Nils "Dominator" Fjellström - Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas (Drumcam)

Nils doing his thing in Romania.. Live at Metalhead Meeting, Bucharest. 12.06.2015

[@agitatingazathoth1592]

He's level 100 in light armor, which increases attack speed once mastered. Explains everything.

[@karma9007]

Dont forget Critical hits :)

[@mog1784]

×666 POINTS

[@faunbudweis]

read a similar commnet years ago, some people will do anything for a meaningless utube like...

[@kayziix9618]

@@faunbudweis and so people will do anything to waste their time and get upset for pretty much anything. what a strange world we live in *insert 2013 meme here* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@faunbudweis]

@@kayziix9618 as well as some will do anything to assert their holier than thou attitude... stealing jokes to get silly utube likes is just so low..

[@moribnd]

One of the best drummers of our lifetime, but not many people will ever know.

[@Aggressivelyappreciatingnature]

Hekate's Flame Right? But unfortunately in this day and age not many people care. But hey, we all know he rules and I think the fact that most people couldn't give a shit less just make people like us appreciate musicians like him even more! 🤘

[@yahtzeeeuook3193]

Because their music is gay

[@ElijahMendiola]

I’d say fastest, not best

[@danielkapahnke]

This performance is fckin superhuman

[@livingdeadfrank671]

I do. My former drummer toured with this guy, super cool in person, but inhuman behind the kit as you all can see.

[@armando77ga70]

This is THE VIDEO, the only fucking video you can see thousands of times and never ever get tired of.

[@LupoAndy]

This!

[@Vinter666]

This is THE COMMENT.

[@Tiziano182]

Easy for you to say!!. you are not playing the drums!

[@Typhoon0627]

This one got dethroned by the video of him playing Celestial Deconstruction, which is just pure filth.

[@MartinBanol-yh8ki]

Igualmente parcero

[@travishopkins6539]

I’m not a big fan of black metal but I could sit and watch this video all day. The level of control and smoothness nils has is absolutely unreal.

[@aditwani6562]

you'd love jaane jaloma too

[@stonedcodingtom9097]

same

[@MetalJaska]

I agree. I don’t like it in musical terms, but it is so awesome to see someone doing a Job like that. Power, endurance, control… the way he plays the ride is out of this world

[@Payito5607]

Bear in mind he didn't even recorded drum parts for the "Vobiscum Satanas" record, and still made this song very much his own, pure speed and technicality, sick drummer.

[@brunosinedino]

After this performance, the drums needed a cigarette

[@patska78]

They needed a coffin, those toms & cymbals we're DONE ;)

[@patska78]

@usa girl Well that's what makes this performance even more impressive, that fucking uncomfortable armor he's wearin', and combat boots ;)

[@watchlistenlearn]

@usa girl the only crap is your comment..

[@boppbipp1446]

After this performance he, as an honest man, has to marry them.

[@asifvomit]

HAHAHA

[@trents.b6903]

Still listen to this daily. My coworker were blown away. Told them to look up dark funeral 😂😂😂😂 they think im crazy. Been a dark funeral fan since 1997.

[@caden0622]

This guy’s cardio must be absolutely insane!

[@Inhaleblackexhaleblue]

They train by outrunning bears.

[@EADPE]

He will never going to be fast lol

[@Micke_K]

He use techniques that doesnt take so much energy and he's not so big which means he can use his energy longer than a bigger dude. Watch he's face, he breathes through he's mouth, most drummers forget to breathe deep through their mouth, some hold their breathes and after a time they breathe heavily like a fat guy in sahara.

[@panssarmaister]

I think he uses a lot of power especially on fills so it has to take much energy imo. Maybe blasts not that much :O

[@Leo-yn5fx]

Mikael Karlsson the fuck kind of bullshit acience is that dude stop.

[@FabioOsorio619]

The fact that this doesn’t have more views or him Not having more recognition is criminal but also fucking amazing.

[@darrylwoodbury]

Dominator is a beast. What he does shouldn't be possible. He's an awesome drummer.

