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Zbigniew Robert Prominski

Zbigniew Robert Prominski

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Zbigniew Robert Promiński (b. December 30, 1978 in Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

), stage name Inferno, is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...

. He has contributed to bands such as Behemoth
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....

, Azarath, Witchmaster
Witchmaster
Witchmaster is a metal band founded in 1996 in Zielona Góra, Poland.-Discography:* Thrash Ör Die * No Peace At All * Violence and Blasphemy * Masochistic Devil Worship...

, Damnation, Artrosis and Devilyn. Also, his endorsements include Sabian, Trick, Spaun Drums, and Vic Firth.

Inferno joined Behemoth in 1997. He is known as one of the fastest and most technically proficient drummers in today's death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 scene.
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Zbigniew Robert Promiński (b. December 30, 1978 in Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,128 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

), stage name Inferno, is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...

. He has contributed to bands such as Behemoth
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....

, Azarath, Witchmaster
Witchmaster
Witchmaster is a metal band founded in 1996 in Zielona Góra, Poland.-Discography:* Thrash Ör Die * No Peace At All * Violence and Blasphemy * Masochistic Devil Worship...

, Damnation, Artrosis and Devilyn. Also, his endorsements include Sabian, Trick, Spaun Drums, and Vic Firth.

Inferno joined Behemoth in 1997. He is known as one of the fastest and most technically proficient drummers in today's death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 scene. An example of his drumming speed can be heard on the Behemoth song Modern Iconoclasts from Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
Zos Kia Cultus is the sixth album by Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth. It was recorded at the Hendrix Studios in June–September, 2002 and mastered at the High End Studio in Warsaw in September, 2002....

. Also at Slaying The Prophets ov Isa and Pazuzu from The Apostasy
The Apostasy
The Apostasy is the eighth full-length album by Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth. The album was released on July 17, 2007 through Regain Records. It was recorded at the Radio Gdańsk Studios from November 2006 till March 2007. The record was then mixed by Daniel Bergstrand in the Dug Out...

 he has reached a tempo of 260bpm in the studio.

At NAMM 2008, Spaun Drums unveiled a 8x14 signature Inferno snare drum. The 18 ply Maple/Birch snare drum features a gun-metal finish with custom graphics and diecast hoops.

Setup

  • Sabian Cymbals
    • AAX Metal Hats 14"
    • AAX Metal Ride 20"
    • HHX Evolution China 14"
    • AA China 20"
    • AAX Metal Crash 16"
    • AAX Dark Crash 17"
    • AAX Metal Crash 18"
    • AAX China 18"
    • AAXtreme China 17"

  • Spaun Custom Series Kit
    • 8x8 tom
    • 9x10 tom
    • 10x12 tom
    • 11x13 tom
    • 12x14 tom
    • 16x16 Floor Tom
    • 16x18 Floor Tom
    • 18x22 Kick Drum (x2)
    • 8x14 Signature Snare

  • Vic Firth
    Vic Firth (company)
    Vic Firth is an American drum stick, and drum/percussion mallet manufacturer founded in 1963, "by accident" according to its founder Vic Firth, a drummer/percussionist...

     5B drumsticks

  • Trick Percussion Pro 1-V Big Foot Pedals

  • Gibraltar
    Gibraltar Hardware
    Gibraltar Hardware is a maker of drumset and percussion hardware. It's most famed for making drumset frames and cages, but it also makes everything from hi-hat stands to drumset thrones...

     Drum Rack and Hardware

  • Alesis
    Alesis
    Alesis is a company that designs and markets electronic musical instruments, which it has manufactured primarily in China. Alesis is owned by Numark and based in Cumberland, Rhode Island.-Targeted market:...

    DM5 Drum Module

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