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Nicholas Barker (Metal Legend) [episode22] Brujeria, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir Nick’s Instagram: Due to this pandemic situation we’ve got a lot of spare time and the positive side of it is that legendary musicians become more open for the audience. Luckily we got in touch with all-mighty metal drum master - Nick Barker - to discuss some drumming questions and try to recall some highlights of Nick’s career. Enjoy! Contents: 0:23 Intro 0:32 How music became a part of Nick’s life 1:41 About Metallica 2:51 About playing fast 3:56 Two pedals or double pedal 5:23 First drum in life 7:12 Fave drummers 8:15 Groove in Death metal music 9:36 Playing like a drum it good or bad? 10:55 Coming up with new drum fills and rhythms 11:44 Using of accents 12:44 About motivation 13:55 How to deal with problems 14:49 Importance of knowing drum notes 16:36 About sticks and hand technique 18:35 Thoughts during playing 19:37 Importance of understanding the lyrics 20:26 About Jazz music 21:24 Cradle Of Filth and Dimmu Borgir 26:02 Dynamics in death metal 27:11 About practicing 29:52 About metal heads 31:04 More geeky tech questions 31:38 Breathing while playing 32:43 Foot technique 33:07 Sound or feel 33:44 Drum tuning 35:05 Learning drum parts 35:50 Limitations of technique 36:50 Symbolic project 37:51 Hobbies 38:48 Drum gear 40:19 Brief funny questions 41:50 Plans 42:32 Rumors about reunions 43:05 LockUp 44:13 Danny Herrera doesn’t give any interviews... 44:55 Stage or studio 46:00 About younger drummers 47:05 Playing for the song or for the audience 48:07 Classical drumming eduction 49:12 About beer, alcohol and weed 50:50 Some advice from Nick Barker to the subscribers 51:58 About accents _ For support: Patreon: Paypal: Поддержать проект: Карта Сбербанка: 4279380024394316 Карта Альфабанка: 5521752671584170 Yandex-кошелек: 41001721726056 Paypal: Qiwi-кошелек: 79057800760 _ VK: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: #NickBarker #NicholasBarker #MetalDrummer
