Tim Yeung (born November 27, 1978) is an American

extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...

drummer. He currently performs in the band I Am Morbid, which plays

Morbid Angel Morbid Angel is an American death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling ...

songs and also features

's former vocalist/bassist David Vincent.

Biography

Yeung attended

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in Rochester, New York and graduated in 1995. He was first introduced to the

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

genre in the 1980s. His breakout performance was in 1999 on

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' ...

's debut album ''

Conquering the Throne ''Conquering the Throne'' is the debut album by Hate Eternal. It was released on November 2 1999 on Wicked World Records, a subdivision of Earache Records. The album cover is from the right portion (Hell) of Hans Memling's painting '' The Last ...

'', after which he became a big name in the death metal scene. Although Yeung left Hate Eternal after the release of ''Conquering the Throne'', he started lending his talents as a live session drummer, such as with American

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band All That Remains, death metal bands

Vital Remains Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 1988. History Formation and early years Guitarist Paul Flynn formed Vital Remains in 1988. Vital Remains' first line-up included Paul Flynn on lead guitar, ...

and

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, and as a studio drummer on '' ...And Time Begins'' by

Decrepit Birth Decrepit Birth is an American death metal band from Santa Cruz, California. They have released two studio albums through Unique Leader Records and two through Nuclear Blast, and a demo independently. All of their studio albums feature artwork ...

. Yeung was the drummer and co-founder of the death metal/metalcore band

Divine Heresy Divine Heresy is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California by founder of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially for ...

and can be heard on their debut album, ''

Bleed the Fifth ''Bleed the Fifth'' is the debut studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released in August 2007. It sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release.

'' and their second studio album, ''

Bringer of Plagues ''Bringer of Plagues'' is the second studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released on July 28, 2009. It is the band's only album to feature vocalist Travis Neal and bassist Joe Payne, and the last to feature drummer Tim Yeung. On ...

''. He was also the drummer of

World Under Blood World Under Blood is an American melodic death metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2006, the band originally featured vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller and drummer Tim Yeung, with bassist Risha Eryavac and guitarist Luke Jaeger c ...

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frontman

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's death metal side project. He replaced

Pete Sandoval Pedro Rigoberto "Pete" Sandoval (born May 21, 1964) is a El Salvador, Salvadoran-born United States, American death metal drummer. His first significant stint as a drummer was for the grindcore band Terrorizer, formed in 1986, where he began to ...

for their 2011 album ''

Illud Divinum Insanus ''Illud Divinum Insanus'' is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Morbid Angel. It was released on June 7, 2011, by independent French record label Season of Mist. It is Morbid Angel's first album since ''Heretic'' (2003), the ban ...

'' due to Sandoval's back surgery and was their official drummer until June 2015. In 2006, Yeung hit 872 bass drum hits in one minute at a World's Fastest Drummer competition, which earned him the Fastest Feet Title for that event, though not the world record, which clocked in at 1034 hits in one minute, held by Canadian drummer

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. By Yeung's standards, 872 hits in a minute is comparatively low, translating to one minute of 16th notes at 218 BPM, which is considerably slower than the speeds he has displayed in his group work, which he has been said to get to speeds of around just over 247 BPM. Yeung has stated in interviews that he could have played much faster if he had been using his own setup. Although he is best known as a drummer for death metal bands such as Hate Eternal and Decrepit Birth, Yeung has stated that he has diverse tastes. In the January 2008 issue of ''Drum!'' magazine, Yeung states "...if it has a good drummer then it's good music." His straddling of the extreme and mainstream is perhaps best reflected in his work with

, whose music features elements of extreme death metal as well as genres such as

(from

Tommy Vext Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known as the former lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre. As a solo act, he goe ...

's vocals) and

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

(from

Dino Cazares Dino Cazares (born in 1966) is an American musician, known for being the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also the co-founder of the metal bands Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares popu ...

' guitar work).

Equipment

Yeung uses and endorses

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drums,

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cymbals,

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pedals and

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drumsticks. ;Setup *Drums –

Dominion Maple, Black Gloss finish **22×20 Bass Drum (×2) **10×7 Tom **12×8 Tom **13×9 Tom **14×13 Tom **16×14 Floor Tom **14×6.5 Tim Yeung Signature Detonator Snare Drum *Cymbals –

**14" AAX Metal Hi-Hats **14" AA Mini Chinese **18" B8 Pro Chinese **18" AAX Stage Crash **8" AAX Splash **18" AAX Studio Crash **19" AAX X-Treme Chinese **22" HH Power Bell Ride **12" AA Mini Hat stacked on a 14" AAX Mini Chinese **20" APX Crash *Hardware **

Longboards A Classic Black Pedals (×2) *Other **

Extreme 5A Nylon Drumsticks

References

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