Few drummers have left a mark on heavy music fairly like Dave Lombardo. Finest recognized for his thunderous, genre-defining work with Slayer, Lombardo has spent a long time pushing the boundaries of percussion throughout a number of initiatives. In a current dialog with Fistful of Steel journal (by way of Blabbermouth), Lombardo opened up about his capability to adapt to wildly totally different musical landscapes, which in flip turned his power.
Lombardo’s willingness to step exterior his consolation zone dates again to the late ’80s, when the relentless touring cycle with Slayer left him trying to find new inventive shops. “Manner again in ’89, after touring month after month with Slayer, I used to be feeling a bit of pissed off after doing the identical outdated factor day after day. It turned so repetitive, and I actually had an amazing urge to do one thing totally different. One thing that actually challenged my capability. I needed to department out and work with different musicians, so within the early ’90s, I began working with Testomony and Fantômas.”
“I felt that I used to be a bit of little bit of a chameleon, the place I may simply adapt to so many various kinds of music and work with a various vary of guitar gamers and tempos – particularly with Fantômas. The dynamics change so quick with Fantômas, so I needed to adapt in a short time to the preparations, and I am so grateful that Mike noticed my capability to just do that. It was loads of enjoyable working collectively again then, and it nonetheless is at this time. I am eternally grateful to him for inviting me alongside for this wild experience – to not point out introducing me to John Zorn [jazz-metal composer]. That was actually the second for me that modified a lot. This was what I used to be actually hungry for after I assume again to that pissed off feeling in ’89.”
For Lombardo, inventive freedom has at all times been a driving drive. His long-time collaborations with Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Religion No Extra, Fantômas) have solely strengthened that perception. “I’ve labored with Mike on so many initiatives, and he at all times informed me to comply with my instincts and to not be afraid to place out my artwork into the world. That made a huge effect on my confidence and was an enormous a part of the choice course of when it got here to my solo stuff.”
Nonetheless, Lombardo just isn’t blind to the double-edged sword of modern-day publicity. “I am additionally very conscious that social media is a monster, and pretty much as good as it may be at instances, it could possibly additionally destroy artists. In order that’s at all times behind my thoughts, however then that punk angle kicks in and I simply do not give a fuck of what anybody thinks.”
Now, along with his newest endeavor, Venamoris, he is exploring a deeply private facet of his artistry alongside his spouse, Paula Lombardo. Speaking concerning the making of Venamoris’ newest album, To Cross Or To Burn, he described it as an expertise not like another in his storied profession.
“That is such a private album, that’s born and created in our residence. We have now full management of sounds, rhythms, atmospheric drones and textures, and so on. We resolve on all the pieces, and that makes it so particular,” Lombardo shared. The deeply private nature of the lyrics, written by Paula, added one other layer of depth to the venture. “The truth that these are Paula’s lyrics is also form of scary for her, because it’s some very private lyrics for her, and that may be very daunting to point out the world. Making this album was a really liberating expertise for each of us. I am used to a producer respiration down my neck or a good deadline for some initiatives, however with Venamoris, all the pieces was on our phrases.”
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