Oddly enough, I never knew Samus was their drummer at one point but I've always loved his channel and recently I got into Abigail Williams and thought "I'd love to see Samus do a cover of some of their stuff," fucking weird
Samus, I got to see you play this stuff live a few months after this video was released, and I just wanted to let you know that your performance still sticks with me today. You killed it! Glad to see you're doing so well these days!
I remember in middle school/highschool when this came out. Samus you're still one of my favorite drummers. IN THE SHADOWS OF A THOUSAND SUNS is one of the greatest blackened albums of all time .
This is the video that really got me into you as a drummer. I was already familiar with you in Abigail Williams, but when I saw this video you became one of my favorite drummers and still are now.
I was stunned when I first saw this the other day. Just got your CD, a great piece of art! Best tracks for me: The Departure and this one. Thank you very much and keep up the good work! P.S: Come to Germany, please!
I have toured with Francesco numerous times. He is a fucking awesome drummer, and a wonderful guy. He can do the insanely fast double strokes with his feet, that I will never be able to do. But...who the fuck cares who is faster? This isn't kindergarten. Ha.
I figured it out and i see right through you Samus: You see i always wondered why this video has a special "Green Tint" to it and now i know why. Just like in the movie "The Matrix" everything IN the Matrix has a green tint as opposed to real life, and since you wrote the drum track but couldn't complete in real life because your sticks and drum kit would just ignite on fire so you "Entered the Matrix" recorded this video and uploaded it so it would finally be complete. Yeah nice try.
oh man, still one of my favorite videos of yours, in fact this was how i knew you back in the day and now I'm sitting here with my little son bangin' our heads! Cheers man!
This is one ov the only videos that has so many views yet the rating never seems to go down. I can't get enough ov this video, I'm here every couple days.
dude, there are no words to define the way you play the drums, triggered or not you are an awesome drummer, and i must congratulate you. Cheers from Mexico
This is such a legendary video, takes me back to when my cousin and I were obsessed with you and VADRUM back in the very early days of UA-cam. Keep rockin Samus!
@dethmtaldescendant I've been drumming for a while and I can guarantee that the double bass is far from impossible. it just takes a lot of practice and focus to get down
What a dope album! I had the experience of opening up for Abigail Williams a couple times at The Rock in Tucson. I would just sit on the side with all the gear and watch you play hahaha
People don't grasp the concept of triggers. It's so you can hear the double bass with clarity and definition, otherwise it'd be just noise. Do some research.
***** you're totally right, there are no dynamics. It is possible to lower the sensitivity of each trigger but it also has to do with the brain. This video is seven years old. Samus' brain might be older. Newer technology allows for randomization/humanization of hits. Checkout "2box" for example. Tomas Haake uses their brain for his kicks and they sound almost completely organic live. I'll personally never use triggers though. I love mics and EQing. I'm not a black metal speed demon but I love really fast 32nd and 64th note flurries and as long as you keep a mic inside the kick drum(not just peeking into the vent but on your dampening or suspended in the air near the batter) and work on hitting as hard as you can, people will hear you. Triggers are practical for this genre because if you're constantly hitting as hard as you can, you'll burn yourself out by the end of the second song. Efficiency is key. Look how relaxed Samus is.
Man, you became a youtuber? I remember watching this when I was in high school damn haha Eliminator's "Breaking the Wheel" stills being one of my favourite albums, cool to watch this again
I always knew you were going to blow up one day. This video never gets old. There was this video, some Chris Adler videos, Joey Jordison videos, Jon Rice playthroughs, but this is was the absolute best
That was beautiful gravity blasts towards the end I love how you toss the splashes in. You are great with your wrists man. I love your symbol work! Great techniques! Double thumbs up.
Haven't listened to this in a while, and honestly, it's a masterpiece of drumming. Great speed, clarity, accuracy, tone, the fills and cymbal work is fucking great. Honestly Samus is probably one of the most under appreciated drummers in metal.
A trigger is a small piezo that detects impacts on a drum head by resting it. When it detects a hit, it sends an electronic signal to a drum module, which then outputs a sound (midi, sound sample, etc.) which can be heard by patching the module through to a PA or an amp.
dude this is completely epic youre shit is sick brotha for sure. the notes / timing and tempo are impeccable, and the sound quality was great! keep up the good work dude.
SAMUS you rock!! Me and my 9 yr old son from NZ have been watching you....and we will stay tuned!! Caleb is a big fan of Joey Jordison, and you made him sit there with his mouth open.... youre pretty good on the axe as well!!
