Drum Technique Podcast 2 w/ David Diepold - Bass Drum Technique and Drum Practice Routines

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

In this episode of the Drum Technique Podcast I got the chance to interview David Diepold. David explains his double bass technique in detail, how he sets up his pedals, why he switched to czarzie kopyto pedals, how he worked on his hand speed, what kind of bass drum triggers he uses etc...

[@fuzzydunlop0507]

I love that you have David on here! You have one of my favorites already interviewed here. I would recommend Romain Goulon next!!!!

[@lazyjackass77]

David is an exceptional musician, a precision master technician in technique, and he has an amazing "clock" which is quite apparent every time he throws down. He is quite easily near the top of my list for amazing metal drummers. My favorite video he has done is Nile's The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh. I've watched that video probably more than 20 or 30 times. I've never seen anyone do a Kollias song better than George himself, until David put that amazing video out. Thank you very much for having David on. These interviews are fantastic and I look forward to more of my top drummers coming onto your show. Maybe someday you can get Emil Wiksten on for some banana blasting?

[@slayer8273]

You just totally copied drumtalk with this format

[@anthonydouglas1265]

Hey bro I would like to come on your show

[@drumervara]

Thanks for sharing your work Martyn, let me tell you that I was some of those haters mean guys, I was being rude with other musicians as well, even I didn't like your reacting videos... As time goes by I have been learning how wrong and stupid I was, being mean to other musicians for no reason is just stupid, there are a lot of great musicians and human beings like you and David, it was the best thing that you never quit even though there were stupid people like I was. Thanks for teaching me a life lesson. Now all I do is watch your videos to learn from great drummers and also enjoy listening to awesome guys like you both

[@joshsteffen]

Damn it Marthyn, i should be playing drums right now!

[@Demonstealer]

Love love love this podcast!! Was amazing to hear David talk actually since he rarely gets in front of the camera to speak. It was a huge honor for me to have him play drums on my album and his technique is immaculate and he's such a nice and down to earth guy. I learnt a lot from this podcast. Keep these coming Martin, they are amazing!! \m/

[@BloodredRon]

That’s cool to hear! Having David playing on my album would be awesome.

[@wallthemart]

Awesome! He is insanely underrated :( probably because of this style of music

[@GregBatte]

It's upsetting to hear Diepold saying he probably will not tour again, to hear one of the most precise drummers in the genre say that means not too many people will get to see him live...at least he's doing what makes him happy and that's what matters. Thanks for this Martin.

[@jann470]

yeah dude, its really is strange but you know, music must of the time dont pay bills ......

[@GregBatte]

You're right, aside from the family created among other bands suffering as well, it's not a way to live comfortably 99% of the time. But had some good times.

[@jann470]

Smoke, smelling and that kinds of things are bad but blast drums and party with friend's every day is great, make new friend's is a must when you travel for and other state or country but some times the food can kill you hahahahah

[@AndrewJShirley]

That's all academic now, as he's joined Obscura ;-)

[@Tucankyle]

Fast forward to 2023 just saw him in the states earlier this month. Absolute monster of a drummer!

[@dylanforrester3720]

You should get Kerim “Krimh” Lechner on the show!!!!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

Dylan Forrester will do!

[@thereverend6512]

Dylan Forrester he’s not a “good drummer”

[@DrumsAndMetal]

@@thereverend6512 shut the fuck up

[@jagzin6147]

The Reverend What the fuck are you talking about, Krimh is fucking amazing.

[@Tomidlo1971]

@@jagzin6147 You did not understand sarcasm? Did you?

[@Algefi]

28:58 I was just listening to this while doing the laundry, but had to pause for a second while David was speaking about being a teacher. Unbelievable! I teach high school in Germany (Gymnasium) and definitely know times in a school year when you can’t find the time to practice for weeks. Unfortunately, the most stressful time of year is exam season from late March to early June, which is also when the first festival gigs are coming up. It is so hard to get in shape for the amount of gigs in summer when you also have to grade exams throughout spring. Just hearing that David is also teaching has provided me with more optimism than all of the interviews with drummers I’ve watched over the last month combined. Obviously I will never reach David’s level of proficiency, but knowing that you can become that good while not making drumming your full time job was really uplifting. Thanks for that!

[@lautaob]

OMG!! David is an inspiration to me, he is a beast on the drums and plays so well with an excellent technique. It's nice to see drummers of technicians and professionals, playing a style of music criticized by many. No doubt David is among my favorites as Sebastian Lanser, Alex Rudinger, James Stewart, Krimh, Romain Goulon, Hannes Grossman, etc. etc. They are all incredible playing at an almost impossible level and so technical and pro. Excellent note, thank you very much for that! greetings from Argentina!!!!

