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Mario Full Name: Mario Contino (no middle name) Date/Place of Birth: March 21st, 1987. New York. Raised in Winter Springs, FL Instrument: Percussion Gear: DRUMS: Tama Rockstar Custom 7-Piece: 8", 10", and 12" Rack Toms; 14", and 16" Floor Toms; 22"x18" Bass Drum; 14"x5 1/2" Ludwig Brass Edition Snare Drum-- HARDWARE: Tama Roadpro Cymbal Stands, and multiclamps; Tama Iron Cobra Left-Handed Double-Pedal Tama Iron Cobra Hi-Hat Stand -- CYMBALS: 20" Paiste 2002 Ride Cymbal; 14" [OLD] Zildjian New Beat Hi-Hats; 18" Sabian AAX Stage Crash; 18" Sabian AA Medium-Thin Crash; 19" [very old] Zildjian Crash (don't know what kind); 18" Sabian XS20 China Cymbal; 8" Sabian Paragon Splash; 10" Sabian XS20 Splash; 10" Sabian Mike Portnoy Mid Max Stax; -- STICKS: Ahead Joey Jordison Signature; Pro-Mark Mike Portnoy Signature; Pro-Mark Hot Rods, Thunder Rods, Broomstix, and TUBZ (pronounces "tubes") -- HEADS: ALL Evans Heads. Clear G2's on toms, Power Center on Snare, and EMAD on Bass. REMO ROYALLY SUCKS!!! That's right, that stupid pinstripe on your tom is a piece of shit! Influences: Mike Portnoy (Don't care what you think, he is the best, and much better than you. You can't argue with it. It is fact.), Joey Jordison, and Thomas Lang. Top 5 Favorite Albums of All Time: Dream Theater: Train Of Thought, and Octavarian; Slipknot: Slipknot and Subliminal Verses; Deep Purple's Greatest Hits (Smoke on the Water & Others) In Your CD Player right now: Children of Bodom - Hatecrew Death Roll, Dream Theater - Live at Budokan, Into Eternity - Dead or Dreaming, Various Sonata Arctica Favorite Movie: Nat. Lampoon's Vegas Vacation Favorite TV Show: (used to be) Pokemon, (but now is) Fairly Odd Parents Favorite Food/Drink: Ravioli and Pepsi Vanilla If you could tell anyone that they royally suck who would it be? Lars Ulrich, and everyone in the Beatles. (don't like it? FUCK YOU!) |
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