The Genius Of Bill Ward

I love playing with Terry I love playing with O and I love playing with Tony but the previous ties when he lit me on fire uh if there's one band that did it it's and if there's one album that did it it is the first Black Sabbath album Black Sabbath was the band that first defined heavy metal for me and seriously had that sort of heavy approach that really seemed like these guys are for real [Music] heavy metal wouldn't exist without Bill Ward as the legendary drummer and co-founder of Black Sabbath he's left a lasting mark on the world of music with his thunderous grooves and dynamic style he didn't just lay down the Rhythm for Black Sabbath's unmistakable sound though he practically wrote The Playbook for heavy metal drumming his revolutionary approach to the instrument changed metal drumming forever and he continues to influence drummers around the world to this day join us as as we dive into the genius of Bill [Music] Ward nobody needs him now he his when you hear Bill Ward's energetic drumming you'd likely expect that he was influenced by other drummers or percussionists early on but it was actually a pair of band leaders who left the lasting mark on Ward count basy anything by count basy then it would have to go to Glenn Miller both count basy and Glenn Miller had a huge impact on me as a child but it wasn't too long before he was hooked on playing drums citing big band drummers like Buddy Rich Jean Kuper and Lou bellson as early influences I learned to play drums uh in Aston I learned to play drums by listening to the big band records that we had and also I was influenced by those boys brigades and I was fascinated by the color of drums and the ropes attached to the drums and everything that makes a drum look incredible to this day Ward Praises big band drummer's ability to hold down a commanding swing Groove I still love swing I still love big band swing we still played just recently we were playing uh I got rhythm but when Kuper played it he was you know I mean he was like fours on the floor and just [Music] like so yeah while words Jazz Roots Run Deep everything changed for him when he started listening to rock and roll bands coming out of the US when did you decide you wanted to make rock and roll when when I Little Richard stuff [Music] right everybody coming out of the American rock and roll just turned me on so much that I I just couldn't stop listening to it by the mid-60s Aged only 15 Ward was playing and singing in a band called the rest he would head out on the road where he met other musicians most notably Tony iomi after returning back home to Birmingham the two of them started developing their sound together I was in a band with Bill Ward called mythology we were doing sort of Blues stuff and um so that gave me an opportunity to fiddle and try and get a bit more of a raw Ander sound it wasn't long before Aussie Osborne a classmate of tonies joined the band now called Earth and initially they were playing more Jazz inspired blues music with psychedelic elements similar to Fleetwood Mac like you can hear on their one and only demo from 1969 featuring four [Music] tracks during this time Ward was heavily influenced by Clive bunker and Ginger Baker he also totally admired John bonum from Leed Zeppelin by the time Leed Zeppelin's first album was released in 1969 the same year that Earth released their d the band changed the direction of their music on the first Sabbath album the band sounded much heavier than any other groups at this point the self-titled track in particular had an immediate impact on the scene W's unique approach to the drums on the track played a huge role in the overall heaviness of the sound we would sit down and make a piece of music together uh one of the things that I would try to create with drums uh a lot of atmosphere definitely use a lot of TS to bring about certain words when I he saying what is this that stands before me I knew where I had to go with the tongs the track features a slower Tempo with words driving drum part following Tony iom's trademark diminished fifth chords giving it that darker and for boting theme [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the track came to life in a pretty organic way which W largely credits to The Musical chemistry in the band I love the fact that we stood up all of all four of us stood up at the same time and allowed the S black sabath to come about and we all knew where we had to go and there was very little said the Tony applied those codes and then we all knew where where we had to go when you listen to the track you notice how loose the time is Bill Ward said that the song Black Sabbath actually has no specific time we would just go back where Tony was putting the main notes of the song and I would drop my hats in there we would measure it all off the hats and Tony's Guitar by many This Record is considered the very first heavy metal album ever recorded while other bands like Zeppelin and deep purple had a harder Edge to their approach to rock music neither of them quite matched the dark intensity of Black Sabbath the term heavy metal did come as a surprise though we just thought we were a hard rock band at the time that's what that's what we liked and the first odd heard of been called heavy metal they said oh you know you're playing heavy metal me heavy metal what's that no we're heavy Rock he went no no you're you're heavy metal I said well we call it heavy rock you call it heavy metal we call it what you like on the topic of playing drums with a harder Edge and attitude Bill Ward explained that it's that place inside it's called Primal scream and all of us wanted to go there as a drummer there's nothing better than