Paul Bostaph
Background information
Born	March 6, 1964 San Francisco, California
Genre(s)	Thrash metal
Instrument(s)	Drums
Associated acts	Exodus Forbidden Slayer Systematic Testament
Website	http://paulbostaph.net/

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. He is from Newark, California and played with Exodus until March 2007. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its 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 mostly a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1982 in San Francisco, California, by singer Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary Holt, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting. ... Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the Bay Area thrash scene, most popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Systematic was a hard rock band from California, USA. The band was one of the first signings to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrichs record label, The Music Company (via Elektra Records). ... Testament (formerly Legacy) is an American thrash metal band from California. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the Bay Area thrash scene, most popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Testament (formerly Legacy) is an American thrash metal band from California. ... The city of Newark highlighted within Alameda County Newark is a city located in Alameda County, California. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1982 in San Francisco, California, by singer Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary Holt, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting. ...

Biography

Forbidden

Slayer

After Dave Lombardo left Slayer in 1992, the band were looking for a new drummer; Lombardo's drum teacher was filling in but constantly made errors.^[1] After trialling several drummers and listening to hundreds demo tapes Bostaph was recommended by Slayer guitarist Kerry King's guitar technician, John Tempesta.^[1] Slayer members listened to Forbidden records, however, they did not see how Bostaph could fit into the Slayer momentum - Lombardo's style being "over the top", while Forbidden was more melodic.^[1] The band eventually trialled Bostaph with nine songs, only making an error on "Angel of Death. Bostaph had to continually practice to improve the strength of his hands, and feet to improve his drumming ability: "I respected and loved Dave’s drumming but as a fan, if they got a new drummer and I bought a ticket to a show, I would expect to hear the stuff that Dave does, that’s what I would want. So, I went in and every time I had to learn a new song I would play them exactly how Dave played them"^[1] Dave Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a metal drummer from Havana, Cuba. ... Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is guitarist, best known as a founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... John Tempesta John Tempesta is a rock drummer, that has worked with a few bands, namely Exodus, Testament, and White Zombie. ... Look up Melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a melody is a series of linear events or a succession, not a simultaneity as in a chord. ... Angel of Death is the opening track from the thrash metal band Slayers 1986 release Reign in Blood. ...

Bostaph recorded three albums with the band, his least favorite is 1994's Divine Intervention. This is due to the guitars not being loud enough as they were in the recording session, moving around to several recording studios, and a producer who had never done any heavy metal music. The producer changed near the end of recording to Toby Wright - Bostaph stating "that record never had any consistency to it although a lot of fans still like it."^[1] Bostaph left the band in 1996 to concentrate on his solo project, "The Truth About Seafood" and was replaced by Jon Dette, however, he returned in 1997. His second favorite album is 2001's God Hates Us All "The whole era that I was with the band that was the album that was the most well-rounded and mixed the best" with Diabolus in Musica.^[1] Divine Intervention is an album by the band Slayer, released October 3, 1994 through American Recordings. ... Toby Wright is a producer, who has co-produced Slayers 1994 album Divine Intervention with Rick Rubin, and fully produced Alice in Chains self-titled 3rd album in 1995. ... The Truth About Seafood was a 1996 side-project of Paul Bostaph, the drummer of Slayer from 1992-2001. ... Jon Dette is a heavy metal drummer. ... God Hates Us All (2001) is the 10th full-length album by Slayer. ... Diabolus in Musica is the eighth album by the thrash metal band Slayer. ...

Bostaph left the band after the release of God Hates Us All stating he had a chronic elbow injury that would hinder his ability to play drums.^[2] His third last performance with the band is recorded on the DVD War at the Warfield recorded on December 7, 2001. Bostaph is yet to watch it as he feels "It’s like breaking up with a girlfriend" and needs to move on with his life. He still remains friends with Slayer members, and when asked if he would work with them in the future replied "sure".^[1] DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... War At The Warfield is a home video by Slayer which was released in 2003 through American Recordings. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Systematic

Unwilling to give up music, Bostaph joined Systematic in 2003 - a band which he had previously formed with vocalist Tim Narducci and guitarist Adam Ruppel, before the band were named Systematic and prior to recording Diabolus in Musica. Bostaph introduced the band to Slayer's manager - Rick Sales to help the band gain notice. Since the band needed a drummer in 2003, and his friendship with members Bostaph was willing to help out.^[1] Systematic was a hard rock band from California, USA. The band was one of the first signings to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrichs record label, The Music Company (via Elektra Records). ...

Bostaph toured with Systematic for four months, departing in 2004: "I wasn’t having very much fun and it’s not for me."^[1] In 2003 Bostaph sustained an injury to his knee, while playing soccer. After finishing Systematics tour, Bostaph underwent surgery - not touching a drum kit for over a year until he received a phone call from Testament members.^[1]

Discography

With Forbidden

• Forbidden Evil (1988)
• Twisted into Form (1990)

Forbidden Evil is the debut album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden. ... Twisted Into Form was the second album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden. ...

With Testament

• Return to the Apocalyptic City (1993)

Return to the Apocalyptic City is a EP released by Testament in 1993. ...

With Slayer

• Divine Intervention (1994)
• Live Intrusion (1995)
• Undisputed Attitude (1996)
• Diabolus in Musica (1998)
• God Hates Us All (2001)
• War at the Warfield (2003)

Divine Intervention is an album by the band Slayer, released October 3, 1994 through American Recordings. ... Live Intrusion is a home video by Slayer which was released in 1995 through American Recordings. ... Undisputed Attitude is an album of punk covers and three original songs by the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Diabolus in Musica is the eighth album by the thrash metal band Slayer. ... God Hates Us All (2001) is the 10th full-length album by Slayer. ... War At The Warfield is a home video by Slayer which was released in 2003 through American Recordings. ...

Systematic

• Pleasure to Burn (2003)

Pleasure to Burn is the second album by Systematic, a hard rock band. ...

With Exodus

• Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005)

Shovel Headed Kill Machine, released in 2005, is the tenth album by thrash metal band Exodus. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} PAUL BOSTAPH of Exodus, ex-Slayer. Metal-rules.com (2007-02-05). Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
2. ^ Slayer: Lombardo's back!. Kerrang! (2002-01-03). Retrieved on December 2, 2006.

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External links

• Official website