David Silveria

David Silveria
David Silveria with Korn in Milwaukee.
Background information
Birth name	David Randall Silveria
Born	September 21, 1972 (1972-09-21) San Leandro, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1989–2006, 2012-present
Labels	Elementree, EMI, Virgin
Associated acts	Korn, L.A.P.D., INFINIKA

David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006. He has recently stated in an interview with Brian "Head" Welch that he is a Christian^{[citation needed]} In January of 2012, David announced that he is the drummer of INFINIKA, ending his 6 year hiatus from the music industry

Biography

1993 to 2006: Korn

When Jonathan Davis joined the band, they changed the name to Korn and Welch, Shaffer and Arvizu took up pseudonyms, while Silveria and Davis remained using their given names. Korn then proceeded to ride the alternative metal train to the top of the music industry, selling over 40 million albums worldwide. Silveria had to undergo surgery to remove an extra rib which was causing nerve problems in his left arm. His wrist gave out in Fargo, ND during the song "It's Gonna Go Away". He sat out the rest of the "Sick and Twisted 2000" and "Summer Sanitarium" tours with Mike Bordin from Faith No More filling in for Silveria. Silveria then returned for the album recording of Untouchables, Silveria's own explanation for the issue was that he "hits too fucking hard".

On December 13, 2006 - after the tour in support of See You on the Other Side - it was announced that Silveria would be going on hiatus, but after a long period of waiting, it was said by Jonathan Davis on a Swedish radio station after being asked if Silveria will be on the next album, July 31, 2007, he responded: "I don't know, probably not." He has since started running his restaurants. In 2009, after working with several different temporary replacements, Ray Luzier was announced as the band's official replacement of Silveria.

2006 to 2012: Leaving Korn

In June 2008 rumors began to surface that Silveria had joined a newly formed band called Satellite Syndrome, but it was eventually confirmed that the rumors were false and Silveria was not involved with the band. Silveria has not given any interviews since he went on his hiatus. He dedicated his time and efforts to his children and running his steak house and sushi restaurant. In December 2009, David changed his steak house into a Rock and Sports themed bar in downtown Huntington Beach California called "Silvera's RockBar", and is no longer 50% owner of his sushi restaurant, agreeing to terms to sell his half of ownership over to his ex-wife after a year long court battle. In a recent interview with HeadBanger's Blog, Jonathan Davis said that he had not heard anything from David since his hiatus. David Silveria has earlier been removed from the band member section of their official website and now recently also from their Myspace site.

For the first time in three years David appeared promoting Lil Kim in Dancing with the Stars, he also introduced himself as "David Silveria from Korn". In May 2010 Silveria appeared as a model for Remetee clothing.

Lead singer of Korn, Jonathan Davis, stated on 7/25/2011 during a korn.com chat with fans that the reason for Silveria's departure was the same as Brian "Head" Welch's. Jonathan stated "The reason is drugs. They fuck everything up..."

2012: INFINIKA

On January 24th it was announced on Youtube that Silveria is playing drums for the band INFINIKA alongside Rizz Story, Miki Black, and Cory Tarallo. On January 27th it was confirmed with an article on Blabbermouth On January 30th, fan site Kornspace.com confirmed that David Silveria had in fact joined the site, with a picture of Silveria holding a Kornspace banner. This confirmed previous comments that had supposably been made by the drummer on the site earlier that week. David mentioned during his conversation with fans that he had contacted previous band member Brian 'Head' Welch about a Korn reunion tour but Head refused the offer. David also confirmed his comments that he left Korn due to "negative attitudes" and that he "couldn't take it anymore" . He mentioned at that point the fact that he has not spoken with Jonathan Davis since november 2006. David stated that he will be touring with his new band INFINIKA by summer 2012.

Musical equipment

The following is a listing of the drums and equipment used by David Silveria during his musical career with Korn.

Drums

Tama Starclassic Maple Custom Drums

• 20x18" Bass Drum
• 14x6.5" Signature Snare Drum
• 10x5.5" Rack Tom
• 12x6.5" Rack Tom

• 15x15" Floor Tom
• 16x16" Floor Tom
• 20x16" Gong Bass Drum

Cymbals

Paiste Cymbals (from left to right)

1997

• 2002 RUDE 14" Hi-Hat
• 2002 RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
• 2002 RUDE 18" China
• 2002 RUDE 10" Splash
• 2002 RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
• 2002 RUDE 20" Power Ride
• 2002 RUDE 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
• 2002 RUDE 19" Ride/Crash
• 2002 RUDE 18" China
• Sound Formula 13" Mega Cup Chime

2006

• Signature 18" Heavy China
• Signature 18" Power Crash
• Signature 8" Bell
• Signature 14" Heavy Hi-Hat
• Signature 8" Splash
• Signature 10" Splash
• Signature 18" Power Crash
• Signature 20" Big Bell Ride (prototype)
• Signature 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
• Signature 18" Heavy China
• Signature 20" Power Crash
• Signature 13" Mega Cup Chime

Discography

With L.A.P.D

• Love and Peace Dude (1989)
• Who's Laughing Now (1991)
• L.A.P.D (1997)

With Korn

• Korn (1994)
• Life Is Peachy (1996)
• Follow The Leader (1998)
• Issues (1999)
• Untouchables (2002)
• Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
• See You on the Other Side (2005)

With INFINIKA

Echoes And Traces (Upcoming in 2012)

See also

• L.A.P.D.
• Korn
• List of Korn band members