George Kollias-Intense Metal Drumming DVD (part 1)

[@liljohn3152]

Anyone else watching this in 2019? I can't be the only one! He's a legend!

[@mene3337]

2020 and beyond :D

[@littlebear2477]

2020 haha a friend lent me this years ago but I wasn’t ready... Now I’d like to think I’m ready

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

2021...

[@Oxymoron666]

2022

[@raptorrsr5817]

2024

[@drummersquirrel22]

George recently played at London drum festival doing his usual blasting and insane footwork, one man asked him 'how can you consider anything you just played to be musical at all?' to which he replied 'what i play is musical, its just fast and loud which is what I and hundreds of people here enjoy listening and playing to' (massive cheer). never question god!!!

[@AliBabas40Ninjas]

My question is, how does that idiot interviewer (who absolutely, obviously, is NOT a musician, any musician would be instantly curious and want to discuss playing techniques with someone that talented) think a question that stupid is even worth asking?

[@jacksepticeye]

I was thinking of getting it.... What exactly does it entail??? is it doing all stuff like this or does he explain his techniques and stuff??

[@llianmm__]

Bruh how is George not seeing this

[@tuievans]

Hi Jack! You like Nile??

[@somerandomguy4760]

Awesome to know jack loves Nile fuck yeah!

[@7karimz]

13 tahun yg lalu?

[@gmdlunar3461]

Bro fw nile🤤🤤

[@v8adrenalin]

he has the perfect snare sound. i wish my snare sounded that good.

[@Sentraman4]

This is the best video on x2 speed I've ever seen

[@TheZooCrew]

I think you're my hero for being sensitive, sensible, and having good taste in drummers and music.

[@Rottedhead666]

Why not? Being fast means you can do everything slower.

[@townclutz99]

He makes it all flow together so easily.

[@mudstompaz]

nyc 2:14

[@face77776]

i could watch this all day. its so mezmerizing

[@Beniceuntilitstime2]

picked up the DVD yesterday at Guitar Center, absolutely one of the best drum DVD's you can own. George is unreal.

[@CurlyQKim2]

omg this guy gives me chills for real. He really inspires me to keep playing drums even though i dont play metal it would be cool to get a db. he is one of my fav drummers now for sure

[@bobbypoole06]

Quick...someone PLEASE call the Dr...SOMEBODY is suffering from a severe case of envyitis (hate and jealousy running rampant). I DON'T CARE WHO it is, if you are a fellow musician, AND at least TRY...the RESPECT has to be there. George is OUTSTANDING, keep it up George!!! :-)

[@GrumpisTheOrc]

@hlslayer123 You use a computer sound for your bass drum instead of the regular sound. The way this works is that you put a special sensor pad onto your bass drum, which sends a signal to a drummodule when the bassdrum is struck. On the drummodule you can select the sound you wish to hear when you play the drum. This is connected to some sort of playback system, it can be a speaker or a headset for example. This makes it easier to hear every single stroke when playing fast, and is NOT cheating.

[@braxtonsw33tbeats]

@SabbathTheBlack he uses Axis A Longboard bass pedals, with maximum spring tension, VDL around the middle, Axis toe risers, and Iron Cobra felt beaters.

[@samondrumssamriseborough5403]

George is doing a drum clinic tour in Australia in June through Allans Music and Billy Hyde!

[@braxtonsw33tbeats]

if you guys want to see his versatility as a drummer, make a purchase on the DVD, and check the entire DVD out. there's so much more to George than just blastbeats, double bass, and speed in general. he's a very seasoned drummer, and he's very impressive.

[@romusromulus]

Glee will be featuring Kollias in one of its upcoming episodes as a up an coming drummer who wants to be a big band jazz player.

[@YodaMan-420]

hah

[@high0nfire]

@toddswingle32 it's called the swivel technique. swinging your heels sideways like that seems to make it so you are using slightly different muscles for each bass hit and as a result you can do it for longer periods. i'm not a doctor nor am I a good drummer so this might be a bad explaination, but it's a technique to go faster and/or longer.

