My God. He's Phenomenal.

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[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Get your beautiful faces down one of my live "KZbin" shows IN PERSON next year. It's going to be fun! Tickets 🎫 tinyurl.com/kneukve2

[@juliaokami7123]

I like your t-shirt, Justin. Where's it from?

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

@@juliaokami7123 Angela Bright made it.

[@fullhog]

Are there no end to your talents Mr Awkins?

[@DOCDARKNESSREAL]

Lovely piece of joy after a dark week, lifted me right up, thank you Mr. Brightside 👍🤘

[@davidkay1948]

​@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgainhe's the current megadeth drummer

[@RevJacq]

What Dirk does to this song is nothing short of phenomenal. We're all familiar with the almost happy go lucky feel of the original song but by changing the drums slightly it makes the song actually heart breaking. The impact the drums have on a song should never be underestimated

[@somethingelse04]

Well said

[@BBCBOY919]

Yes! "I'm coming out of my cage, and I've been doing JUST FINE." Sounds very self-depreciating with the half-time. Very sombre.

[@kyliethompson73]

Just amazed at how he created that after listening to the song once. The song "map" he developed was effortless and just so impressive, showing he has intellectual mastery over his talent. It's next level brilliant and gives me a whole new appreciation for musicians and their abilities. Like that looked like super smart shit and he did it so quickly. That's a man who is a master of his profession. Phenomenal

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Exactly. He also seems like a super humble and down to earth guy. Read a comment from a Drumeo cameraman saying basically exactly that and how great he was to work with. Nice to hopefully see him getting some recognition from people outside the metal community.

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

Thank you!

[@apolyon652]

Hey Justin, when playing double kick you will typically add a drop clutch to the top hi-hat cymbal which allows you to set an "open" spacing which can be closed by hand - either closing it with your fingers or tapped by a drum stick. This allows you to play with a tight or washy hi-hat sound without using your hi-hat pedal, although you can still use the pedal to close the hi-hat if needed. You can see it in some of the close shots of his left hi-hat. He also uses a remote hi-hat on the right side, which can also be a different size to the main hats for tonal variation. Hope this helps!

[@drunkenfarmerjohn42]

Band-Maid also uses this heavily. You can watch a lot of their videos and see her doing this because of just how fast she's pedaling the kick.

[@Ian-if2lf]

don't think they had those in the 70s 80s 90s?

[@emersonward6996]

Dirk Verbeuren is/was a legend way before Megadeth - imo they were lucky to get him. Love or hate the genre/s he got known for, when it comes to blast beats/death metal ... he is routinely counted among the best. He brings the "Ringo, Bonham, and Rich" mindset and inventiveness to those genres. He's solid as oak, and has this thing for making familiar sound songs sound fresh. His fill work is amazing.

[@wcw07]

Absolute truth this is. His Soilwork era is my favorite. His presence is always very significant in the band and his drums affect songs a lot.

[@daved2352]

I loved his drumming on the Devin Townsend song Juular, it was so constant and up tempo on the double kicks that the blast beat sections were the most restful part for him.

[@jeffreyaverett1800]

I can't decide if it's your musical knowledge or your sense of humor that keeps me coming back, but regardless, I always walk away having learned something new and am always smiling if not laughing aloud. Thanks for all you do, you are much appreciated. 🤘🤙✌️

[@davidramirezrodriguez3373]

I feel the same

[@CSorglos]

same here...

[@kipmcmillan2600]

Thanks for your insights into what Dirk played. Your enthusiasm and respect of other musicians is so infectious. Thank you sir!

[@sean-ew2qv]

He's as high as the dead addict.

[@LesleyVictoria]

Justin is such a respectful dude! ❤

[@hern-t]

Dirk is an amazing drummer. It's nice to see you take a peek at his work.

[@sean-ew2qv]

His peak was fueled by drugs. So great, right?!

[@_M.Silva_]

@@sean-ew2qv Dirk is an amazing drummer. It's nice to see you take a peek at his work.

