Brooks Wackerman
| Brooks Wackerman | |
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 Brooks Wackerman performing live at Starland Ballroom. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Colonel Sanders |
| Born | February 15, 1977 United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Labels | Epitaph, Emotional Syphon Recordings |
| Associated acts | Bad4Good, Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Bad Religion, Kidneys, Tenacious D, Korn, The Innocent, Fear and the Nervous System |
Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American punk band Bad Religion and the younger brother of Chad Wackerman, formerly a member of Frank Zappa's band.
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[edit] Career
Brooks Wackerman started in a group called Bad4Good in 1991 and released 1 album in 1992 called Refugee produced by Steve Vai. From 1993 to 2000, Wackerman was a member of Infectious Grooves, playing drums on the albums Groove Family Cyco (1994) and Mas Borracho (2000) and touring with the band.
Wackerman played drums for the Vandals' album Look What I Almost Stepped In... (2000). He is the substitute for Vandals drummer Josh Freese, due to Freese's commitments with groups such as Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, and Devo.
In 2001, he became the latest drummer for Bad Religion by replacing Bobby Schayer, who left the band due to an arm injury. He has appeared on The Process of Belief, The Empire Strikes First, New Maps of Hell, and The Dissent of Man.
Wackerman, alongside Terry Bozzio, contributed drums and percussion for Korn's untitled album. He is the frontman for Hot Potty. Wackerman is also the drummer for The Innocent, a thrash metal band featuring bassist Ryan Sinn (formerly of Angels & Airwaves and The Distillers), vocalist Brandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through) and guitarist Dave Nassie (No Use for a Name). In March 2008, Wackerman joined Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer's newest solo project, experimental industrial rock band Fear and the Nervous System,[1] alongside vocalist Steve Krolikowski (Repeater), Billy Gould (Faith No More), Leopold Ross (Error), and Zac Baird (Korn, Billy Goat).[1]
Wackerman toured as the drummer for the Tenacious D 2006-2007 Tour.
Wackerman currently fronts Kidneys alongside Tenacious D's John Spiker and another one of his musically talented brothers, John Wackerman. The band released a self-titled full-length album in December, 2007.
[edit] Equipment
DW Drums
- 10x8
- 12x10
- 14x14
- 16x16
- 22x18
- 14x5.5 DW Bamboo
Evans drumheads
- Snare:ST/Hazy300
- Toms:G2/G1
- Bass:EQ4 Batter Clear/EQ3 Black Resonant
Zildjian Cymbals
- 18 inch K custom session crash and 18 inch A breakbeat ride (used as hi hats)
- 20 inch oriental china
- 20 inch K crash ride
- 22 inch K custom ride
- 22 inch K light ride
- 18 inch K custom session crash
Vater Sticks
- Vater Nude 5b in wood tips
(he also has signature zildjian sticks)
[edit] Discography
- Bad4Good - Refugee (1992)
- Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco (1994)
- Glenn Tipton - Baptizm of Fire (1997)
- Suicidal Tendencies - Freedumb (1999)
- Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho (2000)
- Suicidal Tendencies - Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000)
- The Vandals - Look What I Almost Stepped In (2000)
- Bad Religion - The Process of Belief (2002)
- Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First (2004)
- Korn - Untitled (2007)
- Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell (2007)
- Bad Religion - The Dissent of Man (2010)
- Fear and the Nervous System - Debut studio album (TBA)
[edit] References
http://www.hevydevyforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=8370&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=255#p203577
- ^ a b "KORN Guitarist Launches Fear and the Nervous System Project". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92171.
[edit] External references
- Fear and the Nervous System MySpace page
- Information from Roadrunner Records
- Vater - Artist spotlight - Brooks Wackerman
- Official Bad Religion website
- Bad Religion Tribute All About Bad Religion
- Bad Religion Page Article on The Innocent (10/17/07)]
- The Innocent's Myspace page
- Fear and the Nervous System's official website
- 7 Questions with Brooks Wackerman
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