[@thomascampbellmusic]

This is a dream come true!!! David is my favorite drummer and I've been dying to hear him talk about his knowledge! :)

[@acidrain812]

27:44 yo I wish I had an elementary teacher as badass as David, that would have been sick

[@lightningman212xd6]

only if we were young again. ask parents to take me on a trip to Austria, get lost somewhere, wait for visa to expire, then go back to them and remain in Austria. Works well i think.

[@DanPresland]

sick podcast! great informative answers, a lot of good information for people here. i have a question though, is that a nixon watch David?

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you very much... regarding Davids watch- I'm not sure if he's reading all the comments :-)

[@vantonsen]

@@drumtechniqueacademy Hope to see Dan on your podcast some day! 🤘

[@AlexMicklewright]

I'd love to do one of these.

[@jann470]

Alex you need to do and podcast with Martin too.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

maybe one day we'll get the chance to do that!

[@almadaestudios]

We´d love to see it!

[@mrb3888]

Alex Micklewright ALEXXX

[@maartenvalentin4162]

Alex is a BEAST

[@HeikkiSaari]

What a great podcast! Especially the talk about letting social media and comments affecting your playing mood and feelings. David is a great drummer, glad you chose him to be one of your guests. Thanks!

[@niklasp93]

Great Podcast! David is an amazing musician and it’s definitely nice to hear how he approaches certain aspects. I enjoy how this podcast is not just a simple q&a but Martin also talks about his own experiences. Well balanced! Definitely looking forward to more of this. Keep it up Martin!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you very much!

[@pessa4179]

This podcast just made my day. Really enjoying to hear David talk about his techniques.

[@Ardathful]

Great video as always ! Thanks for inviting him :) Regarding pedal settings related stuff, some pedals offer more complex options than let's say Axis. CK for example offers 3 or 4 settings just on the drive (much like Trick), but also 4 on the rotating part where the drive is attached (I forgot the name), maybe I'm just being picky but I think it would be cool to have the details of such settings, with the standard spring tension, beater angle, etc... Would love to see some guys like Hellhammer, Frost, Kevin Paradis, Dan Presland, John Longstreth, etc...for the future ones ;)

[@baalgrath7933]

You really are the man, Marthyn. I've followed David Diepold for years and love his covers (especially the Behemoth ones). I am very pleased you chose to do an interview with him as I always wondered what the side to side motion with his feet did for him. It's not swivel after all! Keep up the great work!

[@vadeboinpierjan5625]

Thank you so much for what you did, what you do and what you will Marthyn !

[@Skeluz]

First of all, I love when a group of people who know their stuff just sit in a room and nerd down the rabbit hole regarding a topic. It's like surfing on their mental wavelengths. I love it. Second, Mr Diepold is a monster and this podcast is awesome.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you David

[@dhirajbaishya531]

That's great martin what you're doing. Very happy to see these. Hope more videos are coming on its way...

[@reverend6665]

Again, this is another great video I enjoyed watching very much. Thank you so much! David is one of my favourite drummers with a lot of skill and taste to his drumming. It's so cool you invited him. There's so much you give to the extreme metal drummer community; keep going!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you very much... feedback like this is exactly what keeps me going!

[@reverend6665]

Well I hope so! I wish to see a lot more videos like this in the future. But I also would love to see a new video of YOU drumming some cool stuff. Maybe a drum cover or a playthrough...

[@neilmaccannell6778]

Thank you both what a fantastic podcast I have retired the biz put down the sticks for 7 yrs for my own reasons but drumming is in my blood and am again buying a new kit watching the honesty here chuckling at you both speaking better English than some people here in Canada lol very inspiring information

[@zarwarrior]

Thank you Martin and David! I usually don't comment much in drumming videos unless they really impact and inspire me to say something good. That is because I know how much work it takes from developing your skills, recording, editing and presenting it. Great video showing David's outlook about his drumming. I've been following David's videos for a couple of years now and it has helped me immensely to see and apply some of his foot techniques into my drumming. I don't consider myself an extreme drummer. I am more of a progressive drummer in the sense of innovation and exploring and developing new ideas. I classify myself as an outcast drummer. But all these ideas about foot and hand technique apply to any drumming style or genre of music. I believe it is up to the musician to take them, use them, and develop them further in order to facilitate their performance and pass them to others. Great work David! Amazing job Martin! Keep it Up!!! You got a new subscriber!!! Thank you!