[@williamdistasio9358]

​@@sean-ew2qv TF?

[@sink7]

@@sean-ew2qv like all the greats you kiddo

[@rikki030381]

The best part of this is the joy it brought everyone in watching and those in the booth even the camera man let alone spell himself

[@dapsign]

Drummer and Drumeo member here. I don’t play double kick but know that for those who do, the left foot moves between hi hat pedal and left kick pedal. Also, Drumeo just released an another video in this series where a Julliard Jazz professor plays “In Bloom” by Nirvana.

[@NikkLiberos]

Yes!!! And most of us who play double kick either have a drop hi-hat clutch (which is pretty nifty. Lars, for example, uses it) OR two hi-hats, one regular and another one by the ride cymbal, either closed tight or half closed, kinda shimmery.

[@tryste_mx]

When playing double kick I like to have my left kick pedal tucked in as close to the hi hat pedal as possible, so I can keep my left heel on the hi hat and play open/closed hi hat patterns while being able to throw in double kick triplets. When I'm fully wailing on the double kicks, I'll use a hi hat clutch as necessary, like @NikkLiberos mentioned above.

[@theshrub]

Drummond nerd here too. I just finished the Nirvana one and that was a blast to watch as well.

[@galetinm]

Disappointed in the Nirvana video. Didn't seem like he was putting in the effort as other drummers did.

[@killingjar1965]

As an old school drummer (been playing since I was 6, I’m 58 last week) I would like to inform drummers everywhere that those are bass drums not “kick” drums. Do you kick your drums? I do not. Don’t really know where that perverse nomenclature came from, but we need to fight this tyranny of words!😂😂😂😂

[@Mistressofthegroove]

I'm a drummer and Drumeo member too lol and I have absolutely loved this series where they present drummers with unfamiliar songs, but Dirk was legendary, love his Megadeth stuff!

[@mist-valley-modz]

Dirk is super-human. People may not like me saying this, but I believe that Dirk is the best musician Dave Mustaine has ever had in Megadeth.

[@khaiuschill310]

But Marty

[@seancunningham4462]

@@khaiuschill310but kiko

[@trotskyite1]

But everyone

[@jonny555ive]

You can't forget............ 🤘MEGA-DAVE🤘 He taught everyone to play guitar, just ask him.

[@NPC-fl3gq]

Kiko is crap compared to Marty. Dirk is a great guy to fill in for Nick Menza while he's busy teaching drums in heaven/hell.

[@robmiller817]

Dirk is a phenomenal player. I first saw him in 2005 at ozzfest. I was and still am blown away at his abilities. He is just ridiculous.

[@sah-win]

I love Megadeth. And it’s not always easy with Dave! But, the best thing he’s been (mostly) consistent with is surrounding himself with top-of-the-line musicians. Dirk is no exception!

[@nima665]

Exactly! I wonder if that’s the reason why he fires them!

[@Elementloaf]

​@nima665 because its Dave 😂

[@sah-win]

@@nima665 I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a motivating factor behind at least one of them.

[@anne-marieconnolly7297]

I've watched this Drumeo episode at least a hundred times! Dirk is an amazing drummer. He has given some really thoughtful interviews including one conducted by his fellow bandmate Kiko. It was fascinating to get an insight into Dirk and the reason why he is always smiling! A very talented drummer!

[@itsokaynatalie]

I can’t stop watching it.

[@paulEmotionalaudio]

Dirk is an absolutely killer drummer. Not a metal fan but you cannot go past his technique, feel and ability. First time hearing the track without drums and he busts this out… amazing.

[@erakattack]

After Soilwork's "Figure Number Five", I wasn't expecting much for the next record. I picked it up and was blown away. Not only was the songwriting and mix so much better, but it was Dirk's first album with them and I'd never heard drumming like that before. He's a legend in the metal world for his abilities and feel. My brother had the pleasure of touring with Soilwork several years ago. He said Dirk is the sweetest dude and he'd pretty much grown into the role of running most of the logistical machinery behind the band. We've been happy to see him get the Megadeth gig, though it does bum me out that he can't really be "Dirk" in that band. But I'm sure he's enjoying the perks.

