Eugene Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer, acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. Though his playing style is very technically demanding, he retains high accuracy at extreme tempos, earning him the nicknames "The

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" and "Human Drum Machine". He is best known for his work with Dark Angel,

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and Testament. Hoglan completed work on Dethklok's fourth album ''

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'', which was released in October 2013. He released the highly successful ''Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock'' DVD, and rejoined Testament to record the drum tracks for their eleventh album, '' Dark Roots of Earth'', released in July 2012. Hoglan had since rejoined Testament permanently, and by the time he left the band again in January 2022, he was their longest serving drummer. Hoglan was featured on the cover of ''

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'' magazine in November 2010. He also won ''Terrorizer'' magazine's Reader's Poll for Best Drummer 2010, and ''Modern Drummer'' magazine nominated Hoglan for Best Metal Drummer, and Best Recorded Performance (for Dethklok's ''Dethalbum II'') on their 2011 ballot. He was nominated for Best Drummer in ''

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'' magazine's 2010 Reader's Poll.

Biography

Hoglan got his first drum kit when he was 13 and is completely self-taught. He started jamming along to his

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and Rush records, with

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and

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being his early influences. Later

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, Robb Reiner of

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, Rob "Wacko" Hunter of Raven and

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got him into double bass drumming. Other influences include

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, Rick Colaluca of

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. In 1983, Hoglan began his music career as a

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(lighting engineer) for the

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band Slayer, where he also played the drums during concert soundchecks. He also did backing vocals on the song "Evil Has No Boundaries", from the first Slayer album ''

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''. He contributed in the recording of '' Haunting the Chapel'', holding

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's drum kit together while recording "Chemical Warfare" because there was no carpet in the studio, said drum kit including a china cymbal owned by Hoglan. He became an influence in Lombardo's drumming style and speed. Lombardo had just had the double bass added to his kit and it was the first double bass Hoglan ever played. Lombardo was impressed with Hoglan's playing, and Hoglan gave Lombardo tips regarding the use of the double kick drum. In 1984, Hoglan was part of the band ''War God'' with

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. At the end of the same year he was asked to join the thrash metal band Dark Angel as the drummer. He penned most of the lyrics for Dark Angel's next three albums. He achieved greater fame during the mid-1990s playing with

, at the same time that bandleader

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was taking that group into a more progressive style. Subsequently, he recorded one album with the thrash metal band Testament, and made the acquaintance of

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multi-instrumentalist

, forging a lasting friendship. Around this time, coming off of the final tour he performed with Death, Hoglan was approached by Slayer to replace a departing

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, however, took the position, much to Hoglan's approval. He would go on to record several albums with Townsend, both as part of the

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band

and under Devin Townsend's name. Hoglan was also part of

band Tenet, a side project of Strapping Young Lad guitarist

Jed Simon Jedson Louis Simon (born February 27, 1964) is a Canadian musician. He was a member of supergroup Scar the Martyr and has been a member of numerous metal bands, including Front Line Assembly, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, and TENET. He is ...

, from 2003 to 2007. Hoglan left the band on amicable terms in January 2007. He was replaced by

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only to return to the group in June of the same year. Hoglan recorded his drum parts for the entirety of the following album in a mere two days. On the

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stop of

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's 2004 Lamentations tour, Hoglan stood in for drummer

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April 11, 2006 Opeth's drum tech had filled in for the two previous dates on the tour and Lopez rejoined the band for the

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, show.

In 2005, Hoglan stood in for Lopez for the majority of the

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tour when Lopez began having more panic attacks. Hoglan played double duty by playing a set with

then performing with Opeth later in the evening. It was later announced Lopez had a rare blood disorder and was seeking treatment. Hoglan also appeared in Opeth's music video "The Grand Conjuration" as they filmed it on the tour while in

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. Other bands have also recruited Hoglan as a session drummer. He has recorded albums with the Norwegian

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band

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and the Danish

band

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. Additionally he has done production and engineering work for other albums and demos. Hoglan also was recruited by Vancouver thrash metal band The Almighty Punchdrunk, and appeared as a band member for their only album to date, '' Music for Them Asses'', released in 2001. Hoglan is working with

, the band from the animated TV show ''

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''. The show was co-created by stand-up comedian/actor/musician

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, who also composes or performs all of the music. Hoglan features in Dethklok's debut album, ''

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'', which was released on September 25, 2007. He toured with Brendon Small and the live band during the summer of 2008. Besides working with Dethklok, Hoglan is also a guest star by voicing a health inspector in one episode of the series. He later performed on ''

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'', the sequel album released on September 29, 2009, and again toured with Dethklok. The two later collaborated to make Brendon Small's Galaktikon using extra studio time from the Dethklok studio sessions. Hoglan filled in as the drummer for

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when their then drummer, Mike Justian, quit while on tour. He has also joined the metal band

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, with

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singer

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, as the band's permanent drummer. Even more recently, Hoglan was announced as the drummer for the reunited Bay Area Thrash metal band Forbidden's reunion tour, replacing original drummer

