When you're guitarist and you see a drummer composing better riffs than yours

@jurepecnik9054

2 ай бұрын

That actually scares the shit out of me 🙈🙈🙈🙈

@shawnmcginnis2508

Ай бұрын

Truth !

I always forget that Samus is actually good at guitar so it shocks me every time 😂

@JJheadcharge

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Super talented chode.

@BigMuff75

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was like, son of a b... :D Not only one of the best metal drummers of our time, nope that kid got some guitarchops as well.

@lilly6986

Жыл бұрын

@@BigMuff75 check out Samus' one hour challenge, if you haven't already:)

@Ignazyoh

Жыл бұрын

have you seen his the stillborn one cover?

@KinseiSensei

Жыл бұрын

You can’t be a drummer in a Metal/Rock band for long without learning how to play guitar

As a guitarist it's easy to overlook how much the drums actually change the perception of a riff. Great video.

@gredangeo

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I'm listening to the riff, and suddenly I think the riff is being played faster somehow, but no, it's just the drums going double time. Song is the same tempo.

@thagirion9761

Жыл бұрын

It really does. The drummer is what makes a riff interesting.

@VlasList

8 ай бұрын

I always argued with a friend, he said that drums are the main thing in metal, and I say that guitars are the main thing. Looks like my friend the old metalhead is right

This is why i love metal so much. A little change can create such a completely different feel to any riff and allows for so many variations.

@BrushlessCake

Жыл бұрын

Blues and jazz (pop, rap, classic - you name it) folks can actually say the same about the rhythm section in their favorite genres.. Then somebody may say to them something like "Bro, it's not changing so much, it's still more-or-less the same thing, just with different drum patterns".. And then, they will answer you they think the same of the example in this video with metal🤣 So, long story short, it's definitely not only about any given genre, including metal😅

@jackcravford8744

Жыл бұрын

@@BrushlessCake yeah, not to mention the fact, that more hardcore oriented genres (like mathcore, metalcore, sludge, noise rock) can offer more intensity, complexity and rawness with more out of the box approach. Dillinger Escape Plan has maddening stuff.

@YSPESHNUY

Жыл бұрын

Drums are NOT a little change

Samus out here shredding riffs better than some guitar demo channels!

@timrobinson9192

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

@kevinc8744

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@dartanyonrichards6345

Жыл бұрын

yea and I bet he didn’t use simply guitar either 😂

@DARRENC910

Жыл бұрын

Most of us know he rips at guitar. This isn't new.

@therickashesoloband

Жыл бұрын

HELL YA DUDE!! I agree 100%

Crazy how blast beats make the riff sound faster and much more aggressive.

@RootDude68

Жыл бұрын

I won't be the 70th like on a comment with 69

0:39 Guitar riff 1:36 Rock beat 2:10 Double time 2:36 Breakdown beat 3:02 Slow breakdown beat 3:31 Rock beat with double bass (8ths) 3:56 The Tom Tickler 4:21 Punk/thrasher beat 4:50 Rock beat with double bass (16ths) 5:20 Hammer to bomb blast 5:53 Traditional blast 6:24 Combination beat

@jolened5663

10 ай бұрын

I like tom tickler, breakdown and combination!

34 yrs old, dis. Vet. I'm officially inspired. Thank you. Starting my drum adventure this new year. Thank you.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

hell yeah dude!!!

@Henry24642

Жыл бұрын

@@66Samus yea!

This video is the best example of how drumming works. Every musician should see this, especially drummers.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

@deusmisereatur4213

Жыл бұрын

@@66Samus I got a message to text you on telegram..is it really you?

@Eeta_Zeeba

Жыл бұрын

@@deusmisereatur4213 I feel qualified to answer this, NO! 😐

@DMSProduktions

Жыл бұрын

@@Eeta_Zeeba Oh these noobs!

@Craybin

Жыл бұрын

@@deusmisereatur4213 do not answer that homie!! Atleast I hope you didn't

Crazy how much a beat can change the sound of the riff

@nickmeini6697

Жыл бұрын

That's what I mean when I say "I could like this song if it wasn't for the drums"

@fwsound3924

Жыл бұрын

Yea man, it's because any particular drum hit landing on any particular note will accent it, with the percussive value of the drum (snare, kick etc) so depending on how the drum pattern is laid out, we'll have different notes in the riff being accented and brought to focus more. Kind of like if you were reading a poem where a second person would occasionally shout one of the words in accompaniment as you spoke it. Depending on which words were chosen to be shouted it would have an entirely different meaning and feel.

