@Luemm3l Indeed. Although there are basic jazzy fusion elements in this song (like the 3 sets of off-time 3/2 shuffles in the beginning and the lightning quick 16/4 snare fills peppered througout), this song is pretty basic technique wise. Most Absu songs are just abrupt variations within one given time signature. :/
How old are you, 24? Slayer's been around since 1982 and pretty much set the standard for everyone. I was fortunate to see them back in 92' and nothing compares. Proscriptor stated Slayer as Absu's biggest influence.
Holy shit i would love to be at this show, yeah they really don't compare..... slayer knew they wern't good enough for Proscriptor, think of like bloodline if they had him, hahaha!
Nah, its definately half the speed aye I used to jam this song out alot. Listen to 5:22 Manannan off Absu - Tara see for yer self. And damn I wish I could see em live have a good one mate \m/.
Slayer although deserve their props, are unfortunate sell outs. FYI: when Proscriptor auditioned for Slayer, he obliterated Vinnie Paul's drumkit. I wish I could see the video of that!
You can't downplay the importance of Dave Lombardo in Slayer though, but these days his playing comes off pretty uninspired unlike Russ who's still doing cool drum parts.
@ribaone Slayer have their place. I have most of their CDs. I stopped buying after God Hates Us all because...well...you do the math on this one. Point being, I don't listen to Slayer for creative/virtuoso drumming. Lombardo cannot and will never compare in this regard.
As good as Proscriptor is for a drummer, you can't make it out of this video. This is pretty shitty - for drumming in a technical way. Metal Drumming, at least this Kind (Blasts, Doublebass, etc.) requires Stamina, but not Technique. Don't get me wrong, i love Metal and there are a bunch of talented Drummers (Martin Lopez of Opeth or Mike Portnoy for example), but most of Metal Drumming isn't really that hard. Try Charly Antolini, Art Blakey, Dave Weckl... Drummers from other Music styles.
Yeah... no, son. Stamina is part of these genre. Most "artsy" players can't endure it. Metal drumming isn't about finesse, mostly (some actually has it too). Most Metal players aren't as rudiment oriented, just as most "artsy" (not to just call them Jazz players or prog players) can't handle the speed and endurance required.
If Kerry King said he wasn't good enough for Slayer, he probably wasn't... this guy is fast but he's no Dave Lombardo, who is Kerry's friend and longtime drummer which makes him a legend, you need to learn about REAL metal bands...who the fuck ever heard of absu? absu-lutely terrible mate!
