For those who’ve ever questioned why Judas Priest drummer Scott Travis performs together with his drumsticks the wrong way up, he is now provided a proof.
Shared in a video put up by means of Judas Priest’s socials, Travis defined the anomaly in his enjoying type and revealed that it was initially influenced by two different drummers that he loves.
“Many, a few years in the past, two of my favourite drummers, Neil Peart of Rush and Tommy Aldridge, who’s performed with Ozzy [Osbourne] and a bunch of different bands, Whitesnake, I seen they have been at all times enjoying — so they’d have the butt finish on the left hand, which is generally the snare, after which they’d play the tip on the experience cymbal for readability,” recollects Travis.
“So I form of stole that concept, after which I simply figured that if it really works on this hand, it is adequate on this hand, and when you must purchase your individual drumsticks, which I used to do, they last more, as a result of, clearly, that is thicker than that,” he added.
Judas Priest in 2024
Travis and the remainder of Judas Priest are at present on a break from the highway, having launched the Invincible Protect album earlier this spring. However touring will choose up once more quickly, with their subsequent leg beginning Sept. 13 in Montreal. They’ll stay in North America for reveals by means of an Oct. 26 finale in Dallas.
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Judas Priest even have a handful of dates in December in Japan. Keep updated with all their touring and get ticketing data by means of their web site.
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