Drum Teacher Reacts: DELTA EMPIRE Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug - DRUM COVER

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@thehannomeiring]

Just had an awesome cup, with toasted seed bread and syrup.

[@brianyates7255]

HEY ANDREW...YOU FINALLY MADE IT AROUND TO DELTA EMPIRE.....I USE HIS COVERS A LOT TO LEARN CERTAIN SONGS...GREAT SUGGESTION...PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST

[@keefriff99]

Delta Empire is INCREDIBLE. He has great drum production, and he hits so hard and with such intent...very precise, no wasted motions. I have no idea who he is, but he is a monster on the kit.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

He’s a professional session drummer ... and it shows hey? So slick, tight, clean and with impeccable timing. Dude’s elite.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

I love watching Delta. No matter what he plays, he is as tight and clean as it gets ... as you’d expect from a session drummer.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

100%

[@thewik-thewik]

Delta Empire is the Stig of drumming.

[@TheDPM71]

Been following Delta for a couple years and everything he covers is incredible. No one knows who he is lol.

[@GRiP1700]

Not true ;)

[@pitpride1220]

Could be a she

[@Seanomatic57]

I think Ola knows who it is.

[@17eli187]

@D McK You can book him for studio sessions...

[@angrydoggy9170]

I’ll help you out. It’s not me, one less candidate to consider.

[@nomadr1349]

That guy is incredible! And as an avid metalhead I find most incredible his covers of non-metal artists, like DepecheMode and Prodigy.

[@xRamZx]

Love everything about him. His drums are beautiful, sound amazing, his playing and video quality is top notch. Doesn't matter who he is.

[@JSMCalder]

I’ve been following Delta Empire a few years now. His production is brilliant. He’s done some incredible drum covers.

[@zeronyne]

Perfect Drug was so under appreciated when it came out. That was a really fertile period for Trent.

[@ngkktht774]

Underappriciated? It was played on MTV quite a lot, it sold well & it even peaked #2 in some billboard charts (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Drug#Charts )... (I could also argue about that period being "fertile" as he just kept on postponing the Fragile album, and this was one of the very few things he released during those 5 years between The Downward Spiral and Fragile...but whatever...

[@DarkMatterBurrito]

I remember seeing Lost Highway in the theater with friends and thinking WTF did I just watch.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

yeah not sure what you mean about underappreciated. I was in my senior year of high school when this came out and remember everyone acknowledging that it was fucking awesome.

[@pietzsche]

@@ngkktht774 I guess some people got that impression because it wasn't on any albums and they didn't do it live? Renzor himself doesn't like it, but it's always been one of their most popular songs.

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

@@pietzsche They must have done a live version at least once, because there's a video of them playing it, with the camera trained on their drummer.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This stuff is bonkers. So glad you guys got me hip to it!

[@matthughes7007]

Andrew, please please check out literally anything from the band Sumac. Their drummer Nick Yacyshyn is a God

[@weswelch5403]

He does all kinds of covers ..but he is a Beast .his set up and studio..he has to be someone we all have seen on stage or something.. he to dam good not to be professional.

[@Erich_U]

His cover of Grip Inc.'s Heretic War Chant is killer. And it's a killer song too.

[@godscoldhands77]

He is a session drummer and released instrumental metal albums. Delta is his persona. He's better known for his incredible drum covers (his Pantera covers are absolutely sick). Delta is totally anonymous, but he has a secretary called Lars (yeah, also Delta). His drumkit is one of the most beautiful i've ever seen, the drum setup is similar to Vinnie Paul's (Pantera) setup, he also got the same punch. The mix of his drumkit is totally badass, imo there's only Alex Rudinger's drums that sound even better. You definitely should put him on your list for more reactions... ♥

[@keefriff99]

Good call on the Vinnie comparison…his drums definitely have that bright Terry Date sheen.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

Delta worships Vinnie Paul. Apart from the cymbals, Delta’s setup is almost identically to Vinnie’s ... even down to the rake on the mounted toms.

