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Podcast guestAaron Cole
Drummer since 1999 who plays in Two Minutes to Maiden, Seattle Rain, Whale Tail and a Metallica tribute.
Aaron Cole has been playing drums since 1999, when he was 15. He got hooked after finding a snare drum in a box in the hallway and trying to play the snare fill from Orgy's cover of Blue Monday. Aaron keeps busy in several bands, including the Iron Maiden tribute Two Minutes to Maiden, Seattle Rain, Whale Tail and a Metallica tribute that played Lakes Jam at Brainerd International Raceway. Over the years he also played in the death metal band Satanic Ballerinas, Blackout, and Who Shot First, and has filled in with Treehorn.
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Fun facts from the interview
- Aaron started drumming in 1999 at age 15.
- His first album was a Sting best-of, with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.
- The snare fill in Orgy's cover of Blue Monday got him started.
- Satanic Ballerinas, an early death metal band, was the second band he played in.
- He plays in Two Minutes to Maiden, Seattle Rain, Whale Tail and a Metallica tribute.
- His Metallica tribute played Lakes Jam at Brainerd International Raceway.
- He played Up the Irons, a Night of Iron Maiden, at Bogart's on November 1 with Maiden Minneapolis.
- He played the Medina with the Metallica tribute on November 7.
- Seattle Rain played Casa Rio in Anoka on November 22.
- Who Shot First is on hiatus.
- He has also played in Blackout, Twang Cities and a Cake tribute, and filled in with Treehorn.
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