Alex Rüdinger Explained

Alex Rüdinger
Birth Date:	18 November 1991
Origin:	Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Genre:	Technical death metal, progressive metal, metalcore, deathcore
Occupation:	Drummer
Years Active:	2004–present

Alex Rüdinger (born November 18, 1991) is an American drummer. He started playing drums at the age of 13,^[1] and since then he has played for numerous metal bands including Conquering Dystopia, the Faceless and Threat Signal. He has also done a variety of session work, both live and in the studio. Some of the bands he has worked for are Revocation, Monuments, Evan Brewer, Whitechapel, Light the Torch and Intronaut. He also has a YouTube channel, which he launched in 2006.^[2]

Gear

Rüdinger uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Meinl cymbals, Evans drumheads, Vic Firth drumsticks, Trick pedals, 1964 Ears in-ear monitors, 2box electronics, Gator cases and Vratim drum shoes.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Membership in bands

Current

• 7 Horns 7 Eyes (2018–present)
• Conquering Dystopia (2013–present)
• Light the Torch (2021–present)
• Ordinance (2009–present)

Former

• Azrael
• Samadhi
• Burning Shadows (2006–2008)
• Threat Signal (2010, 2011–2012)
• The HAARP Machine (2012–2013)
• The Faceless (2013–2014)
• Good Tiger (2015–2018)

Live

• Evan Brewer (2014)
• Monuments (2014)
• Revocation (2015)
• Whitechapel (2019–2021)

Session

• Midnight Realm (2012)
• Cognizance (2013–2014)
• War of Ages (2017)
• Intronaut (2020)
• Merrow (2021)

Discography

Ordinance

• Internal Monologues (2011)
• The Ides of March (2016)

Threat Signal

• Threat Signal (2011)

Cognizance

• Inquisition (2013)
• Inceptum (2014)

Conquering Dystopia

• Conquering Dystopia (2014)

Good Tiger

• A Head Full of Moonlight (2015)
• We Will All Be Gone (2018)

Intronaut

• Fluid Existential Inversions (2020)

Merrow

• The Nasum EP (2020)

Whitechapel

• Kin (2021)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Alex Rüdinger . alexrudinger.com . February 19, 2016.
2. Web site: March 16, 2006 . Alex Rüdinger . YouTube.
3. Web site: Alex Rüdinger Gear . ALEXRUDINGER.COM . February 19, 2016.
4. Web site: Tama Drums profile . February 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191259/http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/artist/tama_artist10.php?artist_id=975&area=3 . March 4, 2016 . dead .
5. Web site: Vic Firth profile . . February 20, 2016.