HEY THERE GUYS! JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER: I JUST RESTOCKED THE WHOLE MERCHANDISING STORE BECAUSE YOU GUYS BOUGHT LITERALLY EVERYTHING WHILE I WAS TOURING. I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK SO DON'T FORGET TO GRAB YOUR MERCH BEFORE IT RUNS OUT, IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO BE BACK! GET ALL OF IT ON www.elestepariosiberiano.com THANKS!
Great drummer, but ever since his little tantrum against Samus66's cover of Enter Sandman with dildos instead of sticks, I've lost respect for Kevin. Like dude, chill lol it's a joke. Maybe he was just having a bad day and that triggered him. Who knows.
Archspire doesn´t only need a technical fast drummer, but also someone who has experience as a tour drummer - especially in the metal world. So Kevin seems to be the right fit. But Wildy Souza and Flo Musil are also top notch for the job imho.
Or just any drummer who didn't fake their footage like Ricardo Plus, I don't care what record he has, he'll never have anything on Spencer. I don't even listen to the band, I just always have more respect for drummers who actually hit their drums hard than ones who don't.
If you aren’t a musician, listening to Archspire is like getting a racoon as high as physically possible on meth, then setting it loose into the dump. Talent 100. Ridiculous 100.
Love hearing a guy of this calibre give props to another drummer thats super fast too. This is how greats become greater. Hope you get on the covers of all drums magazines and communities!
Watch Tank the Tech look at another guys video of top tier drummers who can play the material, saying its raw and unedited while proving it is edited. To keep up with current trends and such. But its without a doubt edited footage from some of these dudes.
I've been playing mostly rock all my life, and single bass. I'm making progress following El Estepario's lessons. I don't care about metal drumming, but admire the skill. Jorge Sibriano, YOU are the man of the decade.
He is incredible, the most important thing is the fact that he has overturned what we have been told for ages about speed, that is to increase it, you have to use your fingers with the push pull, he did the opposite using the wrists this is crazy, he revolutionized the drum technique, thank you
Editing footage or not, Kevin Paradis has stage experience with a decent size band, plays daily in the same genre, can do the same and added creativity to his tracks.
he can only play that one song well. All his other stuff is generic blast beat garbage. No artistic bones in his body, his fills are just more blast beats
74 year old grandma here! Thanks for showing us this, but all I can say is personality is sooooo important! Also, there’s a lot to be said for the need for eye candy. You are still my man! You’re a good man for the love you spread!❤❤❤
@ where in my comment do you see that I don’t care about his drumming AT ALL? He’s by far the best I’ve ever heard. I just so happen to like the whole package (including his heart) since I’m not dead yet! Explain to me what YOU care about when YOUR comment sounds kind of DENSE, really! 😒. Now THAT’S worth a few happy faces! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That was impressive AF!! The guy has skill for sure!! I think the beef people have is that Ricardo edits his videos (sometimes) and puts down people who do it, so its a problem... Ofc there's still momos who think triggers are "cheating" 🙄
@@ophilianecr yeah, to me in my opinion, triggers was meant to be useful for like shaping the drum EQ sound and etc. even tho for eletronic side, sampling was a thing back in 2000's.
I saw Rick 3 months ago but it was hard to believe because of how he looks .....like his not trying its just happening. Rick takes it to another level again no drummer had done, above you even Jorge , and that's hard bro. Welcome back welcome back !
Ricardo needs to work with the Slo-Mo guys. They have crazy cameras that can go to insane levels of fps and could cleanly pick up each of this guys hits
You actually only need 120fps to capture every stroke. It catches up to 16th notes at 450 bpm which is too fast for any drummer. The slo mo guys would be cool for other reasons tho
Sick video. Thoughtful outro. This will definitely help the dude socially if he’s been getting flack! I don’t understand why people even consider the validity of something like someone’s recorded play… it doesn’t make you, ‘the denier’ better or worse at anything…
Archspire is soo good. The first band to scratch the same itch that early The Faceless has been providing me with all of these years. Would love to see An Autopsy or something. The drums on that song are bonkers.
I went to Ricardos Camp in Italy last year. MIND BLOWING. not to mention the other talented Guests that were there. World class and all the folks there were amazingly cool people. Dude is the real deal.