[@boofert.washington2499]

I've played Vince's kit before(long story short, I'm from Arlington). Delta has the exact same kit, from what I can tell. The only difference MIGHT be the throne height lol. Vince was a short fella, and I'm saying that as a 6ft tall individual. I'm average height for my demographic. I played the kit from the Revolution is My Name video. The green one. I actually jammed with the first Damageplan bassist, KT(is the dude from the Dimevision vol 1 video that gets the fireworks to the nuts while he's sleeping on Dime'z couch). He's dead now, too. 3/4 of the original members of that band have passed. It's crazy.

[@noahsmith4148]

I've been a fan of Nine inch Nails for most of my life, like 34 years now that I'm 41. This is one of the very best covers I've ever seen of their music and specifically difficult to play this song on drums. Great video!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love this Noah

[@michaelh.7363]

DELTA can adopt the vibe of every drummer he covers like no other!!

[@karlbecker8775]

Huge NIN fan. I love this song . That said, I always assumed the percussion was done mostly on synth. Watching it performed by an actual drummer is mind blowing!

[@jse112584]

When Trent originally recorded Perfect Drug it was all on drum pads mixed with several diff samples. That’s why they never used to play it love because of the complexity, but along comes Ilan Rubin and that changed. Ilan plays a mix of live drums and samples

[@pietzsche]

@@jse112584 That was just one of several excuses Reznor made, he also said the solo was too hard, neither one holds up to scrutiny, also the drummer who played on it originally has said he'd have happily played it live. Really Trent seems to just not like the song, he said he wouldn't even put it in his top 100 of his own songs, but fans love it, so seems like really he wanted an excuse for not playing it.

[@the_panos]

Haven't heard this guy before but this was pretty amazing. I've wanted to hear that drum break played live since high school! And yes, about 98% of it was beat perfect with the single, which is actually incredibly impressive...

[@quentondaniels8536]

Been following Delta Empire before Rooney, DE is one hell of a good drummer!

[@TheDPM71]

Yeah me too!

[@nomadr1349]

indeed ;)

[@keefriff99]

Yup, same here.

[@BK-sb6ro]

This guy is FIRE 🔥 You should check out his Prodigy covers!

[@deanoscott]

Deltas prodigy covers give me goosebumps every single time. Amazing.

[@hennessy4666]

I am a prodigy fan since 90's , and i did not know BREATHE can be played at drums , i thought they used some kind of electronic instrument or something ,but when i saw delta , damn .......

[@jlij8952]

I love your Drum reaction video's during my working days at home lately. The selections and variety of drummers and genres is on point!! This one gives me a much needed adrenaline shot. Thank you Andrew for this content 🙏

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

I don't speak drummer. But, that ability to play broken, segmented beats, with all four appendages keeping different beats, while fitting them all on time, is amazing to watch.

[@racebiketuner]

"Play a lot and hit hard." That would be great on a T shirt.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YES!

[@LittleRifflemanX]

this human is a demigod on drumms, he can cover anything with a pinch of Delta Flavour as his signature.

[@bobrutledge54]

Been a NIN fan since the early nineties (yeah I'm old) so this is something very special for me. Fantastic and thanks to Andrew and to the person who requested this. Just awesome.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can't believe I wasn't hip to this!

[@noahsmith4148]

Same here man! Been a fan since the first time I heard my cousin play Pretty Hate Machine. Being old is rad, we got to listen to so much good music in our youth!

[@noahsmith4148]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums You're endlessly hip, sir!

[@douggoble9695]

DELTA IS THE BEST DRUMMER ON THE TUBE ! Thank you for your response and your review. It made me feel good when you said 16 count!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Doug!

[@sandman17100]

I think it's a perfect start , Delta is awesome.

[@helgekoeniger2996]

Delta Empire mostly shows drum covers on his channel, but sometimes plays something from his own. There's "Mick Gordon - BFG Division Drum cover' wich in original had no drums part at all kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5_MoaubeL51q5Y

[@Claumass946]

my favourites Delta Empire drums cover are from Prodigy and Depeche Mode songs all of them!!

[@thewik-thewik]

Delta is an absolute machine. Been following him for years. One of my fav channels, along with yours of course.

