The Evolution of Blast Beats

An in-depth look at today's extreme metal drumming styles, this book was written by one of the genre's emerging leading practitioners, Derek Roddy. The book covers extreme styles such as speed metal, grindcore and death metal butis also designed to improve speed, coordination, endurance and independence as well as balance and breathing that are crucial for all styles of playing.

Drummers, teachers, and students will learn the history and evolution of thisunderground playing style that includes bomb blasts, hyper blasts, freehand blasts and traditional blasts while also learning the essential techniques needed to develop and execute the high-speed patterns. An accompanying audio CDfeatures recorded examples, exercises, grooves and loops, plus three extreme metal play-along songs with charts and transcriptions.

Having had an interest in music from an early age, Derek Roddy came to be a fan of musiclong before becoming a musician. Although Derek is capable of playing many instruments and styles, he is known throughout the Death Metal community for his phenomenal, physical, inventive and inspiring drumming. He has performedwith such bands as: Serpents Rise, Traumedy, Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nile, Divine Empire, Aurora Borealis and Council of the Fallen.

The Evolution Of Blast Beats offers an in-depth look at the drumming of today's extreme metal music such as speed metal, grindcore, and death metal. Drummers, teachers, and students will learn the history and evolution of this underground style originating from the European skank beat and evolving into a variety of blast beats found in today's extreme metal scene.

Also learn detailed blast variations along with essential techniques needed to develop and execute these high-speed patterns. Variations of traditional blasts, bomb blasts, hyper blasts, and freehand blasts are all explored in detail. The audio CD includes many recorded examples, exercises, play-alongtracks, and groove loops for practice.