Hannes Grossmann
| Hannes Grossmann | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 8, 1982 |
| Genres | Technical death metal, death metal, progressive metal |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Drum Instructor |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, guitar, piano [1] |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Relapse Records |
| Associated acts |
Obscura Blotted Science Terrestrial Exiled Necrophagist |
| Website | http://www.hannesgrossmann.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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TAMA drums MEINL cymbals Pro-Mark sticks | |
Hannes Grossmann (born 8 September 1982) is a German drummer who plays for German death metal band Obscura and for the US technical extreme metal supergroup Blotted Science. He was also the drummer during Necrophagist's Epitaph era.
Biography
Early life
Hannes Grossmann was born on September 8, 1982. He started playing the piano at the age of 8 and later moved on to what was to be his main instrument, the drum kit, at age 10.[2]
Professional career
In 2003 Hannes Grossmann began to play drums in the technical death metal band Necrophagist and later recorded drums for the album Epitaph in 2004 which features complex polyrhythmic drumming and blastbeats of up to 240 bpm. Hannes stated in an interview on onlinedrummer.com that the drum lines were the ones previously programmed by Necrophagist frontman Muhammed Suicmez, which he played in (almost) exactly the same way,[3] which was exactly one of the reasons Hannes left Necrophagist later on. Hannes left Necrophagist in 2007 to join the band Obscura, along with his Necrophagist bandmate, Christian Muenzner, and Dutch bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling, that has previously played in Pestilence. In 2008, Obscura were signed by Relapse Records and have gone on to release the album Cosmogenesis which was met with very positive reactions and cracked the US Newcomer Billboard. On September 28, 2010, Hannes joined the instrumental metal band Blotted Science, which features Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink) and Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse). With them, he has recorded on The Animation of Entomology EP, which was released in 2011. He is also a member of Ron Jarzombek's latest musical venture Terrestrial Exiled with bandmate and countryman Christian Muenzner as well as Spastic Ink bassist Pete Perez. He was also involved in recording Christian Muenzner's solo album, Timewarp, which also features Steve DiGiorgio. To complete the list of his 2011 releases, he has recorded Obscura's third LP, Omnivium, that was, once again, met very positively by the fans and critics alike.
Hannes also teaches online drum lessons, which include personally customized lessons as well as stock drum video workshops that focus on Metal drumming.[4]
Equipment
Hannes Grossmann is endorsed by Meinl cymbals and Tama drums.[5][6]
Discography
- Necrophagist - Epitaph (2004)
- Shapeshift - Freak-EP (2009)
- Obscura - Cosmogenesis (2009)
- Obscura - Omnivium (2011)
- Obscura - Illegimitation (2012)
- Christian Muenzner - Timewarp (2011)
- Terrestrial Exiled – Duodecimal Leverotation (2011)
- Blotted Science - The Animation of Entomology (2011)
- Hannes Grossmann - The Radial Covenant (2014)
Videography
- (2011) Progressive Concepts for the Modern Metal Drummer (2 DVD-Set)
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.onlinedrummer.com/article.php?id=61
- ↑ http://www.hannesgrossmann.com/index.php?action=about
- ↑ http://www.onlinedrummer.com/article.php?id=61
- ↑ http://www.onlinedrummer.com/article.php?id=61
- ↑ http://www.meinlcymbals.com/artists/artist/ARTIST/hannes_grossmann.html?cHash=5da139ea66
- ↑ http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/artist/tama_artist.php?artist_id=660
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