Metal Drummer Art Cruz's Secret for 'Super Fast' Foot Technique

[@kingscotimus]

Lamb of God's new drummer. Please welcome him with open arms. He's gonna kick ass.

[@kitsune630]

Agreed! Chris was an absolute beast LoG but i think this guy was the best replacement they couldve gone for!

[@ericcartman898]

And who would’ve guessed he’d be the new drummer for Lamb of God

[@superlink235]

Read my comment from 10 years ago haha

[@johnstonedavis1792]

He was handpicked by chris to replace him.

[@rafaelgonzalez7230]

@@johnstonedavis1792I need proof my guy 😂😂😂 that’s crazy if he did

[@itsnotbutter13]

A modern drummer who isn't obsessed with blast beats. And is creative. Count me in.

[@slipkhein66]

this dude is the only one that I´ve seen that does the heel toe technique as good as chris adler congrats!!!

[@sammichmanjr]

Woah are you from the future?

[@BurrenSHdrums]

Try John longstreth LoL

[@covom5281]

This is how I remember him winds of plague was one of my favorite bands in highschool

[@AndreiJumuga]

triggers are small rectangular(most of them) things with a sensor that touches a specific drumhead. most commonly used are the ones you put on your bass drum. they just take the signal from the drum when you hit it and send it further, just like a microphone, only that they don't transmit the natural sound of the drum, they transmit which sound you choose to transmit.(the sound you choose from a module you must purchase separately). They can make every hit sound the same, dynamically speaking.

[@dariocp87]

Basically turning an acoustic drums into an electric one.. Just a bunch of fucking lies to watch those death metal drummers going insanely fast with triggers and without them they’re just lame..

[@olelorenzen9063]

Im not into death metal drumming, but this is very groovy. Awesome job.

[@stephenvaldez8097]

its not death metal. death metal is screaming and blast beats.this i belive is a mix of scremo and hardcore metal i think. im no professio2

[@slanderoushalo]

+Stephen Valdez It's deathcore. It's death metal and metalcore combined.

[@Fr3sHxiFn4TiC]

actually Winds of Plague is considered Melodic Death Metal.

[@loveroflife1438]

+Remi Hansen no it's melodic deathcore Anyway they kick ass

[@loveroflife1438]

+Lover of life death metal do not have so many breakdowns

[@ronson197730]

That was glorious, I loves Arts style.

[@nietzscheindahouse5243]

This guy someday will play with LoG.

[@johnstonedavis1792]

He already does idiot

[@WarcraftMan2008]

God damn......... I wish I could play as good as Art.

[@Scriptadiaboly]

What a baby face he had ❤

[@superlink235]

dude his drumming is so god damn complicated and amazing, watch and see, one day hell be a great, like the next Chris Alder (DONT FUCKING SAY THAT CRHIS ALDER IS NOT A GOOD DRUMMER)

[@pjtruesdale16]

Well..... how the tables have turned since this comment 😂

[@superlink235]

@@pjtruesdale16 He really did become the next Chris Adler. Literally 😂😂😂

[@brandonrichard3634]

This comment aged well

[@TheTayedrums]

YOUR GOOD DUDE...BRIGHT -TO THE POINT-AND STRONG...KEEP ON ROCKING KID...GOOD FOOT WORK...STAY BLESSED

[@finalhourr]

His drumming is soooo gooooooood

[@AngryChairNoExcuses]

I can’t believe I’ve never heard this before! Cruz is a beast!

[@AngryChairNoExcuses]

Can’t wait for Rockfest 2022!

[@mandrew20111]

12 years ago he was a beast… lol

[@ninocatacutan2779]

The quality of this video is so good that I cant believe its 11 yrs old

[@andreyu9361]

13

[@jonathanlewis4077]

Really awesome drumming guy very very smooth playing Very good control with tempo Few drummers master that part require in music 🎶 of any sort you do it great guy

[@Drumjitsu8]

Something about Trick pedals makes them look super smooth.

