From: Octavarium.
I finally got around to re-doing this one, but I will keep up the old one, because it got so many views/comments/feedb ack in general. This one I feel is a much more accurate cover, and has 100x better audio. I hope you like it!
I'll be very very happy if it gets to 5000 views!
This was taken after Ruled By Reason's practice. More or less just a series of breakdowns, with some killer growls.
Chel is not Ruled By Reason's vocalist, but you can check them out at www.myspace.com/rule dbyreason
From: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence.
I've gotten at least a dozen requests for this song. I've been holding out and you will hear why. Double bass is not as audible as I would like it to be. I tried my best to get it to come through. This isn't my best go at this song, but i'm keeping it.
All the pictures I took at WWE Unforgiven 2008 in Cleveland, OH. Sept 7, 2008 @ Quicken Loans Arena.
My entrance videos were removed by WWE, but can be seen at my myspace.
www.myspace.com/l eobigmoney
From Stadium Arcadium.
This was my warm up song before making Beyond This Life and Desperate Times Desperate Measures, but the camera was on. I kept the file and it came out alright.
From: Define The Great Line.
In my opinion, this one came out really well. Mistakes are minor, and the rest will be pointed out to me by you guys, and when I watch it over and over.
Enjoy!
One of my favorite Metallica tracks of all time, and i'm enjoying a lot of music these days. It's good to go back to your roots, where I began drumming. I'm a bit rusty, considering I used to play Metallica all the time until I found more bands to play, but I tried my best to stick to the track for this version. I chose the S&M version just for personal preference.
The first two tracks of Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album.
Almost Easy is a redux, but with better drum audio this time around.
Besides the mistake at the beginning of Critical Acclaim, I like the way this one came out.
Enjoy!
From: Live At Piedmont Park.
I have played many different versions of this song, and this is just the one I chose for a video.
Im using new heads on all my toms and snare in this video, ambassadors on my 10 and 12, emperors on my 13 and 16, also on the snare. They are all coated versions of Remo's smooth white series. Very hard heads to find!
R.I.P. LeRoi Moore
From: Systematic Chaos.
I don't know why, but the first minute is really bad. I apologize for the bad mix, I wish the toms and bass drum were more audible.
From Systematic Chaos.
One of my favorite songs by DT, and considering the failed recording sessions before this one worked, I'm happy with it. The playing could be better, but I'm ok with it.
Make sure to watch this one before Part 2!
Heres a short little tour of my kit with my new percussion i got for Christmas. Sorry for some of the parts where you cant really see what im zooming in on. Like the end says, I got a nice mic for Christmas, so expect some reduxes of the old videos, but with better audio (my drums will sound how i hear them, instead of crap from the camera audio, and bass drum will be heard!)
From Octavarium.
This is the boring part of the song, I know. I'll say it now...
I DONT PRACTICE THIS SONG AS MUCH AS I USED TO. I know there are flaws, but seeing as it is a longer song, I don't want to redo this one for a while.
Anyways, I play it more like how he does live. I hope you enjoy it!
From City Of Evil.
The mix is set to cut some of the highs, so my snare sounds a bit weak in this video. The mic was also at bass drum level, instead of eye level, where it usually is.
From Waking The Fallen.
One of my personal favorites to play on drums, so I changed the mix a bit so you could hear my kick. A few small errors, but I'm happy with the way it turned out. As with my Seize The Day video, Im using a green light bulb in my room, and the crappy camera, so its dark. Sorry about that.