MACHINE HEAD's Dave McClain Posts Exclusive Drum Parts, Drum Set Diagram & Transcription for "I Am Hell"!

MACHINE HEAD’s Dave McClain recently sat down to work on a special drum parts feature for the song "I Am Hell" with DRUM! Magazine. The feature is available now at DRUM! Magazine’s official website in the Lessons section, so log on now to check out Dave’s detailed, exclusive notes on the song, transcription, drum set diagram, and more (see the link below).

MACHINE HEAD bludgeoned into the charts last fall with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut for their NEW album, 'Unto The Locust'. Released in North America on September 27th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, 'Unto The Locust' is widely-regarded as a NEW opus in modern Metal. In 2011, 'Unto The Locust' was voted #1 on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, #2 in Revolver Magazine’s end-of-year list, and #31 in Decibel Magazine’s Top 100 of 2011, just to name a few. The record has garnered stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase 'Unto The Locust' on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.



Click here to view the transcription of Machine Head's "I Am Hell"

- Drums: Yamaha Oak Custom (Matte Black Ozark)

1 22" x 16" Bass Drum
2 14" x 7" Snare Drum
3 8" x 6" Tom
4 10" x 6" Tom
5 12" x 7" Tom
6 16" x 16" Floor Tom
7 18" x 16" Floor Tom

- Cymbals: Zildjian

A 14" New Beat Hi-Hat (2nd set played closed)
B 19" Z3 China
C 19" Z3 Crash
D 18" Z3 Crash
E 6" Spalsh
F 10" Splash
G 21" Mega Bell Ride

- Percussion: LP

H Aspire Agudo Bell
I Rock Ridge Rider



Video and photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

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Machine Head
Purchase Locust on Amazon
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Drummer Pete Sandoval Returns To The Drum Kit!

Death Metal drummer extraordinaire, Pete Sandoval, recently announced that he is ready to play drums once again. Sandoval had to undergo surgery after suffering from a disc prolapse in 2010. Not being able to play painlessly for an extended period for up to a year, he was replaced by Tim Yeung for the recording and touring of Morbid Angel's 2011 album "Illud Divinum Insanus".

Sandoval commented, "I am back behind the drum kit! Lots of surprises for 2012, starting with the release of the new TERRORIZER album. Thanks so much, my friends!"

The big question is whither Sandoval will return to Death Metal masters Morbid Angel, who replaced Sandoval with Tim Yeung from Divine Heresy and World Under Blood. When asked if Yeung was a temporary replacement for Sandoval, Morbid Angel's bassist/vocalist David Vincent said: "Permanent is an interesting word. When we got Tim to do [the latest Morbid Angel album, 'Illud Divinum Insanus'] — everybody knows what the story is on that — it was to do the record and to do the subsequent touring for the record. So that's what I'm prepared to discuss this evening. Tim is a very capable drummer, a very talented fellow. He's a good friend, and I feel very pleased that his schedule worked out, as such, that he could do this, 'cause we're having a good time."

Whither Sandoval will return to the drum throne of Morbid Angel remains to be seen. For now his main focus is TERRORIZER, who is schedule to release their NEW album entitled "Hordes Of Zombies", on February 28, 2012 (in North America) via Season Of Mist.



TERRORIZER is:

- Wolf (a.k.a. Anthony Rezhawk) - Vocals
- Katina Culture - Guitar
- David Vincent - Bass
- Commando (a.k.a. Pete Sandoval) - Drums

Related links:
Morbid Angel
Terrorizer on MySpace