When Morbid came to Long Island in the late ‘80s early ‘90s, Pete was standing next to me in the audience. I asked him if he wanted to smoke. He thanked me but said no because he can’t smoke before he goes on stage. It was a rejection I’ll never forget!
I was Pete's drumtech for Formulas and Gateways tours.. this is very he didn't smoke before or during.. he would though roll me 2 joints to blow into the fan during certain times of the set so he could smell weed while he played.. He would have taken up your offer after the show... remember his words "before he goes on".. and Pete always made time to hang with fans after he showered.
For everyone's info, this was video was taken AFTER Pete's surgery, he still is not recovered, and cant play 100% again yet, so people criticizing him on this video can suck it! Watch the drum cam footage of him playing "Dominate" or listen to "Drum Check" he could blow most drummers out of the water. Also, most death metal drummers are influenced by him!!!!
I regularly try to play along to songs off Formulas. His grooves are unique and often impossible for me to recreate. I have an easier time slopping my way through Cryptopsy songs than I do old Morbid Angel tunes.
His unique technique is that he plays a double stroke-- he is getting two hits from the double stroke on one down stroke…. That’s what makes him so fast!!!!😊
When playing drums you need to be relaxed to be faster ! if your tense your body will lock up! It's pretty difficult but the really good drummers always are!
What I love about Pete is that he has such a sharp, loose style. Likely my favorite metal drummer to listen to. He knows exactly what should go where and how his kit should sound.
Apex lols @ all the kiddies saying he sucks. This is what a real extreme metal drummer sounds like. Without him, you'd have none of today's 260+bpm guys. Get schooled.
born in 1990 Oswego, NY. Played in bands all around upstate and through a following of our friends some on lowly record deals and other with large local following. Grew up around music I'm a bassist father was a drummer. I can tell you that the metal community has IN PART (IN P A R T) have been reduced to mathcore non melodic (although sometimes briefly too support rhythm) and not one shit talker could lay these licks on site. If one could the ratio would be like 80-1. Damn you tube comments are harsh!
You may have misunderstood the reason for this video, Pete is actually doing overdubs for the movie "Tap Dance Extreme" released in 2011 where a boy from middle America dreams of making it big at the Tap Dance World Championships and inadvertently invents "thrash tap". Worth watching if you can find it.
I love watching him play. He makes me laugh. In a good way because he does these really funny beats and this drum kit here sounds funny. I admire his technical skill as well of course.
El Mejor baterista de todos los tiempos ,así nomas,...una pena que Morbid Angel hallan terminados todos peleados.... pero bue....quedaron los hermosos insuperables discos de los '90s....ahí va.
I turned 20 on this day and it was the same year I met my father and turned him into a metalhead. Gonna send him this video now. Hailz from Indiana, Pete!!!🤘
@lapidated The head is regular Evans Hydraulic Black. Probably theres clothes inside the snare (as there's visibly in the toms) and of course the strings are off.
I shot that video, among a few others, with a digital camera at Pete’s house in Tampa more than a decade ago. This is a shed he has behind his house, in the backyard. He was in SERIOUS back pain during that video, and going to physical therapy about 5 miles away from his place in University Avenue at some pain clinic. I took him there a couple of times. I saw Pete yesterday 11/3/24 in Salt Lake City where he is on tour with I Am Morbid, and he is doing very well physically. I have been friends with members of both Morbid Angel and I am Morbid for about 16 years.
Morbid wouldn't exist without Pete. But, in an extensive display of talent, I don't think this guy knows what a paradiddle is let alone any other 101 rudiments
LMAO with the "Ok, para!" ("Ok, stop!") at the end of the video hahaha. Reminds me of the "Ok Pete. Now, can I just hear your kickdrum, please?" at the end of "Drum Check" xD
oh man, this is a great thing to see. Take your time man, having you back 4 months later at 100% is infinitely better than NOW at 90% with you getting hurt again in 2 months.
@@BeeBeeCJr read further. That’s what David Vincent said. Sandoval stated that he quit because of his back surgery recovery taking much longer than expected.
@@joshireson5457 He literally states he never went back to MA because he doesn’t “miss any of that” so there is no denying him converting to religion affected his musical output and drive for it. Sucks.
@bparkhunting Dude just came out of surgery and is playing on a practice kit. The fact he can do as well as he can does nothing but make him more impressive.
I'm riding to the farm. Got a whole room with all the band instruments. Ampeg,line6/Marshall, mikes and a wicked ass drumset with Pearl Eliminator pedals and a piccolo snare +satellite radio a gallon on wine and weed. I'm ready to do my drum homework after watching the Master. MA the best Death band of all-time Barr NONE!
father of the blast beat!! please recover soon!! and take back your throne! and try and stop Dave Vincent and his madness!! bring back Morbid Angel \m/
He looks more like Trey in this video, LOL. Maybe they're secretly brothers. Good to see him doing his thing. Hope he gets back behind the kit for Morbid soon
Age is just a number. The guys of cannibal corpse are in their 40s and they are still going strong. Hell the guys of iron maiden are in their 50s and they still kick ass i know they are a different kind of metal band but they are still great.
