Another special Monday morning edition of Phil’s Phriday Picks….because another huge drumming influence of mine passed away over the weekend.
Sean Reinert, best known for 2 albums that changed the game for heavy metal drumming. Death’s pioneering “Human” album is probably the one that gets the most attention, but Cynic’s “Focus” is the complete game-changer.
27 years after its release, there is still nothing that sounds quite like it. A perfect mix of death metal and jazz fusion….including a mixture of vocal styles (vocoder!) The drumming still boggles the mind today.
For those that don’t know, now you know.
Also Hank Shteamer explains why its important better than me over at Rolling Stone, much like he did for Neil Peart.