Alex Rudinger - Nile - "Lashed To The Slave Stick"
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Covering a #Nile song (specifically something from 'Annihilation Of The Wicked' - my personal fave!) is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I got into this album at a very influential time in my teens, & as a result it definitely played a big part in my development with drums.
In other words: This album helped steer me down the path that I'm on today, & in turn played a relatively important role in my life. Similar to my cover of 'Stabwound' from a couple years back, I always wanted to cover something from it as a nod to its positive impact on me.
Only problem was... George Kollias is the GOAT of speed in metal, & there're very few Nile songs that I thought I could actually play (at least, while maintaining the velocity that I like to play at. LOL). This is one of the only tunes from Annihilation that I figured I might be able to swing (& thankfully, it's also a SICK song).
Additionally, I never had access to any album stems to use for a proper mix. As I've mentioned before, I absolutely hate trying to filter / mix album audio with my own tracked drums. Thankfully I got lucky here, too - years ago when I was playing in The Faceless, we did a string of shows in Australia supporting Nile (which was SICK!). I got to hang with George a ton, & got to know some of the other guys a bit as well (Dallas Toler-Wade, specifically). Later on in 2018, I hit up Dallas & asked if he'd be willing to record a guitar track for me to use for this cover. I was pleasantly surprised when he said he was down!
(& yes, I've wanted to do this cover since 2018. Lol! Shortly after he sent me the files I got asked about doing Whitechapel, so had to change plans a bit / put this cover on the back burner!)
So finally, HERE IT IS: Lashed To The Slave Stick !
Want to give a HUGE thanks to Dallas Toler-Wade for taking the time to record this for me. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have done it without that (& dang ya'll, how SICK is his guitar playing? Lol!). Additionally, I want to thank George Kollias - just for being an incredibly sick drummer, & for all the inspiration over the years (he's also a SUPER sick guy!). I feel fortunate to have gotten to know him on that Australia tour. You rule, George!.
The mix for this video was done by Adam "Nolly" Getgood! Very thankful Nolly had the time / interest to mix this one - I thought his mix would be SICK for this song, & he surely did not disappoint! I mean dang, what a SICK GUY! Drums are all natural except for the kick (which Nolly said is about a 50/50 blend of the natural mics & kick trigger).
If you're interested in hiring Nolly for audio work, please contact him / his manager using the address below!
johnny@selftitledmgmt.com
KIT SPECS!
(This is also the first vid I've posted with my newest drum kit! I'm totally obsessed with it & love it dearly!)
#Tama STAR Maple (in Smokey Black)
10x6.5
12x7
14x11
16x13
20x16
14x6.5 Tama Re-Issue Bell Brass
& of course, my Signature Tama Drumstick (!)
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(FOR THE RECORD: I realize that in terms of hearing these new drums in-full, this might not be the most satisfying song. I didn't notice how few tom hits are in it until I was removing all dead space in the close mics prior to sending off for mixing. But fret not: I've already recorded several other videos that I'll be posting soon, with lots more TOM-ACTION!)
#Meinl Cymbals (from left to right, if sitting behind the kit)
20" MB20 Heavy Bell Ride
18" Classics Dark China
18" Pure Alloy Medium Crash
14" Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-Hats
12" Classics Custom Trash Splash
10" Classics Dark Splash
13" Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-Hats
19" Pure Alloy Medium Crash
18" Pure Alloy China
22" Byzance Heavy Hammered Ride
#Evans Drumheads
Toms - Clear G2's (batter), Clear G1's (reso)
Snare - UV2 (batter), Snare Side 300 (reso)
Kick - Clear EQ4 (batter), Coated EQ4 Logo Head w/ Port (reso)
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This is one of the catchiest death metal songs ever
Dude I know! It's like death metal ear candy. I love it so much. I want my death metal to sound like a massive engine running, basically lmao
@@xpropriation8505 Wow. You formulated it for me
@@Hamring The first song that made me realize this preference was Spirit Crusher by Death, the tone on that track is incredible
@@xpropriation8505 Are you thinking mostly sonically sounding like a massive engine? Because i was thinking about it rhythmically. Just after reading your comment it felt so right to me especially with this song. Like some kind of engine or machinery chugging along relentlessly. Especially the staggered feeling during the chorus.
Anyway spirit crusher is awesome too
@@Hamring honestly both. It's hard to strike the perfect balance tho. Like a band that I think misses the mark is Meshugga unfortunately. I like a lot of their songs but the fact that they throw melody put of the window so often is frustrating. Nile does it the best of any band I've heard so far
Rudi casually running a marathon in 4 minutes on this one.
but at the same time, physically this probably isn’t a challenge for him 🤣 just wild
By the look of his face and the strain of his body it was pretty challenging at times lol
Nile is no joke. The cymbal work has always been killer.
