In the mid-to-late 1980s, death metal was a fringe genre, reserved for underground bands. Then, in the early 1990s, bands like Death, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and a handful of other American bands, mainly from Florida and the East Coast, began to gain popularity. At the same time, on the opposite continent, in the UK, bands like Carcass, Benediction, and Napalm Death were developing their own death metal styles. Across the North Sea in Scandinavia, bands like Entombed, Therion, and At the Gates all added their own unique twist. By this time, the rest of the world had embraced death metal, and it had become a reality. Since then, trends in heavy metal have waxed and waned, but death metal has stayed the course and held its own. Perhaps no genre has evolved more organically, with a constantly evolving fanbase and a steady increase in the number of bands. Today, despite being fragmented and encompassing a multitude of subgenres, death metal has never been more alive.
This is where Death Metal EZX truly shines: offering you timeless drums, tailored for modern death metal production. Recorded by renowned engineer/mixer/producer Mark Lewis in the impeccable Sonic Ranch venue in Tornillo, Texas, and sampled by legendary drummer Sean Reinert (Death, Cynic), the drums featured here, carefully selected from the Death & Darkness SDX, offer two similar yet fundamentally different drum monsters, each possessing extreme precision, crystal clarity, and remarkable purity, designed to shine through in every style, from frenetic tempos to dense guitars and extremely complex productions. With the Death Metal EZX, you get the feel and touch of a legendary drummer combined with the engineering of Mark Lewis, applied to two meticulously sampled and tuned drum kits, ready to propel your music into the future and breathe new life into your death metal.
Features: - Expansion pack for Toontrack EZ Drummer and Superior Drummer - 2 complete kits - Recorded by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder) at Sonic Ranch, Texas - Sampled by legendary drummer Sean Reinert - Includes a collection of death metal-inspired MIDI grooves by Dave McGraw (Cattle Decapitation)