The george kollias signaure stick combines elements of the top selling 5a nd 5b models with classic barrelshaped tip. Nile drummer george kollias announces special guest tim. George kollias has become known as an international authority on extreme metal drumming, and this. Nile drummer george kollias issues solo record update. George kollias has become one of the most sought after drummers in the metal world, with his youtube channel going viral with each video he releases. George kollias is a teacher at the modern music school in. Georges book the odyssey of double bass drumming covers all the known concepts. A year later they released festivals of atonement as cassettecd and. George kollias has firmly established a well earned reputation as a worldclass drummer. George kollias drummer news newspapers books scholar. Many things set george kollias apart in the drumming world. George kollias belongs to a different breed of drummers. He is the first nile drummer to perform every song on more than one. Here is drummer george kollias talking to the drummers website.
George kollias the odyssey of double bass drumming part i. The liner notes detail the theme and writingrecording process of each song. You have brought out some instructional dvds and books over the years. How to play blast beats with archspire drummer spencer prewett duration. Playing with nightfall and sickening horror, george started getting the attention of drummers around the world gaining a very strong fanbase and at the same time his several studio and live session work for other bands helped him to establish his name as a multistyle drummer. Born in korinthosgreece in august 1977, george got his first drum set at the age of.
His exceptional work with death metal legends nile as well as heavily frequented percussion clinics around the globe and guest contributions have cemented georges status as a rare progeny with the sticks. Drumtalk, the video podcast by german drummer and videographer philipp koch, conducted an interview with drummer george kollias of south carolinabased extreme technical death metallers nile prior. As a bonus, you also get live performances by nile, interviews, photos, a free wall poster and georges guide to his very own setup. George kollias invictus cd, vinyl, merchandising georges long waited first solo album is available through season of mist under the title. Nile drummer george kollias featured in new gear masters. Music sales george kollias intense metal drumming drumpercussion video. Among the performers was also the legendary extreme metal drummer george kollias, whom we had a nice chat with the day after his workshop. George kollias for sure can be in the number of top metal drummers because he not only perfected his drum play but also invented a special technique, which made him a very prominent person in the music space. Stream nile drummer george kolliass debut solo album, invictus since 1977, the worlds most widely read drum magazine.
This is the first dvd from niles drummer george kollias. At the same time, he launches his official drum forum on georgekollias. Hello all, this clip is a medley of a few songs from our us tour playing the 2hour set, too many songs to choose so i just got a random pick. He started playing drums at the age of 12 and some years later started drum lessons with john stavropoulos, a. Several long months of intense songwriting and preproduction by the band culminated with the release of their paramount album. In august 2004 george joined nile and moved to united states to. Why should this months black page interview be any different. He goes into detail of the exercises and all the different workouts to achieve the speed, power, and technicality that is needed in todays metal drumming. From his first band, extremity obsession, to his forwardthinking approach to playing and recording with bands nile and sickening horror, kollias has helped shape extreme metal drumming. George kollias is a world touring drummerclinicianeducator, member of the legendary metal band nile and drum instructor in modern music school. Nile drummer, george kollias, and pearl drums recently teamed up and released a video showcasing george s unbelievable drumming talent, and the astounding tonality of pearls reference pure series. The event is held by nuclear blast records an details.
Georgios george kollias born august 30, 1977 is a greek heavy metal drummer and music teacher best known for his work with american technical death metal band nile. His official products includes his vic firth sgk signature sticks as well as his axis george kollias special edition pedals. Us release 19052015 digipak edition limited to the first pressing only. His hand and foot speeds are just as incredible as they are mindblowing, and add a viciousness to his blast beats which is absolutely unique. George kollias permitting the noble dead to descend to. He is the first nile drummer to perform every song on more than one fulllength album handling drum duties so far on all albums from annihilation of the wicked through vile nilotic rites. A music video for sacrifice unto sebek was produced. George kollias is the drummer for the death metal band nile, and throughout this dvd he will show you how to perform blast beats, bob blasts, double bass drumming, and much more.
