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TIM YEUNG Tim’s breakout performance was in 1999 on Hate Eternal’s debut Conquering the Throne, after which he became a big name in the death metal scene. Although he left Hate Eternal after the release of Conquering the Throne, he started lending his talents as a live session drummer, such as with metalcore band All That Remains and death metal bands Vital Remains and Nile, and as a studio drummer, such as on …And Time Begins by Santa Cruz, California-based technical death metal band Decrepit Birth. Currently, Tim is the drummer and co-founder for the death metal/metalcore band Divine Heresy, and can be heard on their debut album Bleed The Fifth and their second studio album, Bringer of Plagues. He is also the drummer of World Under Blood, CKY frontman Deron Miller’s death metal side project. He is currently replacing Pete Sandoval in Morbid Angel for their latest album due to Sandoval’s recent back surgery. As his nickname implies, Tim is known as one of the fastest drummers in metal. In 2006, Tim hit 872 bass drum hits in one minute at a World’s Fastest Drummer competition, which earned him the Fastest Feet Title for that event, though not the world record, which clocked in at 1407 hits in one minute, held by Tim Waterson who was using doubles, as opposed to single strokes. By Tim (Yeung)’s standards, 872 hits in a minute is comparatively low, translating to one minute of 16th notes at 218 BPM, which is considerably slower than the speeds he has displayed in his …

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