Drumeo content director Brandon Teows promised "lots more" content in collaboration with Linkin Park's Colin Brittain, and he apparently wasn't kidding. A new video up on the drumming-centered YouTube channel sees Brittain playing through every single song on From Zero, even throwing in "Up From the Bottom", "Unshatter" and "Let You Fade" from the album's deluxe edition. In addition to giving us drum playthroughs of every track, Brittain takes time to give Teows the lowdown behind each song, particularly providing insight on the interplay between live drums and sampled elements in Linkin Park's music. He also talks about his journey becoming a full-fledged member of the band. This all harks back to Brittain's earliest appearance on the Drumeo channel in 2024, where he similarly talked briefly about each of the 11 standard songs heard on From Zero. Whether this is the big payload or there's still more Colin content in the Drumeo pipeline remains to be seen ... Source: Drumeo on YouTube
All I can say is : there is certainly a very short but special easter egg hidden somewhere between min 10-15 for you
Some of the stuff Colin is saying really resonates with Mike's / the band's ethos. Like, for example, when he doesn't give a specific musical genre as his main background, emphasizing insead how he's been navigating between different scenes always, without feeling like ever belonging to one in particular. Or later, on how his production work could be seen as "too pop for the metal guys, too rock for the pop guys". He's really a great fit for the band. Also, very humble personality. And man, I never get enough of the drumming on Casualty. That groove is killer.
I appreciate the amount of credit Colin gives Rob. I've said it multiple times, but I see far too many rock and metal fans who just do not appreciate drumming that isn't technical or flashy. It seems they believe if you aren't playing brutally fast complex fills or play the same pattern for more than two straight bars you're not a good drummer. He both credits influence to Rob then starts talking about his parts and shows he understands that style. It makes it clear he was such a good choice of drummer. Rob pulled from a ton of soul and funk drumming and it's clear that Colin integrates a lot of varied influence too. The linear fill talk really demonstrated that to me. That's why I can't stand when people criticize the drumming in Cut the Bridge and call it a Bleed It Out clone. It's so telling.