[@greecedrummer]

Wonderful. Very good coordination, rhythm fantastic feeling. Respect

[@drummerdevil91]

Its Crazy I just hung out with this dude yesterday outside of the his tour bus... He's really fucking cool and down to earth.

[@tiktocdrummer]

I died, and came back to life as a drummer who can play that freaking good.

[@GusNightshadeBand]

Kolias is from Greece and I had seen a live lesson from his teacher!

[@TheMetalHead554]

im greek and i m rly proud of this guy and gus g and some great bands from my country \m/

[@21sabiandrummer67]

chris adler doesnt use axis anymore, he uses the trick pro v1's now.

[@metfan4l]

this guy's a beast!

[@TobbeDrum]

1-2-3-4 , here we go !!! pangpangpangpangpangpang !!!

[@nuclearbombyo]

thats right man! you can't say someone is better everyone has his unique style of playing! and perfomance, especially on drums depends on many things so keep drumming!

[@SeverinoSE]

I want this DVD! It looks like he teaches a lot of techniques which can be used effectively in Metal!

[@mountainofsound]

dude i feel in love with lars then neil peart then joey jordison then chris adler but now i have gone head over heels for your drumming i want to be just like you so sick

[@tchatzop]

damn, just finished watching this 4-hour DVD & only one thing I can say: ΓΙΩΡΓΟ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΓΑΜΑΤΟΣ ΡΕ ΦΙΛΕ...!

[@ItalianAvalanche]

Kollias is a great drummer. Being a talented musician means more than being able to play non-stop ridiculous solos, it means being able to work collaboratively to create music. This is especially important for percussion. Percussion by it's very nature is not a tuned instrument. It is not intended to produce melody, it is intended to support the melody created by other instruments, provide a "back bone," and keep time. George Kollias is a great drummer because he understands this premise.

[@EnthronexDarkness]

oh and i saw nile back in february, and they played a 2 and a half hour set. that means that george kollias played those speeds for 2 and a half hours haha, he did amazing live as well. Didn't slow down at all from the recordings

[@madcatmotions]

Its so simple but so effective. All the best with your practices.

[@samondrumssamriseborough5403]

George's Australian Drum Clinic tour starts this weekend with Allans Music + Billy Hyde! Tickets just $20 to see Dave Haley from Psycroptic too!

[@theSnaredrumde]

Full inspiration! Mega innovative drummer!

[@slackjaw10]

I've been into this type of music for a while now, but I always assumed it was aided (at least partially) by some type of programmed equipment. "Surely, no one can hit the bass that fast, with that much accuracy, for an extended period of time," I thought. Glad to know I was wrong.

[@MattMcKasty]

@MJCG1088 That's what my engineer calls "the blastbeat effect". Alternating blastbeats sound like that because your ear wants to focus in on the snare drum and your ear wants to think they're the downbeats. But they aren't.Tthe snares are the upbeats. So it ends up sounding off.

[@Ruffaze]

His sound, technic are really outstanding, plus he is the fastest at that technical level and also he`s hitting hard and seems to be a humble guy, Romain Goulon is a monster of speed and a cool guy too. Well, we`re quite lucky to have those buddies around!

[@MaskedRiderChris]

This is some of the best, tightest, and most consistent drumming at these insane tempos I've ever heard, and you kids can only squawk about Travis Barker? Get a life and a clue and you should feel ashamed of yourselves for clogging up this page with your squabbling. George, if this is your page, ROCK ON! Keep up the good work! \m/

[@FostersLab]

George is using a technique he created, called the Swivel Technique. Check that video by Tim Waterson about this on KZbin, just search "swivel technique" and it's the first one. Enjoy, and keep practising, it requests years of intensive training to reach Kollias' speed and control !