Leg day
Fuck, I need a cigarette.
What an absolute BEAST!!!!!!
I love your channel!!
The switcheroo at 2:47 is mesmerizing.
Came to comment the same thing!
Seamless!
Sickest part of the cover for sure. Had to replay it like 5 times!
It looks so simple when it's anything but.
😳🤯💩
😎
Nile + Rudi = instant like
2:40-2:55 is one of the single most impressive things I’ve ever seen on the kit, holy shit Rudi
You should watch George Kollias, the drummer from Nile actually play the song and other videos he has here on RUclips. The man is a legend.
@@ghettoccult watch it again like sober, dude. u missed something
Everyone has a right to their opinion, obviously, but it’s crazy to me to see people giving this a thumbs down. Even trolls have to think this shit is great. 95% of the world’s drummers couldn’t play that. You’re a monster Rudes.
Rudi's finger work on those blast beats would make even the most ardent of lesbian's jealous.
*applause*
Nice one.
wtf
@@emilly.aguirre as an explanation - it's common for lesbians (and blokes tbh) to use their fingers as an alternative to the lacking part of their anatomy. Same reason every good guitarist gets a comment about injuring their girlfriend under their videos.
@@ashleyclacy8879 he/she probably knew that probably meant wtf like how did a death metal drum cover video end up with pornographic comments about lesbians and masturbating for no reason.. I think it's pretty dumb myself
Alex's face at the end: "Yup. I just did that. Nice"
*Nile
You may say that this song's slower than their usual stuff, but playing constant double bass at 190BPM for 4 minutes, plus the tempo shift to 220BPM @ 2:20 is definitely no joke!
Apparently the song started as just a warm up piece for Dallas and Karl, eventually Dallas turned it into a song
How do you keep that beat for so long wtf . Talent
Yeah, it seems slower for Nile, but this is a warm up for George. Kolias is just incredible, with not just his speed, but he is so precise.. Writing something this is difficult enough on it's own, but to cover this
fuck man, that tempo change just destroys me!
@@MrSgreen1970 Kollias gets sloppy in the insane speeds, he's human after all, but that's why I prefer the slower songs. Let's be honest, you can't sound heavy at 280 bpm, it just gets ridiculous.
4:00 "FINALLY! STRAIGHT DOUBLE KICKS ARE OVER! Now let's finish the last 5 seconds of this song"
So Sick that Dallas recorded the guitars for you! What a stand-up guy :)
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He was always my favorite member of Nile. Great live presence too!
@@thisguy6278Dallas Toller-Wade from Nile. The guy who played it originally
Absolutely insane how you switched hands blasting on the snare but they all sounded the same. Such a minor detail that took a crazy amount of work. Respect 🤟
@SuperPapajew Yes wow. I imagine its to recover a little? Got the job done for sure! Keeping up with Kollias is no easy feat
@SuperPapajew I'm not a drummer and have no idea what i am talking about but i am pretty sure thats why. But seriously good job regardless! And this song is the absolute sickest. I'm so deep into Nile at the moment.
I doubt Alex needs to recover. The answer is right in the video. Rewatch and listen to the tonal differences of the cymbals on his right and on the left. The is more likely the reason he switches sides in this video. To keep the blast going AND choosing to hit different sounding cymbals, it makes sense to switch rather than cross over. It could also be a visual thing but being that he is considered ambidextrous ...well...rewatch it
@@Darylrb1983 Yeah you're right. But to be fair, it does look and possibly sound like he is near his speed/longevity limit, and reading the description reinforces that. It could even be he specifically set up his cymbals that way for this song so he would allow himself to switch for that part.
Anyway i'm just discussing because i enjoy it. Doesn't really matter if i'm right or wrong. Just thought i should point that out
Who in the hell are the 4 people who gave this a thumbs down??? Seriously??? This is precision and stamina perfected.
Lars Ulrich has 4 YT accounts, hmmmm
There was an extra snare at 3:46 😋
@@highneedforcognition9660 I've watched that part several times over now, and no, he does hit it three times. If you have trouble seeing it, try setting the video to half speed.
This probably sounds condescending, but that's not how I meant it. RUclips video quality and 30fps makes it harder to see, but the hit is there.
@@reverieofmusic436 that's the problem. It's supposed to be || | | EVERY TIME as it is on the original recording, but at 3:45-3:47 in this cover we get the offensive || ||| variant
@@highneedforcognition9660 A cover doesn't have to be 1-for-1 the exact same hits. That's ridiculous.
Double ride baby!!
If he didn't have the second ride then his kit wouldn't be almost completely symmetrical. My OCD is happy.
MB 20 ride is mint.
When I saw Rudi covering Nile I clicked the like button even before hitting the play.
Your corruptible bodies shall be cut to pieces... What a line! Excellent drum cover. Wow!
