THE BEAST

"This clip of BORN TO PERISH was filmed during the drum recording sessions at my studio in Berlin this March! This song is especially cool for me because it started with me recording all the drum parts first then i sent the recording to the guys and they wrote the song around it! This is the final result of me nailing down what would become the title track of the CD. I always try to come up with drum parts i’ve never recorded on any other CD before. On this track it’s the double kick pattern in the intro and middle part of the song. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did recording it! An amusing story about this clip is, that I was so concentrated on getting everything right with the recording and filming that i completely forgot I was wearing my reading glasses! Ha ha - how METAL is THAT! LoL“ Gear used: Drum Kit: Pearl Masters, Black Sparkle Fade finish with mixed Black & Chrome hardware. 2 X 22” X 18” Kicks, 12 & 13 rack toms, 14 & 16 floor toms and 18 gong/floor tom. Snare - 5.5 X 14 Ultra-Cast Cymbals- Sabian : 2 X 18, 1 X 19” and 1 20” HHX-X-Plosion Crashes, 2 X 19” HH Power Bell Rides, 2 X14” AAX X-Plosion Hats, 1 X 19” Paragon China, 1 X 19 & 21” Holy Chinas and 1 X 10 & 12” HHX Splashes. Drum Heads - Aquarian: Kicks-Super Kick 10 & Black Resonator, Snare - Hi-Energy, Toms - Reflectors Top, Classic Clear Bottom. Recorded and mixed with the Presonus StudioLive RML16AI mixer and Studio One Pro software. Mics - Kicks Audix D6 inside, Snr. Audix i5 & SM57, Toms Audix D2 & D4, Hat & Ride Audix M44, O.H. Audix SCX25A. Room Mic RODE NT2. Kelly Shu kick mic mounts. Drum Sticks: Wincent RBSCB signature model - Black.