Over the years this made kollias to one of the most indemand drummers on. Kollias is scheduled to begin laying down drums for the cd on july 15. Nile drummer george kollias is putting the finishing touches on the preproduction for his upcoming solo album at 9800 studios in athens, greece with with engineer antonis kontozoglou. Drummer george kollias joined the band in 2004, becoming the 4th legendary drummer to occupy the drum throne of nile. His exceptional work with death metal legends nile as well as heavily frequented percussion clinics around the globe and guestcontributions have cemented georges status as a rare progeny with the sticks. In a recent episode of the digital tour bus series, gear masters, nile guitaristvocalist karl sanders shows off the gear that he uses onstage. Nile drummer to attend texas club athens 20070620 nile drummer george kollias will be attending the greek blasting your ears club event, as a special guest, this saturday night. Permitting the noble dead to descend to the underworld drumcam youtube. Wellknown as one of the leaders of extreme metal drumming, george kollias remains at the top of todays metal scene and goes way beyond that. George kollias demonstrates the reference pure pearl drums.
Born in korinthos, greece, george got his first drum kit and joined his first band at the age of 12. Their music and lyrics are inspired by ancient egyptian and near eastern mysticism, history, religion, and ancient art, as well as the works of h. George joined nile and moved to united states to start working on the bands. Niles first release with their classic lineupkarl sanders and dallas tolerwade sharing lead guitar, george kollias on drums, and neil kernon producing jon vesano played bass, but nile isnt a bassists bandis sheer death metal ecstasy. In this new episode of the digital tour bus series, gear masters, nile drummer george kollias shows off the gear that he uses onstage. This is a very special album fully composed by george, with him also performing every instrument and handling all vocals as well. His official products include his vic firth sgk signature sticks as well as his axis george kollias special edition pedals. Nile those whom the gods detest 2009 nuclear blast records. As previously reported, wagnerian opera metal project lyraka have announced kollias has been confirmed for studio work on the bands second album, lyraka volume.
George kollias the passage the last one is a funk song we played with a few friends from greece, some of the best musicians i know. George kollias invictus cd, vinyl, merchandising george s long waited first solo album is available through season of mist under the title. It is also the first nile album produced by neil kernon. Check out invictus by george kollias on amazon music. It starts off with the blast beat, and all the variations. Well known as one of the leaders of extreme metal drumming, george kollias remains at the top of todays metal scene and goes way beyond that with the book series the odyssey of double bass. George kollias got his hands on a drum set two years later. Since he was only interested in playing hard rock and heavymetal, george kollias got a second bass drum to go along with his brand new fivepiece kit. George kollias intense metal drumming dvd download free. Born in august 1977, he started at the age of ten as a guitar player and picked up the drum set at the age of twelve. Nile drummer george kollias is featured in a new video interview conducted on april 5th in west hollywood, ca by metal warzone. Nile s latest album those who the gods detest contains george s best performance yet, the album came out in 2009 and set new levels on extreme metal music. This is the first nile album to feature george kollias on drums, replacing tony laureano. George kollias is renowned for his accomplished drumming career which includes playing for the u.
Nile was formed in 1993 by karl sanders guitar, vocals, chief spires bass, vocals, and pete hammoura drums. Hudson music produces the finest instructional howto videos and lesson books for drums, bass and guitar. Since i am an active drummer in nile now some people might think it sounds like nile, i mean its a fast and technical album and features the same drummer, but thats not the case. George kollias is the very first drummer from greece to land an international career and even make it on the list of the best drummers in the world, counting thousands of. George is officially endorsed by pearl drums, sabian cymbals, vic firth sticks, evans drumheads, axis pedals, skb road cases, direct sound headphones, alpinestars apparel, serial drummer clothing and daddario strings.
George is the very first drummer from greece to grace the cover of our fair pages. Intense metal drumming by george kollias dvd only sheet. The athens based drummer has been turning the extreme metal world upside down with his band nile and their brand of hardhitting, tempo. George kollias talks to beatit i was impressed and inspired by the participants of the young drum hero contest. Nile drummer george kollias announces special guest tim yeung at l.
George kollias in george kollias interview, sick drummer magazine website, august, 2006. They have always had interest in egyptian history and culture. Axis george kollias signature edition double bass drum. This album marks niles last record released by relapse. George kollias permitting the noble dead to descend to the underworld drumcam. Stream nile drummer george kolliass debut solo album. Drum camp heavy metal drummer, educator, and instructional dvd creator george kollias nile debuts his firstever drum camp this may 16 18 at the hilton woodland hillslos angeles, located at. This song is written by asterios papastamatakis, featuring dimitris tsakas, antonis andreou and mike papadopoulos. George kollias is a world touring drummerclinicianeducator, member of the legendary metal band nile and drum instructor at modern music school. George is endorsed by pearl, sabian, vic firth, evans, axis, skb, direct sound, serial drummer clothing and daddario. George kollias is a greek drummer best known for his work with american death metal band nile.