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@nelly6016

3 жыл бұрын

How was this 3 days ago

@Tri-stn

3 жыл бұрын

@@nelly6016 I think he uploaded it to youtube 3 days ago, commented this, then had it be visible to view today.

@warpigroadkill

3 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for his wang at those speeds! Ohhhhh yyeeeaaahhhnnnnnooooooooo!!!!! ouch!

@Lucidfilth

3 жыл бұрын

Would like to see him on a drumometer. See if he can beat mangini's old 1247 BPM record. Which he had at what 1203 first?5hen Tom Grosset at 1208?

@gofigure84

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed something at the end where he is wearing the Pearl shirt. He is involving his thumb a lot. Almost moving the fulcrum behind his thumb so that small movements of his index finger and/or thumb create a modified push pull. That's probably why he can play on a pillow or water with brushes. He creates his own rebound in a way that doesn't use much energy and very little movement.

Thanx Man 💣 what a huge honour 🙏🚀

@JellyRoger_XIII

3 жыл бұрын

Daje Riccá !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sei un grande !!! 😂🤣😂 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@marknegrovilla4219

3 жыл бұрын

Grande Riccardo!!🤘🏿

@frightenedsoul

3 жыл бұрын

I like your style, dude

@DimIsHigh

3 жыл бұрын

'rcamadonna come fanno ad essere dei singoliiiiiiii! Sei una bestia! 😁❤

@markozakicmusic

3 жыл бұрын

youre just insane man

You've got it right: he's actually not moving his hands at all because he instills fear in the drums. So, as he makes the drums tremble in fear, he just holds the sticks close and takes advantage.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

hahahaha! love it

@boosoofitness255

Жыл бұрын

am ras :))

@Trish150655

Жыл бұрын

lol

@TRPLD

9 ай бұрын

Oh now I understand, and here I sat wondering how he did it! Thanks for clearing that up! :)

Someone send Slow Mo Guys to Riccardo's studio and record his technique. The man is a legend, this talent must be preserved.

@lightningjet9444

Жыл бұрын

That’s a seriously good idea if I’ve ever heard one

@mikakettunen7939

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely YES for this - Slow Mo Guys to Riccardo, PRONTO

@tot.musica

Жыл бұрын

LMAO, this is actually the best comment. I can literally hear it now "Oh mah gord Dan.. Dan look at his fingas all wiggling"

@xTheReapersSpawn

Жыл бұрын

Yes plz.

@Uranium_238

10 ай бұрын

That IS slow mo 💀

I'm not even a drummer, but your content is very entertaining. Mr Riccardo is a beast!

"He's blasting the wateh!" Lol

@joachimlarsen2k

3 жыл бұрын

He's Blastoise

@Geddylee2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@joachimlarsen2k lmao

@sm_4859

3 жыл бұрын

@@joachimlarsen2k lmfao

@aebious8886

3 жыл бұрын

@@joachimlarsen2k lmfaos

So this is who "records" the drum parts for Infant Annihilator

@brandoncallaway5354

3 жыл бұрын

Infants of Saturn

@tdogg1281

3 жыл бұрын

@Less•Of•Myself•To•Kill Yup exactly

@ledgy69

3 жыл бұрын

@Less•Of•Myself•To•Kill it's a joke fuck me

@davidjaymz64

3 жыл бұрын

​@Less•Of•Myself•To•Kill that's...why he put quotes around "records"

@OrlandoSunBro

3 жыл бұрын

He's the guy that programs the drums programing with his drumming

He is a BEAST! He uses wrist then switching to finger technique which is faster! He mastered the art!!

@tpocain

Жыл бұрын

Right? Could you imagine him using a whisk with that speed?! EGG YOLK ANNIHILATOR!!!\m/

@Kullioking

Жыл бұрын

@@tpocain Damn, no butter at home again. Give me the milk.

Dude, in the absolute best way possible, I'm not a drum guy, not remotely interested in who can drum how and you just entertained the everliving crap out of me! Loved seeing your love of awesome technique. God bless you, man! 🥁

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

wow dude THANK YOU so much!!!