[@braedonreed7136]

I'd love to he him compete against Aaron Kitcher

[@bigjimbill]

@@braedonreed7136 That man although good, couldnt do IA for a set. Dominator practically does.

[@josefanon8504]

@@braedonreed7136 how about Francesco Paoli

[@jonathanmellqvist2]

Especially considering he's playing left handed ;)

[@KORNBG]

@@braedonreed7136 ahaha you rly? AK using programmed drums/sped up vids vs 1h Dark funeral set playliist nonstop blastbeats? You shouldnt be serious about it :)

[@RytkösenJussi]

Finally one drummer who uses whole kit. Been dark funeral fan since 94-95 and i know that he aint in DF anymore. Respects from Finland. This is bm machine.

[@dethmetal1396]

I've watched this video at least 20 times now and it still never gets old. Dude is insane!!

[@kevinscott3315]

Every time I watch it I'm more impressed than the last time.

[@kevinstreet220]

I've watched it 20 times today😂😊

[@TonyArzenta]

Since I discovered this video, I watch at least a portion of it almost daily. I'm not even into this genre or familiar with this band aside from these Dominator drum-cams, but he's truly satisfying to watch.

[@borispeci]

This definitely sets the standard for future drum cams, holy shit! One of the best! (I mean audio wise, the mix is just brutal!) The skill of the drummer is of course absolutely epic!

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

imagine nils knock your door

[@Eulerteteu]

Kkkkkkkk

[@viktoryeshchenko1181]

Please pin this comment :D

[@seyyjJ]

lol

[@bertberw8653]

You would always know it's him, because no one else would be able to replicate it

[@dovkushnir7808]

I wanna like this comment, but it's at 69 and I can't 😭

[@andressolo]

I was in a festival, in 2007, where this band performed. I didn't know them, and I'm not much into black metal. But they started playing and I went just by the closest point to the drummer and my jaw dropped for an hour.

[@frankcirrito6550]

His technical skills are astounding, no question about it. The other astounding thing is how many fantastic musicians have come from Scandinavia period.

[@dolanftd]

this is the single most impressive piece of drumming ive seen... unreal!!!

[@ShrkBiT]

Fuck I missed this man. Been on tour with him 6 weeks and every night he put his all into it. Great dude to hang out with too, such a brother and an achor!

[@recentlybeheaded]

I’ve probably commented a few times on this video, but I can’t stop saying Dominator is legitimately a contender for best drummer in BM. Ever.

[@bencross3759]

I can’t get enough of this! This is hands down the best drumming I’ve ever seen! Master of the drums! His ride work is amazing!

[@jota.jota87]

Totally insane man, an underrated drummer that everybody should know

[@tence_6965]

He's probably one of the best metal drummers overall.

[@DeadGlassEyes]

Whenever Dominator plays, a Bible somewhere bursts into flames.

[@DeicideAmon]

soulless And the koran

[@Pure.Mayhem13]

Burn the Bible and Koran and Torah

[@thebigmoosy9706]

Shut the fuck up and bay your pills.

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

soulless let the Burn HAIL ODIN AND THOR HAHA 😂🤘🏻🙏🏻

[@rsaldivar8]

Burn all the stupid bills too

[@Bielanski-bandzior]

His nickname matches his style perfectly. His drumming is not as tasteful and sophisticated as Darkside’s, but it’s just pure domination and sonic holocaust. He’s an excellent musician

[@enricomadrigal9168]

I like to think like you say, but I also like to think that "dominator" means that he dominates all the other drummers, in a sense he is, he's amazing... an atom bomb.

[@raykos4257]

@@enricomadrigal9168 that's a far worse interpretation, like a goofy WWE wrestler name.

[@RytkösenJussi]

I think they belong to totally different conversation. 😅

[@Carpenter0102]

It is as tasteful but this song requires a different style which nils plays perfectly also as you can see

[@b.entranceperium]

Craziest thing I've read today...

