THE BEAST

Pre-order (CD/LP/TS/DIGITAL): http://agoniarecords.com/castthestone. Check out Jesse Schobel from CAST THE STONE jam through "Plague Of Light;" the fourth track off "Empyrean Atrophy" out Aug. 31 on Agonia Records. SHORT BIO: Jesse bought his first drum set from the local classified ads when he was 9 years old, having saved enough of his own money to purchase it. He instantly gravitated to playing fast and loud, with a particular appreciation for the groove concept. Entirely self-taught, Jesse started playing in bands in the sixth grade, technically before he even had his first kit as would stack books at different heights and play them with unsharpened NFL pencils. His observation of other drummers was crucial to his development, watching them with acute focus at live concerts attended with his parents and also by the copious amounts of MTV he would soak up daily. From these experiences he learned different ways to set up his kit, trying different cymbals and different arrangements. Always wanting "more stuff to hit", Jesse eventually decided that more is more fun, and opted for the double bass-with-a-bunch-of-toms approach. Inevitably, Jesse also became a bit of a "gear nerd" and has amassed 4 acoustic drum sets and a Roland TD-9 electric kit, an array of snare drums and a few cymbals to boot. He graduated from Full Sail University with a bachelor's degree in Audio, and since then has recorded and played on a number of recordings both locally and nationally. Jesse has also played on tour with 4 different bands as of 2018. BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Mike Portnoy Neil Peart Chad Sexton Igor Cavalera Tomas Haake Kevin Talley Aquiles Priester Gavin Harrison Ed Warby Dave Mackintosh GEAR LIST: DRUM SETS: TAMA Starclassic full bubinga 10/12/16/22 TAMA Silverstar birch 8/10/12/14/16/2x22 TAMA Rockstar 10/12/13/16/18/2x22 PDP CX Maple 12/14/16/24 SNARES: Ludwig Supraphonic Ludwig EPIC 20-ply birch TAMA SLP bubinga TAMA SLP vintage steel Pearl free-floating steel snare CYMBALS: 7" SABIAN HHX Evolution splash 8" ZILDJIAN Oriental Trash Splash 9" SABIAN Mike Portnoy signature splash 10" SABIAN AAX Air splash 10" SABIAN AAX Ozone splash (stacked) 12" MEINL Filter china (stacked) 14" PAISTE 2002 Sound Edge hi-hats 14" ZILDJIAN Mastersound hi-hats 16" Sabian HHX Evolution Ozone crash 17" SABIAN AAX X-Plosion fast crash 17" ZILDJIAN K Custom dark crash 18" MEINL Byzance dark crash 19" SABIAN AAX X-plosion fast crash 19" SABIAN Holy China 22" SABIAN Paragon ride PERCUSSION: TAMA 6" and 8"timbalitos LP 6" and 8" timbalitos TAMA Octabans, set of two ELECTRONICS: ROLAND TD-9 Electronic kit ROLAND TM-2 trigger module ROLAND RT-7K triggers x2 PEDALS: TAMA Speed Cobra VIDEO CREDIT: https://www.facebook.com/joemoiser "Empyrean Atrophy" is due for release on Agonia Records the 31st of August Pre-order (CD/LP/TS/DIGITAL): http://agoniarecords.com/castthestone. Cast The Stone is: Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index, Scour with Phil Anselmo), Derek Engemann (ex-Cattle Decapitation, Scour), Jesse Schobel (Legend, ex-Scour) and vocalist Andrew Huskey. Follow the band at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/castthestoneofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CastStone YouTube: https://goo.gl/oeo5mM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast_the_stone/ #castthestone #empyreanatrophy #plagueoflight #blackmetal #deathmetal #dismember #opeth #carcass #grave #atthegates #miseryindex #scour #cattledecapitation