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DRUMMER TO HIRE !
Remote Studio Drummer
I'll join forces with CEPHALIC CARNAGE at the OBSCENE EXTREME FESTIVAL !
As a one off gig, I'll be playing for Cephalic Carnage at Obscene Extreme festival. No clic track, no trigger (except if I change my mind !), that is gonna be a challenge a blast and an honor to play these complexe songs live !
EVEN MORE FROM MY TOUR WITH ABORTED !
It was a please to be on tour with ABORTED. A surprise tour, a lot of honor and pleasure to play these songs. Huge thanks to DRUMMERS FROM HELL for the video shot and put online . This is THE ORIGIN OF DISEASE ! Kind of an old school song, and I love it ! Don't forget to check out DRUMMERS FROM HELL CHANNEL for more content !
MORE FROM MY TOUR WITH ABORTED !
I am still on tour with ABORTED ! And shot some more shows for you guys. Here is an other extract with RETROGORE ! Catch me live with them : https://goremageddon.be/tour/
FIRST SHOW WITH ABORTED !
5 days to learn 12 songs, 1 rehearsal, and here we go for the first show ! Catch me live with them : https://goremageddon.be/tour/
ON TOUR WITH ABORTED !
Last minute tour for me as I join ABORTED for their upcoming EU tour ! Catch me live with them : https://goremageddon.be/tour/
NEW FULL DRUM COURSE !!
Want to play faster blast beat without improving your hand technique ? Want more technique and creativity ideas in your drumming arsenal ? Well check out my new full drum course !! Here are some free extracts. Full version available at my shop. 100 exercises, 22 videos, more than 8 hours of footage, 90 pages PDF with all the notation, and all my ARCHSPIRE audition video, DRUMS ONLY, as a bonus ! Available at 69€ the first 2 weeks !
THE MIDNIGHT "Good In Red"
In for some Synthwave recorded with organic drum ? Here is a drums cover you might enjoy then. No sample, no reverb, no delay, no modulation effect.
One of the hardest cover I ever did !
Yes ! It isn't Extreme Metal, there is no blistering blast beat or double bass drum roll....BUT ! Try to get the bass drum shuffle right, with all the ghost note on the snare, and the ride pattern, and also try to get the part at 2min15.... Yes, Pat Torpey was great ! Also, love the sound of Mr.Big. What a band...
After 7 years, I am no more Benighted Drummer.
It has been 7 years. I am proud of the records we did. I know it will be difficult to find a band where I can express so many different aspect of my drumming. The extreme metal drumming, super fast blast beat and blistering double bass drum, the dynamic and more groovy drumming were both possible in Benighted. It wasn’t always easy to make sure that the dynamic stays at the production process but I think in the end things turns out great, and I very happy when I look back on the work we did in the studio together, and also, the performances we delivered live. I wish we achieved more, but I want to remember all the great times we had together.
Straight away when I joined Benighted, I explained that my goal was to make music my one and only job, and straight away, they explained that it wasn’t their goal. We knew one day or an other, this difference might create a clash. I have been involved with Ne Obliviscaris, and as you might have noticed, I did the Archspire audition. To me it remained unclear until the last minute if I should try this audition or not, even when I started recording my A.U.M. cover. When it was completed, I just thought "let's try it, it is too much of a great opportunity not to go for it, and I can be a great fit". Hence, I uploaded the video, with very few talking about me going for it with Benighted. I have apologized to them for being too quiet about it with them before uploading publicly, and I explained why I did it that way. But mainly, for Benighted, it wasn’t possible to continue with a drummer that might consider an opportunity in a bigger band at some point, and I understand their decision to part way with me although it is not without a heavy heart. I have enjoyed playing their previous songs, and I have enjoyed even more to play the songs we did together.
That being said, there is no hard feelings between us, and as I never drop a band without severals month delay so they can find a solution, I will, during the next month, ensure Benighted upcoming gigs while they are looking for a drummer. Nonetheless, my schedule in 2025 and in the future remains open to any opportunity, as I am now a drummer to hire.
