Marthyn Jovanovic's analysis of Nils 'Dominator' Fjellström - former Drummer of Dark Funeral - playing Vobiscum Satanas. I hope this observation on how Nils Fjellström plays helps you figure out for yourself which of his skills at the drum kit would be interesting for you to practice. This song is the copyrighted property of his owner(s). Fair use allows repurposing content for educational, critical, and commentative purposes.
one of the you tube comments on that vid really agitated me, saying nils wasnt tight in the video, specifically his feet. i wish people were a little more forgiving with extreme metal drummers in live performances. its difficult to play crazy fast and tight under poor sleeping, eating and traveling conditions. under hot lights and sometimes without proper kickback sound from the sound monitors. ive seen this guy live and he is a MONSTER.
I agree with you for the most part, but I've really been getting into intermittent fasting(well, have been awhile, getting into extended fasting now) and am pretty adapted to burning fat for energy so I don't really have carbs until late in the day, and limit them when I do most days. Even if into keto, it's good to get moderate-high carbs once a week or so for metabolic flexibility for switching between fuels. I work two jobs, mornings is unloading packages weighing up to 150lbs(with help if needed) during peak holiday season, there was 6 semi trailers this morning half were partial but still, a lot for 2-3 guys. Starting almost 2 hours earlier now(5:50am), so between that and a late job(ending 9-10pm depending on) been getting like 3-5 hours of sleep this week, and eating 1-2 meals a day, but that actually helps as long as you eat right. Intermittent fasting and being adapted to burning fat for energy helps so much for lack of sleep and being overworked it's crazy(I'm into nofap too which really helps lol), I still have good mental energy even late into the day with my 2nd job, your comment just made me think of that. I've been going one meal, but I'm pretty beat from this week so I'm going 2 for now. I have no experience on drums, but I play guitar and have worked up to speed like War Ensemble by Slayer to a metronome, it's NOT easy I know that. I know a lot of it can be more mental than the physical aspect of playing, I'm sure my performance at work has suffered slightly, but in the context of fast metal even small differences will show so it's kinda apples to oranges.
Im not a great drummer by any means, but i do play the instrument and to my ear it seems fine so i would think any untrained ear would never hear a couple notes slightly misstimed from his millions of notes
I actually like these minor flaws during high speed drumming because it's something else than a highly edited drum take with 100% sampled sounds on an overproduced album. Honestly if I see another drummer tapping the snare drum while a high powered rim-shot is being played back by the trigger I'm gonna lose my shit. This guy on the other hand hits really hard!
Dude ya and tje knes who say that cant even play..drummers like myself play at that level and its not easy at all ..how u feel does make a hige difference because hella energy is obviously required and precision takes alot of it cuz if your not feelong so great from loss of sleep and those conditions u mentioned come in to play majorly but anyway good comment all very true
His precision is something unreal... Playing in a band that all the songs are fast and keeping all the energy in every song equal it's just for a few drummer's. Great analysis
Love how Marthyn keeps so down to earth and focussed on the analysis (which is really good and in depth). All the other reactions are just "omg, wow, etc"
Nils is probably one of the greatest metal drummers of all time. Im from the same town as him and hearing/see him play with his old band Aeon were always amazing.
I absolutely agree! His playing in DF is unbelievable, but going back watching old Aeon clips shows that he was just as amazing with them too. Ridiculously precise and hard hitting. His playing in Aeon sort of reminds me of the Soreption drummer.
Yeah!!! I was waiting for this video!! What a beast of a drummer!! The power in those fills!!! Amazing break down of the performance Marthyn, that was really insightful.
Another huge advantage of that hihat position that not alot of drummers think about is that it gets the hat away from the snare mic, allowing the snare to sound farrrr better in a recording
Hell yeah, I second this. Trey is a fuckin beast! Kevin was great in the early days, but Trey has really come into his own, especially on Wrong One to Fuck With.
Wow, I have stumbled upon this video while random watching other reactions of drummers and drum teachers. Yet, I am blown away by the effort you put in your reaction. The analysis, subtitles, etc... well done, hopefully you will get the recognition you deserve. Good luck!
I just saw Dark Funeral live 5 days ago and the only thing I regret (with no disrespect to their current drummer) is Dominator is not with them anymore. This guy is a f...ckin' monster! He has speed, precision and endurance, all of these amazing. The best drummer I have ever seen!
Thanks Marthyn for listening to my recommendation! i hoped you would do "secrets of the blacks arts" but this one kills too! glad you used secrets as one example
thanks for making these videos Marthyn! its really interesting how you analyze the drummer and breakdown the techniques being used. we can see you really enjoying watching these badass drummers. I'm really looking forward in watching your next videos.
Thanks for your work on these videos! I'm a guitar player, but I've always wanted to learn drums, as well, but never had a place I could have a kit to practice. Now that I finally do, and plan to buy an electronic kit to start, I'm so grateful for such detailed, informative looks at some of my favorite drummers. Thanks so much! Also, I'd love to see your take on Darkside from MGLA playing "Exercises in Futility V" live (amazing drummer, and that is the best live video of him to date, IMO)...
I really enjoy watching these even though i'm keyboard player and haven't ever really played drums at all :D I would love to see reaction to Kai Hahto for example wintersun's battle against time. Keep doing these, it's very interesting to see drumming from good drummer's perspective.
