A7X's Arin Ilejay's Top Drummers

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    Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer Arin Ilejaydoes a pretty solid job, there’s no denying that! Behind every great musician though, is a great set of influences. Arin shared his top 9 drumming hero’s with Music Radar, is there anyone awesome that he’s missed?

    Dave Weckl

    “One of the first big influences for me was Dave Weckl. His is the kind of stuff that I would just sit and listen to. I learned drums by just listening to music and playing what I heard. My dad turned me onto Dave Weckl, and his playing was incredible.

    "At the time I couldnt pull any of it off - I dont think I could even do any of it now to be honest. I havent listened to him as much lately because Ive been focusing on different music, but he inspired me to want to be better.”

    Thomas Pridgen & Jon Theodore

    “The Mars Volta was a huge thing for me. Guys like Jon Theodore and Thomas Pridgen are incredible. Thomas Pridgen has been huge for me recently. Jon Theodore had a huge influence on my style as well. He broadened my horizons when it comes to different techniques.”

    Chris Pennie, Gil Sharone & Carter Beauford

    “Chris Pennie and Gil Sharone for Dillinger Escape Plan were big for me as well. Those guys influenced me a lot. Hearing that style of drumming drew me into Dillinger in the first place. I loved hearing the syncopated work between drums and guitar.

    "I loved Carter Beauford from Dave Matthews Band as well because of all of the syncopated drumming. That stuff became my favourite stuff to listen to.”

    The Rev

    “The Rev was the person that got me into metal. There werent any metal drummers that drew me in until him. Jimmys parts are amazing, so [on joining the band], being already a fan of Jimmy - hes one of my favourite drummers - I wanted to do his parts right, you know? So I was like, Im going to do these parts right. This is what Im good at, this is what I do.”

    Lars Ulrich & Ringo Starr

    “In so many ways Lars really is the best metal drummer. He doesnt have the crazy shredding chops that a lot of drummers have, but he has the best stage presence of any drummer. Hes out of his mind but writes incredible parts for the music. Hes the Ringo Starr of metal. Ringo and Lars get the least amount of credit, but they are absolute geniuses. I used to think drummers had to shred to get anywhere, but when you look at the music industry it is saturated with incredible musicians and that doesnt mean that your band is going to make it. Its not enough to just shred.

    "On Hail To The King, along with all of our fans, I thought I was going to be writing the craziest drum parts for that record, something to fill the shoes of The Rev. But the band wanted me to create my own sound and legacy. They wanted me to dumb it down and play caveman-like and spaced out, with big fills that support the music. I was bummed out about that at first, but it helped to have heard drummers like Lars. For the next album we have kicked around the idea of having some crazy fills.”


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Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer Arin Ilejaydoes a pretty solid job, there’s no denying that! Behind every great musician though, is a great set of influences. Arin shared his top 9 drumming hero’s with Music Radar, is there anyone awesome that he’s missed?

Dave Weckl

“One of the first big influences for me was Dave Weckl. His is the kind of stuff that I would just sit and listen to. I learned drums by just listening to music and playing what I heard. My dad turned me onto Dave Weckl, and his playing was incredible.

"At the time I couldnt pull any of it off - I dont think I could even do any of it now to be honest. I havent listened to him as much lately because Ive been focusing on different music, but he inspired me to want to be better.”

Thomas Pridgen & Jon Theodore

“The Mars Volta was a huge thing for me. Guys like Jon Theodore and Thomas Pridgen are incredible. Thomas Pridgen has been huge for me recently. Jon Theodore had a huge influence on my style as well. He broadened my horizons when it comes to different techniques.”

Chris Pennie, Gil Sharone & Carter Beauford

“Chris Pennie and Gil Sharone for Dillinger Escape Plan were big for me as well. Those guys influenced me a lot. Hearing that style of drumming drew me into Dillinger in the first place. I loved hearing the syncopated work between drums and guitar.

"I loved Carter Beauford from Dave Matthews Band as well because of all of the syncopated drumming. That stuff became my favourite stuff to listen to.”

The Rev

“The Rev was the person that got me into metal. There werent any metal drummers that drew me in until him. Jimmys parts are amazing, so [on joining the band], being already a fan of Jimmy - hes one of my favourite drummers - I wanted to do his parts right, you know? So I was like, Im going to do these parts right. This is what Im good at, this is what I do.”

Lars Ulrich & Ringo Starr

“In so many ways Lars really is the best metal drummer. He doesnt have the crazy shredding chops that a lot of drummers have, but he has the best stage presence of any drummer. Hes out of his mind but writes incredible parts for the music. Hes the Ringo Starr of metal. Ringo and Lars get the least amount of credit, but they are absolute geniuses. I used to think drummers had to shred to get anywhere, but when you look at the music industry it is saturated with incredible musicians and that doesnt mean that your band is going to make it. Its not enough to just shred.

"On Hail To The King, along with all of our fans, I thought I was going to be writing the craziest drum parts for that record, something to fill the shoes of The Rev. But the band wanted me to create my own sound and legacy. They wanted me to dumb it down and play caveman-like and spaced out, with big fills that support the music. I was bummed out about that at first, but it helped to have heard drummers like Lars. For the next album we have kicked around the idea of having some crazy fills.”


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