell me what song it is?

[@DummerUserName]

tormentor of christian souls; besser spätals nie, haaaaahaaa :)

[@ffp08]

Look at Galder looking at barker, he knew he the drummer for his next album lol

[@Paintballdrumz]

tht sux, nick is such a huge part to ne band he joins....like COF. do u by any chance know why he left cradle?

[@AzNpowangeFTW]

Insight of the catharsis

[@JayObrowski]

@darkinterpret I think that in this footage triggers are not that loud campared to the drums and cymbals itself so we can hear all the accents clearly!! I think all that trigger bullshit discussions are rubbish. It's simple to understand that triggers are helping people at the live shows to hear all speed double bass parts or even on other instruments, like N. Barker did on the album P.E.M. and during live acts!! Kudos for the video and cheers from Poland!!

[@aelffenagash132]

2:55 Kings of Carnival Creation 🤘

[@robbindrums]

Does somebody knows the name of the song at 4:35min? Thanks

[@PhilAss]

robbindrums Tormentor of Christian souls

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

Tjodalv & Nick Barker are my 2 favorite drummers of all time :)

[@kulto1986]

01:09 that`s a Twisted Sister song

[@randelmatt]

Damn imagine a full cover of We're not gonna take it

[@panzerwaffen2873]

Lmao people comparing hell hammer to Barker... Barker over hell hammer and many more

[@mian-pg3rp]

Its because of Barker symphonic black metal works!

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

LOL LOVE the Twisted Sister teaser :)

[@drgrindxl]

nostalgic :I

[@Mutvermis]

Nick seemed very pissed off that night.

[@triplextoto]

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

[@Jertsukka]

What's the song at 04:31

[@JandBigT]

was the drummer playing were not gunna take it? 1:05

[@khennigs]

Nick's beats are fucking sick, I think I like him more than HH. Yes, it's amazing :D

[@ffp08]

Well, Mustis too.

[@ffp08]

Nick and Galder are the only real musicians on set.

[@DarkAndTriumphant]

Nick was always god at the percussion side of the drums.

[@claudineielvbergb.4692]

Backstage montreal 2001....

[@MissShagrath]

Nah, I've read somewhere on The Internet...It was an Interview with Silenoz.

[@carlocorona7821]

Barker the best metal drummer !!!

[@baldbeat]

Exact.

[@Paintballdrumz]

do u have the full reason as to why it had to be tht way?

[@morbidangel00]

ware the hell did you find this you lucky sod, nice one

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

Great blasting accents

[@Paintballdrumz]

i think you're right. damn...doesn't even seem dani could b tht way

[@Compendyum]

Marthus sure was a surprise. I wish him luck.

[@PerfectSense77]

The current lineup treated this lineup as replaceable hired guns... they didn't know what they had and have never been as great since.

[@morbida]

@hellscan TOTALLY agree

[@ometdd]

I agree, he's like this drummer from the typical mexican metal band: Transmetal. Damn, so many years of playing and nogthing new with that drummer Sad.

[@LichKingSkullWart]

@TageVarulv Oh cool story bro! Are they your personal friends?..

[@sevensoles]

he's in gorgoroth now.

[@Bens1LE]

I didnt know they kicked him out. Why?

[@KapaH8sU]

@wolfboii999 Yeah man, For All Tid is and AMAZING album! :P

[@csehszlovakze]

is the bass drum supposed to sound like that?

[@netito619]

nick... BEST DRUMMER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fucking cradle was over after nick left the band.........

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

LOL monitor guy kicking some crew ass.

[@Shikworld]

what hurts the quality recorded with a toothbrush

[@ostesooppmelis]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.nick

[@raiotinfamigold]

Anyone knows what ride he used?

[@patrickredinger7200]

Sounds like a paiste rude Ride cymbal maybe 21"or 22" & boy does it cut through 😝

[@Samael1349]

it seems that nick get angry with that sound guy.

[@Jertsukka]

Oh, nevermind, asked before listened wholly