It's already been found that this auditon of his is edited. Parts of it just straight up don't line up with what he is playing. Which is weird because in other videos of his, he CLEARLY CAN play this type of stuff. I honestly wish this whole drama of his didn't happen, hopefully he comes clean and does an actual raw audio. Respect to him for even beeing able to be able to play it, but some of it lost for well... needlessly faking it.
I can't play drums but I love to hear them since it is the only part of songs that are not completely distorted by my lack of hearing. With that said what I do not have a problem with is vision. This guy is beyond words. There isn't a true expression in speech to put justice to what he can do. Thank you for this video
@@randomjunk1984 We do spend the time practicing and thats why we are pissed. This is the drum equivalent of the liver king claiming to never be on steroids. The amount of young drummers out there that will watch riccardos videos and want to be like him is insane, its creating an impossible hope that will end with less people wanting to play real drums when they can just edit and be better. I could practice for 20 years straight, i will and nobody ever will be as accurate as gridded drums. Its the same concept as showing little girls supermodels or teenage boys juiced up bodybuilders, He doesnt want to be good he wants to be inhumanely good.
Thank you for reacting and giving respect to Ricardo Merlini. I’ve noticed these idiots criticizing him and have wanted to hear what YOU thought about him and knew only YOU could help ppl understand a level beyond or equal to yours. Best wishes Ricardo and hope you get the gig!!
Saw Riccardo for the first time some 20 years ago when he stepped in for Mr Pig, and italian virtuoso cover band. He was 16 I think and was already as fast as his master Mangini. Then he kept practising and practising. :) He's legit and he's chill.
@ You’re assuming 400 bpm are 4 notes per beat, makes 1600 notes per minute. But the reality is: To calculate the number of single strokes in 400 beats per minute (bpm), we need to consider: 1. Time signature (assuming 4/4, common in most music) 2. Note value (single stroke = 1/4 note or quarter note) Let's break it down: - 400 beats per minute (bpm) - 1 beat = 1 quarter note (single stroke) - 400 bpm = 400 quarter notes per minute To find the number of single strokes per minute: 400 quarter notes/minute To find the number per second: 400/60 = 6.67 single strokes per second So, approximately: - 400 bpm = 400 single strokes per minute - 6.67 single strokes per second To that logic: Mangini make 600 bpm and he’s not even the current World’s fastest drummer. And if you notice Magini's beats sound like a buzz, Merlini’s not, he sounds more slow. 😉
@ Yeah, of course, that's impossible. That's why the record is 24 beats per second, but the endurance only allowed for 50 seconds, Merlini has never made a video of single stroke roll of 450 bpm for a full minute.
This is some Otherworldly Speed, this guy is Drumming with Weights, Wow! Fuqqin amazing, jealousy, envy and hatred is IMO the highest level of Flattery!! 😮❤🔥🤘🏼🔥💯
Hi, I follow you from italy and I love every video of yours, but this one...after I heard “Porco Dio” I jumped out of my chair and you made me kill myself laughing ahahhaha totally unexpected
@@jorgegarcia-zd7iq Look up Craig Reynolds' videos on him. He showcases without a doubt that he edits his videos to make them more impressive. He's definitely got chops, but he also fakes some stuff.
Excellent commentary, and I learned so much useful spanish from your CC, especially my personal favorite: aniquilador de gatitos. Mil gracias mi amigo!
There's a couple other guys that really impressed me for Archspire auditions, I thought Wildly Souza really had their style down. Can YOU plz do an Archspire cover?
But if he can play the song perfectly given his abilities, what difference does it make? It’s not like they’ll hire him over a single video. Also, if he’s editing parts of the song he can’t play, don’t you think it would backfire instantly the moment they ask for a live demonstration?
