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Lambeg drum 

An (in)famous drum played by Orangemen (of the Orange Order) in Northern Ireland.

It is massive, about 3 feet in diameter, and its two drumheads are made of goat skin.

When fully tightened, a lambeg is utterly deafening, with a noise output of 115 - 120 decibels. When nearby you don't just hear it.. you *feel* the subsonics all through your chest and gut. It can be heard 5-6 miles away.

The drum is played with two bamboo canes about 2 feet long each. It is carried like a bass drum. (But much bigger than a bass drum... makes the dude playing it look like an ant balancing a crumb.)

Commonly used as tools of intimidation, with drummers working shifts to keep the almost tribal-sounding drumming going through the night, in clear earshot of the "other side" (Catholics).
Dum-dum-dum-dudududum-dum-dum-dududududum-dumdumdum-dududum etc...
Lambeg drum by Dirge June 29, 2004
Related Words

Badass Drum Solo 

A drum solo that gives you an indescribable feeling in your chest/heart/stomach area.
For an example of a badass drum solo listen to Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" at about 3 minutes and 40 seconds in.
Badass Drum Solo by DCOgle May 31, 2015

Five finger drum machine 

2 in the pink, 2 in the stink and 1 to keep the beat.
I tried the shocker after I gave her a french horn but what really kicked up the tempo was the five finger drum machine.

one-handed drum solo 

"That old guy was at the bus stop doing a one-handed drum solo!"

throwing pennies at the bass drum 

When a kid in junior high, usually the one relegated to triangle or wood block, throws pennies at the bass drum to give the sonic impression the bass drummer played off beat
He got kicked out of band again for throwing pennies at the bass drum The bass drummer said nothing but his own shit eating smile gave him away.

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