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

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drummer. He has previously performed with

Morbid Angel Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida, formed in 1983 by guitarist, primary composer and sole remaining original member Trey Azagthoth, vocalist and bassist Dallas Ward, and drummer Mike Browning. Widely considere ...

and I Am Morbid alongside former

vocalist/bassist David Vincent.

Biography

Yeung attended Hochstein School of Music & Dance in Rochester, New York and graduated in 1995. He was first introduced to the

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

Hate Eternal Hate Eternal is a Florida 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: '' Conquerin ...

's debut album '' Conquering the Throne'', 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

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band All That Remains, death metal bands Vital Remains 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

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and can be heard on their debut album, '' Bleed the Fifth'' 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

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, CKY frontman

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's death metal side project. He replaced Pete Sandoval in

for their 2011 album '' Illud Divinum Insanus'' due to Sandoval's back surgery and was their official drummer until June 2015. In a Metal Addicts interview Yeung commented on his reasons for leaving Morbid Angel: “I’ve been waiting to break the news for a while about this. Now seems like the proper time to do so. As some of you know, there have been some lineup changes with Morbid Angel. Unfortunately, due to financial differences, I will not be continuing with them. It has been a great five years being involved with Morbid Angel. I’ve met a ton of great people all over the world, played some amazing shows, and have a ton of great memories as well as stories. I wish Trey (Azagthoth) and Morbid Angel all the best. As for myself, I’m always up for the next opportunity life throws my way.” 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.

Equipment

Yeung uses and endorses

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drums, Sabian 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 – Sabian **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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeung, Tim American heavy metal drummers American death metal musicians Musicians from Rochester, New York 1978 births Living people 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Hate Eternal members All That Remains (band) members Pestilence (band) members Assjack members 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Drummers from New York (state)