@soundbeans yah dude i was disapointed when i heard a couple of track in the album..but still it is a thumbs up for me..dave sings with passion though and with yeung in the line up this is still gonna be the album of the year for me..it shows how pioneers make music in a genius way which makes us fans hard to understand.
that opening tom roll part is amazing to me! so creative and fresh. you never hear any drummers out there doing that AND, those triggers sound bad ass. sorry all you haters but this is great
Man, this guy is probably the best three limb metal drummer out there. I mean this as a complement honestly (he doesn't use is left foot much) I like his structured clean tight fills. He would be a beast if he implemented his left foot a LOT more.
Most Brutal death metal Blast beats wouldn’t exist without Pete, and Especially formulas fatal to the flesh… that album is a bible of Death metal Mastery
When Morbid came to Long Island in the late ‘80s early ‘90s, Pete was standing next to me in the audience. I asked him if he wanted to smoke. He thanked me but said no because he can’t smoke before he goes on stage. It was a rejection I’ll never forget!
Once I got a free deicide ticket from jack owen outside the venue
Mikael Akerfeldt told Me to shut TF up lol
I was Pete's drumtech for Formulas and Gateways tours.. this is very he didn't smoke before or during.. he would though roll me 2 joints to blow into the fan during certain times of the set so he could smell weed while he played.. He would have taken up your offer after the show... remember his words "before he goes on".. and Pete always made time to hang with fans after he showered.
That's awesome bro..the same thing happened to me with the guitarist from Gwar with the spikey helmet
70s too
Pete's one-foot blast is legendary. Love seeing him on the sticks
I was seriously amazed when I first saw his one-foot blast on the kick. I really thought he was doing double bass. 😂
@@nckhedhe's a beast!
For everyone's info, this was video was taken AFTER Pete's surgery, he still is not recovered, and cant play 100% again yet, so people criticizing him on this video can suck it! Watch the drum cam footage of him playing "Dominate" or listen to "Drum Check" he could blow most drummers out of the water. Also, most death metal drummers are influenced by him!!!!
Pete has something that almost even faster metal drummers dont have..
What song was he playing? Or was it just a jam?
@@WhoisVinnie just a jam for sure
I regularly try to play along to songs off Formulas. His grooves are unique and often impossible for me to recreate. I have an easier time slopping my way through Cryptopsy songs than I do old Morbid Angel tunes.
💯
Pete appears to have such a light, effortless touch to his playing, yet he still hits very hard. He looks relaxed and almost makes it look easy.
He's in what NFL and NBA players in moments of competition call "Flow State", this man is in a relaxed and focused trance.
His unique technique is that he plays a double stroke-- he is getting two hits from the double stroke on one down stroke…. That’s what makes him so fast!!!!😊
@@christianeasley767 yes, he uses this technique on songs like rapture and pain divine.
When playing drums you need to be relaxed to be faster ! if your tense your body will lock up! It's pretty difficult but the really good drummers always are!
Legend.
Guys, this is clearly a practice room, the drums are dampened to be quieter
Yea I dont understand why people are being retarded in the comment section. People just choose to not use their brains
@@ocpofficialrep7026 I really doubt there is much choice there mate
@@MrRobKaos lmao
They're triggered dude
@@laredobudsmoka Yeah, you can clearly see the triggers on the toms and on the bass.
What I love about Pete is that he has such a sharp, loose style.
Likely my favorite metal drummer to listen to. He knows exactly what should go where and how his kit should sound.
my thoughts exactly
Sharp and loose are contradicting each other
@@gorehog04 i think he means he has a great attack too his hits but hes very loosened up
Born to play. Pete makes it look easy ..🤘
Apex lols @ all the kiddies saying he sucks. This is what a real extreme metal drummer sounds like. Without him, you'd have none of today's 260+bpm guys. Get schooled.
exactly^ Plus you know they never even heard of sworn to the black and who wrote it much less haha.
That's right
born in 1990 Oswego, NY. Played in bands all around upstate and through a following of our friends some on lowly record deals and other with large local following. Grew up around music I'm a bassist father was a drummer. I can tell you that the metal community has IN PART (IN P A R T) have been reduced to mathcore non melodic (although sometimes briefly too support rhythm) and not one shit talker could lay these licks on site. If one could the ratio would be like 80-1. Damn you tube comments are harsh!
Pete is still one of the best drummers, even injured.
