Reed St. Mark
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Reed St. Mark is an American drummer
best known for playing with the avant-garde Swiss
heavy metal
band Celtic Frost
.
Reed St. Mark (born Reid Cruickshank) joined Celtic Frost
in 1985 for the recording of their Emperor's Return
E.P. and the highly influential To Mega Therion
and Into The Pandemonium
albums. After extensive touring with the group, Reed left Celtic Frost in 1988 only to later join the funk metal
group Mindfunk, playing drums on their self-titled debut album for Sony/Epic in 1991. Reed left Mindfunk in 1992 to re-join Celtic Frost for the writing of the unreleased 'Under Apollyon's Sun' album.
During his time with Celtic Frost, Reed St. Mark's various trademarks included rows of women's high-heeled shoes arranged on his drum kit and playing drum solos with oversized sticks
. He was also noted for his highly visual and flamboyant drumming style as well as hitting his drums exceedingly hard. He was said to have destroyed drum heads on a daily basis as a result of his hard-hitting technique.
Reed performed with Celtic Frost on a Sonor Phonic Plus series double bass kit, that included a Sonor Signature Series 8" steel snare drum.
His cymbals used were mainly Paiste RUDE series known for their durability and powerful tone. In the studio and sometimes live, he would include some of the Paiste 2002 line.
In 2008, Reed was briefly involved in a new project called Triptykon
with former Celtic Frost band mate
Tom Gabriel Fischer. He is also listed as a contributing artist for the Septimus Orion
project which released its first album in 2008.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
best known for playing with the avant-garde Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
.
Reed St. Mark (born Reid Cruickshank) joined Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
in 1985 for the recording of their Emperor's Return
Emperor's Return
Emperor's Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank...
E.P. and the highly influential To Mega Therion
To Mega Therion (album)
To Mega Therion is the second album by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost, released in October 1985. The cover artwork is a painting by H.R. Giger entitled Satan I...
and Into The Pandemonium
Into the Pandemonium
Into the Pandemonium is the 1987 album by avant-garde metal band Celtic Frost. The album is more varied than many of Celtic Frost's past LPs, with unlikely covers , emotionally charged love songs, the album's recurring industrial-influenced rhythmic songs of demons and destruction and thrash metal...
albums. After extensive touring with the group, Reed left Celtic Frost in 1988 only to later join the funk metal
Funk metal
Funk metal is a subgenre of funk rock that fuses elements of heavy metal and funk. Allmusic has claimed that "funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves, Mordred and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger...
group Mindfunk, playing drums on their self-titled debut album for Sony/Epic in 1991. Reed left Mindfunk in 1992 to re-join Celtic Frost for the writing of the unreleased 'Under Apollyon's Sun' album.
During his time with Celtic Frost, Reed St. Mark's various trademarks included rows of women's high-heeled shoes arranged on his drum kit and playing drum solos with oversized sticks
Drum stick
A percussion mallet is an object used to beat drums and other percussion instruments. Some specialized mallets are called beaters, drumsticks.Note: See Rute .-Drum sticks:...
. He was also noted for his highly visual and flamboyant drumming style as well as hitting his drums exceedingly hard. He was said to have destroyed drum heads on a daily basis as a result of his hard-hitting technique.
Reed performed with Celtic Frost on a Sonor Phonic Plus series double bass kit, that included a Sonor Signature Series 8" steel snare drum.
His cymbals used were mainly Paiste RUDE series known for their durability and powerful tone. In the studio and sometimes live, he would include some of the Paiste 2002 line.
In 2008, Reed was briefly involved in a new project called Triptykon
Triptykon
Triptykon is a musical project of Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Apollyon Sun. Fischer announced his departure from Celtic Frost in May 2008 and shortly afterwards revealed his new project would be entitled Triptykon...
with former Celtic Frost band mate
Tom Gabriel Fischer. He is also listed as a contributing artist for the Septimus Orion
Septimus Orion
Septimus Orion is a recording project initiated with the release of its first studio album CAGED in August 2008. The album includes an audio version of Clifford Meth's short story Queers. This short story was originally published in god's 15 minutes by Aardwolf Publishing. Celtic Frost drummer Reed...
project which released its first album in 2008.
Related links
- Reed St. Mark's official website
- Reed St. Mark on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Celtic Frost's official website
- Septimus Orion official website