Derek Roddy (born August 28, 1972) is an American drummer and snake breeder, originally from

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. His ability to record entire drum tracks in one or two takes earned him the nickname "One Take". Derek has gained a reputation worldwide as an extreme metal drummer. Though he may be known as the second drummer of

Hate Eternal Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: ''Conquering the Throne' ...

, he has also played and recorded with

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Malevolent Creation Malevolent Creation is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987 and later based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band's original members were rhythm guitarist Phil Fasciana, vocalist Brett Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim Nic ...

, Divine Empire, Council of the Fallen (where he also played guitar), Today Is the Day, Traumedy and

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. On March 28, 2006, Roddy announced his departure from

. In February 2006, Roddy was briefly named as the drummer for

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, but was unable to record due to conflicting schedules.

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drummer

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had also been considered for the project. Around 2007, Roddy started an instrumental band called Serpents Rise, which almost immediately grabbed the attention of drummers around the world. Serpents Rise is often referred to by fans as having an obscure sound for their bizarre guitar parts and incorporation of various percussion instruments. In 2010 Roddy was one out of seven drummers who auditioned to replace

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as the drummer for

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. Since his departure from Hate Eternal in 2006, Roddy has become a featured drum clinician for several companies, including Meinl Cymbals,

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, and

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Drums (later DW). He's performed at the Singapore Drum Festival,

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Show, Meinl Drum Festival, DrummerLive, PASIC, and at the 2008

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festival–a performance which has since been released in the DVD format through Hudson Music.

Discography

With
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* ''Praise the Archaic Light's Embrace'' (1998) * ''Northern Lights'' (2000) * ''Northern Lights: DieHard Release'' (2001)

With Council of the Fallen

* ''Demo'' (1999) * ''Revealing Damnation'' (2002)

With Creature

* ''Demo'' (1997)

With Deboning Method

* ''Demo'' (1992) * ''Cold Demo'' (1993)

With Divine Empire

* ''Redemption'' (1998)

With Gothic Outcasts

* ''Sights Unseen'' (1997)

With
Hate Eternal Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: ''Conquering the Throne' ...

* '' King of All Kings'' (September 16, 2002) * ''

I, Monarch ''I, Monarch'' is the third studio album by Florida technical death metal band Hate Eternal and it was released June 28, 2005 on Earache Records. Track listing All songs by Erik Rutan except when noted. # "Two Demons" – 03:55 # "Behold Judas ...

'' (June 27, 2005)

With
Malevolent Creation Malevolent Creation is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987 and later based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band's original members were rhythm guitarist Phil Fasciana, vocalist Brett Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim Nic ...

* ''

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'' (1997)

With
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* ''

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''(September 5, 2000)

With Today Is the Day

* ''Axis of Eden'' (2007)

Various artists

* ''Drum Nation Vol. 3'' (2006) * ''Visionaries of the Macabre: Vol.1'' (1998) * ''Worldwide Metal Inquisition'' (1998)

With Serpents Rise

* ''Serpents Rise'' (2010) * ''Serpents Rise 2'' (2012) * ''Serpents Rise III'' (2014)

Gear

Derek is a full endorser of DW drums and hardware,

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cymbals,

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drumheads, Vater drumsticks, and

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pedals. Derek was a former endorser of

drums prior to his switch to DW. Before signing on with Meinl, Derek also used

and then

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cymbals. He also used Aquarian drumheads in the past. *Drums: DW Collector's Series Maple: Natural to Regal Burst over Ivory Ebony Exotic **20" x 15" Kick Drum (x2) **10" x 8" Tom **12" x 8" Tom **8" x 8" Tom **14" x 14" Floor Tom **16" x 16" Floor Tom **10" x 5" Snare **13" x 5" Snare **14" x 6.5" Collector's Bronze Snare (knurled finish) *Cymbals: Meinl **8" Soundcaster Custom Splash **10" Soundcaster Custom Splash **20" Mb20 Rock China **13" Byzance Brilliant Serpents Hi-hats **16" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash **17" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash **12" Generation X Filter China **10" Generation X Filter China **18" Mb20 Rock China **21" Byzance Brilliant Serpents Ride **18" Soundcaster Custom Medium Crash **8" Generation X FX Hi-hats *Drumheads:

*Drumsticks: Vater **Derek Roddy Signature: Derek's model is in between a 5A and 5B in the grip. The stick features a really quick taper to a small acorn tip for warm, but defined cymbal tones. A great stick for a variety of musical applications. *Pedals:

**A21 Derek Roddy Signature pedals **E-kit Triggers **Axis Wrecking Ball Beaters

External links

Derek Roddy at drummerworld.comDerek Roddy at moderndrummer.comThe Truth About Developing SpeedDerek Roddy's Black Headed Pythons

References

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