Heel-Toe Double Bass Drum Lesson with Metal Drummer Art Cruz (Lamb Of God, Winds Of Plague)

[@mellindrums]

And now he plays with Lamb Of God. Amazing dude!

[@AlecFoster103]

Right?!

[@lauriepurcell9081]

That was totally awesome!!! I'm just beginning to learn the double pedal. I'm a 3 time stroke survivor who also has drop foot in both feet. I wear full leg braces. It took me 3 months to press the pedal down w my foot. I am determined to learn this. Watching you did wonders for me. Thank you so much

[@ArtimusPlague]

Thanks to everyone's positive comments. Worked real hard to get this done for YOU! Hell Ya

[@R.DrewWhitsonMusic]

Didn't even recognize ya man.

[@jeffh123]

Art has become a household name in the drumming community. I enjoy watching his past and current videos with Lamb. As a drummer myself, I enjoy learning some of your techniques. Thanks for uploading and sharing. When I started drumming in the 90's, we didn't have access to content like this to learn from. Most of our learning was by ear and guessing what's being played. Wish I had this technology to learn from like today. So kids,... take advantage of it. Soak up the knowledge.

[@starjonny319]

This technique is so simple. I have always been a fan of dual kicks and even for someone who doesn't have a great grasp on keeping in rhythm it helps to alternate feet doing this. It has really helped. Thank you Art for sharing with us the power of the heel-toe technique

[@mrbaz5150]

Beautiful, graceful lyrics.

[@mosimosimos5918]

UWEEE UWEEE UWEEEE

[@oompaloompa555pauldi]

3:37 is insane. Forget heel toe! Straight Up Beast!

[@vielstein]

He is an excellent musician with a great feeling for time and speed. No doubt .

[@Fireoncityy]

Holy shit. I remember watching this the day it came out. Now it's 10 years old

[@3marjennafi3]

Song = Winds Of Plague - Chest And Horns

[@gkup]

Good God man. I've heard tons of players with fast feet but never heard anyone tighter than this young man. I'm in awe.

[@kennethwilliams6916]

I've just learned this! Was very difficult for my feet to understand the back and forth but it's amazing to get some very interesting fills. EDIT: THOUGHTS I LOVE WHO THIS IS ALMOST PERFECT FOR CRAZY SPEEDS AND LESS FATIGUE IN MY OPINION AND BLAST BEATS ARE SOMEWHAT EASIER.... SOMEWHAT. But i have been able to make my way through some of Joey Jordison style patterns!

[@edschmitt576]

I don't care what music, what technique or anything else, you can't deny the talent!

[@DeathcoreRikk]

I see him from time to time. lol he lives like a 10 minute walk away from my house. haha

[@aaroncazzola6067]

Sir ... thank you ! You're the first that made me really understand this. I've watched countless vids on it ... never really grasped it ... it might be the fact that you showed it not on the pedal .... but hey .... i got it ! Now it's practice time !

[@hiurro]

Yeah, they actually told him to play the bass slower because it was becoming one singular note.

[@johnhenderson1598]

hiurro is that a Jared dines joke?

[@hiurro]

Potato master 460 probably. I don't remember where I heard it.

[@hiurro]

Amar Donepudi yeah, I just looked and that was the video I saw

[@xxx_minecraftswagger_420_x4]

when the bpm is measured in hz

[@Sergio-es6rv]

💀💀🤣🤣🤣

[@alexmanojmathews]

OH MY GOD I JUST SAW THIS AFTER WATCHING ART CRUZ's Drum play thorough of 'Laid to rest' at Drumeo... Awesome . bless U always Art. I loved the sessions U did at Drumeo .. struggling with Double bass.. I guess at the age of 50 it's not an easy task

[@crackerhacker100]

I love how a hi-hat pedal isn't even required lol

[@seankalman9015]

awsome skills!!!your tecnique is how i used to get triplets on a single pedal back in the day before twin pedals!!i didnt want to drag around 2 kick drums to every gig. whoever miked and adjusted the sound for your drums did a great job also-very clear,no distotion,perfect levels!!

[@YoO161]

so where is the lesson

[@BluegillGreg]

I enjoyed this a lot & it's nothing like anything I ever listen to. Thanks for opening my ears (& mind) a little. I LIKE, also, the way you show the technique super clearly and then immediately follow with a full-on in-context demo.