Drummers love him. Women fear him.

@slayermaniac3392

2 жыл бұрын

SENSUALLY THEY FEAR HIM

@emlix1

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a drummer and I fear him

@BiblicallyAccurateToaster

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@DJcyberslash

2 жыл бұрын

Married drummers hate him. Women love him.

@Salvamachine

2 жыл бұрын

BlastClit

Making the 'drums go Brrrrr' meme totally obsolete.

He’s incorporating a controlled nervous twitch, basically. Tighten up certain muscles just right and the nerves just make them buzz. He’s perfected control of that. Awesome.

@Reverse2057

Жыл бұрын

that's exactly what it is yeah.

@chrisw5742

Жыл бұрын

@@Reverse2057 yep not really impressed

@edithboozy1000

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisw5742 And you work at McDonalds

@chrisw5742

Жыл бұрын

@@edithboozy1000 No but I could probably do that too pal. WTF Not really too impressive to me.

@skydog22

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisw5742 hmmmm....problahbly?

The scariest thing is how calm he is, like you said playing like butter lol. People go nuts on the drum kit and he's like sitting in Sunday Church while playing these insane beats and tempos Edit: High thought, I think his technique is something along the lines of two strokes with finger for the rebound and after the rebound of the second stroke is the wrist slamming it back down for the rebound for the finger technique again so three strokes in damn near a single rotation

😂 heel toe lost me too haha

@Sundaydrumday

2 жыл бұрын

Yo troy!!! Mad respect!!!!

@datboi3577

2 жыл бұрын

Troyyyy!

It’s both in his wrist and his fingers, he blends the two and that’s why he’s the fastest.

If you properly tense the muscle group responsible for the hand, it will start to vibrate - you can control the frequency by gentle movement. He probably practiced it every day for many months. I practiced, because in some pc games you have to mash one key quite quickly - a useful trick

@thequietman9820

Жыл бұрын

I just commented about this being a useful skill in gaming to 🤣

@galaxya40s95

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, could you please share a lunk or what to search for? I tried, but all results I got were for vibrating hand syndrome.

@archiehebron8944

Жыл бұрын

Millions of lonely teenage boys are reading these comments and searching the interwebs for information on fast twitch muscle coordination. 🤣

@galaxya40s95

Жыл бұрын

@@archiehebron8944 Thanks!

@Skaizon

Жыл бұрын

@@galaxya40s95 I don't know what you have to enter to find it properly. I figured it by myself when I had to mash "X" with hold ctrl to use cheat for gold in Warband (1000 gold for one x)

I've never seen any of your videos, I've never watched the types of vids but this was on the home page. Honestly bro, you are so genuine and just love drumming and I love how I can tell you absolutely love what you do :) Awesome man Thanks for the content

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you SO much!!!!

Physiologically - I think he has to turn off his muscles faster than most humans in order to get that fast. It's just not the muscle contraction, it's the relaxation phase that has to be so so so fast. That was very enjoyable to watch you react!

@jasonbates2687

3 жыл бұрын

It's not real

@jheffreymartineau3388

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbates2687 I can do it so it's real.

@MarcCastellsBallesta

3 жыл бұрын

Some insects use resonance to send fewer electric signals to their wings. He may be an insect. 🙂

@peteroliver7975

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is very accurate. Drumming speed is ultimately a function of genetics. Think of it like the autism spectrum, you have people at one who have profound difficulties dealing with people and communicating and relating to them and at the other extreme you have truly empathic people with high emotional intelligence who are formidable communicators and influencers. With the physiology of drumming you have people at the far end of the spectrum with cerebral palsy who cannot relax their muscles and there is even a treatment it using Botox to allow kids to walk better, and on the other end we have people like this guy who can contract and relax his muscles extremely fast. The build up of lactic acid is proportional to the ATP release so there Fore he must also be both very efficient in his movements to minimise work done plus very efficient in moving lactic acidosis away from the muscles being used. No matter how much the average drummer practices and no matter how good their technique, performance will fall along a probability distribution curve where those at the extreme speed end have by chance received all the genes in the right combination to make this speed possible.

