Blind Guardian // And Then There Was Silence // Drum Cover 

Wow! What an honour to receive this comment ❤️ You're my hero, man, your drumming with Blind Guardian had a profound positive impact on my life, I can't thank you enough. I hope to make more 'Thomen-era' BG covers this year so maybe check back in if you get the time 😉 Love and peace ✌️ Ewan

Cheers! I enjoyed your version of 5 minutes alone \m/

Cheers! I enjoyed your cover of Nightfall 🤘 All the best

It's on the way! Hang tight =]

Cheers Greg! \m/

Thanks Lee! I'm learning Nightfall at the moment, hopefully I can upload in a few weeks =] After that maybe Valhalla! All the best 🤘

Hey Saed, thanks for the comment! I the cobra clutch is set for a "half open" hi-hat sound, so there is still some air between the cymbals with the clutch down, giving a longer sustain. In contrast, the fixed hi-hat on the right is set by resting the cymbals together, then locking the top cymbal in place, giving less sustain. Also, the left side is a standard 14" hi-hat whereas the right side is 2x thin 16" crashes. So the idea is two contrasting sounds, the left a traditional washy open hat, the right is more punchy and modern sounding. I chose the sound that felt right to me for each part of the song. Switching to open handed playing from traditional crossed-over style definitely takes a lot of practice! I choose to do it because to me it has an ergonomic benefit, especially when using the double pedal. Maybe one day I will be brave enough to move the ride over to the left...😅

Hi, thanks for the comment! The time signature goes into 9/4. The drum beat loops every bar so once you have it down just need to play it 4x in a row, job done. Lil fill at the end for some flair if you want ;)