Here is the video to go along with our post on recording drums! Mike attempts to record a drum track for “Agony”.

We had a great time recording, hanging out, and making this video. For more information, check out the blog posting about our session with Tom:

http://www.projecthellcow.com/2009/11/tom/

Without further ado, here is the video!

Check out Hell Cow’s home recording studio! This is where we record all of our music, and sometimes come to sit in the corner and cry!

Today we were graced with the presence of the all mighty Dan! Dan is a friend of ours and has been for many years. He is an exceptional guitarist, but a terrible friend; but hey, you can’t win them all! We used to jam with him on a regular basis, but now his job is more important than his friends. Dan works third shift at some shit-hole in the next town over which sucks because we don’t get to see him very often. But today was one of the few times we could hang out, so we made the most of it… by going to Wendy’s… then Jamming! Perhaps one day he will tell his boss how he really feels, and quit. Then he can join us and make absolutely no money!

Finally! We had everything set up properly (or so we had hoped) to start recording drums! For no reason in particular, we decided that “Agony” would be the best song to start recording. That meant that it was up to me to lay down a drum track first…

Eager, and excited to be recording our first song, I jumped right in with the intro; I had to do 16ths beats on the high-hats with an accent on the last hit. It sounded simple enough but this being my first time recording drums all of the pressure was on me. Let’s just say I gave it my best… and failed.

In the end, I realized two things; I needed a lot of practice, and I needed a new high-hat stand. I never actually sat down and practiced this song; usually I hop on the drums, Chris grabs his guitar, and we start jamming. From now on, I’ll actually have to practice! As for the high-hat stand, I was using a stand that Manny had given me for free. It sounded terrible. The old saying rings true; you get what you pay for… and I didn’t pay shit. So it was off to the “store-that-is-a-thousand-times-better-than-guitar-center” to buy a new high-hat stand. Stay tuned for new high hat action!