Grip Inc. Hostage To Heaven, Live 1997, Featuring Dave Lombardo Of Slayer

Concert from the Birch Hill Night Club, Old Bridge, NJ 1997 Song from the 1995 Album- "The Power Of Inner Strength" ( Metal Blade Records) RIP- Gus Chambers. Grip Inc. has 4 awesome albums: Power Of Inner Strength (1995 Metal Blade Records) Nemesis ( 1997 Metal Blade Records) Solidify (1999 Metal Blade Records) Incorporated ( 2004 SPV Records)

[@Pre-Expatriate]

Holy fuck. Just listening to this again after a few years, it's even faster than the album. Dave sounds like a fucking machine gun here. Unbelievable.

[@glfaust17]

Dave Lombardo is an absolute beast on the drums, my god

[@deceiver444]

Lombardo's performances with Grip Inc were even more intense and tight than with Slayer

[@thunderhead7197]

totally Agree.............

[@rickdeckard2240]

I + 1,000 000 000

[@arvindshastry6434]

Dave himself said the his tenure in Grip Inc, Fanstomas and Testament has made him an even better drummer. These bands pushed him out of his comfortable zone.

[@tonstagnant]

that was fucking fast... lombardo is such a great drummer... what an amazing band. R.I.P. Gus

[@typhoon-7]

I have always considered Dave the Godfather of thrash and double bass drumming. Many have said same. Yes there are KZbin videos of many death metal drummers using triggers to his silly speeds but Dave has something I've never heard in any other pretender. Groove. The dude can groove at 220bpm+. Savage hits too, not tickling the heads. He's a genius. A true genre defining drummer.

[@alexbaum2204]

It’s gotta be in part due to that Cuban blood in him. He’s got groove and even swing. One of the best ever for all genres in my opinion. Just plays shit exactly the way you’d want it played. He’ll leave someone who doesn’t play drums totally floored, but he’s also a drummer’s drummer.

[@R0B0562]

Gus, hope youre resting easy friend. This is the video that made Lombardo my favorite drummer. His playing along with every other instrument truly showed what Lombardo was capable of outside of Slayer. Absolute monster.

[@luizbl]

RIP Gus Chambers Such nice vocals GRIP INC stands in my top 10 all time metal bands to this day

[@mr.mystery4577]

He actually sounds like shit

[@716Video]

They'll always be in my top 10 as well.

I had the honor to play a game of pool with Gus at jimmy’s night club in New Orleans Louisiana before they went on stage

[@gsoltis29]

Hoglan calls this a masterclass in thrash drumming. I agree :)

[@LCRLive687]

A masterclass in metal vocals too. One of the few that isn't a write-off.

[@slaxxxer]

Hoglan is very gracious saying that & 100% correct, this is lombardo at his most furious!

[@gsoltis29]

@@slaxxxer I never did watch the talking at the end until today That doesn't sound like a healthy band 😂

[@slaxxxer]

@@gsoltis29 100%

[@adammammana367]

Dave’s kit is so massive here. Lol. It’s way scaled back now. I like this one better. Omg listen to his double bass. His tribal beats are sick too.

[@Chris-xz2zx]

Probably my favourite double bass track. Savage

[@sharinglungs3226]

The whole track is insane for drumming. Time changes, those fills, those fill time mix ups, all amazing.

[@gigman74]

Watching that close-up of Lombardo just sent a shiver down my spine! 1:20 Ohhh and that bass drum roll... Fast as fuck!!

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. RIP, Gus Chambers. Lombardo is GOD. Hail Grip Inc.

[@CHINOJULTIA]

one of the greatest vocals ..... R.I.P. Gus

[@thedawnoftheblackhearts2745]

Gus chambers is for me the ideal thrash metal singer. I saw grip inc live in Athens in 1997. Untill now is the best live I have experienced

[@soulander13]

Α ρε τυχερέ, εμπειρία ζωής

[@lesterawilson3]

Lombardo is a fucking animal on drums!

[@surutopik]

Lester Wilson soooo true !

[@deadguy29]

Amazing song, amazing band, out-of-this-world drumming...RIP Gus, I hope one day Lombardo brings back Grip Inc.

[@thunderhead7197]

Saw Grip inc at Bradford Rio's ...What an amazing night. Dave was on fire.....

[@blindcynic]

on the other hand, fucking incredible song. I got this album when it first came out since the whole metal community was waiting for Dave to come up with something, but I totally forgot about this gem. goes to show you how underrated these guys were. totally unreal song. just fucking crushes everything in its path.

[@seenbelow]

When Dave Lombardo goes into overdrive and adds the double bass after the first chorus, that's like a fuckin moment in time. Such ferocity, actually face melting. Still groovy and so precise. His delay on the snare hit that leads into the next verse is also so cool. Basically perfect.

