Hello fans and drummers,

My name is Alex Tellier and play drums for a deathcore/metal band called Destroy The Legacy out of Dracut, MA.

At the age of 5, living in Östergötlands Län, Sweden, I discovered my father's old drum kit in the basement, and haven’t stopped playing since – it’s been 19 years so far. I always wanted a drum set with great tone, and I got my wish, when I purchased the Tama Starclassic 10-piece drums set with Axis Pedals. I also proudly announce that I am an endorsed artist for Soultone Cymbals. I could not have asked for anything better with Tama and Soultone Cymbals.

Whenever I’m out playing with my band, my kit sounds amazing live, to the point of having other drummers come up to me to ask what kit I play! Hey, 7A Vic Firth, take notice: I’m looking for some good sticks, hint hint!

I remember when I was 8 years old I saw this guy on a big drum set, a guy named Vinnie Paul from Pantera. It was my first show and I was really inspired by his drum playing. Not being my only influence, others that have impacted my playing include: Fredrik Andersson from Amon Amarth, Chris Adler from Lamb of God, Shawn Cameron from Carnifex, Tomas Haake from Meshuggah, and Inferno from Behemoth. When I listened to all these bands I wanted to learn the techniques that they did with their hands and feet, along with the time signatures such as off -timing, 7/4, and really fast tempos.

But when I grew into the drummer I have become – with all my techniques for foot and hand control – it was by not pushing myself to become someone else but was through my own love and passion of playing.

Through all of my inspirations, I hope to inspire you. Fans and drummers: don’t stop doing what you love to do best, play your heart out and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t play. This is coming straight from my Viking heart to you from the years I’ve been playing drums and dealing with adversity.

I want to say thank you to my fans and to all the drummers that I look up to. I also want to say to the drummers that played the NH Drum Festival’s Drum Fun that I really enjoyed everyone’s playing. It was great meeting the different drummers that I shared the stage with, and a big thank you to Tom Mungovan and to the rest of the NHDF Board. I had so much fun, it was a blast.

- Alex Tellier, aka “Alex the Viking”

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