[@dedemalvina3633]

Bery nice n clear sound of drumming, what a foot speed

[@b.entranceperium]

Still cannot figure out that double kick and changing speeds mid song. This was great to watch

[@DzeboVolodija]

I love his hi-hat pedal!!! He has such mad skills on that thing ;)

[@geozam8485gz]

Art you way too good of a drummer. Too good. I must admit.

[@Alexbollerstudio]

Beast mode

[@Kradle100]

oh, i love double bass drum

[@TheDrumminMan08]

@portnoyere It doesn't matter how big your foot is if you're doing it right. Any pedal that you can do heel up on, you can do heel toe on.

[@SmallCityStudios]

@blastbeatmark The reason is because the video was taken from about 3 takes. He played it a little different each time.

[@jakedawg1995]

I would do anything for a drumless version of this song. It is beyond fun to play.

[@inimicalODDITY]

@TheRadrussian1 thank you for making my point.

[@dougscudder4320]

Kick ass set there

[@ThibaultTresca]

damn so clean! I wanna play on those bass drums so bad !! I kinda hear that they have a nice feeling to hit!

[@superlink235]

@josh0849 it was recorded at small city studios, a local california recording studio for a lot of hometown artists, Arts old band Azusa recorded a song there before, and i guess he just stayed in touch with the owner haha

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Baby faced Art killing it....

[@zonker2mask]

so clean

[@HydraSperati]

I am buying these pedals. Cant wait for them to arrive :D

[@mattiodowd3209]

What are they

[@elliotjames2991]

My foot does it too!! People call me nuts! That's awesome

[@MegaEvilpimp]

great drummer. drums sound great, triggers and all

[@mattiodowd3209]

What do you mean triggers

[@tkillvirus]

@MaggotMuncher96 They are his signature pedals.Watch the video of his kit breakdown he mentions the brand name there.

[@smiththefrank1]

@KarniTreeTones Defiantly a crash sound when he hits the china. More then likely they had him play it a few times to get different camera angles and only used one of the drum takes recorded audio.

[@coreydoyon4521]

art puts the time in and reaps the rewards what band is he in now?

[@99siks10]

Dudes a beast

[@flippensweet3]

how far back do you keep your beaters from the basshead? and how tight do you keep your spring on the dominators

[@Ekkerrr]

I really like the meter-changes on the bassdrum.

[@WhirlwindDrums]

interesting that Art Cruz chooses to play full leg motion at those faster longer term tempo's while also utilizing heel toe for his "faster double bass fills"

[@j.d.7208]

What an amazing beast omg

[@josevisueth2135]

dang some serious drumming!!

[@qweef69]

The fill at @3:24

[@TheDrumminMan08]

@DrumDamage1 Trick dominators.

[@riffraff9070]

Now I know why Lamb Of Guy picked Art up. This dude is incredible.

[@wdominic126]

Ddrum triggers for the win \m/

[@seanhales1230]

Hes fuckin awesome

[@JackMehoff845]

@FermerMetal yes ddrum kick triggers

[@SmallCityStudios]

This Video was recorded @ small city studios. If you interested in recording, mixing or mastering audio check it out! Thanks

[@TheseShipsUnsinkable]

3:50 Magic switch of the chinas...

[@fishoutawatr7]

that is such a nice set i would die to have that shit

[@EugenioFranklin]

BEAST!!!

[@THSurvivalGear]

Art, what bass pedals do you use?

[@Jambax]

@joeydrums44 Its for studio/recording purposes. You will not find many metal records that don't benefit from the use of triggers now. Also, hate to inform you but, microphones can be used as triggers as well. And 90% of the time they are now, even if the samples are blended. Metal records have to be tight, and nobody is a machine.

[@michelestone3194]

A Class Act

[@KaiLuehlDrums]

ok thank you man.. I shall see what I can do!

[@stephenvaldez8097]

evan drumheads with aquarian kick heads

[@johnwoodsy7623]

thats some awsome stuff you do ayy

[@kichermann]

whats that pedal? .. btw nice one , extreme nice!