My priority is to join a band that I really dig the music and fit as a musician and an artist, a band that also share the ambitious of making music their one and only job and that have the means to succeed. Although I would prefer to participate to the creation process by writing the drums part, I can also understand if I have to settle for some written drums. In the meantime, I am open to any session job for touring and recording for established band. To reach me, please send email to contact@kevinparadisdrumming.com
If you want to join Benighted, go for the #benightedaudition and send email here : benighted.audition@gmail.com
Cheers !
NEW BENIGHTED LIVE DRUM CAM
Here is one more live drum cam from a song of Benighted latest album "EKBOM" ! Hope you'll enjoy it ! The band is still touring EU at the moment ! Book your ticket here : https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/benighted/
NEW BENIGHTED LIVE DRUM CAM + TOUR WITH BAEST AND COFFIN FEEDER !!
Are you in for more Benighted drum cam with song of their latest album "EKBOM ?" Well here you go with MORGUE !! Also, I will hit the road with the band very soon ! Know where we go and book your ticket here : https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/benighted/
#ARCHSPIREAUDITION
Thanks a lot for all your positive feedback on my 2 first Archspire videos ! Thanks for being so many to watch these videos. Here is a third one on Involuntary Doppelgänger ! Super fast song with insane alternate hands blast beat. Hope you will enjoy it. I might do a last one in the next few weeks !
Drums recording for Upiór.
Always super stocked to be re-reached by some artists to re-record drums for them ! Here is a single I did for Upiór. !
Pre-order "Predator Of Fear" EP on Upiór's merch:
https://upior-band.bandcamp.com/album/predator-of-fear
Checkout Upiór on :
-Bandcamp : https://upior-band.bandcamp.com/album/predator-of-fear
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upiorOfficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upior_official/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/upior_band
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@upior_official
Eccentric Pendulum Drums Videos online !(recording session + mix/master)
I was hired to record drums....
One of my mine activity is to record drums for bands are the world ! Eccentric Pendulum is a band from India which reach me some years ago to record drums for their new EP. Insane progressive metal, absolutely one of a kind.
....but I also did the mix/master
One my other activity is to produce bands. Hence I have done the full mix/master on this Eccentric Pendulum EP !
If you want to reach me for drums recording, mix/master, please send email to contact@kevinparadisdrumming.com
NEW BENIGHTED LIVE DRUM CAM !!
"Fame Of The Grotesque"
One of the most extreme song I have ever played, with relentless 300 BPM blast beat !
But more is coming soon...
September 5th 2024, a 40min show + 10min of bonus song will be premiered on my Youtube channel, so don't miss the premiere to chat and ask me drums questions ! The Full Show Drum Cam will stay available after the premiere, of course !
Goodbye to Ne Obliviscaris after 14 month.
It is now the end of what has been 14 month behind the kit with Ne Obliviscaris with 68 gigs across Europe, North America and Australia. Indeed, after Hellfest, the band has informed me that they will welcome back Dan Presland behind the kit. I want to thank the band for the opportunity of serving their beautiful music live during these successful tours and festivals, an opportunity that gave me even more will and passion for my job. It was an amazing experience that came to me unexpectedly. I gave it my best shot, and I hope I was able to serve the music well during all these amazing shows. I understand the band decision, albeit It wasn’t without any sad feelings that I said goodbye to the band in the very same airport we meet for the first time back in May 2023, at Helsinki. I remain as motivated as ever to give my best to Benighted and for any opportunity that might comes to me.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM NE OBLIVISCARIS : “First of all, we just wanted to thank @kevin_paradis_drumming who has done a wonderful job over the last 14 months as the band’s live drummer on our EXUL world tour. Kevin has been part of some of our best ever tours and we are grateful for his contribution in creating so many special moments performing as a band during this time. Reuniting with @dan__presland on drums was not something we had in mind until quite recently. But after 3 years apart, and a rekindled friendship, the lure of performing both ‘Citadel’ and ‘Exul’ albums in full with Dan behind the kit is something we are incredibly excited about. This exciting news, combined with our just completed European summer festival tour, the amazing new Mark Lewis re-master of ‘Citadel’ on the horizon (out Aug 16) - which sounds simply incredible- & our first ever tour through South America this November, sets up an amazing second half of 2024 for the band. We can’t wait to share this updated version of Citadel with you & see you on the road!"
