Great sounding records withOUT samples

[Brooks]

Instrument sampling and protools ampblasting has made metal records louder, bigger, and more intense than ever before (many thanks to Maharishi Sneap). But it's not the only way to make metal sound huge. Samples are great for cutting through a mix, but to me, nothing beats a great miked and well-tuned drumkit, being played by a great player, sitting in a great mix.

What are some of your favorite modern (or not) metal/hard rock records without the drum samples that this forum holds so dear?



I think that all of the records on my list are sample free. if I'm wrong, then let me know, but these all sound huge to me!

Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Tool - Lateralus
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics

 

[Gustavo_Loureiro]

Yeah, that TOOL album, and the last one (10.000 Days), have one of the best and original drum sound I ever heard. Brilliant!!

 

[JeffTD]

The Haunted - The Dead Eye

 

[Mat Laperle]

all of matt bayles records

 

[KeithRT99]

definately any mastodon album, or deftones, the new high on fire sounds pretty good, alot of porcupine tree albums, opeth - blackwater park /damnation, in flames - clay man...

 

[JeffTD]

definately any mastodon album, or deftones, the new high on fire sounds pretty good, alot of porcupine tree albums, opeth - blackwater park /damnation, in flames - clay man...

If Clayman doesn't have samples on it, I'd shit a brick.

 

[jeffadies]

Im not sure if the last Katatonia album had samples but it sure does have some great tones on it.

 

[Kazrog]

Led Zeppelin. Any album.

 

[colossal]

all of the slipknot albums (mainly the self titled though)

all of system of a down (mainly first album)

limp bizkit, chocolate starfish...

i don't think any of those drums are sampled, let me know though, i'd be really surprised.

 

[AStacy2]

What are some of your favorite modern (or not) metal/hard rock records without the drum samples that this forum holds so dear?

I can't listen to records that don't have drum samples, sorry.

 

[26]

everything by King´s X

 

[greyskull]

a perfect circle - 13th step.
now THAT is a drum sound

 

[cobhc]

If Clayman doesn't have samples on it, I'd shit a brick.

+1, Also I thought I heard that Blackwater Park had at least a sampled kick.

Edit: Just looked on Neil's forum and DNB had samples on the kick.

 

[Sly]

Hey guys, 70% of the albums you quoted have samples in them : Deftones, last Tool, Opeth, A Perfect Circle, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Clayman by In Flames...

 

[deanbailey]

a perfect circle - 13th step.
now THAT is a drum sound

+1
lol i was gonna post that, I'm not to sure because it sounds pretty real but i won't be surprised if they used samples.

 

[cobhc]

Hey guys, 70% of the albums you quoted have samples in them : Deftones, last Tool, Opeth, A Perfect Circle, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Clayman by In Flames...

Well I'm pretty sure the last Slipknot album doesn't have any samples on it, as I read something about the recording, in a magazine, and it said the drums were all natural.

 

[Ermz]

Nightrage - Sweet Vengeance. At the very least any sample use on here isn't obvious.

 

[JeffTD]

Nightrage - Sweet Vengeance. At the very least any sample use on here isn't obvious.

The kick?

 

[ILLBYDESIGN]

I'm pretty sure some of the mixes Mr. Sneap did on Roadrunner United doesn't use samples and sounds amazing, check the song Annihilation By The Hands Of God, I maybe wrong.
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[ILLBYDESIGN]

There will probably be some kind of backlash/trend kill in the next five years regarding the use of drum samples, which will upset some people including me.

On reflection It'll be like putting a big 80s hair snare in your current metalcore song, mixing up your tough guy black ESP pose, codpiece and fishnet tights. Nice!