@mrbouncelol

Жыл бұрын

@@fwsound3924 lmao that was a good exolanation of accents, I'm stealing it ty

Wow dude. Sick riffage. I’ve been a guitar player for 25 years but these drum videos are just crack to me mannnnnn. Thx!!!

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you Drew!!

@drewharrito5705

Жыл бұрын

@@66Samus Vice versa 66samus!!!

One thing I keep seeing on every video is that Samus takes time to respond to his viewers. Class act and a killer musician.

@66Samus

9 ай бұрын

and I will take the time to do it again! haha thank you so much dude

That’s actually insane how fast and clean your double bass playing is. Absolutely incredible!

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

wow man thank you very much!

@JuhaSalm

Жыл бұрын

@@66Samus How do you know William is playing World of Warcraft?

@mmst303

Жыл бұрын

This is pretty soilwork (dirk era)

@greengopercussion6872

Жыл бұрын

Wow sick guitar. Total inspiration. Giving people reminders of whats possible. Thx butha...

@hannuhjelm2596

Жыл бұрын

Hate to bring it but those aren't actually mic'd drums. So we do not know how clean he is by hearing the finished track. But fast, hell yeah!! :)

You learn 2 important things in this video. 1. Samus plays guitar, and is better than most other channels too. 2. Just how much a different drum beat can change the entire feel of just one riff.

@user-zb6rt3ng4g

Жыл бұрын

Барабанщик просто обалденный

@InsidiousOne

Жыл бұрын

He can play guitar, he can play drums, but still can't crawl

@cory531

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite examples of #2 is "On Your Time" by Dark Tranquility at around the 4:26 mark. I always liked how the riff stays mainly the same, but the drums get more and more complex, completely changing the feel of the riff by the end.

@mad7stringer

Жыл бұрын

#1 kills me when he says "I never play guitar anymore" and then shreds a perfectly played, complicated guitar part #2 that's the sauce my man!

@GrymOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. I also learned that drag and drop guitar riff into EZBass to make bass tracks. I've been doing the bass midi manually like a complete bahee!

I loved the 6. That sounded really awesome

@CountyBoy78

Жыл бұрын

I thought 6 was awesome as well!

Bro 11 was amazing, when I first heard your riff I immediately heard potential for an amazing build-up to something incredibly majestic and you delivered my good man.

@66Samus

11 ай бұрын

thank you dude!!

One minute into the video and I had to stop and comment: Samus' guitar playing is absolutely insane! Perfectly hard picking, great timing, zero string and fret noises! Just a great performance! This would fit so well in a mix! Super impressed!

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

dude THANK YOU!

@Hiros29TV

Жыл бұрын

omg same hahaha

@shabanspawn

Жыл бұрын

@@66Samus Dude I have just subscribed you. I really love drumming ⚓

@alexandrelacoursiere9117

Жыл бұрын

+ a perfectly executed pinch harmonic

You should definitely make a series out of this

Dude, I love your vids!! Keep rocking man🤘🤘🤘

Lol you’re the best bro! always amazed entertained and amused ❤ I like how you show so many possibilities for one riff by just changing the drum beat, creatively dope!

This guy keeps his power in his hair and it's making me nervous thinking about how someone could just sneak up behind him so suspiciously and help themselves. omg please keep it safe.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

😂🤘

@teszeke8650

Жыл бұрын

He’s like Samson from the Bible , or should I say Samusson

@LongTimeGoneBand

Жыл бұрын

Haha Agree!!! That shits gold!!!

@Birdman953

Жыл бұрын

Watch out for that woman who likes tying men to kitchen chairs……! 😂

This is easily my favorite video you have made yet. Awesome

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

I’m in total awe. How incredibly talented!

You play amazingly and that was a lot instructive to me ! I love variety and combinations of progressive to full blast with deep heavy break downs. That's why I loved em all. Thanks a lot 😃❤

Number 7 was spot on with the riff!! 🔥

@giodazita

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%, 7-1-2 is the top three for me, or rather the only three beats that match the riff

For this riff, I personally felt the punk beat and traditional blast worked the best. They captured the energy of that riff so well.

