Nils 'Dominator' Fjellström - Standard Nordland

Playthrough video of the Horde of Hel track Standard Nordland, from the 2020 release Döden Nalkas (Blooddawn Productions).

[zvolphhasenmiau]

Unlikely that we ever see a cover version

[GwanYTB]

Not only he can play crazy fast blast beats at 280+ bpm, but he can also groove, and have awesome fills with great dynamics. What a beast. Nils rules.

[sydoglan]

I never get bored watching Nils play the drums

[CraigThorneDrums]

01:10 that was the sickest cymbal fill I’ve ever heard

[javi]

Creo y pienso que es el mejor baterista de black metal de todos los tiempos 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻lo descubrí cuando tocaba con dark funeral, en el album de 2009. Luego con nordjevel

[BlahBlahFreeman]

Nils is master of the drums.
Even if you don't enjoy this style of music, Nils ability and musicianship is unquestionable.
The phrase "masterclass" is thrown around a lot now, but Nils' compositions truly are masterclass material.

[Supreme_Pain]

Speeding ticket everyday 🥵🥵🥵 These are some inhuman blastbeats. And the sound of the drums is like Thunder just before the flood came to drown all the sinners!

[hyperborean]

Playing this fast and precise while incorporating dynamics and groove is really out of this world

[SuicidalGrind]

Crazy dynamics on those fills on the halftime part!

[Depressed_drummer]

I think you just elevated from "Dominator" to "Annihilator". Bloody fuckin hell! That was INSANE!

[x-Gingerbeard-x]

Man, this is insane! Shit like this is why I miss Nils in DF! As awesome of a drummer Jalomaah is, Nils just brings that exra flavor!

[fatalrecordings]

The 5 stroke roll fill at 0:49 is some real good stuff

[centuian]

The best extreme drummer of our time!!

[HaggardBacon]

Just a "thank you" for taking the time to record and upload. Phenomenal drumming.

[Isaacdavid-rn]

😮You are the best Nils FJ, the most beautiful and fastest machine, follow him, greetings from Spain

[krisztinafoldhazi]

Nils, can't be said enough, no words to express how perfect it is... I have a really hard time finding the words. Let's start with the fact that for a long time I had no idea why a black metal drummer fascinates me so much these days, after 20 years of listening to extreme metal and countless concerts... I really had no idea, I just felt that it was something intangible, something special, something too complex to understand at first. At first, of course, what I perceived from it was the surreal, unreal fast playing and fanatical radiance during playing. After that the complexity, variety and precision of the themes, totally overwhelmed, insane speed and a very unique, unusual, characterful style. It's a very unique, very creative drumming, as I can see becoming more and more deeply structured, developing and refined over time, becoming more and more insane and irrational. I didn't understand for a long time what makes it so interesting to me that not a day passes before I listen to one of the "Dominator masterpieces". I didn't understand why it was so unusual, even though I know and love the work of countless excellent drummers, somehow this is different for some reason. There is something strange about it, something exciting, out of place, but still fitting in perfectly. It fills me with an excitement that cannot be compared to anything else. I used to listen to a lot of electronic music, but it still took a long time to realize that yes, there are unusual but familiar things in it, and these electronic music influences in the drum themes makes extreme metal very interesting. When I saw that you share a lot of videos that you play dark electro and other electronic music, I realized that maybe this was so unusual until now, or at least this is one of those things. Very creative and unpredictable, one thing is for sure, no matter what you play, it's brilliant and addictive :)
Absolutely out of this world.

You deserve the deepest respect.

[topmar_motorworks]

The part from 1:10 to 1:40 absolutely destroyed me. What a perfect arrangement on the cymbals. Perfection in its pure form.

[leogeraldo]

Pure Talent and Dicipline This Guy! Mad respect! 🔥

[DeathMetal]

Like OMG he is just the freaking best. Nils Rock On!!!

[investigativemoth]

that is absolutely bonkers. a lot of drummers who play fast take little micro breaks in between their blasts, whether that's dropping to play some eighths on the cymbals with some intermittent 16ths or whatever. but the fact that you can sustain your blasts for long periods of time is what's truly impressive and an incredible demonstration of skill, and very rare.