- Randy Black
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Name = Randy Black
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date|1963|11|17Saskatchewan ,Canada
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Instrument = drums
Genre =Hard rock
Heavy metal
RockPower metal Speed metal
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1980 - present
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Associated_acts = Click, Primal Fear, Annihilator,Bif Naked
URL = http://www.randyblack.de/
Notable_instruments=Mapex Drums
Sabian Cymbals
Vic Firth Drum SticksAquarian Drum Heads Randy Black is a Canadian-born rock drummer and recording artist known best for his stints as the drummer for Click,Bif Naked , Annihilator, and Primal Fear. Although Randy's actual acoustic drum configuration is not unique to the field of drumming, Randy's playing style is notable for his ability to play ambidextrously with a symmetrical set ofcymbal s, specifically a dual set of remote hi-hats andride cymbal s to his right and to his left respectively. [cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8jV99B-sgg |title= "Youtube Video - Illustration of Randy's ambidextrous approach to cymbal and hi hat work"]Biography
Black is a native of
Moose Jaw ,Saskatchewan ,Canada [cite news
url=http://www.mapexdrums.com/artists/germany/bio_black.html |title= "Mapex Drums – Profile Randy Black"] . He got his first professional start in 1980 with a band called ‘’’The Edge’’’ [cite news|url=http://www.mapexdrums.com/artists/germany/bio_black.html |title= Mapex Drums – Profile Randy Black] however he didn’t start really touring to any large degree until he join the band "The Kaotics" in 1982. [cite news|url=http://www.mapexdrums.com/artists/germany/bio_black.html |title= Mapex Drums – Profile Randy Black] Randy would settle into a serious groove later when he joined Click in 1984. Click was known for it’s extraordinary covers of tracks by such artists like Journey and Rush. Covering Rush’s material was one of Click’s strengths. And Randy fit right in with his note for note performances. [cite news
url=http://www.sabian.com/EN/artists/Randy_Black.cfm |title= Sabian Cymbals comment on musicianship of the 80's cover band "Click"] The same four members of the group stayed together and toured for nine years without a personnel change – something almost unheard of in the music industry. [cite news
url=http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-primalfear-black.html |title= Rockeyez.com – Interview with Randy Black]In 1993, Randy would move to
Vancouver ,Canada and hook up with Annihilator. Randy’s bandmates were astonished at his technical precision and even dubbed him the “human drum-machine". [cite news
url=http://www.annihilatormetal.com/html/history.html#randyBlack |title= Official Annihilator Site – Comments on Randy Black]In 1998, Randy did some recording work with
Bif Naked on the album ‘’’ I Bificus’’’. It was shortly after this that Randy moved to Germany. He also did some more recording with Annihilator, but it was after the “Metal Gods Tour” that Randy joined the group Primal Fear where he has found a suitable home to create and perform his incredibly intricate and entertaining style of drumming. [cite news|url=http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-primalfear-black.html |title= Rockeyez.com – Interview with Randy Black]References
External links
* [http://www.primalfear.de/ Official Primal Fear Site]
* [http://www.randyblack.de/ Official Randy Black Site]
* [http://www.mapexdrums.com/artists/germany/bio_black.html Mapex Drums – Randy Black Profile]
* [http://www.sabian.com/EN/artists/Randy_Black.cfm Sabian Cymbals – Randy Black Profile]
* [http://www.myspace.com/randytblack MySpace] - Randy Black
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKhUy02_lw Youtube] – Randy Black performing “Cold Blooded”
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWjqnYcnyMk Youtube] - Randy Black withPrimal Fear performing “Blood on your Hands”
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8jV99B-sgg Youtube] – Randy Black withPrimal Fear performing “Demons and Angels”
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de_KDfytTMY Youtube] – Randy Black playing “Dusk Machine”
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT7IrEYzbNI&feature=related Youtube] – Randy Black – Rehearsal Annihilator.
* [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1052834 Youtube] - Primal Fear rock video “Evil Spell”
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPU767j7JUE&feature=related Youtube] - Primal Fear rock video “Sign of Fear”
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