Dave Haley (Psycroptic) - Ob(Servant)

Dave Haley playing at a Psycroptic show here in Tampa on Nov. 26th, 2010.

Enjoy! And sorry you can't really hear the triggers.

Setlist
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Horde in Devolution
Lacertine Forest
Immortal Army of One
A Calculated Effort
Ob(Servant)
The Sword of Uncreation
New Song
Initiate

[jazar]

0:50 I like how he wipes his nose while playing and doesn't miss a beat.

[MapALife]

That's so gnarly how he blasts on the snare, like watch what his fingers

[TheAnnihilator]

Dave (imo) has taken this further than anyone else in this genre. He has a lot more power than most with this technique...but the thing to remember is that Dave did not consciously work on it, and when I talked to him he didn't even know that what his left hand did was called "open/close or push/pull."

It is an awesome technique though for sure! I love the sound and feeling of Dave's blasts because of it...hearing the up&down strokes on the old albums is so cool.

[SonataArctica]

This dude knows how to work his cymbals.

[WormSermonizer]

fuck...is that one foot blast?Damn I love Dave.

[batakoo]

i have never seen a left hand blasting like him :O (Y)

[mdross]

for anyone wondering, his blast technique is called "push-pull"

[MapALife]

Haha damn I've never seen that on the hands That's pretty legit, I just use regular technique when I blast but I can't get nearly this fast yet. It's still on the to do

[wanjanechtangroeger]

Hellhammer also uses this technique at when playing fast blast beats. Its hard to learn but it pays off - Although I am not sure if its exactly the same, I use a very similar technique and I can go up to 280bpm with it and its still very precise...

[Xenbiosis]

@DreamTheater4life
Yeah dude, and he's the coolest fucking guy too. \m/

[JakeFreeman]

I like the little nose scratch at 0:53. Like it's nothing. Just stupid.

[udaman]

Is the dude from Aborted also doing vocals?

[TheDrumminMan]

Yeah, it's not really a common technique, especially in metal. Another guy who uses it though would be Marthyn from Belphegor (he's a MACHINE).
This isn't a very hard technique to learn, but if you ever get to the point where you're playing extremely fast with your fingers and find it's just a bit too intense (like 270-300 bpm) then this technique will help A LOT as it has a more defined pulse (since there's 2 motions) and uses rebound to your advantage.

[TheDrumminMan]

That'd be the "open close" technique. Shit looks pretty cool, kinda sounds bad at anything but ridiculous speeds though... helps relieve repetitive strain on the fingers, almost like the swivel for the feet.