{"id":1680,"date":"2015-11-06T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/blog\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:13:28","slug":"jason-bittner-drum-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jason-bittner-drum-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTk78Rc8HpE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo Edge trial!**<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/drumeo-edge-1173.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for the sheet music!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Widely known as the drummer from American metal band Shadows Fall, Jason Bittner has won numerous awards including Modern Drummer Magazine&#8217;s #1 Metal Drummer in 2005 and 2006, #1 Up and Coming Drummer in 2004 and 2005, and #2 Clinician for DRUM! magazine in 2011. And he&#8217;s here today to teach you all the &#8220;Metal Fundamentals&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p>The spotlight shifted to Jason immediately after joining Shadows Fall, starting with the band&#8217;s 2002 breakthrough album, The Art of Balance. After stunning everyone with his performance with the band, he began hosting jaw-dropping clinics where he further boosted his status in the drumming community. In 2014, Jason Bittner joined the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, and has since joined Overkill.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lesson Index<\/b>:<br \/>\n0:13 &#8211; Song &#8220;Weight Of The World&#8221; by Shadows Fall<br \/>\n4:00 &#8211; Dave introduces Jason<br \/>\n7:04 &#8211; Lesson starts! (Metal grooves)<br \/>\n36:31 &#8211; Song &#8220;Dreams of Death&#8221; by Flotsam and Jetsam<br \/>\n39:25 &#8211; Back to lesson! (Metal fills)<br \/>\n50:13 &#8211; Song by Stigmata<br \/>\n53:52 &#8211; Q and A<br \/>\n1:11:11 &#8211; Song &#8220;The Power Of I And I&#8221; by Shadows Fall<\/p>\n<p><b>Jason Plays<\/b>:<br \/>\nPearl Drums: <a href=\"http:\/\/pearldrum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/pearldrum.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nZildjian Cymbals: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zildjian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.zildjian.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nRemo Drum Heads: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.remo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.remo.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nPromark Drumsticks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daddario.com\/products\/percussion\/promark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.promark.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nDW Hardware: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwdrums.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.dwdrums.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Follow Jason<\/b>:<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonbittner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.jasonbittner.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/therealjasonbittner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/therealjasonbittner<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbittnerdrums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbittnerdrums<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo Edge trial!** Click here for the sheet music! 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