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Des Kensel

Background information
Born	July 9, 1973
Origin	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Stoner metal, sludge metal, heavy metal
Instrument(s)	Drums

Website	highonfire.net

Des Kensel is the Grammy Award winning former drummer of the stoner metal band High on Fire.^[1]

In the early 1990s, Des Kensel played drums for the New Haven, CT band Mindwar.

Des Kensel is married and has a son.

He plays Tama drums, Evans drumheads, Meinl cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.

Cymbals: Meinl:

Mb20 heavy soundwave hi-hat 14"
Mb10 heavy crash 20"
Mb10 heavy crash 20"
Mb10 heavy ride 22"

Drumsticks: Vic Firth:

Vic Firth 7AN drumsticks

References

^ "Des Kensel of High On Fire". modderndrummer.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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