The Hybrid Technique by Hannes Grossmann

[@Anaximander29A]

The snare on the first "quiet" blast is still louder than most high speed metal drummers can do it. ;)

[@kyokusanagiclonver1]

- You know, regular Slayer beat. (like a boss)

[@AlisterTate]

Hannes went to the Virgin Islands once. Now their just called the Islands.

[@8man943]

women arent funny

[@endowednigerian]

best comment ever!

[@anticimex1613]

"You know." -Hannes Grossmann, 2010

[@Zyborggian]

tru

[@EXHellfire]

Marco Minnemann, Tomas Haake, Matt Garstka, all say "you know" a lot

[@jrmhbky]

it's a conversational drum fill

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

@@EXHellfire Well, Marco and Hannes have the excuse that English isn't their first language. Thomas Lang and Jojo Mayer also say it a lot. The funny thing is that they all speak German. XD

[@notasilicaanimus]

Too few drummers understand that speed is nothing without dynamic control; the point he makes about weak blasts shows that Hannes fully appreciates this. His blast is probably the most consistently powerful that I've ever heard.

[@PAINRULEZ]

Hey there Sick Drummers, Hannes Grossman here and today we're going to learn how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

[@rickhxc]

ill watch it

[@kunstprodukt]

That smile at 2:37 ...priceless

[@rankest2390]

Hahaha

[@maurizio7188]

Very germanic smile...

[@ImminentThreatBand]

I love how he blasts, looks at the camera, and smiles.

[@hazardeur]

well, tell you what, i also would have that stupid smile on my face if i could blast like that

[@nothingleft777]

Ah Germans...always pursue efficiency..even when they play drums.

[@herodesh]

Probably he does not live in berlin :)

[@dbo0729]

@@herodesh haha true.

[@freddymaierx2363]

Germany has more than just Berlin

[@VerdugoX2L]

Hannes has got to be one of the best modern drummers

[@TM-fr7gh]

2:58, that's what he was searching for. Giggity

[@MattWeismiller1994]

"...rock-hard magazine..." Love this guy

[@mofyzal]

fast brutal technical drummer with smooth voice. he's the MAN!

[@jimbo2346]

If you were to judge this guy off of his voice without knowing him, you'd probably never think he was a death metal drummer. He's an amazing drummer.

[@freddymaierx2363]

I mean Most Death Metal musicians are the nicest people outside of the songs

[@Martink21]

"So I guess alot of you guys already use some kind of fingers, while they are blasting, but actually not, I guess not ... to the extreme like I do" - Hannes Grossmann 2010. So hilarious :D

[@littlebear2477]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin

[@KEVINJAGDIPSINGH]

"climax, that's what i was searching for" that's what she said

[@taomahNEGEV]

What a humble person the world's best tech death metal drummer and composer is!

[@Boognish_]

4:29 Mind official blown. Goodnight!

[@berndkiltz]

Yeah, Du denkst genau das gleiche über Technik wie ich! Das Nervt immer, wenn die Leute die ihr Instrument nicht beherrschen einem etwas über Feeling erzählen wollen... Super. Ich mag Dein Spiel!

[@dumahdrummer654]

Holy SHIT!! That increase in volume and power 😮😮

[@skater15153]

after watching this i realized i switch to this technique if i get a little tired blasting at 240+. it is quite efficient of a technique. Another good way to train fingers I've found is to change which finger is the fulcrum. So only use thumb to index, then only thumb to middle, thumb to ring etc. It really gets you strong but also makes sure you can control the stick. Good video!

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

@fernando25baltazar Yes Indeed! Hannes is the man and seriously one of the coolest dudes out there!

[@ihsahnakerfeldt2765]

Hannes Großmann = Inbegriff der deutschen Effizienz, aufs Schlagzeug angewendet :D

[@drumlover13]

very humble, very inspirational. great drummer.

[@BedoyaMJuanP]

I use finger technique with german grip

[@exodus616]

just came back from practising it on aroung 220 bpm. i was used to play only with fingers, together with wrist and a bit of moeller its so much more punch and endurance. thx hannes!!!

