40 YEARS OF METAL DRUMMING

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- Box set comprising four albums featuring drummer Neudi (among others Manilla Road, Trance, Griffin, Savage Grace...) - Limited edition with signed autograph card. At the age of 8, Andreas Neuderth, who has only used the nickname NEUDI since the mid-80s, discovered his talent for drumming. He had already become a hard rock fan a little earlier, with the usual bands such as Kiss, Status Quo, and Rush. At 15, in 1986, his drumming first appeared on a demo tape by the band SUDDEN DARKNESS, making 2026 an anniversary year for the musician, who now lives in the Rheinhessen region. Besides MANILLA ROAD (from 2011 until Mark Shelton's death in 2018) and SAVAGE GRACE (2009/2010), his best-known bands currently include TRANCE, ROXXCALIBUR, ANGEL OF DAMNATION, IRONSWORD, JAMESON RAID, and the band SENTRY, which succeeded Manilla Road. Despite all these names, Neudi considers THE ECONOMIST's 1994 album "New Built Ghetto Status" to be "one of the three best albums I've played on." Indeed, it can be confidently stated that THE ECONOMIST's style is unique. In 1995, the CD was licensed by Massacre/Intercord, but its progressive style was simply too far ahead of its time. Reissued for the first time as a double LP with the unreleased second album "Mind Movies," it finally received the euphoric reviews it deserved. After a period of experimentation, VIRON (2004/2006 and 2008) marked Neudi's return to traditional metal, which he had never abandoned as a fan anyway. These two highly acclaimed albums indirectly preceded the more successful band ROXXCALIBUR. SCROLLKEEPER is a Texan band that, as Manilla Road fans, wanted to collaborate with Neudi on their EP "Wetico." Neudi is known for his "busy drumming." Influenced by Neil Peart (Rush), Randy Foxe (Manilla Road), or Ian Paice (Deep Purple), he not only performs the usual rhythmic "background" work but sometimes strikingly brings his instrument to the forefront. (Informational text by Michael Gresner, January 2026)