George Kollias - Burn Out (A.Papastamatakis)

[@tomesilva36]

He must be thinking " don't blast beat, control yourself, don't blast beat"

[@ApollyonPsy]

+Tomé Silva 4:18

[@Brokenface]

+Tomé Silva oh god, you made my day man!

[@ardagurcu7849]

+Apollyon 6:20 :)

[@Brokenface]

***** who cares about jazz? i blast beat when i want

[@tomesilva36]

+Arda Gurcu That was some serious blast beating!

[@gkdrummer]

Totally speechless with your response guys....thank you all so much!!! Really happy you liked this one!...

[@gkdrummer]

Ha ha ha, no i didn't felt naked behind that kit, in fact i play a 4-piece very often! I felt naked playing with such great musicians though!.....These guys are fucking monsters!!!!! I haven't been stressed like that for years....had a lot of fun though! :)

[@dakotaboughman3195]

Didnt seem stressed at all and i also love getting behind the smaller kits compared to my 10 piece!!!

[@rupdeeppaul]

But this shows your versatility.. Love from India sir

[@TineEdong]

George is king!!

[@ItsMe-vn4oz]

@Robert Calhoun what band?

[@Seanalbertt]

The average person doesn’t understand jazz/funk/fusion, but from what I’ve encountered every musician absolutely LOVES that style. Truly is a musicians music.

[@gkdrummer]

Thanks so much everyone! Reference Pure here too, 20 kick, 10 tom, 14 floor with a Masters Legend snare. Sabian Artisans and Legend cymbals, sounded killer! It's way more fun to post a "band clip" than just jamming so here you go...Very glad you like it! thank you again folks!

[@24gadjet]

6:22 you can take George out of Nile but you cant take Nile out of George

[@alemutasa6189]

Five years after, I still believe that this comment is one of the best in the whole KZbin

[@garrettodonnell4177]

Yeah George Kollias is awesome but can we spare some applause for that trombone player?

[@rorybass7915]

Ye dude that trombone is fuckin gnarly

[@matthewjones3852]

They are all ripping it up, but that solo does stick out!

[@yiannisbontis6377]

He's Antoni's Andreou one of the greatest musicians in his, and not only, generation! He's also the trombone player of Pink Martini!

[@Seanalbertt]

Feel bad for his wife, and that sax players wife tbh. Legend has it they’re still catching their breath....

[@micheldroguett]

I agree

[@pethol2767]

Probably the first jazz drummer with Fleshgod Apocalypse t-shirt I've ever seen xD but truly, George has perfect sense for this kind of music as well, perfect dynamics and all...

[@samtotheg]

not a jazz drummer tho not from this performance!

[@garybuttram6987]

Agreed. Thumbs up for Kollias and Fleshgod.

[@emmanuelbosse271]

Nile's new song.

[@flamers8002]

+Emmanuel Bossé AHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHA

[@andrewdoud9861]

into the heart of the newborn servant.......brutal jazz man

[@nickkapp1736]

I just wanna see Karl and George do a 10 minuet jazz piece in the middle of a Nile show.

[@seriousst001]

Burn out in hot sand in Egypt or something

[@alaincharles8263]

i want see flesh god apocalypse drumeur play jazz now....... :P

[@BenMc1981]

this video is for all those idiots who say George can only play blast beats with triggers on his bass drums. Keep up the good work Sir Kollias, youre a champ.

[@hehehoho6152]

Winter Sun It's not only that, bro. In his DVD lessons he says that he uses triggers only live cuz mics can't get the bass drum to sound normally on such high speeds when playing on a stadium etc. In the studio he uses microphones on the bass drums, so this argument is soooooooooo wrong. :)

[@normanmontano5883]

Trigger hating is only for the ignorant anyways so...

[@saidasanju9609]

He is a genuine player , a genuine player can play anything ....

[@shannonlanfair9291]

Dig it.....Nuff said

[@vishnugiridran8847]

Jazz drummers have no chance to play metal but metal drummers can easily play jazz

[@Robson_Mutz]

Wow First time I see George Kollias playing jazz. Such a great musician!

[@mcrichton46]

words can not describe how happy it makes me to see gk playing something other than metal

[@outopia666]

all metalheads like something different musically than metal :D

[@dave-m3tal]

Outo John True man. When i sarted listening to metal my musical preferences directly started to grow . Now im listing from Nile to Mendelssohn and i also love jazz :F

[@oldscorpion1623]

Outo John yeah, for example I like black metal in addition to metal.

