Raymond Herrera

Raymond Herrera (born Monday, December 18, 1972), is a musician and the drummer/one of the original members of the Industrial Metal Band Fear Factory. He is credited for inventing the "machine gun&qu

Raymond Herrera (born Monday, December 18, 1972), is a musician and the drummer/one of the original members of the Industrial Metal Band Fear Factory. He is credited for inventing the "machine gun" double bass sound. When first listening to Fear Factory most listeners believe that the drumming is too fast for a human and think that it is some sort of drum machine or computer that is creating it. It is an understandable mistake to believe this as Raymond’s drum set is rigged with “triggers” that adjust the sound of the drums so that they come through with a cleaner sound than other drum sets which in turn make it sound more “Machine” like or “computerized” however he does all drumming. Another reason for Raymond’s “Machine” like drumming is that he plays differently than other drummers of the same genre. He uses more of a “stop go” technique for his double bass rather than the usual “Flooring” style that is so popular with other drummers. A good example of this style can be heard on the Fear Factory Songs "Securitron (Police State 2000)" and "No one"

He recently appeared on an episode of the G4 show Attack of the Show, in which he had a "drum-off" with one host, Kevin Pereira.