[@amrcnprd]

@mudddflappp Just as a suggestion check out the Aquarian Superkick 1 head. It has a felt ring built into the back side of the batter head. Has a nice tone to it and eleminates most if not all the extra resonation that most ppl dont want with thier kicks, they have a nice thump to them.

[@ManiacFitness]

Is that snare tone natty? It's killer bro

[@KaiLuehlDrums]

dude yeah.. haha i just wanted to ask what you think about these axis pedals because I use the demons and i hate them. looking to buy new pedals with direct drive...

[@LautaroQ2812]

Hey Mr. Cruz, i have a question. What pedal are those? And besides your kit looks really pro, is it easier for you playing Double with actually double bass than double pedal? Thanks

[@vedantturbhekar3198]

Trick pedals check them out.

[@McJackFun]

Hey Art! I bought Trick dominators too but for me they feel very heavy :/ Am i just to weak and have to train more or are the beaters the problem i've seen that you changed them. ( i have these round metal beaters)

[@jasonpeisley6031]

Maybe adjust the tension.

[@blacktriskell]

what are your pedals?

[@damefortuna]

Those are Trick Dominator pedals I believe.

[@clever8088]

dame fortuna yup they are

[@JakeTheDrummer18]

@LOLE1991KOVIN i thought triggers just make the drum(in this case bass drum)have an equal sound?like make each hit sound like it was hit with the same force each time?

[@NateWengerDrums]

What is he doing close to the end at 4:41 when his left heel goes all the way up?

[@chickenbeforeegg]

4:20 Grooooovy!

[@Maddogbraun]

what kind of pedals do you use

[@Cisco6x]

dat pedal work tho

[@DonaldMcDade]

Holy fucking hell.

[@xXAlecXxC]

are those pedals dominatora?

[@KaiLuehlDrums]

do u use axis pedals?

[@FermerMetal]

are those bass drum triggers?

[@MaggotCZ]

What inch is your bass drum ?

[@6575joshua]

between 310 and 312 is my favorite part of the drum beat

[@STUDIOIM]

what's that shoes he's wearing????

[@xfermaxx]

anybody can tell me the name of the full set of cymbals?

[@undershadowdrummer]

the pedal Art uses : Trick Dominator

[@yanksrule5502]

@MrRichardluna are you a metal drummer?

[@notchristiant]

@DzeboVolodija It's called the flying fingers technique buddy :) look it up on youtube or on my channel I also explain it :)

[@oneandonlytaypan]

we

[@zmanbrody]

@kelleyclip to me its not a very good habit i used to do it but that was because i was using not enough power from my ankles. try playing relaxed and mostly with ur ankles

[@SERCHSOS3722]

How is the band called?

[@DrSplaxy]

I like the sound of this better then the actual song.

[@prthiv]

what pedals are those? :O

[@St_Mindless]

Looks odd seeing him without the beard. Still badass

[@wassupfoo2972]

Does wight matter on how fast u can play

[@Trending52540]

Title of the song ?

[@Nick0088]

he makes it looks so easy..

[@superlink235]

@Fuck1nMetal also, i wasnt comparing his stlye of drumming to Chris Adler, i was comparing the lasting impression and inspriation that i think he will one day give to musicians, to Chris Adler, who is considered a "great" of modern drummers, Arts still young, but hell soon be on all the same levels as all of the other greats

[@TwistedCompassion1]

he has the two chinas i cant decide between, meinl mb20 or meinl byzance brilliant!

[@6sic666666]

I like the version of this song better, how it has the cute little keyboard in 3:41 during the double bass, the song I have doesn't have the keyboard at 3:41

[@XXmickeyyywoohhXX]

setup?

[@Calcard94]

@kichermann Trick Dominator's. His signature model.

[@theadamblock]

This drum set is incredibly attractive looking. Not a fan of this band, but the drummer is obviously very talented.

[@cutsbeatsweights]

i feel you .... im the same way