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Final Fantasy 10 Rocks With This Awesome Drum Cover

This is a much heavier version of the "Battle Theme" from the 2001 PS2 game.

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YouTube drummer Andrew Fleming has followed up his Sonic "Green Hill Zone" drum cover with a new one published today for the "Battle Theme" from 2001's PlayStation 2 game Final Fantasy X.

Like the Sonic video, this one also rocks. Check it out:

That fill at 0:42 is probably my favorite part, but the whole thing is really solid.

As mentioned, this is not Fleming's first gaming video. Last year, he posted an awesome Destiny drum cover, following it up with the Sonic video earlier this month. You can watch all of Fleming's videos on his AF Drums YouTube page.

It also looks like it won't be his last. He's asking his Twitter followers what song to cover next, with the choices being the themes from Game of Thrones, Pokemon Red, and Super Mario Bros. 3. Game of Thrones is leading the way right now in the community vote. Make your choice here.

In other news about Final Fantasy, the next major news event for Final Fantasy XV is taking place at E3.

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I love crap like this

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@Evil_Saluki: thanks man :)

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Nice!!

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@vexxouds: thanks man!

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Hey Afdrums, don't listen to these naysayers; you're very talented. Keep up the good work chief! :D

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@Monistic_Turtle: greatly appreciated man! There are nay sayers about literally everything lol its just part of it but thanks! Great username btw!

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He is behind the pace of the track. It just sounds annoying. Like someone playing two songs at once. I also dislike the way he punctuates every single line of melody like a child.

At least get a MIDI and remove the original drum track rather than playing over one in a different time.

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@randybumgardner: thanks for the advice! :)

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This is the second time the author of this article wrote something about this drummer. His videos barely even have any views at all, and there's hundreds of people out there who do better drum covers, so why does the author choose to write about this guy? My guess is he is either the author's son, or he bribed Gamespot to write articles about him.

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@DK-BT: You are correct there are alot of better stuff out there! I dont know eddie except through email but he is a really cool guy and has helped me out a ton for no reason except kindness.

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@afdrums: Okay, I apologize for the rude comment I made. You're actually really good. I was just suspicious as to how the author found out about you and why he decided to write about you. It was stupid of me to put someone down just because of their popularity, and you had every right to lash right back at me, but thanks for being mature about it. I'm looking forward to seeing more covers from you. :)

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@DK-BT: Lol no worries man!

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then you should do an article about Marc Papeghin who did some epic Final Fantasy Medley. There is some real work. I think he deserves a lot more the recognition

Or even Songe Le Reveur who did a lot of cool cover doing all the instruments.

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@Coco_pierrot: both are fantastic!

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Not my fucking tempo

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@overachiever89: was he rushing or was he dragging? And does he need a chair thrown at his head? Damnit now i need to go rewatch that movie.

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@justinc882: great movie!

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@overachiever89: hahahahahaha best comment award ^

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Drummers can be so annoying.

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@ToadstoolPeach: tell me about it

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Whom do I need to fellate to get my video game music covers featured in a Gamespot article? And please don't point me to the guy that can only get me featured once -- I want the man that can get my stuff posted at least twice.

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@Eincrou: The man is @eddienoteddy . You have to f**k him ! he likes ! dont worry.

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@javalino: Thanks. I will put this info to good use. You should see my Sonic the Hedgehog guitar covers on Gamespot's front page before the end of the month.

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@Eincrou: i got lucky! Just email them and hope for the best. thats what i did lol But try and find actual peoples email thru twitter or google. make it more personal.

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Edited By mirage_so3

And now you're making youtube articles? What is this Twitter?

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This guy is a lot better https://youtu.be/X3YfyorE-rE

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@brycewatana: he is freaking awesome for sure! I try and write something thats fits rather then showing off. Nothing wrong with either style i love both!

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@brycewatana: LOL, crazy guy!

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@mirage_so3: THIS. IS. MAKUCH!

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seriously can we stop posting "youtube video game fan cover drum solos" as "news"?

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@Evenios: i hope not lol

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