[@terrypussypower]

Yeah, Lombardo is funky as phuck! That’s what a lot of guys don’t “get” about his playing. That’s what gives him the edge over the likes of Paul Bostaph for instance, a great player, but sounds flat compared to Dave.

[@islandrepublic9166]

Dave Lombardo did this song with backing track at Guitar Center Covina In the 90s I was there up close and personal. There will never be another. This guy was not only the epitome of metal drumming he was next level drumming for eternity. Also present and in awe was Eric Singer from Kiss and Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. Lombardo handed me a Tama sticks autographed

[@wynternight777]

Damn, they sound really tight live. I wish I'd had the chance to see them. Gus is one of the best vocalists out there today.

[@fightinggamefanatic]

i was lucky to see them once in atlanta with morbid angel. amazing show!!

[@716Video]

I saw them open for morbid angel in Buffalo back in 95. Great memories.

[@Pre-Expatriate]

Lol Dave looks exactly the same 17 years later.

[@marcodesmarchais5485]

the master of bass drum

[@aboutthemetal8783]

He’s always been the king of double bass and always will be . There is so much power in his playing.(witnessing the death of a band because of a frontman and guitarist) Who would of thought 😂

[@HeartlessNobody1314]

Good god, i didn't think this song cud get any faster, but Dave is teh only drummer that cud pump the tempo up. Masterfully awesome

[@EviloveMetal]

fucking insane drumming!!

[@jakeyjervis]

GO DAVE!! Old school strength man!

[@draganov]

Back then, it wasn't 'Dave Lombardo of Slyaer', but 'Dave Lombardo of Grip Inc' :) Fucking epic band :)

[@sorinaco]

One of their best song, amazing band!

[@wrigleyx]

c'est vachement carré ! ça déchire !!!

[@djschmolli]

Fukkin insane! A metal classic!!

[@xtop23]

Dude.... that double bass.....just fucking KILLING it.

[@deadguy29]

RIP Gus. Dave Lombardo is a f**ckin beast, he's just plain awesome...

[@steve01evil]

RIP gus,never be forgoten mate.

[@NikZak83]

Lombardo is fucking unhuman here ! Even faster than the studio version. Same steadiness. Fucking beast !

[@Infern0999]

I didn’t get to see this show (I think it was 18 and over) but I used to live 10 mins away and saw a lot of metal bands there. Good times!!!

[@roupher]

Listen the double bass.......incredible............Lombardo Rulezzzzzzz

[@C-Ro]

These double kickdrums are insane.

[@gentelmanjunkie542]

I never got to see them back in the day. That shit woulda been legendary.

[@Beef266]

Dave Lombardo Kicks ASS!

[@deadguy29]

Amazing performance...Lombardo's drumming is just inhuman and Gus (RIP) was such a great frontman...

[@robgoren8628]

Great band gone too soon.

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

This song fucking rules, it always has

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. One of their best songs.

[@stefansl]

unbelievable drumming ... great band.

[@AbstractMan23]

saddens me in a way to see such an awesome band perform to 60 or so people...

[@renias8965]

This is eclectic music and belongs to the minority.Definitely does not speak to the masses,not directed to everyone either.Utterly complex ,profound and eerie,not everyone buys it.The mass wants “easy” and light stuff.I’m glad that,musically, I belong to the minority.Long live metal!!

[@soulander13]

That's unbelievable 😳

[@g4freeman]

This song alone, kicks the butt of all the crappy studio stuff Slayer did since 94...

[@auralfury]

great band and short lived, those two being directly in front of lombardo's kit must've been legendary. lol whats with the ending, looks like he got pissed at the guitar player haha........ r.i.p Gus \m/

[@stefansl]

Yes, i saw them, too! GREAT!

[@sjabbahnijmeguh]

@roupher The day Lombardo left Slayer, they made their worst albums. Dave personally made Grip inc till a succes. Now Dave plays again with Slayer, and they play their best music ever. Dave Lombardo is the most underestemated music-genieus off all times.

[@tcollier5460]

Dave Lombardo is God!

[@Pyracanda]

Dave,Waldemar and Gus totally Awesome.

[@666sledgehammer]

Pure power!!!

[@alexismontiel5877]

Exumer did a cover of this song in their most recent album...

[@eijiuki]

なんなら、足より手の方が遅れてるよね… スレイヤーの楽曲をそこまで盛り上げたのは自分だ、と言う気概がビシビシ来るね、最高

[@passionbard888]

Grip inc , my band ... where are they now ?

[@fernandobarros2170]

oh man! glad to hear it

[@m1che1]

Im getting goosebumps at 0:23,that means i wanna shake my head violently,this video kicks ass,wish i was there!

[@deathforall2045]

Lombardo amazing drums

[@MrSweenie]

R.I.P. Gus Chambers

[@sorinaco]

Brutal! Amazing!

