The new instructional DVD from NILE drummer George Kollias called Intense Metal Drumming II is now available for purchase via Hudson Music.

Providing multiple workouts and specific concepts, Intense Metal Drumming II is a highly educational product that goes beyond licks and gives you a meaningful program that can help you in pushing your abilities to the next level. Topics covered include blast beat concepts and workouts, extreme fill-ins, developing speed around the kit, and odd time concepts. George also covers reading concepts, practicing systems, general tips, and warm-ups, which take this DVD beyond just metal and make it useful and helpful for drummers of all styles. Another highlight of the DVD is a complete section on double bass speed, control, balance, and expanded vocabulary.

Bonus features include a PDF containing all the exercises on the DVD, a documentary from George’s 2010-2011 clinic tour, backstage footage, an equipment tour, and extensive interview with George.

Hudson Senior Drum Editor Joe Bergamini commented: “George Kollias does away with any preconceptions that metal drummers like the musical sophistication and education ability of other types of players. As this DVD makes clear, George is not only an incredible player, but an enthusiastic and effective educator, who provides a detailed program here that will definitely help drummers of all styles with their command of the drum set. And of course, metal players will want to grab this DVD as soon as it hits the street, because it is so jam-packed with clear concepts and specific exercises to bring your metal vocabulary, control, and speed to the next level.”

The two-disc set - recorded at Sountrap Studios in Athens - was directed by Jon Simvonis, mixed by Antonis Kontozoglou and George Kollias and mastered by Antonis Kontozoglou at 9800 Studios.

Other details:

- Total Running Time: 5hours 14minutes
- 250 Exercises and Examples
- 8 Camera angles
- 26 Audio Channels for the DrumSet
- Multiple Songs Performance
- Bonus Features
- An Extensive Interview with George
- Backstage Videos
- Clinic Tour Videos
- Picture Gallery

Video of Kollias performing the track ‘Treasures Of Nemesis’, from the video can be seen below:

A lesson and exercises to develop extreme metal blast beat variations is below: