| Blake Richardson | |
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| Birth name | Cartland Blake Richardson |
| Origin | North Carolina, USA |
| Genres | Progressive metal, metalcore, thrash metal, technical death metal, death metal, deathcore, progressive rock |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket |
Cartland Blake Richardson is the drummer for the American heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me[1] as well as the drummer for the deathcore band Glass Casket[2] with fellow member of Between the Buried and Me, Dustie Waring. Joining in early 2005, Richardson replaced Between the Buried and Me's former drummer Mark Castillo.
Richardson is notably the only member of Between the Buried and Me who is not vegetarian.[3]
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Richardson attended to middle school at Calvary Baptist Day School in Winston-Salem, later attending Mt. Tabor High School and was a member of the Junior Civitan service club and performed an annual drum solo for the club project named 'Spartan Spectacular'. Playing drums since he was 11 years old, he became an immediate fan of 90's grunge music. Being inspired by bands such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins, his passion for heavy music grew as much as his love for drumming did. After taking lessons for several years from local jazz percussionist/drummer Robert Crutchfield, he developed his skills and started playing out with his first band, Glass Casket at the age of 17. After significant touring throughout the US, he graduated high school in 2003 and attended NC State University for two years.
After getting an offer to play drums for home state friends, Between the Buried and Me, he helped to start writing the band's third full length album Alaska and finally left school in 2005 to tour full time. Since then, the band has toured relentlessly. Sharing the stage with friends in Black Dahlia Murder, Bleeding Through, Every Time I Die, and Dillinger Escape Plan helped land them a spot on Ozzfest 2006 with System of a Down and Ozzy Osbourne. After seemingly endless touring to support his first album with Between the Buried and Me, the band began writing for their fifth studio album entitled "Colors." This album helped push the band, as well as Richardson's drumming style, into the more progressive metal element. Not going unnoticed, the band's developed new sound and groundbreaking new album helped earn them a spot on the first ever "Progressive Nation Tour", featuring Dream Theater, Opeth, and Three.
Richardson's drumming is characterized by a fusion of death metal and metalcore elements as well as jazz influences. Noted for his blast beats, odd timing, double bass drumming, and fill-heavy style, Richardson is considered a standout in his field. His favorite drummers include Terry Bozzio, Dennis Chambers, Dave Grohl, Simon Phillips, Mike Portnoy and Tomas Haake.
During the Progressive Nation 2008 tour Blake performed alongside Mike Portnoy (ex Dream Theater) where the two soloed together.
Tama Starclassic Performer B/B:
Sabian Cymbals:
Tama Iron Cobra Kick Pedals, Tama Hardware
3A Vic Firth Drumsticks
Evans Drumheads (Hybrid on snare, EMAD on kick drums, and EC2 SST on toms)
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