Cobus - Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country (Drum Cover 2019)
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This video was filmed, edited, engineered, mixed, mastered, and produced in its entirety by Cobus Potgieter.
This video was shot 100% GoPro,
with Hero 3+ cameras, in 1080p at 60fps.
Recorded and mixed using Cubase 9.5
Edited with VEGAS Pro 16: www.vegascreativesoftware.com/...
Filmed and recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA.
NO drum replacement was done in this mix, this is a 100% acoustically recorded and mixed track: absolutely no supplementation, layering, or triggering was done.
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MAN! Back at it! Also back at writing video descriptions. It's been a while :)
What do I write here? A more detailed description of the recording process? A summary of how I'm feeling? (If you're wondering: I'm feeling hungry). Or do I write something entertaining? Does this work? I'm so hungry that I'm struggling to think straight, so in order to post this video asap and go get some food, I'll just write a few things that come to mind:
* BAT COUNTRY FINALLY WITH THE DOUBLE KICK HOLLAAAAAAA
* This is definitely my most over-played cover of all time. No shame. Come at me bro.
* These GoPro's I'm using are about 5 years old and I'm starting to notice. Anybody got any hookups or ideas for new cameras?
* Food. Just thinking about food in general. About eating it. And so forth.
* I tuned the snare too high.. it took me AGES to get it to breathe and sit right in the mix. That said, I love how the mix turned out, even though it took a TON of work. You live and you learn. Unless you're an amoeba, they live but I don't think they have the cerebral capacity to learn.
* I recorded this song for the first time more almost 12 years ago. Isn't that insane? Time flies. Life goes by fast. I'm a really thankful dude.
Ok that's it, time for food. THANK YOU for reading this, for watching this video, for sticking around. You just watched me play the drums and have fun, so it's almost like we shared a cool little connection around enjoying drums and music (even if you live halfway around the world). I think that's kinda cool. Thanks for being here, have an awesome rest of your day, and take good care of yourself.
But seriously though, food. - Jak na to + styl
What up from 2023 Cobus 👋🏼
If you liked this video: I just uploaded a video where I learn an A7X video from the latest album! If you're keen, watch it here: czcams.com/video/ZVf0dSUJIrY/video.html
I see someone has been shedding those single strokes... nice work!
Aaaaaaayyyyyyy
What does "shed" mean in that sentence? hmm...
@@moisesgomes6191 it means practicing
@@gyroman567 thank you a lot, man.
@@moisesgomes6191 It means he's been doing less single strokes than in his other covers
As someone who has listened to this song about 1,000 times trying to learn the drums to it, I can say you absolutely killed this
Same here
Same 💯
Same 💯
Oh my gosh I was about to write this 😂😂😂
yeah same i learned the first third of this song before covid happened. the hardest part was learning the herta? i think its called
Respect to anyone that can play this song. I always thought this song shows a talented drummer
2:24 GAVE ME CHILLS WHEN YOU SPUN IT
DUDE! This took me WAY back!
Same! Also it was way easier to play when I was ten years younger haha, this tired me OUT.
For real, a7x songs require a lot of stamina.
@@cobuspotgieter mannnnn i remember being in like 9th grade discovering youtube watching your bat country cover and getting blown away.
one of the drummers who inspired me to start learning how to play.
Bro please do an afterlife too, would be gr8 to see that
🔥
This song single-handedly brought me into this genre of music And I’ve never looked back. What an amazing rendition, the rev would be proud
Absolutely. That's why I love Cobus. He has that same saucey style.
Yes, me too! But the thing is, The Rev's taste is so unique that I can't find similar artist on this genre. They are just... different.
I miss The Rev so much.
BismoB Yeah I miss him too. When Mike Portnoy I can’t fill your shoes properly. No disrespect to Mike. You are one of the best
The most satisfying A7X drum cover on CZcams !!!
Edit: the fill at 3:05 is one of the best licks I have EVER heard!!!!!