@@luc.juan333 yeah the fact you aint mad hes not being autentic in his videos is of concern hes not being legit hes being a phony yeah he can play no debating but to have to fake videos for clicks is despicable
No he was blown up and slandered by Craig reynolds for his audition, which he said was a cover he did from years prior, Ricardo merlini never said his video wasn’t edited. The problem is a slew of insecure self conscious untalented drummers clinged on to Craig Reynolds’s hit piece and took it at face value 😭 that’s the issue. That you guys believe anything you hear and you’re willing to completely believe a natty or not drum video from a failed drummer. Craig Reynolds’s hasn’t been in one band ANYBODY KNOWS, he’s never been invited to drumeo and not to mention Ricardo merlini is paid quite handsomely to teach rooms full of drummers he is very famously regarded as one of the worlds fastest drummers. But you are listening to Craig reynolds speak. That’s the issue
Probably the new Archspire drummer will be Kevin Paradis, as he, being in Benighted, knows the people on Archspire because both band toured together. Also he is a real beast behind the kit.
I think you missed the mark on this one. There are other drummers who seem to fit better from a personality point of view who can also play the songs. It’s not just about how fast you can theoretically play.
This video isn't about the best drummer for Archspire. It's about Estepario defending another social media drummer, who indeed fucked up, but got a disproportionate amount of hate, guy is obviously very fast and talented, but the internet crushed him. This video is about Estepario standing up to his class - that's how I read it.
@@filippoaraujo It's not disproportionate. His entire career is taking money from people for speed clinics after they see his videos online. The videos of his playing that he posts to his social media pages are an advertisement for a paid service that he offers. If he fakes those videos and then lies about it that by definition makes him a con-artist. He absolutely faked those videos and I persoanally saw him lie about it.
Sulfuric Cautery (goregrind from Dayton. Issac is INSANE, and he did the drumming on "The Insidious Poison" by Lurid Pancea. Techdeath from Australia. And Viscera Infest, goregrind from Japan. Not sure of his name, but both of these drummers are absolutely insane. Then theres good old George Kollias from Nile. So many sick drummers out there. Edit- I kinda wish i stuck with open playing. Some of my favorite drummers, especially ones that are fond of linear playing, play open. When I first started playing ACDC by myself, i could play open, but somewhere along the way, i got used to the boring old cross.
Kevin Paradis or John Longstreth, those are your guys. Archspire need someone who can actually play their music and that doesn't have a reputation of doctoring his drum videos.
i guess you are saying El Estepario don't know what he's talking about. its pretty sad when musicians resort to talking shit on each other. need to let your ego go it wont help you in the future. ive played over 50 years egos lose you gigs.
"I don't know if that's drumming....or the sound of a jackhammer operator working on a the boulevard." Wow. The guy could just have a concert of him playing drums with no other instruments. I'd go. He's kind of like the Shawn Lane (guitarist) of the drums. When Lane showed up in the 1990s people did not believe it was possible and to this day it's still some of the fastest guitar you will ever hear.
HEY THERE GUYS! JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER:
I JUST RESTOCKED THE WHOLE MERCHANDISING STORE BECAUSE YOU GUYS BOUGHT LITERALLY EVERYTHING WHILE I WAS TOURING.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK SO DON'T FORGET TO GRAB YOUR MERCH BEFORE IT RUNS OUT, IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO BE BACK!
GET ALL OF IT ON www.elestepariosiberiano.com
THANKS!
You have the Magic in your hands bro
Nice, am getting one those hats
Next oki fadlan from jasad band
need more of the rum and ass shirts please!
Muchas gracias amico por hablar bien di mi paisano especialmente por alguien como usted che es un gran talento fuera di este mundo 🇮🇹🤌🙌
😂😂 this commentary killed me. “He has the same problem as a helicopter” “It’s like a broken Geiger counter at Chernobyl” Shit’s awesome.
I love how a master of this art can be so humble this day and age and give amazing credit to others! Keep being you.
"You play like that once, and the drums will shake every time they see you." LOL ..... that made my day. 😅
"Those drums need a cigarette"
you know , doing a collab with the slowmoguys on super fast drummers would be killer !
This
Seriously
great idea man! i thought about that a while.
first time I read this as "... super fat drummers..." and i was so confused I had to read again 😅 I'll go take a nap
Great idea
"Those drums need a cigarette." 😂
Kevin Paradis is my favorite in the running for the position.
Great drummer, but ever since his little tantrum against Samus66's cover of Enter Sandman with dildos instead of sticks, I've lost respect for Kevin. Like dude, chill lol it's a joke. Maybe he was just having a bad day and that triggered him. Who knows.
Same here. I can't stand merlini.
