yeah, i wasn't talking about the tempo (i actually don't mind fluctation in tempo, i think it can add something to the song if done properly). i'm purely referring to the 16th note double kick towards the end. i appreciate it's not as noticable when it's mixed with all the other instruments, but it still stands out quite a lot to me (that's what prompted me to look on youtube for the drum track). if he was attempting to do straight 16th notes, it sounds sloppy as hell to me. in fact, i reckon if you slowerd it down and counted the kicks, there'd actually be some missing!... i could be wrong, and i can't be bothered to do this! none of us are perfect, but i think i would have asked for a bit more time to get that up to speed... or played something else entirely. when you compare it to lombardo for example from the same sort of era, it's nowhere near as solid