Mike Diggs cover is actually better. That guy is a beast! Check him out
czcams.com/video/4rTw71AahOs/video.html
@@incprice9575 he's good, but Cobus is on a whole different level
@@incprice9575 he was alright. He stuck to the song very well but his kit doesn’t sound as good. Plus, cobus overplayed the song, so it sounded cooler
it blows my mind how clean this was PLUS you seamlessly added your own flourish and style to it. absolutely blown away. have never seen a drum cover to a song i love that was this good
If you ever see a scowl on Cobus' face while hes playing, you know you're in for a treat 🤙🔥
I do enjoy a good scowl from time to time.
3:57 the two cleanest cymbal chokes i've ever seen
very much so...................he is very good.
I watched it back 20 times. So smooth.
you say so? go to 1:25 here czcams.com/video/ctLu7-eid8g/video.html
@@P1nkman Ah good, someone else thought to mention Moffet. Lol
Agreed. Thanks for pointing them out. He's all over the place and I completely missed them.
Bat country is a song where the drums are perfect as is. And people who tend to put almost too much effort into doing a cover, it's not really a cover. But Cobus does it with style and it's perfect. Amazing.
Dude Cobus.... As a drummer of over 50 years experience you are stellar!! Of course for me there was a many decade period where I played very little drums to raise a family. But you'll find when you reach my age [65] the desire to play drums NEVER leaves you. This year I hope to put up my kit since our sons have left to start their own family. I know I'll suck but the desire and joy will still be intact. The best to you and your future for drumming.
Throwback series?
Then I'll wait for "my life would suck without you"
Oh yeaaah! Freakin love that cover
let's wait
Yesssss
Yessssss..agreeeeddd
Yeah Me too...
My favorite song to drum cover performed by my favorite youtube drummer. My life is complete.
This song is like crack for drummers. NEVER GETS OLD. (also don't do drugs, crack is bad, drugs are bad, drums are good, play drums)
@@cobuspotgieter Actually, music is my drug and drum is like my way to get dope. lol
And Cobus replying me? What a day!
Me too
@@xROPendragon Also dreaming for that someday.
Me too, two things really
At 3:55 I love how he mutes his cymbals to make accents it just creates a whole new grove to it. Keep up the good work
I am LITERALLY speechless! ANYONE who can knock out "Bat Country" on drums is either an alien or possessed! I seriously consider this EQUAL to discovering penicillin, or Gunpowder, or putting a man on the moon....... Bravo, you are a CHAMP in my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please do A7X- Afterlife again!!
his best video!
Up
Up
Yes pls
Only if the pad with the microwave oven ring sound comes back :D
The Rev was so essential to their sound, critical actually. Damn
Couldn't listen to any of their new stuff after he died.
Brooks is still a beast. Reminds me a lot of the Rev's playing with his little nuances.
I agree. Avenged is still great but just not the same anymore. Brooks is an amazing drummer but i really dont think he matches avenged's style
@@sinfulpsyche Be glad they aren't the same. They could be making HTTK 2 or CoE 2, but they don't because they aren't sellouts.
@@sinfulpsyche Brooks matches them really well. He does all those cool tricks the rev would do. And the Stage is an awesome album.
all i can think about is "this dude became a MAN"
He made a beast out of himself.been following him since my college days and this cover brings nostalgia to me
Dude I been watching you since I was 10 years old and now I’m 23 your still the best man!
It's insane to see how much progress has been made in your abilities and musicality since the original cover. Congrats my dude!
A7x and cobus? Sell me everytime
A cube of ice, $5000
Dude is so bad ass! One of my favorite drummers. Hes so smooth and his transitions are absolutely amazing and flawless!
Look Chris Turner.. THIS is Sic
I’m been watching your drum covers since I was 5 and I would watch them with my dad, I’m 15 now
the nostalgia in this video is almost depressing; Cobus, A7X, The Rev. Takes me wayyyyy back. keep up the videos, I love watching them
FACE
DOWN
RE-COVER
NOW!
Up!
up
Up
I didn't realize how difficult this song is on drums until really paying attention to this cover.... shit man that's talent right there
Your snare is absolutely killer in this video.
