Lawrence 'Larry' Paterson | |
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Birth name | Lawrence Paterson |
Born | 18 December 1967 |
Origin | Matamata, New Zealand |
Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, |
Instruments | drums, percussion |
Years active | 1983 – present |
Labels | Mausoleum Records, Metalbox Recordings |
Associated acts | Raven Lord, Chokehold, Blaze Bayley, I.C.O.N |
Website | lpdrums |
Notable instruments | |
Mapex Saturn Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Aquarian Drumheads, Wincent Drumsticks, Duallist pedals |
Larry Paterson is a musician and best known as the drummer for Blaze Bayley during (2007–2010) and British heavy metal band I.C.O.N .
Lawrence 'Larry' Paterson was born in Matamata, New Zealand, in 1967. By the age of 15 he had taken up the drums, influenced by the sounds of classic hard rock and heavy metal made by bands such as Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and AC/DC. Several bands in New Zealand followed until by 1988 Paterson relocated to the United Kingdom.
Once there he again found himself in several bands of different calibre and levels of achievement. In 1992 he was drumming with thrashers Arbitrater, who released two albums while touring with the likes of Xentrix and Acid Reign, before calling it a day in 1995. He completed a short stint with British Power metal band Shadowkeep in 2004.
For a period of time Paterson helped out Cozy Powell's drum tech Eddie Naughton during the writing and recording of the Black Sabbath 'Forbidden' album. Striking up a friendship with one of his all time drum heroes left an indelible impression on Paterson who was devastated when he heard of Cozy's death in 1998. Cozy had had a profound influence of Paterson's playing style and attitude to both music in general and metal in particular and he now has possession of two of Cozy's Yamaha drum kits that he occasionally uses on stage (the black and silver and black and gold kits familiar from Sabbath and Brian May tours). Cozy had even put Paterson forward as a possible replacement in the Peter Green Splinter Group, but ultimately he was unsuccessful.