Drums

Dom had an exclusivity contract with Tama drums. He has had many kits several of which have been destroyed during performances. Here it all is. All drums with chrome hardware unless otherwise stated. As of The Resistance Era Dom has apparently switched contracts to DW.

Unknown Kit

• This section is for drums whose time of life is unknown.
• British racing green Starclassic Maple kit
• Brown fade Starclassic Maple kit
• Marigold sparkle Starclassic Maple kit with chrome hardware
  • As Seen On: Hullabaloo DVD2
• Unidentifiable low-end black Pearl kit (Forum, perhaps)

Early Days Kit

• Black Tama Starclassic Performer
  • Used: Live, As Seen On: Muscle Museum II clip, Fate: mortal wound dealt by Matthew
• Red w/ silver stripe on kick DW
  • Used: Live, As Seen On: Muscle Museum II clip, Fate: guitared in the face by Matthew
• Unidentifiable yellow kit
  • Used: Live, As Seen On: Muscle Museum II clip, Fate: unknown but the smart money says that Matt thoroughly owned it
• Brown Peavey kit ( possibly a Peavey Radial Pro 1000 ) with distinctive collars around the tom bearing edges (Peavey logo can be seen in this image)
  • Used: Live, As Seen On: Muscle Museum II clip, Fate: as above
• Black Yamaha Recording Custom kit
  • Used: Uno clip, As Seen On: Uno clip, Fate: Unknown
• Nondescript DW kick drum and 14x5.5 matching snare
  • Used: Sunburn clip, As Seen On: Sunburn clip, Fate: Unknown

Origin Of Symmetry Kit

Origin Of Symmetry Tour  

Configuration

   

                                               

• Matte Black Pearl Masters kit and 14x6.5 LB417 Ludwig Black Beauty snare
  • Used: New Born clip, As Seen On: New Born clip, Fate: Unknown
• Silver Sparkle Sparkle Tama Starclassic Maple kit and 14x5.5 matching snare
  • Used: Live, recording Origin of Symmetry, Plug In Baby, Hyper Music and Feeling Good clips, As Seen On: Plug In Baby, Hyper Music and Feeling Good clips, Fate: Brokeded by Matt and Chris
  • 22x16,12x10,14x14,16x16
• White Matte Starclassic Maple Kit with hollographic tama emblem.
  • Used: As with the silver sparkle tama, the white starclassic was used during the origin of symmetry tour of japan in 2001, Fate: Dismembered by matt and chris during bliss in their final show of the tour.
• Blue and Red DW kit and Orange 14x5.5 DW snare
  • Used: Recording Origin of Symmetry
  • Blue: 22x18,14x12 Red: 12x8,16x14

Dead Star/In Your World Kit

      

                 Hullabaloo Drums                                                   Configuration

• Blue Sparkle Tama Starclassic Maple kit and 14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty snare (hammered shell, Imperial lugs)
  • Used: Dead Star and In Your World clips and live, As Seen On: Dead Star and In Your World clips and Hullabaloo DVD1, Fate: demolished by Matt
  • 22x16,12x9,14x14,16x16

Absolution Kit

Absolut Drums

Configuration

   

• Amber, Red, Yellow and Blue Vistalite kit
  • Used: Stockholm Syndrome USA clip, As Seen On: Stockholm Syndrome USA clip, Fate: Unknown)
  • 12x8,13x9,16x16,22x16
• Custom Chrome Tama Starclassic Maple kit with custom black powdercoated hardware and matching 14x6.5 snare
  • Used: live, As Seen On: Absolution Tour DVD, Fate: Matthewed many times (this kit was reincarnated at least thrice).
  • 22x18,12x8,14x12,16x13
• Yamaha Maple Custom Advantage kit and 14x5.5 Yamaha Brass snare
  • Used: Time Is Running Out Clip, As Seen On: Time Is Running Out clip, Fate: Unknown
• Blue DW kit and matching 14x5 snare
  • Used: sessions for Apocalypse Please, Time Is Running Out, The Small Print, Thoughts of A Dying Athiest, Sing For Absolution and Fury, As Seen On: Absolution Bonus DVD, Fate: Unknown
• Composite Kit
  • Used: recording Apocalypse Please march, As Seen On: Absolution Bonus DVD
  • 22x18 black walnut satin Ayotte, 22x18 blue opal DW
• Composite Kit
  • Used: recording Ruled By Secrecy, As Seen On: Absolution Bonus DVD)
  • 22x18 black walnut satin Ayotte, 12x9 and 16x16 blue sparkle Tama Starclassic Maple toms, 14x5 silver DW snare
• Composite Kit
  • Used: practicing before recording Ruled By Secrecy, As Seen On: Absolution Bonus DVD
  • 22x18 black walnut satin Ayotte, 14x5.5 silver sparkle Tama Starclassic Maple snare

Black Holes and Revelations period

Black Holes & Revelations Drums

Configuration

• Composite kit
  • Used: recording the album
  • Wooden kick, 12x8, 14x12 and 16x14 clear Ludwig Vistalite toms
• Crystal Ice (clear acrylic) Tama Starclassic Mirage kit with custom white powdercoated hardware and matching 14x6 snare or 14x6.5 Tama Power Metal Brass snare
  • Used: live, Supermassive Black Hole and Knights Of Cydonia clips, As Seen On: Supermassive Black Hole and Knights of Cydonia clips
  • 24x18(w/Tama Power Kick Bass Muffler),12x8,14x12,16x14,20x14 Mirage gong bass

Fate: Sold as part of an Auction for Oxfam

• Bubinga Tama Starclassic kit (Black Metalic w/ Gold Inlay) with black nickel hardware and Tama Power Metal Brass snare.
  • Used: Live Williamsberg, supporting My Chemical Romance
• Fate: Likely retired, as with above
• Vintage Gretsch Jazz Kit in a Champagne Sparkle Finish
  • Used Wembley Stadium 16th and 17th June - Soldier's Poem, Unintended and Blackout

The Resistance period

The Resistance Drums

                   Configuration

• Dom now endorses DW drums.
• 8-ply Maple (possibly VLT), either Gold sparkle with Gold hardware or Silver custom finish with Chrome hardware (he has been spotted using both live) with a 14x6.5 Aluminum DW snare or Ludwig *LB417 Black Beauty of the same size
• Used: recording the album, live
• 22x20, 12x10, 14x14, 16x16, 21x16 Gong bass
• As of The Resistance tour his drum throne is a "Pork Pie Big Boy Silver / Zebra"
• Dom uses a Roland TD20kx V-Drums kit for Undisclosed Desires
• He also uses two kettle drums live during Exogenesis Pt1