METALLICA - Sad But True - Drum Cover

[@AmJaxineer]

FINALLY!!! Someone gets it! It's nice to finally see someone that pays enough attention to the smaller details that make the song. This guy knows how to lay ease off the hihat back beat during the verses and interlude instead of just beating the crap out of it. Bravo!

[@joshsteffen]

;)

[@LambChopper678]

Very nice, solid counting in the break lol

[@joshsteffen]

;)

[@bambambundy6]

LambChopper678 Thats important. I've played with guys that don't count and always screw it up. I've sat and played it for them and they still fuck it up! Don't get me wrong I'm no big drummer, but I can play drums on any song we play.

[@joshsteffen]

***** Timing is everything! The coolest shit in the world sucks if the timing is off.

[@mstrshkbrnnn1999]

Holy fuck lamb chopper. I love your vids man

[@LambChopper678]

Thanks mate, appreciated

[@shanebailey340]

What has always killed me about Metallica's "Black" is not the production (though Rock/Ulrich/Hetfield did a spectacular job), or the songs (though at a tight, mostly lean 62 minutes, there's not much flab at all; the arrangements are clean, and the melodies are amazing). It's the GROOVES. Lars seemed as though he really had to focus on the groove, especially for this song in particular. Any drummer can master double kick in 5/4 time. Any drummer can master a gravity blast or snare/kick/ride fill combo. What separates good drummers from legends is their mastery of the groove. Lars nailed it here. Josh, your work on this cover really, truly DOES bring out the groove.

[@joshsteffen]

+Shane Bailey ;) i know what you mean

[@drixer6596]

What does groove mean? My first language isn't english, could someone explain it?

[@tuanomsoc]

@@drixer6596 it is the way the song makes your body move. Your face starts to wince. Your head starts to nod. Your foot starts to tap. The more they groove, the more you move.

[@tuanomsoc]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(drumming)

[@doubleddbeat3418]

@kevin garvin the main issue with Lars arent his composition work, bit his inability to play it right live.

[@jo0ey666]

Hey Josh, you are a really nice drummer. you should try Disciple by Slayer. you really should try it. that would be a big challenge, cause it's pretty difficult.

[@linoleumfalcon5395]

I always up vote anyone requesting slayer.

[@Dewitt-b8n]

Not that hard. Few cool fills that are tricky.

[@sethzilla3586]

Nah slow songs are actually harder

[@mugshotmarley]

This is the song that started it all for me. First song I learned how to play entirely, every note, every fill. Love it!

[@mugshotmarley]

And I did it at 15. Lars actually made me feel like I was better than I actually was. I was like, "Fuck school, if I can play this, Im gonna be a rockstar!". Sad and not true lol

[@themanwithamission]

+Mugshot Marley Haha the truth is real

[@greenarrow3756]

never too late to become a rockstar, don't give up man

[@rafanj824]

That fill in 4:37 is priceless, Lars is the Black album!!!!

[@TheSkullisher]

I love the "in your face" sound in this session. Good job man.

[@geologist5838]

Its so great how i can play along with your covers with my guitar!

[@psychoinmyhead]

Il male alle braccia e alle gambe dopo aver suonato, ma la soddisfazione e la gioia nel cuore. Sensazione imbattibile. 🤘🏻🖤

[@_marlon]

That was flawless man!! Excellent job! The drum writing on this album was brilliantly simple and so perfect and effective. Again, you nailed it! Thanks for sharing.

[@a.t.3192]

Love the fill at 1:13. Simple but so groovy and effective.

[@duke1281]

That fill alone warmed my heart man!.. ingot gitty watching that!.. I've watched this video segment over and over trying to perfect it...