@@CigBokSwan he made a video talking abou that and they are on good terms now, doesn't change what he said but is something
@@theycallmebehemoth9474 oh damn, well my bad then. I haven't seen that video, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for letting me know man!
I wanna see Greg Smith get the position
Kevin played 1 year with ne obliviscaris. Saw him live.
He's 100% the deal.
i saw him play as well with NeO. i agree, he's insanely good
What! I didn't know that. He has to be the one
Guy faked Archspire's audition. Absolute no respect for him
Why would you fake an audition? How are they not gonna realize it was fake right after taking you in?
Any Proof? @@gpumi
Beautiful video
Everyone needs a hypeman like El Estepario in their life.
👍🤝🤜🤛💪✌️
That is perfectly said.
@@popebinga Yeah but then we would all be elevated to superhuman level, and then no one would stand out anymore as we would all be the same.
or lawyer
Love your humility that you elevate other professionals brother.
You da Man ❤
Archspire doesn´t only need a technical fast drummer, but also someone who has experience as a tour drummer - especially in the metal world. So Kevin seems to be the right fit. But Wildy Souza and Flo Musil are also top notch for the job imho.
dude what about John fucking Longstreth!? Dude has been touring with very technical bands for decades
@@nathanpogue-c6ibecause they would sound like Origin then ;)
Imho
this guy crushed it on drumeo playing Trough the Fire and Flames
Through the Tumpa Tumpa and Flames
In my opinion, Kevin Paradis is the obvious choice
Agreed
He and Gregg Smith are 1 and 2 for me.
Kevin Paradis should be the next drummer.
Wildy Souza from Brazil 🔥 That guy is like Eloy Casagrande of extreme metal drumming 😎
Completely agree
It's not only about who is the best, they need to agree on the finances and be able to tour with the rest of the band people don't seem to grasp that.
Or just any drummer who didn't fake their footage like Ricardo
Plus, I don't care what record he has, he'll never have anything on Spencer. I don't even listen to the band, I just always have more respect for drummers who actually hit their drums hard than ones who don't.
I’ve followed him on instagram for a year now. Great drummer 🥁
11:22 ITS ITALIAN PORCO DIO 🔥🔥IM DYING
Non ci posso credere 😂😂😂
i legit spit on the monitor laughing ahahah
"My hands are fast but not my feet" 🤣 rrrriiiiiight
Best video yet. I haven't laughed so hard in a while. Thanks. That guy is a freaking computer so perfect and faster than my eyes can understand.
If you aren’t a musician, listening to Archspire is like getting a racoon as high as physically possible on meth, then setting it loose into the dump. Talent 100. Ridiculous 100.
Sei molto caro... Che bello vederti fare pubblicità a un tuo collega che spacca di brutto, è davvero bello da parte tua.. te lo dico da ubriaco
😂
😂😂😂😂
....He is Italian porco dxx😂😂😂😂 foreign people learn italian swearings very quickly 😂😂😂
Love hearing a guy of this calibre give props to another drummer thats super fast too. This is how greats become greater. Hope you get on the covers of all drums magazines and communities!
Watch Tank the Tech look at another guys video of top tier drummers who can play the material, saying its raw and unedited while proving it is edited. To keep up with current trends and such. But its without a doubt edited footage from some of these dudes.
hes one i un subbed to as well
If I recall correctly, Craig Reynolds did a video, showing where this guy edited this very audition video.
@@michaelr.4878 yep, fake as fuck, but even the best can be fooled. El Estaprio also thought Aaron Kitcher's playthrough of Cuntcrusher was real...
@@michaelr.4878 yeah, I watched a couple people do this breakdown, this video is fake as hell.
Your commentary is so funny. Also you are clear on your explanations. Good job again as well as expected !
“My eyes can’t see it so it must not be real”. I bet that’s the same thing a guy said before he got knocked out by Bruce Lee.
By that logic, the fact that blind people even exist mean that nothing is real
Bruce Lee has an invisible fight record also 😅
@@Martin_Bernard he defeated hundreds of Men... in movies.
@@oscaralegre3683 The only record he has is a cha-cha champion 😂
Ricardo Merlini has been caught blatantly editing his videos many times.
First time seeing a longer/reaction video of yours instead of clips. Really really like the vibe you have; keep these coming!
