Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, Independent)

This week’s guest is Travis Orbin…Travis is a progressive / metal-leaning drummer who has recorded and/or performed with Darkest Hour, Of Legends, Sky Eats Airplane, Periphery and many more heavy hitters. He’s probably the most technically proficient drummer we’ve had on the show, but he’s also one of the most creative and prolific. His setup is also very unique…often being described as a “minimalist, quasi-open-stance kit”. He’s very well-studied in his craft as both a drummer and composer, and I hope you enjoy the 5-ish records that helped shape Travis Orbin into the musician he is today. Cheers! Dennis Chambers – Serious Moves (ft. J. Scofield, G. Grainger, J. Beard) - WATCH HERE SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER PICKS HERE TRAVIS' BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻 - Album - ...And Justice for All Artist - Metallica Release Year - 1988 Key Track(s) - One, The Frayed Ends of Sanity Drummer - Lars Ulrich - Album - Serious Moves (VHS) Artist - Dennis Chambers (John Scofield) Release Year - 1992 Key Track(s) - Trim Drummer - Dennis Chambers - Album - Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live Artist - Tower Of Power Release Year - 1999 Key Track(s) - Soul Vaccination, So Very Hard to Go Drummer - David Garibaldi - Album - Serious Young Insects Artist - On The Virg Release Year - 1999 Key Track(s) - Native Metal, Alien Hip-Hop Drummer - Virgil Donati - Album - Universe Artist - Planet X Release Year - 2000 Key Track(s) - Clonus Drummer - Virgil Donati - Album - Joe's Garage Artist - Frank Zappa Release Year - 1979 Key Track(s) - Catholic Girls Drummer - Vinnie Colaiuta For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.