[@mr.nibblez2939]

I watch over 200 times and each time I get more locked in on what he’s doing but every time I’m left even more baffled and impressed.

[@Sneeb99]

Truly unbelievable scenes. *Update **I’ve decided I want to learn drums now and going to invest in an electronic drum kit soon, thank you.

[@aadidrums]

It will be fun!🤩

[@cameloverlord8916]

5 years later are you good at drums yet

[@G.A.Ullrich_1Q84]

finally some kickass metal drumming. thanks to youtubes brilliant loops ive been watching jazz and gospel drummers for ever. dont get me wrong they're really good, but oh man i loves me some sweet metal

[@rsouth454]

insane !! ive seen alot of amazing drumming but this guys style and accuracy is incredible . one of the best drum vids ive seen

[@dylankomisar6467]

I’ve watched thousands of drums videos, this truly is impressive on so many levels. Top tier performance

[@Stenta93]

Whenever I see people post drummer vids talking about how good someone is and that nobody can touch said drummer I show em Nils and they are at a loss of words. PRECISION at its finest. Super tight. One of the best no doubt

[@hybridtheory_69]

If you guys watch his fills at half speed you can actually hear his precision is insane and to imagine he plays it at lightning speed... Truly no words

[@enemyofmyenemy6713]

god DAMN.. as a drummer i'm amazed his blast beats & fills are killer & playing god speed for 1 hr straight is as metal as it gets

[@santiagogalvan116]

2:52 wow😮😮 que bestialidad lo que toca!! Dios mío, cuando no pensaba que podía sorprenderme más de lo que ya me sorprendió, agarra y mete ese remate...

[@rafaelosterling8863]

Le aumentaron la velocidad x 2? El video o toco con esa velocidad sobre natural?

[@panzerwaffen2873]

i have seen this video more than 10 times...i swear

[@shubhammanjalkar8591]

Here are 10 likes for viewing 10times

[@pR0ManiacS]

Wtf man. I hear those double bass drums and i was expecting a little mistake anywhere and i waited cause it's sound so clear for me it almost provokes me to hear it if it's 100% on beat and everything. And jeez i can't hear a single mistake on those double bass pedals. I could even hear how you were making those rhythms crescendo on the end of the verses and perfect on time incrementations . Not a drummer i am a.guitarist but i will always respect drummers cause it's the hardest instrument of all in a band. The core.of the song comes from the beat. And the vibe comes from the rhythm. Perfect drumming like a metronome im totally a fan of you rn i'm embarassed!

[@AusDenBergen]

I have a total man crush. He's phenomenal. I could watch him forever.

[@rogar61]

He is burning an immense amount of energy in just that one song, I can only imagine his calorie burn over an entire concert. It's like running a marathon - amazing!

[@kengoodey]

It's almost too fast to believable, but there it is before very eyes (and ears). A stunning & powerful peformance.

[@panssarmaister]

Hes an alien 🤷‍♂️

[@krin6109]

I think it deserves more attention, it is an absolute beast, very fast, precise and bestial. I hope his passion leads him to be among the best in the future as he is showing it. Hails Nils, You are one of the best!!

[@enkan74]

..and for Dominator it was just ’another gig’.. love it. Hail Dark Funeral!

[@malacite1]

I've heard programmed drums less accurate than this...

[@flabbergastmau]

Sorry, but it is NOT accurate. It is so fast that it may seem that way. Don't get me wrong, the speed is amazing and sounds clean to a very high degree, but it's pretty much all he's got. As soon as he slows down you hear he can't play slow. But in its genre, pretty damn impressive!

[@panssarmaister]

Programs are wrong.

[@vitorbueno4301]

@@flabbergastmau Yeah, everyone got good and bad traits. Thats what make music and life in general interesting.

[@patska78]

@@flabbergastmau Not true in the case of Nils, he plays traditional slower heavy metal songs just fine & with the required groove. This guy is not all about speed. There are clips where he plays more traditional rock/metal covers too with some cover band.