[@rushproduction1]

"Simple but so groovy and effective" describes all songs on black album

[@majel_yt_0432]

I love this fill

[@A21music]

pretty good but... needs more cowbell

[@miserymourningstar4680]

Every song ever made needs more cowbell. If there is a black metal song the drummer should play the blast beats on a cowbell instead of the ride

[@austinlee3730]

🐄 🔔

[@unassumingpotato1666]

Such a good song and such a great cover! No disappointments as usual. You are 70% of the videos I watch :D

[@thebandgaruda]

Way better and heavier than coop3rdrumm3r just like Lars!

[@yuhaimee]

Agree!

[@St_Mindless]

Coop3r just kinda sucks. So many stupid fills. The guy looks like a Fortnite skin 😂😂😂

[@GlycerinZ]

@@St_Mindless yeah he got annoying for me real quick. Seems like a nice guy though but damm dudee when you flip your sticks 500 timrs in every video its annoying af

[@GlycerinZ]

Glad im not the only one who thinks this.. the stick flipping got so damn annoying

[@VerumOccultum94]

FINALLY, a cover from somewhere similiar version of this song on the "Cunning Stunts" concer!! Great job!!

[@productionteam9242]

I'm using this vid to learn this song and I've watched it an ungodly number of times at all kinds of speeds. Great performance! And thank you!

[@ztomicich5720]

Dude you are the best drummer on KZbin all of your covers blow me away and some of the fills you do are awesome there are a lot of drummers out there who can play fills and not play the song correctly but u r perfect great job. Also can u do painkiller and maybe some other Judas priest

[@kingseptic]

Your hard work has payed off everything sound real good love the intensity you hit the drums with

[@w.b.ss7891]

Eu ouvi um comentário de um crítico musical, que o Lars Ulrich, neste disco do Metallica, o Black álbum, foi obrigado pelo produtor desta obra, a tomar aulas de bateria, pois segundo ele até então, Lars não "tocava muito bem" eu não sei... se ele não tocava bem até o Black álbum, imagine se tocasse mal? e sobre a apresentação, cara que perfeição parabéns!!!!

[@mildlymild5229]

On the black album, I'm pretty sure they fired their good producer and hired a poppy one. The AJFA drums were too good.

[@linoleumfalcon5395]

That was fun to watch. gotta love Metallica. After watching alot of you medley vids though it looks like you're in slow motion dude. Awesome as always.

[@martincp__]

i love this simply love this

[@gilbernal507]

Holly shit men!! Respect!!! You're awesome!

[@richardarguelles194]

No that was a killer song I love that song I love Metallica Of course but another flawless performance bro very good keep it up bring them all God bless you

[@ianm3618]

0:22- 0:24 the reason we're all here

[@BlueDemon76-b8r]

This is amazing! Finally someone who plays it like the original recording. Thank you! 🤟👍

[@hannesw.7805]

Great Cover!! You are a great Drummer!!

[@DoctorDder]

I've always loved the guitars on Master and Justice, and the drums on the Black Album!! And from the Black Album, drum wise this is, by far my favorite and Josh, you really did it by the book man. I don't play drums but if I had to learn one song, not just Metallica, this would be it!! Keep on keeping on!!

[@cappeswe123]

Awesome cover! Consider doing any Rammstein?

[@jennifersmith314]

You are GOOD!!! I love this! So talented.

[@rockithoney]

Sad but true lives from the perfect tempo. Slowly crawling, hammering, but groovy. Rarely played live this way, perfectly matched here. 👌🏻

[@LupeBarron-i3v]

Dude ur a beast on that set, everything is spot on

[@coveringfire8330]

Solid! I'm glad that you kept it original actually. It's an easy song to add tricks and stuff into. It really shows how well rounded of a drummer you are, that you can go from playing something like this, to Covering Fire (:

[@joshsteffen]

It may not be your cup of tea, but check out 311 - Cali Soca. That's another style far apart from the usual. Never thought I'd pull that one off.

[@christianlyrik6188]

Love the mean face when tripple punching the toms just shows he's really in2 the song I love it, ppl lus skillz all day bro

[@Pauly421]

That big fill near the end that's not in the original track is it? I gotta check now lol, you're a fucking boss.