Love you, Cobus! I binge watched all of your videos when I started playing the drums 10-12 years ago. Thank you for being awesome!
I literally found your channel from the 2007 video of you doing this exact song. Shit brings a tear to my eye to see how much fun you still have doing this song.
The best drum cover of Bat Country ever i seen. So greatful of epic fill 🙌🏻
Finally it's baaaaaaaackkkkkk.
Everytime i watch 7fold songs drums covered it always reminds me of The Rev was The best drummer in the world🔥 R.I.P 🙏 James Owen Sullivan aka The Reverend Tholomoplague👑🥁
Someone else who remembered his full stage name! Hes drinkin 40s with the stallion duck in a better place.
The surely was a big Fucking duck
Great video dude! I love that song! You are a great drummer! Rip The Rev🤘❤
❤
2:50 I felt that breath. Nice work.
This makes me so happy, the nostalgia is heavy. Straight back to the old one after this.
Jimmy would be proud!!! Well done brother!!!
Dude this was one of the first Avenged songs that got me into them and is still an amazing song from an amazing album. Jimmy's style was so unique and groundbreaking, and it's so cool to see your take on him and hear the ways you play off of what he did. Love you Cobus!
Killed it bro, killed it!!!
Hell yeah, he's comeback. Fans from Indonesia. Cobus " the rev " Potgieter
Smaa bang saya juga fans nya
I can’t play drums for nothing but this looks like the funnest song to play!
it is!
Dude, the best cover i've seen of bat country yet! The Rev would be absolutely blown away by this!!!
That fact that this has almost 500 thumbs down makes me lose faith in humanity a little. Absolutely killed it.
Really loved the tuning on those drums, sound so perfect for this music
Trivium - pull harder on the strings of your martyr 👍👍
We need to get this to the top of the comment section!
Second this, I'd love to see a cover of it
He would slaughter that track!!!! His cymbal and tom work is so sick he could easily pull it off.
yeaahhh!!!!! I want it too!
*PULL!* *HARDER!* *STRINGS!* *MARTYR!*
Now the best Bat Country drum cover in YT. 💯 Great feel Cobus. 👍
That fill at 4:49 is really great
This man has some of the cleanest fills my ears have ever experienced
THIS IS CRAZY!!! I GOT CHILLS!!! DEFINITELY A FAN NOW!
oh geez, this is bringing me back to my teen years in the 2000s when I obsessively watch all your drum covers haha
I've been watching you from junior high school, and now i'm 23yrs old still amazed
Pretty sure he impressed himself at 3:58... so good man!!!!
It’s so impressive to me how you can show off so much and it never sounds like you’re overplaying. Great stuff as always man.
Bat country has the most fire drum line 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jimmy 😢
Dude, you kicked ass back then and you still kick ass now! I’ve been subscribed to you for almost 5 years now and I’m proud to see how much you’ve grown since then! Keep up the great work! ❤️
bro, this is freaking insane. good stuff
WOW COBUS YOU SEEM COMFORTABLE BUT POWERFUL EVERY Fn TIME!!!!
KEEP IT REAL HOLDING IT DOWN FOR US MUSICIANS!!!
LOVE U BUDDY!!!
Jimmy is in his grave excited af right now. Thank you Cobus, for reminding me how much i really love a7x
@cobus The GOAT . This was amazing as always brother. I remember watching these videos back in high school like 8-10 years ago, it was inspiring ! Ur the best can't believe I just discovered your videos again . Keep it up man
This is easily the sickest drum cover ever! Great song!! AND A KILLER COVER!!
Absolute perfection. After taking a 10 year break you've inspired me to set my drum kit back up. Thank you for sharing!
3:20 Anyone else notice the guitar part was changed slightly?
Awesome cover as always. If there was ever a request for a re-do, it#s gotta be "My life would suck without you"
yeah I noticed that too. I always think in my head, "...we rather live than di- (wah wah wah wah waaaaaah)... look up towards the sky.." but it didn't come and I got confused
That smirk 😏 after the triple cymbal choke, he loved it!
Cobus... the only drummer in the world who can take a rev part and somehow make it better.
