Mike was definitely Suffocation's best drummer

@ToxiKHarmst

5 жыл бұрын

what about Dave Culross?

@danielramosrezende8296

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToxiKHarmst both are perfect man!!

@kennethsmith8968

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToxiKHarmst theres only one original.mikey is the man

@danielcharles8442

3 жыл бұрын

No question. An objectice fact. That's like saying don tardy is best drummer obituary has. Hes only one. But suffocation sound. Since early 90s. Especially drums n bass that's Mike Smith n homie who plays bass. They created that sound. Eric is good drummer. But he couldn't fuck with mike smith on his best day or with Donald Tardy.

@danielcharles8442

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielramosrezende8296 no doubt dave is good drummer. But understand what your looking at. Mike is holding sticks like a jazz drummer. Nobody plays drums like Mike Smith. Homie is a legend.

Innovator-originator. mike is a god.

@JParks1981

7 жыл бұрын

sharkwater sucks so bad he's left the band and isn't coming back for the new album. When he left he said it was cuz he had personal differences with the newer members of the band and he said not Terrence and Frank, so I guess it's Guy. and now Guy has left the band and won't be on the new album but they got a new drummer instead of Mike back :( There's guys who are faster than Mike Smith, do crazier fills and whatever, but I think he's definitely the most powerful drummer in extreme metal. His blasting on tracks like Bind Torture Kill and Dismal Dream made the songs so much heavier. Wish they could do an album with Mike and Doug Cerrito the old lineup cuz as good as some of the replacement members have been, I think Suffocation was at their best with Doug and Mike

@Combustion47

4 жыл бұрын

Innovator yes , originator definitely no

@anthonytenkku43

3 жыл бұрын

@@Combustion47 What? Both terms are virtually the same thing, especially when discussing drumming. Also, considering the caliber of DM drumming that was around in 1991 (Death - Human, Morbid Angel - Blessed are The Sick, Carcass - Necroticism etc etc.) Mike's drumming on Effigy was an excellent mix of precision, speed, dynamics and power. He definitely set himself apart in that era and I believe its valid to say he is an innovator and originator.

@igorkuzmanovic5990

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonytenkku43 Everything EXCEPT power. He clearly does not hit any rimshots or hit hard for that matter. But he's excellent at his work and has lots of groove.

Mike Smith and Pete Sandoval are my favorite drummers

@MBlast666

Жыл бұрын

Great taste

This is just perfect ... speed, groove, balance, I hate how death metal today has become a BPM freakshow that focuses entirely on speed.

@joshhill5932

5 жыл бұрын

It is the groove that sets Mike Smith apart. Many are faster and more technical but Smith combined brutal drums with lots of groove.

@Atomic1710

5 жыл бұрын

Fact

@RamManNo1

2 жыл бұрын

It’s become ridiculous with who can go fastest and abuse the shit out of overly synthesized trigger sounds, barely tapping the heads. You can tell mike is pounding the skins hard and his sound is authentic.

@Standbackforscience

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshhill5932 Kudos for mentioning Smith, he's another one of those exemplary drummers who understands groove instead of just playing fast for its own sake.

@alrecks619

Жыл бұрын

@@RamManNo1 MIDI drums that is initially at velocity 64 but cranked to 127 in post production.

That perfect left hand take over snare hit to move his hair at :50. I know that's not the most impressive thing in this video but yeah, smooth.

The best drummer on the planet.

@panzerwaffen2873

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao 😂😂 my god

@ext93

3 жыл бұрын

@@panzerwaffen2873 ?

@panzerwaffen2873

3 жыл бұрын

@@ext93 ?

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@ext93 I'm with panzer. No matter how great Mike is on drums.. the bast on the planet is just childish ignorance, or extreme exuberance.

@ext93

2 жыл бұрын

@@morbidmanmusic you're right. Lars Ulrich is the bast on the planet👌

Top 5 death metal drummers. No questions.

@kennethsmith8968

4 жыл бұрын

top 5? top 2 yes.

@Chris-ug6bs

4 жыл бұрын

Also Steve Asheim from Deicide. He should be on the list....

@6.thedollar415

2 жыл бұрын

Here's my top 5: 1. Flo Mounier 2. Kevin Talley 3. Mike Smith 4. Pete Sandoval 5. Steve Asheim

@1985Crystal

2 жыл бұрын

1. Mike Smith 2. Ricky Myer's 3. Dave Culross 4. John Longstreth 5. Kevin Talley

God, I love how he just hammers the shit out of everything. No one else can keep up that full on power when they are blasting.

