Lamb of God's Chris Adler and Mapex Drums Draw an Impressive 730 Fans to Tour Kickoff in Salt Lake City, Utah

Lamb of God's Chris Adler and Mapex Drums were thrilled to see a whopping

730 fans arrive at the "A Throne with a View" tour's impressive Salt Lake City,

UT kick-off show at BackBeats Drum Shop on Monday, February 28th. A

typical drum clinic will draw about 50-70 attendees. This impressive turnout is

only a taste of what is yet to come on the "A Throne with a View" tour, and

Adler hopes to see many more fans out at his upcoming appearances. The

tour will take Chris through the country until March 16th when the tour lands in

Hollywood, FL at Resurrection Drums. The tour is sponsored by MAPEX

DRUMS, AQUARIAN, PRO MARK, GIBRALTAR, MEINL, and ZOOM (SAMSON).

"Never would I have expected such a massive and warm response," states

Adler. "I had a blast jamming tunes and talking shop and SLC really brought

it. Honestly, I was shocked and a bit of a nervous wreck without my

bandmates, but in the end I loved every minute of it. I'm lucky to have the

opportunity and I hope to share that, and if all goes well, inspire everyone

that stops by."

"The "A Throne with a View" tour with Chris Adler was a huge success," adds

Sean Chase of BackBeats Drum Shop in Salt Lake City, UT. "A sell-out crowd

of over 700 attendees witnessed an inspiring performance and insight from

one the world's greatest drummers. Chris' humility, honesty, and passion for

our craft gives us all something to aspire to."

"We are extremely pleased with the initial turnout for this clinic," said

Mapex Product Manager Joe Hibbs. "The up and coming drummers truly respect

his style and ability to communicate his technique. This clinic is a

'must-see' for any aspiring drummer."

On this tour, Adler is playing on MAPEX's newly released Black Panther

"Blaster" drum set. MAPEX introduced the Black Panther Drum Collection in

January at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA and this will be the first

opportunity for many fans to see and hear it. The Blaster kit features a

unique maple and walnut shell design and is the first in a series of new

drum sets based on MAPEX's popular series of Black Panther Snare Drums.

Adler appeared at the prestigious Modern Drummer Festival in 2005 and

performed a "Battle" clinic tour with his brother Willie Adler across Europe

in 2008. "A Throne with a View" is his first and only U.S. clinic tour in

2011. See below for all current clinic tour dates, and watch an example of

one of ADLER's aforementioned drum clinics here

REMAINING "A THRONE WITH A VIEW" CLINIC TOUR DATES

3/6 San Antonio, TX @ Jeff Ryder Drum Shop

3/7 Nashville, TN @ Forks Drum Closet

3/8 Kansas City, MO @ Explorers Percussion

3/9 Memphis, TN @ Memphis Drum Shop

3/10 Kenner, LA @ Ray Fransen Drum Shop

3/14 Plainview, NY @ Original Long Island Drum Center

3/15 Portland, ME @ Drum Shop

3/16 Holly