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Dave Lombardo

Dave Lombardo
Lombardo in 2014
Lombardo in 2014
Background information
Birth nameDavid Lombardo
Born (1965-02-16) February 16, 1965 (age 59)
Havana, Cuba[1]
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1979–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitedavelombardoofficial.com

David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. He currently plays drums with Fantômas, Dead Cross,[2] Mr. Bungle, Empire State Bastard, and Misfits.[3]

Lombardo previously played drums on nine Slayer albums, including Reign in Blood (1986) and Christ Illusion (2006). His music career has spanned over 40 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings covering a number of genres. He has performed with numerous other bands, including Grip Inc., Philm and Fantômas, in addition to Slayer.[4]

Lombardo is widely known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer. His drumming has been praised as "astonishingly innovative".[5] Drummerworld named him "The Godfather of Double Bass".[6] He has had a significant influence on the metal scene and inspired modern metal drummers, particularly extreme metal drummers.[7]

  1. ^ "Dave Lombardo on Emotional Return to Cuba After 50 Years". Revolver. March 22, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet Dead Cross, Dave Lombardo's New Hardcore Punk Band With Members of The Locust and Retox – Noisey". November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Misfits Enlist Ex-Slayer Drummer Dave Lombardo for Reunion Shows". Rolling Stone. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Full Metal Racket - Audio interview with Dave Lombardo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Aswad, Jem; Robbins, Ira. "Slayer". TrouserPress.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
  6. ^ "Drummerworld: Dave Lombardo". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "allmusic.com overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2009.

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