Raymond Herrera
Encyclopedia
Raymond Herrera is the drummer
for industrial metal band Arkaea
. He is a former member of the industrial metal band
Fear Factory
and Mexican death metal
band Brujeria
.
, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
.
He also recorded drum tracks for music featured in the independent film comedy "The Unlovable Losers", produced by Mindless Films Production.
As of November 10, 2007, he is working with personal friend Pascual Romero
and his band Tinhorn
on an album due in 2008. In April 2009, it was announced that Fear Factory
was reforming, but founding member Herrera would not be included. Herrera is currently playing in Arkaea
with fellow former Fear Factory member, bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers
.
Herrera's bursts of double bass often share a dualism with Dino Cazares
's fast palm mute
d staccato
guitar notes, resulting in the machine gun
-like sound found in many Fear Factory songs. Due to the blistering speed and precision of Herrera's drumming, most notably on the bass drums, a false rumor arose among critics that he had used a drum machine
on Demanufacture
.
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...
for industrial metal band Arkaea
Arkaea
Arkaea is an industrial metal supergroup formed in 2008 featuring members from Threat Signal and Fear Factory.-Formation:The band was formed by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera who had recorded a demo for a new band. They sent the demo to Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and Arkaea was...
. He is a former member of the industrial metal band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
and Mexican 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....
band Brujeria
Brujeria (band)
Brujeria is an extreme metal band formed in Tijuana, Mexico in 1989. Their name comes from the Spanish word for "witchcraft". Their songs, which are sung in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, politics....
.
Biography
Herrera has been an avid gamer all his life. His passion for computer games led him to create a company called 3volution Productions, a company that produces original songs, remixes, ambient sounds and voice-overs for computer games. Some of his most popular games include Scarface: The World is YoursScarface: The World is Yours
Scarface: The World Is Yours is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game is based on and is a quasi-sequel to the 1983 motion picture Scarface starring Al Pacino reprising his role as Tony Montana, with André Sogliuzzo providing Montana's...
, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is the third installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft in 2006. As in previous Ghost Recon games, players command their team of Ghosts while neutralizing hostile forces and completing various mission...
and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown is the fourth game in the Rainbow Six series. The initial design and PlayStation 2 version were developed by Red Storm Entertainment and the Xbox version was developed by the Ubisoft Montreal studio. Both are published by Ubisoft...
.
He also recorded drum tracks for music featured in the independent film comedy "The Unlovable Losers", produced by Mindless Films Production.
As of November 10, 2007, he is working with personal friend Pascual Romero
Pascual Romero
Pascual Romero is a film producer and musician from Los Angeles, California. Pascual is the former vocalist of the death metal/grindcore band Pathology He is also the former bassist of the bands Level-Zero, Public Recipe Pascual Romero (born Pascual Hilario Romero; January 6, 1980) is a film...
and his band Tinhorn
Tinhorn
Tinhorn, formed in 2005, is a Los Angeles based heavy metal group formed by guitarist Harrison Thomas and drummer Johnathan Thomas, sons of Canadian comedian Dave Thomas of SCTV fame...
on an album due in 2008. In April 2009, it was announced that Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
was reforming, but founding member Herrera would not be included. Herrera is currently playing in Arkaea
Arkaea
Arkaea is an industrial metal supergroup formed in 2008 featuring members from Threat Signal and Fear Factory.-Formation:The band was formed by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera who had recorded a demo for a new band. They sent the demo to Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and Arkaea was...
with fellow former Fear Factory member, bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers
Christian Olde Wolbers
Christian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...
.
Style
Herrera's drumming is considered to be a key part of Fear Factory's signature sound and their appeal to fans. Herrera is known to use triggers on his drum set. He is also known for his high speed playing, particularly his double bass technique, which involves the use of tuplets and other embellishments rather than the blast beats commonly found in extreme metal percussion.Herrera's bursts of double bass often share a dualism with Dino Cazares
Dino Cazares
Dino Cazares, born in El Centro, California, is a Mexican-American musician and the guitarist for Los Angeles-based industrial metal group Fear Factory. He also plays in the metal bands Divine Heresy and Asesino.-Biography:...
's fast palm mute
Palm mute
The palm mute is a playing technique for guitar and bass guitar executed by placing the side of the picking hand below the little finger across all of the strings very close to the bridge and then plucking the strings with the fingers while the damping is in effect. This produces a muted sound...
d staccato
Staccato
Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration and separated from the note that may follow by silence...
guitar notes, resulting in the machine gun
Machine gun
A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
-like sound found in many Fear Factory songs. Due to the blistering speed and precision of Herrera's drumming, most notably on the bass drums, a false rumor arose among critics that he had used a drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
on Demanufacture
Demanufacture
Demanufacture is the second studio album by the Los Angeles industrial metal band Fear Factory. This is the band's first album with their classic line-up adding new bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. Many regard it as the band's best album and a heavy metal classic...
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Equipment
- Pro-markPro-MarkPro-Mark is a Houston, Texas-based American drumstick company owned by founder Herb Brochstein. It is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.-History:...
drum sticks - Zildjian cymbals
- DWDWDW may refer to:* DW Stadium, formerly known as the JJB Stadium and where Wigan Athletic play football* Deadweight tonnage, a ship measurement for capacity, tonnage* Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcasting organization...
pedals (5000 series) - RemoRemoRemo 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...
drum heads - Tama Drums