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Hey guys, just wondering if anyone can help me become a better drummer in the ways of metal. And looking for a band or someone to practice with. Replies are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

casey515528 wrote:Hey guys, just wondering if anyone can help me become a better drummer in the ways of metal. And looking for a band or someone to practice with. Replies are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

First, Grasshopper, you must practice, practice, practice.
Then, snatch the pebble from my hand and you may leave the temple.

First, Grasshopper, you must practice, practice, practice.
Then, snatch the pebble from my hand and you may leave the temple.[/quote]

I cant practice because I dont have a kit. And my friend that has one ignored me. Tried learning blast beats, but I might've been doing something wrong, so.

Simple then, you need to get yourself a drum set! Without one to practice on, you will get nowhere.

Even if you don't have a proper kit, you can practice your timing hitting anything with sticks.

I bought a drum kit from Salvation Army for $50 bucks.
It is a piece of sh!t.
I've augmented it with scrap metal & junk instead of cymbals.
I've nicknamed it "The Sh!tKit."
But, it gets the job done.

I see cheap kits on Craigslist occasionally.
But, you get what you pay for.
They're cheap for a reason.

casey515528 wrote:
I cant practice because I dont have a kit. And my friend that has one ignored me. Tried learning blast beats, but I might've been doing something wrong, so.

Blast beats are the last thing you should be concentrating on. It doesn't matter what genre of music you're gonna play, the very FIRST thing you need to learn and practice, and practice, and practice some more is playing a deep solid groove. You need to be able to keep that going with minimal speeding up or slowing down. Work on your timing. Work on your dynamics. Work on your tone.

And work on your groove.

I just really need to find someone with a kit, and practice. And learn more. I always tend to speed up or be like drummers in the bands I listen to, I need to break that habit.

Practice with a metronome (you may need to use headphones and an electronic one) to get used to keeping accurate time without speedng up.

Sears sells a mini kit for 100$.
It has almost nothing but it's functional.

Problem drummers ride the Sears kit right off the bat.

What they don't know is that a couple of outstanding drummers have already used it and found it to be functional, enough to get the job done and sound good.

So when others use it and bitch, I know "excuses" are the order of the day.

Just please don't break the heads..sick of replacing them.

Otherwise look for stuff being sold second hand and "try before you buy".