Nile - The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh Drum Cover by David Diepold

Hello everyone!

This is a cover version of 'The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh' by Nile.
Needless to say, that I’m a huge George Kollias fan, due to his methods and flexibility.
I think he was one of the drummers who brought me to “Metal”. Since Annihilation of the Wicked I more or less studied his kind of drumming, his set up and his approach to this extreme style of music.
As you can tell it’s a fast one and I had to practice a lot to get back in shape. I really like fast songs, but it’s nothing I would play all day long in my rehearsing room. So once I decided to do this cover, it took me about two weeks to get the required power and endurance to nail some accurate tracks.

Here is the drums-only version:

Very special thanks to my buddies Bartol and Reinsn from bazn sounds & records, Sebastian form DreamCatch Audio!!!
I also want to thank Mark from Pedaltrigger and Fabian, Hendrick, Dieter (and everyone who's involved) from Murat Diril Cymbals for always supporting me the best possible way - THANK YOU!
If you want to get in contact:

Another special thanks goes out to the local Arts- and Music-School in my hometown (Deutschlandsberg) where I recorded everything. It’s actually the concert hall where I had my first “concerts” as a young student and so it just felt great to come back after more than 15 years. As a kid I never understood how important the environment you’re drumming in is for your wellbeing and of course for your sound. And this big wooden room, whit all it’s warmth just feels and sounds absolutely incredible!
Which leads to the next point:

Except for the bass drum and (not even half) of the snare drum, all the drum sounds are natural and as pure as possible. We spent a lot of time to set everything up! I also switched sticks – from regular 5a to 3a to get more power, but not by necessarily swinging the stick higher or hitting any harder but because of its shape.
For the bass I used a standard sample from the Steven Slate foundry and for the snare I mixed signals (about two thirds natural sound with eq, comp and just a little verb; and one third is again a standard snare from the Steven Slate foundry. I had to pitch the sound of the sample, so it would match my real snare and it’s just for the attack during all the blast beats.)

Furthermore I used
Dixon MBS shells (2x22", 8", 10", 12", 13", 16", 18")
p.d.p. Limited Edition 20ply Snare with Die Cast Hoops (14"x8")
Axis A Longboards
Roland SPD-S for triggering (bass drums)
And Murat Diril Cymbals:
20" t(h)rash crash with 6” renaissance splash on top
18" blast china
14" blast china
20” rock mega bell ride
14" custom arena hi hat
9" mini hats (renaissance splash bottom, luminous splash top)
7" & 8" renaissance splash
17" fast crash
16 speckled crash
18" fast crash
10" stack
18" rock china
19" rock china
22" rock mega bell ride
11" black sea hi hat
12" black sea trash hats
21" custom crash/ride

Copyright notice:
This is a Drum Cover of 'The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh ' from Nile's 2012 release At the Gates of Sethu and is the copyrighted property of its owner(s).

[roberthunt]

Recorded in November. He started setting up the kit in January.

[brythecracker]

Who’s here after seeing Diepold on Estapario’s channel?
Diepold is insane 🤟

[HappyChrisTaylor]

i dont think I've hit the drums that often in 10 years!

[ndzick]

How self-important does somebody have to be to dislike this video? Holy shit. You killed it, man.

[Bonesx]

His skill is so good it overshadowed how badass this kit sounds.

[cynwraeth]

Anyone who questions what the point is for playing this type of music: "has no groove", "soulless", "lacks rhythm" etc.

Do yourselves a favor, at least once in your life no matter how young or old, go to a real metal show - not some huge amphitheater, a REAL show in a rundown venue with a couple hundred people - and *experience* the energy. Even if you hate the music, or hate the atmosphere, you will at least understand why this genre appeals to people. This kind of music is not meant for radio play, or streaming on your phone. This type of music is meant to be *experienced* live and in person. The energy is indescribable. It appeals to and unlocks those primal, feral emotions most people keep suppressed in modern society. And the comraderie in the crowd is unique in the music world.

Again, if you truly wonder what the point of this music is, go *feel* it for yourself.

[buckbuster]

I bought my kid a drum set and showed him this. I'm not sure if I should have done that.he is tripping ball right now

[keironstoneman]

This guy is a total machine. Awesome stuff. The thing that gets me is how he does this with barely any movement. He's is like the drumming version of a ventriloquist.

[lameemo]

That double bass is cleaner than I've ever been in my entire life and I shower at LEAST twice a week

[BCapelas]

Hi David welcome to planet earth. How is the weather in Jupiter?

[wickedwoodshaunt]

this is one of the best drum covers I've seen...

[BigEBigs]

Why they not showing his incredible foot technique?!

[icerodtv]

This guy is definitely a machine. Amazing how fast he did spin the stick at 1:29 haha

[jarrodconnolly]

After seeing the intro logo, all I can think of now is a bunch of music professors and old folks sitting in this theater watching him play this with very serious and discerning faces.

[HiVoltish]

I injured myself just watching this kid. Amazing!

[TheCymbalProject]

This is by far the tightest drumming performance I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot)

[Compendyum]

It's so flawless, it's even sickening.

[ddGrandahl]

I hate the way that you make this look so easy.

[drumcoversbydick]

This is mental. I'm never going to complain about having to play 210bpm again :D

[Feel]

You know, when I listen to some blast beats songs I don't give it all the credits it deserves. When I stop to watch these guys playing I'm like "How the hell can a human do this?!"