[@gatling216]

So, Trent Rezner has a knack for writing music that's not really designed with live play in mind, and then going back and figuring it out later when it's time to tour. The Perfect Drug is notorious for being one of the few they were never really able to figure out, although they did manage to play it live a couple of times on their last pre-COVID tour. It made heavy use of drum'n'bass and breakbeat influences, which was kinda wild considering it was written for a movie soundtrack. Obviously, that's gonna be hard on a drummer, and considering it was always more of a deep cut rather than a hit, most fans just sort of assumed it wasn't worth the effort making the poor guy's arms fall off trying to replicate that drum solo.

[@notsuh9164]

I'm a Hugh NIN fan I have never seen this.. It was awesome!!!

[@lenaingversen8137]

Hi, from a 63 year old lady from the west coast of Sweden. I always like drums, so I found by chance your channel so impressed how you get it all together.

[@pitpride1220]

Delta is phenomenal. I love it because he covers everything I listen to perfectly. Even the stuff most cover artists don't.

[@thorcastDK]

Delta had the absolute best tribute to Joey Jordison of them all. It is to loaded with feeling and absolutely not the song you would think someone would do from the slipknot catalogue, but it is the absolute perfect one.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds great

[@subtleteez5619]

Great reaction and phenomenal performance! I am going to check this guy some more myself ;) Am a huge fan of NiN and happen to be an old high school drum "friend" of their original touring and back up studio drummer Chris Vrenna. There is no comparison to what Chris helped arrange for this song back in '97. Chris is an amazing percussionist in his own right and if you haven't already, you might give him a listen one of these days. He has worked with NiN, Marilyn Manson to name a couple. Keep the great reactions coming

[@leonthalion]

Such crispness 🤌🤌🤌

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Man, I don't know how the drums sounded in the room vs the production put it's great. And the pocket is pristine!

[@Kruudelis]

If you're doing more Delta Empire (which you should), you should check out his cover of Aftermath by Strapping Young Lad

[@Charlie1821]

OH wow, a first time reaction song to a perfect drug, AND doing the delta cover... this is too much perfect algorithm

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@offroadskater]

The coolest thing about Delta's channel is the variety of styles he covers and the inevitable rabbit hole he forces you into. Stuff I hadn't heard in ages elevated by his massive sound. Listen to his Adele cover. Yes, Metalhead suggests Adele. Far superior to the original for me. 'Take a look around' is a song his snare will remember as the day it finally reached puberty.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA! Thanks Alessio!

[@michaelpfaff7070]

Delta Empire is by far my favorite drummer on KZbin right now. He's amazing

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love it Michael!

[@jb2zero0six5]

Delta, josh steffen, El estepario, 66samus..

[@RIKDDY]

prob one of my earliest tastes of heavy music when I was a kid. Loved that song. Love this drum kit paint job

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

So good Erick

[@SgtGunny-gz5hg]

Yasssss!!!! Finally Delta Empire. They drummer I've been following for a while and yeah....he definitely is worth diving into.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

So good!

[@garystasiuk7088]

Check out number 96. Depeche Mode song. This is the best i believe.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Gary!

[@srenjohansen1592]

I would like to recommend the drummer from Rammstein, a German industrial band. His name is Christoph Schneider. Either some live reactions or studio tracks.

[@brianyates7255]

FINALLY MADE IT TO DELTA..ALL HIS COVERS ARE SPOT ON ANG I USE HIS CHANNEL TO LEARN SONGS....GOOD PICK...THX ANDREW

[@BBEDrummerAK]

DUUUUDE, that channel's a deep rabbit hole! Whoever the dude is, he's an amazing drummer!!

[@DarkMatterBurrito]

Dude is beating that kit like a rented mule. Love it.

[@wadew.9986]

this guy is absolutely cracked, you should watch his cover of nobody knows anything by anthrax

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can't wait Wade

[@thehannomeiring]

oh yes oh yes oh yes, this guy is super awesome. really great vids and plays like monster

[@sticktoyourdrums8177]

He’s amazing. He’s started collaborating with other KZbinrs. He is an mystery. If you’ve seen him and the kit before, it’s because you reacted to him awhile back.