[@DanKop2]

Maurits de Lange I feel like you’re one of those reddit experts who touched drums once and watched KZbin vids and is now an expert

[@franciscovaldez3115]

2:58-3:05 That precision at that speed 👌

[@RogueAndroid]

I see quite a few of you drooling over 1:54... and it is quite good. But let's be honest here, the drum part that starts @ 1:30 that is followed by the more intense drumming after is one of the best transitions ever.

[@ibuiltthesky]

I’ve watched this video everyday since I discovered it 👌

[@Dirkei]

2:51 the way his body moves is unreal

[@tcroft873]

Not sure exactly how many times I’ve seen this video but I still cannot fathom how someone can have that power even at those speeds. Guys insane, a whole different level

[@doublebassrox]

Legend says he can blast 300 bpm ...on water and still make the sticks bounce back

[@TheJohnnyDoggs]

I've watched this video about a million times and I can never get enough.

[@costanicholas]

0:24 that has to be the greatest fill ever

[@Doatello1991]

@Nick Costa What about 4:06?

[@Doatello1991]

@Gary White It’s funny you say that. Because like Nils, Dave Lombardo plays a set-up opposite his dominant hand.

[@Doatello1991]

@Gary White Yup, based on what I’ve heard. I’ve followed Dark Funeral since Caligula left the group. When Nils became the drummer for the group, comments circulated saying that Nils is actually righty playing a left-handed set-up. At first, I wasn’t sure if I believed it. But after years of playing myself, I can imagine a man with 20+ years of playing experience could develop that ability. After all, Dave Lombardo is a lefty who plays a right-handed set-up.

[@Leo-yn5fx]

Doatello1991 Even a beast like nil still cant get down the lombardo lick. Its ok 99 percent of drummers cant. Its how good Dave was in his prime.

[@ndve8229]

Around 3 min he do one with hi-hat senare and Toms sooo great

[@XDarkStrikerX]

1:53 and 2:50 this is insanely impressive. Hard as shit to do and he does it perfectly at a crazy tempo, what a monster.

[@alaneleno3574]

Nils "Dominator" Fjellström is the best drumer of black metal

[@kubaskoupy]

best drummer overall

[@Darth_Vader66]

No inferno from behemoth is

[@GlitchMan]

No. 🤘Nicholas Barker🤘

[@Darth_Vader66]

GlitchMan no inferno

[@zachyoung3483]

Only one other drummer of this caliber is frost

[@nicholasmercado6545]

1:20 that transition to the roll on the ride is brutal

[@AllAboutEthics]

1:54 and 2:51 unreal

[@cromlech6167]

Yeah 1:54 made me raise an eyebrow. Fukkin phenomenal!

[@TerminalM193]

AllAboutEthics 2:51 was fucking nuts....

[@latuman]

AllAboutEthics what does he exactly do and why is it significant? I can't figure it out from the video

[@AllAboutEthics]

latuman its a really creative and super quick fill (as its called in drumming), and yet so precisely executed. previous dark funeral drummers were fast but less creative imho

[@Whosagoodboi]

fucking insane. contrary to some other black metal bands...this guy is finding a way to put creativity and originality in his drumming. The patterns between the ride and Crashed is phenomenal. Not just fast and nonsense like a lot of drummers out there. Amazing

[@makotoeva1]

Wonderful drummer. One of the very best in the world. ❤ Love him.

[@kadudiniz51]

HOLY FUCK! I've seen this videos several times.. every time I watch it again, I get more amazed by this execution. Sometimes he becomes an unrecoginzable human. I mean, I've seen some GREAT players, Alex Rudinger, Roumain Goulon, Spencer Prewett, but THIS is something completely else. Hope you guys understand what I mean. I'd love to see this guy playing with guys as talented as he is. Hundred percent amazed here.

[@thisaintmyrealname1]

It's impressive how he achieves all that exquisite bell-work while blasting at that tempo!