[@thanatos8618]

@@oldscorpion1623 HAHAHA

[@thanatos8618]

Most of the best musicians inside the metal genre plays not only 1 extra genre, but usually a wide range of genres. Even by just appreciation...if you only listen to a genre, you are (for sure) losing some good stuff for you. Specifically talking about drummers... it's veeeery common for metal drummers to play jazz as well.

[@Joecoolman26]

6:16 You can do it George, just hold it in!

[@katherinedavies9023]

hahahaha just itching for a one foot blast there

[@peaniewilpnips1629]

When I first saw George Kollias, I just thought he was another blast beat drummer who wanted to see how fast he could move his hands and feet, but this shows me this cat has feel and taste and can play a wide variety of music equally good. Very impressed.

[@subwoofer6726]

I know this comment is 4yrs old, but even still, you have to be pretty arrogant to think that a drummer just does what they do for the sake of it when there's a difference in showing and doing what you do because the music you play calls for it.

[@Illumin8ed79]

Nile needs more saxophone in it...

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

+Trashman Scooter Sacrilege....

[@slayer8273]

+Trashman Scooter and more cowbell

[@MetalOnMetal]

Why ? It really could be THAT epic ! Have you tried Dark Hall's "The Pharaoh and the Nomad" ? Give it a try, and maybe you will reconsider the "sacrilege" ;)

[@ivanmartino1055]

Excelente !!!!!!!! Músicos de un nivel altísimo ......... GEORGE UN DISTINTO!!!!!!saludos desde Rosario Argentina

[@marcosilvestri2329]

that trombone player man...

[@kaziglubey4455]

Yeah he is crazy good

[@AudiophileTubes]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE jam session! MASTERCLASS!

[@crete23]

Brutal as usual...

[@robertwaller2983]

Oh god…I’m gonna blast..!!

[@MellonVegan]

Dude, I had no idea people could play the trombone like that. That is insane!

[@MrBibbityBop]

He looks like he's holding back with so much restraint knowing at any second he could fucking blast away and crumble the surrounding room to smithereens if he wanted.

[@slayer8273]

So true man I laughed my ass off!

[@Abrahamhamham]

+MrBibbityBop Phahahahahaaa! I can just imagine that.

[@anirbankundu6581]

Playing this requires as much skill as blasting at 300 bpm. So i doubt a master drummer like george kollias was even thinking that way.

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

No hes probably thinking about how best to serve the song and thinking about his timing not how he could ruin it by blasting where its not called for. The fact hes playing this just shows how versatile he is and gives me even more respect for his ability.

[@benjamindover8221]

@@anirbankundu6581 Absolutely fucking not 300 blast beats are stupid fast.

[@fluffymc.scuzlebottum5110]

I just noticed, hes wearing fleshgod apocalypse amd hes playing something jazzy, kick ass

[@flamers8002]

+Fluffy Mc.Scuzlebottum i dont know why , but i was sure he enjoys jazz and fleshgod

[@slayer8273]

its funk. not jazz. its funk and not jazz. xD

[@robson0469]

I always admired his work as a metal drummer, now as a jazz drummer then, speechless! Amazing!!!

[@evulme1]

And some people say that George don´t have any groove in his playing!!!

[@LimitIsIllusion]

+EvulMe that would be true for some of his playing, certainly not this

[@Nachtdwaler]

this! People don't get this mostly, they see some metal drummer blasting his ass off for 10 mins and they go: ''Dude this is shit!'' This drummer has no soul/groove''. Different styles demand a different approach, it doesn't make a black metal drummer less skilled than your groovalicious funk drummer. Some People man!

[@cintaNKRI2023]

Whaaatt?? 😲😲Amazing... Mr, George Kollias play Jazz.. Waow.. Amazing!!

[@SeanHimself]

Holy sh*t, Austin Powers on sax!! :)

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

I love his technique, feeling, and t shirt

[@ChimichangaGuy]

This proves that he is not only the greatest metal drummer of all time but he is very skilled in all styles not just metal.

[@Slamwoo93]

must...not...blast!

[@konekoalexis]

Jajajja. I think the same!

[@christianeasley767]

This is a super group!!!!! I remember when you did this-- insane--

[@gexxon917]

You shall not blaaast!

[@annatar2619]

GexxOn 😂😂😂😂👍

[@jflo1532]

That horn section...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Arghyle666]

Hello George!!! I'm a big fan of yours greetings from Argentina. You're a genius or as we say in Argentina one GROSO !! Long live the metal !! George Kollias live !!! Excellent video ...

