The first Drum Video Of the Day is going to be Sean Reinert of the progressive metal band Cynic. Cynic is a band like none other, and one of my favorite prog bands. They are usually classified as "technical death metal" and although they have elements of death metal, and are very technical, I prefer to label them just as progressive metal. Much of their sound is a jazz/metal fusion, very dynamic, and with heavy use of vocal effects. In 15 years they only put out two CDs: Focus was released in 1993 and Traced In Air in 2008.
Sean is a huge influence of mine. I particularly like his use of complex tom rhythms over steady double bass and his odd snare back beats. Notice how his kit set up is very symmetrical. This is becoming increasingly popular, particularly with prog drummers. I have modified my set to be more symmetrical, forcing my left hand to do more work thus increasing its dominance.
This is a song off of Traced In Air called "Evolutionary Sleeper"
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