RICK VALDEZ - DRUMS

MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
Metallica, Sepultura, Pantera, Megadeth, Slayer, Rush, Onslaught, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Anthrax, Deep Purple, Fear Factory, Scorpions, Santana, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Annihilator, Boston, Suicidal Tendencies, Wrathchild America, Metal Church, Queensryche, and all sorts of other stuff!


 

DRUM INFLUENCES:
Lars Ulrich, Neil Peart, Charlie Benante, Igor Cavalera, Steve Lombardo, Vinnie Paul, Nick Menza, Niko McBrain, Randy Castillo, Alex Van Halen


 

FAVORITE SONGS:
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Caught In A Mosh - Anthrax
Five Magics - Megadeth
Battery - Metallica
Refuse/Resist - Sepultura
Seasons of the Abyss - Slayer
Nobody Home - Deep Purple
Cemetary Gates - Pantera
YYZ - Rush
Wasted Years - Iron Maiden
Painkiller - Judas Priest
Self Bias Resistor - Fear Factory

 


RICK'S DRUMS...

Drums: Tama Rockstar

Cymbals: Zildjian, Sabian & Paiste

Accessories: Vic Firth, Zildjian, Tama Hardware