I've been playing mostly rock all my life, and single bass.
I'm making progress following El Estepario's lessons. I don't care about metal drumming, but admire the skill. Jorge Sibriano, YOU are the man of the decade.
subbed the dude for a long time. low video quality but the dude is the man. really great you dedicate this video to him.
He is incredible,
the most important thing is the fact that he has overturned what we have been told for ages about speed,
that is to increase it, you have to use your fingers with the push pull,
he did the opposite using the wrists this is crazy,
he revolutionized the drum technique, thank you
Gotta be Kevin paradis
Editing footage or not, Kevin Paradis has stage experience with a decent size band, plays daily in the same genre, can do the same and added creativity to his tracks.
he can only play that one song well. All his other stuff is generic blast beat garbage. No artistic bones in his body, his fills are just more blast beats
John longstreth, from Origin
@@nicholaskiefel3847 that would be FUKINNGG epic
Kevin Talley
13:40
"No full auto in buildings bro!"
"I'm not full auto"
"That's not full auto?"
"No, this is." (full auto)
Diet coke and funny sticks 💪
74 year old grandma here! Thanks for showing us this, but all I can say is personality is sooooo important! Also, there’s a lot to be said for the need for eye candy. You are still my man! You’re a good man for the love you spread!❤❤❤
settle down grandma
@ this from a nerdy gamer. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
These days grandmas be thirstin'
HARD 😂😂. She doesn't care about the drumming AT ALL 😂
@ where in my comment do you see that I don’t care about his drumming AT ALL? He’s by far the best I’ve ever heard. I just so happen to like the whole package (including his heart) since I’m not dead yet! Explain to me what YOU care about when YOUR comment sounds kind of DENSE, really! 😒. Now THAT’S worth a few happy faces! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
grandma you're best
Epic commentary dude, fucking slaying it "the drums need a cigarette"...😅😂🤣
I don't think this guy has energy for 40 minutes live for an entire tour, but if they pick him, I will be there to support
wait till you see Ricardo in Drumeo. he did the TTFAF on that.
That was impressive AF!! The guy has skill for sure!! I think the beef people have is that Ricardo edits his videos (sometimes) and puts down people who do it, so its a problem... Ofc there's still momos who think triggers are "cheating" 🙄
@@ophilianecr yeah, to me in my opinion, triggers was meant to be useful for like shaping the drum EQ sound and etc. even tho for eletronic side, sampling was a thing back in 2000's.
What a breath of fresh air. A humble yt video. Cheers🤘
Massive props to you for still uploading during what you're going through mate.
Fuerza mae ❤️
Qué le pasó?
@@ArnoldAlferezPonce Flooding in Valencia.
... a broken Geiger counter in Tschernobyl ... Hell you just ripped the living sh*t out of my asthmatic, laughing lungs 😂😂😂
I’m now Arch-spired to play more drums 🥁
Just get out of here
@ thank you my friend 🙏🏽☺️
6:49 seeing that dude with the Slow Mo Guys would be legendary, ngl
"He's like a broken Geiger counter in Chernobyl"
Not great, not terrible. 360 BPM.
@@u.v.s.5583 lol ok
Awesome comment
I truly hope you and your extended family are safe right now in Valencia. Stay strong amigo!
Primus needs "the best drummer on earth"! Dude, you should go for it.
Absolutely
You have to smoke tons of weed in order to play with Primus. And btw, Primus sucks ❤
6:19 "..those drums need a cigarette.." - I watched the video twice... I need a cigarette and I don't even smoke. 😂
I saw Rick 3 months ago but it was hard to believe because of how he looks .....like his not trying its just happening.
Rick takes it to another level again no drummer had done, above you even Jorge , and that's hard bro.
Welcome back welcome back !
Ricardo é um cara fora da curva total. Vê-se a seriedade no olhar dele. Foda
Ricardo needs to work with the Slo-Mo guys. They have crazy cameras that can go to insane levels of fps and could cleanly pick up each of this guys hits
And the ones he didn’t 😂
I only got in the comments section to see if someone said something about the slo-mo guys. lol
You actually only need 120fps to capture every stroke. It catches up to 16th notes at 450 bpm which is too fast for any drummer.