Holy shit. I used to watch this video waaaaaaay back in the day when I was in college. Didn't realise it was you! Why UA-cam has put this in my suggested videos I'll never know 😂
about 15 years ago ( im 30 now ) i really got into black metal and i remember watching this video in awe. youtube was wild back then and disovering something like this insane, i come back here like every year to check it out again :D
@Kevinkoch2443 OH my guitarist has one of those m-audio things! Great. So I'll just take the audio from my drum module to the m-audio thing? Through what output on the Alesis (it's a dm5 not dm10), and back to that other question, should I get CAD overheads?
This is my first time seeing this and this might be my favorite sounding drum kit ever. If anybody who sees this has more from this Era of Samus please link it for me
hell yeah. you're sick as hell! rock solid rhythm meter and technique. the triggered toms remind me of Nicholas Barker's drum sound, but your style is so your own. i've been meaning to check your band Abigail Williams out, and each time I've heard about your band, you, the drummer, is what's mentioned as the highlight
Still come back 14 years later to watch one of my favorite drum performances. Rock on Samus
wow dude, thank you so much!!!
Agreed this vid is classic 👌
@@66SamusI do too from time to time, what a hell of an album, pure power and atmosphere!! ❤️🔥🔥🔥
Hah and I see your comment on my annual viewing 😀 got smthg similar going on
@@66SamusWow! Before the Iconic 66samus facial hair, I would have stupidly thought you played with Chuck S. In Death! 😂 All Love Fam!
2022 me is just as impressed as 2008 me was when he watched this. Oh yuuuurrrr 🤘🤘
Oddly enough, I never knew Samus was their drummer at one point but I've always loved his channel and recently I got into Abigail Williams and thought "I'd love to see Samus do a cover of some of their stuff," fucking weird
sams's work was amazing on "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns"
Samus, I got to see you play this stuff live a few months after this video was released, and I just wanted to let you know that your performance still sticks with me today. You killed it! Glad to see you're doing so well these days!
thank you so much Devin!!!
Yup. A god toying with mortals with wooden sticks.
It's been 10 years, and this is the only drum cover I have ever enjoyed in my life.
I love this vid. Never gets old
Same here
I don't use heel-toe. I play heel up
66Samus how
@@mylifebelike7573 😂
Is that right? THAMUS
@@mylifebelike7573 bahee
SPOKE TOO SOON THERE DIDN’T YOU BAHEE
I remember in middle school/highschool when this came out.
Samus you're still one of my favorite drummers.
IN THE SHADOWS OF A THOUSAND SUNS is one of the greatest blackened albums of all time .
dude, thank you so much!!!!!!
There will never be a metronome as precise as Samus
Gene Hoglan is the Atomic Clock
@@mposh Danny Carey, also
This is the video that really got me into you as a drummer. I was already familiar with you in Abigail Williams, but when I saw this video you became one of my favorite drummers and still are now.
I was stunned when I first saw this the other day. Just got your CD, a great piece of art!
Best tracks for me: The Departure and this one. Thank you very much and keep up the good work!
P.S: Come to Germany, please!
This never gets old!
Right!? I've been watching it for a few years now.
Never
I still watch it every couple weeks
this is just purely beautiful metal drumming...i got no other words for that
I watch this vid since 2008 guys. still epic as fuck.
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Same here, nearly 10 years later and still one of my favorite videos on UA-cam.
Since 2005 here.. love him.
@@thomass117 it hasn't been out since 2005 dumb ass liar
@@bilbobaggins7075 oh it sure has. Idiot.
2024 Still enjoying this masterpiece
am here am back again watching this master piece...!!
dude, thank you so much!
I have toured with Francesco numerous times. He is a fucking awesome drummer, and a wonderful guy. He can do the insanely fast double strokes with his feet, that I will never be able to do. But...who the fuck cares who is faster? This isn't kindergarten. Ha.
"I'll never be able to do" Hmmmm....... you sure about that? 😂
It is kindergarten.
HAHAHA!!!! Stop eating the PASTE!!!! 😃😃😃😃
this comment didnt age well.