@dericanslum1696

2 жыл бұрын

...exactly...the release not just the tension...

This guy, El Estepario and Samus need to all collab and make the most technical song in the world

@adamn.202

3 жыл бұрын

El Estapario is super awesome but he’s also a rusher

@cruzin8056

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamn.202 what does that mean? sorry, Im dumb lol

@adamn.202

3 жыл бұрын

@@cruzin8056 he often falls out of tempo

@cruzin8056

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamn.202 ehhhhhh I dunno

@bobvanka

3 жыл бұрын

Archspire already exists

I’ve never seen a guy play so many single strokes that the cameras frame rate interfered with how the strokes appear. Like helicopters that match frame rate to rotor speed so it looks like the rotor is stationary. So cool.

this guy is legit anyone who says otherwise is insane in the membrane. he literally sounds like a robot hes so good . mind blowing

“He’s smiling while playing it!!” Because he’s in his place, Samus. He’s in his happy place.

it's awesome seeing Sam humbled and not being completely sarcastic.

So, I’m taking lessons with the Drum Technique Academy and the hand technique was presented by Ricardo. A 4 week challenge called ‘4 Weeks to 340bpm’. It’s a rotation of the wrist. I can’t share the video as it is the Intellectual Property of DTA. But I’m currently practicing his technique at… 90bpm (😂😂😂)and struggling immensely!! But I can say that it is definitely in the wrist first. With a bit in the fingers. The development actually starts with your hand on the pad. Before even using a stick. The camera cannot even show how fast the wrist is actually moving. We mostly see the fingers. But it is mostly in the wrists.

Even at that speed, he was being dynamic. Amazing.

I remeber, back in the day, that I went to a drum clinic with Mike Mangini and Riccardo Merlini. We laughed through the whole clinic tbh because what we saw was pure insanity on drums. And not just the speed, everything was comically insane: from insane odd timing like 19/7 to crazy independence stuff. And I brought my girlfriend to that drumming nerdfest, I can't believe she's still with me lol

@GoatMee

3 жыл бұрын

19/7 as in 19 over 7, right? Not 19 seven notes, right?

@alemutasa6189

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoatMee not really sure what you're asking lol. You know the standard 4/4 rock beat? Well, they showed us an entire 20 minutes solo on a 19/7 time signature

@GoatMee

3 жыл бұрын

@@alemutasa6189 but that's the thing, there is NO 19/7 time signature. The bottom number can only be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 etc.

@alemutasa6189

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoatMee nah man you're mistaken. Odd times like this can always be divided. For example, a x/7 metre can always be divided in a x1/4 + x2/2 + x3/1, or x1/2 + x2/2 + x3/2 + x4/1 and so on. The pulse it's going to be all over the place but it's theoretically possible

@alemutasa6189

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoatMee en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature#Irrational_meters here, take a look at this. I don't understand it in the slightest but theoretically you can use every time signature you want, even something outlandish like 62/63 or, in our case, 19/7

Man, I had the fastest hands in the drumline in high school (and we had a good drumline), but holy hot damn, Batman, this guy's got at least 50% more speed and 400% more stamina than I ever had... Props to him. I know that took a lot of time and effort and good mentoring to get to where he is, and it's incredible to see people who are THAT good at a particular skill.

@VeeElJay

Жыл бұрын

Very talented dude. And yes. Crazy stamina too. I was watching his video and my hand started aching for him!

@chases3314

Жыл бұрын

I seen a dude in a drum line whom was much faster than this dude

@scootaymildo1070

Жыл бұрын

@@chases3314 cool story bruh

@chases3314

Жыл бұрын

@@scootaymildo1070 learn to spell bro you illiterate fuck

@eh6971

Жыл бұрын

@@scootaymildo1070 Very cool story, we wil do exactly nothing with it. Archived it under category BS.

