Kevin Paradis - Mithridatic - I Will Harm

Kevin Paradis - Mithridatic - I Will Harm

Mithridatic « Miserable Miracle » out March 11th on Kaotoxin Records

Recorded at DLM studio, and mixed at Sainte Marthe studio.

The drums on ‘I Will Harm,’ off the forthcoming “Miserable Miracle,” were recorded in three completes takes. Take 2 was chosen as the main one. No quantification was used. No trigger except on kick drum (trigger and microphone).

There is no special effect on the snare. The pitch is changed while playing by blowing in a pipe that goes in the snare drum through the decompression vent.

The goal with my drumming on this song was to play something very full, overpowering, and agonizing. Hence, very long double bass drums single stroke roll was an evidence for me. Then this technique of the “breathing snare drum” appears to me like the perfect solution to make the song stranger. Please listen with a good audio system.

Kevin proudly endorses Trick Drums USA drum pedal and trigger.

Gear Used In This Video:

Pearl Masterwork mahogany for rack toms, floor toms and kick drums. Birch and mahogany for the snare drums. Rack tom and floor tom shells are 10-ply. Snare drum and kick drum shells are 12-ply.

Sizes:

18” x 24”
6.5” x 13”
10” x 10”
12” x 12”
13” x 13”
14” x 14”
16” x 16”

Cymbals - Left to Right:

Istanbul Mehmet Samatya 16" China
Paiste Twenty Custom 16" Thin China
Paiste Alpha Metal-Edge 14" Hi-hat
Paiste Signature Reflector 16" Full Crash
Paiste Signature Flanger Bell 12"
Paiste Twenty Custom 18" Metal Crash
Paiste Rude Mega Bell Ride 24"
Istanbul Mehmet Samatya 18" China
Custom Hi-hat with Alpha Metal-Edge hi-hat bottom 14" and Paiste PST8 china 16"

Evans Drumheads and ProMark 808 oak drumsticks.

[IronFleshOfficial]

ah ! Finally the secret of that pitched snare is revealed ! such a great and original idea !
Regarding the song writing and playing it' s killer, can' t wait for the album !

[TheRobphobos]

I can't stop listening to this, awesome stuff.

[johnwad]

This guy's footwork is fucking incredible

[kevinparadisdrummer]

Hi there ! Don't miss Mithridatic tour with Nile and Melechesh. Mithridatic is the opening band, that mean we play early. If near to the following location, and if you like extreme metal drumming, black metal and old school death metal, the gig is for you !

09.04.2016 BEL Hasselt - Muziekodroom
10.04.2016 HOL Rotterdam - Baroeg
12.04.2016 CH Pratteln - Z7
13.04.2016 ITA Erba(CO) - Centrale
14.04.2016 ITA Bologna - Zona Roveri
15.04.2016 SLO Nova Gorica - Mostovna
16.04.2016 SK Bratislava - Randal

[wafflewoffle]

Damn that opening riff sounds violent!!!! Great shit!!

[ryzardbloodtheheart]

that's relentless this cat has mastered the craft of blast ! fuckn Killa track 2

[bacobill]

Amazing brilliant drumming.. and the tube is no gimmick.. the effect is transformational.. I had seen it on toms from the 1950's but never on a snare and never used so musically.. Time to invest in tubing I suppose.. yuk-yuk.. Thank you KP

[ericheydenreich]

wow, beast endurance blasting away with a tube in mouth! I would be to out of breath to blow let alone keep the beat going.

[JediRaziel]

Dude is a BEAST! I wish the video quality was a little better, but other than that... killer tune, killer band!

[mathcoreable]

I use Axis mostly, but gotta love those Trick and Kevin speed

[brianjensen]

Gavin Harrison been blowing in his snare for years

[timokomulainen]

Astonishing double bass endurance! On a side note, what.. what's that tube kind-of-a-thing that seems to go into his mouth? o_O Are there metronomes that beat your tongue?

[alixer]

I've already seen this skeleton that u have at the bottom right and left. Where does it came from and what does it mean ? Thanks !

[MessianicChristianFollowship]

Matt Holland drums - man must die previous sticksman..

[GeorgeTsiros]

audio lags a tiny bit, must be the youtube secret sauce. Very nice video otherwise

[cd_core]

As if independence is hard enough, now your doing shit with tubes and compression?! Sounds awesome nonetheless!