I'm fairly positive that Napalm Death's first drummer was Mick Harris not Mitch Harris. If I'm wrong, please undo my changes.
- Not the first, but at least he's the drummer. Mitch is the guitarist (unrelated) Spearhead 21:37, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
Do what????
- Should be performed with one foot for the best effect.
I'm no drummer, but since when did anybody play a snare with their feet? --Camembert
What's more, what is the 'point of retribution'??? Is this a drummer thang???quercus robur
- I didn't even notice that - sounds like tremendous fun (for somebody), whatever it is. --Camembert
I made a bit of a cleanup, but am unable to contribute more as I'm not much of a metalhead.
BLAST BEATS!---
Takin' It To the Streets, by the Doobie Brothers. Now that song is catchy.
Blast beats are the torrents of alternating snare and bass which increase the speed of death metal at the point of retribution. Should be preformed with a single bass pedal
--65.212.160.75 16:25, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I added some stuff, added a bit of history, as far as I know, it's the earliest album with blast beats on it. If anyone knows an earlier one, feel free to correct.
I think that the wording "torrents of alternating snare and bass" is confusing. If the bass and snare were played alternately, would this not be the 'bomtish' beat that is often played by a wide variety of metal bands (thrash etc. especially). I have always held blastbeat to mean where bass and snare are played simultaneously.
I also read in an interview with derek roddy that blastbeats originate in extreme jazz, and many of the players could play the beats far faster than many metal players due to their skill.