“Drumtalk”, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, performed an interview with JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis throughout the band’s summer time 2022 European tour. All the chat, which has solely now been uploaded to YouTube, may be seen beneath.

Talking about the truth that the intro to the title observe of JUDAS PRIEST‘s 1990 album “Painkiller” has develop into one of the crucial iconic drum intros of all time, Scott stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Me personally, I at all times cherished the drum intro of sure songs. Everyone knows ‘Rock And Roll’ by LED ZEPPELIN and ‘Stroll This Manner’ by AEROSMITH, and, after all, ‘Sizzling For Trainer’, which is VAN HALEN. So, anyhow, I grew up like that, at all times understanding that, ‘Man, if ever I may give you a signature drum intro — no guitars; simply drums — and make it actually impactful.’ And typically I get emotional, now that I have been taking part in for thus lengthy, that I used to be in a position to give you one thing.”

He continued: “[I recently saw a video featuring] ‘Prime 15 drum intros’. And, after all, it is subjective. I do not know who made the listing; I believe it was some rock journal. So, naturally, I watch it, and it had ‘The place Eagles Dare’ [by IRON MAIDEN], it had ‘Rock And Roll’, and quantity two was ‘Painkiller’. And I used to be, like, ‘Oh my God. Thanks a lot.’ And primary, which I am glad to take a backseat, was ‘Sizzling For Trainer’ — Sir Alex Van Halen. If I am second place to outdated Alex, then, man, that is unbelievable. Once more, that is one opinion and one little one thing somebody made up. However nonetheless, I did not make it, so I am glad that individuals admire ‘Painkiller’ and it has develop into a signature JUDAS PRIEST tune, which I by no means in 1,000,000 years would have imagined that.”

Again in 2020, Travis instructed Invisible Oranges that he wrote the “Painkiller” intro at Miraval Studios in France in early 1990 as producer Chris Tsangarides and engineer Patrice Roullion had been testing microphone placements.

“We had been arrange on the studio… Studio Miraval in Good, France,” Travis recalled. “The drums are all arrange they usually’re in a giant room after which, after all, the management room is on the different finish of the studio. I used to simply go and heat up very first thing within the morning and simply work on the following tune we had been gonna do the following day, and simply begin taking part in it with my very own headphones on. It was only a cool place — very comfy to simply go and play no matter you needed. I knew we had been gonna be engaged on the ‘Painkiller’ tune and it was meant to be a fast-paced upbeat tune. And I used to be simply messing round doing the intro sort stuff.”

He continued: “I do not know what these notes I play with my ft [are called]… between my ft and my palms. Technically, it is 4 with the ft, one with the hand. So it isn’t a quad however I do not know, septuplet, quintuplet… Reveals you the way educated I’m on drumming, proper? [I was] simply on the market messing round, doing a flurry of issues like that, workouts and whatnot. I had the ‘Painkiller’ concept in my head they usually actually appreciated what I used to be doing they usually stated, ‘Hey, simply do some extra of that, some stuff like that.’ And I simply sort of whipped it up…

“As a younger drummer or simply as a drummer, interval, I at all times… I do not wanna say dreamt as a result of that sounds corny, however I at all times hoped that I may give you a signature drum intro, and I believe each drummer needs that. Hardly ever does a drummer get to do an intro and particularly one that actually sticks. Given the truth that it exists now, I am sort of blown away. It is cool.”

Scott‘s lengthy and really influential drumming profession has additionally included acclaimed work with FIGHT and RACER X.