Mike ruled!!! Great drummer and interesting personallity

This is the song the Office metal drummer covers... Epic!!! Mike Smith... FOREVER!

This guy right here is my biggest death metal drumming inspiration man!! I still need to see them live, maaan.

Such a beast, an animal. Incredible power and speed.

I miss seeing Mike Smith play for Suffocation.

Suffocation, Deicide and Cannibal Corpse drummers will forever be the greatest death metal drummers ever.

Saw these guys live once when Mike was in the band. The snare made me go deaf for a while.

arguably he is, trust me he can do the same show off drumrolls as what Mike Portnoy does at ease, but Mike Smith is a huge innovator at death metal drumming, Cannibal Corpse were already around in the early 90's and people started to think there's no way further in brutality, yet this guy took it to a new level. Mike Portnoy couldn't do that

@vitunpelle602

4 жыл бұрын

you do realize that suffocation was also around in the early 90's, infecting the crypts came out on the human waste ep in 1991

Legend! He’s still one of the best damn drummers out there.

its as if a Predator was playing drums :D

Mike smith , Steve ashium true death metal drummers of the 90s

UNIQUE DRUMMER OF SUFFOCATION.....

@ about 13 seconds in, Mike is just killing it. This particular drum cam footage of Mike is my favorite.

Mike Smith and Terrance are a reminder that the black GODZ are returning to earth!!

@NIGHTSMOKEBEATS

Жыл бұрын

12 years later.. ..i agree

@Nothing36902

Жыл бұрын

💯

mike smith is a legend just the battery one of the most admired drummers in death metal .. \ m /

I saw them twice around 1992 with this great man on the drum and it was amazing. Salutations, Mike, from Rimouski.

Mike Smith is my favorite drummer!

Nah, he's renowned for playing loud. I think a lot of it is to do with the fact that he focuses on maintaining velocity rather than just going as fast as possible. Also remember that he is very focused on being as strong on one side as he is the other. He does things like alternate the snare hits between his left and right hand to maintain the same power throughout. Pretty cool. Gotta give him props!

This might be my favourite video of all time

Thanks for uploading this. I found it excellent for learning some of Mike's technique.

What a pleasure just to watch it ! Hope you have a fast internet connection ! GREAT !!!

Infecting the Crypts. Great shit man. We all miss you in the scene but we are hoping you will be back.

@rastomasstanford7708

3 жыл бұрын

He would if the money was right. They should be out there but the industry is weak for the bullshit.

Mike was such a big part of Suffocation.

Thank you, thank you very much Mike. Thank you Suffocation. Don't waste your time arguing who is better. Suffocation rocks and that's it. There is a thousand bands that rock, but they are really brutal...

Perfect drummer!!!...mike is amazing

WOW that it s death metal drumming!!!!

The insane power behind this guy.... Triggers take note from Mike Smith over here!

@TacoCrisma

4 жыл бұрын

.................. hes CLEARLY using triggers lmao. Cmon dude don't talk about what you don't know.

@RamManNo1

2 жыл бұрын

Taco Crisma yeah but it doesn’t sound like shit like most drummers who use them live. It still actually sound like drums that he’s clearly beating the shit out of.

king of all that is blast beats. met him a few times, everytime i've seen suffocation live, so 5 times. lol

I’m 2009 in Atlanta at the Masquerade. We saw Suffocation, Dying Fetus, and Necrophagist back to back to back. By far the best show I’ve been to, was so much fun. Dying Fetus was the best, Just because their style of music gets the crowd going nuts

Never was expecting to see this on them meinl cymbal channel

Definitely a MONSTER! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

MON MEILLEUR GROUPE SUFFOCATION. LA PREMIÈRE FOIS LES VUE EN SHOW À TROIS-RIVIERE .PUIS MA PREMIÈRE ALBUN ACHETER DANS LA VIE DU DEAD MÉTAL . BREDING THE SPWAN OF WHRITING WOW LES ÉCOUTER NON STOP .

Easily one of the best if not THEEE best drummer out there. The Godfather of DM drummage!

He plays with such power

Esse batera o mike é simplesmente sensacional.....o cara é sinistro...

He is the best! Agreed!

