A few words from Carcass drummer, Daniel Wilding, on “Torn Arteries” drumming:
“This is the big one. Torn Arteries! Starting with the drum fill was an idea I had after we were struggling to find a way to begin the song. I came up with the fill after just messing around with some basic ideas at home. When we eventually tried it all together it just worked. I never expected it to be the start of the album though haha! Another one of my favorites! Very intense, drums are all over the place in this one. A lot of fast stuff, tempo changes, and a lot of fills! Exhausting to play but so much fun! I feel it’s a great mixture of intensity and musicality!”
Band: Carcass
Album Title: Torn Arteries
Album Release Date: Out Now!
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Born in 1989 in England, Daniel Wilding grew up in a very musical family. Sisters playing piano, mother and uncle playing guitar, at the age of 10 Dan discovered drums. In the beginning, he received formal lessons learning how to read music and learning and perform various different styles such as Latin, Rock, and Jazz. After 4 years of lessons, Dan discovered metal music and double bass drumming, after not being able to find a teacher that could teach him the art of double bass drumming he decided to take it on himself and learn from listening to CDs, watching videos, and constant practice.
After just over a year of double bass drumming, Dan joined his first proper band at the tender age of 16. Previously signed to Peaceville Records, Killing Mode was a legendary underground UK death metal band. Learning 6 years of previously recorded material, Dan found a band that was really pushing his abilities as a drummer. After just over a year of playing in Killing Mode, playing large shows supporting the likes of Vader, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Nile, and Cannibal Corpse playing such festivals as the UK Harvest Festival and touring with Krisiun and a number of headline shows, the band disbanded due to many different issues.
Read More: https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/daniel-wilding/
Daniel’s Gear:
Tama Starclassic Walnut / Birch
22” x 18” Kick Drum
10” x 8” Rack Tom
12” x 9” Rack Tom
16” x 16” Floor Tom
18” x 16” Floor Tom
Tama Abe Cunningham Signature Snare Drum
Tama Roadpro Hardware
Tama Speed Cobra Bass Drum and Hi-Hat Pedals
Sabian Cymbals
17” AAX-Treme China
14” Artisan Hi-Hats
18” Raw Bell Crash Brilliant
8” AAX Splash Traditional
19” HHX-Treme Crash Traditional
20” HH Power Bell Ride Brilliant
19” AA Holy China Brilliant
16” XSR Fast Stack
Pro Mark 5B Drum Sticks
Evans Drum Heads
G2 Clear Batter Tom Heads
G1 Clear Reso Tom Heads
HD Dry Snare Batter
UV EQ3 Kick Drum Batter
ACS Custom In-Ear Monitors
Dan’s Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/danwildingdrum
https://www.facebook.com/danwildingdrum
https://twitter.com/danwildingdrum
Band Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCarcass/
https://www.instagram.com/carcassband/
https://twitter.com/CarcassBand
https://www.youtube.com/user/Carcass
Album Purchase Link: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries
Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, Carcass’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In December 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled Despicable (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full-length album to come in 2021: TORN ARTERIES. With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Owen back in the ’80s, TORN ARTERIES sits as a bookend on the modern side of the Carcass discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.
The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic Carcass album covers like Reek Of Putrefaction or Symphonies of Sickness. Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time-lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’
Read more about Carcass on the Nuclear Blast band page here.
https://www.nuclearblast.com/eu/band/carcass