I figured it out and i see right through you Samus: You see i always wondered why this video has a special "Green Tint" to it and now i know why. Just like in the movie "The Matrix" everything IN the Matrix has a green tint as opposed to real life, and since you wrote the drum track but couldn't complete in real life because your sticks and drum kit would just ignite on fire so you "Entered the Matrix" recorded this video and uploaded it so it would finally be complete. Yeah nice try.
this comment is best
this comment is retarded I'd said out loud there'd be an awkward silence
Wtf dude..
hahahaha omg
this the greatest comment I've ever seen
oh man, still one of my favorite videos of yours, in fact this was how i knew you back in the day and now I'm sitting here with my little son bangin' our heads! Cheers man!
dude, thank you so much!!! cheers :)
@@66Samus Sorry man, I meant to say that I knew you with this video. Thanks for replying bro, means a lot!
This is one ov the only videos that has so many views yet the rating never seems to go down. I can't get enough ov this video, I'm here every couple days.
There's a rumor going around that one day he was playing so fast that his sticks aught on fire and that's why he plays with gloves now.
Dude you are a beast on the kit.
dude, there are no words to define the way you play the drums, triggered or not you are an awesome drummer, and i must congratulate you. Cheers from Mexico
I love this drum sound! Poppy snare, clean toms, full bass drum sound. Awesome! Oh yeah the drumming is amazing, too
Crazy to think this is 10 years ago goddamn lol
Someone here in dec 2019 ?
2020,been here since he uploaded the video lol time flies but never gets old
Drummers should be respected more.Look at the intensity of the drumming...Simply awesome.Killer shit...blew me away.
I remember sharing this on a myspace bulletin. Still just as satisfying.
dude, thank you!!!!!!!!!
that gravity blast at 5:43......just fucking ridiculous.
Seriously - that thing is fucking unreal. And he just throws it in there like it's nothing. So good.
bad for getting the snare triggered, i'm pretty sure he can do something better only using it on bass drums
A blast? I thought it was a roll
theres 2 other versions of this song...this is the best imo
This is what a God amongst mortals truly looks like. You sir are my inspiration
This is such a legendary video, takes me back to when my cousin and I were obsessed with you and VADRUM back in the very early days of UA-cam. Keep rockin Samus!
thank you so much dude!!!!
@dethmtaldescendant I've been drumming for a while and I can guarantee that the double bass is far from impossible. it just takes a lot of practice and focus to get down
My favorite drumming vid ever. Anyone got any recommendations.
look up Matt Mcguire or however u spell it lmfao
Krimh Kerim, Josh steffen, Joeyjunior, Bebetto ninja drummer
Dude if you like this you'll love David Diepold
Aaron Kitcher
alex rudinger, shannon lucas, romain goulon, hannes grossman etc. should give u a good starting place :)
What a dope album! I had the experience of opening up for Abigail Williams a couple times at The Rock in Tucson. I would just sit on the side with all the gear and watch you play hahaha
A lovely band from my youth.. Props brother ❤ I love your reaction videos, keep rocking!
REDO THIS VIDEO PLEASE!
People don't grasp the concept of triggers. It's so you can hear the double bass with clarity and definition, otherwise it'd be just noise. Do some research.
***** you're totally right, there are no dynamics. It is possible to lower the sensitivity of each trigger but it also has to do with the brain. This video is seven years old. Samus' brain might be older. Newer technology allows for randomization/humanization of hits. Checkout "2box" for example. Tomas Haake uses their brain for his kicks and they sound almost completely organic live. I'll personally never use triggers though. I love mics and EQing. I'm not a black metal speed demon but I love really fast 32nd and 64th note flurries and as long as you keep a mic inside the kick drum(not just peeking into the vent but on your dampening or suspended in the air near the batter) and work on hitting as hard as you can, people will hear you. Triggers are practical for this genre because if you're constantly hitting as hard as you can, you'll burn yourself out by the end of the second song. Efficiency is key. Look how relaxed Samus is.
still my fav vid of yours after i looked up this track from hearing on the radio, so long a go
este cover si es un clasico, y ese final. sigue siendo epico 😎
thank you so much!!
Makes it look easy, doesn't he?
Sounds just like the faceless. I wouldn't have known the difference unless the title said so... Lol
This fucking guy.. a decade later.. still my hero.. my favorite drummer..
Pete Sandoval during the FORMULAS RELEASE!!!!!! GREAT WORK!!!!!! Killed it!!!!!!
Man, you became a youtuber? I remember watching this when I was in high school damn haha Eliminator's "Breaking the Wheel" stills being one of my favourite albums, cool to watch this again
Your drumming was the sickest I had ever seen and it still is! This track bows my fkn mind. So clean!
thank you so much dude!!!
