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Zach Hill
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Sacramento, United States
Zach Hill is a musician residing in Sacramento, California. He performs/has performed in numerous Pacific Coast based groups, including Hella, Holy Smokes, Nervous Cop, and a diverse other range of groups including Team Sleep (featuring Chino Moreno of Deftones), Goon Moon, and The Ladies (a duo consisting of Zach on drums and Rob Crow of Pinback on guitar). Zach is completely self taught, having started drumming around 1995. Zach is an endorser of Tama drums, Paiste cymbals, and Pro-mark drum sticks.
One of Zach Hill’s most defining characteristics as a drummer is his footwork. Many drummers are surprised when they realize that he only uses one bass drum and a single bass drum pedal when he plays. For example, in the song Imaginary Friends from Hella’s Church Gone Wild record, Hill employs his characteristic double-stroke bass drum method throughout much of the song, leading many to believe he is using more than one foot to do so, when he is only using his right foot. Zach Hill’s set thus far had had generally very low-tuned tom-toms and floor-toms. When playing rhythms back and forth between his bass drum and these tom-toms, it often sounds as if it is all being created by the bass drum. His snare drum sound is often a contrasting highly tuned “crack” sound.
A unique aspect of Zach’s style is his liberal use of unconventional sounding cymbals, often referred to as “trash” cymbals.
One of Zach Hill’s most defining characteristics as a drummer is his footwork. Many drummers are surprised when they realize that he only uses one bass drum and a single bass drum pedal when he plays. For example, in the song Imaginary Friends from Hella’s Church Gone Wild record, Hill employs his characteristic double-stroke bass drum method throughout much of the song, leading many to believe he is using more than one foot to do so, when he is only using his right foot. Zach Hill’s set thus far had had generally very low-tuned tom-toms and floor-toms. When playing rhythms back and forth between his bass drum and these tom-toms, it often sounds as if it is all being created by the bass drum. His snare drum sound is often a contrasting highly tuned “crack” sound.
A unique aspect of Zach’s style is his liberal use of unconventional sounding cymbals, often referred to as “trash” cymbals.
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nathansoren wrote:
Why do I only like Zach on Bygones?
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sacredaliens wrote:
my art teacher is friends with this guy jesus christ he's lucky first found out about this guy by listening to crime in choir, then got to hella, and then everything awegahreyweyjytejytltul
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MrLansVansDance wrote:
блять. вот это чел. мясник.
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ItsShindo wrote:
I listen to Uhuru and cant help but wonder how terrible getting in a fist fight with Zach Hill would be. Not that anyone would want to or anything anyway.
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wackyfacedme wrote:
he's a god.
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kgullholmen wrote:
uhuru could be used to torture people in POW camps for all I know, but I love this vulgar display of brutal power
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Fuchikoma9000 wrote:
Rules.
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reeeezy wrote:
SICKEST DRUMMER
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StoicLogic wrote:
Sick - http://terroreyes.tv/content/zach-hill-blast
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DadForSong wrote:
I got nothin but love for this foo. Straight up.
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kgullholmen wrote:
from his blog: "working on the new marnie stern album and finishing up my next solo release" yeahi
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2Fold wrote:
Holyyyyy fuck... [3]
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sprdnglkwngs wrote:
Holyyyyy fuck... [2]
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closedmouth wrote:
also sBACH
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Matt_Pawlowski wrote:
Holyyyyy fuck...
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kgullholmen wrote:
spencer and zach are recording a new album, that's what he's up to
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MATTPHOTOES wrote:
the best drummer with hella. but his own music is just self destruction.
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dhumavatyali wrote:
what's spencer up to nowadays :(
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GrahamSwenson wrote:
Can't wait for FACE TAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GrahamSwenson wrote:
church gone wild is a masterpiece [2]
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