[@111vnderbnder111]

pretty sweet man. i want your kit. mine has 3 toms, 1 symbol, 1 snare, a hi hat, and 1 bass.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

*gawp* It is really nice (and scary) to see a drummer blasting that fast with ONE FOOT instead of cheating with both pedals like so many out there do. Even Inferno from Behemoth does that, sad to say, much as I like his playing as well. George is a GOD, and one of the nicest, friendliest guys out there, as well as humble and down to earth about his abilities. More power to you, George! \m/

[@dane1626]

His kick beats are so incredibly consistent. I don't know how he does it going that fast.

[@Nate-n8s]

No triggers. hearing the actual sound of the drum sounds amazing 😀

[@TyrantOfDunkirk123]

Damn, and how does he control the floating technique so well with each foot?!?! that is insane!!!

[@Metalhead76545]

This beats all that chavy "Drum and bass" shit. This is what real drumming is about. I know most drummers use the same kind of software to help write drum beats but at least they can actually play it for real unlike those who just sell the computerised beats repeated like 5000 in every song on the album. Real drumming like this is stuff that never gets old because it doesn't repeat itself over and over again. Thats why I love Metal :)

[@kreznikblood7162]

El dvd no incluye las partituras tuve que buscarlas en internet...pero excelente vídeo ya lo tengo en mis manos

[@musician340]

Those drums sound incredible

[@RaggaDnB]

awesome kicks !

[@YouGroove1]

Hey everyone. Check this interview we did with George Kollias. He was kind enough to spend an evening with us and answer some questions. Part 1: /watch?v=63HR3XZznIA Part 2: /watch?v=AaHaID87BpM

[@Joey-d3c5p]

You still playing...? ...I just want to thank you so very much for the vids, I learned quite a bit from them... Again ThankQ... 🥁

[@deicidaldemon]

loved the fills great stuff and the new nile album is metal as u can get good job

[@bidamaix]

This is like the most amazing person i saw on drums.

[@MegadetH179]

you can go to the sabian site and see the exact specs on his current kit idk if this is the same though

[@lalalax4321]

@spottytroll i dont really know how to explain it. but like on it, it like has and extra thing so that he doesnt have to pick up his legs as much, making it faster. which is this lower beater im talking about.

[@INBORNEVIL666]

this guy is awesome! i wish i could play this fast

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

@ultimatefighter187 actually... he's among the best metal drummers so yeah he is!! No one can say who's the best metal drummer or much the less BEST DRUMMER out there with so many styles.

[@johnathandk42134]

@dannywiskey13 ahh cool... i just wasn't sure whether he was hitting other pedals or something

[@BeholdJesse]

Not necessarily. If you mix them right it still has a real sound cause you still use the initial sound. You just slightly trigger it to give the drum more clarity at very high speeds cause the tone is naturally muffled.

[@mavpj]

Kollias is a legend of drumming

[@karstd]

@Whatchatalkingbout I think it's from "and sacrificed unto sabek"

[@xDrummerBoy]

George Kollias... - Your the best drummer in the world!

[@TheZooCrew]

I'm not really sure what you're talking about with the Civil War deal...DCI, perhaps? Playing at these speeds makes it almost impossible to get the sticks up to 9". This is also an instructional DVD...check out Kollias jamming in the studio. I WILL agree that Dave Lombardo is awesome to watch and listen to. He was one of the first of his kind, but I find it really impressive that he can still keep up with younger, more modern metal drummers as well.

[@kramentor]

es solo un DVD instructivo, sus composiciones actuales son de temer

[@balsac69nice]

ah! see i haven't played those games yet so that just blew right over my head

[@IdiotequeSoptippen]

this clip had the best ending!! cranking the music and fading to black - while he's still talking.

[@VentoRdrummeR]

yeah like martinthedrummer said, it's the swivel technique. the basic concept is that you force the pedal to move not by going up and down with your feet, but rather by performing a left-right swiveling motion. it's not easy but very efficient, I think

[@jepper511]

when i watch him speak, im just like yeah, yeah, ok, play some more drums please!! :D

[@BerraDude]

@ikjeweetwel no, he is playing 8:th notes with one foot, not 16:th notes

[@BenMc1981]

Kollias, Goulan and Rullo are my favs, theyve all got that little something...