[@tantalizingpocket9286]

Loving all the extra content lately! Keep it up sir, can't get enough of these reviews 👍🏻

[@rooman3334]

He' s cover version of U2 Streets has no name is Amazing !

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet

[@RageToOverCome]

Please do Chris Kontos of Machine Head performing "Rage to Overcome " 2020 live drum cam.

[@morrislindroth7910]

Delta Rulez!!! He has so much for you to Explore.. He is truly amazing.. watch His body language while he plays.. you can tell not only is he an Amazing Drummer but You can tell he Loves it! His Adele cover is unique.. His Depeche Mode stuff is a must listen.. 'It's No Good' is a Daily for me.. Thank You for Discovering Delta Empire Finally! Enjoy all of His Work!! its worth the time...

[@Ogt92]

Delta AKA Dave Virago Empire from Spain rips! I use him to learn songs..

[@jonbaker7500]

finally some one knows....i figured it out awhile ago...awsome drummer!!!!!!!

[@Ogt92]

@@jonbaker7500 His ride was a dead giveaway! Lol

[@phildupuis1084]

This guy is a machine...in the good sense of the word

[@davk6059]

Delta empire kills it everytime. You should definitely check out some of his slayer covers, preferably seasons in the abyss

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I will David!

[@311freek]

Yeah, definitely check out more of Delta's drum covers. A true master of the kit.🤘

[@re9246]

Trent is like a conductor live. Seeing The Perfect Drug live 3 times, I lose my breathe as soon as I hear him yell “GO!”. You should review the Ilan Rubin live version from when they played in Mexico.

[@uGotGot1618]

Saw his Prodigy Smack My Bitch Up video one day and was hooked. He's a beast.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sure is Alex!

[@uGotGot1618]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums keep up the great work brother. I love watching you because I am a drummer too, but react the same way to the videos you watch. Half the time it looks like witchcraft

[@MetalBuddhaHead]

Long live the empire 👽

[@ElToppo73]

The only drummer that ever put up a legit Angel of Death cover. Reaction videos for years on that channel 😂

[@richardforbes943]

Delta has covered a ton of great songs! The shear amount of his covers will amaze you man! The guy is good dont care who he is but hes not just some guy I will put it like that.

[@papacarl2002]

Hey Andrew! Enjoyed the live chat yesterday and happy to see this pop up right when my coffee’s ready - so it’s time for Drums & Coffee. Appreciate you and the community for introducing me to different drummers, styles, genres that I haven’t heard and revisiting old favorites in a new light. If you haven’t seen Meute, you may not know that you need to see an eleven-piece “techno” marching band (4 members drums/percussion) perform live on an incredible rooftop in Hamburg - look for Meute RAW live video. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

[@darrylbennett4297]

I dig this. Thanks for sharing and the reaction was great as usual. Cheers!

[@666fatsatan]

This guy is badass and has a ton of great covers

[@jasonparkinson1327]

Everything Delta Empire does is crazy good.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This is nuts Jason

[@gregharrison5479]

You should see Ilan Ruben's drum cam of this song...he is the drummer who cracked the code and allowed NIN to play it live.

[@matthewsummerfield80]

Oh my you got alot to look through... Delta is a true beast!

[@penndragon22]

My first listen to this version as well, a huge fav from the teen years, here we go!

[@penndragon22]

Never heard Nine Inch Nails! AHHH!! :P

[@bryandore8695]

Seen loads of deltas covers he is unreal. Great vid.

[@craigstrickland1572]

Great drummer, glad you found DE.

[@slasher9883]

Never seen or heard of this guy before, so this is quite a revelation. Awesome drummer! His style and power remind me of Aquiles Priester, but it makes no sense why he would go incognito. Can't wait till the internet works it out!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'm sure some people already know!?

[@slasher9883]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums all I know is that it’s not Lara Ulrich 😄

[@tonyroberts7481]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums and who’s your guess because I’d love to know and watch them. I have a guess but he dies g look tall enough.

[@TheCjc34]

I watch and play along to this guy daily. Delta is the.....Human

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

NICE!!

[@TheAsphyx666]

Trent should legit hire this guy.

