Dave Lombardo
Lombardo performing with Fantômas
Background information
Born	February 16, 1965 (1965-02-16) (age 42) Havana, Cuba
Genre(s)	Avant-garde metal Groove metal Thrash metal
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1979 – present
Label(s)	American Recordings
Associated acts	Slayer Grip Inc. Fantômas Testament Apocalyptica

Dave Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a heavy metal drummer born in Havana, Cuba. Lombardo's music career has spanned more than 25 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 29 commercial recordings with bands such as Grip Inc., Fantômas and Testament spanning a number of major genres.^[1] Lombardo's most notable work has been with the American thrash metal band Slayer, with which he performed on six albums, including the 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Groove metal, often associated with neo-thrash/post-thrash and power groove, is a term sometimes used to describe a derivative of thrash metal which took its current form during the early 1990s. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block or tambourines, arranged for convenience playing by a single drummer. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Grip Inc. ... Fantômas is an avant-garde metal band formed in 1998 in California, United States. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... Grip Inc. ... Fantômas is an avant-garde metal band formed in 1998 in California, United States. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by Slayer, which was released on August 8, 2006 on American Recordings. ...

Lombardo's musical interest was sparked by playing along to a Santana record with bongo drums and was later influenced by the musical styles of Led Zeppelin and KISS.^[3] Lombardo is known as one of the most aggressive and influential heavy metal drummers; his use of double bass drums has been called "astonishingly innovative"^[4] and earned him the title "the godfather of double bass". Over his career, he has had a significant influence on the metal scene, and has inspired many modern metal drummers.^[3] Santana (originally the Santana Blues Band) is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. ... For other articles titled Bongo refer to the disambiguation page. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ...

Biography

Early years

Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba on February 16, 1965. When he was only two years old, his family moved to South Gate, California. During the third grade at the age of eight, Lombardo brought in a set of bongos with a Santana record for show and tell at school and played along with the rhythm. This inspired his musical interest in drums and he joined the school band where he played the marching drum, although eventually viewed the marching drum as "not for him". Lombardo's father saw his persistent interest in music at age ten and purchased him a five-piece Maxwin drum set for $350. As Lombardo now had a drumkit, he purchased his first record, Alive! by KISS to play along to. He taught himself the song "100,000 Years" by listening to the record repeatedly. Able to perform the drum solo on the song, word of Lombardo's ability spread. Due to his newfound popularity, he was asked if he could play the song "Moby Dick" by Led Zeppelin. Although he was aware of the band, he was not familiar with their material. After doing so, he was exposed to an all new genre with Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham influencing Lombardo's drumming ability.^[3] This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Location of South Gate in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1923-01-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Bill De Witt [1] Area  - City  7. ... Bongos being played Bongos are a percussion instrument. ... Santana (originally the Santana Blues Band) is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. ... Show and tell is the process of showing an audience something and telling them about it and usually done in a classroom. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Alive! was KISSs fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a cornerstone for live albums. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... Moby Dick is a Led Zeppelin instrumental song from their second album. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. ...

With his new-found hobby Lombardo asked his parents for drum lessons, his parents accepted, However, the lessons lasted only one week as Lombardo got bored of the repetitiveness of constantly learning how to hit the drum left and right.^[5] After leaving music lessons, Lombardo's friends exposed him to the disco genre, where he partied and became a temporary DJ for a mobile disc jockey under the name of "A Touch of Class". Due to him arriving home at 4:00AM on several occasions, his parents threatened to put him in a military school. Lombardo later said that disco music "showed me the effects of rhythm on the body."^[3] This article is about the music genre. ...

