Derek Roddy (born August 28, 1972) is an American drummer 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

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, he has also played and recorded with

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, Divine Empire, Council of the Fallen (where he played guitar),

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, 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 Blotted Science, 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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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
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* '' King of All Kings'' (September 16, 2002) * '' I, Monarch'' (June 27, 2005)

With
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* ''

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'' (1997)

With
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* '' Black Seeds of Vengeance ''(September 5, 2000)

With
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* '' 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, Meinl cymbals,

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drumheads, Vater drumsticks, and

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pedals. Derek was a former endorser of

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

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and then Sabian 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

References

External links

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