Rocky Gray
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rocky Gray | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Gray |
| Born | July 2, 1974 Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Christian Metal Alternative Metal Alternative Rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums Guitar Bass Keyboards Vocals |
| Labels | Universal Republic (2009-Present)[1] |
| Associated acts | Living Sacrifice Soul Embraced Mourningside Fatal Thirteen We Are the Fallen Past acts Evanescence |
William "Rocky" Gray (born July 2, 1974 in Jacksonville, Arkansas, U.S.) is a drummer and guitarist who has been part of the Arkansas metal scene since the early 90's and is best known as the lead guitarist for Living Sacrifice and former drummer for Evanescence. Gray is married to Renée Gray with two children, Abraham and Madison, and currently resides in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is now a member of rock band We Are the Fallen.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Bands
[edit] Current bands
- Soul Embraced - Lead Guitar, Drums, Vocals (1997-2008), Drums (2008-present)
- Mourningside - Drums (2004-present)
- Fatal Thirteen - Guitar (2006-present)
- Living Sacrifice - Lead Guitar, Additional Vocals (1999-2003, 2005, 2008-present)
- Machina - Drums (2005-present)
- The Killer and the Star - Live Drums (2009-present)
- We Are the Fallen - Drums (2009-present)
[edit] Former bands
- Chalice - (?-?)
- Shredded Corpse - Vocals, Guitar, Keys (1991-1998)
- Sickshine - Drums (1993-95)
- PainGod (later known as Flesh Compressor) - ? (1994-1995)
- Seminal Death - Vocals, Guitar (1995)
- Thy Pain - Guitar, Vocals (2002)
- Kill System - Guitar (2002-2003)
- Evanescence - Drums (2002-May 4, 2007)
- The Burning - Guitar (2005-2006)
- 3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)
[edit] Other credits
- Albums
- Inner War - Inner War (Producer, 1999)
- Thy Pain - More Than Suffering (Producer, 2002)
- Fatal Thirteen[3] - Music From the Soundproof Torture Chamber (Producer, 2006)
[edit] CrimeWave
In 2005, Rocky launched a clothing line called CrimeWave Clothing, which he has since abandoned. CrimeWave is also the name of Rocky's record label that currently features Fatal Thirteen.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS171127+28-Oct-2009+BW20091028
- ^ "Carly Smithson to join forces with ex-Evanescence musicians to become the Fallen". LA Times. June 18, 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/06/carly-smithson-to-join-forces-with-exevanescence-musicians-to-become-the-fallen.html. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ "FATAL THIR13EN My Space Profile". MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/fatalthir13en. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Categories: 1974 births | American Christians | American heavy metal drummers | American heavy metal guitarists | American heavy metal singers | American male singers | American rock drummers | American singer-songwriters | Musicians from Arkansas | Evanescence members | Living people | We Are the Fallen members | People from Little Rock, Arkansas