In 1978, Lombardo returned to playing rock music and would talk with several musicians around South Gate. They would travel to Lombardo's house to play renditions of songs by Jimi Hendrix, such as "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady" and "Fire". Graduating from private school in eighth grade, Lombardo moved to Pius X High School, which had more musicians than his previous school. He signed up to the school talent show and performed "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry with a guitarist named Peter Fashing; "I'll never forget the roar of the crowd during the drum solo. We brought the house down" states Lombardo, who became known as "David the drummer" the following day.^[3] Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... For other meanings of Purple Haze, see Purple Haze (disambiguation). ... Foxey Lady is a song by Jimi Hendrix from his 1967 album Are You Experienced, featured as the lead track on the official UK edition. ... Fire is a song written and originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix and released on the 1967 Are You Experienced? album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Music sample Johnny B. Goode ( file info) Problems? See media help. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. ...

With his newfound popularity, Lombardo formed a band in 1979 called Escape, with two guitarists. The group performed AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath songs in Lombardo's garage. After leaving Pius X school due to poor grades, Lombardo enlisted to South Gate High School where he found a vocalist to join the band. The band performed at parties under the name Sabotage, but were unsuccessful in making an impact. Lombardo's parents noticed his withdrawal from everything except music, and convinced him to quit and find a job. On leaving Sabotage, Lombardo received threats from the guitarist's girlfriend; Lombardo said, "the so-called manager went as far as to write a poem about me leaving the band in the school news paper saying, 'we'll see who makes it to the top, let's place a bet.' I should've made that bet."^[3] This article is about the band. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... South Gate High School South Gate High School is located at 3351 Firestone Boulevard in the city of South Gate, California, United States. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ...

Slayer

Lombardo followed his parents' advice and applied as a pizza delivery boy at the local pizza shop in 1981. With money earned from the job and loaned from his father, he was able to purchase a TAMA Swingstar drum set and Paiste Rude cymbal package for $1100.^[5] While making a delivery, Lombardo was told about a guitarist that lived five blocks away named Kerry King. He introduced himself to King, and asked if he would like to jam with him. King agreed and offered to show Lombardo his guitar collection at his house later that night. As King was looking for a drummer for his band, Slayer, he extended an invitation to Lombardo to perform drumming duties. Lombardo accepted.^[3] Tama Seisakusho(usually refered to as Tama) is a division of Hoshino Gakki MFG. Co. ... Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... A jam session is a musical act where musicians gather and play (or jam) without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements. ...

With Slayer's line-up now complete, the band toured extensively in the early 1980s to promote their debut album Show No Mercy. At the time, Lombardo was working at K-Mart, which he has described as his most memorable day job.^[6] During this period of touring, Lombardo formed a strong bond with drummer Gene Hoglan, who was the band's roadie at the time. Lombardo asked Hoglan to become his drum tutor, however, Hoglan was fired as a roadie as he had no idea what to do. Lombardo felt Hoglan was a great influence to his drumming.^[7] During Slayer's 1986 "Reign in Pain" tour to promote the album Reign in Blood, Lombardo left the band. Lombardo said, "I wasn't making any money. I figured if we were gonna be doing this professionally, on a major label, I wanted my rent and utilities paid."^[8] The band enlisted Tony Scaglione of Whiplash as his replacement; however, Lombardo's wife, Teresa, convinced Dave to return in 1987.^[8] In 1992, Lombardo again left Slayer, due to conflicts with band members and his refusal to tour, as he desired to witness the birth of his first child.^[9] Show No Mercy is the debut album by the thrash metal band Slayer, which was released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. ... new Kmart logo Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal music drummer. ... The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ... In British, Australian, New Zealand, and some Canadian universities, a tutor is often but not always a postgraduate student or a lecturer assigned to conduct a seminar for undergraduate students, often known as a tutorial. ... Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Tony Scaglione is a thrash metal drummer. ... Whiplash was an American thrash metal band. ...

Grip Inc.