[@Morkeric]

imagine George at a Buddy Rich tribute

[@BenMichalowicz]

(Thinking) Come on, last song. i can make it. lol He'd make it

[@slayer8273]

Ben Michalowicz Nah not sure about that man... I mean, it's Buddy Rich... nobody can outplay him :D

[@DoubleCGamesStudios]

Slayer Are you sure? I know Rich was fast as fuck back in the day, but George is insanely talented, very few if no other drummers do extreme metal and jazz. He is used to speed.

[@rickhxc]

he'll be like ok, *starts swinging* fuck this , *blast beats the fuck out of the tribute*

[@slayer8273]

@@DoubleCGamesStudios Buddy Rich tribute requires top notch left hand traditional grip hand technique. As far as I know, the only drummer who has achieved this level of skill is jojo mayer.

[@420protoman]

trombone player is nuts too lol crazy lineup

[@normanmontano5883]

Metal drummers in metal bands don't mean they only play metal. If it's a metal band, of course it'd require metal drumming.

[@BenMc1981]

Exactly.

[@Martti020]

norman montano it can be only so sometimes however. it depends more on what the player listens to.

[@maxmillman9477]

Less accomplished drummers just want to believe that great metal drummers can only play fast, metal songs, because they don't have the speed or stamina to perform most metal songs, let alone a respectable level of technical skill.

[@orlandopadilla2464]

John from origin was classical trained in drums. Before playing metal.

[@Fckisnotrealnatowefc_nts]

​​@@maxmillman9477another one! Another genius metalhead !

[@jonathanmellqvist2]

Now this is professional! Extreme metal drummer plays big band music! Love it!!

[@TheStudioDrummer]

Came here for George, stayed for the Trombone solo :^)

[@Allinguts]

Amazing drummer, George Kollias is something else!!

[@85Aheadstix]

jazz to music is like manual to driving. once you learn Manual you can play/drive anything?

[@DriFD3S]

Hell yeah, brother! Let'r rip, 'tater chip!

[@matthewsinist3r]

this is why i respect George he can plays various styles.

[@MichalKalinowski1]

0:27 - Oh god, can i blast already??

[@alainpals]

I seem to listen to this song every day now.. gets better and better every time.

[@slayer8273]

Look at George at 7:10 he's just like "oh yeah, this groove rocks"

[@RawkinOutt]

This is why I love you George. A lot of the more intense metal drummers can't groove at all, they're just machines with amazing speed and endurance. You have the speed and endurance, but you can also groove in the pocket. Much more well rounded than a lot of metal drummers. I love it. =] Cheers.

[@sadajiwa]

George's mind "must resist blastbeat...."

[@andrebaptista202]

Man, respect to you all for an amazing job! The groove, the fills, the solos, and basically everything is awesome, congrats!!!!

[@slayer8273]

Shall Blast Shall Be Stopped

[@vkermodekumav8949]

This is VERY refreshing! I love this so much! Goerge's range is amazing! From blast beat crazy to elegant jazz! Love this! If they have an album I'm in!!!

[@atabish3031]

is there anything GK can't play outstanding drummer

[@spchetan11]

Smoke on the water.

[@atabish3031]

Chetan S lol yeah I'm sure he'd have trouble with that complex song

[@atabish3031]

Chetan S P I'd love to see Ian Paice try to get close to George Apples and Oranges the bar of drumming has been raised so high I honestly don't believe Mike Portnoy can play that fast I know Mangini can't he said it in an interview not saying these guys aren't great drummer's just not on this level at all

[@slayer8273]

A Tabish steve smith, jojo mayer, enough said.

[@atabish3031]

Slayer LMAO yeah check out David Diepold. Jan Benkwitz. Krimh. Ken Bendine. Luke Holland New World out there

[@csabinoc]

This band got a good exposition with George Kollias. He's definitely not the drummer for a jazz project, but made it so well for the band to bring it to a larger audience.

[@DissYraiN]

Dude can play anything.

[@СергейНечаев-щ2ч]

George, I'd never thought you're such a talented drummer until I watched this video. Frankly I thought you were just fast drummer. I enjoy to hear and see that drum kit can sound so expressive when you play it. Thanks a lot.

[@WretchedDrummer]

"George Kollias is only a fast drummer, he has no groove." HOLD MY BEER

[@hateoktupus]

Simply great, another great performance!!GK is just an incredible artist!

