Extreme metal drummer Tim Yeung has been recruited by death metal titans MORBID ANGEL to play on their latest album due to current drummer Pete Sandoval's back surgery. Tim already has an impressive list of bands he's played with, including HATE ETERNAL, DECREPIT BIRTH, NILE and ALL THAT REMAINS.
SICK DRUMMER MAGAZINE recently caught up with Yeung and asked him about his new gig and how the new album is going to sound. Here is an excerpt:
SDM: Who called you, what did they say and how f@cking excited were you?
Tim: It was "Punchy" their tour manager/sound engineer that I started talking with, who I have know since the Hate Eternal days or around 1997. He called and said there were some issues and they might need someone, and that he & Eric Rutan had both referred me to the band. There was also the Ddrum connection with Pete, and I think my resume was good enough for them to be interested. It got to the point where David just called me and we talked for a while. We seemed to get along really well in a short time, so that was very cool too. I remember, I was out shopping and got the call, so it was very exciting… just awesome.
SDM: Where were you shopping when Morbid Angel called you?
Tim: [laughs] Believe it or not I had just left Burger King and was on my way to Target. Yea, i wasn't going anywhere cool, just out for toothpaste and shit.
SDM: 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.