Following the birth of his first child in 1993, Lombardo formed Grip Inc. with Voodoocult guitarist Waldemar Sorychta.^[10] The pair recruited bassist Jason Viebrooks and vocalist Gus Chambers to complete the line-up, releasing their debut record in 1995. Entitled Power of Inner Strength, the album was distributed via California-based label Metal Blade Records. Prior to the album's release Lombardo described leaving Slayer as a career low, because he did not know what type of music to play.^[6][11] All Music Guide reviewer Vincent Jeffries singled out Lombardo for praise on the album, remarking that Slayer fans "will enjoy the drummer's double bass work and overall aggression throughout the disc."^[12] Sorychta asserts critics and music fans always spot mistakes in their music, because of Lombardo's popularity with Slayer – expecting the band to sound like Slayer and complain.^[13] However, when Lombardo uses the double bass drum, Sorychta asserted people complain "now Grip Inc. sound exactly like Slayer."^[13] Grip Inc. ... Voodoocult was a German thrash metal project formed in 1994 by Phillip Boa, vocalist of the alternative band Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub. ... Waldemar Sorychta is a heavy metal musician and record producer. ... Power of Inner Strength is the debut album of heavy metal band Grip Inc. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ...

The band released Nemesis in 1997; Jeffries praised Lombardo's "crushing drum work" which takes center stage on the album. Bassist Viebrooks left the band and was replaced by Stuart Caruthers in 1999. With a new bassist, the band released Solidify that same year, which was described as a step towards "progressive and exotic rhythms, structures, and instrumentations, while never compromising intensity." by Jeffries. Lombardo was once again praised for his drumming on the album by Jeffries, who stated his style is "expressive and technically excellent tom work on cuts like "Bug Juice" and "Lockdown".^[11] Lombardo is proud of Grip Inc. and believes it made him more creative as a musician.^[14] Nemesis is the sophomore effort from heavy metal band Grip Inc. ... Solidify is the third album from heavy metal band Grip Inc. ... Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... Look up Structure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Tom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Fantômas

In 1998, Lombardo joined a side project called Fantômas with former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton. The band formed when Lombardo attended a Faith No More concert and was approached by Patton concerning his "fusion" project (Grip Inc.). Several months later following the break-up of Faith No More, Lombardo received a phone call from Patton who asked if Lombardo would like to join his own fusion project. Lombardo accepted and replied "Fuck yeah!"^[9] Fantômas is an avant-garde metal band formed in 1998 in California, United States. ... Faith No More was an experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998. ...

Lombardo asserted it was the hardest music he has played, saying "Slayer doesn't even come close. Slayer was hard in a physical way, but this is physically demanding as well and requires 'feeling'. (The kind of connectedness that demands) no clicking of sticks." The drummer described the sound of Fantômas by stating "if Picasso was a musician, this would be his music."^[9] Lombardo recorded five albums with the band and played drums for Testament on their 1999 album The Gathering.^[14] A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... The Gathering is one of the best Testament album. ...

Side projects

In 1999, on his constant quest to expand his horizon as a drummer, Lombardo collaborated with Italian classical musician Lorenzo Arruga to record Vivaldi - The Meeting. It is a seven-track album with drum improvisions on Vivaldi's work including two pieces from The Four Seasons composition. Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... The Four Seasons can refer to: Season, the annual cycle of the astronomical, geographic, and climatic phenomenon The Four Seasons (group), a singing group led by Frankie Valli The Four Seasons (Vivaldi), the collective name for four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi The Seasons (Haydn), (Die Jahreszeiten) an oratorio by...

In 2005 Lombardo recorded Drums of Death with DJ Spooky. Spooky played some records, with Lombardo playing along and interpreting his own rhythms. Spooky recorded the session and took the tapes to his New York recording studio, downloaded it onto his computer, and mixed the beats and drums incorporating scratching and other DJ techniques.^[1] Scott Peace-Miller of Glide Magazine gave the album, noting, "Lombardo's influence is front and center in the driving, up tempo "Quantum Cyborg Drum Machine," and the almost straight-up thrash of Kultur Krieg."^[15] See Drums of death (sic) ... DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul D. Miller, 1970), is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called illbient or trip hop. He is a turntablist and producer. ... Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce sounds for some types of music. ...

