WHEN YOUR SNARE DRUM IS AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF MOTOR OIL, YOU’RE THIS KID AND YOU RULE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vpMELXAOHQ&feature=youtu.be

When your drum set consists of two bottles of motor oil, some kind of old shelving component, a couple of blankets and a wicker hat as a drum throne and you STILL manage to kill it, that’s the very definition of metal. And when you’re all of maybe 8 years old and you’re playing as well as this kid, in a rural area of the Meghalaya state in India no less, I’d say you’ve got a pretty bright future ahead of you if you choose to pursue it. This kid is seriously impressive — I guess those bass pedals are real, but those double-bass chops and “snare” rolls are impressive nonetheless.

As one YouTube commenter astutely noted, this kid’s kit sounds better on a cell phone camera than Lars’ kit on St. Anger did on millions of dollars worth of recording gear. And as another commenter noted, that does indeed appear to be As I Lay Dying’s “Confined” he’s playing starting around 1:30.

Someone get this guy into a band, pronto.

-VN

Thanks: Sahil