Hardcore Drummer CANNOT Play As Fast As David Diepold (Natty or Not Episode 2: REACTION LMAO OMG)

I hate these titles but you gotta play the game. I wanna call it 'fast man go brr' tbh

[@CognizanceBand]

That’s our lad, can confirm he is one of the best metal drummers/people out there 🥰

[@jaredd1144]

fuck yeah

[@Trisiton]

Something about a death metal band using the 🥰 emoji

[@_ahimsa_]

You haven't see George Kollias right?

[@CognizanceBand]

@@_ahimsa_ yes of course

[@bagzy868]

@@CognizanceBand you guys are so blessed to have David. Been following him for many years and im proud to see him going far with you guys. Cheers from the Caribbean ❤

[@guitarsandpizza3641]

"What cymbals is he playing?" ... All of them

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

Murat duril

[@KevinCorkran]

*not even 5 seconds in* "it's real" hahahahahahahaha

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@JonnySublime]

So what your saying is it's not real?

[@germainmorin4925]

David Diepold is a f'ing drums surgeon. Anyone who can cover Nile with this type of precision as well as Belphegor (and SO many other extreme metal bands) deserves proper credit.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol. Thomas lang would annihilate him in a heartbeat

[@keithwoodcrest]

You can even see the pillows in his kicks bouncing around. And the fact that he's smiling and having a damn good time while doing this - and not looking like he's lost in concentration? Dope. Sick shit.

[@CrisRYMER]

"Fast man go brr" needs to be the next title, please.

[@gsxs_redwing5135]

I've been watching this guy for years and I think he's one of the most underrated drummers on KZbin!

[@dragulia_venaro]

I am a drummer myself.. I found his channel 6 years ago and I'm hooked.. I learn so much from him..

[@35057]

Me too. I think some people just have no recognition of real talent when someone is THIS precise. Guys a machine, can’t wait to see him with Obscura. 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@milklizard]

David Diepold definitely on that 100% note streak

[@Mp5Drummer]

Would love to see a Natty or Not on Travis Orbin. We all know it’s totally natty but really I just want to see people’s reaction to the most underrated drummer out there

[@GrandeJano]

+1

[@nickmccaslin1]

+1 but natty or not drumming AND gainZ. Dude started off as a twig and now he's brolic af. Breaking down both in 1 vid would be legendary.

[@deenus2070]

Travis Orbin is an absolute king, been following him since he did that Sky eats Airplane playthrough

[@MattJFilms]

Absofuckinlutely! If (when) this happens, I really hope he checks out his personal EP's. 'Projects II' and 'Finite' have some of the most mind fucking composition I've ever come across. He's so underrated, and it's not fair. He is the "human drum machine."

[@theoriginalemim]

One of (if not) the best metal drummers in the game today.

[@frankseparator]

David is a machine. I’m excited for new obscure stuff with him on drums and how he deals with the drumparts of Sebastian Lanser and Hannes Grossmann👌🏼.

[@gregwilkes5735]

People hate because they don't want to believe that you can get this good if you put in 1000s of hours. They want to play casually and believe they are the best

[@mch6367]

love david diepold ever since i saw his cover of Kingborn by Fleshgod. in that video he misses a snare hit in a roll and it's missing from the audio too. dude's legit and a monster.

[@AlbertJafar]

You can tell by the Dredg shirt he’s a serious musician. Also the paranormal speed and precision are indicators.

[@nigelsayah2827]

I remember finding one of your videos like 10 plus years ago playing that metal song with the meshugah bleed part in the middle. Now here we are. Awesome to see you still putting videos out!!

[@i.r.drummer]

I first discovered David with his Cryptopsy cover. I’ve played 2 shows with Cryptopsy...Flo is a god, but he always looks like he’s pushing as hard as he can. Meanwhile, David covers Cryptopsy and he’s smiling and barely breaking a sweat.

[@bagzy868]

Wow good to meet you man. Also imagine Flo pushing hard, and someone like Kevin Paradis also struggling with covering cryptopsy.... and then there's david making it look like a breeze. He's too good and I've known it for probably 8 years now as I've been following him for a long time and I'm so happy he's finally getting the recognition he deserves❤

[@josezepeda315]

Please keep doing these they’re so fun to watch haha

[@t3hgir]

IDK I always could tell David was real just from his technique. Dude has put in the hours of work.

