No triggers. Two bass drums with single pedals. He truly hits the drums HARD, nails every note in every song through a two hour gig. You can’t get more old school and raw than this. Many modern drummers might have technically surpassed him, but to me Dave is just still in a class of his own.
I totally agree! I made a post on r/drums a little bit ago about it. Most of the newer drummers (I say this as a 26 yo lol) if you put them on an entirely acoustic kit even with the ideal sticks/heads/beaters would struggle to have hits this articulate and booming! Not to mention his age, trying to play drums for a living fucked my back up at 22. And I was only playing this kind of music in my free time, he truly is a God
@@TheChicagoJunkie Agree. He will stretch out before performing to limber up. He probably burns 8000 calories every show. Always drenched in sweat and chugging water. I know a few non-metal drummers who have nothing but the utmost respect for Dave.
@@TheChicagoJunkieDrummer here, too. It's better for all your limbs to play fairly straight up, learn to activatr your side-ass muscles for doublebass. Trust me! \m/
@@teeoh9192 So throw mr drummer, CLEANLY under the bus….I want to understand how this works. Because I’m a drummer. The only drummers who are tossed under there.
Absolutely, after his playing i dont want to hear Pauls versions, because it not sounding good ,it like sloppy guy, sorry for my opinion,but this is real shit
Treated by the band… who exactly is "the band"? Araya, King and Hanneman? I thought Hanneman and Lombardo were friends? Or does some company own the Slayer brand and they are all only employed hired guns in their own band? American copyright and music business is weird.
@@pfzt When I say band who do you think I’m referring to? You just mentioned the other members. You answered your own question. Friendship doesn’t matter in that business when it comes to the almighty dollar. Dave has said this publicly.
TBH, I can't say I've run into too many(if any at all) people that try to claim that Lars had any kind of notable technical prowess. At least not out of musicians in the fanbase. In all honesty, most of the fans within the "Big 4's" fanbases are pretty well-grounded. Usually, most of the fanboy whining involves the ones who beat the dead horse known as any discussion involving Hetfield, Mustaine, and Ulrich and act like their opinions hadn't already been running on fumes since before the internet was really a thing. The subjects of the argument are millionaires who have accomplished much in their lives. While all these countless screechers do is yell random crap that will be lost in the void and accomplish nothing like those that came before them. EDIT: I'm pretty sure that, whatever comment I was replying to here, is gone. Probably deleted.
0:44 "sorry, I have to get back to work'' : It is so natural to have a conversation, moments before start playing drums for the next 2 hrs on physically and technically demanding songs in front of 10000+ people.
I know it's been pointed out but holy shit, that gentle precise hit to the china cymbal cracks me up. This laid-back beast of a drummer can figure out how to inject humor & personality into a thrash song about the horrors of war... that's talent.
He makes it look EFFORTLESS. The man is a born drummer...look at how he's goofing around at the beginning, and just dives in headfirst with dead-on precision. I know they play this song every night so it's like second nature, but the way he MOVES while he drums is jaw-dropping to watch. There's no wasted or extraneous motion, no jerky or awkward motions, everything is fluid. Dave is simply a monster on the kit. And that little "ding" on the ride bell KILLS me every time. I miss those special little moments with Paul in the band.
+keefriff99 ....and for me exactly what you mention makes the difference. You`ll easily find tons of drummers able to play those songs. And Paul is one of those. . and yeah the "ding" and those super fast one handed rolls. But we also must accept, that the metal circus simply goes via $$$-wood and ppl like Lombardo not fitting anymore. Bands 2day prefer stresslessness and arselicking over musical madness. So will not attend things like "BIG4" or "Metal Cruise"....and not buying the "latest" Slayer album as long as they simply put out some clones...since the 90`s . what comes next? Armani exclusive audience outfits, no outfit no Ticket? LÖL you think or know if DL has Gene Krupa as inspiration?
His drum writing is incredible. So many parts, so many tempo shifts. The way he builds one part into another. I also like the humour in the bell ding too!
@@danielvillalobos4265 he's actually BETTER in these 2011 videos that he ever was. More grooves, more variety in the fills & "punches", crazy how awesome he had gotten. I like how musical he makes his parts, even more so than the original or how he played them before. You can "sing" his drumming. This last fallout with the band really sucked.
By Dave's own numbers, it's a reasonable deduction that he made about $750-800 for this show. Mindboggling that they could be this shortsighted. Good on Dave for putting Slayer in his rear view mirror.
Morbidxone Q that's a ridiculous statement. There is a video on RU-vid of Marco Minnemann playing this song and he doesn't do it justice. Marco is one of the most technically proficient drummers on the planet. Ever heard of necrophagist? Yeah Marco is the guy they hire to play live so he kills tech death.
This is jazz fusion drumming sped up at its best..... Im not a fan of this music but my lord that drummer deserves a grammy just for his amazing ability to swing thrash metal. And oh yes it is music even though it may not be my cup of tea. BEAST MODE drummer
Dave is THE metal drummer. Maybe not among the most technical drummers in the world but I have always liked his tasteful and sort of "down-to-earth"-style of playing.
@Michele actually in the studio version he doesn’t even use it. But war ensemble will always be my favorite slayer song. It will definitely be the first song I learn when I get my double kick pedal!
@@mavericknonconformist69721 no need. Its quite beneficial to learn how to read so that you are not misinformed or spreading it yourself. Good luck with your reading endeavours.