@blackwaterdrowning He too was also a very talented and amazing drummer. I love Decapitated and it still blows me away that he was keeping up with not only Mikes, but many others skills at the age of 15. May he Rest In Peace. Its a shame I never got to see them when he was still around.

the king of blastbeats... hell yeah!

Mike Smith and George Kollias. Best drummers in metal period.

REAL SUFFOCATION DRUMMING!

even i cant believe i saw him/suffocation in 1992 with konkhra opening. probably the best death metal concert i ever saw and i have a few back in the days. then i only saw them one time again later. in 1995 or something.

incredible !

This song is basically a primer on all the classic 90s death metal beats

my favorite drummer

Jesus fucking Christ. I got to open for these guys in 2013 and holy shit, Mike is a fucking show on his own!

i love watching him.

the best of the best... awesome smith

The one and only MIKE SMITH!!!!

para mi el mejor del mundo mike smith

Mike Smith and Joey Jordison kill it on the drums

@6.thedollar415

2 жыл бұрын

I'm suprised you haven't gotten hate for this comment. Joey also blasted with his entire arm and almost as fast as Mike. The only thing Mike has on Joey is that he came a decade prior.

@CAMILO-tz8sb

7 ай бұрын

Soy baterista y si le falta bastante rudimentos para mejorar la velocidad, la verdad, si me parece que es un poco tosco al tocar le falta mucha calidad

damn man he is the god of blasting, never seen ANYONE blasting with that power and strength,sure i've seen faster,but NEVER have i seen this much power and stick motion fluently throughout the beat...

the amazing ride cymbal probably

One of the greatest and one of the first brutal death metal drummers ever

@fredsmith5925

Жыл бұрын

What?

I'm guessing the 7 people who dislike it, think they're better.

@ColvinAvianBreadline

5 жыл бұрын

12 in 2019.......sadly

amazing!!!

mike smith is the blast

no one can dome close to his drumming in deathmetal that's my opinion.... great power, flawsless and creative fills and the best of all, hard hitting blastbeats.

God damn I loved his dreadlocks.

Original suffocation drummer yeaaaaaah!!

@XboltX77 They are playing "Infecting the Crypts", the third track from their first album. Really a great track!

Pure talent 🤘🤘🤘

THE BEAST !!!

0:09 HOLY FUCK! Mike Smith is like an African American version of Steve Asheim, I love em both \m/

@PawelSorinsky

5 жыл бұрын

More technical.

Bomboclaath, check this at 2:22 !!! WTF?!?!?!

Un monstruo!!

This guy rules.

human machine

@reaver901 i think it is "Suffocation - Infecting The Crypt".

most bad ass open handed drummer around! his main ride above his hats sounds sick! Cool to see him with Meinl now,anyone know when he signed on? that would be cool to see him with Paiste as well,but Meinl makes good stuff

Gooddddaaaammmmm!!

Big Mike Smith!

Mike all the way bring him back

man he has great control of both his hands equally no such thing as a weak hand for this guy

neither Kollias, Roddy or Goulon have a third of Mike's power. He's a great live player... you can hear him blast a mile away!

@MBlast666

Жыл бұрын

Wow that's a interesting observation

what foot technique/???

@dreadss64 I cant say he originated the right hand blast where the snare, kick, and high-hat were being hit at the same time, but he sure as hell mastered it before anyone else.

oh he's the best believe me

i love how his cymbals are like a mirror image like hats rides and chinas on both sides :P

@dreadss64 You've got it. When ND and other grindcore bands used it, it was like a white noise effect (ND started using it how it is now though), Pete Sandoval from Morbid Angel gave it a time signature and I guess modernized the sound, at least that's what Derek Roddy said in his video.

no i mean he was hitting the snare bass drum and whatever cymbal all at trhe same time, most people were alternating their hands. and the hands together blast is used in blackmetal quite frequently

Tremendo batero 🤘

what the hell is his main ride, it sounds so good, any one know? thanks

Fucking great Mike Smith!!! The man

Mike is such a bad arse on the drums

this shit rules

Mike rulez!!!

All round killer band

Playing the drums they were meant to be played. Hard and fast!

massive power!!!

what? dude, whether you like them or not doesnt matter. THESE GUYS ARE LEGENDS!!!! THEY ORIGINATED BRUTAL DEATH DUDE!!!

yeah because Necrophagist is newer than Suffocation,Suffocation been around longer and Mike was one of the first that was doing that

SUFFOBLAST FTW!!!