Lombardo recorded five tracks with the Finnish classical heavy metal group Apocalyptica on their 2004 album Reflections. Members of Apocalyptica had approached Lombardo at a drum clinic in Holland titled "Headbangers fest",^[1] and asked if Lombardo would like to do a duo with the band, he agreed. Apocalyptica enjoyed playing a duo and asked Lombardo if would like to record a song for their next album. He agreed, and the band sent him the recording tapes to his home recording studio in California where he recorded the drums.^[1] This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... Reflections is Apocalypticas fifth album, released in 2003 with a speical-edition called Reflections Revised released in later part of 2003 containing a DVD as well as the original album with four bonus tracks. ... This article is about a region in the Netherlands. ...

Return to Slayer

Ten years after departing from Slayer, Lombardo received a phone call from King, who asked if he would like to perform a few shows.^[16] Slayer needed a drummer to replace Paul Bostaph, who left the band because of a chronic elbow injury.^[17] Lombardo accepted, touring with the band as part of Ozzfest, H82k2, Summer Tour, and the 2004 Download Festival. While preparing for the Download Festival in England, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for a mysterious illness.^[18] Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched for volunteers to replace Ulrich; Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison and Lombardo volunteered. Lombardo performed the songs "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen".^[18] While fans were pleased with Jordison and Lombardo's performance, many fans walked away disappointed after waiting over 90 minutes with no announcement of the delay, and the hour long set, which was deemed short.^[19] Lombardo recorded his final album to date with Grip Inc. in 2004, Incorporated. However, he asserts the band is on the "back burner", because of time taken up touring with Slayer.^[16] Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. ... Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at the spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996, and 2002s Ozzfest). ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ... James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a Grammy winning American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Nathan Jonas Joey Jordison is an American rock musician. ... Battery is the opening track of Metallicas 1986 album Master of Puppets. ... The Four Horsemen is the second track on Metallicas 1983 album Kill Em All. ... Incorporated is the most recent album by American heavy metal band Grip Inc. ...

Lombardo rehearsing with Metallica hours before their set.

Lombardo recorded drums on Slayer's 2006 release Christ Illusion, promoting the album on The Unholy Alliance tour. King asserts Lombardo is a major attraction for the fans, and one of the reasons for their surge in popularity. King said he prefer Lombardo helming the drumkit, as do the other band members.^[20] Slayer bassist Tom Araya said, "It's kind of right back where we started. He's an amazing performer. We took off right where we left off, you know? It's like he was never gone. He's working with Kerry on his tunes. He's helped out a lot actually!"^[21] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by Slayer, which was released on August 8, 2006 on American Recordings. ... The Unholy Alliance is an annual heavy metal tour of Europe and North America, with the tag-line Preaching to the Perverted. The tour is headlined by the thrash metal band Slayer, and featured Children of Bodom, Thine Eyes Bleed, Lamb of God, Mastodon and In Flames in its last... Tom Araya (born Tomás Enrique Araya June 6, 1961 in Valparaíso, Chile) is the bassist and lead vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. ...

While Christ Illusion received mixed reviews, Lombardo's return was praised by critics.^[2] Chris Steffen of Rolling Stone asserted "Christ Illusion is God Hates Us All without the memorable riffs, at least their awesome drummer Dave Lombardo shows off some chops, particularly on the raging 'Supremist.'"^[22] Don Kaye of Blabbermouth gave the album a mediocre review, however praising Lombardo. Kaye wrote, "One thing's for sure: Lombardo's influence on this band is absolutely undeniable. With no disrespect to Paul Bostaph, a fine drummer (and Jon Dette, who also did some work with the group in the mid-Nineties), Lombardo is simply essential to the Slayer sound. He is one of heavy rock's all-around best drummers, perhaps the very best in the field of thrash /speed metal, and his power, style, and chops — not to mention his intangible chemistry with the rest of the group and those amazing flying feet — bring Slayer's overall performance, intensity and music to a higher level."^[23] This article is about the magazine. ... God Hates Us All is the eighth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Blabbermouth may refer to: Blabbermouth. ... Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. ... Jon Dette is a heavy metal drummer. ...

