Editing Blast beat (section)

== Criticism ==
The blast beat has drawn criticism from some musicians in the heavy metal community due to what they perceive as a lack of "groove" associated with the technique, as well as the inaccessibility of its sound to listeners who are not musicians. [[Vinnie Paul]], drummer of the American heavy metal band [[Pantera]] delineated to ''[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]]'', "It's drummers playing for drummers. It's called, 'Look at me. Listen how fast I can go' — dudududududududu [mimics ultra-fast double-bass beat]. There's no melody, there's no song and there's no chorus. It just doesn't take you anywhere, so it doesn't have a groove to me. [...] I can appreciate people for being able to go that fast with their left hand, man. But I just can't groove to that beat. I'm sorry. It's just like somebody sweeping the floor or something [...] I'd rather hear a [John] Bonham groove going on than somebody sweeping the floor. You know?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2015-01-20 |title=VINNIE PAUL Says He Can't 'Groove' To Blast Beats |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/vinnie-paul-says-he-cant-groove-to-blast-beats |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>