[@devinthegreig]

Been watching this dude for years and he is the most consistent and fluid metal drummers in th world; he deserve so much more recognition

[@grinkorable]

I always keep coming to watch these videos because the titles always crack me up....Keep it up dude....

[@dezreltro7526]

Despised Icon - light speed playthrough, would love to see you do that one!

[@boringuserhandle]

Didn't realise there was any question about this video being fully legit!

[@RedbeardMaximus]

I don't think there was, my guess is people just wanted to see Craig explain in detail just how fucking good the guy is hah.

[@briantopps5638]

you can hear the inconsistency in the rim shots like not in a bad way but they wont always sound exactly the same if its natty and thats how you knows this is undeniably real

[@satricon]

Please do some more diepold, he is absolutely insane!

[@lightningman212xd6]

Defiling Morality Ov Black God 🔥

[@fuzzydunlop0507]

@@lightningman212xd6 that or kingborn

[@ezal9106]

@@fuzzydunlop0507 kingborn is insane

[@Steve_the_Bastard]

Great review man, he is a cracking drummer....

[@Tbass17]

Have to put it out there... and it might just be me... but Craig’s explanation of how you can tell it’s real is FASCINATING! Like, I never knew any of this stuff before (not a drummer tbf) but also never really thought about it much.

[@2ndltk]

hahaaaaaaaaa!!! Fuckin hell!! only 54 seconds in and Craig's already annoyed with us! US! This geezer is an absolute genius. I wonder how long his sentencing would be if he didnt have his kit to take out all the aggression on XDDDD Love it!

[@MarkDuffyPhotography]

First time watching your videos, love your insight and cut the bullshit attitude. Gonna binge a few videos now

[@the6ig6adwolf]

You're gonna need to check out Kevin Paradis 🤘

[@Rob_0_Pierce]

His cover of “worship the digital age” by whitechapel is insane! Worth a watch if you haven’t already

[@grahamransom5162]

Man it's good to hear different tones in a death metal drummer. There's minor blends on some of the drums but only for production

[@villetopi4001]

the hihat looks like it got some felt on top... but his smile is almost unnerving... somehow ran into this video just today...

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

He also has a video of this without the Nile song laid on top so it's just the drums audio. And you should check out his current day blast beat technique, it's pretty natty 😂

[@qlqnen]

He started using double strokes later though. Personally, I don't care what technique or tools people use, double strokes or triggers, if it's the way they want to achieve the sound they want. If you say you don't use triggers or quantizing but you actually do, then you're a a liar. If you program drums and you say you program drums because that was the way to achieve what you wanted to achieve with the music, so be it. Fucking tired of people wanking over technical ability over how the music affects them. Like that one gobshite sending messages to every metal band he can find to ask "DO YOU USE TRIGGERS, SAMPLES OR QUANTIZING?" Like, if you can't tell just from listening, who gives a shit. Unless you're lying about it, but that's your problem. It's nice to be appreciated in your craft and to put the effort in, but in the end, the goal should be to create something that communicates the idea that you want to convey with the music.

[@Meheboth]

Amen! 🙏🏽

[@JesusLordOfLords455]

Playing doubles on the kick is a different world, Way easier than ripping straight singles!!!

[@qlqnen]

@@JesusLordOfLords455 Okay. That's how they can achieve a result they want and that's fine. It's not a sport.

[@RedbeardMaximus]

I program all of my drums but that's because I don't have a drum kit. Or a drummer. Or an audience for my music. Needs must and all that.

[@furcoat9458]

Been watching this dude for 7 years. His “dead set on suicide” cover was my first vid by him. Every damn video blows me away. I couldn’t imagine the hours this dude puts into his practice. Hearing what he writes for Cognizance is amazing.

[@TomWolfDrum]

Lmao natty or not?? Sick video

[@YANAPA]

At the beginning of David’s video we can read "Conservatoire of Music and Art" which is why there are chairs all around and I guess that place sounds awesome in person.

[@jessebowles5632]

I love these videos. Can you do the Thru Our Scars drum video by Flesh God Apocalypse?

[@ImWillis1]

Loved the Vid! Where can i watch your stream and at what time roughly?

[@35057]

Spencer Prewett made a statement once about triggers, “it doesn’t mean you hit the drum any less quickly than you did” (paraphrasing) but that nails it imo.

[@leonel8831]

This foo is dope! Daddy Diepold never disappoints!

