Inspired by the "Hardest Riff" thread, which song do you reckon is the hardest to nail drum-wise?

(Not including bands like Atheist and Watchtower that are deliberately wanky for the sake if it)

My vote at the moment is for Exhorder - The Tragic Period.

All the wee joining sections and cymbal rhythms are impossible!

Prob some nails Dark Angel drum parts too but alas I have left my (read: Metal Iains) Dark Angel CDs in Scotlandshire.

Necrophobic by Slayer. You'd be hard pressed to find many drummers that can keep the ride hits up on the thrash beats.

^ good call

that's the same reason why Gene Hoglan's drums in Dark Angel are fucking incredible (also it's faster than Slayer )

Jamok, you ever heard 'In Your Face' by Sadus? In the verse section after the solos there is some mega fast hi hat taps of the same kind (it's like 250bpm at least)

Nah I've not heard the Swallowed In Black album at all, I'll give it a listen. Jon Allen's awesome at doing the "true" thrash beat at stupid tempos (e.g. Certain Death)!

Hell yeah!!!

I think the hardest drumming to replicate would have to be Ventor from Kreator, on Pleasure To Kill, simply for the fact not very many of the hits are in time and on beat, you'd be hard pressed to learn it like he plays it on the record

MartinC wrote:Necrophobic by Slayer. You'd be hard pressed to find many drummers that can keep the ride hits up on the thrash beats.

I havent tried that before, but i think i should, i managed to play Raining Blood with GoreBastard, we got up to the solo, thats almost as quick as Necrophobic in parts.

Anything off Seven Churches coz Mike Sus was so crap NOTHING is in time haha!! War Ensemble is a bugger to play too.

Something from SADUS

I'm not a drummer but ''The Burning of Sodom'' by Dark Angel sounds mental.

Paul Bostaph is awesome. Also, the obvious choice, anything by Dave Lombardo. His fills are stupidly good. Don't forget about Igor Cavelera too, his stuff is pretty crazy.

Creeping Dan wrote:

MartinC wrote:Necrophobic by Slayer. You'd be hard pressed to find many drummers that can keep the ride hits up on the thrash beats.

I havent tried that before, but i think i should, i managed to play Raining Blood with GoreBastard, we got up to the solo, thats almost as quick as Necrophobic in parts.

haha, that was cool.

I reckon something off Time Does Not Heal by Dark Angel would be pretty damn difficult.

I was listening to Act of Contrition earlier and the bass drums are pretty intense.

FaceTheSlayer wrote:I reckon something off Time Does Not Heal by Dark Angel would be pretty damn difficult.

I was listening to Act of Contrition earlier and the bass drums are pretty intense.

That's my favourite song from that album. It's well impressive both drum wise and riff wise.

My fave from TDNH is A Subtle Induction, intro is crushing

thrash metal maniac wrote:My fave from TDNH is A Subtle Induction, intro is crushing

And A New Priesthood rules too. That muted riff at around 3 and a half minutes in kicks arse. The one that goes on for ages.

"dun dalalun dun dululun dululun"

they're pretty much all good!!!

I love the slow-down riff in A subtle induction though and the last riff, great way to end a legacy!!!!