- Who
- Col Hatchman
- What
- 137.2 decibel(s) (A-weighted)
- Where
- Australien (Hamilton)
- When
It’s been widely reported that electronic duo Leftfield (UK) caused dust and plaster to fall from the roof when they registered 137 dBA during a gig at Brixton Academy, London, UK, on 15 June 1996, and Manowar’s (USA) soundcheck at the Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany, on 11 July 2008 is reported to have cranked up the volume to a thunderous 139 dBA to give them the title of loudest band.
The previous record for loudest drummer was held by The Jerome Experience (aka Jéróme Dehèdin, France), who recorded a peak reading of 109.1 dBA at the Celtic Warriors 10th Birthday Bash at Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, UK, on 12 April 2003 (see record ID 58551).
As stated in the supporting evidence supplied by Hatchman, the microphone was positioned 1.6 m (5.2 ft) above the ground at the base of - and in the middle of - the stage.
Hatchman (b. Brisbane, 2 February 1975) was drummer with The Screaming Jets (2001-04) before joining Dirty Skanks.
Despite releasing a live album titled Everything Louder than Everyone Else in 1999 (recorded at a show in Hamburg, Germany, on 21 May 1998), Motörhead (UK) have “only” been recorded at 130 dBA, at the Cleveland Variety Theater, USA, in 1986.
The pain threshold for humans is 120-130 decibels and any sound above 85 decibels can result in hearing loss.
Loudest sounds over 100 decibels:
194 - loudest possible sustained sound in air
188 - loudest animal sound
139 - Manowar (soundcheck, 2008) - pending loudest band (absolute) http://www.manowar.com/news_body.php?idnews=241 http://www.cracked.com/funny-3701-manowar/
138.4 - loudest pipe organ
138 - loudest siren
137.2 -