@blackhawk4465

Жыл бұрын

lol

@The0nlyy

Жыл бұрын

Dude same, it’s 1-7-10 for me. Like you said 7 wins overall.

@S.L..

Жыл бұрын

Same Here 👌

@jacobfischer8385

Жыл бұрын

Very 2006 in flames vibes with that one

@penttikoivuniemi2146

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, but I also felt the tom thing fit it much better than I thought it would. It would make sense to play the tom beat first and then go into the trad blast IMO.

Great video. Love seeing how each style colors the riff. Combination was my fave because it seemed to follow and support the riff the best while maintaining its own character.

Love this exercise. Nicely demonstrates his different a riff can feel, depending on the underlying beat. Very well done.

Honestly that tribal tom beat/rhythm always, ALWAYS fills me with excitement, anticipation and (in a good sense) tension. Especially over any kind of faster metal guitar riff. Never disappoints.

You are like metal Weird Al. I am stoked to discover your channel! We fuckin' love you, dude. I'm going to have to go with number 6 onward. All those have me even more excited to get my family our first kit.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

you rule Danny, thank you!!

@MagicJonesMusic

Жыл бұрын

I was just gonna comment the exact same thing, "Metal Weird Al Rooooocks!"

Dude, I've never seen you before, but this is freaking fantastic! Love the breaks from the video for silly moments, they fit and make sense and are funny!! Great talent all around!

@66Samus

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much!!!

That combination was so sick man! I loved IT 🔥

7 is the beat for this riff and the blast as well. Perfect for a sick melodeath jam

I'd love to hear a full version of this song someday, it already has potential to be a sick melodeath song based on that riff alone. Very Soilwork-like

@JamesWilliams-rp4ll

Жыл бұрын

Also reminded me a lot of Dethklok, especially Andromeda and the melodic bridge of Hatredcopter. Love the Hero Forge profile mini too, btw, I always spot a fellow forger :)

Man, I just found the channel, & I'm having more fun watching than ANYthing else I've seen in a good, long while -- Thanks 🤘

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Pure energy load with a handful of humor and funny looks! Thanks a lot, man 8)

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank YOU!!

The fact that so many different beats sound good with the same riff is an illustration of how difficult it can be to write original material. Can only choose 1 for each part of the song!

@mrbouncelol

Жыл бұрын

Trying iterations in composition sucks hard, but it's necessary, unless you plan to sit down and pump out a perfect track first time, every time, for the rest of your life lol

Honestly, the regular rock, rock double time, rock double bass and the tom ones fit the riff the best in my opinion

I really liked the ride cymbal one you did. That ride sounded amazing!

That was amazing. Excellent technique, tons of creativity, knowledge of the genre. Pure gold and a huge amount of musicality in les than 7 minutes. Cheers, man.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you Camilo!!

The combination beat was honestly the best. Love your videos and your personality so much!

Ok dude, this is the second one of your videos I've watched and I'm gonna have to sub. Not only is there kick ass musical wonderment but I also laughed my ass off! Excellently done.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you dude!!

Gotta love the precision of you drumming. Cheers and blast beats.

Dude that guitar riff was awesome and I loved all the drum patterns too!! Every vid I watch makes me wanna play drums more and more you rock dude!!!

@66Samus

9 ай бұрын

thank you so much!

This video really shows how besides the actual skills of a drummer, what really makes the song a great song! The choices every drummer makes, based in their taste and talent, are what actually can make the real difference between a good and a great drum part adding value to the song! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

I liked 6 & 11. Was cool to hear how different the riff sounded with each beat!

@collinhawkins1809

Жыл бұрын

Throw #3 in there with them, and these were my favorites as well

It is insane how great you are at both the drums and guitar. My mind is blown.

Glad KZread recommended this one! Awesome. Very well done

@66Samus

9 ай бұрын

thank you Luke!!

Amazing how the drums can change the vibe and overall awesomeness of a song

Sick AF. It would be cool to see all of the beats at once, like one after another, while the riff continuously plays. Like how a song can change up it's drum and rhythm to give a different feel.