[@blackwivesmatter9040]

Dirk Perks

[@dazren7988]

I couldn't agree more with the start of the first paragraph and the end of the last... Dirk's work with Soilwork was incredible, some of the most complex and amazing drumming I've ever heard, such a creative and professional musician. When he left Soilwork to join Megadeth, my heart broke and I couldn't help but feel he'd taken a step down musically.

[@AllezJuniorTennisMagazine]

The opening rudiment is called a drag with two grace notes followed by a normal note. He also has two hi-hats, a right and a left one, each set with varying degrees of decay.

[@Sigmondenglebertsaxon]

As a kid i was obsessed with guitarists but when i hit my mid 30s i got a massive appreciation for drummer's and the contributions they have made to music.

[@jeffelbelping1844]

In Dirk's notes, I see "not 2nd time" after "Epic" and "Guit Big" after "Chorus." Big guitar! Dirk's a tremendous player. Fun stuff.

[@patrickjenson827]

I love how his drumming gave the song a completely different feeling.

[@dontfeartheringo]

Drummer here! You often get very special clamp for the hi-hat stand that bolts it to the kick drum. This eliminates the need for the extra legs that make the stand a tripod, normally. That way you don't have to span quite as far from the left kick to the hi-hat pedal. They're side-by-side once you've done that. I dunno what maniacs like Ginger Baker and Nick Mason did, back in the day. There may have been some hacksaw-and-gaff tape magic at work. As for what you do with the hi-hat while you're playing that extra kick drum: A lot of the time the drummer just moves his right hand to the ride cymbal or floor tom. A lot of guys keep their hi-hats fairly close together, even in fully the open position, so that if they are playing hi-hat while doing the dugga-dugga, it's just a bit of slosh. Sterling Campbell keeps his hats so close that you can barely slide the tip of an ink pen in between them, even though he plays single pedal pretty much all the time. Honestly, how far do you need the hi-hats to open, after all?

[@DegraTrip]

Baard Kolstadt from Leprous is another example of a loose grip drummer. He's my my favorite drummer all-time and he isn't even 30 yet. You could probably react to his drum playthrough of The Sky is Red. Their singer is incredibe too.

[@billyhughes9776]

Dirk is a badass and seems to be a fine, fine gentleman. Love the Drumeo stuff,...especially those hear the song for the time redos. Awesome.

[@ohnoZomBri]

I love these Drumeo videos, it’s a pleasure to hear your commentary!

[@ErForce1]

I've been fortunate enough to have had Dirk write and record drums for MY RIFFS! An absolute legend, one of my favorite drummers ever (check Scarve - Irradiant). Fun fact, this makes me removed by 1 degree of separation from Megadeth (and 2 from Metallica!!)

[@jaime7203]

Cool!

[@p0esbek]

Hey Justin, to answer your hi-hat double kick question; when you’re playing double kicks/pedals the hi-hats tend to usually stay open for the duration of the part. Some drummers use their heel to try to keep the hats down whilst the balls of their feet operate the other pedal, sometimes they have half a foot on the hi hat pedal and half a foot on the kick to keep the hats pulsing. Another cool thing that exists is a clutch that the drummer can hit to drop the hi hats if they need them closed-ish and stomping on the hi hat pedal locks the clutch to the cymbal again opening it up once more. If they’re not doing that, they will have a completely separate hi hat that is always closed or is operated with a remote pedal or sometimes even the latter with a clutch. There are many options out there. I hope it was informative!

[@charliebluechaos4963]

Drummers can really make or break a song. I was listening to some earlier Radiohead albums and I realized they probably wouldn't have gone very far without Phil. The way he could listen to Thom's and Jonny's kind of ephemeral walls of sound and put a beat to it to enable the song. Brilliant. Anyway Much love to you Mr Hawkins ❤

[@DJChizzlesworth]

Phil Selway is a human metronome, I'm sure of it.

