key elements to metal drumming, know your blast beats, be really fast, lots of cymbals and in particular splashes come in really useful, also get very fast with your double bass. i recomend practicing slowly with doubles, paradiddles and changing the leading foot to fine tune your double pedal playing.
also if possible set your kit out with the first two toms directly behind your snare. then your third tom off to the right. lots of metal drummers use this as its faster to navigate.
hope that helps
-another metal enthusiast