playing drums in Black Sabbath as far as I'm concerned and in every song I could go to the Primal scream inside me I had to go to that place where you let go of everything all your anger all your frustration everything of the day and you place it on your symbols you place it on your snare you put it in your bass drum for me it was the best way of staying well uh it's it's really it really touches the core like the Primal scream which is what Black Sabbath did it touched right there you know as a drummer if I didn't leave it all on the stage that mission wasn't accomplished On Any Given night if I don't leave it all there then it's a waste of time the track the wizard gives us another early look into wordss Dynamic and energetic drumming the verses feature some signature high hat barks and big Tom fills [Music] before flying into a Groove that perfectly matches the aggressive harmonica part and gizer Butler's Baseline in the chorus [Music] [Music] W Blue's influences were still very much a part of his playing though in tracks like evil woman you can hear him lay down a solid Shuffle Groove and in tracks like Wicked World you can hear his Jazz influences shine through playing a Traditional Swing pattern in the intro section and throwing in fills that wouldn't be out of place in a big band [Music] setting the combination of jazz and blues elements is really what takes Ward's drumming to the next level and it's a core component of the Black Sabbath sound he often played behind the beat slightly with a swung feel like in the song Fairies Wear Boots yeah [Applause] this fluid sense of time can be heard throughout the song with Ward masterfully navigating through Tempo [Music] changes the verse showcases word swung feel and subtle Ghost Notes on The [Music] Snare going home late night the track Children of the Grave from master of reality is another great example of w swung laidback feel this time in a much heavier [Music] [Music] setting Rick Rubin who produced Sabbath's final album 13 once said this about W drumming and the band's overall sound so much of it is rooted in blues and improvisation the people people who have come in their wake don't have the skill set that they have it's much more like jazz the way Black Sabbath play Ward was a master of blending genres making them his own the track Electric Funeral showcases his ability to pull from different rhythmic motifs integrating them seamlessly alongside iom's Cutting Edge guitar riff [Music] the origins of Ward's drumming style are pretty unique in the sense that he found inspiration from a variety of genres both in his hometown of Birmingham as well as abroad from the United States his approach to the instrument changed drumming forever and although Sabbath's music was Heavy he had this uncanny ability to make the songs feel nice and groove [Music] really Bill Ward you know he just was the little drum wizard back there you know with his uh Lyra scoop neck wizard top with the Stars all over it and just back there destroying while the sound of Sabbath was something new entirely it wouldn't have cut on the way it did without Ward's unique approach to drumming he was capable of writing catchy drum hooks that perfectly fit and elevated the music the transition into the chorus of War Pigs immediately comes to mind go oh Love [Music] You by playing the high hats with his left foot at the same time as his right hand Ward achieves a dynamic effect adding extra texture to the part let's take a closer look at this section paying close attention to the placement of the high hat barks and the powerful drum fills [Music] death and hatred to mankind poisoning their brainwash mind [Music] Bill Ward has written so many instantly recognizable drum Parts it'd be easy to think that there was a theoretical approach taken when writing them in reality Bill Ward's musicality and feel for the track did most of the heavy lifting he once said I've never regarded myself as a drummer in fact I have a lot of problems keeping time and being a drummer I'm not sure what that's supposed to look like however playing orchestration I paint in pictures so I follow anything if says a couple of words or a Melody I'll play to his Melody that's where my heart is inside that kind of structure I do that with gizer if Gyer just plays one bass note I can structure all around him and while he claims to have problems keeping time he was often the glue holding it all together in the track Hole in the Sky he lays down a solid BackBeat Groove that drives the momentum of the track in the sky I'm seeing no I Through The Eyes of a life I'm looking through a hole in the sky I'm seeing know I Through The Eyes of my life I'm getting closer to the end of the life I'm living easy where the sun doesn't shine W's drumming was clearly influenced by a wide range of styles he'd often cross paths with John bonam in the music scene of Birmingham who was good friends with Tony iomi it was a mutual friend of theirs Mike Evans who first introduced him to Bernard per funky drumming with Ward recalling sometimes on trips to drum City the Birmingham city center shop owned by Mike Evans i' bump into bottom along with other fine drummers some visits turned into mini clinics I'd watch Mike do his py I think he turned everyone on to Bernard py whose high hat work was incomparable on the track Hand of Doom you can hear him using a funky pry inspired cross stick roof to support the Baseline first it was the bomb the [Music] notice W's tendency to stay Just a Touch behind the beat which adds a lot to the overall feel of the song This is especially noticeable on the verse section of the track Sweet Leaf I love [Music] you oh you know it and talking about this track listen