[@gorxor]

Richtig gutes Interview. Richtig gute Typen. Daumen Hoch

[@miked5487]

This is a great interview. I really appreciate how in-depth you guys go into deconstructing your techniques and what muscle groups and positions you use.

[@PROFANITYdeath]

Klasse gemacht, sehr interessant und vorallem auch super informativ!!!!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

PROFANITY danke

[@nickrodgersdrumming2592]

Looking forward to seeing the new covers! Especially the Aborted one! So glad Mr. Diepold was on your podcast!

[@TupDigital]

I've been playing the Vic X5B's for years too. Used to be X5A's way back before I finally quit being a casual drummer and started educating myself. David's remarks on his foot technique relying crucially on his posture eventually led me to a feet breakthrough, where in combination w my throne height and distance I can now shred on a whole new plane of speed and consistency and most important ease and efficiency starting to replace stamina and muscle burn... I know I've finally got somewhere decent w my ankle tech; that is a deceptively hard journey because it's counterintuitive how much more is being done with so much less range and intensity of movement...nowadays I remind myself to chill out and not do too much above the knee...the upright lower back posture allows me to employ what Eugene explained so well about being able to lift a foot all the way off the pedal at a moments notice and maintain perfect balance- the posture and throne setup and relaxing hip flexors(for me at least) were the keys to finally feeling how these mofo's like Martin et al are shredding seemingly effortlessly at high tempos. It's a whole new world, thanks guys. That's my courageous story.

[@Jimdidit]

Great podcast- big fan of David- glad to see he’s as classy as his videos

[@robertredford4332]

I like the ending of the video, showing how easy is to play at any kind of speed and technique

[@taylormeares7801]

Great podcast. Really appreciate the story about turning the negative comments into something positive. I think I saw you playing live with Belphegor years before I found your KZbin videos. Still a very memorable concert years later.

[@PyroLegend1]

Amazing interview! Very straight forward and insightful. The snippet at the end is also extremely helpful! Thank you Marthyn!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you!!

[@666RedGolf3]

Hammer Martin, danke für diesen genialen Content, bin gespannt was noch kommt!

[@Hardcore5117]

David is the biggest Inspiration for my Drumming and im really happy to get more details and background kinda stuff from him, really helpfull!!

[@HiMyNameIsNatas]

Great video. Always wanted to see an interview with this human drum machine. Keep up the amazing content Martin!

[@jorgeeduardozamoraacosta8627]

Really cool stuff. I didn't know David, but yeah, thanks to this podcast I had the opportunity to watch his stuff, and is really amazing.

[@Commendatore681]

Marthyn, you do a wonderful job making these videos! You really ask the right questions and know when to add some of your own knowledge as well. Very helpful for the drumming community! Thanks!

[@hateofallhatreds]

Thank you so much for sharing this awesome video as well as the one with Eric Morotti. Advice from such amazing, down-to-earth drummers is so precious. I'd love to see an interview with Dave Culross. I've always been a huge fan of his drumming - every hit sounds so deliberate and he's so good at making everything sound groovy and organic, even when blasting like crazy.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

hateofallhatreds thank you....yeah getting dave for this podcast would be amazing. Do you have any other drummers in mind as well? (Im currently putting together a want to interview list 😀)

[@hateofallhatreds]

Well, with your approach - a great drummer interviewing great drummers! - I think you could turn an interview with any drummer into a gem and get insights we wouldn't usually get from standard interviews and instructional videos. Off the top of my head I'd say Kollias, Hoglan, Roddy, Reinert, Mounier, Longstreth, Alex Micklewright, Dylan Elise, Trey Williams, Dave McGraw, Ed Warby, Federico Paulovich... oh, and Doug Bohn! Not the most extreme drummer out there but his work on Pierced from Within was so tasteful and innovative at the time.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

hateofallhatreds perfect...thx alot

[@cignus19831]

This is the first time I've seen a video of David without him playing drums on it, lol What a great guy he is, definitely a great drummer, one of my favorite, i say. I feel motivated to play every time i see one of his videos.

[@lakermike24]

COOL INTERVIEW....!!! NICE SEEING DAVID SPEAK..!! SEEMS LIKE A REAL COOL CAT!!!!👍

[@NikitaValdaev]

Awesome podcast! David never gets interviewed, i guess! So much interesting information. Thnx to you, Martin! Great materials! Keep it up!

[@nickspencer9018]

Love David's videos thanks for having him and thanks for your show!!

[@luisda1388]

Keep those videos coming!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

will do

[@ggdrummer81]

Thank you. Two awesome drummers I have looked up to. Needed to hear this!