[@Pauly421]

***** It starts at 4:36. Had to go back and try and decipher that one, gotta learn that fill!

[@Pauly421]

***** Ok it is in the track, never realised how badass that fill sounded. Having a nice coversation with myself here lol

[@alexkaplan6581]

+Pauly Mack You are are lonely, lonely man.

[@eilayalon5811]

You're talking to yourself... That's some next level Loneliness...

[@Squiffy1025]

love the high hat groove @1:13

[@moussochocolat779]

Best cover!!

[@nickstokar7978]

0:20 solid man sounds great very in sync

[@TruthFreedom1776]

I have a set of drums and I wish I had half this man's talent on the drums.

[@danielwinkler8386]

Omg well done so clean💪

[@lukalisica1983]

Thanks man your covers are MINDBLOWN !! kepp up the good work! Im a huge fan of yours 👍

[@joshsteffen]

Thanks

[@David-cd6ez]

Love the Black Album plus this song is so heavy. Good Job!

[@joshsteffen]

Nice pic.

[@joshsteffen]

You see my Havok covers? I do the whole time is up album.

[@David-cd6ez]

Josh Steffen Thanks, Yeah I've seen pretty much all of your Havok covers, and you do them justice. I have a request, can you do a vid of Havok's "Worse Than War"?

[@nachorodriguez9524]

I'm your truth, telling lies I'm your reason alibis I'm inside...open your eyes I'M YOUUUUU SAAAAD BUT TRUEEEEEEEE My favourite part of the song Excellent cover by the way, you are facking awesome

[@westheimerking2161]

Great Cover , the mix was good

[@TheFireboy699]

You should definitely cover Of Wolf and Man. I wanna see you nail the awesome fill on that song!

[@arianfrobe1540]

such a good cover! awesome, man! you just got a new subscriber

[@joshsteffen]

Thanks. Have a look around.

[@AkaWillmcMalcriao]

Esa fue la primera canción que aprendí a tocar... Buen trabajo Josh...

[@2ez4micko]

Josh beating the drums like they owe him money

[@wk7060]

Josh, you’re my favorite of all on youtube.

[@mcmastergi]

Love this drummer's channel. He's got great energy and style Always loud and neat 🤘

[@kamileljasinski5024]

U are the best bro. I'm going buy drum in the future and play too. When i just do it I'd like learn from you man. Respect +

[@joshm5407]

Love the intensity. On point man.

[@David-kn7kl]

Great video! I'm learning to play the drums starting with this song :)

[@kyky_starem]

Oo thats cool! Im currently learning this song on guitar. Good luck!

[@ADAMKTN]

Great cover

[@ipk1z]

Great cover man, I've been following your videos for a while, you are a total beast, keep it up!

[@slagnatorti]

Amazing!

[@nachocavallocarbonell1863]

The greatest Metallica drummer on KZbin. Solid drumming, and you respect the timing perfectly... Another suscriber

[@joshsteffen]

Thank you. ;)

[@DJ.LakeSea]

That intro pause..... is there an actual timing to it or did you just get lucky? lol

[@joshsteffen]

From the cymbal choke to the next cymbal hit is 6 quarter notes.

[@tronlady1]

Absolutely BANG ON. perfect! Nailed it completely dude!

[@jeremysdrumming4474]

Allot of drummers play the hi hats wrong on this track with a perfect 1.2.3.4 constant straight forward pronounced notes with the stick but the hats have a drag to them, a loud slosh accent and in between two taps on the hi hat top creating that drag feel, its one of those signature Larsism's and Josh you nailed it, in otherwords some drummers that cover this overplay the hi hats to tight and straight, its all about playing the hats loosely but with a slow open feel

[@joshsteffen]

Thank you for knowing your Larsisms. Always fun to hear that.

