Rick Greig

Favourite Fishsticks:

 The 5BXN THUNDER FORCE are the perfect weight for quick blasting, nice horizontal switching whilst still having enough weight to give nice consistency with the volume. The most reliable, solid and well balanced sticks i have ever used. An absolutely top tier product.

BIO: I have played drums for over twenty years in the underground death metal scene in NZ , I taught drums at Aurora college ( Invercargill NZ ) and won drummer of the year at the 2015 Southland entertainment awards . I have been performing live since 2001.

At the age of six my father took me into a music store and i instantly walked over to the drums , picked up the sticks and started to play a 4/4 beat . I have always felt like it was something i was drawn to , luckily my father loves music , and so at the age of six years old i was bought my first drums on my birthday . I didnt take it seriously until later on around the age of twenty , but the foundation was set . 
 I played drums in Ravenous for about ten years, took a 5 year break and then returned with Autonomy , my current and main band , whilst playing in a slamming goregrind side project , Snuff Duster .


Home Town: Invercargill , New Zealand (originally Adelaide SA) 
Favourite Styles: Brutal death metal , slamming death metal , tech death , deathgrind . 
Current bands: Autonomy , Snuff Duster 
Previous bands: Ravenous 

Favourite Fishsticks: I alternate between 2BXN Destroyernator and 2BX - 

The perfect sticks. Nylon for extra Attack and 2BX for warmer tone. They are just the perfect sticks for my style of playing. The width, length and weight is perfect for my reach. Whether it be death metal or just chopping up for fun, the stick does a lot of the work for me and makes playing much easier.  I found it helps get stronger muscle after every session, whether fingers or wrist, it's perfect for every technique I utilise.  I couldn't imagine using any other stick. The perfect weight for throwing with Velocity and also love the Aesthetics. It doesn't hurt to have a fresh looking stick to match my style musically and stylistically.  My little tacker loves his K1 Little Fishys too.  Fishsticks go hard!  

Bio: I play for Allocer - they are good fellas and have always been proper brothers I can look up to and rely on. I've been playing since I was 13 - I Grew up in Muchea so there was F-All to do there besides ride bmx, dirt bikes or skateboard. I play a wide range of styles but primarily Death Metal but love everything from Blues to Hip Hop. I took a break after leaving Obscenium and later joined The Mighty Allocer.

I previously played for 'Obscenium' which later changed name and reformed into another band. Still have respect for them blokes regardless of differences and individual paths we took.

HomeTown: Muchea - Western Australia

Favourite Styles: Slam! Brutal Death Metal / Extreme Metal
Grindcore. Pretty much all Metal
Hip Hop for Chops
Current bands:
Allocer

Previous bands:
Obscenium ( The Ritual Aura)

 Favourite Fishsticks: 5BX THUNDER FORCE 

Other than the obvious highlight, that fact that they’re called thunder force, very cool. These bad boys are light weight but durable so I can play fast and hard while not worry about breaking a stick. Plus I’m a fashion whore and they look cool. 

Bio:

Started playing drums at 12 because no one els at school played and that’s what the band needed. After my first proper go I was hooked and never looked back.

First drum kit, was a shit show, random tama snare paired with a  mix of crappy shells. But eventually I saved up and got a Pearl masters studio BRX. Fun fact, that kit was my first real relationship. 
I now also have a Pearl vision birch and use a full lineup of paiste rude cymbals. 

Home Town: 

Born in Perth WA, but have lived in northern rivers NSW most of my life.

Favourite Styles: 

My favourite style would have to be progressive rock, but honestly I love anything that’s creative. Listening to a drummer step out of the norm and play something that follows it’s own line in a band, but continues to complement and support the song and other instruments, is absolutely amazing to me. And something I’m constantly trying to strive towards. 

Current bands: 

Mother boy 

IT’s Multimedia 

Previous bands:

Blindmouth