You guys remember that time when you had a 256mb mp3 player with only your favourite songs and you listened to it on the bus to school or between classes? With those cheap headphones your mom bought you because they were on sale for 3 bucks? Alex hast already covered ~70% of my playlist (only missing Belphegor, Death and Kataklysm). Incredible how taste can correlate. Thanks for the memories!
Remember when you listened to your cassette Walkman all the time when you were walking uphill 20 miles to school through a snowstorm, with plastic bags over your shoes that were 3 years old to keep your feet dry, and … no me neither
I do. And I was listening to Nile every time.
I'm not going to lie, I had Wisconsin Death Trip on my Sony CD Walkman for pretty much the entirety of my HS bus riding experience. Funny how your tastes seem to get heavier.... ;)
Some say that when drums are programmed because no human could play it so well and accurately, it actually summons a recording and tracking session by Rudi
George Kollias can play it though :) And these are not programmed on the album :)
Good God there is no other.. We are now in another dimension of timekeeping.. and I love it (68 yrs old today :)
Rudi sets a high bar for all God tier drummers. 🔥🤘
George Kollias is an absolute machine.
Good grief. All the nuances and small runs. So much flavor. Taking that ride on a freaking adventure the whole time. 😮
Absolutely unreal playing. Beautiful. That tempo switch at 2:20 is NASTY stuff!
If there is one song to show off your feet endurance this would be it.
and Meshuggah - Bleed
Spoken like a grandma 👵
@@metallica66625 Let's see you do it then
@@KL_Stereo no thanks grandpa
My old ass granny feet barely work anymore
Holy shit!!! Awesome playthrough 🤘🤘 Respect my brother....
Damn, Alex keeps playing all of these hand picked jams.
I don’t listen to metal very often, but he’s played a ton of shit I used to listen to, the Nile song being my old favorite Nile song. He played Sikth, Opeth, necrophagist, faceless, etc
Seems like a cool dude who shares a lot of the same musical tastes with myself
first video i watched was lotus eater... man i love opeth
Thanks very kindly brotha!
It cant be better than this.
This guy is one of the new classics.
This song is such a slog with the straight 16ths going on seemingly forever. Great work.
the tempo change in this song is absolutely insane, George Kolias is a machine. I cannot believe you much you nailed this, perfect down to the last note! side note, I have a drumstick from Kolias I caught during Nile 25th anniversary tour and I have a signed drumhead from Alex from a The Faceless concert! \m/
SO happy you covered some Nile. Awesome performance!!
Switching hands while keeping perfect timing on those blast beats... Im no drummer, but that must be insanely hard to do. Alex is a champion 🤘
Dude, I started getting leg cramps just by watching 😭😂
Old Chief Woodenhead is honourned by this tribute.
Dallas + Rudi + Nolly = YES, PLEASE!
Nile will never be boring. EVER!
Nile's drum and guitar work are the foundation the world of the dead was built on top of! Flawless performance Alex, Anubis would be pleased!
Nearly flawless. He snuck an extra snare in at 3:46
@@highneedforcognition9660 bruh I watched it like 3 times at half speed, he plays all those hits
@@acidrain812 plus an extra one
@@highneedforcognition9660 care to explain which snare hit he snuck in, cause I see his right hand hitting the snare every time
@@acidrain812 the playing is legendary, and all real. I'm being a bit silly criticizing him for not only playing the song perfectly, but adding an extra flourish compared to the original track.
I'm a guitarist, but I have to say the snare-pattern in the "chorus" is the riff I'm always listening for the most...it elevates the whole song to another level.
Amazing. The cymbals were utilized perfectly and sounded great. Finger technique on the ride bell at that speed with that much power. Drums also had a good tone. I could go on and on. Flawless high speed double bass for the entirety of the song, and it was a really cool song on top of all that!!! BRAVO.
Reminiscent of the Rudi of 2010s! Awesome! 👌🤙🤘
Yeeeeeeesssss!!!!!!! The killer, other than the near-constant doublebass is when the tempo speeds up. Nailed it!
That face at the end.
Like...welp...yep...just did that...stay calm...it’s all gravy...stay...calm...you’re just that good now...it’s fine...this is what you wanted...😂😅
KILLER.!!! the precision is incredible. unreal.
Hell yeah! Super awesome and soooo tight!
I like how he does not look happy at the beginning, like he knows what’s ahead
😅
Everytime I come across other drummers music I always think I bet this is the one song Rudi can't play. Then I see if Rudi made a video from that band and it's always better somehow! Dude you are indeed the measuring stick for drumming mastery! I will never doubt you and you will forever be the 1st name I yell whenever someone asks who the "best" drummer is!
What them legs do? Geez man! That was a workout to watch, I couldn't imagine trying to play that constat double kick like that. It was the entire song almost.
Imagine having to do that in the middle of a 45 minute set, sandwiched by songs just as fast. Woof.