[@Thiago6656]

WHAAAAAATT THEEEEE FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK? NOBODY should be able to play like this, but he nails it just like a walk in the park

[@ГневПраведный]

Thiago Henrique it doesn't seem like a walk in the park. I see that this playing drums takes much of his energy and isn't that simple. God of drums

[@Jthasmooth]

Jesus christ he hits his toms so hard, fast, and accurate

[@sole__doubt]

Hes holding the stick on the back end which gives an extra bit of leverage. His speed is incredible considering hes holding the stick like that.

[@bettyvermont9352]

No he's not holding the stick backwards. U can see the tips on his sticks..

[@Blakezzzzzz]

Jesus Christ had nothing to do with it

[@JoeyJD]

If it wasn’t for the rest of the band visibly up front I would say the video was sped up. Incredible...

[@treetop1183]

Its one thing to drum fast. But when you do it with such precision and fluidity like this, it really makes you stand out.

[@justinkroboth360]

Yeah, about that bit at 2:51 - I ain't even got words. Goddamn, son.

[@maaku97]

I took sip of my beer at start of the vid and swallowed it in the end

[@patricklouven2023]

Unreal! I have never seen anything like that! How is that even possible/human? Mad respect!

[@joey95661]

one of the best black metal drummers out there this guy is just so sick on the drums

[@kyleriddle8734]

hardest blaster you'll find at a live gig.

[@GrotesqueSmurf]

Check out Wanja Gröger of Keep of Kalessin. Is push-pull technique allows him to play incredibly loud blast beats. I think there's only 1 video of him playing live with them, song is called The Divine Land.

[@TRENLORD]

This is the most fucking amazing piece of drumming footage around.

[@OverlordOfChaos117]

The Best Drummer Ever

[@illuddivinus3309]

He’s fast, but you’re stretching it a little bit. Thomas from Meshuggah and his polyrhythms laugh at this shit. Plus in all honesty, this kit sounds like the beginners test kit at guitar center, and his triggered bass pedals are TOO noticeable.

[@loz2590]

@@illuddivinus3309 oh so you're one of the people that say triggers make him go faster

[@illuddivinus3309]

@@loz2590 no it makes him stick to a pattern easier. The notes aren’t as sloppy.

[@TRENLORD]

@@illuddivinus3309 trust me no one - not Thomas, no one - laughs at this.

[@kyleconnolly2156]

I JUST HEARD THIS FOR THE FOR TIME AND IT HAS SO MUCH POWER TO IT THE DRUMMER IS TALENTED AND HIT ME WITH GREAT MUSICAL POWER AND THE ARTIST'S WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!

[@LuisSilva-tq9sj]

When I listen this guy playing, I can't stop thinking about all those videos on the youtube with titles like "The best extreme drummer of the world", "The fastest drummer of the world" bla bla bla.... and, after that I remember all the guys that put videos of themselves with lots os cameras e great sound quality on the youtube just to show how good they are HAHAHA. This guy plays faster, better, with lots more imagination and with a superhuman precision... and he don't give a fuck about all that show off shit. You see "extreme METAL drummer's"? This is how all of you should behave...

[@shadow12348]

+Tree,man You just spoke my mind. Nils is a fucking beast and it sucks that not everyone in the world is exposed to this incredible talent!

[@panzerwaffen2873]

i couldnt agree more ...this guy isnt human

[@panzerwaffen2873]

besides as you said he doesnt give a fuck about showing off his speed and precission wish is from another world \m/

[@shamm249]

The power of Baal compels him

[@TheElOcean]

He does wear fucking armor though :D

[@andrewgrignon826]

He's fast, he's so fast he makes fast people look slow.. quote from The Longest Yard.. I don't like black metal at all but I could watch this dude play drums all day. What a pro.. he makes it look so simple and effortless

[@keithfulkerson]

At times, it looks like the video is being played at 2x speed, but it's just him. He's just that damn fast. He's like part hummingbird.

[@analogkid4557]

Love that he is left handed. I am too, but he puts me to shame. Can't deny his speed and how precise he is.

