Angel of Death
Slayer · 1986
A benchmark for high-speed double-bass runs and proto-blast fast double-time grooves.
- Artist
- Slayer
- Year
- 1986
- Genre
- thrash metal
- Drummer
- Dave Lombardo
- Tempo
- 208 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- straight
- Difficulty
- advanced
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
124bpm
Building
166bpm
Target
208bpm
The feel
A straight in 4/4 around 208 BPM. It's fast — economy of motion is everything; speed comes from relaxation, not force.
What to watch
- •Build the double-kick / blast stamina slowly — relaxation and evenness before speed.
- •Advanced: isolate the single hardest bar and loop it slowly before ever playing along.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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Learn it
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