@@superkillrobot Also they play this song a good deal faster live
@@superkillrobotmore like 1hr30 usual nile set
So nice I watched it twice.
And damn those Tama bell brass are just about the best sounding snare drums ever made.
Me too lol
Probably the best melodic death metal song ever.
George Kollias just dropped a tear of endearment
dude.
dude.
DUDE!!
Amazing job. Also incredible work on the Intronaut album too!!
uploaded 20 seconds ago. Never clicked so fast on a vid before
Still slower than him
This is awesome. I love this drumtrack, its so musical. And you did a perfect job: not a foot wrong and a great sounding kit.
The consistency in the left ant right hand velocities. Absolutely unparalleled.
...not to mention the bass drums
check out david diepold. another incredible speed drummer who's mastered the technique.
I have watched this so many times.
Excellent display of Rudi-ments.
Alex is back with a bang! Not for the faint of heart!
This is the fastest I have ever clicked on a video and I loved it!!!! It's been a while since I listened to this track or Nile in general, but this album was one of my all time favorite death metal albums and George Kollias is definitely a beast.. this one is one of the easier tracks played by George but still a challenge to play in terms of endurance and precision.. great work Alex, PLEASE play more Nile songs.. it would be great if you can cover Sacrifice unto Sebek!!
I got cramps in my legs just from watch this! WTF!!! You're not human my friend! 👽🛸
Laying back and just enjoyed it!Rudy.....Killing it!
The blast beats with just the fingers was awesome to watch!
I dig the addition of the star drums inlay on that first logo page 😉
Speed. Dexterity. Accuracy. A cruise control mindset with flaming hands and feet. HOLY F&CK. What's not to like??? \m/ \m/
We need more people like you you’re AWESOME
Audio so clean , flawless victory
never heard feet this good. this guy is a human metronome.
Tight! A classic off of "Annihilation..." and a Kollias banger as usual!
Permitting The Noble Dead To Descend to the Underworld is my favorite. Lashed is also a good one from which I have "stolen" several phrasings from and often find myself doing in my own practice sessions.
I feel like this song was George Kollias' collective middle finger to the drum cover community and their calves :P
Except John Longstreth. I don't think anyone can touch those calves.
@@stevepaecht irrelevant.. completely different challenge to play it this way
Man, i can't imagine the size of your dedication to reach this level! Congrats dude.
no doubt!
Kolias snare patterns are my favourite part of this drum part
My guy....the ENDURANCE...you must’ve had your Corn Flakes that morning because you got the stamina
Bloody hell, I’m knackered just watching this. I need to go and lie down for a bit now....
This nile song has always been one of favorites, awesome cover man!!
I got so excited when I saw you were covering Nile. I love that it’s constant double bass for minutes at a time with only a tiny fill as a break. Just amazing
Impeccable consistency. Holy Sh*T!
Rudy is the Ultimate Human Grid - UHG
Killer playthrough, Alex!!!
Might be Nile’s best song
JESUS, BROTHER!!!!!!! Great Job!!!! You did your homework on that one!!!!!
That china and choppy blast beat from this cover and George Kollias's OG playthrough!!! 🤘🤘
Crazy, I was literally looking for drum covers of this song about a week ago and there weren’t any really good quality ones out there from what I saw. And then fuckin Rudinger pops up today. Hell yeah!
The relief on your face was so real. I felt like I was holding my breath, failing, needing to breathe and THEN asking myself "how his legs still go?" Big big props to you man, gonna go listen to the Intronaut again now
Got leg cramps just for watching! Unbelievable!
Technically magnificent yet musical and flowing what every drummer should aspire to!
I was just with Dallas a few nights ago up in Akron Ohio!!!!! Narcotic wasteland crushed everything!!!! 20+ years of friendship-- my brother for life-- and one of the greatest guitar players in the entire world!!!! ❤️🙏😘🥰🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😀
I love this song. This drum cover is INSANE !
One of my faves from Nile.
It is beyond me how he can keep that consistency and clean on the kicks, the stamina you have with those double kicks is insane and your playing singles too! Epic shit!👌🤟
SO satisfying to watch, this put a smile on my face. The insanity around 2:30 :D
Bravoooo
I can’t get over how sick that Pure Alloy China sounds
I really love this guys playing a lot
Amazing work👌
Destroyer! Absolutely amazing!
So this is the lest think I would have expected. This gonna be goooood
Someone: Are you right handed or left handed?
Rudi: Yes
Undoubtedly one of Nile's best songs. Great job.
So satisfying 👌Their best album 🔥🔥🔥
I love how you had to hold your excitement at the very end! Absolutely mind blowing performance. Of all the insane things showcased in this video, the finger and wrist technique had me flabbergasted!
best nile song by far. perfect cover!
You sir, are a master of your craft.