[@ChemoTherapy87]

This is one of the best lessons about blasting on youtube, no shit.

[@EdgeStormcrow]

good technique, good explainations.. polite man.

[@desperanto.]

6:07 focus on his face.

[@someone.2070]

:( :) :(

[@littlebear2477]

Hahahah I only just spotted it

[@johndonald6771]

It might be just a matter of taste but I actually prefer blast beats where the snare drum is less strong than in a skank beat (f.e.) of the same song. I don't like the blast beat he plays at the very end that much because in my opinion he puts the snare drum too much forward - I don't want to critisize him, as said it's a matter of pure taste. His technique is still very useful in my opinion and I think it's also quite unique - great drummer!

[@paddeification]

This is a lesson I never forget. :)

[@ThomasofAllTrades]

where is he from? he has a distinctive accent.

[@ChinoBoomslang]

sexy voice and macho drumming!

[@josealbertohernandezresendiz]

Jajajajajaja

[@jessebowles5632]

Highest Stick Height Ever.

[@StudMuffin69]

Go look at Joey Jordison doing blast beats

[@fatalkill101]

i love the sound of his snare drum

[@HonkeyKongLive]

I love that his "exaggerated" weak blast beat is pretty much how tons of drummers play blasts normally.

[@Obsidus]

"No homo", but it's kind of adoreable the way he speaks. Like he is some nice little kid that is trying to show his parents something. A little kid that fucking slays.

[@SinisterSkip]

that's absolutely SICK rebound man :)

[@inimicalODDITY]

I've always considered him to have the most brilliant blast beat patterns. He's just so unorthodox.

[@CarlAfuPhace]

I find his voice very relaxing for some reason. XD

[@ndmason]

"its kind of like punching a basketball" fucking metal

[@DBZ4ETERNITY]

Dude makes it look easy.

[@drewdrew8624]

I use this technique most of the time when I'm blasting. The wrists provide the power and the fingers are the icing on the cake. I feel like myself and a lot of drummers think it's bs that Mueller technique is named after anyone. I figured that out early in my playing simply just by playing. It's push pull.. Just a side note.

[@Wannalikemy]

Eg-Fucking-xactly.

[@richogem]

the moeller technique is a little more than that. you could actually read the fucking book by stanford moeller and find out why instead of criticizing out of ignorance.

[@klick2destruct]

@zmanbrody he means that the snare hits are louder in the first "slayer" beat than in the blast beat

[@KebabHolokaust]

@NeveGialla161 120 is the same thin than 240. He just use a smaller division ( or play it twice faster if you prefer ^^ )

[@spaceorb123]

My 2nd favorite drummer.

[@11anonomys]

he seems so damn nice...he could tell my grandma dead baby jokes, and she'd probably be okay with it.

[@matycee]

So wait, Hannes... With your analogy of the hybrid as it associates to the automobile, which part of the stroke is gas and which part is electric?

[@ChristopherTheriault]

'you know..' haha, what a sick little man. and technique, technique, technique.

[@Opuskrokus]

I love people who know what they are talking about!

[@behindthen0thing]

Me too

[@OneNoiseMusic]

ive never seen this before and it seems i developed this technique over time

[@6sic666666]

He talks so...... peaceful..... He must be some beast on drums, The quiet ones are always the loudest xD!

[@koekhapper]

definitly going to experiment with this

[@Unrated48]

Gosssshhhh he sounds so good !!!!

[@CANIMALEDETTI]

hey, what about fingers strengthening with traditional grip?

[@etilcareh]

Bravissimo from France, bro !

[@pigsquealingcore]

"not to the extreme, like I DO!" hate you =( such an amazing drummer! this video owns! thanks sick drummer!

[@ZachMetalAsFuck]

3:10 - goddamn look at how high his stick gets from the snare !! Does anyone else feel like him speeking eglish sound painful? lol he just sounds like he's struggling every word :p

[@mhongthrash]

this guy is really soft spoken

[@Mp5Drummer]

I'm not really into blasts, but between his power and his snare sound, his ones sound fuckin' A!

