Drummer TIM YEUNG Talks About New MORBID ANGEL Album

[Mesarthim]

Drummer TIM YEUNG Talks About New MORBID ANGEL Album - May 5, 2010



Sick Drummer Magazine recently conducted an interview with acclaimed extreme metal drummer Tim Yeung (DIVINE HERESY, ALL THAT REMAINS, NILE, HATE ETERNAL, VITAL REMAINS), who is filling in for Pedro "Pete" Sandoval for MORBID ANGEL's upcoming album and tour. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.



Sick Drummer Magazine: Do you know exactly what the situation with Pete is? Is it looking to be short term or something that will have an effect on him from here forward?



Tim: He is having issues with a couple discs in his back and had to have surgery. He had the surgery and I was told it was going to take him 8-12 months to fully recover and heal, to where he can play comfortably again. I mean, he can play a little bit, but nothing extended or over 30 minutes or so. Man, I really do wish him a full recovery, you know! It sucks... but for now, I'm going to take over the duties and fill in for him, which again is a huge honor for me.



Sick Drummer Magazine: I know a lot of the MORBID fans are, of course, die-hard fans and there's nothing wrong with you coming in and doing your thing, but here's one that will surely be on people's minds. Was the album written and the injury stopped the progress, or are you writing with them? People are going to ask, why didn't they wait for him after so long since their last album.



Tim: I was actually wondering the same thing! I guess in their situation they have taken like eight years off and they really need to get an album out. They were planning on doing the album around this time with Pete, but with him being injured and them needing to get the ball rolling on the new record, they decided to stay on track with the scheduling they had in place. It's unfortunate timing, but there's also the new label and touring to consider. They were trying to work with Pete on the new material, but he was in a lot of pain and it was just not a good idea. So with the intention of staying on track with the record and making sure Pete got better, they decided to move forward and get the album done however they could.



Sick Drummer Magazine: You just got home from a month with the band in Florida. How much time was spent practicing, writing, hanging out? What was it like?



Tim: It's been really great! The first time I went out was last October, right before a DIVINE HERESY tour that was starting out in Tampa, Florida. So I flew out there and we hung out, got a vibe for it all, talked a lot, jammed and everything felt really good. I know their entire catalog of music, so we picked a few songs and just went at it. The talks were good, the jamming was good and it turns out we all have a lot in common, with music, cars and racing, etc. I just spent the month of March down there and we would sometimes end up hanging out and talking for an hour before we even played anything. So all in all it was a great experience and I'm glad everyone is so cool. It's tough sometimes working in an environment where not everyone gets along, so no need to worry about that in this situation.



Sick Drummer Magazine: What can we expect to hear on this record? Will it be all "Pete"-sounding tracks or will it be MORBID ANGEL with Tim Yeung on drums... what are we going to hear?



Tim: With MORBID ANGEL being somewhat notorious for putting out different-sounding records, this record will again be unique. With Trey's [Azagthoth, guitar] writing and everything, there are actually some electronic songs, for those who don't know there will be a good handful of electronic tracks. They are still dark, still aggressive and there are some other songs with blast beats as well. There are songs they wrote with Pete that I really want to keep the vibe on too. Pete being one of my main metal drumming influences, it's going to have that vibe regardless. As far as me sounding just like Pete Sandoval though, that's obviously really hard to do. I will try to keep similar fills that Pete would do, but adding to that my own flavor, which has been encouraged. I really want to end up with a happy medium, 'cause it's important for me, too, as a huge fan of the band. I mean, everybody has their own sound and approach to drumming that creates their signature sound, so it won't sound just like Pete, but it's still very fast and aggressive, and it will kick lots of ass.



Read the entire interview from Sick Drummer Magazine.

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[Ninny]

Electronic songs, I wonder what he means by that

[Mesarthim]

[quote name="Ninny"]Electronic songs, I wonder what he means by that[/quote]





probably just some fills like the ambient/instrumental stuff on prior albums.

[zim]

i really hope that there aren't to many electronic(techno influenced?) songs.. we need an album full of new music!

[Godsdefeat]

Thanks for that

[captain twat. IV.]

If it has techno tracks I will cry.

[Mesarthim]

don't be such a pussy.

[captain twat. IV.]

Techno

[jawn galliano]

i'm going to go on record and say this: anyone who thinks the new morbid angel album will be full of dance music and generic house beats is, to put it mildly, fucking retarded.

[Godsdefeat]

[quote name="hard-on bearer Incognito"]i'm going to go on record and say this: anyone who thinks the new morbid angel album will be full of dance music and generic house beats is, to put it mildly, fucking retarded.[/quote]







In an interview Trey said about the new album:



“I’d say it’s like an assemblage of all sorts of stuff from the catalog and some new influences. I listen to a lot of hardcore [techno] music now — the fuckin’ serious, artistic stuff, not that crap you hear at the clubs. That stuff has impact and it’s really extreme.”



I think all the albums have different vibes whether their influenced by the Necronomicon, Lovecraft, Crowley etc. 'Nevermore' as a track name sounds a bit different than for instance 'Bleed for the Devil...'



I'm not worried, I reckon it'll be outside the box but also 100% Morbid Angel. Can't wait

[FUKKET]

[quote name="Tim Yeung"]I will try to keep similar fills that Pete would do[/quote]

[Mesarthim]

[quote name="hard-on bearer Incognito"]i'm going to go on record and say this: anyone who thinks the new morbid angel album will be full of dance music and generic house beats is, to put it mildly, fucking retarded.[/quote]





QFT





and I also like some electronic music. there is a lot of original, well composed stuff out there. some of it's "extreme" and some of it is much more relaxed.



electronic =/= techno

[Abzu]

I think this album is going to be fucking awesome. I'm glad Tim is going to be trying to stay as Pete-like as possible, also.