Style and equipment

Lombardo is known for his fast, aggressive style of play utilizing the double bass technique which has earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" by Drummerworld.^[3] Lombardo states his reasons for using two bass drums: "when you hit the bass drum the head is still resonating. When you hit it in the same place right after that you kinda get a "slapback" from the bass drum head hitting the other pedal. You're not letting them breathe." When playing the double bass Lombardo uses the "heel-up" technique and places his pedals on an angle.^[24] A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ...

Lombardo has used a TAMA drum set since he was fourteen, purchasing a drum set/cymbal package sold at Guitar Center.^[5] The drum set was a TAMA Swingstar and a Paiste cymbal package. Lombardo used this kit to record Slayer's first record: "man, these are great drums. And they were synonymous with me, because I recorded my first record with that drumset, which is on the back of Show No Mercy… you see that drumset." On Slayer's 2006 tour Lombardo used TAMA Starclassic Maple, with 18x24 kick drums, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12”, 14”, 15” rack toms, and 18” and 20” floor toms, 5.5”x14” hammered bronze snare and HP900P’s Power Glide drum pedals.^[5] Guitar Center is the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in the world and is located throughout the United States. ... Show No Mercy is the debut album by the thrash metal band Slayer, which was released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. ...

Influence on musicians

Lombardo's work has been an influence on other rock drummers. Rocky Gray, former member of the alternative rock band Evanescence has been influenced by Lombardo's choice of equipment; he said, "All those old school guys are all TAMA guys. Where I'm from, if you're in the big time, you get a TAMA drum set. You have to be good if you've got a TAMA set."^[25] Per Möller Jensen of The Haunted cites Lombardo as a major influence, having grown up listening to Slayer; the band was a big influence on his style and The Haunted's.^[26] Suffocation drummer Mike Smith also cites Lombardo as an influence.^[27] Rocky Gray (born July 2, 1974 as William Gray) was the drummer for the multi-platinum rock band Evanescence until 2007. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Per Möller Jensen is a danish drummer in the Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Suffocation is an American death metal band. ... Mike Smith is a death metal drummer. ...

Richard Christy, former member of Death was "blown away" by Dave's performance and double bass on the album Reign in Blood,^[28] as was Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz.^[29] Ray Herrera of the band Fear Factory cites Lombardo as one of his major influences,^[30] as do Pete Sandoval of Morbid Angel,^[31] ex-Cradle of Filth drummer Adrian Erlandsson,^[32] Joey Jordison of Slipknot,^[33] and Krisiun drummer Max Kolesne.^[34] Patrick Grün of Caliban was inspired to play drums by Lombardo,^[35] while Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall was particularly inspired by Lombardo's double bass, utilizing double bass when starting his own music career.^[36] Richard Christy (born Thomas Richard Christy on April 1, 1974) is an American drummer, comedian, actor, and radio personality who currently works for The Howard Stern Show. ... Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, and dissolved in 1999. ... Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Paul Mazurkiewicz is the drummer of Cannibal Corpse, and one of two remaining original members, the other being bassist Alex Webster. ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... Pete Sandoval is a noted drummer in the extreme metal world. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... Cradle of Filth are a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Adrian Erlandsson is a Swedish heavy metal drummer, who currently plays in Needleye and with his wife in Nemhain. ... Nathan Jonas Joey Jordison is an American rock musician. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a Grammy winning American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Krisiun is a Technical Brutal Death metal band from Brazil, formed in 1990 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. ... Max Kolesne is a talented death metal drummer and plays in the Brazilian death metal band Krisiun. ... Caliban is a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. ... Jason Bittner (born January 11, 1970 in Colonie, New York) is the drummer for the metal band Shadows Fall. ... Shadows Fall are a five-piece metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts. ...

Discography

Main article: Dave Lombardo discography

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