Alex Rüdinger

Alex Rüdinger
Birth name	Alex Rüdinger
Born	18 November 1991
Origin	Frederick, Maryland, United States
Genres	Technical death metal, progressive metal, metalcore, power metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Associated acts	Conquering Dystopia, Good Tiger, Ordinance, The Faceless, Threat Signal, Revocation, Monuments, Evan Brewer, Fleshwrought, The HAARP Machine, Haunted Shores, Cognizance
Website	alexrudinger.com

Alex Rüdinger (born November 18, 1991) is an American drummer. Rüdinger started playing drums at the age of 13,^[1] and since then he has played for numerous metal bands such as, Ordinance, Conquering Dystopia, Good Tiger, The Faceless, Threat Signal and The HAARP Machine. He has also done a variety of session work, both live and in the studio. Some of the bands he has worked for are Revocation, Monuments, Evan Brewer, and Cognizance. Rüdinger plays open-handed.

Gear

Rüdinger uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Meinl cymbals, Remo drumheads, Vic Firth drumsticks, 1964 Ears in-ear monitors, 2box electronics, Gator cases and Vratim drum shoes.

• Drums – Tama
  • Home kit – Starclassic B/B, Smokey Indigo Burst finish^[2][3]
    • 8"×7" Tom
    • 10"×7" Tom
    • 12"×8" Tom
    • 14"×12" Floor Tom
    • 16"×14" Floor Tom
    • 20"×16" Bass Drum
    • 14"×6.5" SLP Black Brass Snare Drum
    • 14"×6" Starphonic Brass Snare Drum
  • Tour kit – Silverstar, Transparent Red Burst finish^[3]
    • 10"×8" Tom
    • 12"×9" Tom
    • 14"×12" Floor Tom
    • 16"×14" Floor Tom
    • 20"×18" Bass Drum
    • 14"×6.5" SLP Black Brass Snare Drum
• Cymbals – Meinl^[3]
  • 22" Soundcaster Fusion Powerful Ride
  • 22" Mb20 Heavy Bell Ride
  • 18" Byzance Brilliant Medium Crash
  • 19" Mb10 Medium Crash
  • 18" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash
  • 20" Mb20 Rock China
  • 18" Byzance Brilliant China
  • 13" Soundcaster Fusion Medium Hi-Hat
  • 13" Soundcaster Traditional Medium Hi-Hat
  • 14" Byzance Dark Hi-Hat
  • 10" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Splash/12" Generation X Filter China Stack
  • 10" Byzance Dark Splash
• Drumheads – Remo^[3]
  • Bass batter: Powerstroke 3 Clear, Powerstroke 3 Coated or Powerstroke 3 Smooth White
  • Bass resonant: Powerstroke 3 Ebony or Powerstroke 3 Coated White
  • Toms batter: Emperor Clear or Emperor Coated
  • Toms resonant: Ambassador Clear
  • Snare batter: Controlled Sound
  • Snare side: Hazy Ambassador
• Hardware – Tama^[2][3]/Remo^[3]/Vic Firth^[4]
  • Tama Roadpro HC72WN Straight Stand (×4)
  • Tama Speed Cobra HH915N Hi-Hat Stand (×2)
  • Tama Roadpro HS700WN Snare Stand
  • Tama Roadpro HTW739W Double Tom Stand
  • Tama MC67 Multi-Clamp (×2)
  • Tama CA45EN Boom Arm (×3)
  • Tama MXA73 Closed Hi-Hat
  • Tama MTA45 Ratchet Arm
  • Tama MHA623 Hi-Hat to Bass Drum Attachment
  • Tama Ergo Rider Trio HT730 Drum Throne
  • Tama Speed Cobra Double Pedal
  • Remo Quick-Lock Hi-Hat Clutch (×2)
  • Vic Firth Vickick Felt Beaters
  • Vic Firth Vickick Wood Beaters
• Other
  • Vic Firth SCS Christoph Schneider Signature Drumsticks^[4]
  • Vic Firth American Classic 2B Drumsticks^[4]
  • Vic Firth STF Tom Float Signature Drumsticks^[4]
  • 2box DrumIt Five^[3]
  • 1964 Ears V6 Model^[3]
  • Vratim Drum Shoes^[5]

Discography

Cognizance

• Inquisition (2013)
• Inceptum (2014)

Conquering Dystopia

• Conquering Dystopia (2014)

Good Tiger

• A Head Full of Moonlight (2015)

Ordinance

• Internal Monologues (2011)
• The Ides of March (2016)

Threat Signal

• Threat Signal (2011)

References

1. "About Alex Rüdinger". ALEXRUDINGER.COM. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. "Tama Drums profile". Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. "Alex Rüdinger Gear". ALEXRUDINGER.COM. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. "Vic Firth profile". Vic Firth. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
5. "Vratim Profile". Vratim. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Alex Rüdinger on Facebook
• Alex Rüdinger on Twitter
• Alex Rüdinger's channel on YouTube