*Insert Epic drum fill and solo* 🥁🥁🥁
A fantastic piece I commissioned from a friend in instagram (@Darkness_wuluf, amazing artist, go check him out on insta!)
This piece is easily one of my favorites. Everything looks great, but maybe the drums still need a little improvement. Eh, small issue anyway. It's still fine.
Beryl is currently live on-stage with his rockstar outfit, which means he's playing in a rock/metal band! This dragon is going to rock the venue and make everyone headbang in excitement with his endless drum fills and an amazing display of dexterity and speed like no other drummer!
Behold, Roar and Cheer for your legendary drummer tonight, BERYL THE DIAMOND DRAGON!!!!
Attached story;
In every known rock band, it is said that the heart of the band is usually the frontmans. Indeed, guitarists and singers tend to get the most interaction in the audience, and they also get featured in almost every media regarding their band. They are indeed memorable, but couldn’t stand alone, since a band also required a backbone. This role actually goes to the drummer of the band. Drummers are often unnoticed because they were playing in the back far from the front stage, and they mostly just provide rhythms to the music. However without a drummer, a rock band will feel soulless and empty. A good drummer will make a band successful, and a bad drummer will ruin the whole band. Though drummers may not stand out so much as the frontmans, they are still the band’s backbone which supports the whole band.
This thought lingers in Beryl’s mind as he was getting ready to play in a gig together with a rock
band who hired Beryl as a freelance drummer. After his family band, ‘Frienzy’ has been
semi-dissolved and goes on a long hiatus, Beryl goes around looking for gigs as a freelancer,
eager to join a rock/metal band who needs a good hired drummer for live shows. Beryl himself
is already a pro drummer at this point, and that having fun playing on stage already surpassed
the need for money.
The dragon completes his rock outfit with a backwards cap on top of his long white hair, and
positioned it slightly behind his silver tiara. He checked himself in the mirror, took a selfie with
his phone, and left the dressing room to go backstage.
“It’s an honor to play a gig alongside you man. Or should I say, Lord Beryl?” The singer gave Beryl a firm handshake as Beryl entered the backstage area.
“Naaah, don’t sweat it. Just call me Beryl like a normal guy and your bandmate. You guys ready
to play?” He asked.
“Yeah, almost. Just waiting for the stage crews to finish up with the stage lights, and then we
can go up the stage and rock this stadium.” The singer said with confidence.
The two walk over to the other bandmates, which is the lead guitarist and the bassist.
“Yoooo, that outfit looks sick!” The guitarist compliments Beryl’s outfit.
“Ha! Always have to look good on stage!” Beryl exclaimed cheerfully. “You guys look great with
your costumes as well!”
“Never once have I thought that our drummer is cooler than the rest of us. Then again, it’s the
one and only Lord Beryl. How can we blame him though?” The bassist threw a joke.
“You can throw all the blame on me if the audience favors me over you guys tonight. Honestly,
I’m waaay too damn cool, and you are absolutely right about it.” Beryl lowers his black glasses
and winks before doing a cool pose.
The stage crews gave a thumbs up to the band members, signaling that everything is ready and they can go upstage and play.
“Oh, there it is. Come on everyone, time for the big gig!” The singer said excitedly. He then
offered Beryl some pairs of spare drumsticks from the nearby equipment table.
“Spare sticks? Thanks, but I already brought some of my own. Not insulting, but my custom
sticks were more durable for my style of playing. Trust me, I’ve broken a lot in various venues.”
Said Beryl as he showed his own custom drumsticks holstered on his cloth belt. There are two
more pairs stored right beside it.
Beryl walks slowly with confidence and a smile towards the front stage, letting the rest of the
band members go up the stage first for introduction. He can already hear the cheer from the
large audience as the band members showed themselves.
“-and also, let’s not forget the guest member for the band tonight. I’m sure we all already knew
him, so why don’t we give a chant altogether for his name to hype up this venue tonight? Let me hear it!!” The singer, acting like a master of ceremony, spoke to the audience, rallying up the chant and clapping.
“Beryl! Beryl! Beryl! Beryl!!” The audience chanted together loudly while clapping in sync. Beryl’s
smile widened when he heard it, and entered the main stage with a blasting appearance. He
appeared on stage and struck a pose while lifting a pair of drumsticks with one hand upwards.
As Beryl appeared, the stadium was filled with a very loud cheer from the sheer numerous
audience.
“Presenting, Beryl the Diamond Dragon, as our honored guest and our drummer for tonight!!!
Again, give a roar and cheer for BERYL THE DIAMOND DRAGON!!!” The singer screams into
the mic. The audience roared again.
Beryl proceeds to walk over to the drum kit on stage while waving his hand to the audience
along the way. He sat on the throne, flexed his wrists, and twirls his drumstick on his hand with
style.
Still styling, Beryl proceeds to do a short and fast drum fill and ends it stylishly with a cymbal
crash. The audience roared and cheered again as he finished.
“I’m ready to rock tonight, so… ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!!” Beryl screamed on to the mic
in front of him.
“YEAAHHH!!!” The audience replied with a simultaneous roar.
“What’s that? Can’t hear you, louder!!” Beryl smiled as he taunted the audience.
The whole stadium roared with the word ‘YEAH’, as if the world itself was screaming.
“GOOD!! Then let.. us.. ROCK!!” Beryl yelled and raised up his right arm up in the air, doing the
metal symbol with his fingers. The band members can’t help it and laughed seeing the
commotion, before giving a thumbs up to everyone, signaling that they were ready to begin.
As the opening riffs from the guitars played, Beryl grinned widely before playing his part, and
said to himself:
“This… this is what I live for!!!” He stated excitedly and continued it with an epic drum solo to
enter the song.
