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Real name: Timothy Yatras
Birthday & Birthplace: July 5th in Wollongong, Australia
Instrument: Drums & Backing Vocals.
Other instruments played: Keyboards, guitar.
Influences (playing): Virgil Donati, Yoshiki Hayashi, Alex Holzwarth, Uli Kusch, Mike Portnoy, Akira Jimbo, Mikky Dee, Shinya, David Jones, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Aquiles Priester, Dave Weckl.
Influences (songwriting): Yoshiki Hayashi, Sami Lopakka, Mika Tenkula, Mutt Lange, 'Arry 'Arris.
What bands were you in prior to LORD? Dungeon, Nazxul, Battalion, 20 Grams.
Have you been involved in any other projects whilst in LORD? Nazxul, session drums for Ilium and various others, plus some projects which will be unveiled soon.
How long have you been playing? I've been playing since early 1996.
What gear do you currently use?
DRUMS (All Pearl):
- Reference kit in Purple Craze.
- Toms: 8x7, 10x8, 12x9, 14x14, 16x16.
- Bass drum: 22x20
- Snares: 14x5.5 BRX in limited edition Millennium Silver, 14x5 Carbonply Maple
HARDWARE (All Pearl):
- Icon rack
- Eliminator hi hat stand
- Eliminator double pedal
- Eliminator Remote hi hat
- Roadster throne
CYMBALS (All Zildjian):
- 14" A Mastersound Hi Hats
- 14” A Quick Beat hats
- 10" A Splash
- 16" A Custom Fast Crash
- 16” A Custom Crash
- 17" A Custom Projection Crash
- 18" K Custom Dark Crash
- 20" Z Custom Ride
- 19" K China
ELECTRONICS: Roland TD8 module with DDRUM triggers
I also use Remo heads, Pro Mark 5A sticks and Shure wireless headset microphones.
Is your current instrument the one you started on? Yes
What prompted you to start playing? I played on a friends kit, loved it, and thought guys like Lars and Nicko looked super cool.
What is the best thing about being in LORD? Free alcohol. :)
What is the worst thing? Not enough free alcohol. :(
Favorites:
- Foods: Chicken roll with cheese plus chips from the old Gwynneville chicken shop (RIP :( :( :( )
- Drinks: Beer, water, Orange Juice.
- Movies / TV shows: Movies: Troy, Lord of the Rings, The Green Mile. TV: Prison Break, House, Supernatural, Heroes, Band of Brothers, Futurama.
- Books: I read a good book on Andrei Chikatilo not long ago.
- Bands: X Japan, Iron Maiden, Sentenced, Queensryche, Dissection, Summoning Blind Guardian, John Farnham, Europe, Harem Scarem, Dir En Grey, Agalloch, Burzum, Helloween, Moonsorrow, Amorphis, etc., etc., etc.
- Sports: Surfing, underwater chess.
- Websites: www.myspace.com all the way!
What is your most memorable gig? Dungeon supporting Megadeth in Serbia, closely followed by Romania the next night. Also the whole Queensryche tour.
What is something about yourself that would surprise people who don't really know you yet? That I'm not actually XstraightedgeX OMG!
Have you got any hobbies outside of LORD? I like to hang out with friends and I also don't mind an iced water every so often.
Do you have a personal website? I have an amazing MySpace page.
Any other information you wish to divulge? No, not really.
Final comments: See you all on tour soon. Come up and say hi and buy me a beer!
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