[@anarchyscoming]

that double pedal its just KILLER \m/ what a great drummer

[@robzildjian]

watsup george ur new pearl really sound better. congrats!

[@bamfireastound]

This makes me want to play more...

[@GrumpisTheOrc]

@hlslayer123 Well, it's not cheating. Using a trigger just evens out your strokes, making it easier to hear every single hit when playing REALLY fast, instead of just a blurry sort of sound that you would get if you were not using triggers. They don't make you play faster, but you CAN set them up to activate when hitting the bassdrum very softly, and that can make it a bit easier to play fast, since you don't have to hit hard. But most people that use triggers hit hard when playing fast anyway.

[@SuperPbizzle]

Sp00k: GK uses Drumheads: Evans Drumheads EQ2 Clear on Kicks Power Center Reverse Dot on 14 Snare. G1 Coated on 12 Snare G2 Clear on 8,10,12 and 13 Toms G2 Clear on 14 and 16 Floor Toms Hydraulic Glass on 14 Left Tom all his gear details are on his channel :)

[@Piterychu]

@summitdude111 lok on the video when he plays Aeons of burning galaxies, on the left side u can see it sometimes

[@TheZooCrew]

Ozzfest IS broadcast on some stations and DOES appear on the news. But you live in hole, so you wouldn't know that.

[@MichaelBrogannn]

Joey is a good drummer. Probably a lot better than most if not all people who are commenting here. It just makes it easy for you to say that Joey is crap when he is compared to people way out of his league like George who is definitely one of the best metal drummers around.

[@BadSensation]

this is sooooooooo extremely awesome

[@madman656]

@darthjoey13 its a technique called the swivel technique i believe

[@topografer]

He currently plays for nile. Check out their new album ithyphalic if you have never heard of them. And

[@ExplodeEd]

Yeah they're axis longboards for the kick drums and drum workshop 5000's for the other stuff :-)

[@Z32spdstr]

@GillesGerais yes he is look for these weird looking claps on the drums they should be red if so they are ddrum triggers they are the best drum triggers u can buy.

[@insertmetalusernamehere]

I just ordered the DVD set. Can't wait to watch this and get depressed and then burn my drum set down in anger.

[@silasjones04]

Oh, ok. I've never heard of them before. Thanks!

[@monkeychunkey]

@rsman169 the real question rsman169... is how is he still blasting with his left hand and 1 foot is syncopating between each hit... then he catches the cymbals. that's the crazy part.

[@Mikestor2]

I must've watched this about the 1000th time so far

[@SteRhythm]

"Our goal in this excercise, is to melt your face... be sure to have a cup ready to catch the face as it melts"

[@Abrahamhamham]

@Masterrese It`s about death metal drumming, what do you expect. He knows a lot of styles of playing, trust me.

[@RapiDEraZeR]

it´s much more comfortable for me to blast with one foot.george gives me goose bumps when i see him blsating the hell out of his kit with only one foot

[@emmanuelecomiratodrummer]

Can someone tell me which bass drum sample is used in this video? It's just AMAZING!

[@underprog]

you're probobly right... i wish i have this inst.vid. i wonder where i can get this...

[@xeras359]

@Whatchatalkingbout its from The Essential Salts...

[@beatsbydanfurnari]

omg his feet are phenomenally fast like holy shit and his hands too and the way he does that one-handed cymbal catch at 0:34 is sick

[@yourdad131]

Roddy was in Nile for a while, too.

[@331paradiddle]

I didnt think that one foot could be that fast and powerful. Thats amazing

[@ElProfeMoto]

Great bass sound.

[@dreamtheaterz28]

im with you on that. im not bashing Christians or anything but damn people... watch the video and let us know what you think and save that shit for myspace or some live chat. on that note, this guy is my hero. amazing drummer. i cant believe how fast he is with one foot.

[@Piterychu]

@jimk4131 Yeah, I posted the comment on the wrong video, sry, but anyway, in some other movies you can sometimes see a third bass pedal but i can't see any bass drum attached to ii (?)