[@boyfromoz7]

Agreed. This Drumeo series is A+ content. Wish we had more of them.

[@JimiClownshoes]

I'm a lead guitarist I'm contractually obligated to take the Mick out of drummers. But I've become addicted to these drumeo videos. The jazz drummer doing nirvana is brilliant. Apparently drummers have talent, who knew 🤣🤣

[@EJROCKER1]

I love his creativity and the sound of the kit. Well done.

[@mattfallen4073]

Both descriptions of bad drummers - ‘Less swing than a broken arm’ and ‘shed-builders’ - sent me 😂

[@MagsMusicfan9]

Dirk is awesome! My fav Megadeth drummer next to the late Nick Menza. Hes brilliant and seems like a super nice guy! 🤘🏻

[@justinguitarcia]

Love this series by drumeo so much. Its really fascinating. This performance, for example, makes it like a power rock emo thing, totally changes the vibe. Makes the vocal performance wayy more dramatic feeling lol

[@iank7941]

Dirk is awesome. Has his own blastbeat.

[@Leaving_Orbit]

Love Dirk. I saw him with Soilwork some years ago. Ps: He played in Scarve as well. Great technical French metal band.

[@jgudzik]

When using double bass drums, there is usually either a clutch that will release the top hi hat which will reengage when the pedal is pressed, or a remote hi hat that is always closed. 🤘

[@chrisroberts7607]

That was an awesome interpretation. Very talented 😊

[@mrfleursg]

Justin should have more than 2 million suscribers , TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST !!

[@Elletorryshred]

A big improvement on the original! I’ll probably be crucified for this comment, but sadly it’s been overplayed by cover bands that my ears were actually refreshed to hear such a superb interpretation!!

[@zootsoot2006]

As good a drummer as I'm sure he is, his style doesn't really go with this track let's be honest.

[@thatsamazin-]

@@zootsoot2006 Ima be honest. I prefer this over the original. The original is too “dancy”. This sounds like a great rock song.

[@gurrrn1102]

It’s good for a change having a talented musician play at least one part in this song.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

​@@thatsamazin-Totally, I mean what kind of freak likes music you can actually dance to 😂

[@Wyl7]

@@Christopher-md7tf well… if you read the lyrics, they’re not exactly happy, dance party stuff. The original is the original, but I’m in the camp that thinks Dirk’s version draws out an emotional element better fitting the lyrics than the original. Just an opinion of course.

[@jonny555ive]

D.V. is an absolute BEAST. His speed, technique and how relaxed he is, is an inspiration to me. I've been playing drums for 30 plus years and I never stop learning something new. And by the way, yes, you do take your left foot off and put it on the hi-hat. Great upload Justin. Take care, ~Jonny5🥁

[@paulmdevenney]

I love that Drumeo channel. I don't play, but I still go there from time to time for the interesting content. They have a few other drumers who regularly do the same premise of learning a track on the fly. It's always fascinating to watch

[@clifftonsfly]

He has two sets of hats. Left set is standard operated by the pedal and one on the right to play open handed that is fixed in distance between cymbals to give he sound you want. In this case an open washy sound. You can also get remote hi hat operation for those that prefer to play the hats open handed so pedal i=on oeft foot as normal but hats to the right of the kit👍

[@junkheadINC]

I saw this a month ago and it was phenomenal. So much so that I tried to get everyone to watch it. Crazy. Plus dude seems super chill and humble.

[@sambruce8502]

Hi Justin. I’ve always adored the classic jazz muso joke… “So many drummers, so little time”. Thank you xx ❤️

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Dave can pick great bandmates, it's like he's trying to form a metal allstar team every 3-5 years.

[@Wyl7]

It’s more that he can’t get along with many people on a long term basis. He burns people out and they either quit or get fired once they’re fed up with him. It’s sad really, I’ve met Mustaine and he can be a thoughtful person. But in the band setting, he’s the control freak micromanaging boss that you can only handle for so long.