First time bumping into one of your vids, great content thank you :). Also - holy poop that double bass footwork.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

I really appreciate this video, as guitar player sometimes I have trouble figuring out what kind of riff will sound good over what beat and hearing the same riff over multiple beats really helped me understand. I'm trying to program my own beats for my music and eventually I want to learn real drums so I can actually play them.

You gotta get in more with these guitar videos. That playing is underrated as FHUACK

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you dude!!

Rock Beat and double Bass my favorite!! Love videos like this !! Greatly appreciated 💯

@FitBodyandMind

Жыл бұрын

this one too what!?

@TripDaly_AndiTripDaily

Жыл бұрын

What does the video say posted 8 hours ago but your comment say's 2 days ago? 😂

Nice work!! That combo on 22/2 was money!!! And yur draggin, cracks me up!!! 😂 Mach Eisley

I did a video like this a few years ago. Great topic. Many people don’t realize how different the same riff can sound with a change of drums under it. Drummers have loads more influence on a band’s sound than just whether it’s in time or not.

I don't think I've ever been more inspired to get back behind my kit. I've been taking a break from it and this video has reminded me why I started playing. You ROCK Samus!!!!

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

YOU rock Drum Daddy!!! thanks man

The combo beat at the end was tight!! There are so many options to choose from, but the 11 you picked were def great ones!

@avoidmyrage2596

Жыл бұрын

Reminded me of the newer Disturbed songs a lot. I like that one and the 16th double best.

Nice, you have some killer chops man! 🤘🏻

Number 5 immediately came to mind when you first played the riff and I liked it best.

It'd be cool to hear these kinda metal riffs over non traditional stuff like reggae / surf beats. Also my whole discord says we look alike haha. Keep up the sick vids man! (Nice guitar playing also)

@skaldlouiscyphre2453

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't heavy guitars + reggae beat just end up sounding like a skank part?

This could definitely be made into a series and/or collaboration videos in the future. Get a riff created by another creator, and then you come up with some drum beats for them. Could even then get the guitarists opinion about which one they like the most, or something similar. Loved the video!

Holy crap dude! You are amazing!! Just discovered your greatness and subscribed immediately.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so so much!!!

Started watching this channel around Thanksgiving of 2022 and this gentleman blows my mind on how talented he is at music keep creating this astonishing content for all viewers thank you man🤟🤟

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!

One of my favorite videos you’ve ever made! Fantastic work my friend 🤘

I love this style of video. Getting to see your creativity. I hope to see more of these in the future.

Lol your little edits are hilarious. It’s so hard to make me laugh and the last one of the video had me laughing for a while

Awesome video again as usual!

2:35 this was so badass I need a full song like this bro.

Okay, yeah. I like how you're mixing it up with the videos. This is premium stuff man. Great work!

Love your videos man..... keep going and this 2023 be an even better year for you....

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much Luis!!!

Amazing!! I’m getting my son a electric drum kit for Christmas this year….. definitely having him watch your videos…. Im a guitarist and bought him a guitar years ago that he didn’t touch let’s hope this tracks better lol

I'm all for those blast beats, but am enjoying all of it immensely. Brutal drumming as always.

4:21 This is called "Hey Al 2" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

last beat (the combination!) was the best! cool video!

Such and awesome video, AND you play drums. WOW 🙂

This is really interesting, it's neat to hear how much the pace of the song seems to change just from the drums. I think I'm going #2 and #11!

Dude i didnt even know you could play guitar and then you just bust out one of the most badass riffs ive ever heard 🤯

I would kill to hear this as a complete song, the riff is just perfect

Great! So great! Super clean fast drumming, love it! I just subscribed…

That's such a cool concept. I'm not a drummer or anything, but I feel like this would be a great a idea for a contest or something like this! Like, we, guitarists, have so many contests going on where we need to write a riff or a solo over a drumbeat, so seeing this idea being inverted in this video was REALLY cool! My favorite was 7, you can't go wrong with the "Slayer beat" lol. It reminded me of something from Killswitch Engage or As I Lay Dying!

Combo beat was perfect! I also love how it really did sound like Chris Adler for that breakdown beat.

Great Video! It really give perspective on how small changes can make big sounds. Awesome job Samus. See you at marbles!

