MDU INTERVIEWS 2: KEN BEDENE from ABORTED (DRUM TECHNIQUE, WORST GIG, ANALYSIS OF YOUR DRUM COVERS)

I had such a wholesome conversation with Ken (@KenBedene) He’s the beast behind the drums and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I really hope you guys will have a wonderful time watching this interview. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Dramatic Intro 01:37 – How To Pronounce Ken’s Last Name 03:19 – New Album/Tour 05:45 – Playing in metal bands with his DAD 08:42 – Ken’s solo project (AERITH) in which his dad plays bass 10:00 – Ken’s Dad/Upbringing/Going to band practice instead of daycare 14:50 – Ken’s musical influences growing up 17:50 – Joining ABYSMAL DAWN 19:25 – Playing bass for ABIGAIL WILLIAMS 22:53 – Discussing Matt Paulazzo’s filling in for TBDM and his swivel 24:47 – Joining ABIGAIL WILLIAMS / Leaving ABYSMAL DAWN 27:20 – Ken on his experience with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS/Recording AW’s second album 30:30 – ABIGAIL WILLIAMS’ identity crisis 32:00 – How did Ken get ABORTED gig / Painful breakup with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS 35:47 – Joining ABORTED 37:30 – Writing and recording “Global Flatline” 46:36 – Recording in studio or playing live? Is Ken allowed to improvise during ABORTED shows? 48:35 – Ken’s WORST GIG EVER and how it affected relationship with George Kollias 58:40 – Ken on recording albums after “Global Flatline 01:04:25 – Ken on how many songs he wrote for ABORTED 01:07:40 – Discussing “VAULT OF HORRORS” 01:10:25 – Should we expect new ORACLES album? 01:13:05 – Ken’s SWIVEL TECHNIQUE and reasons for switching from Czarcie Kopytos to Axis 01:17:55 – Ken’s HAND TECHNIQUE 01:18:55 – Switching to a different technique and opinion on HEEL-TOE 01:21:15 – Shao Ken t-shirt 01:21:50 – Ken analyses YOUR DRUM COVERS (VIDEO 1) 01:31:10 - Ken analyses YOUR DRUM COVERS (VIDEO 2) 01:36:50 - Ken analyses YOUR DRUM COVERS (VIDEO 3) KEN’S SOCIALS: YT - @KenBedene IG - FB - X -