The creativity of Nic's drum parts on Rot is amazing! He is definitely one of the most underrated drummers out there. The way he sits at the kit is refreshing too. Nic was destined to be a drummer.
Also, fantastic ninja-like feint away at 3:40 for a double-dip of cymbal slashing for basically finishing off the critical damage at 3:05 mentioned below.
BRO YOU´RE MAGICAL!!!! All these tiny little details and you dont wanna miss any single one of them because they are so important to you and the big story you tell us through your drums
As a drummer, try drumming one of his songs. His creativity you cannot duplicate. He is in my opinion the best brain in drumming. I’ve never seen a drummer check all the boxes, and then more boxes I thought didn’t exist.
Hands down the best drummer in Oz for me at the moment! always brings something different to he's tracking, but the jazzy flair is what takes the cake ! could listen to him play all day!
Every hit has a fucking purpose, everything you do counts, it's not random, that is why you are awesome, stand out from most, and one of my favorite drummers
Even after all these years this is still one of the most amazing songs ever, I cant get over how unique and creative the parts are. Makes me really wanna dive in to linear drumming. I still have so many questions about the writing xD An absolute stellar performance
dude is such a clean drummer! absolutely remarkable! ive been playing for 12 years and am not this clean. Nick, you sir are one of the top drummers in my opinion
One of the better drum tracks I think I've ever heard... It's just so unique and rad and intelligently crafted. Every single note has meaning and is as valuable as the last in context to the song...
Nah that's deliberate I think, he opens that segment with the same, does it at your time stamp, and again at 3:34. Maybe it's accidental, but I doubt he'd upload it with 3 mistakes in
I saw this gent playing yesterday night in Manchester, UK. I was absolutely astounded at his percussive abilities. Not been this inspired since I saw Danny Carey playing Download Festival in 2006.
wow, you've changed soo much in 2 years since the Singularity album. You're way more technical now. Can't decide which I prefer, both variations of your style are phenomenal. One of my favourite drummers, thank you for existing, ha
man I just discovered Nic tonight on here..love the band love the tunes...makes me wanna go get in my power house rack behind my kit and play..if my little one wasn't asleep I dam sure would .;)
Wow, I'd love to have just Northlane's NODE with just the instrumental tracks. I'd listen to it on loop while working out, driving, relaxing, heck, it would be on repeat! Great emotion and it's a rarity to see Nic not play totally clean!
I need more grooves in more bands that sound like 3:12 cuz...I just cant stop that guitar and bass groove from meshing together with the drums in my head every time I think of NORTHLANE. Or more bands that groove like that part.
Atley Meow I would like to think so actually. I listen to alot of AAL, and I have been since thier first album. So I love the experiment instrumental style of the progressive metal they play. I listen to alot of progressive instrumental and djent. But not many emphasize groove and unique time signatures like AAL or Periphery. Scale the Summit and Chimp Spanner are groovy, but they are just that. Extremely groovy with melody. Sebastiaan den Baars Tesseract is kool, I listen to one of their albums over and over, because it literally blend the entire album seamlessly. However that groove does not remind me of them.
Actually, having listened to it again, I change my mind Sebastiaan den Baars . It does indeed remind of some of Tesseract. But this has more emphasis on the kick drum bass.
56 year old drummer who never uses the ride but it is always there for a bell. And stupidly i have 5 rides. I just swapped it out for a 20 inch Byzance hand hammered thin crash and never going back. why did i wait so long to do that thank you. Now as a old dude my advice is with your phrasing you could really use a gong drum on your right side. just think about it. Once you try it you will never go without. Great playing man.
Nic's half-time grooves make me question my existence in the best kind of way.
Marcus: "QUESTION EVERYTHING! QUESTION EVERYTHING YOU KNOW!"
Nic definitely makes me question my abilities lmao
This dude has the sickest style I think I've ever seen
agree
totally agree!!!!
Danny Carey ...
Danny Carey (Tool)
Joe Duplantier (Gojira)
Portnoy (Dream Theater/LTE/Flying Colors and many)
Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris)
Steve Judd (Karnivool)
@@different2261 FUCKING HELL NO
Man you are such a tasteful drummer. every hit has a purpose not shredding for the sake of shredding. Nothing kills a song more then that
I could not agree more!
Agreed. If you just search for "sickest drum solos" you're gonna get bored of the showmanship pretty quickly. Its all about the groove.
Groove + effective ghost notes + according body language + fresh overall drumming style + very good mix: It's actually very nice to watch. Props!
I listen to these drum play throughs more than I do northlane albums. He is an absolute savage
This is one of the best things I've ever seen
such a unique style :o
2:54 is easily one of my favorite drum moments on northlane, those tom hits right before the last breakdown are so unexpected
YES, he's guiding you through every level
As a drummer this song needs no lyrics it's rad as f
I've watched this literally hundreds of times, and today is the first time I've noticed the creeper at 0:45 haha
The creativity of Nic's drum parts on Rot is amazing! He is definitely one of the most underrated drummers out there. The way he sits at the kit is refreshing too. Nic was destined to be a drummer.
