Martin Kearns
Encyclopedia
Martin Kearns is an English
Drummer
, specializing in Death Metal
, known for his association with Bolt Thrower
.
Martin joined Bolt Thrower when Andrew Whale left in 1994.
Martin joined the band when he was seventeen years old, after playing in several local bands in Coventry
, Playing anything from Metal
to Reggae
; he has been playing pub gigs since the age of 14.
Bolt Thrower was the first professional band in which he played, and, due to his age, his nickname
was 'Kiddie'.
He is known for his hard hitting style, probably due to having a significant John Bonham
influence in his playing style.
He is also known for his dislike of triggers on a drum kit, considering their use to be false and too easy.
Kearns subsequently left due to personal reasons in 1998.
Band and fans alike were happy that he returned to Bolt Thrower in 2000.
Martin is now the longest standing drummer for Bolt Thrower.
He recorded drums on both the Honour-Valour-Pride album, and on Those Once Loyal
, the latter of which has been met with widespread critical acclaim from magazines such as Rock Sound
, Rock Hard
and Metal Hammer
.
Honour-Valour-Pride - Set Up.
Drums
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
)
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
)
13x13 - Tom (Remo
)
14x14 - Tom (Remo
)
15x15 - Tom (Remo
)
16x16 - Floor Tom (Remo
)
14x3 - Piccolo Snare (Premier
)
Cymbals
14" - Sabian AAX HiHats
20" - Sabian Ride
18" - Paiste
Crash
18" - Zildjian Z Crash
20" - Zildjian A China
20" - Zildjian Oriental China
Pedals
Tama
- Iron Cobra
Sticks
Vic Firth
Those Once Loyal - Set Up.
Drums
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
)
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
)
12x12 - Tom (Yamaha
)
13x13 - Tom (Yamaha
)
14x14 - Tom (Yamaha
)
15x15 - Tom (Yamaha
)
16x16 - Floor Tom (Yamaha
)
14x6 - Snare (Noble & Cooley
)
Cymbals
14" - Sabian AAX HiHats
20" - Sabian Ride
16" - Zildjian Z Crash
17" - Sabian AAX Crash
18" - Zildjian Z Crash
20" - Paiste
Crash/Ride
20" - Zildjian Oriental China
20" - Istanbul
China
Pedals
Tama
- Iron Cobra
Sticks
Vater
Rack
Gibraltar
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Drummer
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...
, specializing in Death Metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, known for his association with Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower (band)
Bolt Thrower are a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label. Their current label is Metal...
.
Martin joined Bolt Thrower when Andrew Whale left in 1994.
Martin joined the band when he was seventeen years old, after playing in several local bands in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, Playing anything from Metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
to Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
; he has been playing pub gigs since the age of 14.
Bolt Thrower was the first professional band in which he played, and, due to his age, his nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
was 'Kiddie'.
He is known for his hard hitting style, probably due to having a significant John Bonham
John Bonham
John Henry Bonham was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast right foot, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove...
influence in his playing style.
He is also known for his dislike of triggers on a drum kit, considering their use to be false and too easy.
Kearns subsequently left due to personal reasons in 1998.
Band and fans alike were happy that he returned to Bolt Thrower in 2000.
Martin is now the longest standing drummer for Bolt Thrower.
He recorded drums on both the Honour-Valour-Pride album, and on Those Once Loyal
Those Once Loyal
Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was released on 11 November 2005 in Germany, 14 November 2005 in the rest of Europe and 15 November 2005 in the USA by Metal Blade Records. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England...
, the latter of which has been met with widespread critical acclaim from magazines such as Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
, Rock Hard
Rock Hard
Rock Hard is an EP by the Beastie Boys, released by Def Jam Records on 12" in 1985. The song, and the accompanying songs on the 12", feature the band's debut rap effort....
and Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
.
Equipment
Martin has had many Kit Set up's in his Time with Bolt Thrower, always favouring double bass drums and never using double pedals.Honour-Valour-Pride - Set Up.
Drums
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
13x13 - Tom (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
14x14 - Tom (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
15x15 - Tom (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
16x16 - Floor Tom (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
14x3 - Piccolo Snare (Premier
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
)
Cymbals
14" - Sabian AAX HiHats
20" - Sabian Ride
18" - Paiste
Paiste
Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...
Crash
18" - Zildjian Z Crash
20" - Zildjian A China
20" - Zildjian Oriental China
Pedals
Tama
Tama
-Religion:* Tama , part of the soul in the Japanese Shinto faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul* Tama , a votive deposit or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
- Iron Cobra
Sticks
Vic Firth
Vic Firth
Vic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...
Those Once Loyal - Set Up.
Drums
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
22x22 - Bass Drum (Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
)
12x12 - Tom (Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
)
13x13 - Tom (Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
)
14x14 - Tom (Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
)
15x15 - Tom (Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
)
16x16 - Floor Tom (Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
)
14x6 - Snare (Noble & Cooley
Noble & Cooley
Noble & Cooley is a drum manufacturing company based out of Granville, Massachusetts, mainly known for its snare drums.- History :The company has been in operation since 1854, when Silas Noble and James Cooley starting building marching snare drums for the Union Army. The company also made toy drum...
)
Cymbals
14" - Sabian AAX HiHats
20" - Sabian Ride
16" - Zildjian Z Crash
17" - Sabian AAX Crash
18" - Zildjian Z Crash
20" - Paiste
Paiste
Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...
Crash/Ride
20" - Zildjian Oriental China
20" - Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
China
Pedals
Tama
Tama
-Religion:* Tama , part of the soul in the Japanese Shinto faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul* Tama , a votive deposit or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
- Iron Cobra
Sticks
Vater
Vater
Vater Percussion is an American drumstick and percussion accessory manufacturing company. It was founded by Clarence Vater, and is currently run by his two grandsons Alan and Ron Vater. Although the company began producing sticks in 1956, it did not officially become Vater Percussion until much later...
Rack
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
Discography
Studio albums- Honour – Valour – PrideHonour - Valour - PrideHonour – Valour – Pride is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England, June to September 2001. It was produced by the band and Andy Faulkner, and was released on Metal Blade Records in 2002...
(Metal Blade Records, 2001) - Those Once LoyalThose Once LoyalThose Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was released on 11 November 2005 in Germany, 14 November 2005 in the rest of Europe and 15 November 2005 in the USA by Metal Blade Records. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England...
(Metal Blade Records, 2005)
Audio files (mp3)
- Those Once LoyalThose Once LoyalThose Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was released on 11 November 2005 in Germany, 14 November 2005 in the rest of Europe and 15 November 2005 in the USA by Metal Blade Records. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England...
(2005)- 1. "Entrenched"