. Hoglan played drums on

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's third studio album '' When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan'' in 2008. 20171209 Oberhausen Ruhrpott Metal Meeting Testament 0438

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In June 2011, he reunited with Testament, to record their eleventh studio album '' Dark Roots of Earth''. On that album, he filled in for

, who was unable to participate in the recording sessions because of a "serious injury". In 2012, he began touring with Testament, and on January 27 filled in for

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of Anthrax. Although Hoglan was initially brought back to the band as a temporary drummer (in a fashion similar to his initial tenure when he recorded the '' Demonic'' album), he had since rejoined as a permanent member of Testament, recording two more albums with the band – '' Brotherhood of the Snake'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2020) – and surpassing original drummer

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as their longest-serving drummer. In 2018, Hoglan played with both Anthrax and Testament on the same nights during the

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while

was recovering from

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. Hoglan announced his second departure from Testament on January 21, 2022. Gene was the drummer for

from 2009 to 2012 and played on their release ''

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''; his association with the band ended when he was "no longer needed", and he expressed both a reluctance to join and a disappointment in the ultimate resolution of his tenure. He also participated in the recording sessions of

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's reunion album, ''

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'' (2015). In October 2013, it was announced that Hoglan would be participating in the reunion of Dark Angel, who still play live occasionally to this day. The band is also planning to release a new album in the future.

Other ventures

In 2017, Hoglan released an art collection consisting of

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of him playing with colorful glowing drumsticks, resulting in psychedelic imagery. Hoglan made a guest appearance in the season 2 finale of ''

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'' on

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Equipment

Gene endorses and uses

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, Sabian

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sticks and

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heads.

Drum setup

*Drums –

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Reference Carbon Mist Finish, Black Hardware **24x16 Bass Drum (x2) **12x10 Tom **14x12 Tom **18x16 Floor Tom **14x8 Brass Free Floating Snare Drum *Cymbals – Sabian **15" AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hats (or 15" AA Metal-X Hi Hats) **19" Paragon Chinese **22" HH Power Bell Ride **18" AAX X-Plosion Fast Crash **18" AAX Metal Crash **8" Paragon Splash (originally owned by

) **10" Paragon Splash (originally owned by Neil Peart) **19" AAX Metal Crash **22" HH Power Bell Ride (x2) **19" Paragon Chinese (or 20" AAX Chinese Brilliant) (x2) *Drumheads –

**G2 Clear **SD Dry *Pedals: ** Tama Camco (until 2015–2016) (×2) ** Pearl Eliminator Redline (nowadays) (×2) *Hardware – Pearl **B1000 Boom Stand (x7) **H2000 Hi-Hat Stand **S2000 Snare Stand **T2000 Double Tom Stand **D2000 Throne *Other **

2B Nylon Tip Drumsticks

Bands

Current * Dark Angel (1984-1992, 2002-2005, 2013-present) * DTA: Death to All (2012-present) *

(2005-present) * Tenet (1996-present) Former *

(1993-1995) *

(2009-2012) * Forbidden (2011) *

Meldrum Meldrum was a multinational heavy metal band formed by ex- Phantom Blue guitarist Michelle Meldrum. History American guitarist Michelle Meldrum started her first band Wargod with Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan, later going on to f ...

(2008-2009) * Phantasm (1987) *

(1995-2007) *

(2011-2013) *

(2007-2018) * Testament (1997-1998, 2011-2022) *

(2007–2021) Live * Anthrax (2012, 2018) * Forbidden (2011) *

(2004) *

(2007) Session *

(1998) * The Almighty Punchdrunk (1999) *

(2002) *

(1998-2001) * Frygirl (2001) * Just Cause (2001) * Naphobia (1995) * Wargod (1985) Timeline

Discography

Hoglan played drums on the following albums, unless otherwise noted. * 1983: Slayer – ''

'' (backing vocals on "Evil Has No Boundaries") * 1985: Wargod – ''Wargod'' (demo) * 1986: Dark Angel – ''

Darkness Descends ''Darkness Descends'' is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released on November 17, 1986. Released at the height of thrash metal's popularity, ''Darkness Descends'' received positive reviews from music critics, ...

'' * 1987: Phantasm – ''Wreckage (demo) * 1989: Dark Angel – ''

Leave Scars ''Leave Scars'' is the third studio album released by the American thrash metal band, Dark Angel, released on January 24, 1989. It was their first album with vocalist Ron Rinehart and bassist Mike Gonzalez (who joined just prior to the release of ...

'' * 1990: Dark Angel – ''Live Scars'' (EP) * 1991: Dark Angel – ''

Time Does Not Heal ''Time Does Not Heal'' is the fourth studio album by Dark Angel, released in 1991. This was Dark Angel's final album before their break up in 1992. Work on a follow-up album, under the name ''Atrocity Exhibition'', was prepared, but never advanc ...

'' * 1992: Dark Angel – ''Decade of Chaos'' * 1992: Silent Scream – ''From the Darkest Depths of the Imagination'' (mixing and production) * 1993:

– ''

Individual Thought Patterns ''Individual Thought Patterns'' is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on June 22, 1993, by Relativity Records. It is the only album by the band to feature guitarist Andy LaRocque, the first to feature drummer Gen ...

