Members from Repulsion (back when they were known as Genocide) temporarily joined Death in 1985, so it's been speculated that they started their trademark widespread usage after first hearing it during their short tenure with Death. Although even earlier usage dates back to demos by Death from 1984, with drummer and vocalist Kam Lee showcasing usage in songs such as "Reign Of Terror and Curse Of The Priest". Benante showcased the technique by a double-handed blast beat in the track "Milk" on the SOD album Speak English or Die, later played single-handed on the live album Live at Budokan. Crazy ( Sarcófago), Dave 'Grave' Hollingshead ( Repulsion) and Charlie Benante ( Anthrax, SOD). The original use in metal music is generally attributed to Igor Cavalera ( Sepultura), Mike Browning ( Morbid Angel, Nocturnus), D.D. Blast beats became music from the mid to late 1980s popular in extreme music. It was finally with Napalm Deaths first full-length album Scum (1987) that blast beat started to evolve into a distinct musical expression of its own. Harris started using the blast beat as a fundamental aspect of Napalm Death's early musical compositions. Harris became the official drummer of Napalm Death and is credited for developing the term "blast beat", describing the fast notes played on the kick and snare. In 1985 emerging grindcore band Napalm Death replaced their former drummer Miles "Rat" Ratledge with Mick Harris, who brought to the band a whole new level of speed. In the UK punk and hardcore scene of the early 1980s there were many bands attempting to play as fast as possible. Contrary to popular belief, blast beats originated from punk and hardcore music, not metal music.
The blast beat as we know it today originated in the European hardcore and grindcore scenes in the 1980s. Other examples include Heart Attack, Cryptic Slaughter and Lärm. Blast roots in hardcore punk can be traced to recordings such as D.R.I's "No Sense" on their first EP (1983) and Beastie Boys "Riot Fight" on their first EP, Pollywog Stew. In 1970, the band Attila used a blast beat on their song "Brain Invasion" starting at the 2:04 mark and lasting about seven seconds. AllMusic contributor Thom Jurek credits Williams as the "true inventor of the blastbeat" in 1979. Blast beats originated in performances by jazz drummers of the 1950s, 60s and 70s such as Tony Williams, Angelo Spampinato, and Sunny Murray, in particular his Greenwich Village recording of "Holy Ghost" with Albert Ayler. ("Milk"), Sarcófago ("Satanas"), and Repulsion also included the technique prior to Napalm Death's emergence.
("No Sense"), Sepultura ("Antichrist"), S.O.D. Daniel Ekeroth argues that the blast beat was first performed by the Swedish group Asocial on their 1982 demo. The English band Napalm Death coined the term "blast beat", though this style of drumming had previously been practiced by others.
Pete Sandoval frequently uses this technique. Alternative styles of blast beats include performing two strokes of the bass drum followed by one stroke of the snare drum. Diverse patterns and timings are also frequently used by more technical players, such as Gene Hoglan ( Dethklok/ Death/ Dark Angel/ Strapping Young Lad/ Fear Factory/ Testament), Alex Hernandez ( Immolation), Max Duhamel ( Kataklysm) and Flo Mounier ( Cryptopsy). Blast beats are made with rapid alternating or coinciding strokes primarily on the bass and snare drum. Napalm Death is said to have coined the term, though this style of drumming had previously been practiced by D.R.I., Repulsion and others. In Adam MacGregor's definition, "the blast-beat generally comprises a repeated, sixteenth-note figure played at a very fast tempo, and divided uniformly among the bass drum, snare, and ride, crash, or hi-hat cymbal." Blast beats have been described as, "maniacal percussive explosions, less about rhythm per se than sheer sonic violence". It is utilised by many different styles of metal. A blast beat is a drum beat that originated in jazz, and is often associated with extreme metal and grindcore.
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