[@stinkjar3]

the first blast was stilll amazingly smooth lol

[@Ruckusdrummer840]

this dude is so polite & proper LoL

[@1972ibleedcrimson]

I know right !

[@jonoortrev]

my god, this is genius, I'm taking this on board!

[@BramTrommelen]

Awesome! Actually he told me about that one-finger fingertechnique, it's pretty sick!

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

@Yisida Another day in Paradise ;)

[@HamerD]

nice man, I enjoy this hybrid motion.

[@tigrisnakkana]

@SumFallGrace Same, it still sounds awesome.

[@MattWeismiller1994]

My most favorite album by Death are either Human or The Sound Of Perseverance.

[@CamerOneiric]

He's so fucking funny. His voice is so disarming haha

[@_neto_luis]

This guy is gonna get much better than Kollias, his blast beats are not so fast but much more powerful!

[@t3hgir]

algorithm telling me something

[@spetterpoepeke]

Very nice !

[@hlslayer123]

Lol I bet they're awesome. I haven't really heard Obscura that much, but I've heard Blotted Science. I'll have to check em out soon.

[@MarkoMaddy]

ah... didnt actually realise i've always used the hybrid technique for blastbeats until now. It actually works really well I can get around 240 bpm. guess all there is to do now is to strengthen my fingers and that so I can enhance the technique

[@MattWeismiller1994]

Get in line bud. You're not the only one.

[@carcassgrindcorpsesc]

that comeback was the best thing ever. i read it over 2 hours and i'm still laughing when i remember.. really creepy, killing a girl by clytoris stimulation and telling her "there's no contradiction between feeling and technique".. hillarious

[@GraveyardWarden]

I've been using this technique for awhile and I didn't know it even existed..

[@spitefulwar]

Meanwhile (in drummer heaven) Buddy Rich still exclaims: "You're not playing traditional grip - you're not a real drummer!" *Vinnie Paul throws a drum stick at Buddy*

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

Buddy Rich was a clown.

[@mikesevekh6049]

I met him back in 2009 is a silent but nice guy, when he was with necrophagist I ask him to teach me how to do that kind of blastbeat, he kind refused maybe because he wanted anyone to know it but there it is in you tube for everyone

[@djabthrash]

cool technique

[@Juicemaster777]

Cool tips

[@volokhonio]

How come he uses all his fingers if he's got his pinkies loose?

[@ottawadrummer]

hahahahaha man that intro is the best ever.

[@ricklieffering]

Sitting here on the couch, doing the hybrid wavething. Yep, works, probably be doing 250 tomorrow =P

[@ddrum1090]

first example "doesn't sound half bad" second example "dear god"

[@AlderwoodMusic]

"That's what I was searching for... the climax"

[@StuFX]

haha, Hannes is the man!

[@badrandom3rd]

I had the pleasure of meeting him before a show, all of Obscura are really nice guys. The singer has the kind of personality where it seems like you're talking to an old friend that you haven't seen in a while. Hannes also talks exactly like this in person.

[@HonkeyKongLive]

Haha, this is something I started doing without realizing it. Made my left hand MUCH faster.

[@Yisida]

EPIC "hey sick drummers whats up" XD

[@SeanLain]

7:19 I totally got mind fucked. I was wondering if the audio cut out for a second there.

[@raokin466]

2:39 Smile that means: ''I can go that fast, you can't''

[@johannes_drums]

what a friendly...calm....and HOLY FUCKIN SHIT SICK GUY!!! =D

[@Vikingnoise92]

" You Know "

[@eggonpetraw]

great man

[@verbaledge]

@doublebassrox he was. their new one is sick too Romain Goulon

[@STWband]

Here's how to watch it: 1st- 2:31-2:39 Damn da dude can play 2nd- 3:04-3:14 HOLY SHIT! WTF?! 3rd- cream your pants.

[@mahikawon666]

thats a jojo nayer technique!!!! very well done

[@freNETikus]

Nice drum.