[Vinnie's Ice Cream]

No need man! Roddy said it all in that last interview talkin about how he breeds snakes for a living! He doesn't make any money playing drums. Which is pretty amazing even for a metal drummer constantly playing out with metal bands... oh wait, I see a common theme...


Funny he doesn't mention Gene, who is well regarded as the father of blast beats and popularizing them in the US. *shrug*

Blast beats are basically overlaid or interlaced singles. They are about the simplest form of musical expression on the drum set.

While every type of musical phrase has it's place. I would suggest simply working on double bass technique and making sure your hands and feet are also together, no flams on notes that should be simultaneous.

If you do this, you will be able to play any kind of double bass beats, including blast beats. Particularly considering that the amount of time you may spend "blasting" is tiny compared to everything else.

It would be the same as spending a whole bunch of time on a given fill that you only use .5% of the time, doesn't make a lot of sense right?

Don't fall into the trap of speed and noise. You'll just sound like every other half ass "metal" drummer that walks into GC.

Go through the book 'The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming' to a metronome. You'll be able to play anything you want after that.

And if that book doesn't kick your ass, check out Virgil Dontai's "Double Bass Drum Freedom" and work through that!