In this free heavy-metal drum lesson, Sean Lang continues to explore the world of broken double bass drum beats but on a more intermediate level. The heavy-metal drum beats you’ll find within are 32nd note based, so expect to be way more challenged than you were with the beginner broken heavy-metal double bass drum beats. More »
This free heavy-metal drum lesson is the next natural step in the development of your ability to perform heavy-metal drum fills. The heavy-metal drum fills Sean Lang goes through in the video combine 16th notes with 32nd notes. To avoid any kind of frustrations earlier on, go through the free heavy-metal drum lesson on beginner heavy-metal drum fills before tackling this one. More »
A blast beat is basically a single stroke roll broken up between the snare drum and the bass drum, with the hi-hat/ride hand playing unison strokes with the bass drum. In this free heavy metal drum lesson, Sean Lang teaches you to play skank beats and the most common blast beats out there: the traditional blast and the hammer blast.
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Heavy metal drum fills are usually fast passed and brutal sounding. The speed and power at what they’re performed are usually way too high for any beginner. So where should a beginner heavy-metal drummer start? How about right here?! In this free heavy-metal drum lesson Sean Lang teaches how to play five of the most common heavy-metal drum fills out there. These are awesome heavy-metal drum fills that’ll get you started in the right direction. More »
The word comp is an abbreviation of accompany or complement. It’s a moniker that’s mostly used in jazz music to catalog independence exercises that enable the drummer to enhance the groove, add variety to the time flow and react accordingly to what’s being played by other musicians. In this free heavy-metal drum lesson Sean Lang applies comping to heavy-metal drumming by providing 10 exercises that work on snare hand independence. More »
Nowadays, heavy-metal drumming is mostly associated with very powerful and fast runs of double bass patterns. However, this is not always the case. Double bass drumming in heavy-metal is used quite often to complement guitar riffs, which gives birth to sporadic bursts of broken patterns. It’s important to practice stock broken double bass drum patterns like the ones Sean Lang wrote for this free heavy-metal drum lesson. It will help you build a solid rhythmic foundation with your feet that’ll enable you to complement the most typical guitar riffs out there. More »
Heavy-metal is a sub-genre of rock. However, because of the many variations heavy-metal has given birth to and due to its very unique identity and flavor, it has become a style on its own right whose study has to go beyond the scope of what rock music has to offer. With that in mind, Sean Lang put together this free heavy-metal drum lesson to get your heavy-metal drumming studies started in the right direction. Sean Lang shares some tips on what you can do to make your playing sound more “metal-ish” and takes you through six beginner single pedal heavy-metal drum beats that you can take to your kit to get those heavy-metal chops going. More »
The flat foot technique is a hybrid between the heel-up and the heel-down technique. It’s especially useful for playing fast single strokes with your feet. In this free drum lesson, Sean Lang goes over the flat foot technique with an in-depth analysis of its mechanics. He also teaches some cool ways of practicing the flat foot technique when you’re not behind a drum set. More »
In this free live drum lesson, Jared Falk, Sean Lang, and Dave Atkinson take you through some of the most popular bass drum techniques out there and teach you some exercises to help you develop them. Jared teaches the heel-toe technique, Dave teaches the slide technique, and Sean teaches the flat foot technique. This free drum lesson is also directed to helping you develop your ability to play fast single strokes with the double pedal, and use your hi-hat foot creatively within your drumming. More »
