Mike use Tama Silverstar in tour with Adrenaline Mob

In this image, Eloy can be seen standing behind a Tama Silverstar drum set.

"I normally play pretty big drums, but for this lineup and tour I wanted something smaller in size. I needed a kit that was suitable for rock, as well as the brushwork I’ve been doing on some of the new songs. I’ve been endorsing Tama for a long time now, and I called them up to see if they could help out with a new kit. I already knew by researching their website that I wanted Silverstars. I was able to get a sky blue sparkle kit—18×22 bass drum, 10×13 rack tom, 14×16 floor tom, and 5×14 snare drum."

To anyone that doesn't know - Ordinance is a studio side-project that I've been working in since I was a teenager, alongside some of my best friends from Maryland. We self-released our debut album 'Internal Monologues' back in 2011, and started working on a follow-up shortly thereafter. Life has taken many different turns for all of us since then, but we decided a long time ago to keep this project alive as a studio effort, just for fun.

This drum play-through acts as the debut for "Of The Fatherland" taken from our upcoming album 'The Ides Of March', available worldwide 2/26/16. Being that this is a drum video, I chose to keep the audio here instrumental. The album version does indeed have vocals!

To pre-order 'The Ides Of March', click here -

http://ordinanceofficial.bandcamp.com

Mixing for this video was done by Adam 'Nolly' Getgood. As always, it's super hella mad sick. I am particularly fond of what he was able to do with the snare in this mix - gotta love that Bell Brass! Drums are all natural, minus the kick which is a blend of trigger/mic (Beta91).

This is also the first video I've done using my Tama Silverstar. Specs are as followed...

Tama Silverstar in Transparent Red Burst -

8x7 Rack Tom 10x8 Rack Tom 14x12 Floor Tom 16x14 Floor Tom 20x18 Kick Drum

14x6.5 Tama Re-Issue Bell Brass Snare

Meinl Cymbal Setup (from left to right if sitting behind the kit) -

18" Byzance Traditional Medium Crash 13" Byzance Brilliant Fast Hats 10" MB20 Rock Splash 10" Byzance Traditional Splash 20" MB20 Heavy Bell Ride 19" Byzance Brilliant Medium/Thin Crash 18" Byzance Brilliant China

Drumhead Selection as followed -

Toms - Remo Coated Emperors Top, Clear Ambassadors Bottom Snare - Remo Coated X14 Top, Hazy Ambassador Bottom Kick - Clear Powerstroke 3 Batter, Coated/White PS3 Tama Logo-Head Reso. (with 5" Port)

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Ordinance is...

Mike Semesky Greg Macklin Gunter Ostendorp Alex Rudinger

I proudly endorse Tama Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, 1964 In-Ears, Gator Cases, 2Box Electronics, & Vratim Drumshoes.

Josh Macintyre confirmed via his Instagram story that he will be using the discontinued Tama Silverstar drum set for his upcoming UK tour in 2026. This information is supported by an image sourced from Equipboard.

Vander Lugt was using what appears to be a Tama Silverstar in Indigo Sparkle at FYF Fest in 2104. He has since changed models.

Keno Hammer of Deceiver is seen using a Tama Silverstar drum set in a post on his Instagram, showcasing his studio work and progress on their album.

''This is the perfect drum set, for what i'm using it for. It has a warm and ringing sound, and i love the Tama Silverstars''