[@RyanyoIII]

Let's everyone just keep in mind that it doesn't matter what pedals you have or how big your feet are to do heal-toe. The CORRECT way of doing heal-toe doesn't even require you to have your heal on the pedal.

[@v.9652]

This is also a correct way to do heel-toe, but it only works on a long board. But this technique is not incorrect in any way. If it works for you, it works, if not, then try another technique.

[@maidenfan10210]

I'd agree with that last statement about the amount of work you put in being the same with triggers as it is if you aren't using them, or so was the case when I utilized them for a number of years. The reason I (and I'd hazard to say a few other people as well) stopped using them was that for most of the music I play, the little deviations in dynamic level are just more appealing than a consistent sound.

[@samdominator6394]

tricks drumms the best (Y)

[@Drummplaya1]

Awesome.... The technique is can be learned witch is a great job you've demonstrated in this video..... Thank you

[@apieceofdirt4681]

I've got a lot of respect for speed metal drummers because I could never pull off what they do. It just sounds like noise IMO

[@aronahlback7903]

This is not speed metal, not even close.

[@joonaskirss1931]

apiece ofdirt this isn't speed, infant annihilator is

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Joonas Kirss True

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Aron Ahlbäck What would you consider it?

[@braun2041]

Joonas Kirss IA is deathcore

[@wanjanechtangroeger]

Most people use HT for double strokes, some (like me) use it for single strokes. There are mainly two versions of HT, one version, where the second hit comes from the heel slamming on the pedal and another version (mostly for people with big feet) where you do a very similar motion but do both hits with the ball of your foot.

[@Ryankellr]

Dang the speed of the snar in some parts

[@derpderpington7852]

Man you are amazing!!! Basically you are the reason for making a chanel on the youtube just to thank you dude !!!! you really helped me grow as a drummer Keep it up brother!!!!

[@JimHancock]

Is that Cookie Monster on vocals? he sings on all the death metal songs..

[@Slkfd55]

He must be pretty busy, then, altering his voice for all of the bands and all...

[@JTPlayz0121]

Except Obiturary

[@EverPulseWV]

I've been trying to learn this for my band. This is helping the most.

[@DuhErlandsson]

Great drummer and great technique! this technique takes too long to develop friend? big hug! gained a subscribed!

[@steven-mw4yj]

uhm, heel toe is super easy. like anything. you just gotta want it

[@DuhErlandsson]

may be easy for you to have more experience, but my foot does not fit in my shoe P2000B Eliminator pedal, it is difficult to train just right, the foot hits the pedal :/

[@MattPlaysDrums]

Eduardo pereira da silva your foot does not have to "fit" in your pedal for you to be able to play heel toe

[@DuhErlandsson]

Thank's man , i'm training this technique :)

[@vivekdadwal8661]

Dats the first ever drumming video which I njoyd....n respect

[@Xeranxies]

Love it but it's not really necessary, unless you want to go way faster than what's being played here.

[@muckquomp]

OMG OMG OMG OMG, I've never seen how this was done. Footwork Footwork triplets or quadruplets. So skillful.. And I don't like heavy metal Rock most of the time! I've got tons of respect now! This is real art Work. So skilled you are. WOW!

[@rudisimons8591]

Drumming is ok, not my kind of music but you play it smooth and with excelent timming. Well done!

[@obzenbleed]

So what i've learned from this video is that once you in the famous signed band you can pretty much make any video of anything that anyone is or been doing for ages and still get likes on it.Well played sir :)

[@marklim7409]

he doesn't use hi-hat stand. why he doesn't play hi hat open play?

[@andys3035]

style of music. It's just smashing everything and using the hi hat means no double bass action all the time

[@Norman-Bates]

Every once and awhile you come across a video and think,Thats 5 mins of my life I wont get back.This is video is the total opposite,Amazing work man you are on time like a well oiled machine.I got to try those quadruple's.

[@DjinnePasse]

What's the point of using the heel toe technique for five single stroke rolls only? 3:38, you're going a full-legged and tensed heel down motion when you could be using the heel toe technique. Seems kinda lazy.... It's been a while you posted that video though, I guess it changed...

