My name is Dan Klein and I play drums for FIN. Growing up in Chicago, I was raised mostly on classic rock and classical music that my parents would listen to. I Started listening to heavier rock on the radio and some metal stuff by late middle school/early high school. My interest in drums and drumming appeared very early on as a child but I didn’t get to sit behind my first drum set until 6th or 7th grade, was a friend’s at the time. Got my first kit years later when I was 16. Started listening to more extreme death and black metal around that time and I guess you could say I found my desired niche with this type of music.
I played in various local acts that never went anywhere for a while. After high school, I actually quit playing drums for a few years due to an injury. A few years later I started playing again under session circumstances only and then kind of thrust myself into the live/touring thing once I was satisfied with my ability again post-injury. I have played live drums for Disfigurement, session drums on records for Cryptic Fog, Invasion, Throne of Sacrilege, Nocturne, Opacia, Boulderhead, Merkstave (wip), as well as touring and recording two albums with Relentless (U.S) and two albums with FIN (U.S).
I am an Engineer/Producer by trade so the drums in the video were recorded by me at my own studio Iron Hand Audio in Chicago, IL.
Mics used were as follows:
Kick in – Shure SM7b
Snare top – Shure SM57
Snare bottom- Shure SM57
Tom 1 – Sennheiser e604
Tom 2 – Sennheiser e604
Tom 3 – Sennheiser e604
Hat – Shure SM81
Ride – Shure SM81
OH L – Shure KSM32
OH R – Shure KSM 32
Room L – Cascade Fathead II
Room R – Cascade Fathead II
No triggers or samples were used in this recording.
Link to the studio page: https://www.facebook.com/ArcaneAudioChicago
Drums:
Mapex 13” x 4” Steel Snare Drum
Yamaha Stage Custom:
12” Tom
13” Tom
16” Tom
22” x 17” Kick Drum
Cymbals:
Sabian AAX 14” Bottom Hi-hat
Zildjian Mastersound 14” Top Hi-hat
Zilldjian ZHT 10” Micro Hats
Zildjian A 16” China High
Saluda 16” Earthworks Crash
Saluda 17” Mist X Crash
Sabian AA Metal 18” Crash
Zildjian Z Custom 20” Power Ride
Sabian AAX 10” Splash
Agazarian 12” China
Other Gear:
Tama P900 Iron Cobra Double Pedals
Pro-Mark 5B Shira Kashi Oak Wood Tip Sticks
Evans and Aquarian Drum Heads
Tour Dates with FIN:
6/15/18 – Portland, OR @ Twilight Cafe & Bar
6/23/18 – Rapid City, SD Stygian Rites Fest @ Hay Camp Brewing Co.
7/5/18 – Friesack, DE Under the Black Sun Fest @ Freilichtbühne
7/6/18 – Gdansk, PL @ Protokultura
7/7/18 – Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka
7/8/18 – Chorzow PL @ Red & Black
7/11/18 – Helsinki, SF @ Lepakkomies
7/12/18 – Turku, SF @ TVO
7/13/18 – Fredericia, DK Metal Magic Fest Part XI @ Dronningepladsen
8/3/18 – Lodz, PL
8/4/18 – Berlin, DE
8/7/18 – Paris, FR
8/9/18 – Olten, CH
8/10/18 – Parma, IT
8/12/18 – Dublin, IE
8/14/18 – London, UK
8/16/18 – Barcelona, ES
8/18/18 – Alberta, CA Temple of Ascension Fest Vol. I
9/28/18 – Austin, TX Red River Family Fest
10/27/18 – Diest, BE @ Moonlight Music Hall
10/28/18 – Netherlands @ TBA
More Dates TBA
Link to the FIN page: https://www.facebook.com/FIN
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