[@fadeskywards1245]

The drummer: *dont play The Violation* *dont play The Violation* *dont play The Violation* *dont play The Violation* Also him: maybe a lil 6:22

[@nengstro]

LOOOOVVVE THIS! Mister double bass drum goes jazz on y'all! Go George!

[@samtotheg]

too bad this not jazz tho!!!

[@nickdavis965]

samtotheg its funk

[@NAmania]

6:04 bass drum :O :O

[@Nightrideralf]

I will repeat myself. George, you are my hero. You are my blessing and my curse. May the Gods bless you

[@GuitarBunker]

a friend of me sayd, that gk is a jazzdrummer, but i have not believe it, now i see it

[@mrkasaval]

+Nihilist Joey Jordison too.... he won quite a few jazz drumming comps when he was a kid...

[@slayer8273]

+lukeskywalker but JJ is sadly not as good as george

[@mrkasaval]

Yeah agreed, I think even Jay Weinberg is doing a better job than joey in slipknot... I don't know if anyone can really compare to george... Only Hannes Grossman in my mind... but still, they have rather different styles and approaches...

[@slayer8273]

lukeskywalker lets say it like this. In the late times of joey he was very sloppy and bored during live shows cause he was depressed and on drugs. But if you look at one of his performances before pauls death, RaR 2009 or london arena 2002 you will know why I tell you now that he was way way better than jay ever was. In the early times of slipknot joey was for real the best nu metal drummer on the world. And yeah, there isn't really anyone who is compareable with george... maybe nils dominator from dark funeral. hes also a sick dude blasting for like 20 sec at 285 bpm. Or trey williams from dying fetus

[@mrkasaval]

I can't really comment on the live performances... however we will prob have to wait and see when jay finally writes his own drum tracks for slipknot. I understand that clown wrote the drums for the gray chapter... Funny thing tho, I think Jays dad is actually way better than Jay...

[@satanarise]

A dimostrazione del fatto che chi suona metal estremo è in grado di suonare qualunque altro genere, delle volte anche meglio dei professionisti del settore. Chapeu!

[@viniciuslucena9491]

The Brutal Jazz

[@muddywawtaz]

Dude shredded that sax👏👏👏

[@elvissorna8861]

Not a big fan of his blast beat focused style of death metal drumming, but this thing right here. This man clearly knows his craft. It's his versatility that blows my mind.

[@1971Sdiaz]

Such a big surprise George. I feel glad to see you play different genres, with equal passion and intensity.

[@durkhe1m]

he plays jazz amazingly! however, he wears t-shirt printed Fleshgod Apocalypse. :) his heart is in metal music, haha.

[@samtotheg]

this isnt jazz tho!!!

[@slippydogg]

out of the comfort zone! love the versatility...not just a metal drummer.

[@SAHogan-bw4wg]

Memo from GK: "OK, guys, tomorrow is Vid Day; wear a BLACK "T" or I'm sending you home to get one! It's an Art Director thing---my black kit... the backdrop---but I also like to think of it as... a SOLIDARITY thing. Please, guys, a BLACK "T"; don't force me to be a hard ass about this! Love, G."

[@BenMichalowicz]

*Comes in with a Fleshgod Apocalypse shirt with design covering the entire front*

[@MrMikeriede]

George Kollias is a consummate professional. This guy can play it all!

[@endoscopisis]

6:20 he showed a bit of his nile face

[@mistermaster4801]

George, you're simply tze best even by just playing funky style!!

[@nicknile1]

Thats my Tempo

[@aaoppe]

Master George incarnating 'restraint'. Love this guy.

[@seththemetalhead3079]

The guitarist could pass for George's brother

[@jinendradias4245]

This is called versatility. Total support from Sri Lanka to you George.

[@BionicElfAZ]

I feel like im fixing my car in Gran Turismo

[@TheSuperRelics]

How could have this comment been so underrated for these many years?

[@xxkornmetalxx]

his dynamics are amazing on the set! the shirt was making me laugh the whole time.

[@ricardoavila1590]

I did remember driver videogame

[@silverballer7342]

Truly Versatile Drummer. Respect Sir. 🙏

[@matteotavone4552]

I can see the disappointment on George's face, he can't blast.

[@ArtUniverse]

His look at at 6:47... "How much time till the end?"

[@michelesogliadrums9862]

I watch this video every days! Crazy!! love it!

[@YourNewGod123]

Could use some blast beats, good feel and tune regardless.

