Some can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLRnltoKSZII think being able to blast at high BPMs takes as much dedicated practice as doing anything else difficult. I couldn't do it. But can metal drummers resist all temptation to blow chops just because they can make it fit, and just keep "boring" time to a blues song?
Some can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLRnltoKSZI
The thing with metal music is that a drummer will be derided for not putting enough chops wherever they can make it fit.
The problem I have with metal drummers, besides the fact that the music is noise, is that most metal drummers I've seen make it look so hard to do. I mean when you watch them with there arms swinging and playing all double bass it makes me tired just watching them. If you watch the great jazz drummers, not only do they play musically, but they make it look effortless. Maybe that's why some guys think metal drummers are better, because a jazz guy makes something very difficult look simple.
The problem I have with metal drummers, besides the fact that the music is noise, is that most metal drummers I've seen make it look so hard to do. I mean when you watch them with there arms swinging and playing all double bass it makes me tired just watching them. If you watch the great jazz drummers, not only do they play musically, but they make it look effortless. Maybe that's why some guys think metal drummers are better, because a jazz guy makes something very difficult look simple.
Many certainly are. I think with metal drumming, as long as the drummer doesn't suck, if the band kicks ass then the drummer gets heaps of praise, y'know? Slayer's a great example. Love Slayer, but the drumming isn't exactly mindblowing. Yet Lombardo is often called one of the best metal drummers EVER. Same with Lars Ulrich.