Brainstorm
About
„I’ve relied on Paiste cymbals from the very beginning and have never been disappointed. Throughout my career, I’ve played a wide variety of musical genres, and Paiste has always impressed me with its sound. Being endorsed is a dream come true and another milestone in my career.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
16" RUDE Wild China
17" RUDE Wild Crash
16" Alpha Medium Swiss Crash
14" RUDE Wild Hats
(discontinued)
12" Signature Flanger Bell
(discontinued)
18" RUDE Novo China
18" RUDE Basher
10" Signature Reflector Splash
10" RUDE Splash
20" RUDE Basher
18" RUDE China
18" PST 5 China (in stack as bottom)
10" PST X Swiss Splash (in stack as top)
24" RUDE Mega Power Ride "Eclipse"
18" RUDE Wild Crash
14" RUDE Blast China
Biography
Kevin Lütolf(*2000) is a drummer from Lucerne, Switzerland. At the age of eight, he discovered his passion for playing drums. Around the same time, he began to take an interest in metal music and started to cover songs in his rehearsal room. In 2021, he began recording covers and posting them online under the pseudonym “Savage Drums”. This led to bands taking notice of him and his first gigs as a session drummer in 2022. He joined his first band, “Irony of Fate” in 2023, playing various concerts and festivals throughout Switzerland. In addition to his own projects, Kevin regularly works as a session drummer and plays numerous concerts each year. One of those session gis eventually led him to become a permanent member of the band Soulline in 2025, which included appearances at various other Swiss festivals. His major breakthrough came in January 2026 when German power metal veterans Brainstorm selected him as their new drummer after a rigorous audition process, praising his "power and energy." Eager to "take the world’s stages by storm" and jokingly lower the band's age average, he quickly integrated into tours and studio work.
Setup Cymbals
Only standard models appear in this section.
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Details
Sizes: 24"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Bright, full, warm, deep, somewhat dry, powerful. Wide range, clean mix. Heavy response, very balanced feel. Clear, cutting stick sound over big, full wash. Extremely loud, cutting ride with an enormous, big, loud and deep sounding bell. This special ride cymbal was created by Paiste's Sound Development team in collaboration with John Dolmayan, one of today's most influential Rock drummers.
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Details
Sizes: 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Very energetic and powerful, metallic, hissing. Fairly narrow range, fairly clean mix. Very responsive, giving feel. Very well suited for crash/ride patterns. Strong, sturdy, loud crash for aggressive playing styles in loud and extreme musical genres.
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Details
Sizes: 18", 20"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Full, forceful, powerful, slightly trashy. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Rather soft playing feel. Hefty, powerful attack with a saturated, menacing crash sound. Quite deep, beefy bell sound. Strong, loud, yet unintrusive cymbal. Ideal for crash ride patterns in very loud settings.
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Details
Sizes: 18", 20"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Bright, silky, metallic, full, slightly trashy and very powerful. Wide range, fairly clean mix. Comfortable, responsive and somewhat soft feel. Exotic type of china that also offers the sound and function of a crash cymbal. Its unique shape makes both the bell and downward turned china edge accessible at once. Provides a strong, sizzling and deep layered china sound that is perfectly suited for any styles of Rock music and for other unique applications and percussive settings.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 18", 20"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Bright, metallic, aggressively roaring, very strong, raw. Wide range, fairly clean mix. Heavy with a comfortable feel. Aggressive, shattering attack with a roaring crash. Modern China sound with a grungy touch. Well suited for loud and very loud musical applications.
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