Chris Adler (drummer)

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Chris Adler
Birth name Chris Adler
Born November 23, 1972 (1972-11-23) (age 35)
Origin United States
Genre(s) Thrash Metal
Groove Metal
Years active 1994 - Present
Label(s) Epic Records
Associated acts Lamb of God
Burn the Priest
Jettison Charlie
Website http://www.lamb-of-god.com

Chris Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as a member of the metal band Lamb of God. He also plays the piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and saxophone. He is the older brother to bandmate Willie Adler, and is also a vegetarian along with bandmate John Campbell.

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[edit] Biography

Chris attended Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia; attending college at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where he met current bandmates John Campbell and Mark Morton.

Typically, he writes his drum parts after other band members have brought him some riffs and ideas. As seen on the Killadelphia DVD, Adler tries to create unique music while not taking anything away from the riffs or the song itself. Utilizing strong symmetry in his drumming and being highly skilled in his double bass work, Adler also creates unique sticking patterns to go along with his unique double bass playing style. One of the main reasons for the unique sticking style is that he is a left-handed drummer on a right-handed set.

Adler has been influenced by drummers of the metal world including Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Shannon Larkin of Godsmack, Dave Lombardo of Slayer, and Vinnie Paul, drummer for the now defunct Pantera and Damageplan and current drummer and founding member of the band Hellyeah, as well as other drummers such as Bill Bruford, Sid Baxter, Terry Bozzio and Billy Cobham

[edit] Equipment

Chris Adler uses Saturn Pro Series Mapex drums, a 12 inch Mapex Black Panther Birdseye-Maple snare, and Gibraltar hardware. He also uses and endorses Aquarian drumheads, Pro-mark signature drumsticks, Axis Bass Drum pedals and Meinl cymbals. Meinl produced the 24" MB20 Pure Metal Ride just for him and helped with the creation of the 12" Soundcaster Custom Distortion Splash. He also uses a Roland pad and TD-7 Module to trigger an 808.

[edit] Setup

  • Mapex Drums & Meinl Cymbals: (as of Ozzfest 2007) [1]
  • Drums - Mapex Saturn Series
    • 10x9" Tom
    • 12x10" Tom
    • 16x16" Floor Tom
    • 18x16" Floor Tom
    • 22x18" Bass Drum (x2)
    • 12x5.5" Black Panther Birdseye Maple Snare (discontinued)
  • Cymbals – Meinl (2008) [2]
    • Cymbals listed clockwise
    • 14" Generation X Filter China
    • 14" Soundcaster Custom Medium Soundwave Hihat (top)
    • 14" Byzance Dark Hihat (bottom)
    • 8" Classics High Bell
    • 12" Soundcaster Custom Distortion Splash
    • 8" Byzance Splash
    • 14" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
    • 14" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
    • 16" Mb8 Medium Crash
    • 8" Byzance Splash
    • 14" Soundcaster Custom Medium Soundwave Hihat (top)
    • 14" Byzance Dark Hihat (bottom)
    • 18" Byzance Medium Thin Crash, brilliant
    • 24" Mb20 Pure Metal Ride
    • 17" Byzance China (Prototype)
    • 16" Generation X Filter China


  • Hardware [3]
    • DW 9000 Pedals (as of early 2008)
    • Gibraltar Rack System and Clamps
    • Mapex Cymbal Boom Arms
  • Other [4]
    • Aquarian Force II Bass Drum Batter Heads (with Kick Pads), Hi-Energy Snare Batter Head, Response 2 Clear Tom Batter Heads and Hi-Frequency Black Tom Resonant Heads
    • Roland TD-7 Electronic Percussion Module
    • Roland Single Trigger Pad
    • Pro-Mark TX5AXW Chris Adler Signature Sticks

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Exit-In

  • Demo Tape (1988, Independently Released)

[edit] With Calibra

  • Demo Tape (1989, Independently Released)

[edit] With Cry Havoc

  • Demo Tape (1993, Independently Released)

[edit] With Jettison Charlie

  • Hitchhiking to Budapest (1994, Turn of The Century)
  • "Legions of The Unjazzed"/"I Love You, You Bastard" EP (1996, Peas Kor Records)

[edit] With Grouser

  • Demo Tape (1996, Independently Released)

[edit] With Burn the Priest

[edit] With Lamb of God

[edit] Solo

  • Drum Nation Volume 3 (2006, Magna Carta)
  • Chris Adler and Jason Bittner: Live at Modern Drummer Festival 2005 DVD (2005, Magna Carta)

[edit] With EvilDeathInc.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DRUMHEAD Magazine
  2. ^ MEINL CYMBALS... INSPIRE: Artists : Chris Adler
  3. ^ Pearl Drummers Forum - Pictures of Chris Adler's new kit-HE LEFT AXIS
  4. ^ DRUMHEAD Magazine

[edit] External links

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