[@WaveDrum11]

NO ONE TAKES THE PLACE OF GUS .........NEVER

[@jayjayrocker906]

Edward Szczepanski aaaa yes.. I was going to.. but dave joined Testament. put grip on hold.

[@mikebradford7780]

Fucking Brutal!

[@sxizas13]

grip inc rules!!!!!!!!!!!

[@inteRUSSting]

I just learned of the death of Gus this morning. Sad.

[@Mayhemaniacs]

i saw Maiden w/ Blaze at the Birch Hill great vid

[@Plays2]

\m/ that was Awesome! But I'm still wondering what the hell was Gus talking about when they finished the song. Does anyone know why Gus walked away from the stage like that?

[@fmbighair]

me too?

[@Pre-Expatriate]

There was a fight earlier and apparently Gus got arrested after the show

[@HeartlessNobody1314]

This version is faster than the studio version, lol. Dave is fuckin awesome!

[@rskow89]

dave is awesome

[@666sledgehammer]

My sweet lord... Now he´s FAST!

[@FallenYggdrasil]

Brilliant! \m/ Super band!

[@singlebullet]

thatz cool song!

[@AbstractMan23]

love this! where was this recorded? really like the vocals. he has his own style that's not really metal yet it fits perfectly. RIP

[@blindcynic]

Agreed. Punkish but extremely original. Works amazing for thrash metal.

[@LCRLive687]

These vocals are the definition of metal. Metals highest peak.

[@renias8965]

Beg to differ mate,his vocals are the perfect fit for extreme,raw,to the point metal.

[@Pleurotus]

Holy shit! Vaja con dios, Gus!

[@MegaFreedomfighter13]

epic band

[@forrisonjard8986]

Que pedazo de animal!!!

[@kamuranDeliormanli]

People are shocked because Lombardo's drummins and Gus's vocals

[@andrewmcm1907]

Yeah man that would be cool as!

[@adammammana367]

Dave is left handed btw. But plays right handed. I don’t know the reason but if I see him at Namm I’ll be sure to ask him. I talked to him at a Philm show of his but forgot to ask him. Might of been a Dead Cross show can’t remember.

[@GuitarWithDofka]

Beast mode!

[@gqsalas72]

Glorioso

[@aGWARslave]

@blindcynic LMAO thanks for catching that, I meant Igor. And how can you say he's not a decent guitar player? Beneath the Remains and Arise are 2 of the most awesome metal albums.

[@goddybob]

I will challenge anyone anywhere who thinks any part of this band/album sucks

[@bobbyball77]

The whole album is fuckin killer. It was a mandatory one in the car during my high school days back then.

[@drummer7557]

1:30 it looks and sounds like Dave was on fast forward LOL!!

[@l.morningstar2671]

Fuck yeah!!!

[@aGWARslave]

Dave Lombardo and MAx Cavalera are my fav drummers ;P I love speed, I write my music in 215 or 230bpm

[@TheBoomBoxGuru]

Max Cavalera doesn't play drums, his brother Igor does.

[@battoreddu9303]

​@@TheBoomBoxGuruhe was obviously trolling

[@sp00naz]

Lombaro is king

[@aryssonlima8784]

Dave Lombardo = Metralhadora

[@JohnnyangelNIU]

This song fuckin' smoked. RIP GUS!

[@steve01evil]

does anyone know what that was all about at the end,i have trawled the interweb to no avail

[@antoniovergara4918]

Dave is a Machine Gun

[@JohnnyangelNIU]

That is interesting. Was the report changed or when did this new info finally come out?

[@Crashbanksbuysilver]

Arrested for what and what was he talking about his band members turning against him? I didn't see anything happen.

[@jayjayrocker906]

Crashbanksbuysilver they were fighting out on the bus right before they took stage. him and Dez from other band.

[@jayjayrocker906]

Crashbanksbuysilver coal chamber was on the bill also

[@sebastian-gs9ff]

I don’t like all stuff, and I don’t line like metal at all, but w Dave on the drums , this song is an epic masterpiece…

[@JuanIparraguirre]

Choke on it Lars Ulrich xDDDDDDDD

[@AntaresInfogerance]

+Juan Iparraguirre how can you even compare a shemale with a hello kitty drum kit to a beast spitting fire ?

[@JuanIparraguirre]

Ahmed Chebil LMAO! well said dude!

[@lucianodestro4406]

Eviiiiiiiiil!!!!!!

[@kyladie]

Lompsa on eläin!

[@odens.enjoyer]

Tietenkin!

[@bogmirkovic]

@Footballzeal yeah i think it's around 235-240

[@DimlightMelting]

Dave is the only metal drummer with a perfect swing, like J Dilla of thrash metal.