Steve Kleisath
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Steven Lee Kleisath |
Born | August 14[1] Fredericksburg, VA, United States |
Origin | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States |
Genres | Hardcore punk, avant-garde, experimental, rock |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | drums |
Years active | 1989–present |
Steven Lee Kleisath is an American musician. has been a drummer for PULL, Strongarm, Shai Hulud,[2] Further Seems Forever,[3] and En Masse. The band PULL was originally called Friend or Foe.
He is a semi-professional poker player.[citation needed] Mr. Kleisath is also the World Record holder in the classic arcade game "Mario Bros." – scoring over 5 million points [4] – and the No. 3 Ms. Pac-Man (Turbo) player in the world[5] as ranked by Twin Galaxies.
Bands
- Current
- Further Seems Forever – drums (1998–2006, 2012–present)
- En Masse – drums
- Former
- Strongarm – drums (1995–1998, 2000)
- PULL – drums (1989–1995)
- Shai Hulud – drums (1996–1999)
Discography
- Strongarm – The Advent of a Miracle (1997)
- Shai Hulud – A Profound Hatred of Man (1997)
- Shai Hulud – Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion (1997)
- Further Seems Forever – From the 27th State (1999)
- Further Seems Forever – The Moon is Down (2001)
- Further Seems Forever – How to Start a Fire (2003)
- Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered (2003)
- Further Seems Forever – Hide Nothing (2004)
- Shai Hulud – A Comprehensive Retrospective: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Release Bad and Useless Recordings (2005)
- En Masse – Alarm (2006)
- Further Seems Forever – Penny Black (2012)
References
- ^ "Shai Hulud Instagram". Instagram. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Biography: Shai Hulud". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ MacNeil, Jason. "Biography: Further Seems Forever". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Steven Kleisath Officially Sets Twin Galaxies' Mario Bros. Arcade World Record!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Fischer, Reed. "Further Seems Forever Drummer Guns for Ms. Pac-Man Record". New Times. Retrieved 9 October 2011.