Yeah... if I could do it, I would get a real kit. It's just not an option living in an apartment... So the V-Drums sound like the best approximation I can get without getting evicted. Apparently they handle all the scenarios you're talking about, including hitting different parts of the cymbal and getting different sounds, etc. Of course it's technology doing it and not real metal, but the key requirement is that I get to beat "seven colors of shit" out of them and have them not wake up my neighbors. Only electronic kits can do that.

Now I just need to head over to Sam Ash after work today and try them out.