[@SuperRockstar901]

nice cover! i tried that song with fill ins its pretty difficult. great timing

[@mangjose5446]

this is the best sad but true cover for me..

[@PanPeno]

This is one of the best if not the best Lars's piece

[@simonezannini8680]

Senti che roba Baradooooo!!!🥁

[@aaronrus]

thsi is alot harder to play that alot of metallica's fast stuff, because the tempo is harder to lock into ... very Bonham-esque iMO

[@paulj6502]

aaronrus I wouldn't say it's harder than stuff like battery or dyers eve but I get what your saying Also sorry for being 3 years late lmaop

[@RodHammett95]

During the recording of The Black Album, Lars said that Sad But True was "the Kashmir of the 90s" and that "Bonham would be proud"... very Bonham-esque indeed!

[@c00ldude1987]

awesome cover man keep it up :D

[@DarkMusicianSwede]

Man, you are so great! I would love to hear a Black Album medley!!! ;)

[@FrancisSullivan-j7t]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

[@alfaman4113]

You are one ace drummer dude. I love your covers. There right on beat

[@angelcureg2415]

You nailed it dude..

[@ssphilflyer6]

This guy's awsome and he cracks me up.

[@joshsteffen]

+Steven Schwartz hi

[@ejalbanez1137]

best drum cover

[@dinierahulkhan]

you should get a lower floor tom.do wonders for dynamics especially in songs like this

[@thestifmeister8515]

Never seen anyone other than Lars play this so fucking perfect! AMAZING dude! Love it! FUCKING FLAWLESS!

[@joshsteffen]

Thanks! By the book

[@duke1281]

@@joshsteffen you better find a way to get more likes brother!... your playing is ICONIC

[@honk404]

Great! So powerful! I learned drums the same way, but i'm not as good as you...😉 You are one of the best Metallicadrummers on youtube... And your drums sound like Metallica too...great...

[@beeeennnnnnn]

This shit was flawless son

[@michaeluy114]

another awesome drum cover

[@josephpendleton8355]

Dude you are totally Awesome!!!!!!

[@mikel3030]

Absolutely note perfect 😊

[@bogus696996]

awesome drums man. you make it look so easy, but know its not. keep up the great work

[@Borabasstyle]

It's cool!!! 🔥Hello from Russia 🥁

[@ManNamedEd]

Not only are you a great drum, but your fun to watch!!

[@MissAzul2]

1 of my fav tracks by Metallica 🔥

[@salteveline]

that 4:12 nailed it

[@biekanez1]

Great drumming and a Nice kit you have!👍👍👍

[@firuzismail8472]

JOSH! YOU'RE THE BEST! ALL THE BEST BRO!!

[@kraljevinabosna5599]

The Black album drum groove. Amazing.

[@mikemcadams7814]

Clean and accurate. Nice job bro

[@carloslj1750]

Hey. You are a great Drumer :D . I dont write our talk very good english. But you are good. I am from Mexico. Hello :)

[@joshsteffen]

Gracias

[@FLussGEbiet]

Unbeatable , i love it ... \m/ greetings from Germany !

[@apache08]

Flawless bro, keep up the good work!

[@nicolaslard9494]

The snare is spot on

[@zazodrums]

J'adoooore!! Très bien joué!

[@neckarsulme]

love the hi hat work...in addition to everything else!

[@mikeweiss8927]

kick ass. really love your Slayer work. Keep jammin brother.

[@jessieestrada8118]

2:16 is🔥

[@jessieestrada8118]

Always wanted to see a drum cover to Take a bullet” from Nothing More. Please sir lol

[@smithles554433]

great vid as always! stay awesome man

[@Angel-rd9il]

Dude you are amazing another sub love your rythem.👍🏻

[@AdsAds-jl1vx]

Dude is clean as af

[@skrill5217]

exelent cover my brother congratulations jhosh steffen

[@wk7060]

Josh, you are good, man!