[@chipmcnickle8515]

Agreed, check out origin or cattle decapitation for INSANE heel toe

[@zenobiawinston4607]

Man, omg, what a kick to listen to you play. So much amazing extra speed, hands and feet. Damn! Like a machine...cool!

[@sideslick1024]

Great technique, but not really a fan of that triggered-bass sound. Way too clicky for my taste.

[@Tirreger]

There are even more clickysounding triggers. ;)

[@octanepain1704]

Practice, it's not that your pedal is too small or your feet too big. I'm just learning heel-toe just like the rest of the people watching this video. This is probably one of the best tutorials on heel-toe, but you might want to also check KZbin for some more just to get a better idea. I think most people (myself included) were expecting one of the strokes to come from the heel of the foot. The guys at freedrumlessons (jared falk) in particular does a good job of demonstrating this.

[@shadow105720]

What is a ride cymbal? This man may never know...

[@willfendon6916]

It's actually very simple. There are 7 types of cymbals in the world (though only 4 of them are used generally) there is the Crash, which is the standard cymbal he's hitting, there is the ride like you said, which is a really large cymbal which you don't necessarily hit hard, you kinda just tap it with the tip of your sticks. There is a splash, which are the little cymbals that are in the middle which make a sound similar to well, a splashing sound. And finally, there's the Hybrid, which kinda sounds like tinfoil being hit, and are the two cymbals where the Middle is inclined down. You're welcome :D

[@valleFTW]

Will Fendon Don't you get his Sarcasm? Or is that meant that way as well? Man.. Can't figure out if you're serious..

[@jambags1648]

***** hes a nerd nerds dont get sarcasm

[@jambags1648]

***** only logic

[@willfendon6916]

Or maybe just possibly because I've been a Hardcore Drummer for 5+ years, I know my shit. Ever think of that?

[@wedgeski]

Incredible technique and precision. Awesome.

[@theone1949]

Hey kids! Dont forget the ONLY way you can use this bullshit version of "heel toe" is if you go out and buy $800 dollar axis pedals three times the size of your actual feet!

[@theone1949]

+Ville Nummisalo look up Jared falk videos he has a pretty explanation. Actual heel toe (as Jared falk explains) is actually more like toe toe . You drop you heel and hit the pedal with like the balls of your feet and then you kind of slide forward and get the second hit.

[@Villex93]

theone1 Yeah that's exactly what I would have referred to. Some people think you NEED a longboard, but you dont, that was my point.

[@theone1949]

+Ville Nummisalo of course not! But I've this bs technique floating around for to long.

[@codysampson8937]

thank you !!!!!!!

[@codysampson8937]

+riflemanpro yes you do 😂

[@danielnoguera2219]

You are great!!! I started practicing the hell toe. Thanks for the info! Greetings from Argentina!

[@jcbacongrease]

This type of drum sound is the main reason I have no interest in metal anymore. It a shame because so many of these players are absolutely incredible. I just can't get past the synthetic drums. Metal should be dirty. Now it has become homogenized like everything else.

[@codysampson8937]

um then leave

[@jcbacongrease]

+Cody Sampson You must be very wise.

[@zero28ism]

jcbacongrease I agree, I loved when metal drums had different sounds like John Bonham's drumset or dave lombardo drumset with different tunnings and unique bass drum sounds, that's what made them especial. Now they just sound the same :(

[@jcbacongrease]

Exactly.

[@zero28ism]

jcbacongrease when I tune my drumset I want it to have power and good harmonics, not to be dead

[@lifeofabsurdism]

One of those techniques with a big learning curve, but once you get it, you got it. So fun to do some 16th notes and then double em up a few times. Great for blasts too obviously. Good shit. Simple lesson since theres not much to it.

[@TNTIV]

the drumming is sweet but this kind of music literally makes me laugh. These kind of vocals just make me smile and think how they are trying to sound heavy.

[@GaertnerEnton]

so fucking true!

[@Hitmanequalshit]

who the hell ask you about the vocals... damn never crossed your mind that he might think the same about your kind of music....

[@Hitmanequalshit]

for example watching this video brought one simple and accurate comment... AAAnd its not about the ???VOICE??? its about how this is a heel Toe Drum lesson? ;) start making productive comments!

