Hate Crew Deathroll Double-Bass Assault — Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom) Drum Lick | MetalForge
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Learn the Hate Crew Deathroll Double-Bass Assault drum lick by Jaska Raatikainen of Children of Bodom. From Hate Crew Deathroll (Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)). The title track of Children of Bodom's 2003 album Hate Crew Deathroll is one of Jaska Raatikainen's ...
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1. Jaska Raatikainen's Signature Licks — The title track of Children of Bodom's 2003 album Hate Crew Deathroll is one of Jaska Raatikainen's most aggressive recorded performances and a high point of the band's heaviest, most double-bass-driven era. Where earlier Bodom records leaned on neoclassical flash, Hate Crew Deathroll pushed the rhythm section to the front, and this song is built on relentless, machine-gun double-kick passages that power the verses and choruses alike. Raatikainen drives the track with sustained double-bass runs, sharp blast-influenced sections, and tightly controlled snare work that cuts through the dense guitar-and-keyboard arrangement. The challenge for any drummer attempting it is endurance and evenness: the double-bass figures are fast and long, and they have to stay perfectly consistent while the hands keep the backbeat and accents locked to the riff. It is a song that punishes tension and rewards relaxed, efficient foot technique — the only way to sustain the kick patterns at tempo is to let the pedals do the work rather than fighting them. Musically, it captures the more brutal, hardcore-influenced direction the band took in the mid-2000s, with Raatikainen acting as the relentless engine behind Alexi Laiho's vocals and leads. For advancing players it is a complete double-bass workout that also demands coordination, because the feet never really stop while the hands move between ride, hi-hat, snare and crashes. Working through it slowly and building tempo gradually develops the stamina, evenness and coordination that define extreme-metal drumming, and it pairs naturally with the band's other Hate Crew Deathroll material as a study in how to drive a fast, melody-rich metal song without ever losing the groove. It is a fitting signature for one of melodic death metal's foundational drummers. Master it and you will have one of the most demanding double-bass workouts in the genre sitting comfortably under your feet, ready to carry over into faster, more brutal material whenever you need it.2. Jaska Raatikainen Profile — Sustain long, even double-bass runs without letting the tempo drift Keep the hands locked to the riff with tight snare and accent work Stay relaxed and let the pedals rebound — tension kills speed and stamina Coordinate ride, hi-hat and crash moves over the constant kick pulse Build tempo gradually from a slow, even base to develop real endurance
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