to the accented patterns he plays later in the song something we've already talked about as being a signature part of Bill Ward's [Music] playing so as you just heard Bill Ward has some crazy fast single strokes and you hear these on display in songs like Iron Man War Pigs and many many other Black Sabbath songs now lots of drummers out there struggle with developing hand speed and endurance so to help we've created a free course called the fastest way to get faster with the one and only Ellis tario one of the fastest drummers out there there I'll show you my 10 favorite exercises that I have been using for most of my life in order to play very fast on the drums while staying relaxed so please you'll see the link somewhere on this page but for now let's go back with the lesson the 1978 track Never Say Die is another great example of words laidback feel and it features a super catchy bouncy Groove that propels the whole song [Applause] [Music] forward Ward was also heavily influenced by The Beatles and Ringo Stars drumming he explained I love everything The Beatles ever did it was just the first time for me that I've ever heard anything like that in my life a pop band playing in a newness that I'd never felt before I didn't know you could do that with music the 1976 ballad it's all right showcases the impact they had on the entire band and not only is it written by Ward but it also features him on lead [Music] vocals to see it's always been that way and it can [Music] the transition between wasp and behind the wall of sleep is especially memorable with Wards seamlessly transitioning from a heavy 34 Walt Groove into a straight ahead Funk beat note that there's no metric modulation happening here it's just a sudden Tempo change [Music] and speaking of experimental listen to what the band plays on the song who are you a track where the band can be heard incorporating a Moog synthesizer and a melron Bill Ward can also be heard playing Tony on this [Music] track that it would be easy from the very it takes a drummer with a keen sense of musicality to navigate through these time Tempo and feel changes while keeping Things Groovy W's versatility is often understated but it really shines through on tracks like air [Music] dance the song rat salard features some of Bill Ward's most technical drum Parts in my opinion this 2 and 1 half minute track gives us a pretty holistic view of his drumming style and key vocabulary heard on the first few Sabbath records the first thing you notice is his use of single Strokes played with accents which could easily be compared to something you would hear Buddy Rich play you first hear this when the main riff kicks [Music] in not long after we hear something signature to the paranoid record W playing consecutive notes on the bass drum with a single pedal like you hear an Iron Man and paranoid [Music] the next thing is the syncopated Latin inspired ride patterns in the B section and these continue to show up on later records on tracks like [Music] cornicopia the drumming on the track Sabbath Bloody Sabbath features some pretty distinct feel changes but Ward handles these in style further showcasing his musicality and deep sense of Groove the people who have to you want to see them the gates ofed on you [Music] there in Aussie's autobiography I am Aussie he writes that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was our last truly great album I think and with the music we' managed to strike just the right balance between our old heaviness and our new experimental side we were all happy with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath I think but regardless the band would go on to record three more records with Aussie from 1975 to 1978 after Aussie's departure Ronnie James Doo became the new singer Ronnie came over and God when he started singing bloody I couldn't believe what was coming out of his and little body you know voice was so so good the self-titled track author 1980 record heaven in Hell the first album with Ronnie James Dio on vocals showcases Ward's ability to integrate different genres and he moves on to a frantic thrash Groove mixed in with his trademark accented single stroke snare rolls later in the [Music] song around this time Ward started to become unhappy with the creative direction of the band saying heaven and hell was the beginning of a new band which I had no idea what band I was in it was almost like Ron was capable of coming up with lyrics that seemed to fit his idea of how Black Sabbath ought to be and I sense the kind of unrealness about the lyrics my favorite song on heaven and hell was a blues song that we did lonely is the word got to be the s s I've ever heard [Music] throughout the '90s and 2000s after his main stint with Sabbath Ward released several solo albums the 1990 track bombers featured a powerful four on the floor Groove that sits right in the [Music] pocket WS 1997 solo album when the bow breaks is full of hidden gems showcasing his diverse skill set the track when I was a child features a heavy 128 grooove showcasing his Blues background I am look in my eyes see if you understand troubled and hard the safety AG so when I was a child I K building a [Music] cage where do you need drumming style is marked by how seamlessly he was able to integrate his blues and jazz influences into something people hadn't quite heard before this combination infused with Ward's talent and musicality marked the origin of heavy metal drumming as we know [Music] it with my woman she couldn't help me W's powerful Dynamic drumming laid the blueprint for what modern metal drumming is today the title track off their album paranoid in particular was a GameChanger with W's Relentless kick