London May
| London May | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 20, 1967 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk, gothic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, bass guitar, guitar |
| Associated acts |
Reptile House Samhain Dag Nasty Son of Sam Tiger Army Danzig Legacy Cold Cave |
London May (born July 20, 1967), is an American rock musician (drums).
May was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, but raised in Baltimore, MD. He is best known for playing drums in Glenn Danzig's post-Misfits/pre-Danzig punk/goth band Samhain, which he joined in the summer of 1985. May played on the group's best known release, November-Coming-Fire as well as Samhain Live '85–'86 and the bonus tracks on the 2001 re-release of the band's last album Final Descent.
He was the drummer for Dischord Records band, Reptile House, which later became Dischord Records band Lungfish. Daniel Higgs (aka Daniel V. Strasser) sang and wrote all lyrics for both bands and is now considered an underground icon/visionary of art, poetry, mysticism, and experimental music.
London May remained with Samhain until February 1987, when he was replaced by Chuck Biscuits.
Later, May performed briefly with Dain Bramage (replacing a pre-Nirvana Dave Grohl), Voice of Doom, Dag Nasty (with Minor Threat's Brian Baker and Doug Carrion of The Descendents), and remained for longer stints in Lunchbox (with T.S.O.L.'s Ron Emory), Dead, White, and Blue, Distorted Pony (recorded/produced by Steve Albini), Sheppard Pratt (on drums and guitar, produced by The Cramps/Nick Cave's Kid Congo Powers), The Amazing Chan Clan (on guitar), and Carbonation (on guitar with producer Paul Stacy of Oasis/The Black Crows).
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