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Hello everyone!
This is a cover version of 'Kingborn' by Fleshgod Apocalypse.
Francesco Paoli is one of my absolutely favourite metal drummers, due to his super tight and powerful blasts. He is also one of very few, who can really nail a track at 270 bpm in a live situation.
So it was very challenging! Especially because of some fill ins and the double bass pattern during the verse. I originally wanted to use heel-toe-technique on this one (like Francesco does), but I didn't get it as clean as I wanted it to be. So after some takes I switched back to what I'm used to -- which is heel up/swivel.
I'm still working on it, or rather my balance during playing heel-toe. Maybe for the next video...

Very special thanks to my buddies Bartol and Reins from bazn sounds & records!!!
I also want to thank Mark from Pedaltrigger and Fabian, Hendrick, Dieter (and everyone who's involved) from Murat Diril Cymbals for always supporting me the best possible way - THANK YOU!
If you want to get in contact:
http://www.pedaltrigger.com/
http://muratdiril.com/


Except for the bass drum and (half) of the snare drum, all the drum sounds are natural (just used pre-set eqs and compressors). For the bass I used a standard sample from the Steven Slate foundry and for the snare I mixed signals (about one half natural sound with eq, comp and just a little verb; and the other half is again a standard snare from the Steven Slate foundry. I had to pitch the sound of the sample, so it would match my real snare.
It just gives you the attack during all the blast beats. And yes I admit, it sounds a bit unnatural but it's just a drum cover and you can sea that I'm actually playing it live...)

Furthermore I used
Dixon MBS shells (2x22", 8", 10", 12", 13", 16", 18")
A p.d.p. Limited Edition 20ply Snare with Die Cast Hoops (14"x8")
Pearl Demon Drive
A Roland SPD-S for triggering (bass drums)
And Murat Diril Cymbals:
20" t(h)rash crash
18" blast china
14" blast china
14" luminous hi hat
10" trash hats (10" blast china, 9" luminous splash)
8" & 9" renaissance splash
17" rock crash
16 speckled crash
18" rock crash
10" stack
18" rock china
19" rock china
22" rock mega bell ride
11" black sea hi hat
12" black sea trash hats
21" custom crash/ride


Copyright notice:
This is a Drum Cover of 'Kingborn' from Fleshgod Apocalypse's 2013 release Labyrinth and is the copyrighted property of its owner(s).