[@heavymetaltucuman]

Increíble , miro y miro este video .,..hizo que mi instrumento favorito sea la batería sin saber nada de música , es un Dios de la batería

[@JustLoveKrishna]

the fill at 3:50 is just perfection at lightning speed. dominator is such an inspiration for me

[@DiegoBet91]

2:51 WTFFFFFFFF

[@SOGNAMETAL]

Just a glitch in the matrix

[@Insinerator777]

Watching Nils drum to this never gets old. I also love his drum cam for Celestial Deconstruction by 1349

[@dylanarcher827]

Modern metal not for me, but this drummer is awesome. Even at these mental tempos you can clearly feel where the one is and the phrases are, something i often miss in this kind of drumming. And the cymbal bell work is so clear and accurate among the general madness!

[@watchlistenlearn]

May just be the best Drummer ever

[@flexboss]

Amazing skills. Super fast and super tight 🤯

[@S3lvah]

Just watching this made my heart beat like it's trying to rush all its remaining lifetime's beats by the end of this song

[@poltergijstt]

I could watch this all day

[@TerminalM193]

Dudes definitely sold his soul to be so God damn consistent with such amazing speed.

[@vanhaverdrumming5158]

So fast and so clean! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@shawngreer8939]

I have watched this so many times from start to finish and I always end with throwing my hands in the air like it doesn't make sense

[@jaygarcia5982]

If you put this guy anywhere,and I mean anywhere,with his drum set,I guarantee you he will amaze,there's probably less than 100 people on earth who can do what what he just did.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

5!!! Lolol I've never seen anything like this lol

[@kikoglocksakaghostdrummer4958]

You only see this in metal or rock 🤘

[@SarahAParis]

I saw every show Dominator played. Hell of a drummer!😍😘🤘

[@morfrido]

The first time i saw this video i thpught that double speed was on

[@k.k.1]

Hahahahahahahaah

[@andip5801]

Dominator is my favorite BM drummer in this hell. perfect drumming....hail

[@Alexbollerstudio]

some of the sickest blasting ive ever seen

[@einherjarspb]

When you watch this video again and again and you realize that there are some people in the background but nobody cares what they are doing because this is all about Nils.

[@ianferreiraian]

Just in this song, he played more notes than I played in over 10 years on drums.

[@hubeimaralexanderrianogarc1972]

Dominator maldad pura, una bestia en la batería ❤

[@ВладимирГалкин-у6р]

DOMINATOR КРАСАВЧИК !!! БЫСТРЫЙ УДАРНИК !!! ВОТ ЭТО СКОРОСТЬ !!!

[@CorpseIV]

К сожалению теперь такие редкость

[@zooltpool8204]

Thank you 66samus

[@johanbatcron1206]

I went to 66samus video after seeing this to see if he would mention Dominator and he did

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

The Metalizer Block me to

[@ebeali2004]

Yes ! without him I would not be exposed to this amazing talent. I just can't believe how seeing him for 4 mins made me instantly believe he is better than any drummer i know

[@invisible4040]

lmao i came here from him too

[@Rydawg1388]

Same😈🤘

[@turpasauna]

Great example why many metal heads think their musicians are on a different level- because they indeed are.

[@marciochiabotto590]

3:57 - when you know he's having the time of his life

[@myquest666420]

I can’t see it, but I always assume he’s putting up an upside down cross.

[@0371998]

When the Romans Emperors have heard of his grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand old father, energizing, cranking the Scandinavians troops all dancing through their martial gymnastic in the Eastern Germany, The Empire chosen to establish the frontier in Cologne, not further. This profession, this drummer particulary cannot forget, cannot do an abuse on Omega III, probably in his food priority. He is soo nervous. All these nerves are something to preserve. He has a massive pleasure to be concentrated like this. Thx to him.

[@NateMesta]

Best drummer in the world!!!!!!change my mind!

[@raulcastro5032]

Lombardo es el mejor

[@Dragonballzdeep1455]

This video looks like it's being fast forwarded but you know it's not. Absolutely insane!