Domino Santantonio Hears Slipknot For The First Time

This pop drummer has never listened to Slipknot.

So naturally, we challenged her to play one of the metal band’s most popular songs.

Domino Santantonio is known for her upbeat pop drum covers of artists like Dua Lipa and SAINt JHN. For her, drumming to metal would be like trying to speak a language without being fluent.

But we love encouraging drummers to get outside of their comfort zone, and Domino was up for it. Though she opted not to use the double pedal we set up on her kit, she found a way to make Slipknot’s “Before I Forget” her own (get the full song transcription in Drumeo).

Without knowing Joey Jordison‘s famous drum part in advance, Domino managed to hit many of the punches. And while some of her ideas were very different from the original drum part she still made some accurate guesses.

Watch the video to see how she builds her parts, reevaluates her decision-making, and explains her thought process. You’ve never heard Slipknot like this before!
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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
0:36 - First Listen
1:39 - Song Analysis
2:11 - First Take
5:43 - Final Take
9:15 - Listening To The Original Parts
11:18 - Outro

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[aragusea]

Jesus, the contrast between her “I have no idea what I’m doing!” energy and her “I’ve got this” performance was off the charts. As soon as she found the groove she was off to the races. Stunning performance. I love this series!

[austinsprinkles]

she didnt even hear the drums and got this close to the actual beat. she killed it!!!

[korigamaru]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT MARCHING SNARE ON THE BRIDGE?!!!! SO FUCKING TIGHT!!!! OMG!!!!

[OhJustCommenting]

She’s too humble at the end. She absolutely killed it!

[amemename]

She's way too humble, she was bloody brilliant at this

[hsatin]

Man, what a difficult assignment for a non-metal drummer. I am honestly impressed she did so well.

[Virvum_Juggernaut]

She nailed the accents on every “I” in the chorus and I really like her section on the toms leading back into each verse .

[alexlubinski]

Not only she's solid and proficient, but most of all, she has a great ear, and when she was in the groove, she perfectly captured the emotional push and pull of the song. Great musician and a magnificent performance! She's way too hard on herself

[davenonymous]

She seemed a little disappointed in herself in the end, but she absolutely crushed it in that final take. Crazy how artists are never satisfied with their work.

[craig]

As a metal drummer, if you give me a pop song I'm just going to put metal drums over it. She put down some serious metal grooves which is even more impressive now that I've listened to her normal stuff.

[benjaminbaird]

Addicted. I'm a guitarist. But the drums drive my playing. Her feel is spot on, she's playing for the song. My absolute fave so far.

[StephenJones]

Absolutely killed it. And she looks like she’s having so much fun all the time. I don’t think you’re supposed to smile that much playing Slipknot, but I get the impression that she can’t help it 😂 I bet she’s fun to hang out with

[WorkFromYourLaptop]

Commenters here not realizing that she’s literally listening to a DRUMLESS TRACK. The fact that she got so close to the vibe is legit great. Love this.

[filthyhorrors]

This blew my mind. Not only did she get real close to the original, she did it with one pedal. Incredible.

[KickyFut]

I hate how musicians always tear themselves up. She completely rocked out and did amazing!! Her transitions were butter smooth, and her fills were creative and interesting! A fantastic drummer.

[AdeptusJim]

Domino is another that you guys can bring back as many times as you like and I'll always watch.

[slurms]

Her professionalism shines through, very articulate attempt. Joey had an extreme attunement to the metal he was playing, very high bar to come in blind to.

[jasonbonifacio]

This is the best genre of drumeo videos. Keep them coming!

[witchfynder_finder]

That half-time feel she puts on the pre-chorus is almost better than the actual song, totally changed the vibe!

[dejamirage]

I don’t know why but seeing these video make me so happy I almost get choked up for some reason?? Seeing the talent and hearing the different renditions make me so happy.