[@MerrillCovers]

Watched a lot of your videos. And most drummers, including you, have one main thing in common. No matter the settings, techniques, pedals etc. You can achieve a very similar result in any situation with just practicing a lot. Glad youre putting out great content explaining this. Really great stuff🤙

[@ACDUnlimited]

Hey guys! Thanks for the shout out and let me know when you're somewhere in Austria again ;)

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

You're welcome! Will do!

[@Frostcrag64]

great video, would you consider asking Stephan Stockburger to be on an episode? He's from Germany and the drummer for Cytotoxin. fantastic musician

[@LtMarduunk]

Yeah Stockie!

[@bevomurphy6656]

Thanks Martin and David. I really enjoyed it. Good work!

[@Blockhausmichel]

i play still the old iron cobra with single chain... i use it for over 20 years now and i'm still happy with it

[@Hauntedasylum666]

Listening to David is great because it sounds like A LOT of what I'm doing. But I am just starting out with drums. Great video!

[@mortalkombat6102]

brate, stvarno su ti odlični klipovi. samo nastavi tako.

[@SomkovaLori]

I have no idea what are they talking about but David has Sea Shepherd t-shirt, so I like it

[@acdrums8477]

Great video Martin. i really enjoyed it and some great advice given!

[@Rodders5000]

Love these older videos

[@veggpolish]

Awesome stuff! This is the content ive always wished someone would make, keep it up!

[@yuelliott9960]

This is awesome. Those positive words mean a lot to me. Thank You!!

[@Gmj1988]

This podcast is so awesome! A really great idea and its awesome to hear about other drummers experiences and philosophy! Keep up the good work! Drummers who would be cool to see in this would be: Gene Hoglan, Emil Wiksten, Horgh, Krimh, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Nils Fjellström, and many more! Cheers!

[@JFDrummerforlife]

Love these videos! Thank's Martin!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

you're welcome...I'm glad you like them!

[@andrewhart9310]

Marthyn, what a great lineup so far in such a young series! Eric, Krimh, and Diepold? Very cool.

[@Mnemik1]

Thank you Martin these are awesome!

[@gonzaloffdp3014]

Clash of titans!!!good job man.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you

[@AmericanMe]

got to tour Europe with this dude, KILLER DRUMMER!

[@denyspetrov580]

very interesting and useful podcasts, thanks!

[@TyrantKblastbeat]

These are so interesting. Pleeeeease keep doing these.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

TyrantK will do!

[@hanscarmona9269]

Keep doing this videos! Thank you!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

will do!

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Again great episode i really love watching the two of you both are among the top and finest drummers out there having this conversation , David i really loved your advice on finding that healthy balance of whatever you are doing hearing that coming from a magnificent drummer such as you is inspiring indeed , And finally my suggestion for the next episode would be the unrivalled master Mike from malignancy

[@ralleralle8620]

thanks for this video! there s so much stuff that helped me or gave me new power to play on the kit! 👍🙃😁

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

great!

[@gazsoerik]

Thank you for posting this, you're both very inspiring . Keep up the good work and fukk the haters !

[@wolfjaw2018]

Great stuff, Marthyn! Eugene Ryabchenko is the drummer I would like to see in one of your upcoming podcasts.

[@toddwilson9342]

Awesome interview. For some reason david being sad and not playing due to negative comments is especially sad lol i wish he was my elementary school teacher.

[@TwisterDethNemesis]

Killer video, as always!

[@BrianTheDrummer9192]

David is a master, i love this podcast!

[@satricon]

GREAT episode! love david!

[@timothyweakly2496]

Good job on the podcast. I have three drummers I would love to see. George kollias of course lol. Guido Wyss and then Morgan Sansous. The latter two play with quad pedals which seems to be a no no in today's world but I also am trying to learn this and it would be nice to hear from them and get hopefully good discussions about quad pedals. Thanks for your work on here!

[@maeguk1]

I just found your channel, and under one of the black metal videos I commented you should analyze David Diepold's drumming... and here it is. 🤘

[@graverick666]

Practice everyday.... No matter what pedal, trick, axis and all those top line pedals.... PRACTICE... 16ths/32s/triplets are a walk in the park for me because of it :)

[@TheSlayerswe]

I think Davids swiveling definitely is different from normal ankle motion like Kevin Paradis or your technique, Marthyn. When David switches side you hear a stronger, accented hit, as if the motion is sort of reinitiated to keep it going for longer. Just like many drummers do with their hands to keep going for blasts beats they use a sort of whipping motion or switch their grip a bit like you have demononstrated Marthyn, switching between french and german grip or something, I believe? Romain Goulon mentions this in his DVD regarding hand technique as giving a new impulse into the motion to keep it going. Shouldn't this also affect Davids technique when he switches from side to side? I would like to hear your opinion on this, Marthyn.

