Again-beating to his Cuban-born heritage, and blast-beating espresso tins into form, Dave Lombardo, the double bass pioneer and a founding member of thrash steel legends SLAYER, with an equally legendary resume of taking part in with everybody from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to the MISFITS and from MR. BUNGLE to TESTAMENT, FANTÔMAS and extra, has orchestrated his love of espresso into his very personal collectible signature drum tins with the discharge of his official personal label espresso roast Double Kick.
Followers, drummers, and music fanatics alike will probably be ensnared on this sensible reimagining of the basic espresso tin and the double kick horsepower rumbling inside. This tom-tom drum tin is the primary being launched in Lombardo‘s signature sequence, which followers can now add to their drum assortment.
Lombardo says: “Espresso’s all the time been part of my DNA. I had my first style as a child — and I have been rattling ever since. For years, I’ve thought of releasing my very own brew. The identify Lombardo’s Double Kick has been in my head since 2015 — however I used to be by no means going to place my identify on one thing that did not hit arduous sufficient.
“After two years of working carefully with Coterie Espresso Co., Double Kick lastly exists — and it rips. By precision roasting, we developed a daring and smooth-flavored mix, by no means bitter — power-packed with pure thrash gasoline.
“The tin design is predicated on one in all my favourite kits, and the font? A direct nod to a brand I slashed out years in the past. This is not simply espresso — it is a collector’s piece.”
Every drum tin will come packed individually in distinctive present field mailers, so chances are you’ll wanna double, or occasion triple-tap the order button as Double Kick makes for the right present and collectible for any music fan and drum fanatic. The Costa Rican bean inside was hand-selected by Dave himself and finetune-roasted meticulously to his actual specs by #metalcoffee wizards Idea Cafes & Coterie Espresso Co. Whether or not you pull a shot or pour a pot, the pure rhythmic orchestration of style and caffeine will reveal the secrets and techniques of Dave Lombardo‘s legendary thunderous Double Kick method.
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Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba, relocating to Los Angeles when he was a mere two-years-old. He started taking part in drums as a youngster, and co-founded SLAYER (and created the band’s brand) in 1981. Rolling Stone, of their record of the “100 Biggest Drummers Of All Time”, dubbed him the “Cuban velocity demon”, Fashionable Drummer proclaimed him “The King” and Drummerworld gave him the title of “the godfather of double bass.” Lombardo‘s eye-popping resume contains over 100 studio albums/recordings and contains each recorded and reside stints with GRIP INC., FANTÔMAS, SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, VENAMORIS, MR. BUNGLE, MISFITS, John Zorn, TESTAMENT, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD and DEAD CROSS.
Lombardo is clearly displaying no indicators of slowing down. With the underground rumblings of extra surprises on the way in which, 2026 guarantees to be one in all his most provocative and galvanizing years thus far.
Picture credit score: Hannah Verbeuren
