Meet the Team | Darren
GRD Team
Top 3 Drummers
Top 3 Albums
Ride The Lightning - Metallica
Dopethrone - Electric Wizard
Highwayman - The Highwaymen
Likes
Age Started Playing
16
Drum Grades Attained
None.
Current/Past Projects
Bloody Grungers – performed at Victorious Festival in 2024 & 2026, and headlined at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth in 2025 & 2026.
King Botfly – released the All Hail album in 2024, and performed at Desertfest London in 2025.
Brotherhood – released the single “All Or Nothing” in 2019.
Prolong The Agony – released the albums The Tide Has Changed (2010), Make Me Feel Alive (2012) and All We Are (2015); signed to In At The Deep End Records; performed at the Vans Warped Tour USA in 2012.
Full Drum Gear Breakdown
Kit
Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch, Charcoal Onyx: 22" x 14", 12" x 8" and 16" x 16".
Cymbals
Heads
Toms, Batter: Remo Coated Emperor
Toms, Reso: Remo Ambassador Clear
Bass Drum: Remo Emperor SMT
Snare, Batter: Remo Coated Emperor and Remo Coated Controlled Sound
Snare, Reso: Remo Ambassador Hazy
Pedal
Single: Tama Speed Cobra HP910LN Single Pedal
Double: DW 9000 Longboard Double Pedal
Drum Rug
Electronics
Sample Pad: Roland SPD-SX
Cases
Drums: Protection Racket
Snare: Hardcase 14" Fully Lined Snare Case, White
Cymbals: Meinl Classic Woven Cymbal Bag, Black
Hardware: Hardcase 40" Hardware Case With Wheels
Sticks & Rods
On Stage
Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, 2025.
