Gene Holgan from Strapping Young Lad (as well as a huge assortment of other bands)
This dude is insane, last time Opeth came to Vancouver Canada their drummer had a panic attack and flew back to Sweden. So Mikhail gets on the phone to Devin Townsend explaining to him the situation and asking him if he knows any drummers who could fill in for their show. So Devin calls up Gene, asks him, drives over to house with a few Opeth CD's, lets him listen to them and decides to do the show. During the rehearsal Gene managed to nail every song on their set list after like two or three times and delivered a flawless show. I just wish I was old enough to go see them at the time (was only 17 at the time and it was at a bar).
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