Meinl approached me a few months ago and asked if I'd be interested in demoing a new series of cymbals for the 2012 NAMM show.
The cymbals are a branch of the Classics Custom line - the Classics Custom 'Extreme Metal' series. They're directed towards metal musicians of all varieties (as well as heavy hitters). They really impressed me - most thicker cymbals sound... well, thick. These on the other hand share many of the characteristics that I love about a cymbal with a more medium or light weight, but still hold a true, crisp, metal sound. In other words - their durability is impeccable and they sound great. You'll definitely see me mixing some of them in with my 'normal' cymbal setup, as well as playing with them live.
Here is a list of the cymbals that I used from left to right (drummers perspective):
19" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Crash (used as ride)
16" Classics Custom Extreme Metal China
17" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Crash
14" Classics Custom Medium Hi Hats
16" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Crash
10" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Splash
14" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Hi Hats
18" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Crash
16"/18" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Stack
20" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Ride
This promo goes in and out of three songs. One is a new Ordinance tune (for which a title has yet to be formed), the second is "Uncensored" off of the latest Threat Signal record, and the last is the title track from the debut Ordinance record "Internal Monologues".
Eventually, I'll upload the videos for these three tunes from this session in their entirety.
Please keep in mind that this is a promotional video and in addition to hearing the cymbals the point is to teach you about the product (hence the on-screen text).
Mixing was done by Greg Macklin, video editing was done by me!
NAMM was a ton of fun and a dream come true, can't wait to go again! Thanks for watching and keep a look out for the release of these new cymbals from Meinl!