Man... 0:42 never fails to give me chills. That drop...
I thought it was the guy behind him staring at me that gave me chills
This dude looks like me and drums like my father
+Lennart Bellemann omfg. they're just too different. so dumb of you to compare them like that
***** ok nevermind, just a little bit shitty mood
+Макс Кулыгин I hope you're doing better now. Jesus loves you :) lol
Well ill be damned. Jesus H. Christ havent I seen you somewhere before????? I thought I told you last time, NOBODY ASKED YOU JESUS!!!
all lies. matt garska
0:49 I love that he's so into it that he stomps on the ground with his left foot when he hits the cymbal
That snare. Love how you're able to get so many different sounds out of it! Mine just has one sound, poop.
+Ramsey L Agreed. Do you know what snare it is? +Nic Northlane
+DangeRoss Driver not sure, it's odd that it wasn't included in the description with everything else.
+DangeRoss Driver i think he builds his own snares
+DangeRoss Driver i think he builds his own snares
RembooziFitness Ah true! The npsd snares. Great sounding quality
There's so much rhythmic content to digest here, executed with masterful precision and style. Very impressive
so dynamic. one of the best drummers out there
DON'T
LET
THE
WORLD
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
0:41 Nic looks like he's going to absolutely demolish that cymbal
Jack Davis haha that moment should be a video itself^^
+Jack Davis he demolishes them every time he hits them haha
"COME TO PAPA!!!"
3:05 sneak attack for critical damage
+M Pumz this comment is perfect
I'm done 😂
+M Pumz i died
Someone has to explain this comment to me
fuck to the yes
Also, fantastic ninja-like feint away at 3:40 for a double-dip of cymbal slashing for basically finishing off the critical damage at 3:05 mentioned below.
these bands have some of the most creative drummers,nuff said.
Such style & precision. I hope you don’t find this creepy Nic but I could watch you all day.
the passion that went into some of the cymbal hits is so beautiful
BRO YOU´RE MAGICAL!!!!
All these tiny little details and you dont wanna miss any single one of them because they are so important to you and the big story you tell us through your drums
nic pettersen/10
He has this insane ability of hammering and caressing at the same time. So controlled and fluid!
The guy at the back in the top right at 0:43 X'D
Joe Mulligan looks like josh 😂
it scared me
scarryyyy :))))))
Pretty sure that’s josh smith lol
lmaoooo
Love your style!
As a drummer, try drumming one of his songs. His creativity you cannot duplicate. He is in my opinion the best brain in drumming. I’ve never seen a drummer check all the boxes, and then more boxes I thought didn’t exist.
Jon writes everything, nic just plays it
If you look really closely at the video, this guy is drumming.
You must be a detective or something!
Onyx Jones Thx Sherlock
I thought he was play drums
Props for the mixing of this playthrough, the panning on headphones is awesome!!🤩
Hands down the best drummer in Oz for me at the moment! always brings something different to he's tracking, but the jazzy flair is what takes the cake ! could listen to him play all day!
Every hit has a fucking purpose, everything you do counts, it's not random, that is why you are awesome, stand out from most, and one of my favorite drummers
Such a passionate emotional drummer! Hands down my favorite to watch
The grooves are too real!!!!! Nic brought that heat. Love hearing & watching you play.
Even after all these years this is still one of the most amazing songs ever, I cant get over how unique and creative the parts are. Makes me really wanna dive in to linear drumming. I still have so many questions about the writing xD
An absolute stellar performance
He puts in so much energy in every hit! Dudes such a beast
I watch this over and over and over , year per year. still amazed by you son
I don’t know how many times I watched this but it’s still one of the best drum videos I have seen!
The way that dude plays is insane!
dude is such a clean drummer! absolutely remarkable! ive been playing for 12 years and am not this clean. Nick, you sir are one of the top drummers in my opinion
One of the better drum tracks I think I've ever heard... It's just so unique and rad and intelligently crafted. Every single note has meaning and is as valuable as the last in context to the song...
Weightiest drummer I've ever seen. It's perfection
one of the most talented and under rated drummers around
Sneaky beaky 0:44
Sneaky beaky like.
ikiruArts - ChvrlieDrip check the right curtain
Requiem for a Meme "Are we rushing in, or are we going sneaky beaky like?"
+NASHA マイク omg that is so creepy
He's waiting like "look look look he's gonna do the move ... told ya (looks away)"
The mics are just for show, not even being used! He is playing it perfect with the track. He only missed a crash at 3:20! Check it out!
+Jordan Orme Could be a new video take over a previous audio, the camera cuts just before it happens :)
😂
Nah that's deliberate I think, he opens that segment with the same, does it at your time stamp, and again at 3:34. Maybe it's accidental, but I doubt he'd upload it with 3 mistakes in
maybe it's a ghost note with a hit just after
I still think Rot is the best song so far. Rythmicly and Melodicly very creative.
