Sepultura · 2020 · drums by Eloy Casagrande
Means to an End
From Quadra. Expert · Straight · metal
Tempo
147BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 120–150
- Difficulty
- Expert
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 117 and climbs to 147 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Co-written by Casagrande, and built on his feet: a thrash groove with the kicks doubling the riff, blast sections, and fills that use every drum on the kit. His play-through of it is the reason Slipknot called.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Eloy Casagrande
- Read the Eloy Casagrande feature →Who they are, how they play, and what to listen to next.
- Eloy Casagrande's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 2020 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
Songs at about 147 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.
- Holiday147
- All the Small Things149
- Times Like These145
- Duality144
- Sober150
- Longview143