George Kollias - Intense Metal Drumming (2008) DVDRip
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George Kollias (born August 30, 1977 in Korinthos, Greece) is a Greek heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American death metal band Nile. He is the first of their four drummers to perform every song on more than one full length album (handling drum duties so far on Annihilation of the Wicked and Ithyphallic). He is a native of Greece (born in Korinthos). Some of his favorite bands are Metallica, Kreator, Morbid Angel and Behemoth. He started playing drums at the age of 12 and some years later started drum lessons with John Stavropoulos, a well known Greek drummer. In addition to being the drummer of Nile he also teaches drums at the Modern Music School in Athens.

He previously drummed for Sickening Horror, a brutal death metal band. He also used to be in the Greek melodic death metal band Nightfall, but left the band in 2005 to join Nile.

George Kollias made an instructional drumming DVD called "Intense Metal Drumming" that was released in July 2008

Kollias is notable for using only one kick pedal[citation needed] during blast beats, rather than the double-kicks employed by most drummers. He is also known for his extremely fast yet very technical drumming.

Kollias is known as having some of the fastest feet in death metal, continuing Nile's tradition (with drummers such as Derek Roddy and Tony Laureano on previous albums). In the song 'Sacrifice Unto Sebek' on the album Annihilation of the Wicked his double bass speed clocks in at 265bpm(semiquavers) or 1060 single strokes of the bass pedal if measured over a one minute time scale. On Nile's new album, Ithyphallic, the song 'Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve its Possessor Against Attacks From He Who is In the Water' was clocked at 271 bpm according to album producer Neil Kernon. Also, on George's instructional DVD, there is a segment where he plays semiquavers at 280 beats per minute.

Discography

With Nightfall

* I Am Jesus (2003)
* Lyssa: Rural Gods and Astonishing Punishments (2004)

With Sickening Horror

* When Landscapes Bled Backwards (2007)

With Nile

Further information: Nile discography

* Annihilation of the Wicked (2005)
* Ithyphallic (2007)

Gear

George is endorsed by and uses the equipment of the following companies.

* Pearl Drums
* Drums: Pearl Masterworks Series

In #103 Piano Black w/ Gold Hardware

22 x 18 Kick, 22 x 18 Kick, 08 x 07 Tom, 10 x 08 Tom, 12 x 09 Tom, 13 x 10 Tom, 14 x 12 Tom (left side), 14 x 14 Floor Tom, 16 x 16

Floor Tom, 14 x 6,5, and 12 x 5 Snare

* Sabian

Cymbals: Sabian, AAX Stage Hats 14, Chopper 8, Signature Max Splash 7, AAX Metal Ride 20, HHX Evolution Mini Chinese 14,

AAXtremeChinese 17, AAX Dark Crash 17, Hand Hammered China Kang 8, HHX Evolution Splash 10, AAX Studio Crash 17, AA Mini Hats 10 (half

open), AA Mini Hats 12 (closed), HHX Power Crash 18, AAX Metal Ride 22, HHX Evolution Chinese 18, AAXtreme Chinese 19, AAX Stage Hats 13

APX Ozone Crash 18

* Axis Percussion

2 Axis A Longboards

Axis A Lonboard on Foot Snare

Axis A Longboard on Ribbon Crasher

* Pedal Settings:

-Spring tight to maximum,

-VDL around the middle,

-Beater distance from the head around 18,5cm

-1 piece of the Axis Toe Riser for each pedal

-Iron Cobra felt beaters

* Vic Firth

Vic Firth 55A

* Evans Heads

EQ2 Clear on Kicks

Power Center Reverse Dot on 14 Snare.

G1 Coated on 12 Snare

G2 Clear on 8,10,12 and 13 Toms

G2 Clear on 14 and 16 Floor Toms

Hydraulic Glass on 14 Left Tom

* Extreme Isolation Headphones

* Axis Bass Drum Triggers

Hardware

* Pearl

DR-503C, DR-501C and RJ-50 complete Rack System.

H-2000 Eliminator Hi Hat Stand.

RH-2000 Eliminator Remote Hi Hat Stand

CLH-1000 Hi Hat Arms

S-2000 Snare Stand

B-1000 Boom Stands

CH-1000 Boom Arms

PCX-100 and PCX-200 Pipe Clamps

D-1000 Roadster Throne

TH-2000I and TH-2000S Tom Holders

OptiMount Suspension System for all toms

AX-20, AX-25 and AX-28 Adapters

UX-80 Universal Clamp



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