[@nesutoneko]

DE's Slayer covers give me goosebumps - so much groove. Seasons in the Abyss would be a great one to check out!

[@johnkrummrich4948]

you could do a whole channel on his videos. the most tasteful, versatile and bad ass drummer on KZbin hands down.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Incredible John

[@justinduck5791]

A really good one to check out is Even Flow by Pearl Jam. Delta Empire nailed this song. Definitely worth to take a look

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Justin!

[@thereallevel27]

I said on Delta's page a few years ago "if that's Justin Bieber, I'm going to be very upset" it still rings true lol

[@AlldayAudio]

a drummer you have listened to that plays with NIN has performed this song live as of late. it's incredible. much like this drum cover. which is much more metal backboned than the original.

[@weswelch5403]

He is a really really good drummer ..I don't know why he does covers and not in a band on stage ..I love his pantera covers and lamb of god covers ect...I been watching him for awhile now also over a 2 years ...like joey jordison I wanna know who it is under the mask ...the suspense has been killing me

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I like the mystery

[@weswelch5403]

Andrew love watching your shows every chance I get . And I will continue watching them ..thanks ..did you ever watch Tommy lee .. motley crue wild side when he is spinning in the cage ...man that was so awesome as a kid to see

[@wesleydurst4537]

Been following DE for a few years and he's outstanding. Him and Alex Rudinger are the best on YT hands down. His cover of Dittohead by Slayer is madness.

[@joshuavermillion]

that drum sound tho

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes Joshua!

[@jackiedaytona7681]

his Strapping Young Lad and Radiohead covers are incandescent

[@jvig7353]

If you liked this machine, check out Josh Freese's personal cams when he did Wish with NIN... absolute machine

[@lukeneely9476]

Yeah, boy✊ delta is a beast

[@midian879]

Delta does amazing covers. Slayer and tool

[@tallnotdeaf]

Ok from a seriously try hard edgy NIN fan (me) please… PLEASE watch Ilan Rubin’s guitar centre drum solo. He’s NINs current drummer and was selected by Trent after he watched Ilan rubin aged 20 playing for Lost Prophets! Imagine being 20 years old and rock and roll legend Trent Reznor hand selects you after your performance to be in his award winning band. Oh and thanks to this piece of history Ilan is now the youngest inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame.

[@gardj456]

Delta is a BEAST!!

[@davidriddick82]

Andrew!! Fantastic!! DELTA EMPIRE is an amazing drummer!! You should check out his SLIPKNOT covers among many others!! We don’t know his identity, but he is so technically and so powerful and his technique is 🔥🔥🔥 If I am not mistaken I think his name is Lars and Delta Empire is his channel and he has a band but he normally just plays drums solo, regardless HES A BEAST!!!

[@erikmaronde2244]

"Canadian Middle Finger" made it for me...🤣☺️

[@paulcoverdale8312]

You need to look at the rest of his work!!!❤

[@MrCfh1985]

He’s got some really great covers of Pantera songs that you should checkout.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Jack!

[@johnwick3522]

Delta Empire is a incridible drummer😍😍

[@chriso6640]

Check out Deltas own songs on his channel (Killing Season is my fave), a talented individual!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I will Chris!

[@jaykay5452]

Hi Andrew, instead of binge watching shows, start at #1 and enjoy! Though I may not like everything he chooses, there isn’t a weak cover in the lot.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds good!

[@evyatarhadar8867]

Delta is such a monster on the kit, and the mixing is always killer. DW are the best.

[@Selkirk69]

I swear Delta is Kevin Talley!...btw he nails the mid drumming perfectly! great job !!

[@Burnt_Cheese]

Only real drummers disappear at 0:35 😂

[@gsharman1989]

Trent famously didn’t play this song live for many many years due to the complexity of that origin programming etc that was done. You should deffo check out Ilan Rubin who has been NIN for many years as well as many other projects.

[@gsharman1989]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3TacoZ8p9yed8U

[@Jay.McCarty]

I believe he didn't play it because he hates it. Pretty sure he hates all of the work he did for Lost Highway. Not because it was too complex or unplayable.

[@magnumhadmama]

It's nice you showed respect. Sir