According to Dan Lilker, this was the first blast beat

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

Does anyone disagree?

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Maybe the first time in rock, but it was developed from jazz drumming. Louis Bellson from Duke Ellington's orchestra was using double-bass and blast beats in the mid 1950s during his drum solo features. It's also common in free jazz (Sonny Murray) and fusion (Tony Williams).

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Okey-doke. Guess that clears that up. Moving on then?

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

Yeah. I saw that Attila had one too in the comments section for their video.

Maybe the first time in metal/punk then.

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

Probably so in the hardcore/metal realm. He's not the only one I've heard credit D.R.I..

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According to Dan Lilker, this was the first blast beat MNxjcKm

Metal graduate Number of posts : 291 Age : 50

I'm sure I hit things all at the same time with feet and hands when I was a kid in some fit of rage. I read somewhere or on a documentary that the nice fella from Napalm Death was the first...who knows!

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