[@overdarkproduction]

"our NAT is set to moderate" very clever haha

[@thethoughtsexpansionpodcas9562]

What do you think of flesh god apocalypse’s use of double strokes

[@drewcadaver]

Would love to see some commentary on Kevin Paradis and Ken Bedene.

[@afonsoferreira7874]

Insane drumming. You should reacto to Dan Presland of Ne Obliviscaris!!

[@FrankBleau]

Have u seen his Despised icon cover?

[@TvoRak]

this video was captured at our music school located in deutschlandsberg^^ thats why so many chairs are around

[@nihilityjoey]

Someone thought this was fake? I think I'm done with life if I'm surrounded by people like that. And, the subject of triggers is crazy that "drummers" still don't understand them.

[@AndrewJShirley]

David is a fucking monster, been following him for years and christ he's bonkers.

[@AndrewJShirley]

Gotta say, I like that you explain why something sounds real and when it's not. As someone who can't play anything for shit, it's ace to hear and have it explained what the differences are.

[@nruizdeconejo]

so funny to speed up the video when craig plays the song at 0.5, so the song sounds at normal speed but he sounds faster

[@lars_larsinger]

I can confirm he pulls stuff like that off and it doesn’t sound like shit live. Had the luck to play at a small festival where one of his bands headlined.

[@stuey8]

Dude you should check the video of the infant annihilator drummer. Does things with his feet I didn’t know existed

[@wussly813]

I love this dude. He is a fucking monster!

[@NabilKarsheh]

Audience came for bosa nova and left at the blast beat

[@XXXCRSPL]

His posture and technique is so effortless fn beast!!

[@cruciald]

Dredg shirt? Murat Diril cymbals? a man of taste.

[@logiarhythm6285]

I can confirm this is real, since I played with him in our youth :) when he was 16 we used to cover some Slipknot songs and he could play it all - but even way better than Joey!

[@Aspiritedpanda21]

This was awesome to watch. You should do Natty or Not on Devin Attard. He's just as quick and a great drummer.

[@pearly311]

😳 this is unfortunate but Devin got ripped during the Chris Turner natty stream

[@Aspiritedpanda21]

@@pearly311 I heard Craig mentioned Devins name but I was hoping it was another person 😞 thank you for replying James !

[@pearly311]

@@Aspiritedpanda21 not a problem Kayla, as Craig says in these videos there’s not disputing that he can play, just the videos he puts out on social are over sampled

[@aft3rgl0w]

knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock brrrrrmm tsssss , its david faster than light.

[@Omnivolv]

Thank you for making the vid of you reacting smaller than the actual video. I can’t stand when people do the opposite

[@photonpilot__]

100% Agree totally natty. Yes, he has triggered on the kicks, but are they quantized no! His timing is still great with his feet, but it's not a straight quantized machine gun. You can still hear the human tempo inconsistencies that exist. In David's case, the triggers simply enhance the sound of the kicks to help them cut through the mix. As when you're playing at these speeds it's VERY difficult to have a clean attack and loud volume on the kicks.

[@Habzqx]

You should check out the George Kollias drum playthrough Shall Rise Shall be Dead. Decent sound in that.

[@winterkraul3716]

Have you ever heard the band Shadow of Intent?

[@davidcpearson]

How tf haven't you reacted to Anthony Barone yet??

[@dylanhiles4421]

No man. I found out about David diepold from his time in cognizance he blew my mind! The dude is an absolute demon on the kit. Also I do love that he doesn't use doubles on the kicks as well. Funny that people might think this is fake/edited/quantized a bunch over other videos. Says a lot about the current state of metal drumming!

[@jamieplatt1243]

I must agree, Nile is so good ♡

[@CapnJohnson411]

The cymbals are called Murat Diril. Also David would be a cool guest on the podcast 🥁

[@1dudecrush]

Incidentally I’m pretty sure when most American brands say “made in Turkey” then that means they’re made in the Murat Diril foundry. So like TRX, Soultone, etc. they’re just made to the company’s specs and branded for them.

[@CapnJohnson411]

@@1dudecrush yeah that’s probably true, but these ones are actually branded Murat Diril Cymbals

[@Drumsholic]

I think after this you must do a reaction to Nile's drummer George Kollias .Yes David is in Obscura now , an incredible band but did you think he can play like this so fast without triggers?? Is impossible!!

[@stephenneil9345]

Triggers has nothing to with speed.

