Classics Custom Extreme Metal
That is the official category that this cymbal is listed in. But the ping and the cut it has can be used in many musical settings. As an effect cymbal, it can also add serious level to your scope of sounds.

Meinl describes this cymbal as brutally loud and intense, but this ride with its oversized bell is an instrument that can be used as a cut through leading rhythm instrument, but it can serve many other sound purposes as well. The sampling opportunities of this cymbals' clear and direct feedback and projection can very well be used in many other musical settings that need an extreme touch or a good sampled and twisted effect sound.

Meinl 18" Classics Custom Extreme Metal Big Bell Ride
We added the studio sound of the official Meinl product video at the end as well.

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All Meinl NAMM 2018 cymbal videos and articles
All videos are hosted by The Orlando Drummer Adam Tuminaro

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• The Meinl 22" Monophonic Ride
  
• Matt Garstka's 20" Meinl Equilibrium China
  
• Meinl's versatile 21" Polyphonic Ride (and crash)
  
• Pure Alloy 10" Splash, 18" China & 22" Medium Crash
  
• Here's Matt Halpern's Meinl Double Down Stack
  
• Meinl Cymbal Demo - Byzance Jazz 15" Thin HiHat
  
• Meinl Cymbal Demo - Byzance Brilliant 18" Heavy Hammered Crash
  
• Meinl 14" Heavy Hammered Hihat
  
• Meinl 18" Extreme Metal Big Bell Ride

Official specs Byzance Brilliant 18" Heavy Hammered Crash

• Size: 18"
  
• Type: Ride
  
• Weight: Heavy
  
• Material: B8 Bronze
  
• Finish: Traditional
  
• Production Method: Pressure Point Technology & Computerzied Hammering
  
• Lathe: None
  
• Made in: Germany
  
• Timbre: Bright
  
• Character: Explosive, Cutting
  
• Pitch: High
  
• Volume: High
  
• Sustain: Medium to Long
  
• Styles: Metal, Rock, Pop, Fusion, Studio
  
• Price-range: Medium
  
• UPC: 842960100105
  
• SKU: CC18EMBBR-B

The Orlando Drummer

We asked Orlando Drummer Adam Tuminaro to host our Meinl Cymbals videos at NAMM 2018, and he did a perfect job: in twelve videos, he takes you through all the new from Meinl that the company officially launched during annual the trade show in California. This is the last Meinl cymbals video Adam hosted.

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