Duuuuuuude, i love your set, i wish i could buy something like that!, keep the amazing videos!

#5 is my favorite. Fits the riff the best. But also #11 combination. That makes it more interesting. Rock on! 🤘

Thia is just amazing! Samus is the only person who has inspired me to play drums, while also bringing me to the realization that I will never be this good!!

@buckbreaker5185

Жыл бұрын

Don't say that. Who knows, you could have some god given talent.

@jwoods702

Жыл бұрын

@@buckbreaker5185 Thanks Buck!

Ver bad bro! 🤟🤟🤟 Combination beat rules for me. Congrats!

LOG breakdown, it opened the door for me! Love LOG, and that riff you did is kinda juicy :) Keep it up Samus, we got good content here :)

1, 2, 5, 8, and 10 fit this particular riff the best imo. It really depends on the context of the song though and where it would actually hit. Drums are so important to the vibe of the song and this is a great example of that. Great playing as usual and your guitar tone is sick

2 and 6 are basically my go-to beats. I’m not a metal drummer and my left foot is errrmm “special” but considering how good they sounded here I don’t feel like I’m missing out much

What a drum god this guy is! Those traditional blastbeats were absolutely eargasmic!

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

haha thank you dude, and I love your name :)

I would love to see more videos like this!

Awesome video. I keep trying to explain to my drummer that you can't just randomly do whatever beat on a riff. It completely changes the vibe. Choosing the right drum beat is so important when writing a song and defining the vibe you want.

@mykecallahan4141

Жыл бұрын

Fire this drummer.

Number 5 was so NOICE it made me pull a muscle in my face. This is a brilliant demonstration of how important drums are in a song! As others have commented, the drums can completely change our perception of the song, even if every other instrument is unchanged. For a long time, my favorite "song" was a demo MP3 by some drum program label. It was a basic distorted guitar riff, and several different beats played over it. It literally makes an entire song with one riff on loop, and the drums deciding the dynamic and structure of the song.

@isheetfromaswhole3657

Жыл бұрын

Most of these drum beats are indistinguishable from each other.

@IIMammothx

Жыл бұрын

Tell me you don’t listen to music without telling me you don’t listen to music…

@wamporeycidulgb

Жыл бұрын

@@isheetfromaswhole3657 My drumming skills are extremely basic, but I was able to distinguish them. Then again, your profile name rhymes with 'troll'...

@isheetfromaswhole3657

Жыл бұрын

@@wamporeycidulgb I can distinguish between them. Let me rephrase. For every three only one stands out. You do know that playing a melody is like playing a drum beat right? What an experienced musician would do is play all those variations on guitar in a song or piece of music. You want my advice? Stop thinking exclusively in terms of mainstream music. This KZreadr does, judging by this video anyways. Instead of thinking I might be a troll instead consider that I'm right because I am. I play an instrument. The rhythms he played would all be used just not on the drums, through the melody. On a side note, I picked my name for a reason. It can be read multiple ways.

@wamporeycidulgb

Жыл бұрын

@@isheetfromaswhole3657 I think, in music, what stands out and what doesn't, is largely dependent on individual music preference. A song / piece of music can (and should, in my opinion) be varied by changing what is performed on ALL instruments, not just the drums, but this youtuber's intention with this video was to show how JUST changing the drums can change our perception of the music, and I think that came across very clearly. I don't even know what mainstream music is, but I'm sure hardcore jazzheads and metalheads might call my music preference mainstream, and I don't care. I'm skeptical of calling anything with blastbeats 'mainstream', though. I get that you think you are right, and referring to music preference being different for everyone, I can't say you're wrong from YOUR point of view. I disagree with your assessment, and it's always going to be that way. We experience music differently, and we have different opinions about it.

Awesome, really enjoyed this.

Awesome video #2 was my favorite!

I didn't expect such a metalcore sounding riff from Samus

@calebbean1384

Жыл бұрын

You ever listen to Decrepit Birth? Most metalcore death metal I ever heard

Super amazing. Guitarist, not a drummer but I look forward to learning some cool stuff from this channel. This was inspiring.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you Patrick!!

This is so good man

another confirmation- when in doubt, blast beats!!! ♥️