[@Babasaurusrex]

chuck billy's normal voice sounds better than these growlers... and when it comes to growling no one can beat phil fuckin h anselmo.

[@JohnDoe-ic3qq]

I know where you're coming from, listen to to Slipknot 1999 - 2002 stuff for some pretty heavy vocals.

[@smeaf251]

Awesome drum sound and playing

[@hollandiasv5861]

He use Triggers for the Bass-Drum. Please don't use them if you want to teach something. Its not really hard to play fast with triggers...

[@pietzsche]

The triggers make no difference to the speed at all.

[@hollandiasv5861]

But it is Very important for the Sound.

[@pietzsche]

Hollandia SV Yes, but it makes no difference to how difficult or easy something is to play, that's a misconception.

[@Jacksoncomplex]

You dont need much power at all for triggers you can just tap it and the sample will register. Without a trigger the sound may not be picked up by a mic

[@pietzsche]

I've heard that said lots, personally, the faster I go, the harder I hit, not because I'm consciously trying, but that's just how it is. Most drummers I know of that use triggers do so because the bass drum hit that fast stops sounding like individual hits, and starts sounding like a single sustaining note because of the physical shape of the sound wave. I don't know anyone who can play that fast and doesn't have the power. You could be right, but it seems like a myth to me tbh.

[@rockin982]

If you're just doing 32nd note doubles, then that's true. However, if you're going to play continuous 32nd notes, or if you're a single player trying to play 16ths or 16th note triplets, then you want to conserve motion by not constantly having to actually move your foot too far out of position on the footboard. So a longer footboard helps tremendously in that case. My current pedal of choice is a Pearl Demon Drive in longboard mode (used a DW 9000, and Axis A Longboard before that).

[@sycokid666]

This dude is for real .... Great drumming man...

[@ronniemormino6746]

Excellent...so powerful and precise ,clean...just awesome !!

[@jamesrarajrumsbyjames5348]

your playing is so clean.

[@THEentropyMaker]

Whether you like death metal or not, the drummers are hands down the most talented of all genres in my opinion. Damn! Just look at Art's heart shaped fucking calf muscles. Bodybuilders would kill for calves like that!

[@THEentropyMaker]

I will check out that video, thank you brother. Always open to eating my words

[@TheTayedrums]

i am not even into death metal..but i soooo appreciate your video and approach....great shit man...we can always learn something..THANKS!!

[@ramonlopez7417]

Dude, your kit sounds phenomenal!

[@steve4321able]

Music aside, this guy has skills. Very solid and steady double bass work. No tricks here. he's playing everything you hear. Mad props Art!

[@tannernolen15]

ahh winds of plague

[@humanblackbox]

Coming from a music guy (not a drum specialist or anything) You get more clarity from two bass drums rather than two pedals on one drum. If you listen someone play double kick on one drum, then double kick on two drums. Youll notice the difference.

[@lukelukemusic]

Freaking awesome!!! Thanks for the mini lesson in the beginning! It helped a lot.

[@drmr4hm]

dude u r a monster talent. thanks for sharing the knowledge

[@F33N1X89]

Im a size 10/11 so i had a similar issue. If you haven't already, I'd recommend using a longboard pedal, you may still have to move your feet back after striking with the heel, but that can be practiced. Also try taking your shoes off, that'll shave off a few centimetres.

[@SwiFTFayde]

Right? They're my favorite band right now and the stuff he plays is just crazy.

[@ThomasMetal75]

One reason heel toe is much easier on a direct drive vs. chain drive pedal is because the board comes back at the same exact time the beater does, making for a fluid motion. No one says you must own direct drive pedal, but they mimic realistically how your feet naturally move!

[@BIOHAZARDOFEVILTV]

and you expected? ist ART CRUZ, one of the best drummers for my!!

[@greeneyedcatsgaming9571]

This was actually very usefull :) thanks :)

[@Drum2TheRythm]

same. i've been a heel tow user since 8th grade jazz band. it hasn't had any strain on my feet either. But you can cause serious damage though if you sit too low and force your heels down when you roll them then you could get some serious shin pains.

[@alanrocker7768]

fantastic stuff that blew my head off ..!!!!

