Final yr, Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith went viral with a efficiency of Thirty Seconds to Mars’ “The Kill” as he heard the music for the primary time. Seems that was challenged to do the identical for Carry Me the Horizon’s “Can You Really feel My Coronary heart” as a part of the identical go to with Drumeo.
The oldsters at Drumeo held onto Smith’s second “For the First Time” efficiency for roughly a yr earlier than posting it a pair days in the past. All of the whereas, the Chili Peppers drummer’s mastery of the Thirty Second to Mars music racked up a whopping 16 million views on YouTube.
The Carry Me the Horizon clip can also be off to a quick begin, already garnering roughly 1.5 million views as of this posting. To start with of the video, Smith complains, “You’re gonna give me one other one?”
He was then performed a drumless model of Carry Me the Horizon’s Sempiternal observe, and it was clear he wasn’t accustomed to the tune, as he remarked, “What the fuck is that this?” Nonetheless, that didn’t cease Smith from as soon as once more crushing the drums in only one take, including a tribal beat to the metalcore observe.
Requested afterward by Drumeo host Brandon Toews if he knew the music or the band, Smith guessed Ministry. When informed it was BMTH, Smith as soon as once more expressed his bewilderment, exclaiming, “Who the fuck is that?”
He was then performed “Can You Really feel My Coronary heart” with the unique drum observe, and drummed alongside as he listened. He recommended BMTH drummer Mat Nicholls for his “enormous sounding” drums with “cool elements.”
Whereas Smith might not have been accustomed to Carry Me the Horizon, the band is among the largest acts to return out of the UK this century, usually headlining festivals and promoting out arenas. Their 2013 album Sempiternal is taken into account a contemporary traditional.
Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers simply wrapped up a summer time tour, whereas Carry Me the Horizon have a smattering of dates scheduled in Asia and Latin America all through the remainder of the yr (decide up tickets right here).
Watch Chad Smith tackle Carry Me the Horizon’s “Can You Really feel My Coronary heart” under.