Dirk Verbeuren - Recording Deconstruction With Devin Townsend

Devin and I went over the 5 demoed songs and provided beats and structures to some new tunes. 'T was all good times and loud laughs. I chose a Meinl Classics 8“ Low Bell to complement my 22“ Mb20 Heavy Bell Ride. In respect of Gene “The Machine“ Hoglan's legacy of thunderous beats, it would've been blasphemy not to have some double ride style bits on this record. Other cymbals I used include a Meinl Generation X 6/10“Attack Stack- producing a wet, crisp percussive sound- and a 20“ Mb20 Heavy Crash which almost sounds like a ride, and completely sounds killer. I placed a Tama Warlord Brass snare on the far right, almost out of reach, and ended up playing it in mostly silly ways. For the speedy double kick parts, it's bliss to have the brand new Tama Speed Cobra pedal which, in combination with my dB drumshoes, has become my new weapon of choice. I usually go with Evans EC2 on the toms, but this time I used the basic G1 heads, allowing the natural tones of t