Jürgen Reil
Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 26 June 1966[1]) is the long-time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator.[2] He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal differences.
Jürgen "Ventor" Reil | |
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Ventor performing live with Kreator in 2018. | |
Background information | |
Born | 26 June 1966 |
Genres | Thrash metal |
Instruments | Drums, vocals |
Years active | 1982–present |
Associated acts | Kreator |
Reil plays the double bass drum style prevalent in thrash and death metal. He also sang lead vocals on a few songs on the band's earlier albums, and still does live (notably "Riot of Violence").
He is a big fan of tattoo art and he owns his own tattoo studio in Essen Karnap, (Kreativ-Tattoo)[3] in which he actively works as a tattooer.
Equipment
Reil endorses Tama drums and Meinl cymbals.
Drums: Tama:
- Tama Starclassic Maple series in transparent black finish
Cymbals: Meinl:
- Byzance Brilliant china 18"
- Soundcaster Custom medium hi-hats 14"
- Soundcaster Fusion trash crash 18"
- Mb20 rock splash 10"
- Byzance Brilliant medium crash 16"
- Byzance Brilliant medium crash 18"
- Byzance Brilliant medium crash 20"
- Byzance Brilliant heavy hi-hats 14"
- Soundcaster Fusion trash crash 16"
- Mb20 heavy bell ride 20"
- Mb20 rock china 20"
Discography
- Endless Pain (1985)
- Pleasure to Kill (1986)
- Terrible Certainty (1987)
- Extreme Aggression (1989)
- Coma of Souls (1990)
- Renewal (1992)
- Outcast (1997)
- Endorama (1999)
- Violent Revolution (2001)
- Enemy of God (2005)
- Hordes of Chaos (2009)
- Phantom Antichrist (2012)
- Gods of Violence (2017)
- TBA (2021)
References
- "Rock B-Days/Today In Rock: June « Rock B-Days/today In Rock « Marshall Of Rock". Marshallofrock.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Kreator". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- "Kreativ-Tattoo by Ventor - Home". Kreativ-tattoo.de.tl. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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