drum pattern driving the song it was pretty unusual to hear such a dense pattern on the bass drum during that period but Ward's approach was ahead of its time the footwork stamina and physicality he displayed on this track was something people hadn't heard before and it set a completely new standard for future heavy metal drummers now keep in mind Bill Ward was using a single pedal here which is a real workout to keep consistent over the course of the 3-minute track [Music] with my she couldn't help me with my people think I [Music] mean word single pedal speed is also on full display in the outro section of after forever where he gradually dials up the intensity before flying into steady eighth notes which just one foot despite the slower Tempo Ward's single pedal proficiency is also showcased in Lord of this world where he play steady 16th notes on the kick [Music] on the topic of learning to play Heavy Ward said that we didn't have anybody who taught us that the songs when they came about I don't know how that was we just used to show up and we used to just play aggressively I think it was just more the aggression that came out than anything else I think we just pretty much turned up the volume I mean I didn't have a PA back then for my drums or anything so there were no microphones I had to play as loud as I possibly could anyway and I think that sometimes the guys thought I was playing too loud so they turned up so we all just got louder really it wasn't anything that was planned or thought out at the time controversy followed Sabbath wherever they went people have never heard Heavy Music like this before at the time most people didn't like the music and most people were scared by when we played Black Sabbath man every bit of anger came out of us there was no mercy for my drum kids no mercy I would I would just stand on those symbols [Music] Man Tony Naomi and Gyer Butler's tuned down guitars played a big part in this heavy sound in combination with Ward's unique drumming style Ward said when you tend to pull back it tends to give the music more volume at least it did for me it made it more draggy or more solemn I love to do things that would pull back a little bit or play behind Tony and gizer could dtune their guitars that would be a way of them creating more volume and more dark and with drums to create that you can just pull back a little bit almost like trying to have an idea of what you think is morbid and then play morbidity and create morbidity with your drums Ward absolutely loved the new dark sound that iomi and gizer provided for him when Tony went to what I call dark notes I think what he Comin called the trones when he went to those dark notes for a drummer that's it's just like heaven it's huge it's enormous and there's so much there's so much uh so much energy inside it the 1971 track into the void is a great example of this featuring guitars that are tuned down by half a step as well as W's trademark laidback feel with a driving Groove filling out the dark soundscape [Music] halfway through the same track you can hear Ward playing steady single kicks on the offbeats the extra notes are actually overdub Toms that are panned hard left and right adding to the chaotic sound the [Music] ESC Iron Man released in 1971 as a great example of Ward's heavy-handed approach with his drumming weaving through iom's iconic guitar riffs in [Music] style a similar heavy-handed approach can be heard on Zero the Hero a song which may or may not have inspired some of the riffs in Paradise City by guns and& roses a few years later [Music] on don't even to you and again it took a bit of time for the public and the critics to accept this type of heavy music what do you think that the difficulty in accepting the music at first was I mean there's been some suggestions that it had something to do with class I honor our music by calling it working class music I always consider Black Sabbath the first Punk B they were thoughtful lyrics but at the same time they were different right and um they were topical and I think uh people had a tough time admit that they just didn't like the subject matter right and that's where some of the things from other Realms if you like or devil music or whatever that's where some of that started to show tracks like war pigs became anthems in the counterculture and anti-war movement of the 70s and this had a profound impact on Ward it was also difficult on a social level in certain parts of the world you know it was completely unacceptable to be who we were were we were stopped from going to certain places because they were simply afraid of what we might do words Innovative Dynamic style can be heard as early as the first Sabbath record with the track nib being a great example of a more classic heavy metal track this is similar to what bands like iron maen or Judas Priest gravitated towards almost 10 years after Sabbath Lu but really the music spoke for itself Ward is in full flight on the 1975 track symptom of the universe easily one of the band's heaviest tracks and one of the most challenging drum Parts ever recorded by Bill [Applause] Ward the song features a command Landing BackBeat Groove and thunderous drum feels throughout and there's no wonder why this song is credited as an influence on the development of thrash metal let's take a closer look at how it's played on the record wish me luck on this [Music] one super knut is also full of Stand Out drumming moments but the short drum break in the middle takes the cake with Ward playing a thunderous bass drum pattern over some Latin percussion [Music] elements the track dirty women is another Powerhouse performance from Bill Ward he follows Tony iom's almost progue