Gene Hoglan

Who is Gene Hoglan?

Eugene "Gene" Victor Hoglan II is an American drummer. He is acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including usage of odd devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. His highly technical playing is extremely accurate at very high and challenging tempos, earning him the nicknames "The Atomic Clock" and "Human Drum Machine."He is best known for his work with acts Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, Fear Factory, Opeth, Unearth, and most recently Dethklok and Testament. Hoglan recently completed work on Dethklok's third album Dethalbum III, which was released in October 2012. He has released the highly successful Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock DVD, and has rejoined Testament to record the drum tracks for their tenth album, entitled Dark Roots of Earth, which was released in July 2012, debuting at #12 on Billboard and #9 on the World Charts.

Hoglan was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine November 2010. He also won Terrorizer magazine's Reader's Poll for Best Drummer 2010, and Modern Drummer magazine nominated Hoglan for Best Metal Drummer, and Best Recorded Performance on their 2011 ballot. He was nominated for Best Drummer in Revolver magazine's 2010 Reader's Poll.