Raul Pena is the drummer of Center of Disease and has been playing for two and a half years. He was Originally the guitarist of the band Stygian Creek from Amarillo, TX, then moved to Oklahoma in 2015 and began hanging out at COD practices. One day Raul got behind the kit and began jamming with the band, and was offered the position. Little did he know he would be “thrown to the wolves” per se. His second show was co-headlining with Vital Remains, and his third show was Las Vegas Death Fest.
This video is Raul Pena playing Lustful Exhumations with Center of Disease, from their forthcoming release Recorded at Church of Bigfoot Studios in Tulsa, Ok on 8/4/2018.
Center of Disease began in 2012 and after numerous line up changes, they recorded a demo cd released in early 2016. In early 2017 they recorded and released their full-length “Morbidius Malformations” and did a 14 city U.S. tour with Abolishment of Flesh. In the spring of 2018 Sonic Temple Records released a European version of their full length and they did a 7 city mini tour. As of August of 2018, they are about to enter the studio for their next release
Raul’s Gear:
Drums – Tama Imperialstar
10, 12, and 16 inch Toms
(2) 22″ Kicks
Pearl Joey Jordison Signature Snare – 13″ x 5.5″
Cymbals – Various
17″ Sabian AA Holy China
17″ Sabian AAX dark crash
14″ Sabian AAX plosion hi-hats
10″ Sabian HHX evolution splash
12″ Sabian AAX mini China
19″ Sabian AAX plosion crash
19″ Sabian AAX treme China
13″ Sabian HHX excelerator hi-hats
21″ Zildjian mega bell ride
Electronics – Roland
Roland Rt-30k triggers x 2
Roland SPD-SX sampling pad
Roland TM -2 trigger module
Pedals – Axis
Axis Percussion George Kollias Signature Pedals
Pearl Rack System
Evans Heads
Vic-Firth Metal-N-Sticks
Behringer Mixer
Band Links:
https://www.facebook.com/CODBAND666
https://centerofdiseaseband.bandcamp.com/releases
https://scenesofbrutality.bandcamp.com/track/center-of-disease-macabre-mutilations
https://narcolepticaprod.bandcamp.com
https://frozenbloodindustries.bigcartel.com
https://www.discogs.com/label/190562-Darzamadicus-Records
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/label/Base_Record_Production
https://www.discogs.com/label/316376-Hell-Productions
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