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Symphony of Destruction

Megadeth · 1992

A heavy mid-tempo groove that teaches pocket and restraint at slower metal tempos.

Artist
Megadeth
Year
1992
Genre
heavy metal
Drummer
Nick Menza
Tempo
90 bpm
Time
4/4
Feel
straight
Difficulty
intermediate

Drummer's Quick-Start

Practice tempos

Woodshed
54bpm
Building
72bpm
Target
90bpm

The feel

A straight in 4/4 around 90 BPM. A comfortable mid-tempo — lock the backbeat first, then shape the dynamics.

What to watch

  • •Sit just behind the beat and let it breathe; don't chase the click forward.

How to learn it

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