Dude this is amazing 🎉 much love❤

You rock dude. You are very entertaining to watch and I appreciate your humility to the talent you witnessed. Thanks for doing this video.

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you Jonas!!

I just recently discovered 66Samus. Does he remind anyone else of a metal Weird Al?

@alk3603

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@porcelainthunder2213

2 жыл бұрын

Thinking more of a Stevie T of drums.

@lescobrandumb9280

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Lol

@bensmith7932

2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely he talks and looks just like him. His upbeat quick witty personality is just like weird Al's

@CrochetNewsNetwork

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was weird al staying in character

Funny thing is this video is closed with one of Jim Carrey's famous dialogue "Take Care Now, Bye Bye Then" from Ace Ventura When Nature Calls

@dedexyz8475

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating insight....

@Alex-Walker

3 жыл бұрын

You must be like some kind of genius.

@nickspencer9018

3 жыл бұрын

He said it In the first one as well....

He does it so effortlessly, he doesn't break a sweat.

Your videos always make me laugh, never change dude! 😂

"Italian drummer, fastest hands on the planet, graduated at Conservatory, student of Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) in Boston." Well, that last bit certainly explains it.

He's amazing and you are extremely honest about giving him respect that he deserves. Thank you!

lmao the way the drumsticks move remind me of the rubber pencil trick everyone did in middle school

He has mastered his muscle control at a micro level.

His technique vaguely resembles Hannes Grossmann's "Hybrid" technique, though with lots of finger motion. Also his stick position changes slightly compared to Hannes'. It might seem subtle, but that little bit of wrist motion makes all the difference, especially in power, it's absolutely insane. Also, he's a very musical drummer that can apply phenomenal chops to the kit.

@Overxpossed

Жыл бұрын

Like the whip.

We need this recorded at 120fps and replayed on a 120hz monitor to even attempt to follow, it’s all just motion blur at this framerate, so impressive

@moosejaw50

2 жыл бұрын

Slo-Mo guys to the rescue with the 1000fps cameras.

Holy shit!!! This guy is an alien from another drum world sent here to share with us the extra terrestrial drum techniques of another planet.

this was such a good vid!

You nailed it, Sam. Observing what this guy can do should light a fire under all of us students of drums, especially those of us who think we've reached our limit. Now I am highly motivated to shatter my obstacles.

He can even blast beat on water, he's truly the Jesus of drum

You’re the funnest to watch!!! I freaking love you

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank you Kimberly!!!

The absolute biggest mystery is how this dude managed to get an E-kit to respond that fast lol

@meinsouza

8 ай бұрын

Was thinking the same thing, my edrum would never detect this machine gun assault hahahaha

It’s so cool to see how you’ve branched into such a complete KZread channel. I remember seeing you play with Decrepit Birth in a lineup involving Rings of Saturn, Decapitated, & Fleshgod Apocalypse at The Whisky back in 2012 when I was 18 and it was one hell of a show.

Props to Samus for spreading love to other fantastic drummers such as himself 💜✌️ Very cool 👍

He's so fast my voice coils in my desktop computer speakers were getting tired!

Now that is a mastered technique!! Wow !!!!

Though fingers may be involved, the whole support system for this is the wrist and the larger muscles in the arm, including the triceps and biceps. Mangini has been developing this technique for decades, and barehanded practice is an important part of developing it. Ricardo is obviously taking it to a new level!

@GlennDavey

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this video is focusing on wrist or fingers, but it's more like a full-system, elbow shoulder muscle-twitch technique to get that fast. The control of it is the trick.

Imagine a band where every member was able to play this fast. He must get asked to do drum rolls for everything. Edit. Thank you for the likes !. I think this is my most liked youtube comment.