likee riff before flying into a driving Groove setting the pulse for the rest of the song with his trademark hard-hitting Style hello [Music] everybody in the outro section Ward pulls out his double base chops perfectly matching the intensity of the Rifts and thundering along while slashing away at the symbols [Music] [Music] word generally use double Bas pretty rarely but would often include quick runs for furious trash can endings during live shows [Music] [Applause] one track where you can hear Ward's double bass drumming as Children of the Grave from master of reality listen to how he incorporates it into the groove at a slower [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Tempo talking about the 1971 record master of reality Bill said this is the most enduring Black Sabbath album for me the production is Extreme good Tony was trying a lot of new things and I'm very pleased with the drumming I was pulling off a lot of new things I've been trying to do for 3 years such as my double bass work in Children of the Grave there's a lot of different bass drum movement and I play the timbali with my left hand on that song too now when you listen to the studio version you'll notice that the timbales are actually quite prominent in the mix and even play directly over the main drum part at times where Bill Ward is playing with all four of his limbs yeah [Music] the 1972 record volume 4 is full of tracks that showcase Ward's ability to drive dark and sludgy guitar Rifts in Under the Sun and often overlooked Jam he shows off his musicality by locking in with the Baseline throwing in short Tom fills and crashing the ride symbol which he often did to complement the dark [Music] overtones cornicopia is another extremely dense and heavy track off the Same album listen to how Ward introduces an intricate ride pattern before giving way to a more straightforward Groove all the while throwing in snare rolls and Ghost [Music] Notes Ward takes his legacy in the heavy metal Community seriously speaking about it in a very humble and respectful way how do you feel about the Legacy that Sabbath of given Mel I feel really good about it I hope that uh we can honor it in a in a humble and uh and uh respectful way yeah yeah because metal music is uh just so important from the youngest of its players that are playing it right now back to you know some of the original sources of heavy metal I'd like to be able to be feel very honorable towards my fellow musicians and to metal F period many Legends in the Hard Rock scene are quick to acknowledge the fact that Black Sabbath was a vital part in the creation of heavy metal as we know it today if there's one band that did it it's and if there's one album that did it it is the first Black Sabbath album cuz that influenced a whole generation of kids that 5 years 6 years later appeared as heavy metal band Black Sabbath was the band that first defined heavy metal for me and seriously had that sort of heavy approach that really seemed like these guys are for real Bill Ward completely changed the game for drummers in general pushing the genre of hard rock to new heights the combination of his hard-hitting Dynamic style fused with his Jazz and Blues Roots as well as his Synergy with Tony iom's Newfound dark soundscape paved the way for metal drumming in its various subg genres without Ward the scene would look very different today yet this is only one part of of his enduring [Music] Legacy when looking at Ward's achievements it's easy to draw parallels to his peers of the time like Keith Moon John bonum Ian pace and Mitch Mitchell Mitch Mitchell in particular was in a similar position in that he tended to be overshadowed by the legendary figure that was jimmi Hendricks Ward also had some music icons in his band but just like Mitchell Bill Ward was every bit as important to the Black Sabbath sound as the other band members in a 2022 interview Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson said I'm a massive lover of Bill Ward's drumming style I think it's inspired cuz he's not really a rock drummer he's more like a jazz drummer playing rock and I love that kind of style it's kind of like drums that kind of wander around the Rhythm and everything else but he's on it he's brilliant Ward and geer's Rhythm Section in Sabbath were also a huge influence on bands like Black Flag with Henry Rolland saying it's my opinion that Sabbath the main propellant in that music it's not the guitars which are Mighty on their own it's what Geer Butler and Bill Ward were doing if you were to put a click track on Bill Ward he might be in and out of time but the feel is where it's at they had this amazing feel I'd never heard musicians in hard rock music heavy metal music play anything like those two together Bill Ward also used a variety of iconic drum kits over the years from a strip down kit in the paranoid video and classic looking Jazz kits through to absolutely massive setups for live [Music] [Applause] [Music] shows go so for this particular video we chose to build two tribute kits modeled after Bill Ward's paranoid Studio kit as well as his 1978 kit from the Never Say Die tour these kits are always a labor of love to build and it really shows how legendary Bill's drum kits were outside of his drumming Ward was also known for being a bit of a prankster in showan during the excess fueled era of the 70s and ' 80s with some crazy stories from the road becoming public over time any wild memories from the road the first thing that comes to mind right now for some reason is being nuded in the fountain at King's cross in Sydney Australia I'll give you one guess who was in the fting with me in the daytime as well I might I'm being arrested yeah