Michel Tol got my first kit when he was 13, and immediately he drummed my ass off for four hours a day, just jamming with his favorite bands blasting on my headphones. Michel: "After like eight months my mom thought it would be a nice idea to actually take some lessons, so that's exactly what I did!"



After about three years of lessons, in my last year of highschool, Michel Tol auditioned for the conservatory in Amsterdam and was accepted. After rockin' there for two years, Michel Tol became too busy with his band at that time to continue, so he (regrettably) quit. A month or two later he quit my band.



After not having drummed in a band fo a while, and not really having drummed much at all, Michel Tol decided to audition for Parkway Avenue (back then known as Maroen). He got in, and they've been rockin' ever since.