Alex Rudinger - NECROPHAGIST - "DIMINISHED TO B" (ft. Heiderich, Caspersen, Ciardullo, & White)

Stream this cover now (w/ vocals!) wherever you stream music:

Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3ys5yh9
Apple Music - https://apple.co/4fyXGLr

Big love & shoutout to the dude's who made this video possible: Johnny Ciardullo, Kevin Heiderich, Erlend Caspersen, & Declan White! I originally planned on adding "featuring" to the title & listing everyone's name there, but apparently that's too long of a title. Lol. At any rate: Wouldn't have done this video without em', so thanks ya'll!

Definitely check out the version with vocals (links at the top) - I opted to upload the drum video instrumental (people seem to prefer that), but Johnny's vocals absolutely RULE! So make sure to give that a listen!

Here're some relevant links to all those sick dude's social media accounts!

Kevin Heiderich (guitar):
   / @kevinheiderich  
  / kevinheiderich  

Johnny Ciardullo (vocals):
  / johnnygotgrowls  
  / uclbmf8t-x2mos0zqn5yog0a  
   / @johnnygotgrowls  

Erlend Caspersen (bass):
  / erlendcaspersen  
   / @erlendcaspersen  

Declan White (Audio / Mix):
  / declol  
   / @declanwhite  
https://declanwhite.com/cusworthdrums/

& as per usual, lil' backstory on this #Necrophagist cover! In case you're unfamiliar, the song is "Diminished To B" from 'Epitaph' (2004). In all honesty, after covering "Stabwound" several years ago, I was pretty content to be like "Ok, sick - I did a Necrophagist cover. Now I will never do another b/c that was really hard" (Lol). But as ya'll may know, Kevin Heiderich has been recording guitars for me whenever I've wanted to do a cover of something (which is sick!). He's done so much incredible work for me, that awhile back I was like "Hey dude, you've recorded a buncha stuff for me... is there anything that YOU wanna do?! Maybe I can learn something you wanna do, just as a thank you". Naturally, he selected a Necrophagist cover 😂🤣😂.

At first I was like "Dang...", but luckily for me, he selected one of the "easier" songs (... it still really was not easy. Lol). I figured it would indeed make for a sick drum video, though. So I agreed, & awhile later... here it is!

Erlend Caspersen did an incredible job with the bass - this is the first time we've had him contribute to these lil' group-covers that we do. Big thanks & love to him! Johnny also crushed it with the vocals, & of course big love to Declan for another killer mix. All-around a buncha real sick guys - no doubt.

Alright... KIT SPECS!

#Tama STAR Maple

10x6.5
12x7
14x11
16x13
20x16
14x7 Cusworth 3mm Cast Bronze Snare (w/ matching Cast Bronze Hoops)

#Meinl Cymbals (from left to right, if sitting behind the kit)

18" Classics Dual Crash
15" Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-Hats
12" Classics Dual Trash Splash
10" Classics Dual Splash
14" Pure Alloy Medium Hi-Hats
19" Classics Dual Crash
18" Classics Custom Dark Heavy China
22" Byzance Heavy Hammered Ride
10" Byzance Traditional Splash

#Evans Drumheads

Toms - Clear G2s (batter), Clear G1s (reso)
Snare - Coated UV2 (batter), Snare Side 300 (reso)
Kick - Clear EQ4s (batter), Onyx w/ Port (reso)

My podcast (new episodes coming soon... took a small break, but will be back at it before too long!):

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3t5j9n1
Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/RantsAndRevelations

All other socials / links:

My (NEW) website: https://www.alexrudinger.com (SHOP NOW!)

  / alexrudinger  
  / alexrudingerofficial  
  / rudirudinger  
  / alexrudinger  
https://www.threads.net/alexrudinger

& lastly, thanks for your patience between uploads... I've had some very unexpected (& quite large) life stuff going on in recent months, & in all honesty it's been quite a challenging time. But I've got a number of sick videos that'll be uploading soon, including this snare-build video (finally!). Anyway, that's all for now - thank you all so much for watching, & for your continued support. I really do appreciate it.

Much love!