I have heard some stories about practical jokes amongst the band but it's been like that since we were kids cuz there's kind of a famous one of you walking in the studio and and uh Tony me going hey Bill can I light your leg on fire and you're like well let me do my bit first and then you were leaving and as you're leaving you're like jokingly say hey did you still want to light my leg on fire and they lit your leg on fire and it burned you really bad yes that one that one didn't work but the previous times when he lit me on fire uh we knew how to roll out so we had it down it was like a little show that we would do and of course we can't forget the legendary story of Bill Ward being painted gold so one night Bill Ward he he he he got absolutely pissed as a parrot I mean he so he drunk so he got back to the to the house and he couldn't get his clothes so he got his clothes off and he's like and for some silly reason we had an idea of spraying him gold we got these spray campains and spraying gold and it it was it was laughing at first then he got really violently sick so I had to phone 911 and I said what is he I said it's emergency can can we have an ambulance and I what's what's wrong with him well he's painted gold and of course they came out and they just ripped us apart you idiots you know word's humility sets them apart not only as a drummer but as a genuine human being who always loves to connect with fellow drummers in a recent interview I did with mastadon Brun daylor he talked about how he first met Bill Ward I would say we were on ozfest 2005 with Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and uh cuz we're Super Lucky security guards showed up to the bus and knocked on the door and open I open the door and he said it's Bron daler in here he said Bill Ward wants to see you in his trailer and I was trying to think I'm like did I say something to offend Bill Ward did I do anything have I done something I felt nervous but he just wanted to meet me cuz he liked my drumming and stuff and I just it was the nicest thing that one of the nicest things anybody has ever said to me so he was just bill is just the nicest sweetest dude in the world and loves music and loves other drummers and wants to tell them that he loves their drumming in person and you know just zero ego one of the most awesome drummers the world has ever known I love you Bill WB was also very open with how he sometimes struggled with the Showbiz side of the industry you know it's one thing me liking it it's another thing uh the manager liking it or the producer liking it or do they want to change me before I even get it out on tape you know because that's what happens a lot of the time man a guy will have an idea and then everybody will want to change it around before it even gets on on tape you know and that you know it's like be what you are and you know and just do it man you know that that's that takes some doing sometimes because a lot of musicians will let themselves be manipulated and there's a difference between compromise and manipulation Bill Ward will forever be known as The Godfather of heavy metal drumming and he still continues to work on projects to this day I want to play hard rock music you know I want to play Loud drums I love playing big teror I love playing with us and I love playing with Tony in right when Tony opens up with huge chords man I still get the same shiver up my back that I got when we were 18y old kids it ain't gone away still there you know I feel really really fortunate I've been able to have music in my heart believing in what we did I think you know was we always have done and we always stuck together and that was our thing to to be together and uh I mean and we did we lived together we we we were always together you know in the early days uh and that bonds it makes it Bond and you you it's you against the rest of the world you know all the people that don't like it it's you there you're there as a team that's sort of what made it work the belief in what we're doing and the thing to drive us on and we relied on each other for that no it was it was really good all right there have it the genius of Bill Ward hopefully you enjoyed this deep dive into Ward's drumming and learned something new along the way that you didn't know before Bill Ward helped shape a new era of Music in the 70s and 80s becoming a core component of one of the most influential bands in modern music history very few can say they helped usher in a brand new genre of music yet Ward did exactly that and can rightfully be called The Godfather of heavy metal drumming his Unique Style is timeless and he firmly sits in the pantheon of legendary drummers like bonum Mitchell Baker and moon now before you go make sure you leave a comment below and let me know one thing that you've learned from listening to Bill Ward also stay tuned for the next episode in the genius of series which is on Brad wil from Rage Against the Machine it's going to be a good one and you don't want to miss it lastly if you're taking these Bill W grooves and fills to the kit there's a link down in the description where you can get free access to our fastest way to get faster course with Ellis Diario saano and trust me this course is going to be a GameChanger for improving your hand speed and endurance and ultimately it's going to help you play these bill war drum Parts up to speed so I hope you go check it out because I promise it's going to help you reach those goals and with that thank you so much for watching and I'll see you all in the next video [Music] [Music] cheers my [Music]

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Length: 43min 52sec (2632 seconds)

Published: Fri May 17 2024