Education
He attended Curie High School on the Southwest side of Chicago.
He attended Curie High School on the Southwest side of Chicago.
He is well known for his hard hitting bass drum techniques that have become a staple of "s music Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Wengren has been playing drums since around the age of 10, when he took some lessons for about a month but didn’t begin to take his drumming seriously until the age of 15. He has been quoted as saying that Metallica, Slayer, Judas Priest, Testament, Mötley Crüe, Pantera and Racer X were his strongest influences.
On August 31, 2005 he proposed to his girlfriend onstage.
Before the set closer, frontman David Draiman handed the microphone to Wengren, who explained how he"s spent a lot of time in Milwaukee recently and how he met his girlfriend here. In recent years, he has appeared in advertisements for Pearl Drums, since the Masters Series was his first professional kit purchased from Midwest Percussion the early 90"son
Wengren uses Evans Hydraulic Glass drumheads on all toms and EQ heads on both bass drums. He has also been added to the Vater Signature line of drumsticks, which now has the Mike Wengren model.
His previous tour kit was a "cranberry fade" Pearl MRX Masters Series drumset with black hardware.
Wengren"s tour kit in support of the album Ten Thousand Fists was a "vintage sunburst" variation of the same drumset, also with black hardware. Wengren is currently pursuing a side project band,, in collaboration with member Dan Donegan. Indestructible kit Reference Series Custom painted by Nub Grafix 22x18 bass drum x 2 10x8 tom 12x9 tom 14x11 tom 16x14 tom 18x16 tom 14x6.5 snare drum 14x6.5 steel Reference snare drum Chopper 12" Associate of Arts Metal-X Hats 14" Associate of Arts Metal-X Splash 12" Associate of Arts Metal-X Crash 18" Associate of Arts Metal-X Crash 19" Associate of Arts Metal-X Chinese 18" 23" Limited Edition OverRide Associate of Arts Rock Crash 19" AAX X-Treme Chinese 19" Associate of Arts Metal-X Hats 15" Associate of Arts Rock Crash 17" Associate of Arts Rock Crash 18".
Disturbed.