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▶️▶️    • Nicholas Barker Answers YOUR Question...  

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I was able to interview the absolute legend himself—Nicholas Barker.

We talk about tons of things here, from his days in Cradle of Filth, the differences playing in Dimmu Borgir, various side-projects, and also why he plays Paiste Cymbals, Sonor Drums.

Also chat about drum technique, double bass pedals, how Nick approaches the drums and a lot, lot more.

Enjoy the interview with this absolute mad lad of a drummer!

🟢 My Gear
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🟢 Recommended Waves Plugins
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✚ TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Talking About The Holidays & Family
02:40 - How Nick Barker Influenced Me
05:00 - Meeting Drum Heroes (Neil Peart, Gene Hoglan etc.)
07:36 - Why'd you decide on Paiste cymbals? (Win a Cymbal)
11:21 - Getting The Dimmu Borgir Chops Back
12:19 - A 15-Year-Old Email
13:40 - What happened to you after Dimmu Borgir?
15:40 - Did drums come naturally to you?
18:22 - How did you teach yourself to play?
22:24 - What was that "eureka" moment that pushed your drumming forward?
24:10 - Explaining my personal "eureka" moment
25:29 - "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" / Overall time in Cradle of Filth
28:50 - Why did you always do quarter notes on the kick in Cradle?
31:25 - Drum work on "V Empire" / Story of Dusk / Problems with Record Label / No Heel-Toe
35:58 - Kick Sound on "V Empire" / Drum Editing / Andy Sneap Splicing Tape
38:55 - Why were you anti-double-pedal for so long?
42:25 - How were your AXIS Longboards set up? / Struggles with AXIS Pedals
45:38 - Fills on "Dusk and Her Embrace" / Why did you re-record Dusk?
49:24 - How did you come up with these drum parts?
51:47 - Thirteen Autumns and A Widow Splash Rhythm / Playing 'guitar' on cymbals / Musical Drum Fills / Making Blasts More Interesting
55:37 - Differences playing in Dimmu Borgir/ Logistics
56:36 - Do you still have the red/gold Pearl masterworks?
58:44 - Was there any backlash from Dimmu fans when you became their drummer?
1:00:30 - Dimmu doesn't really like the sound of Puritanical
1:01:19 - Why did you decide to trigger your whole kit for Puritanical? Kick sample is from 5 Minutes Alone
1:04:38 - The beginning fill on "For the World to Dictate Our Death"
1:05:50 - Red Light Fever / Recording drums vs the rehearsal room
1:06:43 - Modern technology has made drummers lazy / Clicks as a necessary evil / Editing Barker's drums
1:09:01 - Trials and tribulations of recording / Funny rehearsal story
1:10:30 - Playing for Old Man's Child
1:11:16 - How do you learn and remember all of this material?
1:12:12 - Any chance of you playing with Dimmu/Old Man's Child again?
1:13:06 - Leaving Lock Up / "Stiffening of The Arm" / How to keep a band together for 20 years / Transparency
1:15:50 - Pay the musicians what they are worth
1:16:18 - Differences touring today than in the 1990s / Pay Phones
1:18:13 - How did the Metal Milita - Blue Bonnets collab happen? / Atmosphere of the performance
1:20:27 - Leave's Eyes
1:21:27 - Drumming for Obskkvlt
1:24:19 - What's the most important quality a good drummer needs to have? / Jam with others ASAP
1:26:38 - Advice from Kerry King when playing live
1:27:39 - What was it like doing the MIDI for Toontrack Metal Machinery?
1:29:40 - Why'd you go from Pearl to Sonor?
1:35:12 - Talking about Sonor taking care of Nick
1:36:35 - Talking about our kidney stone experiences
1:43:01 - What's coming up in 2021 with Borstal?
1:43:42 - Explaining the background of the Borstal System
1:47:33 - Thanks & Socials

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