Dave Lombardo
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| Birth name | David Lombardo |
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February 16, 1965 Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Thrash metal, speed metal, heavy metal, death metal, groove metal, avant-garde metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | American |
| Associated acts | Slayer, Grip Inc., Dead Cross, Fantômas, Testament, Apocalyptica, Voodoocult, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits, DJ Spooky |
| Website | http://davelombardoofficial.com |
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David "Dave" Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a three time nominated, two time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He performed with Slayer on nine albums, including their 1986 release Reign in Blood, which AllMusic called "groundbreaking", and their 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise. Lombardo's music career has spanned more than 30 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings extending over a number of genres with bands such as Grip Inc., Fantômas, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, in addition to Slayer. Lombardo is currently playing drums with Suicidal Tendencies., Dead Cross & The Misfits.
Lombardo is most widely known as a very aggressive heavy metal drummer. His use of the drums has been called "astonishingly innovative" and earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" from Drummer World. Over his career, he has had a significant influence on the metal scene and has inspired many modern metal drummers, particularly within both thrash metal and death metal.
David Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba on February 16, 1965. He has two older brothers and an older sister, and his father owned three meat markets in Havana at the time. When he was two years old, his family moved to South Gate, California, although his brothers had arrived to the US early, via Operation Peter Pan. His musical interest was fueled immediately following his first musical performance at the age of 8; playing bongos to Santana's "Everybody's Everything". He then joined the school band where he played the marching drum. Lombardo's father noticed his persistent interest in music at age ten and bought him a five-piece Maxwin drum set for $350. Immediately following Lombardo purchased his first record, Alive! by Kiss, to play along to. He taught himself the song "100,000 Years" by listening to the record repeatedly until he was able to play the drum solo perfectly.
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