5-29-11 Mercenary X Opening for Loudness at Warehouse Live

On May 29, 2011, Mercenary X opened up for Loudness at Warehouse Live. I am, of course, the Mercenary X drummer and this mini-doc covers the behind-the-scenes setup as well as a few choice drum cam shots from the performance.

The clips here are meant to show off my ability to play keyboards and drums simultaneously, which I do in a number of Mercenary X songs. If the music or novel technique intrigues you, then you should definitely check us out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MercenaryXMetal and come to one of our shows!

Song clips are from:
1:54 - Mercy 696 - This song has the most keyboard changes, it starts with an organ, has some strings in the verses and some ethereal bells in the atmospheric breakdown

3:08 - Headcrusher originally by Megadeth - This is a small clip of our Megadeth cover

4:04 - The Dread - This has the most technically difficult keyboard part, there is a 3 on 4 synth line over a double bass drum part that is in unison with the guitars. The strings then double the vocal line.

4:51 - The Dread - Another clip from this song's ending, I just really like playing the blasts here.

5:13 - Payin' the Price - This is the end of the guitar solo from this song, I am supporting the guitar with some strings. The rest is thrashy head-banging fun, though.

6:45 - Ice Cream Truck

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[demonscape6]

Great show man!