God I still love this!
The drumming is the highlight of this album. Just so good.
This literally started my dream of drumming lol you kill it man.
sigo viendo este video .... desde el ... 2009 que lo vi pro primera vez ...y sigue siendo increible
One of the best displays of skill and all-around clean drummin.
I would never get tired of this video!
This video is awesome love the blast beats
just perfect!!!
Amazing... fantastic samus congratulations!!
I love this style of drumming... Just awesome.
I always knew you were going to blow up one day. This video never gets old. There was this video, some Chris Adler videos, Joey Jordison videos, Jon Rice playthroughs, but this is was the absolute best
samus you and nick pierce are my all time favorite drummers im glad i found this video man keep it up :)
your drumming is insane, abigail williams is insane...pumped to see you guys this summer!
That was beautiful gravity blasts towards the end I love how you toss the splashes in. You are great with your wrists man. I love your symbol work! Great techniques! Double thumbs up.
OMG... Thats on of the coolest things have ever seen.. awesome just awesome!!
Haven't listened to this in a while, and honestly, it's a masterpiece of drumming. Great speed, clarity, accuracy, tone, the fills and cymbal work is fucking great. Honestly Samus is probably one of the most under appreciated drummers in metal.
I love this song / performance, good work dude
A trigger is a small piezo that detects impacts on a drum head by resting it. When it detects a hit, it sends an electronic signal to a drum module, which then outputs a sound (midi, sound sample, etc.) which can be heard by patching the module through to a PA or an amp.
I love this snare😍
ahh man... i just cant watch this vid enough times. ure way too awesome.
every single second of that was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!
dude this is completely epic
youre shit is sick brotha for sure.
the notes / timing and tempo are impeccable, and the sound quality was great!
keep up the good work dude.
one of masters of drum !
OMG!!! Awesome! epic! insane! outstanding!
such a sick abigail song, easily one of my favorites. ever considered remaking this playthrough? Keep it up sam 🤘
Damn i'll never get tired of this video
omg i went to the show yesterday at the whiskey, first time i saw you guys live,,,,,,,,,BADASS!
Simply one of the best drummers that has ever existed in the Metal history!! he's great and amazing
SAMUS you rock!! Me and my 9 yr old son from NZ have been watching you....and we will stay tuned!! Caleb is a big fan of Joey Jordison, and you made him sit there with his mouth open.... youre pretty good on the axe as well!!
Your accents are awesome. So is your ride..
Nice man. Seeing you guys November 2nd at Jaxx, really looking forward to seeing you play live.
omg... this guy is my new hero, what else can i say 5/5 amazing
BEST drum video/drummer EVER!!!!
gonna go see em on saturday!!! gonna be awesome!!!!!!!!!
i'll play this on 2020, i hope you play again in 2020 🙏
just awesome ! 5 stars
Awesome job,that's totally BRUTAL.
Awesome job sir.
i lost count of how many times i seen this!...
insanely awesome
Holy shit. I used to watch this video waaaaaaay back in the day when I was in college. Didn't realise it was you!
Why UA-cam has put this in my suggested videos I'll never know 😂
this remains one of the best videos of all time. that gravity blast is just unreal
Amazing!
amazng drumming. i wanna purchase these cd's now!
this gets better everytime i watch it! :D
about 15 years ago ( im 30 now ) i really got into black metal and i remember watching this video in awe. youtube was wild back then and disovering something like this insane, i come back here like every year to check it out again :D
thank you so much dude!!!
Love Abigail Williams.
.... :P always a treat to watch this vid!
@Kevinkoch2443 OH my guitarist has one of those m-audio things! Great. So I'll just take the audio from my drum module to the m-audio thing? Through what output on the Alesis (it's a dm5 not dm10), and back to that other question, should I get CAD overheads?
Sick RIff man! !!! Ive been drumming for awhile and that some sick shit bro!!! keep kicking ass man!!!
This is my first time seeing this and this might be my favorite sounding drum kit ever. If anybody who sees this has more from this Era of Samus please link it for me
hell yeah. you're sick as hell! rock solid rhythm meter and technique. the triggered toms remind me of Nicholas Barker's drum sound, but your style is so your own. i've been meaning to check your band Abigail Williams out, and each time I've heard about your band, you, the drummer, is what's mentioned as the highlight
Very impressive, great fills and beautiful kit. That china symbol sounds awesome also.
The New CD is amazing.
awesome man!!!!