[@DarkPhantomSky]

TRIGGERED

[@LordAlwyn]

Just noticed he's wearing a Dredg shirt. RESPEK! Dino C. is such a crazy hard hitting drummer

[@NoxMessor]

Diepold always said he uses triggers, no shame in that, specially in this style And yes, he is THAT TIGHT irl Source: myself because I did FOH for his band Cognizance once

[@nasku2506]

The thing is there is no shame in using triggers. Nobody can make drums hearable at this speed anyway so triggers are necessary at these speeds.

[@dtrax3986]

Please do a Der Weg einer Freiheit Reaction. That drummer is soo sick live

[@simonlucasdrums1206]

Isn't he a classically trained musician studying in Austria?

[@jamiehoward1087]

Alternative name: beat detectives

[@quarkmaster5500]

leaving my comment: you think Gene Hoglan's double strokes (or Travis Orbin's) wouldn't be audible without triggers? They hardly record with them.

[@reynlord666]

Yes depending on the speed they wouldn’t sound anything like they do once they’ve been triggered (which happens on 99% of heavy recordings, AFTER tracking) No shade, it’s simply how it’s done

[@cgrind3000]

I can’t wait for the shit storm when you do an episode on someone who’s cheating with editing, etc. 😂

[@stevenking6036]

His technique is immaculate.

[@JordanJ159]

fast man do go brr

[@garytackett8426]

He looks like a DCI player with the discipline

[@TheCuddlyKnife]

want to see the different styles david can play? look up his cover of tiempo de festival by dave weckle.

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

I've been practicing like him for over a year and yeah I'm nowhere close, been playing drums well over 20 years. I will tell everyone if I achieve it and how long it took me, the hardest part at least to me is getting the rolls even even maybe for a second or two but it falls apart fast and I can't do it when I want to, its freaking hard, oh and I practice around 4 hours a day everyday if not more to the point where I can barely use my hands and have to take a day or 3 to recuperate even then I try to practice for at least a few minutes, it sucks cause some days it feels like I'm going backwards.

[@rolllimbo973]

Who asked

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

@@rolllimbo973 its for anyone who wants to know what it will take.

[@pietzsche]

Anyone got a link to the vid?

[@jleffel6969]

playing extreme metal and wearing a dredg shirt. Gotta laugh

[@psychosis2886]

Just wait till he sees joey jordison

[@slidethedoss239]

I mean....I just came for the Type O tee honestly.

[@DavidKrautscheid]

btw the cymbals he plays are from murat diril..pretty good quality stuff

[@rye_shutup5903]

of course the bass is triggered, that's like a staple of this style

[@1plex]

his eulogy cover is nasty too

[@emilelocas5496]

My favorite extreme metal drummer is krimh, that guy is fast but he handicaps himself because he hits everything so fucking hard every time, feet and hands. Its so satisfying to watch

[@nonesovile8812]

Dude is the real deal fo sho !!

[@jwspitz35]

wtf man he's doing those blasts at 2:24 with one foot what a fucking beast

[@fr0zrracing725]

This guy has same video only DRUM AUDIO version, also you should check george kollias stuff (the guy that composed that song, Nile drummmer)

[@MW-pv7rm]

And people wonder why us drummers suffer badly from carpal tunnel, ulnar nerve damage, knee issues etc etc etc. repetitive stress injuries are just part of the cost. It’s a full contact sport for sure.

[@guitarhilley]

David is a beast

[@SockerConny80]

Well regarding what you said about "there is no way you can play like this guy and play any other way", he also has a Dave Weckl cover on his channel of Tiempo de Festival. So playing like him doesn't limit you much apparently 🤣

[@DarkPhantomSky]

Anthony Barone, natty or not? ;)

[@walpurgisnacht9234]

Love what you said about double strokes. It’s such a lame ass way to get those speeds. David is an example of someone who worked his ass off to be able to okay it with real single strokes, and single strokes with power at that. David is one of the best out there! Period.

[@blacksaonamusic]

Bruh are you Oliver Sykes?

[@btkt6464]

Oliver sykes is that u?

[@Tgatwg]

You should do a natty ep for Chris Turner from Oceans ate Alaska. That guy is a machine

[@Grim3y9]

He did on the first Natty episode

[@Tgatwg]

Aaron Grimes nah bro

[@_drewplays]

Dont know the drummer or band, but I 100% doubt theres any quantizing. Probably some compression and stuff to make everything sound fuller but this is real for sure.