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Greenhouse Studio's Lalu Session
Here is a 3:33 minute video of me doing some warm up takes and actual takes for the Lalu Oniric Metal album which was released on March 25th 2005. This album includes some very talented artists : Russ Bergquist (ex-Annihilator) on Bass, Joop Wolters (Arabesque) on guitar, Martin Lemar (Tommorrows Eve) on Vocals and the amazing Viven Lalu (Shadrane, Hubi Meisel) who wrote the album and played Keyboards and Samples. This clip has me doing some fusion drumming, groove drumming, fast double bass drumming and odd time signature drumming. Prog drumming RVP style, I hope you like it!
Greenhouse Studio's - Non-Human Level
Here is a video footage of myself warming up and laying down various drum tracks for the Non-Human record. This metal side project features Christofer Malmstrom (Darkane) on guitar, Gustaf Hielm (ex-Meshuggah) on Bass and Peter Wildoer (Drummer from Darkane) on vocals. This 3 minutes clip has me doing some double bass/thrash drumming and other cool beats n' stuff. I Hope you enjoy it !
New Year's eve 2003 with GAP
"Pink". This is a song off GAP's first self-titled album. It's a song with a fat groove and some fast 32nd note double kick work. I have a blast playing this song live and it always gets the crowd going. Damn, double bass can be fun. What are you waiting for, CHECK IT OUT !
New Year's eve 2003 with GAP
"A Favour". This is probably one of the craziest song's I have ever recorded with any band. I wish I could show the whole song but that would take too long to download. In the future I may show another clip of me doing some weird cymbal work from this song. I Hope you all like it !
New Year's eve 2003 with GAP
"Gunpowder Mouth". This is probably GAP's most popular song with our fans. We get more feedback on this song than any other. It's a catchy, thrashy type of song with tons of double kick. It's got a bit of everything from groove to chaos ! MUCH METAL !
JUNE Video (featuring Jay Van Poederooyen on bass)
"Sometimes": This is a music video of the band June that I recorded an album for. They ended up getting a nice budget for a video and I was asked to be part of the video since I recorded the drum track. Again, I'm laying down a solid drum groove instead of the intricate Metal or Prog playing. It's good to know all styles and be versatile. A little trivia for ya'll, .my brother (JVP) is the bass player in the video ! Enjoy.
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Terror Syndrome : Stupidity for All
This is the album opener from the debut Terror Syndrome record released in July 2008. This is a straight-up thrash tune showcasing some whacky drumming. Check out the break down in the mid-section with the various ice bells I use on my kit..... this is a fun song to play!!!! This song delivers the message of Terror Syndrome : Brutal, Creative, Loud and Punishing music for you Metal fans out there!
Terror Syndrome : Riot of Red
This is a song which I had Christofer Malmstrom (Darkane/Non-Human Level) guest appear on. Again this is a fast paced tune with a very catchy chorus and insane mid-section with some crazy double kick drumming and one hell of a guest appearance guitar solo!!!! Horns High people!!!
The Mighty One : Reprieved
This song is taken from a session I did in 2007. It's a straight up rock anthem like song with a great groove. The song was mixed by famous Engineer/Mixer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen). I recorded the Drumtracks for this song at Vancouver's premier studio "The Armoury Studios". My Pearl Reference Drums were used in this recording. Enjoy!
Non-Human Level: Personal Hell
This is some crazy Thrash Metal drummin' done RVP style. Members from Meshuggah
and Darkane partcipated in this project. This is a straight up Thrash song
with a really cool Chorus. You could say I hit a few Bells and Splash Cymbals
in the chorus of this song. Cool stuff! Check it out!
The Devin Townsend Band: Gaia
From the 2006 Devin Townsend Band release "Synchestra". This is a
very Prog-like song with a nice upbeat tempo. The mid section of the song is
a cool groovy section with some really cool Cymbal Fills, Ghost Strokes and
Double Kick. Hope ya' dig it !
The Devin Townsend Band: Depth Charge (edit)
This is a slammin' song. This clip starts out with a cut time feel in the mid-section
evolving into a chopped up double kick pattern at the end of the tune. Check
it out.
Lalu: Medley from "Night In Poenari" (edit)
This is a song off of Vivien Lalu's (France) "Oniric Metal" album.
It's some experimental drumming in some heavy prog music. We got everything from
cool beats to blast beats !!! This one was one of the craziest tracks on the
record. Check it out !
Lalu: Potboy (edit)
Another song off of Viv's "Oniric Metal". This was one of the most
challenging song's I've ever recorded. All 18 minutes of it ! There are some
really cool grooves and time signatures in this clip. The prog is turned up to
11 on this one ! LOL ! Go nuts. Download it now !
God Awakens Petrified: A Favour
It is a full out metal mayhem drum piece. I got some whacky cymbal work going
on in the verses and some cool fills happening near the end of the tune. Go
nuts!
God Awakens Petrified: Gunpowder Mouth (edit)
Groove metal ! A little bit of thrash drumming at the start right into
a killer double kick groove for a verse and a moving chorus with tom
shots. Listen to it NOW!
JUNE: Wait For Me (edit)
This two minute clip has me letting loose dynamicly in a unique style of
drumming. This was a one take wonder and was my favourite track on this
pop/rock recording. Rudiments coming in handy!