Considerado por 20 anos o melhor baterista de heavy metal do Brasil pelas principais revistas e sites especializados, Aquiles Priester vem colecionando recordes e feitos inéditos ao longo de sua carreira.
Em 2014, por exemplo, tornou-se o primeiro brasileiro a entrar no disputado ranking da revista americana Modern Drummer com o DVD “Top 100 Drum Fills”, eleito melhor DVD Instrucional do mundo. Já em 2020, Aquiles foi eleito o melhor baterista na categoria “Dois Bumbos” também pela revista Modern Drummer.
Aquiles Priester já realizou mais de 500 workshops em vários países e participou dos maiores festivais de bateria ao redor do globo, como Modern Drummer Festival (Estados Unidos), Montreal Drum Fest (Canadá), Batuka! International Drum Fest (Brasil), La Rioja Festival (Espanha), Laguna Drum Fest (México), London Drum Show (Inglaterra), Drummer Live (Inglaterra), Tam Tam Drum Fest (França), International Summer Drum Camp (France),October Drum Fest (Polônia), Thomas Lang’s Big DrumBonanza (Estados Unidos), Musikmesse Frankfurt(Alemanha) e Namm Show (Estados Unidos).
Ele lançou quatro DVDs educacionais: Inside My Drums (2004), The Infallible Reason of My Freak Drumming (2010), Aquiles Priester's Top 100 Drum Fills (2013) que Modern Drummer elegeu como o "melhor DVD educacional do ano", e seu primeiro Blu-ray e DVD triplo All Access to Aquiles Priester's Drumming (2019). Além disso, ele lançou quatro livros de bateria: Inside My PsychoBook: 100 Double Bass Patterns (2007), Aquiles Priester Biography (2010), Aquiles Priester's Top 100 Drum Fills (2013) e PsychOctopus Play Along (2014).
Durante a pandemia, entre 2020 e 2021, Aquiles Priester e seu parceiro, Gilson Naspolini, criaram uma corrente do bem com as Lives da TVMaldita onde, além de ajudarem inúmeras pessoas através da contribuição do super chat, entrevistaram centenas de bateristas nacionais e internacionais. Com esse feito, Aquiles mais uma vez ganhou destaque no cenário da bateria do Brasil.
Em 2022, Aquiles foi o anunciado como baterista na turnê mundial de celebração dos 40 anos de existência da banda W.A.S.P., um dos principais nomes do heavy metal americano.
Neste novo Blu-ray, você descobrirá todos os segredos de Aquiles Priester sobre o conceito, gravação, arranjos e performance do renomado e premiado álbum Vera Cruz, seu primeiro lançamento com Edu Falaschi após quase 15 anos.”
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Considered the best Brazilian heavy metal drummer of the last twenty years by drumming magazines and sites, Aquiles Priester has made a name for himself among drummers both locally and worldwide. He has collected awards and achievements throughout his career and has made his home country of Brazil proud.
Aquiles Priester has already done more than 500 drum clinics in various countries and has taken part of the biggest drum festivals around the world, such as Modern Drummer Festival (United States), Montreal Drum Fest (Canada), Batuka! International Drum Fest (Brazil), La Rioja Festival (Spain), Laguna Drum Fest(Mexico), London Drum Show (England), Drummer Live (England), International Summer Drum Camp(France), Tam Tam Drum Fest (France), October Drum Fest (Poland), Thomas Lang’s Big Drum Bonanza(United States), Frankfurt Musikmesse (Germany), Namm Show (United States) and the very first Drumeo Festival (Canada).
He has put out four educational DVDs: Inside My Drums (2004), The Infallible Reason of My Freak Drumming (2010), Aquiles Priester's Top 100 Drum Fills (2013), which Modern Drummer elected as the "best educational DVD of the year" and his first Blu-ray and triple DVD All Access to Aquiles Priester's Drumming (2019). Additionally, he has put out four drumming textbooks: Inside My PsychoBook: 100 Double Bass Patterns (2007), Aquiles Priester Biography (2010), Aquiles Priester's Top 100 Drum Fills (2013) and the PsychOctopus Play Along (2014).
In 2017 Aquiles Priester took part in heavy metal legend W.A.S.P.'s European tour, traveling through 21 countries, and he is ready to embark on the band’s 40th Anniversary World Tour in 2022.
In 2020, the very first time for a Brazilian metal drummer, Aquiles Priester was ranked number one in the double bass category by the readers of Modern Drummer Magazine and was also awarded the YouTube award plate for having over 100.000 subscribers on his drum channel.
In this new Blu-ray, you will discover all of Aquiles Priester's secrets about the concept, recording, arrangements, and performance of the renowned and award-winning album Vera Cruz, his first release with Edu Falaschi after almost 15 years.