The slo mo guys would be cool for other reasons tho
Sick video. Thoughtful outro. This will definitely help the dude socially if he’s been getting flack! I don’t understand why people even consider the validity of something like someone’s recorded play… it doesn’t make you, ‘the denier’ better or worse at anything…
React to Clown Core next!
Yep with Louis Cole...Chris Turner is also from another level(from Ocean ate Alaska
@@PANTEMORT exactly. Twisted af in every way 😁
@@PANTEMORTchris Turner has the best double bass work in the business by a mile
Honk
Archspire is soo good. The first band to scratch the same itch that early The Faceless has been providing me with all of these years. Would love to see An Autopsy or something. The drums on that song are bonkers.
11:23 porcodio 🤣🤣😂🤣😂
Forever and ever 😂
MA CHE CAZZ...
E con questa mi ha definitivamente conquistato
Hahahaahahaah grazie per aver nominato anche me
e che sempre sia lordato
This is one of the greatest reaction/comment videos I've ever seen. Thank you!
Want to see him playing this in a four minute song, like you.
I went to Ricardos Camp in Italy last year. MIND BLOWING. not to mention the other talented Guests that were there. World class and all the folks there were amazingly cool people.
Dude is the real deal.
I cannot figure out if you’re doing some expert level trolling
Me too, the video seems genuine. Weird. Is there something I don't understand?
he has to be trolling... right?
Unless he’s been living under a rock, he has to know the situation… right?
Natty Boi’s
@@The0nlyy he was touring, right? But I can't believe he doesn't know. I'm just confused.
"He's like a broken Geiger counter in Chernobyl" 😂
It's already been found that this auditon of his is edited. Parts of it just straight up don't line up with what he is playing. Which is weird because in other videos of his, he CLEARLY CAN play this type of stuff.
I honestly wish this whole drama of his didn't happen, hopefully he comes clean and does an actual raw audio. Respect to him for even beeing able to be able to play it, but some of it lost for well... needlessly faking it.
Editing is one thing, but lying about it is a major red flag. Why lie? 🚩
nope, Merlini is legit
@@jorgegarcia-zd7iq then he shouldn't have to edit his videos of stuff he clearly isn't playing
@@jorgegarcia-zd7iq If "legit" means he actually plays everything in his videos then he is in fact not "legit".
I think it's more of a FPS issue... Tell me why Estepario, Thomas Lang, Mangini and other monstrous drummers support him if he's not legit?
I am an old musician. Dude, of all the people to watch a reaction vid with you….wow! And this Brother. Never heard of him until now. Thank you!
11:22 no way he said that 😭
Yes way lol 🤣🤣🤣
😂
"I got my diet coke, I got my funny sticks" 😂😂😂
Ricardo is very fast and he could deffinitely play Spencer's parts, but in terms of creativity I don't think he could come up with such cool parts.
Thank you for covering this
he's around 12hz on those single strokes.
he's fucking with the boundary where rhythm turns into pitch frequency lmao
Correction 12 kHz. Unbelievable!
@BroosDager I said what I said. I wasn't exaggerating. 12hz is the boundary where oscillating impulse becomes continuous pitch.
I can't play drums but I love to hear them since it is the only part of songs that are not completely distorted by my lack of hearing. With that said what I do not have a problem with is vision. This guy is beyond words. There isn't a true expression in speech to put justice to what he can do. Thank you for this video
No BS there. I watched him on Drumeo.... Dude's some next level shit. "no notes, just italian." still laughing
Except there is bs. He is a great drummer, no doubt, but that's why him faking his videos is bothersome. Just be great, don't fake the last 10 percent
There is alot of bs. edited videos and whining like a child on instagram when he gets called out on it
If y'all spent half the time practicing that currently spend talking shit....
@@randomjunk1984 We do spend the time practicing and thats why we are pissed. This is the drum equivalent of the liver king claiming to never be on steroids. The amount of young drummers out there that will watch riccardos videos and want to be like him is insane, its creating an impossible hope that will end with less people wanting to play real drums when they can just edit and be better. I could practice for 20 years straight, i will and nobody ever will be as accurate as gridded drums. Its the same concept as showing little girls supermodels or teenage boys juiced up bodybuilders, He doesnt want to be good he wants to be inhumanely good.