[@roscopervis]

Justin, to do the 6 degrees of separation thing with you and Dirk is very easy. Dirk used to be a session and touring musician for the incredible Devin Townsend (Pandemic from the album Deconstruction is a riot!). Darby Todd of the former your drummer role is now the current touring and session drummer for the venerable Devin Townsend. It’s a small world.

[@jamiedown7157]

Personally my favourites of these videos drumeo have done have been the ones with domino, her attitude is infecitous and they genuinely push her right out of her comfort zone with the songs they give her but she still absolutely kills it.

[@erakattack]

My brother had the pleasure of touring with Soilwork several years ago. He said Dirk is the sweetest dude and he'd pretty much grown into the role of running most of the logistical machinery behind the band. We've been happy to see him get the Megadeth gig, though it does bum me out that he can't really be "Dirk" in that band. But I'm sure he's enjoying the perks.

[@Nicolasmondragon707]

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!! 🎉🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@b3nji777]

"allo Drummer here, Dirk has a second high hat set up to the right that would be set to sizzle mode for double kick sections. His main hats would be set to be pretty tight as he wouldn't be keeping time with the left foot as much as a a jazz drummer would. Droppin the knowledge peace out.

[@Popchyk]

Love this! Those fills gave me chills :)

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Nice rhyme.

[@audiosmurf]

Sounds more melancholy in half time, and at the same time somehow closer to a pop punk ballad.

[@MichaelDionneDrummer]

Hey there Justin! When playing double kick drums or a double pedal, your left foot (for a right-handed player, obviously) goes back and forth between the hi-hat pedal and the left kick pedal. When playing the left kick pedal, the hi-hat simply stays open, unless you use a device called a drop clutch. A drop clutch is a hi-hat clutch that has a lever that, when pulled, lets the top hi-hat cymbal drop on the bottom one, allowing you to play your hi-hat closed while playing double kicks. Once you press on the hi-hat pedal again, the clutch grabs the top cymbal back!

[@ai.d__g]

Amazing drummer. Where I live it was hard finding good drummers, and the one that I got to jam with for a bit ending dyingfrom drugs. Drummers are royalty, don't take them for granted !

[@georgiag9155]

I've never heard of Dirk before but I appreciate him as an extremely skilled musician, I love watching experts do their thing with generosity in sharing their techniques with others, thanks JH and youtube for filling in some time of my insomnia.

[@Heathen-r9v]

I’m a rock and metal drummer but started playing jazz so my foundation is rooted in fundamental rudiments, improv and swing. It’s helped my fills and comfort with trying new genres. I would love to do something like this.

[@newmzy0]

Regarding the use of 2 bass drums and hi-hat, one way to deal with this is to use a drop-clutch. The hi-hat clutch is the the fitting that holds the top hat cymbal to the inner rod which moves up and down with the hat pedal. A drop clutch has a little lever which when hit with a stick, drops the top hat cymbal down on to the bottom cymbal (which you would do as you swap your left foot from hat pedal to left bass drum pedal) so that when you are using two bass drums the hats are set to a kind of loosely closed position. When you swap your foot back to hat pedal and press your foot down, the drop-clutch picks the top hat cymbal back up and the hi-hat system works as normal.

[@MrCayuga]

As for hi-hats, there's multiple ways double bass players play them. Dirk has two, the main one is a regular hi-hat with a pedal stand so it's open when he plays double bass, the right one a remote one without a pedal and it is tight closed. If you want to use just one hi hat - you can use a switch lever on top of your main one which is operated by hand - where you can switch it from open to closed.

[@brossjackson]

If you haven't tried the one where Dennis Chambers has to play along with Schism without knowing anything about Tool that's probably my favorite (and he's astonishing). The ones with Domino Santantonio are fun, too (she does a couple,: Slipknot and Mastodon).