Hahto is great but I would rather like to see his work with Rotten Sound analysed as it seems that in that band he had the most freedom to create his own way of playing.
It’s refreshing to hear an instructor say he hasn’t heard drum fills like that at that speed before and I’ve always said Nils is the best drummer I’ve ever heard… no wonder odium sounded so amazing!
I really like these video's, I can learn a lot from what you say, and it is just really nice to hear you talk so passionate and you obviously know your stuff. Keep it up.
@@Shyrest Yeah, he went from guitar/vocals to drums and back again. He had only been playing drums for about 2 years when he recorded and played live with Fleshgod. Very impressive.
Saw him once live with Dark Funeral. Still blown away by this inhuman performance. Great Content as always! Would love to see you reacting to David McGraw :D
I'd really like to see your analysis on either Darkside from Mgla/Kriegsmaschine, Daniel "D" Dickmann from Sulphur Aeon, or Adam Jarvis from Misery Index.
His blast beats at 10:59 are ridiculous! He's doubling up the kick so that his feet are playing the same thing that his hands are and it still sounds nearly perfect. Dude is a fucking monster.
What i love about your videos is you have e played in the upper echelons of the metal. It's great hearing your insights about fellow drummers at the top tier and how you appreciate the fuck out of the art and their skill aswell as knowing the art form inside out. Much respect
@@JM-ll6hd than it seems you havent look so mush on drum videos from john, if you mean only try to play fast. Good for you that you know who is best. If we where on the same party, and you said what you write to my face. I would buy you a beer and show witch videos i mean. And convince you, that john is a insaine tecnical skilled drummer . Yes, play fast ass hell. But also put some kind of fuckt up jazz shit in to all off it.
@@JM-ll6hd John wasn't very used to playing odd time stuff, of course you have a tough time doing it at first then. Imagine he was in a prog band for a few years alongside Origin, you'd see him slay odd time just as much, as he very much is a pro drummer.
I love metal, and metal drummers are amazing, which is all the words I can think of for seeing this song. Whole time I thought this was a drum solo....
Thanks! He is my favourite drummer, simply a warmachine from hell, only Frost in my opinion is comparable. He is ferocious, precise and ultrafast, if you see him live is just mindblowing...
Great video and technique analysis. Nils truly is a machine. We did a gig with my band Embracing here in Umeå, and Nils was there playing with his older band Aeon, it was great to see his excellent grind technique. Plenty of practise behind that drumming. Truly a beast in the metal genre!
Really liked the part about him preparing everyone for the next subdivision with the break on the same 8th note triplets as the next part. I'm a self taught drummer without any musical theory, and i noticed sometimes i do that by instinct. Good videos Marthyn, keep em coming.
Your reactions are so interesting: you make us understand that there is not one good way to play fast, there are as much solutions as there are different fast drum players. Each technique and configuration has its own pros and cons. We got to work, try and choose. And Nils is a beast!!!
Hey, man, great content as always! I’d love to see you react to Emil Wiksten back when he was playing in Aeon, as well as any of Matthew Paulazzo’s videos. Cheers!
Great video! I used to play the piano, I've never played drums, but I love watching these kind of videos about the techniques and theory of other instruments. Nils is a monster, my favourite extreme metal drummer. An analysis of Frost (his 1349 or older Satyricon stuff) or Trym (Emperor) would be cool. Keep up te good work! subscribed
Kai Hahto would be awesome! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qU4Wb1bp3Ng.html (chose this one because im sure you dont want to react to a 13 minute song)
I'd guess that one other drummer that hits really hard and fast would be Frost while playing with 1349. Would love if you analyzed his style! Love these videos.
Marthyn, you are a great drummer and teacher, please keep up the work, we in the drum community salute you. As for a recommendation, you and David Diepold both mentioned in one of your interview videos of how you both admire Dave McGraw from Cattle Decapitation. He has several great videos to choose from and it would make a great teaching moment for us all. Thanks again, you and Belphagor rock! Lastly, maybe a break down one of your own videos from Belphagor?
awesome work with belphegor and this channel. agreed, no one hits that fast, hard and precise on the tom rolls! also the kick speed and hi-hat fills are INSANE!
Look up John Longstreth playing Staring From The Abyss from their 9/15/15 San Diego Show. You get to see a lot of his cymbal work which gets lost in their album mixes.
Good analysis Marthyn, I liked how you pointed out his hi-hat setup. This is why I plan on having a 2nd pair between my ride and 2nd rack tom, so I have the open handed option and less range of motion between it and the ride. Basically just blasting hats lol.
The third video I watched analysing this DF video and you actually explained things to me (being a non drummer, but a drum programmer) that might actually help me, rather than just pulling faces and going 'Ugh, I don't know what to say... it's crazy'. Thank you, I have subscribed to your channel!
Amazing choice Marthyn, and I loved the particular video you picked in order to make this analysis. Loved it! As for a suggestion, I believe Chason Westmoreland would be an amazing option.
I don't know if you saw my comment about the "clicky" bass sound on your other video but this is a great example of a bass that sounds really good and clean more like a "thud"
hey... I know what you mean...I'm pretty sure you're talking about the drum teacher reacts video with inferno of behemoth. It's important to keep in mind that you heard the monitor trigger sound in that inferno video- which is not the same kick drum sound you hear when you watch and listen to the show in front of the stage. It's way easier to follow this "clicky" bass drum sound when you are on stage... trust me on that one ;-)