[@7Ossi5]

Great song indeed, like more then one already said in here, you never stop amusing me with your talent and skills. Once again a very good job and well done.

[@nicholasgm321]

This is not jazz this is funk. Read the description

[@thebassplayer8506]

My friend, this is Jazz. Funk doesn't have Swing. Well, at least not traditional Funk. Listen to the Piano, The guitar, The Rhythm. These are all Characteristics of Jazz music. Plus, don't think it's Funk just because it says so in the Description.. Trust your Ears.

[@nicholasgm321]

Ilan Bronshtein So you're saying the person who performed this song is wrong?

[@samtotheg]

this is funk ..or funky ...I get what nickster says when he says its not jazz ..lotta metal cats think this funk music and big band boring swing is what we mean by can he play jazz ..we think bop ..like the records philly joe art blakey max roach played on etc.....this is funk ...when i think of jazz i think of a bebop ..this is not close to bebop at all !!!!!its not bad but its not jazz .....or what us jazzers think when we say can he play jazz !!!!

[@waterguyroks]

I'd call this jazz fusion. It's definitely not straight ahead jazz/bebop but I wouldn't call it funk either. Funk is usually a lot more driving/groovy (this swings like Ilan said) and doesn't have so much emphasis on individual solos as far as I know, that's more of a jazz thing. It doesn't really matter at the end of the day since both genres have changed so much over the ages, modern jazz probably would probably horrify the bebopers of the 50s and 60s (not that that's a bad thing).

[@ppmguire]

Yup that's what I was gonna say, jazz fusion!

[@Action6Man]

All masters of there craft, ESPECIALLY George. You are the man. I drum everyday more and more just so i could be a fraction as good as you.

[@albertobonafini]

mistakes??? where... nice t shirt btw...

[@Loathello]

I am blown away. Neil Peart sought out drum lessons many years after he was already established as (arguably) possibly the greatest rock drummer in history. His playing actually improved as a result. And, relevant to this video, he stretched out enough to be able to play jazz incredibly well and put together a Buddy Rich tribute. George is already the best metal drummer ever, well on his way to be a force in jazz drumming too. Peart, Carey, Kollias.

[@yurifalla8561]

Death metal drummer playing jazz.. could jazz drummer play death metal?

[@NeazAhmed]

a different George Kollias , unbelievable !

[@elizabethpapapanagiotou1524]

the truth is only metal musicians have the ability to play almost all kind of music because metal music is the most extreme music and requires a lots of music knowledge

[@Kraxe6sic6]

+Alex Papas if you want to become a really good (metal) drummer, you have to learn lots of styles

[@seththemetalhead3079]

+Kraxe6sic6 it all starts with Jazz

[@Kraxe6sic6]

it starts all with a teacher and controll ;-)

[@2014andon]

+Alex Papas Depends, man. Actually, nowadays there are too many unprofessional metal musicians. Both knowledge-wise and technically.

[@robertoricci3393]

+Alex Papas Many metal musicians (not all of them but many) are the most closed-minded people along with jazz musicians. I've seen more versatility in rock/fusion players, just like Vinnie Colaiuta, Gregg Bissonette, Simon Phillips, Gavin Harrison. You can see these guys in many different situations where metal and jazz drummers don't even dare.

[@Dirtydog562]

Love seeing a diverse player who can spotlight in any style.

[@InsArtTure]

This jam is in severe need of a bass guitar in.

[@nicholasgm321]

It's not jazz it's funk. Everyone in the comment section that said it was jazz needs to read the description

[@19boro76]

that is what I would describe as tallented, very skilled and versatile drummer. I was growing up listening death metal band but now my taste in music changed so I really appriciate listening metal drummers playing other styles of music :). Thumbs up

[@Mr76K1976]

6:22... perfect shot of metal drumming put into jazz from just about the best drummer on the planet!!

[@JohnGalanakis]

THE PROOF THAT A METALHEAD CAN PLAY ANY STYLE OF MUSIC AND NOT ONLY METAL.cheers from greece

[@BrennAlmario]

A very good drummer that serves the music well metal or jazz etc. Hands down to you sir.

[@gggfx4144]

This is *awesome*. Great tune, great fun and shows George as a really diverse artist :D

[@Aaron_Gentry]

George is a badass no matter what type of music he's playing - this proves it

[@kevinparadisdrummer]

Everyone in this video is fucking awesome, and the song is truly amazing !

[@scotthansen3805]

I love this stuff. Keep it up, George!