[@oneeyedkrow5633]

Wow I would never have found this dude without your reaction video and channel. So glad I checked out the full version. Insanely good...no pun intended. Thank you👊

[@justinreynolds3935]

Dirk is a such a cool dude. I met him when we toured with his old band soilwork. I can see why he got the megadeth gig. He's not just a great player. He's an awesome human. No ego. Super approachable.

[@saburu79666]

Dirk is King 🤴🏽

[@chrisdurcan4673]

Excellent! Enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@PurpleDreki]

Dirk is amazing! One of the best drummers out there!

[@BridgeIV]

What an awesome premise for a show! You'd have to be a pretty confident/competent drummer to go in blind like that!

[@RodencyRoyalist]

Justin, I feel a collaboration of some kind between you and Myles Kennedy would bode well for the musical community. Perhaps you could seriously weigh up the idea of that "yacht rock" record?

[@drfill9210]

I don't have a double kick but I kinda know the theory. You can hold the high hat with the ball of your foot and operate the kick drum with your heel. You can also just release the high hat by unscrewing the clamp. Gives you closed hat sound. Similarly you can alternate heel and toe with the high hats to simulate 4/4 open shut high hat action while you are doing fills ...

[@Fabsaretta]

Eloy Casagrande playing Rescued by the Foo Fighters is awesome too!!

[@driesvanoosten4417]

Off all the videos drumeo made in this series, this one is the most amazing. The casual metal vocabulaire that slips in every so often is hilarious, but not at all out of place. Dirk is just such a fantastic drummer.

[@fedexnman]

Yeah I'm NOT a drummer and seen this Drummeo and Dirk video . That guy's amazing .

[@igooog]

Dirk's awesome, one of the best and yet most humble drummers I've ever seen

[@mattlow8074]

There is no nicer person on the internet than Justin

[@nahnotsomuch2292]

Go check out his playthrough on 'Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter' from his time in Soilwork. You can catch a slight bit of insight into his diversity of playing there. He's incredible. He adds this amazing groove into that song.

[@edcoad4930]

Such a great drumeo video and, Mr Hawkins, welcome to the party!😂 watch the Sandman video too. As a total musical newbie, this blew me away how musicians just work so quickly and it highlights just how good these people are.

[@phoenixgirl70]

Yes! Some people have this idea that musicians (at least ones not in symphonies) are dumb. Of course theirs different areas of our personalities/choices might not be the sharpest all the time. But musicians are no dummies. The more I learn the more in awe I’m in learning about what’s involved playing guitar, drums, bass and it’s so interesting and I just love it!

[@apatternedhorizon]

Dirk seems like such a chill guy. They just released another one of these with him today doing Paramore.

[@Tanrichguy]

I love watching professional musicians like this. So smooth, so intelligent.

[@kevincross9206]

Wow! Most of the technical stuff about this goes over my head, but what I draw from it is that he’s an accomplished musician 👍🏻

[@Dan-po8bi]

Appreciate much your generous approach to your commentary Justin. Lovely!

[@GenuineBruno]

I have been a fan of Dirk since I started listening to Soilwork in 2013. Check out his playthrough of Leech. Shows why he is a top class drummer.

[@SteveCoronado2]

I have been a Megadeth fan from the beginning. I fell off around 2000 and until Dirk joined them. He’s awesome 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯

[@saltesc]

@11:00 There's a few techniques. Normally the foot comes completely off and your hats aren't separated that much-or are as separated as you've made them on the radius rod-or you have a second set of hats (like he does) that aren't open that much. But also there's heel-toe techniques where the foot's on both pedals based on preference of which has heel and which has toe. Personally, I leave a bit of heel on the hat to keep it closed how I like and toe the kick. But there's also a technique on a single kick where drummers use the heel to hit once, then the toe to hit again off the bounce in one motion. Using heel-toe on hats, they tend to keep their toe on the hat pedal and bounce their heel on the extra kick since they're so good at heel bouncing. I find that harder, but I imagine it's more precise if mastered. Normally this is used for quick blips that you pivot over too, but nothing constant-way too much effort. Lastly, the easiest and laziest is to just put feet on the kick pedals and RH over on the ride or crashes. Generally that's in part of a song where you're doing that with the RH anyway for more texture and using double-kick adds even more texture depending how full you want to go. Here he's doing that with the second set of hats not opened much, so it's a less full thrash sound compared to cymbals that ring out much longer.