@okeedokee3131

3 жыл бұрын

We didn't even get to see him do 2 or 3 stroke rolls

@hroj

3 жыл бұрын

just listen to some origin haha

@adamclark2404

3 жыл бұрын

@@okeedokee3131 he doesn't need them lol

@eatmyfishy

3 жыл бұрын

Lol Archspire. Enough said :)

@ryanford5387

3 жыл бұрын

He can use a single stroke roll as a buzz roll

WOW! I am blown away . This dude is SICK!!

I am completely blown away. I somehow found this vid and I am sending it to every drummer I have ever played with. There are truly no words. Incredible. Thank you for the vid and Blessings from Kansas~ Wow.............

@66Samus

Жыл бұрын

thank YOU Steve!

I really like how he applies it to the kit too and doesn't just pad out for every video. Dude's an absolute monster.

Clearly, this guy is one of the most skilled drummers ever - watching a master at work is pretty awe inspiring

That's crazy fast!!!!!! Very impressive to say the very least. WOW

Wow! Great video Gandalf!

This dude could play original rings of saturn drum machine tracks haha

@adolfstalin7743

2 жыл бұрын

Fucking aye!

He is the chosen one to play Infant Annihilator live

@avatar19822

2 жыл бұрын

If they ever do play live. Aren't they all in their 40s now?

@daniels999

2 жыл бұрын

@@avatar19822 nope

@avatar19822

2 жыл бұрын

@@daniels999 how old are they?

@daniels999

2 жыл бұрын

@@avatar19822 31, 31 and 27

He is using his fingers and his wrists just like his ankles he clearly understands the connection. His nervous system is apparently not hindered by doubt which causes hesitation. A concept well understood by Bruce Lee, his teacher and many other martial artists currently and historically. In fact there is a Chinese drummer who teaches similar finger/wrist techniques. One of his students is A-yeon. Riccardo you stomp ass my brother was a pleasure to see you do your thing.

That's crazy. It's like he's not even moving anything and the sticks are going nuts. As a guy who started learning the drums I have a lot of appreciation for skilled drummers. I'm having a blast learning but man it's hard!

He can go back in time with this speed

Samus: "that is super motivating" Me: "i guess i'll start playing country music"

@insertmetalusernamehere

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going AC/DC man...

@TheDoomGuy420

2 жыл бұрын

@@insertmetalusernamehere heading towards the white stripes bro...

@insertmetalusernamehere

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoomGuy420 one day lol

@TheDoomGuy420

2 жыл бұрын

@@insertmetalusernamehere great profile pic too man!

The 3fingers working in time with his rist or 4+1 it works like a type writer together 🤔🪘👍

Holy shitaki mushrooms😂 66Samus, you made me LMFAO all day & night long😆 Btw Ricardo is f**king incredible😮😱 Greetings from Piekary Śląskie, Poland😉

I found a recording of Riccardo in my house. It was hidden in that small springy door stop in my room🤔

"HE'S BLASTING THE WAAARTEH!"

your positivity is inspiring

It’s a very subtle what he’s doing. Keep an eye on his thumbs. I think he’s integrated some push-pull. He’s not relying much at all on the natural rebound of the pad for the up stroke because he used a brush on liquid with speed. No rebound there. Super human technique.

He is using the vibrations that forms the world we live in to vibrate the sticks he is holding in a perfect symbiosis.

@Thornspyre81

Жыл бұрын

I hope this is a joke.

Yup... Ya boi Ricardo done broke Samus you guys!

Crazy wild drumming!

Awesome. Mind Blown!

Wrist and Lord Marco’s flying finger technique. Amazing

That hammer seg was probably part of the training 😂😂

@Robbo859

3 жыл бұрын

The same as in dodgeball.

It's a certain way of tensing the muscles in the forearm. I have been developing similar techniques as a percussionist for the last 20 years. But only a video in which he explains his technique, showed me that if you turn the hand outward it goes even faster. What is very funny I discovered as a child is that if you tense the muscles that move the eyes in the same way you can make the whole world dance for you so fast. It also works for the basedrum, here it is the upper muscles of the thigh that are tightened in this way.

