“Actually it worked out better because the songs were a little more worked out going into the recording. “I always enjoyed working with Dethklok and that album was no exception,” Hoglan says. It marked the first time in history that an extreme metal drummer was featured on two Top 15 albums in a three month period. Less than three months later, Dethklok’s third album Dethalbum III hit number 10 on the Billboard album chart and Number One on the rock charts. The former debuted at number 12 on the Billboard album chart and number nine worldwide. He played drums on the last two Testament albums, Dark Roots of Earth and the new Brotherhood of the Snake. While Hoglan has always found playing to be its own reward, lately he has enjoyed some major mainstream metal success. Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward called him, “The new John Bonham, the leading light of a new generation.” Rock and jazz legend Dennis Chambers also praised Hoglan for his creativity and eagerness to play outside of previously established parameters.
Far more significantly, he’s a giant in his field, an innovator known for playing with precision, groove and flair, but who’s just as capable of manipulating the kit with grace and finesse, as well as power and might. weight loss will attest) – a hulking beast able to split snare heads with a single stroke. First, he’s huge in stature (albeit rapidly shrinking, as his recent 160 lb. Then again, Gene Hoglan is no small drummer. GENE HOGLAN BIO It’s no small feat for a metal drummer to acquire the nickname The Atomic Clock.
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