Randy Black Is a Canadian-born Rock/Metal drummer and recording artist known best for his stints as the drummer for Primal Fear, Annihilator, DuskMachine, Bif Naked, Rebellion, Skew Siskin and has recently played with such legendary artists as Alice Cooper, Paul Rodgers, Uriah Heep, W.A.S.P. Bonnie Tyler, Eric Bazillian, Joe Lynn Turner etc. Although Black’s actual acoustic drum configuration is not unique to the field of drumming, Randy’s playing style is notable for his ability to play ambidextrously with a symmetrical set of cymbals, specifically a dual set of remote hi-hats and ride cymbals to his right and to his left respectively.
In 2018 Randy officially joined Thrash Metal legends Destruction and has since recorded two studio albums with the group; ‘Born To Perish’ and ‘Diabolical.’
Randy’s Gear:
Drums: Pearl Masters Premium Legend in a Scarlet Red Burst finish with Black Chrome hardware
6, 8, 10, 12 & 13” rack toms
16 & 18” floor toms
Snare – 5.5 X 14” Brass Reference
Demon Chain Drive Pedals
All Pearl hardware, including Pearl rack system
Cymbals: Sabian
2 X 18” and 2 X 19” HHX-Xplosion Crashes
2 X 19” HH Power Bell Rides
2 X 14” HHX-Xplosion hi-hats
19” and 21” Holy Chinas
10” HH Evolution Splash
Drum Heads: Aquarian
Kicks – Super Kick 10
Snare – Hi-Energy
Toms – Jack DeJohnette
Kelly SHU kick drum mic mounts
Sticks: Randy Black Signature model from ROHEMA
Electronics: 2Box Drumit5 drum module
Footblaster Kick Triggers
Current Tour Dates:
DESTRUCTION w/ NERVOSA, Sunlord, VX36 – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
05/06/22: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
05/07/22: St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
05/08/22: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
05/09/22: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
05/10/22: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater
05/12/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
05/14/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
05/15/22: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
05/17/22: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
05/18/22: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
05/19/22: Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp
05/20/22: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
05/22/22: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
05/23/22: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse
05/24/22: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
05/25/22: Houston, TX @ White Oak
05/27/22: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Vinyl)
05/28/22: Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
05/29/22: Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest – DESTRUCTION only
Black is a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. He got his first professional start in 1980 with a band called “The Edge” however, he didn’t start any serious touring until he joined the band “The Kaotics” in 1982.
Randy would settle into a serious groove later when he joined Click in 1984. Click was known for its extraordinary covers of tracks by such artists as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Journey, and Rush.
Covering Rush’s material was one of Click’s strengths. And Randy fit right in with his note for note performances.
In 1993, Black moved to Vancouver, Canada, and joined Annihilator. Randy’s bandmates were astonished at his technical precision and even dubbed him the “human drum-machine.” In 1998, Black recorded with Bif Naked on the album I Bificus. It was shortly after this that Randy moved to Germany. Since then, Randy’s done more recording with Annihilator, Rebellion, Skew Siskin, Udo Lindenberg, and DuskMachine, but it was after the “Metal Gods Tour” of the U.S. in 2003 that Randy joined the group Primal Fear where he found a suitable home to create and perform his incredibly intricate and entertaining style of drumming. In 2010 Randy released his first drum instructional DVD through Hudson Music Ltd.
Randy has been teaching drums since the late ’90s and is also a top international endorser performing drum clinics around the world for the following companies: Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Aquarian Drumheads, Rohema Drumsticks, 2BOX E-drums, Audix Microphones.
Randy’s Links:
Personal website: www.randyblack.de
Destruction: https://www.destruction.de
DVD links:
http://store.hudsonmusiceurope.co.uk/p/randy-black-the-black-book-creative-metal-drumming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx_jIRwq4T0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBMlOIoWVM
Rock Meets Classic:
http://www.rockmeetsclassic.de
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5CybLqfok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawAD569EUA
Personal Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/RandyBlackDrums
Pearl Drums: http://www.pearleurope.com/artist/randy-black
Sabian Cymbals: http://www.sabian.de/de/artist/randy-black-2
Aquarian: http://www.aquariandrumheads.com/artists/randy-black
Rohema: https://www.rohema.de/en
About Destruction:
Since their debut EP, Sentence Of Death (1984), DESTRUCTION – the German foursome featuring legendary founding members Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer on vocals/bass and Michael Sifringer on guitars – have turned heads and broken necks with their incredibly honest and uncompromising thrash metal power. These pioneering favorites recently transformed into a quartet to fuel the furious beast with highly energetic riffs and blasting drums, starting as a trio and releasing an imposing amount of records!
United with insanely talented Randy Black (drums) and Damir Eskić (lead guitars), and teaming up with Napalm Records, DESTRUCTION released their searing latest album Diabolical in early April 2022 to top charting positions worldwide, reaching #12 on the German Official Album charts and #9 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart, to name just two of many. The band is currently on tour in North America with labelmates and fellow thrashers Nervosa – see all tour dates here: https://www.destruction.de/tour.
Learn more about Destruction and order Diabolical here: https://smarturl.it/D-Diabolical
Recent Music Videos:
Diabolical: https://youtu.be/7_gFJnmB12M
No Faith In Humanity: https://youtu.be/iUVwkrqt7n4
Repent Your Sins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY5xXrVPi9M
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