Sick Drummer Magazine and Kevin Paradis of Benighted are pleased to bring you the Benighted ‘Scars’ play-through video contest winners in cooperation with Season of Mist Records, T-Cymbals, ACD Unlimited, and Evans Drumheads.
FIRST PLACE: Mike Ponomarev!
SECOND PLACE: Blastbeatology!
THIRD PLACE: Vincent Cucco!
If there were a Fourth place, it would have been Stefan Rojas.
Kevin also wanted to mention the incredible efforts put forth by Loris, Nicolas, Xane60, and Pierjan. Not to forget Thomas, who performed insanely for just a camera recording. So we had 9 super cool videos! Wow!
Please take a look at the video below, where Kevin talks about the entries!
Thank everyone for entering! It was AMAZING… Kevin will notify you on YouTube for prize delivery logistics. Congrats!!
Prizes Are As Follows:
- 1st place prize: T-Cymbals 22″ Kevin Paradis Signature Ride Cymbal
- 2nd place prize: ACD Unlimited Universal Double Bass Pedal Driveshaft
- 3rd place prize: 4 Evans Black Chrome Tom Heads + 1 Snare Head (winner picks sizes)
Benighted’s New Album, ‘Ekbom’ drops on April 12, 2024, on Season of Mist.
Pre-order: https://shop.season-of-mist.com/list/benighted-ekbomst
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/benightedekbompresave
We ran a similar contest with Kevin a few years ago. The videos that were chosen as winners are on this page.
Kevin Proudly Endorses
T-Cymbals
ACD Unlimited
Evans Drumhead
Pearl Drums
Scorpion Percussion
SE Electronics
Hyraw Clothing
Poum Tchack Drum Clothes
Serial Drummer Drum Wear
Kevin’s Gear:
Pearl Reference Pure Matte Walnut
8 x 8, 10 x 8, 12 x 8, 14 x 12 Toms
14 x 6.5 Snare
20 x 14 Kick Drum
T-Cymbals, from left to right:
Metalshop crash 20”
Kevin Paradis Signature Ride 22”
Metalshop Hi-hat 14”
K.Paradis Signature china 16”
Metalshop crash 16”
K.Paradis Signature Bell 10”
Metalshop splashes 10”
Metalshop mini-china 10”
Metalshop crash 18”
Txtra Hi-hat 14”
K.Paradis signature china 18”
K.Paradis signature ride 22”
K.Paradis signature china 20”
Evans Drumheads:
Black Chrome on Batter, Reso Black on Toms
Heavyweight on Snare Batter, Hazy 300 on Reso
Onyx Black on Kick Drum Batter
ACD Unlimited Darwin pedal, with a custom (game-changer) rail system for the Ontrigger trigger system
2BOX Drumit Five Module
Scorpion Percussion 3A drumsticks
sE Electronics Microphones:
V7x for Snare top and bottom, sE8 for Snare top, OH and splashes, sE7 for Ride and Hi-hat, VR2 and T2 as Room Mics, Vbeat on Rack Toms, Vkick on Floor Toms
Kevin’s Links:
Contact Kevin Paradis : contact[at]kevinparadisdrumming.com
Website: www.kevinparadisdrumming.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0EDRIQCc3tNuysn7-LCBFA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevinparadisdrumming/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevin_paradis_drumming/
Benighted Links:
Official Website: https://www.benighted.fr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benighted_band/
Bandcamp: https://benighted.bandcamp.com/music
Thank you to our sponsors, and Good Luck!