'' * 1995: Death – '' Symbolic'' * 1995: Naphobia – ''Of Hell'' (guest drummer) * 1997:

– ''

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'' * 1997: Testament – '' Demonic'' * 1998:

– '' Ill–Natured Spiritual Invasion'' * 1998: Strapping Young Lad – ''

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'' * 1998:

– ''

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'' * 1998: Devin Townsend – ''Christeen Plus 4 Demos'' (EP) * 1999: The Almighty Punchdrunk – '' Music for Them Asses'' * 2000: Devin Townsend – ''

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'' * 2001: Devin Townsend – '' Terria'' * 2001: Just Cause – ''Finger It Out'' * 2001: Frygirl – ''Someone Please Kill Me'' (Congas) * 2002:

– ''Eye for an Eye'' * 2003: Strapping Young Lad – ''

'' * 2003: Tenet – ''Sovereign'' (demo) * 2005: Strapping Young Lad – ''

Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

'' * 2005:

– played drums in the video for " The Grand Conjuration" from their ''

Ghost Reveries ''Ghost Reveries'' is the eighth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on 29 August 2005. It was their first album after signing with Roadrunner Records, and first album since ''Still Life'' (1999) to not be produ ...

'' album * 2005:

Ani Kyd Ani Kyd (born September 15, 1969) is a Canadian, Vancouver-based musician, actor, and life coach. Career Kyd has worked with musicians including Meegan Bradfield (Limblifter), Lisa Wagner (Cello player for Moist), Gene Hoglan (Strapping Youn ...

– ''Evil Needs Candy Too'' * 2006: Strapping Young Lad – ''

The New Black ''The New Black'' is the fifth and final studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. It was released on July 11, 2006, debuting at No. 200 on the ''Billboard'' charts. A music video was shot for the album's sole single ...

'' * 2007:

– ''Blowin' Up the Machine'' (guest drummer) * 2007:

– ''

'' * 2007: Dethklok – '' ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead/Dethklok'' * 2007: Mr. Plow – ''Apocalypse Plow'' * 2008:

– '' When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan'' * 2008:

– '' Absentee'' * 2008:

Mechanism Mechanism may refer to: * Mechanism (engineering), rigid bodies connected by joints in order to accomplish a desired force and/or motion transmission *Mechanism (biology), explaining how a feature is created *Mechanism (philosophy), a theory that ...

– ''Inspired Horrific'' * 2009: Fattooth – ''Fattooth'' * 2009: Dethklok – ''

'' * 2009: Tenet – ''Sovereign'' * 2010:

– ''

'' * 2012:

– '' Brendon Small's Galaktikon'' * 2012: Testament – '' Dark Roots of Earth'' * 2012: Pitch Black Forecast – ''Burning in Water... Drowning in Flame'' * 2012: Meldrum – ''Lifer'' * 2012: Dethklok – ''

Dethalbum III ''Dethalbum III'' is the third full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series ''Metalocalypse''. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on October 16, 2012. It contains music from the second, third and ...

'' * 2012: Sylencer – '' A Lethal Dose of Truth'' (guest drummer on "Get It Up") * 2012: Memorain – ''

Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

'' * 2013: Dethklok – ''

'' * 2014: Pitch Black Forecast – ''As the World Burns'' * 2015:

– ''

'' * 2016: Testament – '' Brotherhood of the Snake'' * 2017: Brendon Small – ''

Brendon Small's Galaktikon II ''Brendon Small's Galaktikon II: Become the Storm'' is the second solo album by Brendon Small, known for his work on the animated television shows ''Metalocalypse'' and '' Home Movies'', and as creator of virtual death metal band Dethklok. The al ...

'' * 2019:

Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), ''Age ...

– '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (soundtrack) * 2019:

Bryan Beller Bryan Beller (born May 6, 1971) is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Joe Satriani, The Aristocrats, Dethklok, Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, James LaBrie of Dream Theater and Dweezil Zappa, as well as his four solo album releases, ...

– ''Scenes from the Flood'' * 2020: Testament – ''

Videography

* Dark Angel - ''Ultimate Revenge 2'' (VHS, 1989) * Strapping Young Lad - '' For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore'' (DVD, 2004, Century Media Records) * Gene Hoglan - ''The Atomic Clock'' (DVD, 2010, Hoglan Industries) * Behind the Player: ''Dimmu Borgir'' (DVD, 2010, Alfred Music Publishing) * Gene Hoglan - ''The Clock Strikes Two'' (DVD, 2016, Hoglan Industries) * Bryan Beller - "Mastering Tone and Versatility (DVD, 2012, Alfred Music Publishing)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoglan, Gene American heavy metal drummers American black metal musicians 1967 births Living people Dark Angel (band) members Death (metal band) members Testament (band) members Millikan High School alumni Musicians from Dallas Musicians from Long Beach, California Forbidden (band) members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Fear Factory members Strapping Young Lad members Old Man's Child members Phantasm (band) members Dethklok members