Stet Howland | |
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Birth name | Stet Howland |
Born |
Duxbury, Massachusetts |
August 14, 1960
Genres | Heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Drummer, songwriter |
Instruments | Drums, backing vocals |
Years active | 1978–present |
Associated acts | Temple of Brutality, RUN21, Killing Machine, Belladonna, The Howlin' Dogs, Impellitteri, Carnival of Souls, Blackfoot, W.A.S.P., Lita Ford, Where Angels Suffer |
Website | www |
Stet Howland (born Aug. 14, 1960) is an American professional drummer from Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. He graduated in 1978 from Duxbury High School. He started playing drums at age 7 and has been teaching and playing for a living since age 13. Influences are Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Animal from The Muppets, Sam Kinison, and Hulk Hogan.
He has played for Temple of Brutality, RUN21, Killing Machine, Belladonna, The Howlin' Dogs, Impellitteri, W.A.S.P., and Carnival of Souls. In February 2006 he announced his departure from W.A.S.P. to concentrate totally on his own projects. Howland also was a drummer in Blackfoot. He was the drummer for Lita Ford and performed with her at Rocklahoma 2008, and can be found on Lita Ford's album Wicked Wonderland. Drums for the album were recorded at Howland's personal studio in southwest Florida. In 2010 Howland recorded drum tracks at his studio for a cover of "Thunder Thighs" on "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute to Fat Chicks".
In 2010 Stet Howland founded the reality-based rock 'n' roll television series Stet TV. Stet is currently playing with a band titled Where Angels Suffer, with Chris Holmes (guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.), Ira Black (guitar; ex-Lizzy Borden), Steve Unger (bass; ex-Metal Church), and Rich Lewis (vocals; Randy Piper's Animal). On July 2, 2010, Stet joined 10,000 Views, a Fort Myers, FL based powerhouse rock band. Other current members of 10,000 Views are Timmy Johnson (lead vocals/rhythm guitar) and John Hyatt (lead guitar/vocals).