@@lajames1988 Thank you for your snarky reply. You could have explained my error and been more friendly. But you choose to look down on people for their shortcomings.
I' m sorry , but Slayer failed to finish Their path without this Sir playing the drums in that final tour. He is also THE SOUL OF SLAYER. So, Slayer died without Soul.
Sorry... Not Sorry! Paul's my favorite Slayer Drummer... Divine woah those peddles are cooking. But your 100% spot on if Kerry and Tom were decent human beings and good businessmen they would have respected and paid him what he's worth and ended the Final Campaign w Dave. But $$$ the root of all evil.
Jeff was the heart and mind behind Slayer, and I agree with you saying that Dave was the soul of the band. Well, at least Dave's still drumming out there, and we have plenty of Jeff's recordings to headbang to \m/ R.I.P
@@wingman7877 I wouldn't say plenty, more accurate you should say "Soundtrack to the Apocalypse" and "God Hates Us All". Eitherway any of those albums are nothing compared with what they did with lombardo, dont get me wrong im not saying those albums are bad records in general, just saying the ones with lombardo are better.
Yeah, I always fuck up massively while playing alone, but a big crowd sort of forces me into an "oh shit I have to play perfect or else they're gonna kill me" mode.
Years ago I watched an interview with one of Miles Davis's sons (not sure which one - can't find the footage). He talked about sitting with Miles watching MTV. They were watching some more mainstream music, then a live Slayer show came on. His son thought "Oh no this isn't going to go well". Miles watched a couple of minutes of the show, then quietly stood up to leave the room. As he started to leave, he stopped, looked at the TV, and said something like "That drummer's really got it go'in on". Definitely some seriously high praise. Especially to me because I love both these artists. I hope Dave feels the same.
To have a positive, passing comment from Miles Davis about your musical endeavours would be just staggering. If that happened to you, every Grammy, every album of the year, every accolade going could just go and be tossed into oblivion.
@@robertpavey5615 Yep, but I'm not surprised. Dave's groove surpasses genres. The man would've been a world-class drummer in any style he chose to play. It just happened to be metal.
And what about that killer-fill at 3:08? Which he modifies somewhat at 3:18... Man, it took me weeks and weeks of careful scrutinising to get to play that at half the speed he plays it. The god of fills, truly. Simple notes, but played with a combination of clinical precision and "effortless" speed...
I used to mosh so hard to this song in my basement as a kid. Twenty years later his son was a fan of my band and they came back stage to meet us. He was super humble. Very cool experience.
If I played in a band with a drummer like Dave, the audience would just see my back the whole time, "Sorry, guys, but this dude is so good, I gotta watch."
The great thing about Dave is that he is a technical, nuanced drummer, who plays heavy music. There's a lot of small details in his playing that a lot of people miss.
Here’s a bit of inspiration for ALL of us. If we put in the energy this dude does into anything we want to achieve in life it would be as good as done... Think about that for a second. Want to learn the drums, watch this guy, want to become a professional snowboarder, watch this guy... want to become a beast in your industry, watch this guy, want to accomplish damn near anything in life, watch this guy. There is much more going on here then just drumming people... want shit to happen in your life, watch this guy before you walk out the door each morning.. and it’ll happen. Period.
Yeah, My heart sank when I watched him tell that story in another clip. I was like... wow. Even being Dave Lombardo, in a world class outfit like Slayer, was giving no real compensation for what will be seen as a historical contribution to the art of metal music. Even this man is a blue collar worker after all that success.
I was lucky enough to be standing no more than 6 feet away from him as he was playing with another band of his. To me, Dave is the exact definition of a great drummer. He picks up the band - and the crowd, like nobody's business. What a guy !
Dirk Verbeuren’s got a great groove too. But Lombardo is the master. I’m convinced the influence of Cuban percussion in his childhood plays a big role in his approach to drumming in general.
Dave Lombardo is a big part of why I loved and continue to love playing drums. Slayer only exists with you behind the kit as far as I'm concerned. You acknowledged me once between songs at a show in Ft Lauderdale years ago, responding to my yells of "LOMBARDO!!!" 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
So many unbelievable fills. I’m wondering what the likes off Krupa , Rich, Blakey and Roach would have made of Dave’s drumming. So technically brilliant but with swing and groove. Immense!
As a guitarist and bassist, im just so impressed with the precision and stamina Dave has in all of his performances, Slayer or not. Such a gifted drummer.
I saw Slayer at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, in the late-1980’s. A break-dance crew was out on the floor, near the pit, demonstrating with their dancing how well they knew that Lombardo is a God of Thunder. It was amazing!
Unfucking believable how smooth and relaxed he is playing at that tempo! He is a legend and Slayer NEEDS him back. I like Bostaph too, but Dave is on another level.
Lombardo has some of the most powerful double kicks at these speeds. A lot of these new metal bands rely on drum triggers which give off such an artificial sound, so I appreciate seeing guys like Dave who can crush it.
He is a beast! What kind of physis must Dave have to play all those Songs within this perfection, power and energy... My biggest respect!! And he created so many wonderful bits, not just playing along with the song...
WOW and WOW! No matter how many times I see this man drum it is like the first time. I always feel like a kid all over. One of the greatest to have ever done it!
This video never gets old, should be put in a time capsule, 100 years from now, people need to see what the greatest Metal Drummer looks and plays like.
