Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer for experimental hardcore band Thrice. The older brother of Thrice bassist Eddie Breckenridge, Riley joined Thrice during the early days of the band on the recommendation of Eddie. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... This article is about the band Thrice. For other meanings, see Wiktionary:thrice. ... Paul Chambers, acclaimed jazz bassist A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Eddie Breckenridge is the bassist of the post hardcore band, Thrice. ...

Breckenridge says that Thrice tries to "incorporate elements of all the music we listen to. Whether it's metal or punk or hardcore or jazz, or just like straight up rock or mellow kinda indie rock." He also plays guitar and has written parts for some Thrice songs, although the band has not been specific about his writing credits. Breckenridge says that drummer Dave Grohl and the group Radiohead have been major influences on his music. Heavy metal is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock music to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... David Eric Gannon Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire. ...

Breckenridge plays Orange County Drum & Percussion instruments. He also uses Vaterdrum sticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, and Drum Workshop hardware and pedals. A drum stick or drumstick is an item used to hit percussion instruments, including but not only drums, to produce sound. ... The Zildjian logo as seen on the official website The Avedis Zildjian Company is the worlds largest manufacturer of cymbals. ... It is also possible that you want to know about the Cymbalum instrument. ... Remo is the most prominant Drumhead Company in the united states, and thier productis the most widely used. ... A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. ... Drum Workshop (also referred to as DW or DW Drums) is an Oxnard, California-based drum and hardware manufacturing company. ... A pedal is a lever activated by ones foot. ...

Sources

• Thrice website
• Water is Poison, a Thrice fan site
• Bettawreckonize interview with Riley Breckenridge
• LiveDaily interview with Riley Breckenridge