@johnjr757

Жыл бұрын

I learned the same thing as a kid with my eyes. I would freak people out making my eyes move side to side super fast. I can still do it almost 40 years later. I never learned how to do that with any other part of my body though.

He has turned the drumset into an ambient drone instrument

Hey Samus, the way you felt when you watched Riccardo play single strokes with wood blocks is exactly how I felt when I watched you play the ending of By Your Command with Devin Townsend

This video progressed soo perfectly, when samus said “I wish I could seeing in a blast beat” and then dude shredded deathmetal blast beats like cabbage, soo sick!!! Great video of a video haha

There are no words to express my enthusiasm.

This video was suggested to me in the ALGO... and wow, I'm REALLY happy it did :)

Riccardo Merlini: *exists* Spencer Prewett: “Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!”

@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124

3 жыл бұрын

he said that? Spencer sounds unoriginal and unfunny. Well, since so many people are brain dead and do not understand sarcasm, this comment is me pointing out the unoriginality and unfunniness of the original comment. Absolute morons.

@henrik640

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124 LMAO. Really?

@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124

3 жыл бұрын

@@henrik640 ok

@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124

3 жыл бұрын

@Big Riff no, tomorrow is. Get better at reading sarcasm

@8o86

2 жыл бұрын

you're all idiots

You get good at something, anything, maybe you get really good. Then you see the best in the world and think, "why do I even do this?"

That was the funniest videos you ever made yet nice one I laughed my ass off.

Why haven't I found your channel sooner!! Oh my fuck you're hilarious!!

The dude's drumsticks are going as fast as effing hummingbird wings....

I bet that he could play the hi-hat/snare part of Fear Factory's "Powershifter" intro one handed. It's nuts.

I mean this as a compliment, but you seem like the amalgamation of Weird Al and Professor Dave wrapped in a metal exterior. Just discovered your channel. Really enjoying the videos and the music you’ve released.

Whoah! That's amazing!

Holy fuck... I've played drums for a while, I'm pretty good.... but what the fuck, I watch some of these dudes today and I swear they're from a different dimension. Not only fast as hell but accurate too....My brain can't even comprehend how these dudes get to this point. I sit here with my mouth gaped open ,,,, just , wtf.... 😲

@potatoheadhaoy

2 жыл бұрын

I remember a snare player once said about another pro player: "sometimes a guy just has another gear."

Man you give me Weird Al vibes and I mean that as the highest of compliments! Subbed!

@66Samus

2 жыл бұрын

haha thank you Paul!!!

@StixFerryMan

2 жыл бұрын

My first thought the first time I saw Samus. And I can’t shake it. Look so much like brothers

@vladstad8102

2 жыл бұрын

i was just thinking that.

Wahahaa. The lip brrrr at the end. That's how I feel with a lot of musicians. With affection and appreciation that is. I played crappy bass a lifetime ago for a couple of years and had heaps of friends playing all the intruments one can buy. And I remember enjoying it then and I still do. Keep on making this kind of content. Music does not make sense on any logic scale and it is what makes us all human. Even if you have AI creating it, you still need a human to enjoy it.

He needs to get together with the Slo-Mo guys and have his technique recorded.

I feel like Marco Pitruzzella could pull this off... Most of this sounds like Braindrill anyways.

4:22 Yuya from Viscera Infest can blast at 340 bpm. He may not be as precise but he's still a beast

@dappomb6523

3 жыл бұрын

Yes plus he doesn't use a trigger for his snare because he doesn't need it.

@whatcolorisdeath1266

3 жыл бұрын

@@dappomb6523 yep he hits hard

@FlyboyHelosim

2 жыл бұрын

@@whatcolorisdeath1266 Triggers aren't necessarily about volume, but being able to differentiate each strike at such high speeds.

“…and according to the internet…!” That is also my favorite source for sourcing🎉

Plot twist, Ricardo is The Flash and he's actually slowing it down for us

When you witness something so mind blowingly incredible, all you can manage is a loud goofy ass laugh 😅

He is the brand new T-1000. I'll be back

Sheeesh that fill at 8:28 was clean