Michiel van der Plicht (born April 27th, 1981, Los Alamos, New Mexico) is one of the most versatile drummers around. He’s well known for his expertise and knowledge in drumming, which he teaches at his drum school where he teaches even the most experienced drummers to expand their creative and musical abilities. Michiel is also renowned and praised in the music scene as an outstanding, all-around session drummer (both live as well as in the studio). He has recorded over thirty-five albums and plays live all over the globe with numerous acts at prestigious venues and festivals. Additionally, he runs a recording studio specialized in drum recordings based in the Netherlands.
Michiel proudly endorses Tama Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Evans Heads, Pro-Mark Sticks, Footblaster Kick Triggers, and Czarcie Kopyto Pedals.
Michiel’s Gear:
Drums: Tama Starclassic Bubinga
8×7” rack tom
13×11” floor tom
10×8” rack tom
12×10” rack tom
16×16” floor tom
22×18” bass drums
14×6” Starphonic brass snare drum
Meinl Cymbals from left to right:
13” Derek Roddy Serpents Hi-hats
16” Byzance medium crash
16” Byzance china
18” Byzance medium crash
10” Pure Alloy splash
10” Dark Custom splash
18” Byzance medium crash
13” Derek Roddy Serpents Hihats
18” Dark Custom china
20” MB20 Heavy Bell ride
16” MB20 Heavy crash
Czarcie Kopyto pedals
Footblaster kick triggers
Evans Heads:
G2 on toms
Emad Heavyweight on kicks
HD dry on the snare
Pro-Mark sticks: 2B Firegrain
Michiel’s Links
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New album “Exitivm” out 6/25/2021 (CD/MC/LP/DIGITAL)
Buy at: https://exitivm.com/
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Website: http://www.pestilence.nl
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A new album, on a new label armed with a whole new line-up and a new dynamic: no matter what, Pestilence or more specifically their maestro Patrizio Mameli are like the phoenix, rising from the ashes, over and over again. Three years after ‘Hadeon’, the band and their totally revamped line-up – besides former Dew Scented and Creepmime Joost van der Graaf on bass and Bleeding Gods’ Rutger van Noordenburg on lead guitar, former God Dethroned Michiel van der Plicht joined on drums last year – not only prove to be worthy of its golden legacy but actually deliver with ‘Exitivm’ what is probably their best incarnation in over a decade, with the kind of instantly recognizable sound that will immediately make all ‘Testimony Of The Ancients’ fans drooling with anticipation while proving they’re not a nostalgia act but are living in the now. Recorded over two months last summer and armed with the crispiest production they’ve ever had, their ninth full-length is titled ‘Exitivm’ for a reason. Meaning ‘brutal destruction’ in Latin, those ten new tracks (plus one intro and one outro) are brutal yet progressive, drenched in a sci-fi atmosphere and transfigured by Mameli luminous solo work and subtle keyboards layers. Both a reinvention and a confirmation of everything the band has been standing for since 1986, thirty-five years later Pestilence is more than ever exploring the further outposts of the extreme metal sound on ‘Exitivm.’
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