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Little Drummer Boy
So, before I get into this rant, I want to let you know that I don’t know much about drumming from a technical perspective. I don’t play drums, either. I’m just a regular music listener who enjoys some good — sometimes fast, sometimes heavy — drumming. I’m not one of those guys who searches on YouTube for guitar covers of my favorite songs, I search for drum covers of those songs. I just enjoy watching and listening to drummers.
Especially within the last decade, or so, drumming within Heavy Metal and its sub-genres became more of a focal point than ever before. I’m sure Thrash Metal drummers, i.e. Charlie Benante and Dave Lombardo, had a lot to do with that which then further evolved in the Death Metal genre.
So, I just thought why not take a minute and share some of my favorite drum covers or drums-only videos with my devoted DoM audience. After the jump you will find videos of Gene Hoglan and covers of songs originally played by Dave Lombardo, Joey Jordison, and Nyan Cat.
Nick Oliveri vs. a S.W.A.T. team
Nick Oliveri, former Queens of the Stone Age bassist, is crazy. That’s not a secret anymore, is it? But who would have thought that he’s a freaking super-villain?
What the hell am I talking about? Well, apparently Oliveri got into a standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his home in Los Angeles, that lasted four hours. Two of those four hours, he held his girlfriend as a hostage and, as police later found out, was armed with a high powered riffle that was fully loaded. This sounds like a script for a fucking Bruce Willis film, doesn’t it?
According to TMZ, he struck his girlfriend the day before during an argument. A day later, she came back to Oliveri’s home to get her stuff and move out, which resulted in another argument that led to the scenario described above.
“Oliveri was booked on felony domestic violence” and “has since been released after posting $100,000 bail.”
Someone’s clearly trying to battle Michael Todd for the Craziest Bassist World Championship.
Coheed and Cambria, Painkillers and Armed Robbery
What do you think when you’re looking at the guy on the right in the picture above? “That guy must be on drugs, I wonder when he’s going to snap and threaten to blow up a store with a fake bomb”? Well, you hit the nail right on the head.
That guy on the right is called Michael Todd and he’s the bassist of Coheed and Cambria, a terrible artsy band that drove the poor guy into an addiction for pain killers. Get it? Because their music is so terrible that poor Mikey’s ears hurt so bad that only drugs could take away the pain.
Of course, I’m fucking with you but only partly. Michael Todd was indeed arrested for armed robbery after he threatened to blow up a store with a fake bomb if they didn’t give him OxyContin, a pain pill. Obviously not just one pain pill but six bottles of pain pills. Why so many? Well, Coheed and Cambria were supposed to open for Soundgarden later on that very day. That’s double the pain.
Todd then fled via taxi but police soon arrested him. Now, who the fuck flees via taxi? That’s pretty much the most stupid way to flee from police, unless you’re Tom Cruise and your taxi driver’s Jamie Foxx.
According to TMZ, he “was charged with armed robbery and unlawful possession of prescription narcotics” and “is being held on $10,000 bail and will be arraigned on Monday morning.” Go to TMZ to read more on that and to see a mug shot of Todd.
Review: The Cleansing – Feeding The Inevitable
The Cleansing recently released their second album Feeding The Inevitable. Reason enough for me to check it out and write down my thoughts.
The Cleansing are from Copenhagen, Denmark and released their debut album, Poisoned Legacy, in 2009. Two years later they’re back with another Death Metal attack (hey, that rhymed).
Make the jump to read my review about this second strike of theirs.
Review: Vastum – Carnal Law
It’s been a while since I’ve last reviewed an album so it’s time to listen to some new music and let you all know what to buy and what, well, not.
Today I’m reviewing Vastum’s debut album Carnal Law. Vastum are a band from San Francisco, California, consinsting of members of Acephalix and Saros.
Vastum play an interesting blend of oldschool Death Metal and Doom Metal but why don’t we just get right into the review? Make the jump to read on.
