Traditional grip Death Metal Drummers?

[h3r3tic]

can anyone name me death metal drummers that play on traditional grip?
thanks :)

[Jeff Almeyda]

I've seen one, once. I think they're an even rarer species that matched grip jazz guys.

[T.Underhill]

Man, that's a real stumper of a question. I have yet to see a trad grip metal or hardcore drummer. We need to get Steve Irwin here to track one down.

[brokenhalo]

not once ever. probably about as common as a blast beat drummer who plays with brushes.

[Cephalic]

Diecast's drummer played traditional when I saw them. He actually seemed like a really cool drummer. That was actually my first time hearing Diecast, and he has a cool style and looked like he had great technique.

[Jeff Almeyda]

Diecast's drummer played traditional when I saw them. He actually seemed like a really cool drummer. That was actually my first time hearing Diecast, and he has a cool style and looked like he had great technique.

That's the guy I saw. I had forgotten the band's name.

[NaturalRaZ]

That is something that I wanna see.

[Paradiddle my snizzle]

Doesn't Derrick Pope play like that?:.. (you should know who he is by now, lol)

[DrumProgressive]

Doesn't Derrick Pope play like that?:.. (you should know who he is by now, lol)

He said he used to be in a death metal band, but he didn't say if he played trad or matched while in that band.

[Mighty Joker]

Nick Pierce of Embalmed plays traditional, and he does a damn fine job of it as well. Have a search for some of his videos on youtube, cracking stuff.

[djp132]

He said he used to be in a death metal band, but he didn't say if he played trad or matched while in that band.

Yes, while in that death metal band I played trad. It really had nothing to do with the benefits of one style over the other, I just really really like trad. I've been playing that way all my life and even when I started getting into extreme metal and extreme drumming I couldn't switch. I tried to see if there was a benefit to going over to matched, but there was none that I could find. I had no problems playing the blasts or getting around the drums for changes and fills with trad. I think this might be the reason that most of the death metal guys don't use it. I know plenty of extreme drummers who are well versed in the grip but simply choose not to use it. They find it can create a small restriction on the quick movements around the drums that are necessary for the style, such as the fills or left handed crashing for example.

[TomasHakkesBrain]

Sean Reinart ex Death and Cynic dude..awesome drummer!..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Z4UKzCOYU&search=lack%20of%20comprehension

[TomasHakkesBrain]

actually im mistaken...its matched..pretty tough to play trad for the big fills in Death Metal..great drummer anyway

[TomasHakkesBrain]

wow..this is another great clip of Sean Reinert

[Josh is a cult]

This kid jesse maddox use to play in a band called on paths of torment. (they are looking for a drummer) he switches between the two various times each song

[jayp]

Nick pierce is a personal friend of mine he use to play for embalmed a local group of friends that are metal as hell haha, he got a gig with The Faceless and band from cali that just
finished up their tour he has mad chops and kills it. check out their band on myspace


www.myspace.com/embalmed
www.mysapce.com/thefaceless

[secondXheartbeat]

Correct me if this is completely wrong, but I'm pretty sure I saw the guy from The Berzerker doing the "gravity blast" with traditional grip.

I could see where if I was more comfortable with traditional then I would use it regardless of the style of music.

[h3r3tic]

Correct me if this is completely wrong, but I'm pretty sure I saw the guy from The Berzerker doing the "gravity blast" with traditional grip.

I could see where if I was more comfortable with traditional then I would use it regardless of the style of music.

Yeah, my singer told me that on The Berzerker's video "all about you" the drummer played trad...

[EternalArcadia]

i love metal and i dont intend to stray away from traditional grip.
matched gets on my nerves...

[DreamTheater4life]

Nick Pierce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LMCzfeftg

[kacperivo]

not once ever. probably about as common as a blast beat drummer who plays with brushes.

...or under 300 bpm...