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Then there's his other drum kit he doesn't show off very frequently... mostly because it takes him so long to set it up to take pictures of it!

Oh wait, his name isn't mike......

Thats about as big as Bozzio's kit:

Dude, you have 9(?) cymbals, The most I've seen are 4 cymbals with a five piece set. Or 9 cymbals with a 7 piece set.

And what Is "1 up 2 down" and what is a FX cymbal?

Its actually pretty common for a drummer to play a 4 or 5 piece, and have 7 or more (sometimes many more) cymbals. You have hats, ride, 2 or 3 crashes, 1 or 2 splashes, and then all the FX cymbals on top of that. 1 up 2 down refers to the tom configuration. I have one tom up on the rack, and two down on one of Tama's tom stands. FX cymbals would be basically anything that isn't a splash, crash, ride, or hats. That would include bells, chinas, stacks, etc.

I know, right? Haha Its pretty crazy, haven't really seen anything else like it. Takes his crew pretty much a full day to set up... ridiculous!

The drums were pretty good... How old are you? I judged about 15 or 16 from what I could tell in the vids, but not sure.

I was expecting a more heavy beat for the songs with "metal" in the title. Do you listen to bands like For Today?

I'm 19, the drum track I did for that song remained fairly true to the original, so you can take it up with the composer, heh I listen to pretty much every style of music out there.

To be frank, theres a TON of different categories under "metal drumming"...

Metal can range from slow and heavy, (sometimes no double bass at all), to blistering power or thrash metal speeds (Almost entirely double bass).

It all depends on the style you like best.

That is so ugly...

just because mommy and daddy hate skulls and won't let you listen to real music doesn't mean you have to hate on it. 

Haha, I thought you were younger than that, but oh well...
For Today's drumlines are amazing, but they aren't that hard to play. That's how REAL heavy metal is played.
And, they're Christian. Which is awesome.

For Today isn't really heavy metal, its more along the lines of metalcore. You want to hear some pretty good drumming in the Christian metal scene, check out Becoming the Archetype. Death metal is where the crazy drum parts are at, if you can stomach it.

metal drumming is tough, You have a dual pedal for your kick drum. So while you play with both hands, you also play with both feet. I don't think it's just for metal drumming though, I figured techno uses the metal peddle to make the beat faster.

Playing double bass really isn't that difficult, almost every style of music requires 4 way independence at some level with your left foot on the hats. The difficulty arises when you're pushing the speed boundaries (220+ I would say) but its the same problem with the hands and feet.

its better than any drum set evar.

RIP rev

You of course know that Portnoy is now rocking A7X

Quote from: LukeSnyder on October 06, 2010, 10:02:09 PM

Quote from: xCaLeBx on October 06, 2010, 01:57:20 PM

its better than any drum set evar.

RIP rev

You of course know that Portnoy is now rocking A7X

I do and I think he will never replace the rev, but he will do him justice

I agree with that assessment. Although I'm not really into A7X at all, only listened to a couple songs. Portnoy is killer, man.

For Today is one of few Christian bands that can actually contend with the non-Christian bands, in that they have ridiculously AWESOME bass drops. Becoming the Archetype is pretty good, their Physics of Fire album has some crazy good melodies. In the Midst of Lions has some less-conspicuous bass drops, but they are also up there with For Today (not as good, but close).

Hey everyone, just added a new video to the first post of this thread: NASTY Funk Drumming, First Take! - Luke Snyder

Its a first take recording of a funk tune that I wrote. Let me know what you think!

I have a computer. And would audacity work? I think it's free. And I should be getting a drum set for my 16th B-day.

You need a fully functioning DAW that can deal with multitrack recording, heavy digital manipulation, and your sequencing needs. Logic would probably wind up being the best choice in the long run. I really like Pro Tools though myself, just because I'm more familiar with it.

Don't we all.  Enjoy the disposable income while it lasts.

Quote from: LukeSnyder on October 07, 2010, 11:30:12 AM

Quote from: Master_Chi on October 07, 2010, 10:20:07 AM

For Today is one of few Christian bands that can actually contend with the non-Christian bands, in that they have ridiculously AWESOME bass drops. Becoming the Archetype is pretty good, their Physics of Fire album has some crazy good melodies. In the Midst of Lions has some less-conspicuous bass drops, but they are also up there with For Today (not as good, but close).

I just can't wait for BTA's next album. In fact, I was talking to their keyboard player about possibly doing some work with them on it They have written a couple of my favorite songs of all time in the death metal genre. Ever hear End of Age and Evil Unseen? Check those out!

I'm pretty sure I've only listened to their album Dichotomy like twice, but I'm sure I liked it... Will download it today to my Zune.

Make sure you actually buy it and support them, they're awesome dudes!