NEW EFFECT CYMBALS AVAILABLE !!!!
Magnetic Bell 11"
Maybe the most exotic bell on the market ! A versatile bell to do articulate bell job, but also accents, and loud ambiences. Inspired by Paiste Flanger Bell, but with more ping and articulation. Watch this video for further informations and sound !
Ashes Hi-Hat 14"
The 3 in 1 cymbal ! The "ASHES HI-HAT" is a hi-hat including a reversed china top. This cymbal hi-hat, stack, and china at the same time ! It all depend how open the hi-hat is. A very useful and versatile instrument to complete your drumkit, especially if like me, you never know if you had a second china on your right side, a stack, a second hi-hat, or an o-zone crash.... Watch the video above for further informations and sound !
DRUMS COVER CONTEST RESULT !!!
So...who had the gust to play "Nothing Left To Fear" in order to wins one of the 3 rewards package ?
Well 4 of you guys !, Check out the playlist to see all entries ! But who win ?
DRUMS COVER CONTEST !! Play BENIGHTED "Nothing Left To Fear", win a Pearl Sensitone snare, and much more !
Archspire is one hell of a band right ?! and what about Spencer ?? WOW ! And we got lucky with Benighted, as Oli, vocalist from Archspire, agreed to join us on a song ! 402bpm gravity blast madness, trying to emulate some of Spencer magic here ! But for that I had to go open some chest full of useful items... Watch the video to know more !
AND ! If you want some of these items, well give your best shot at covering this song, upload your performance on Youtube, and send the link to contact@kevinparadisdrumming.com !
So here are the rules :
- Record a drum cover of Benighted "Nothing Left to Fear", using these files : GET YOUR FILES FOR THE CONTEST NOW !!
- Upload your performance on Youtube, before to send me the link on my email, contact@kevinparadisdrumming.com. before May the 9th !
- You entry is valid once I reply back. I will add your video on a public Youtube Playlist, and I'll share your video as much as I can on Instagram, so you can also upload an extract on Instagram and tag me ! Look for kevin_paradis_drumming and you should find me !
- Contest is world wide ! But at the moment, it is almost impossible to ship anything to Russia...Following the struggle to send the rewards to the winner of the "SCARS" contest (don't worry I manage solution to send something to Mike Ponomarev and Blastbeatology !), and I can't guarantee this time that I will be able to deliver rewards to Russian Drummer. You will still get 1st, 2sd of 3rd place, but your rewards might go to an other drummer if we can't find a solution... If I can wire money instead, I'll, but as I have said, it really depends on my finance when we end the contest... sorry for that Russian drummers !
You will get a chance to win :
- 1st place :
PEARLSensitone Heritage Alloy steel 14X5, (used in the video, but NEW !)
EVANS Heavyweight 14", EVANS reso snare head, EVANS super 30 snare wires and a drumhead hoop to make your Gravity Blast louder, everything set on the snare, and tuned !
6 SCORPION PERCUSSION drumsticks from the Immortal serie, and a t-shirt !
- 2sd place :
The Gravity Blast Magic package ! Which inclure EVANS Heavyweight, Evans snare reso head, Evans super 30 snare wires, Evans E-Ring, and a drumhead hoop to pimp your snare just as I did for this video ! Sizes of your choice.
3 SCORPION PERCUSSION drumsticks from the Immortal Serie, 3 from the Rehearsal Serie, and a T-Shirt !
- 3rd place :
3 SCORPION PERCUSSION drumsticks from the Immortal Serie, and 3 from the Rehearsal Serie, with a T-Shirt !
So fellow drummers ! I am waiting for your entries ! Good luck !