I love how you say "you perform that once, and the drums will shake every time they see you." I love that.
Thank you for reacting and giving respect to Ricardo Merlini. I’ve noticed these idiots criticizing him and have wanted to hear what YOU thought about him and knew only YOU could help ppl understand a level beyond or equal to yours. Best wishes Ricardo and hope you get the gig!!
Saw Riccardo for the first time some 20 years ago when he stepped in for Mr Pig, and italian virtuoso cover band. He was 16 I think and was already as fast as his master Mangini.
Then he kept practising and practising. :)
He's legit and he's chill.
Mangini vs Merlini worlds record. 1203 bpm no way Merlini can beat it
1,247 single strokes, Mangini beats his own record.
Can Mangini do 400bpm singles? 😂 Merlini could definitely beat this
@
You’re assuming 400 bpm are 4 notes per beat, makes 1600 notes per minute.
But the reality is:
To calculate the number of single strokes in 400 beats per minute (bpm), we need to consider:
1. Time signature (assuming 4/4, common in most music)
2. Note value (single stroke = 1/4 note or quarter note)
Let's break it down:
- 400 beats per minute (bpm)
- 1 beat = 1 quarter note (single stroke)
- 400 bpm = 400 quarter notes per minute
To find the number of single strokes per minute:
400 quarter notes/minute
To find the number per second:
400/60 = 6.67 single strokes per second
So, approximately:
- 400 bpm = 400 single strokes per minute
- 6.67 single strokes per second
To that logic: Mangini make 600 bpm and he’s not even the current World’s fastest drummer.
And if you notice Magini's beats sound like a buzz, Merlini’s not, he sounds more slow. 😉
@Ever_Yone Even if we aren't talking about 1 minute, there is no way Mangini can do 400bpm singles at all
@
Yeah, of course, that's impossible. That's why the record is 24 beats per second, but the endurance only allowed for 50 seconds, Merlini has never made a video of single stroke roll of 450 bpm for a full minute.
Bro's consuming the smoke completely. Doesn't letting out one bit.🤣❤
I talked to Riccardo once, the guy is humble as fuck
The kick!! Jesus god!!! If that’s a trigger it’s triggering flawlessly! That’s crazy, man!
Carpel tunnel simulator
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣poor deluded man. Good inferiority complexes
I just started drums because of your content mate, so awesome, keep going
Riccardo is such great drummer, it's unbelievable
He doesn’t need to prove anything. He gives so much back for free. You can go watch his videos and learn without paying a cent. Amazing skill.
The drums need a cigarette 😂😂
Jealousy hurts when you see someone do what you can't do. Sad they haye on him cause of it.
I watch the Riccardo visit in Drumeo, he didn't read or use the notes. Amazing person and skills to represent the Drumeo challenge. Unique drummer.
This is some Otherworldly Speed, this guy is Drumming with Weights, Wow! Fuqqin amazing, jealousy, envy and hatred is IMO the highest level of Flattery!! 😮❤🔥🤘🏼🔥💯
Thanks for him and for spreading good vibes on the drum community
Awesome message....great content....so much wisdom......
Hi, I follow you from italy and I love every video of yours, but this one...after I heard “Porco Dio” I jumped out of my chair and you made me kill myself laughing ahahhaha totally unexpected
You're attitude is the best man. Great video
Dude was already busted editing his videos. You wanna see who legit has a chance and deserves it, look up Kevin Paradis. He has it in the bag.
Merlini is legit
@@jorgegarcia-zd7iq Look up Craig Reynolds' videos on him. He showcases without a doubt that he edits his videos to make them more impressive. He's definitely got chops, but he also fakes some stuff.
@@TheLeftistOwlyeah Craig Reynolds’s is a failed drummer😭 like wtf are you saying. Merlini gets invited on drumeo all the time
Riccardo is editing their videos and audio? Yes. Riccardo is a fake drummer? No.
@@Bushey410 have you even seen his videos?
Kevin Paradis is the most talented drummer who auditioned. Hands down.
Excellent commentary, and I learned so much useful spanish from your CC, especially my personal favorite: aniquilador de gatitos. Mil gracias mi amigo!