It´s awesome to find this channel again after 5 years, dude, the progress from the last time I saw you is huge. You´re a beast, dfinitely going to watch your videos more often. Keep on Rockin´.
After ten years!!! Doing it again! My gosh!!! Thank you!!
Rev was such an amazing drummer.
I’ve recently got into drum covers due to CZcams’s sometimes golden algorithm . Very satisfying to watch the energy and flow
Just to see the pure enjoyment and passion in his face while playing is inspiring to say the least! YOU GO DUDE!
"Remember Cobus? This is him now. Feel old yet?"
Judging by your profile picture you think he should do a ayreon cover?😂😂😂
@@joshuadevreden3800 That would be interesting. But I guess a Star One would be even more
@@KinkyNothing Hell yess especially Star One!
go ahead and smile at 4:55 you knew that was badass when you done it!! the CHOKES!!!!!!
this was an amazing job. lots of people try to cover this song, but almost nobody pulls it off faithfully with all the crazy little extra cymbals and full rolls that make the song what it is. truly amazing.
Out of all of your flawless videos man, this is the one that makes me ask HOW DOES YOUR HAIR STAY SO PERFECTLY STILL?? You've shared your drum secrets, now share your hair product ones!!
I missed you so much, please don't leave us again 😭😭
341 people only wish they could be half this talented.
I literally have been watching you since a few months after you did the first cove of this song. You are 100% my favorite drummer on CZcams. And one of my favorite drummers ever. Good job man
the subtle reference to the OG yellow jug in the background is why I'm here
Effortless!!! One of the cleanest covers I’ve ever listened to
ohh, my dream drum setting
Spot on with the fill combinations and timing. Most don't capture all the nuance.
I had no idea that the chorus was that crazy. Amazingly played
I think he puts a little English on it tbh. I mean the original is definitely no walk in the park either but this guys super stylish and tight as hell to boot.
It’s much simpler than he makes it, but he makes it super delicious to listen to
He didnt play it like A7X does. its an arrangement not an exact cover.
@@JewishCircumcision1155 except the last part. original drums are sexier in the recording and their live versions
oh man, i watch your vid bat country cover 240p 6 hour ago, and now u upload new version, omg GG!
Insanely impeccable timing....Deep pocket the entire song. A joy to watch.
How strong, stable, creative drums u play so impressive
Omg cobus in HD! Glad to see you back here. foREVer
I want to see u play "beast and the harlot", can you?? 🤗
Beast and the harlot is boring compared to this IMO.
@@FearlessSpecialist for some people, but not me, it's like magic for me.
He already did a while back...
The drumming in this and beast and the harlot are very close in difficulty
the question is not can you, but would you
That’s bad ass. Nice drumming Sir!!!
My man literally made a beast of himself
2:22 - Holy shit Cob, you killed it!
And I thought the first cover you did was amazing. Your growth over the years can be seen and most definitely heard
I keep coming back to this drum cover, man you did an amazing job. I haven’t lost enjoyment watching you play this and just straight up kick ass.
By far one of the best drummers I have ever seen. Smooth, precise, and his timing is perfect. This guy sets the bar really high. Watch and learn kiddos. If you can keep up.
He's so good it's depressing. Love the work Cobus!
This was great cobus! I missed your uploads
I never get tired of this song. And with Cobus' energy, I also "play" it until get drenched. \m/
The hell is this Thomas langs son? This guy is incredible, been drumming 10 years and I can tell I have 10 to go before hitting this jeez
So glad your back man!! This was really really good !!! Wish the REV could watch this you have done him proud one of my biggest influences :D
die hard sevenfold fan here. DAMN!!! i love this new version better than your first one. sweet crisp clean...
woo hoo! and just like what josh crawford said. "tell us what you drink from that yellow mug, that could be the secret for the double bass" hehehe... keep it up
now i have to edit my COBUS PLAYLIST
so flawless absolutely love it, keep it up COBUS, hearing the song and seing you smash the crap outta the kit brings it to life
Hands down best drum cover to this song. Love the aggression on those sticks