[@anba9499]

what a time to be alive, enjoy an artists take of an artists take of an artists work

[@richardburger4859]

Just surfing around at 130am and came across this, found you to very entertaining to watch. You have a great sense of humor and explain things so even those of us that have zero musical ability can understand the nuance of what is being done.

[@davidhitsdrums]

11:10 Exactly that so hi-hat pedal on the left, then double bass typically to the right of that pedal. For people with only one bass drum these pedals are connected with a rod that twists to kick the beater; so it'd be tough to have the hi-hat pedal anywhere else. (can use a floating hi-hat of course!)

[@lilianrock06]

Your show in Paris was spectacular, what an amazing experience ! Cheers, Karaoke Guy 😁

[@LemmysLounge]

This I the first time I've ever heard Mr. Brightside to, I've heard of the Killers, but I couldn't tell you a single song. Great video as usual, much love

[@Maybeabandaid9]

He has two sets of high hats, one over by the ride that is just always open. When he wants to do intricate hi-hat work opening and closing them, then yes. He moves his left foot back and forth from the hi-hat stand pedal and the left drum pedal.

[@alysmarcus7747]

this was so cool. a good friend of mine is an amazing drummer and hearing him talk about it like mathematics leaves my brain melted - i can improv and drum quite well . . . but nothing compares to this -what fun

[@RyneMurray23]

The best musicians know how to play for the song they are playing. There is nothing better than watching musicians like this.

[@jeremys5400]

Dirk is brilliant, so talented and humble.

[@remo2708]

Probably doesn’t fit in your reaction format, but there’s a video of Dirk recording drums for the Soilwork song Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter. Amazing view of what he can do, doesn’t get challenged in Megadeth

[@JeezonTorst]

Love this one, he totally changes the song by going half time on it. You should check out the one that Domino Santantonio does on Slipknot also!

[@jamesharper1729]

i watched the OG vid awhile back. Im glad u covered it. Awesome cover!

[@chaosultimamage]

I first heard DIrk like 15 years ago with Soilwork (obviously a metal band), and fell in love. He's so good and just fluid, he can play fucking anything. Recently, he's been sessioning for one of my favorite death metal bands, The Project Hate, and absolutely killing it - on top of, obviously being the Megadeath drummer.

[@dreddireitinho]

I loved this video too. He´s really cool and laid back, and that is amazing. When you play double bass, you can change your foot from the pedal to the hi hat, or, i think its this case, you can have 2 hi hat. 1 closed and one open. So i believe he has the closed ones on his right, and the open hats near the ride cymbal.

[@SteveHill-dk5xl]

I watch Justin daily. He just seems so grounded and intuitive.

[@bling-182]

Drummer here. You were right with your takes on what to do with the hi-hat. It really comes down to personal preference and style. I (and most drummers) will move the left foot back and forth. Having the hi-hat partially open (low top cymbal) gives it that nice splashy(?) sound we rockers love without having to touch the pedal much at all. Looks like he has 2 hi-hats though! (one partially open, the other closed but loose) I really haven't touched a kit much, so other drummers, pls chime in if I'm off

[@stephgreen3070]

I stumbled across this video a bit ago and had to dive head first down the Drumeo wormhole. Absolutely brilliant. I love this one and also love all of the ones with Domino Santantonio. Really fun premise.

[@seviswitzerland3470]

Thank you for the fantastic concert at La Cigale in Paris. Une fois, deux fois, trois fois, quatre fois, cinq fois .. je t‘aime. You should do a record of this song. Unbelievable charming Merci 🙏

[@Cjmacj]

I absolutely love Drumeo's First Time series, it's a Hot Ones for Drum nerds!

[@jeffgreene1055]

Dirk is amazing!