[@Roby8587]

Great song, great drummer, cool technique

[@lachina2414]

Damn the rolls double roll and more of that you can see whoaaaa

[@rockin982]

It's definitely something that will come with practice, just like when you first learned to play really clean rolls. First you need to build up the muscle memory, then you work on improving your endurance, speed, and power.

[@JuhaLehtinen1]

That was deadly, thank you

[@eugeniovasquez3780]

this is a great video for the song and the lesson.

[@MyJimjack]

Wow, great explanation and demonstration.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

Yes dude, you are sick on the drums.

[@PEARLDRUMMER1992]

I think that's a pedal from Trickdrums. The "Dominator" series with Pro 1-V beaters. If you are interested in such kind of pedals i also suggest to take a look at the Polish pedal brand Czarcie Kopyto. I have to admit I haven't played the Czarcie Kopyto pedals yet but the materials and technology around them seems very good to me. :) Greetings!

[@jonathanlewis4077]

Awesome job guy good control with your tempo

[@MatiasSeraBaterista]

They are mainly for live performances, cause' you need the bass drum to be above the other sounds, specially for rock. Eq can make that, alongside with comp, but on a recording mix, not live. But producers do use triggers in the studio, like Andy Sneap, and it is simply because you can have the sound you want from your bass drum, really easy and fast, and then they process it, add eq and comp, and they have a great bass drum sound in a faster way, without the need of mic positioning, etc.

[@dudefrombarrie]

beautiful!!! nicely done, you are a machine...

[@minid]

Insane drumming. Very nice and rhythmic.

[@MrRockylanza]

That hi hat pedal work is amazing.

[@MrArammos]

AMAZING DRUMMING DUDE!!!!!

[@rockclan7]

bro you play drums like......WOW AWESOME!!!

[@DamZZmaD]

Great double bass drum insane speed demonstration at 3:38 ! I practice since many months to increase my double bass drum speed but it's so hard... I usually play the fastest parts with my feet and not with my entire legs... I practice hard to can play with the legs like you ;)

[@xzzaaqa]

thats fuckin sick man!!! u never see how hard drummers work til its isolated man.... fuckin cool

[@sagarkulkarniwrites]

many rely on the fact that instead of using triggers, lets use two base drums to cut the resonance so that we get clear sound. what do you think about that? whats more useful. when i played on a single bass drum with double chain pedals,anything around 190 plus sounds muffled. even when i have a decent technique/control over my muscles. i have never thought of using triggers because i felt they give you an easy way out, maybe its my psyche that keeps telling me to refrain from it.what you think?

[@Boogity_Beat]

sweet tasty metal! and one of the most helpful videos ive seen so far!

[@nerdmurderer]

I have size 13 feet and do it on a regular length board. If you can't do the technique right it isn't because you're feet are too big, it's because you either haven't learnt it well or just haven't practised enough. Go watch freedrumlessons video on heel toe and he proves that any foot size can do it.

[@TheMetalman2136]

this is my dream drum kit

[@denyekoprasetyo]

i'm hungry for more lesson... thank you.

[@Relentent]

@Baytron317 If you play a double bass pedal you can often get a muffled sound out of your kick considering there are 2 beaters hitting it, if you use 2 bass drums it removes this inconviniences but replaces it with space issues

[@Furankuno]

i see u re using Heel Toe Technique Quite amazing, i ve been curious about Heel Toe, i know its really good to produce DoubleStroke sound, i wonder if the Heel Toe Technique are using do single stroke rapidly like what u did in 1:58 and 2:40 , THanks for your Efforts making this amazing video, i ve learn something from it

[@nickclement]

KILLER SKILLS! Great power.

[@griffman78]

The way he does it in this video, i haven't seen as much. he goes right heel, left heel, right toe, left toe. usually when it's done, it's right heel, right toe, left heel, left toe. but i see the right heel, right toe, left heel, left toe method used for faster speeds. he is using his technique at low speeds, but it works.

[@TabbyTabbyplierSykes]

Love this, i laughed so hard at the off pedal demonstration though XD

[@romicharon]

the song is Winds Of Plague - Chest And Horns

[@Rob_Ray]

This is a sick video. I'm going to learn to do that.