This guys rhythm blows my mind. Real unconventional beat.
By far my favorite drummer.
Node is probably Nic's best work
Great drummer. Underrated for sure.
wow one of my favorite drummers
Makes drumming look so fun. Loved it.
SICK OF LIVING UNDERHANDED
THIS IS OUR LIFES WE COMMMAND IT
OOOOOOOOOOOOH
Variations with the snare is jus simply incredible, let a lone the whole damn performance A+!! Bravoo!!!
Kit sounds incredible. Rarely hear better sounding kicks than that
shit makes me wanna practice harder.. geekin out over here
This video is pure drumming perfection.
I saw this gent playing yesterday night in Manchester, UK. I was absolutely astounded at his percussive abilities. Not been this inspired since I saw Danny Carey playing Download Festival in 2006.
i love his play-throughs
awesome. just awesome. i love the irregularity.
Truly one of a kind
Just dropping by for my daily dose of this video.
I watched first his video for "Talking heads" then I go to this one; it's impressive how much he improved in 4 years; I really love his style
wow, you've changed soo much in 2 years since the Singularity album.
You're way more technical now. Can't decide which I prefer, both variations of your style are phenomenal.
One of my favourite drummers, thank you for existing, ha
man I just discovered Nic tonight on here..love the band love the tunes...makes me wanna go get in my power house rack behind my kit and play..if my little one wasn't asleep I dam sure would
.;)
Some drummers always blow me away with their placement of cymbal chokes. I dig the atmosphere of this jam.
1:05 Raw Power onto Crash cymbal
1:06 Enter China with elegant strike
Nothing but RESPECT for Northlane.
Simply amazing. So inspiring.
WOW that was next fuc**n level ... Amazing !!!!! Crazy good
Can you please plan another tour to Germany?! I have so much respect for your drum play! Would love to see it live!
man you're getting a monster sound from those drums DAMN!
Awesome, love your passion and energy while playing! See you in Switzerland :)
Absolutely nuts
i'm a guitarist but i love watching these playthroughs
Nice harmony, man this guy play a lot!!!'
That‘s just awesome
so heavy, yet so beautiful.
And I totally subscribed looking forward to watching all the videos
Goose bumps ❤😮😢
Wow, I'd love to have just Northlane's NODE with just the instrumental tracks. I'd listen to it on loop while working out, driving, relaxing, heck, it would be on repeat! Great emotion and it's a rarity to see Nic not play totally clean!
Amazing Nic, really love your style it's quite unique and really fits in with the rest of the band
Total bad ass folks, you don't get much better drumming than that.
I need more grooves in more bands that sound like 3:12 cuz...I just cant stop that guitar and bass groove from meshing together with the drums in my head every time I think of NORTHLANE. Or more bands that groove like that part.
Lamotta Jackson it almost sounds a little like Animals as leaders
Lamotta Jackson Has a kind of TesseracT vibe
Atley Meow I would like to think so actually. I listen to alot of AAL, and I have been since thier first album. So I love the experiment instrumental style of the progressive metal they play. I listen to alot of progressive instrumental and djent. But not many emphasize groove and unique time signatures like AAL or Periphery. Scale the Summit and Chimp Spanner are groovy, but they are just that. Extremely groovy with melody.
Sebastiaan den Baars Tesseract is kool, I listen to one of their albums over and over, because it literally blend the entire album seamlessly. However that groove does not remind me of them.
Actually, having listened to it again, I change my mind Sebastiaan den Baars . It does indeed remind of some of Tesseract. But this has more emphasis on the kick drum bass.
Listen to Invent Animate
This is so cool to watch.
The snare mix in this absolutely kills the node recording. This is how a snare should sound!
This lad is an amazing drummer!
and wait there's more.....awesome drum work. Mike D.
This Nic Petterson is my role model every time I listen to Northlane I'm just like god damn I wish I could play like that it's heavenly XD
Those cymbals are beautiful....
You're really fun to watch because it looks so care free, effortless and almost goofy but lord knows you could really kick ass if you needed to
Who's the creeper in the background at 0:43
GoldiGlockz Pretty sure it's Josh :')
Who the fuck leaves dislike... 😱 I'm astonished by the drumming of this guy. One of the best I've ever seen 😶
That intro is something else man
My mate used to play bass for a band that used to support these guys in sydney...their band was point below zero. Both fucken badass bands
excellent Nic bravo!
love the way u play dude. mad style!
one of the most interesting drummer i have ever seen
56 year old drummer who never uses the ride but it is always there for a bell. And stupidly i have 5 rides. I just swapped it out for a 20 inch Byzance hand hammered thin crash and never going back. why did i wait so long to do that thank you.
Now as a old dude my advice is with your phrasing you could really use a gong drum on your right side. just think about it. Once you try it you will never go without.
Great playing man.
awesome!!!