You may have misunderstood the reason for this video, Pete is actually doing overdubs for the movie "Tap Dance Extreme" released in 2011 where a boy from middle America dreams of making it big at the Tap Dance World Championships and inadvertently invents "thrash tap". Worth watching if you can find it.
A D no, he is joking
@@TempleofAmon666 ohhh ya reckon?
Must be like Crisco...Crust/disco
This man is the reason I picked up drum sticks.
This was taken after his surgery, I can not imagine how he will sound when he is 100%. Pete Sandovol is truly one of the best drummers.
I love watching him play. He makes me laugh. In a good way because he does these really funny beats and this drum kit here sounds funny. I admire his technical skill as well of course.
He's not technical what so ever. But, he's extremely fast
@@brandonfahle5716 Lombardo is technical, and even Bostaph.
I saw I am Morbid live recently with Pete. Seeing him play live was just as good as this and was completely mesmerising.
o melhor baterista de todos os tempos
Deserves lots more views...I saw you yesterday and you were good, fantastic and concentrated...not one musical error....big ovation.
Living Goat! Most unsung Drummer in Drum history💯 #homage #BestToDoIt
Pete is one of my favorite drummers
OMG if this is him while he's recovering from surgery he must epic when in full health cos i have to say this is awesome :D
remembering the bass blasts wearing camperos boots 🤘🏻
One of the reasons I'm still alive. This man is one of my idols.🤘
El Mejor baterista de todos los tiempos ,así nomas,...una pena que Morbid Angel hallan terminados todos peleados.... pero bue....quedaron los hermosos insuperables discos de los '90s....ahí va.
I am happy to see that he is recovering well and is back on his feet!
I turned 20 on this day and it was the same year I met my father and turned him into a metalhead. Gonna send him this video now. Hailz from Indiana, Pete!!!🤘
The best drummer ever , god of the gods. \m/
@lapidated The head is regular Evans Hydraulic Black. Probably theres clothes inside the snare (as there's visibly in the toms) and of course the strings are off.
He’s back with Evil D kicking it like in 1993🤘🤘🤘
HomoD and his cowboy hat
His fills are basically Dave Lombardo on speed.
I shot that video, among a few others, with a digital camera at Pete’s house in Tampa more than a decade ago. This is a shed he has behind his house, in the backyard. He was in SERIOUS back pain during that video, and going to physical therapy about 5 miles away from his place in University Avenue at some pain clinic. I took him there a couple of times. I saw Pete yesterday 11/3/24 in Salt Lake City where he is on tour with I Am Morbid, and he is doing very well physically. I have been friends with members of both Morbid Angel and I am Morbid for about 16 years.
So glad to see Pete up and around. I heard that his back was bad, even caught a rumor he retired due to pain. W.B. Prof. Pete "the feet" !!!!!!!!
He is drumming amazing. His drums have been muted on purpose so he doesn't hurt his back. The incredible Pete Sandoval...I hope for a speedy recovery!
@ImaPirate83 The kit is "triggered", see the red things on the toms? That's the triggers, the sounds are digital.
Maestro de rapidez es pete sandoval es magia de rapidez 1 king.
Brings me back to my childhood watching drum videos after hours of being able to play a real kit
PETE RULES! \m/ \m/ I love the fact that people don't realize that's a practice kit or what a hellacious rehab he's gone through
Wow I wonder how he plays right now probably ungodly like ... Necesitamos otro video Pete!
This video left me speechless
Glad to have you back, Pete.
good to see him back behind any kit at all. Get well soon.
... PETE SANDOVAL ......... LEGEND .
i love this man.MY UNDYING RESPECT TO YOU MISTER SANDOVAL!!! \m/ \m/
simplemente el mejor bateria de death metal del mundo,up pete
i really like this
the best drummer
Morbid wouldn't exist without Pete. But, in an extensive display of talent, I don't think this guy knows what a paradiddle is let alone any other 101 rudiments
LMAO with the "Ok, para!" ("Ok, stop!") at the end of the video hahaha.
Reminds me of the "Ok Pete. Now, can I just hear your kickdrum, please?" at the end of "Drum Check" xD
Universal blessing ☄️❤️
2:32 - 2:37 Some part from the song: Bil Ur-Sag :)
Great ear!
Even not 100% recovered from surgery this man drums like a king.
oh man, this is a great thing to see. Take your time man, having you back 4 months later at 100% is infinitely better than NOW at 90% with you getting hurt again in 2 months.
Твою мать,какой же он четкий! Красавец.
Feliz aniversário Pete Sandoval mestre da bateria eu estou fazendo aniversário hoje também 36 anos 👏👍🎸🤘😁
Sucks to see so much music and art lost to the world by religion. He’s just another one of many.
May his works live on.