He is the best editor for drums ever. 😅 love this ahahaha
Stop that bs pal. You do not know what you talking about
@Butcher___________83 Bro he has already been caught look up the videos. This is old news lmao. Also genius read other comments.
There's a couple other guys that really impressed me for Archspire auditions, I thought Wildly Souza really had their style down.
Can YOU plz do an Archspire cover?
No one said he was completely fake. They said he edited his videos.... Which he did.
But if he can play the song perfectly given his abilities, what difference does it make? It’s not like they’ll hire him over a single video.
Also, if he’s editing parts of the song he can’t play, don’t you think it would backfire instantly the moment they ask for a live demonstration?
@@luc.juan333 if he could play the song perfectly why didn't he play the song perfectly? wtf is this smooth brain cope?
The problem is he LIED about not editing them and maintains his stance. Ask yourself why somebody would do that.
@@luc.juan333 yeah the fact you aint mad hes not being autentic in his videos is of concern hes not being legit hes being a phony yeah he can play no debating but to have to fake videos for clicks is despicable
No he was blown up and slandered by Craig reynolds for his audition, which he said was a cover he did from years prior, Ricardo merlini never said his video wasn’t edited. The problem is a slew of insecure self conscious untalented drummers clinged on to Craig Reynolds’s hit piece and took it at face value 😭 that’s the issue. That you guys believe anything you hear and you’re willing to completely believe a natty or not drum video from a failed drummer. Craig Reynolds’s hasn’t been in one band ANYBODY KNOWS, he’s never been invited to drumeo and not to mention Ricardo merlini is paid quite handsomely to teach rooms full of drummers he is very famously regarded as one of the worlds fastest drummers. But you are listening to Craig reynolds speak. That’s the issue
Probably the new Archspire drummer will be Kevin Paradis, as he, being in Benighted, knows the people on Archspire because both band toured together. Also he is a real beast behind the kit.
It is obvious he is capable to play that, but his capability is under questions because the video is not un-edited.
That guy uses the Ultra Instinct when playing the drum. He is so relaxed that his hands do the work alone
Kevin should be the drummer
He's so in control. Unreal
You know this has been proven altered/edited, right? The guy is lying.
I think you missed the mark on this one. There are other drummers who seem to fit better from a personality point of view who can also play the songs.
It’s not just about how fast you can theoretically play.
This video isn't about the best drummer for Archspire. It's about Estepario defending another social media drummer, who indeed fucked up, but got a disproportionate amount of hate, guy is obviously very fast and talented, but the internet crushed him. This video is about Estepario standing up to his class - that's how I read it.
@@filippoaraujo It's not disproportionate. His entire career is taking money from people for speed clinics after they see his videos online. The videos of his playing that he posts to his social media pages are an advertisement for a paid service that he offers. If he fakes those videos and then lies about it that by definition makes him a con-artist. He absolutely faked those videos and I persoanally saw him lie about it.
Sulfuric Cautery (goregrind from Dayton. Issac is INSANE, and he did the drumming on "The Insidious Poison" by Lurid Pancea. Techdeath from Australia.
And
Viscera Infest, goregrind from Japan. Not sure of his name, but both of these drummers are absolutely insane.
Then theres good old George Kollias from Nile. So many sick drummers out there.
Edit- I kinda wish i stuck with open playing. Some of my favorite drummers, especially ones that are fond of linear playing, play open. When I first started playing ACDC by myself, i could play open, but somewhere along the way, i got used to the boring old cross.
Kevin Paradis or John Longstreth, those are your guys. Archspire need someone who can actually play their music and that doesn't have a reputation of doctoring his drum videos.
i guess you are saying El Estepario don't know what he's talking about. its pretty sad when musicians resort to talking shit on each other. need to let your ego go it wont help you in the future. ive played over 50 years egos lose you gigs.
@@freethinker_unchained Dude He has been caught by Craig Reynolds who is also the active drumeer in Stray From the Path
"I don't know if that's drumming....or the sound of a jackhammer operator working on a the boulevard." Wow. The guy could just have a concert of him playing drums with no other instruments. I'd go. He's kind of like the Shawn Lane (guitarist) of the drums. When Lane showed up in the 1990s people did not believe it was possible and to this day it's still some of the fastest guitar you will ever hear.