Punk and metal drum beats

Fast drums for punk, hardcore, pop-punk, thrash and speed-picking practice. Press Play and the drums keep going until you stop them. Pick a tempo below or set your own anywhere from 50 to 220 BPM.

How a punk drum beat works

Straight eighths at high speed. The kick and snare alternate or double with the hi-hat, and every note is on the grid. At these tempos any tension in your hands shows up as rushing or dropped notes.

How to play along

Guitarists: this is the tempo range for down-picking and fast alternate picking. Start at the lowest tempo you can play perfectly, then move up in small steps. Bassists: match the picking hand of the guitarist, not just the notes.

The punk and metal grooves on this page

Ramones-Style Punk Eighths is the relentless downstroke punk beat. Pop-Punk Skate Beat is the fast snare-driven California feel. D-Beat Hardcore is the Discharge beat that powers crust and hardcore. Fast Eighths is a plain endurance beat for building stamina. Thrash Skank Beat is the fast kick-snare alternation behind 80s thrash.

Common practice tempos

Start with 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 and 200 BPM. Each tempo has its own page with the right groove already selected, so you can bookmark the one you are working on.