What?
@@joshireson5457
Check his Wikipedia. That’s why he quit music.
@@BeeBeeCJr read further. That’s what David Vincent said. Sandoval stated that he quit because of his back surgery recovery taking much longer than expected.
@@joshireson5457
He literally states he never went back to MA because he doesn’t “miss any of that” so there is no denying him converting to religion affected his musical output and drive for it.
Sucks.
@@BeeBeeCJr hey at least he’s pursuing what he loves. God is good.
siempre sera el maestro PETE
Wow this was on my birthday! I was 6 years old
@felixj401 His drums are all triggered and each drum/cymbal goes through the program on the computer to use a prerecorded sound.
He's currently jamming and back with David Vincent in Iam Morbid band!!!
@bparkhunting Dude just came out of surgery and is playing on a practice kit. The fact he can do as well as he can does nothing but make him more impressive.
great hope hes comming on stage soon
Esse mestre da bateria faz aniversário no mesmo dia que eu 21 de maio😉😎👍👏🇧🇷🖤🤘☠️💀💿📀🤝
Miss you Pete. You need to start a Vlog so everyone can see what you are up to now. Sorry you are hurt, healthy recovery,
Well, seen him back in 2014 with Terrorizer. He's a monster on drums so I guess he's ok.
That's good news.
He found Jesus though.
Pete was and is the godfather
Of blast metal .
Bestial !!!
PLEASE COME BACK!!
Tomoki Shimizu no he plays drums like a woman.
I'm riding to the farm. Got a whole room with all the band instruments. Ampeg,line6/Marshall, mikes and a wicked ass drumset with Pearl Eliminator pedals and a piccolo snare +satellite radio a gallon on wine and weed. I'm ready to do my drum homework after watching the Master. MA the best Death band of all-time Barr NONE!
The best Man behind the drums :)))
@frankster666metal no blast beats were used by jazz drummers
I saw him in 2022 he's still the best drummer in death metal history to me
HE IS A GOD.
YOU ARE GOD - psalms 82:6
I must be the only one who loves the sound of his kit :p
Legend 🤘
father of the blast beat!! please recover soon!! and take back your throne! and try and stop Dave Vincent and his madness!! bring back Morbid Angel \m/
I just watched 3min of a guy tapping sticks around on muted dead percs and I'm like: "wow... Pete Sandoval, man".
Pete is amazing
Best top 4 metal drummers ever Id say.... Lombardo, Pete, Hoglan, Asheim
That was just awesome!!!
@smoothhitman1 how did you expect the maximum of a drummer after a surgery, really?
Love him 😮🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I assume it's because he uses matched grip for the most part. Most of the wrist rather than in french grip where it's a mix of finger and arm.
A complete drum god
He looks more like Trey in this video, LOL. Maybe they're secretly brothers. Good to see him doing his thing. Hope he gets back behind the kit for Morbid soon
Que bien de verte en accion Mucha alegria :))
Age is just a number. The guys of cannibal corpse are in their 40s and they are still going strong.
Hell the guys of iron maiden are in their 50s and they still kick ass i know they are a different kind of metal band but they are still great.
@lossofthoughts6 i think its yeung who drums for morbid angel now..
2:00 when you are idling your Royal Enfield Diesel Bullet after decades. 😂
@soundbeans yah dude i was disapointed when i heard a couple of track in the album..but still it is a thumbs up for me..dave sings with passion though and with yeung in the line up this is still gonna be the album of the year for me..it shows how pioneers make music in a genius way which makes us fans hard to understand.
that opening tom roll part is amazing to me! so creative and fresh. you never hear any drummers out there doing that AND, those triggers sound bad ass. sorry all you haters but this is great
Awesome. The Commando is alive and well. We well, Pete Sandoval. Hymno Rituales De Guerra.
the best salvadoran drummer ever,thats for sure
COMMANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PETE !!!9!!!
Legend!
@gbncsrht He hooked everything up to what seems to be EZDrummer. I'll bet it sounds awesome on that.
This is the most amazing drumming I have ever seen! He is still recovering from back surgery and this is what he is capable of?? That is SPECTACULAR!!
Man, this guy is probably the best three limb metal drummer out there. I mean this as a complement honestly (he doesn't use is left foot much) I like his structured clean tight fills. He would be a beast if he implemented his left foot a LOT more.
Pete from El Salvador!!
Lo único bueno que ha salido de ahí...
very very Great Drummer!!!!!!!!!!
Most Brutal death metal Blast beats wouldn’t exist without Pete, and Especially formulas fatal to the flesh… that album is a bible of Death metal Mastery
Will he be on the new album at all?
Oh my god!!!! this dude is insane!!!!!
There's Superior Drummer running in background) Nice!
Does anyone know what that black snare is called?