Who is disturbeds drummer

Waiting for the noise to settle. It is heavier than lead, quicker than lightning. It is … space. Few current metal drummers appreciate the value of space better than veteran hitter Mike Wengren.

That stuff is amazing and I have all the respect in the world for it, but I personally prefer to slow it down a bit and be more dramatic with the hits instead of trying to play as many notes as I can in one bar. The musical drama comes chugging at you like a slow-climbing freight train. Every note causes anticipation for the next and the spaces left between allow time for contemplation and appreciation.

Even in the quicker, busier sections of the album Wengren and crew manage to inject a refreshing, clean breathiness into the music. Each beat has its place, purely intentional and painstakingly considered. Everything that we do we do from start to finish. We preproduce a lot, sometimes changing pieces up until the very last second of recording. I think Sabbath is probably the best example of [using] space in between the riffs.

As the founders of heavy metal, Black Sabbath was the first to incorporate dark space as a tool for making devilish, aggressive music. Another great example is obviously Bonham. I just try to add my flair to it. A big part of the openness in the Disturbed sound derives from the rhythmic inclinations found in each track they create. Where most bands stop at the drums and bass for rhythmic responsibilities, Disturbed goes one or two steps further. Guitarist Dan Donegan [see sidebar] plays so rhythmically he might as well be playing drums half of the time.

Even vocalist David Draiman works with a punchy, rhythmic, syncopated palate. When one of us comes up with a riff or beat we both already have an idea of what the other guy will play. It just flows from there. We play the same thing a lot of the time. We just really like the way it locks together. It was years and years ago that we started doing that and we just kept with it and it became kind of our signature sound.

On the first record David sang more rhythmically, on the second record he got away from that and wanted to prove he could sing more melodically, then on the third record he sort of combined both, but was more melodic.

For this record, from day one, we decided to bring back the more rhythmic vocal style. I want to give every single fan the best show I can give them and I want to perform at a hundred percent every night.

For more on Mike Wengren and Disturbed, go to disturbed1. Skip to content. Digital Access FAQ. My Account. About MD. MD: What was it like working with producer Kevin Churko for the first time? MD: What kit did you track with? MD: Any special snares for this record? Create a new list. Shopping cart. There are no products in the cart! Continue shopping. He detailed his own emotional struggles over the last couple years and revealed how Disturbed's new material helped him over mental hurdles.

Wengren admitted the toll this loss took, explaining, "I think when it first happened, the first couple years I was in a little bit of denial — I just kind of shut it out, just wasn't really able to cope with it. After seeing fans break down and have emotional moments at Disturbed shows, he said this "started to open up my mind and my heart to be able to cope with it for the first time myself.

Wengren then felt inspired and sought out a world-class portrait artist to ink a rendering of his late brother in his remembrance.