Derek Roddy

Derek Roddy
Born (1972-08-28) August 28, 1972
Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
Genres Death metal, extreme metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums, percussion, guitar, bass
Years active 1997–present[1]
Labels Pavement, Nightsky, Olympic, Relapse, Martyr, Hammerheart, Earache
Associated acts Aurora Borealis, Council of the Fallen, Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nile, Serpent's Rise, Today Is the Day, Traumedy
Website www.derekroddy.com
Notable instruments
Drum Workshop, Remo, Meinl, Vater, Axis Percussion

Derek Roddy (born August 28, 1972) is an American drummer and snake breeder, originally from Deerfield Beach, Florida. His ability to record entire drum tracks in one or two takes earned him the nickname "One Take".[2]

Derek has gained a reputation worldwide as an extreme metal drummer. Though he may be known as the second drummer of Hate Eternal, he has also played and recorded with Nile, Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, Council of the Fallen (where he also played guitar), Today Is the Day, Traumedy and Aurora Borealis. On March 28, 2006, Derek Roddy announced his departure from Hate Eternal.[3] In February 2006, Roddy was briefly named as the drummer for Blotted Science, but was unable to record due to conflicting schedules. Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler had also been considered for the project. Around 2007, Roddy started an instrumental band called Serpents Rise, which almost immediately grabbed the attention of drummers around the world. Serpents Rise is often referred to by fans as having an obscure sound for their bizarre guitar parts and incorporation of various percussion instruments.[4] In 2010 Roddy was one out of seven drummers who auditioned to replace Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater.

Since his departure from Hate Eternal in 2006, he has become a featured drum clinician for several companies, including Meinl Cymbals, Vater Percussion, and Sonor Drums (later DW). He's performed at the Singapore Drum Festival, NAMM Show, Meinl Drum Festival, DrummerLive, PASIC, and at the 2008 Modern Drummer Festival–a performance which has since been released in the DVD format by Hudson Music.

Discography[5]

With Aurora Borealis

With Council of the Fallen

With Creature

With Deboning Method

With Divine Empire

With Gothic Outcasts

With Hate Eternal

With Malevolent Creation

With Nile

With Today Is the Day

Various artists

With Serpents Rise

Gear

Derek is a full endorser of DW drums and hardware, Meinl cymbals, Remo drumheads, Vater drumsticks, and Axis pedals. Derek was a former endorser of Sonor drums prior to his switch to DW.

References

  1. ↑ "Derek Roddy profile". Meinl Cymbals. Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ ,Nile, Black Seeds of Vengeance Album credits, 2000
  3. ↑ "Derek Roddy". Drummerworld. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Blotted Science". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Discography taken from his official website". Derekroddy.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  6. ↑ "Derek Roddy at Meinl Cymbals". Meinlcymbals.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

External links

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