[@dulsrules]

Bring up Mr. Widigs from Marduk. Nice content you have here. Keep doing what you are doing. Cheers!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

thank you

[@zigorrr]

sehr schön, cooler typ :) Danke Marthyn

[@rjgdrums29]

This is so helpful ! Thanks man!!🤘🏻

[@stephanhuber5012]

Really great episode! Do a episode with Krimh please! :D

[@user-me7mm7gr1p]

This guy David Diepold is fucking insane. Too band he hasn't got a good band. He deserves one.

[@martinallen7440]

The 3 dislikes are from electronic triangle players haha. Great vids and podcasts always

[@drummingninja1065]

Im glad he covered the push/pull technique here. But I have to admit, I was hoping for more talking on Austrian.

[@DonHichot]

David is a BEAST!

[@CMala-777]

Beast Interviewing Beast \m/

[@dandanby101]

Great video!!!!!!

[@TheManglerPolishDeathMetal]

the BEST metal DRUMMER nova days

[@Erix77]

This dude is amazing!

[@almadaestudios]

Great!! Really inspiring stuff from both of you amazing drummers. Maybe Eugene Ryabchenko for the next podcast?

[@paulhudicevhoof950]

BEST VIDEO THANKS GUYS!

[@jaymzx2587]

Awesome!! My favorite YT drummer, what a beast!🤘🏻🤘🏻 Plz interview Lars Ulrich next

[@jann470]

Martin thanks for this episode again, and id love to see John Longstreth, George kollias, Hannes grossmann and Nick barker in some of the next podcast.....and please upload the missing episode with Sebastian lanser.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

you're welcome...I'm glad you like it. we can't publish the episode with sebastian- the camera stopped working after 10 mins... (I published an update on that topic on insta and fb a couple of days ago)...

[@acidrain812]

I second Nick, he deserves a chance to talk about his playing style & technique. Puritanical & Death Cult were undoubtedly masterpieces of drumming

[@martinkwakernaak2888]

David is a Maschine, one of the tightest drummers out there.

[@konstavehkala]

This was very interesting, thank you very much! If you ever happen to have a chance to get Gene Hoglan featured, that would be really awesome!

[@TomWolfDrum]

Your videos are great

[@morfal663]

For a next technique podcast, it will be really cool if you can invite Nils "Dominator" Fjellström, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ! It's one of my favorite Drummer and I am interesting to discovered his history !

[@KillaSeppel]

Als ich 1999 angefangen habe Schlagzeug zu spielen, gab es nur vier Dinge zum Üben: die Bettkante als Sitz, ein Hocker mit Buch als Practicepad, ein paar Bambusstöcke als Drumsticks und die Musik die ich mochte. Ich bin zu Konzerten gegangen um zu sehen wie es andere Schlagzeuger machen, wie sie spielen, wie die Motion beim spielen ist, wie das Setup ist...alles wollte ich wissen. Es gab keine „Metal-Drum-Tutorials, es gab kein „How-Todo-it“ und es gab kein KZbin. 2003 hatte ich die Möglichkeit Derek Roddy auf einer Hate Eternal Tour kennenzulernen. Er war geduldig, aufmerksam und konstruktiv als er mich kurz vor dem Soundcheck an seinem Schlagzeug spielen ließ. Später nach dem Gig erzählte er mir das er ein umfassendes Lehrvideo für „Basic-Stamina“ und „Extreme Beat Techniques“ mit seinem Camcorder aufgenommenen hat und selber vertreibt. Leider hatte er keins dabei. 3 Jahre später ging KZbin an den Start und ich sollte ebenjenes Video dort finden. Ein Meilenstein für mich. Der Rest ist Geschichte. Das Derek-Roddy-Forum, Blastology und dann SickDrummer.com. 2018 gibt es aber mehr. Und dein Account, lieber Marthyn, ist so ziemlich genau das was ich mir damals wie heute immer wünsche und gewünscht habe: klare Analyse gepaart mit der Erfahrung und Wertschätzung eines extrem Metal Drummers der immer die Augen über den Tellerrand hat! Much Love 🖤

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

Wow...vielen dank sebastian!

[@DavioTamatoa]

I'm very curious to know if David's left sore wrist is due to druming? Big thanks for the vidéo, that allow us to see how down to earth are those monster of extrem drumming.

[@voon8375]

Great video!!! Thanks. You should have som damping on the wall duo The eco on the voice.

[@mariasuzane586]

I love it! ❤️