[ Like the story? Sorry for bad grammar, made it myself! ]
A fantastic piece I commissioned from a friend in instagram (@Darkness_wuluf, amazing artist, go check him out on insta!)
This piece is easily one of my favorites. Everything looks great, but maybe the drums still need a little improvement. Eh, small issue anyway. It's still fine.
Beryl is currently live on-stage with his rockstar outfit, which means he's playing in a rock/metal band! This dragon is going to rock the venue and make everyone headbang in excitement with his endless drum fills and an amazing display of dexterity and speed like no other drummer!
Behold, Roar and Cheer for your legendary drummer tonight, BERYL THE DIAMOND DRAGON!!!!
Attached story;
In every known rock band, it is said that the heart of the band is usually the frontmans. Indeed, guitarists and singers tend to get the most interaction in the audience, and they also get featured in almost every media regarding their band. They are indeed memorable, but couldn’t stand alone, since a band also required a backbone. This role actually goes to the drummer of the band. Drummers are often unnoticed because they were playing in the back far from the front stage, and they mostly just provide rhythms to the music. However without a drummer, a rock band will feel soulless and empty. A good drummer will make a band successful, and a bad drummer will ruin the whole band. Though drummers may not stand out so much as the frontmans, they are still the band’s backbone which supports the whole band.
This thought lingers in Beryl’s mind as he was getting ready to play in a gig together with a rock
band who hired Beryl as a freelance drummer. After his family band, ‘Frienzy’ has been
semi-dissolved and goes on a long hiatus, Beryl goes around looking for gigs as a freelancer,
eager to join a rock/metal band who needs a good hired drummer for live shows. Beryl himself
is already a pro drummer at this point, and that having fun playing on stage already surpassed
the need for money.
The dragon completes his rock outfit with a backwards cap on top of his long white hair, and
positioned it slightly behind his silver tiara. He checked himself in the mirror, took a selfie with
his phone, and left the dressing room to go backstage.
“It’s an honor to play a gig alongside you man. Or should I say, Lord Beryl?” The singer gave Beryl a firm handshake as Beryl entered the backstage area.
“Naaah, don’t sweat it. Just call me Beryl like a normal guy and your bandmate. You guys ready
to play?” He asked.
“Yeah, almost. Just waiting for the stage crews to finish up with the stage lights, and then we
can go up the stage and rock this stadium.” The singer said with confidence.
The two walk over to the other bandmates, which is the lead guitarist and the bassist.
“Yoooo, that outfit looks sick!” The guitarist compliments Beryl’s outfit.
“Ha! Always have to look good on stage!” Beryl exclaimed cheerfully. “You guys look great with
your costumes as well!”
“Never once have I thought that our drummer is cooler than the rest of us. Then again, it’s the
one and only Lord Beryl. How can we blame him though?” The bassist threw a joke.
“You can throw all the blame on me if the audience favors me over you guys tonight. Honestly,
I’m waaay too damn cool, and you are absolutely right about it.” Beryl lowers his black glasses
and winks before doing a cool pose.
The stage crews gave a thumbs up to the band members, signaling that everything is ready and they can go upstage and play.
“Oh, there it is. Come on everyone, time for the big gig!” The singer said excitedly. He then
offered Beryl some pairs of spare drumsticks from the nearby equipment table.
“Spare sticks? Thanks, but I already brought some of my own. Not insulting, but my custom
sticks were more durable for my style of playing. Trust me, I’ve broken a lot in various venues.”
Said Beryl as he showed his own custom drumsticks holstered on his cloth belt. There are two
more pairs stored right beside it.
Beryl walks slowly with confidence and a smile towards the front stage, letting the rest of the
band members go up the stage first for introduction. He can already hear the cheer from the
large audience as the band members showed themselves.
“-and also, let’s not forget the guest member for the band tonight. I’m sure we all already knew
him, so why don’t we give a chant altogether for his name to hype up this venue tonight? Let me hear it!!” The singer, acting like a master of ceremony, spoke to the audience, rallying up the chant and clapping.
“Beryl! Beryl! Beryl! Beryl!!” The audience chanted together loudly while clapping in sync. Beryl’s
smile widened when he heard it, and entered the main stage with a blasting appearance. He
appeared on stage and struck a pose while lifting a pair of drumsticks with one hand upwards.
As Beryl appeared, the stadium was filled with a very loud cheer from the sheer numerous
audience.
“Presenting, Beryl the Diamond Dragon, as our honored guest and our drummer for tonight!!!
Again, give a roar and cheer for BERYL THE DIAMOND DRAGON!!!” The singer screams into
the mic. The audience roared again.
Beryl proceeds to walk over to the drum kit on stage while waving his hand to the audience
along the way. He sat on the throne, flexed his wrists, and twirls his drumstick on his hand with
style.
Still styling, Beryl proceeds to do a short and fast drum fill and ends it stylishly with a cymbal
crash. The audience roared and cheered again as he finished.
“I’m ready to rock tonight, so… ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!!” Beryl screamed on to the mic
in front of him.
“YEAAHHH!!!” The audience replied with a simultaneous roar.
“What’s that? Can’t hear you, louder!!” Beryl smiled as he taunted the audience.
The whole stadium roared with the word ‘YEAH’, as if the world itself was screaming.
“GOOD!! Then let.. us.. ROCK!!” Beryl yelled and raised up his right arm up in the air, doing the
metal symbol with his fingers. The band members can’t help it and laughed seeing the
commotion, before giving a thumbs up to everyone, signaling that they were ready to begin.
As the opening riffs from the guitars played, Beryl grinned widely before playing his part, and
said to himself:
“This… this is what I live for!!!” He stated excitedly and continued it with an epic drum solo to
enter the song.
[ Like the story? Sorry for bad grammar, made it myself! ]
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