[jawn galliano]

[quote name="Skintoxication"]he probably means "techno" in an all encompassing electronic music term sort of way. in which case i would find completely acceptable, as i dig me some electronic music [/quote]



[quote name="Godsdefeat"]I'm not worried, I reckon it'll be outside the secretary of state cube but also 100% Morbid Angel. Can't wait[/quote]



[quote name="Lumbergh"]there is a lot of original, well composed stuff out there. some of it's "extreme" and some of it is much more relaxed.



electronic =/= techno[/quote]







there's so much good shit out there that falls under the electronic umbrella that isn't throwaway dance/club nonsense, i find it baffling that people would get worked up over these influences finding their way into trey's writing. it's not as pronounced in this thread specifically, but in a more general sense i've noticed a lot of unwarranted skepticism about this over the last year or two.



it just aggravates me 'cuz as you fine folks all know, there's tons of good stuff to be found, plenty of stuff that even completely unadventurous death metal fans should enjoy.

[captain twat. IV.]

It sounds like shit to me why should I enjoy it?



Post something I "should" enjoy.

[jawn galliano]

you seriously just write off all electronic music as 'sounds like shit'? christ, you really are fucking retarded. do you at least enjoy music that is not death metal?



i'll start up a thread elsewhere to showcase some stuff though.

[Abzu]

You don't understand, hard-on bearer, mabb_ is serious death metal tr00 business











I welcome Trey's new influences.

[zim]

i like electronic music, but all I'm saying is that i hope there is a good amount of songs on there and not more than enough electronic songs

[jawn galliano]

i wonder, did any of these people freak out when trey mentioned videogames influencing his songwriting? i can't blame them. that one resultant album, it was full of samples lifted directly from videogames, it was just total bullshit, can you believe they introduced that element?? a complete mistake.



and don't get me started on all the party anthems his van halen influences have spawned, god, i wish trey didn't have all these influences that aren't death metal. death metal isn't about throwing a party, trey, just quit it with the van halen influences already.



why doesn't he listen to more cannibal corpse or necrophagist or soemthing, jeez

[Shredlord]

[quote name="hard-on bearer Incognito"]i wonder, did any of these people freak out when trey mentioned videogames influencing his songwriting? i can't blame them. that one resultant album, it was full of samples lifted directly from videogames, it was just total bullshit, can you believe they introduced that element?? a complete mistake.



and don't get me started on all the party anthems his van halen influences have spawned, god, i wish trey didn't have all these influences that aren't death metal. death metal isn't about throwing a party, trey, just quit it with the van halen influences already.



why doesn't he listen to more cannibal corpse or necrophagist or soemthing, jeez[/quote]

Sir, I imagine your sarcasm is falling on deaf eyes....

[Mutilator]

Be prepared for the new album to have influences like from these 2 tracks since I found these on Trey's youtube channel.



[youtube][/youtube]



[youtube][/youtube]

[captain twat. IV.]

[quote name="hard-on bearer Incognito"]you seriously just write off all electronic music as 'sounds like shit'? christ, you really are fucking retarded. do you at least enjoy music that is not death metal?



i'll start up a thread elsewhere to showcase some stuff though.[/quote]



Of coarse I do,you fucking idiot.

[captain twat. IV.]

[Verbal]

coerce

[jawn galliano]

[quote name="mabb_"]
[quote name="hard-on bearer Incognito"]you seriously just write off all electronic music as 'sounds like shit'? christ, you really are fucking retarded. do you at least enjoy music that is not death metal?



i'll start up a thread elsewhere to showcase some stuff though.[/quote]



Of coarse I do,you fucking idiot.[/quote]



you're afraid that morbid angel is going techno. i'm afraid you don't get to play the 'fucking idiot' card in this thread

[captain twat. IV.]

Heh I didn't mean in the sense the whole album would be like that.Nothing would really surprise me with MA though.

[zim]

..i could imagine a techno remix of nothing is not

[Santyago]

A Techno Morbid Angel Album?

[Abzu]

There's a lot of idiocy and AIDS in this thread, which is sad, considering its excellent beginning.



Trey's influences have always varied greatly and changed from album to album, and every single album has been fucking awesome. I don't see why the next should be any less awesome. It is ridiculous to whine and piss and cry about fears for the sound on the next album.

[Grudge]

I welcome Trey's electronic influences. We need fresh music.

[FUKKET]

[quote name="Mutilator"]Be prepared for the new album to have influences like from these 2 tracks since I found these on Trey's youtube channel.



[youtube][/youtube]



[youtube][/youtube][/quote]





i don't mind it too much.

having gabba & a lot of electronic in my collection, that wasn't too bad.

It had the normal gabba beat, but it did fuck up here & there, and I could hear an odd meshuggah type syncopation coming thru in some sections... and that sounded cool.

I agree with the gang here syaing "we welcome" and "it'll just be a track on it's own" but personally I don't believe this style should be released on an MA album.

just release it separately on a solo album.

[Haunty]

With Trey's [Azagthoth, guitar] writing and everything, there are actually some electronic songs, for those who don't know there will be a good handful of electronic tracks. They are still dark, still aggressive and there are some other songs with blast beats as well.

Okay, so I'm not going to lie. I love Morbid Angel. However, from a "take a step back" perspective, when a band whose most recent record was 8 years ago, and it was their least popular to date... coming back and saying that there will be a "good handful" of electronic tracks is going to make you nervous at first. But then, this isn't that fucking ...And Oceans band. I just hope that "a good handful" doesn't mean that there's not going to be enough death metal on there.

[Abzu]

I can't believe it's been 8 fucking years!