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Brooks Wackerman | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Wackerman withAvenged Sevenfold in 2017 | |
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| Born | (1977-02-15)February 15, 1977 (age 48) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977)[1] is an American musician. He is the current drummer ofheavy metal bandAvenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold wasThe Stage (2016). He was previously the drummer for the punk rock bandBad Religion (2001 to 2015). Wackerman has also performed, either as a member or a session or touring member, withBlink-182,Bad4Good,Infectious Grooves,Glenn Tipton,Mass Mental,Suicidal Tendencies,The Vandals,Avril Lavigne,Korn, Kidneys (in which he sang and played guitar, releasing two albums),Fear and the Nervous System,Tenacious D, Farmikos,Tom Delonge, andBig Talk. His brothers,Chad Wackerman, and John Wackerman, are also drummers.
Wackerman's father Chuck, also a drummer, started teaching him how to play drums as early as five years old and was also his jazz band teacher atLos Alamitos High School, winning Most Outstanding Musician at the Reno Jazz Festival in 1993.[2] Wackerman started his musical career as a teen with a group calledBad4Good in 1991. The band released one album in 1992 calledRefugee, produced bySteve Vai.[citation needed]
From 1993 to 2000, Wackerman was a member ofInfectious Grooves, playing drums on the albumsGroove Family Cyco in 1994 andMas Borracho in 2000 as well as touring with the band. He returned to the band when they resumed activities and did a show in Brazil in November 2019.[3]
Wackerman was a member ofSuicidal Tendencies from 1996 to 2001, playing drums onSix the Hard Way in 1998,Freedumb in 1999, andFree Your Soul and Save My Mind in 2000. He left the band to joinBad Religion in 2001.[citation needed]
In 2001, he became the drummer forBad Religion by replacingBobby Schayer, who left the band due to a shoulder injury. He appeared on five albums with them (The Process of Belief,The Empire Strikes First,New Maps of Hell,The Dissent of Man andTrue North) as well as their 2013 EPChristmas Songs. On October 27, 2015, Brooks left Bad Religion after deciding it was time to pursue another path.[4] At the time of his departure, Wackerman was Bad Religion's all-time longest standing drummer, surpassingBobby Schayer, who was in the band for ten years. He was also the youngest member of the band, with all of the other members being at least ten years his senior. Wackerman was replaced byJamie Miller.[citation needed]
In 2006, forThe Pick of Destiny tour, Wackerman was selected to feature as the drummer for Tenacious D due to his previous work on the Vandals'Look What I Almost Stepped In... album, which bothJack Black andKyle Gass cameo on. He would go on to play for Tenacious D at various festivals as well as support act and benefit concerts throughout 2008 to 2011. in 2012, Wackerman played with Tenacious D again on theirRize of the Fenix tour where he got the nickname "Thunderskin" from Jack Black for comical remark, making appearances on theLate Show with David Letterman,Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno andThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart. They also performed at the 2012Rock am Ring Festival. Wackerman also appeared in the music videos for their songs "Roadie" and "Rize of the Fenix". He would perform on their 2012 EPTenacious D Jazz and their 2015 live albumTenacious D Live.[citation needed]
On November 4, 2015, it was revealed that Wackerman was the new drummer forAvenged Sevenfold.[5] Brooks was working with the band one year prior to the official announcement because the band wanted to "fit in" with the new drummer. Like his predecessorsMike Portnoy and Arin Ilejay, but unlike the rest of the band members, he doesn't have astage name. His first full-length album with the band was their October 2016 releaseThe Stage, which showcased hisprogressive metal style of drumming, often using fastdouble kicks andblast beats.[citation needed]
AlongsideTerry Bozzio, Wackerman contributed drums and percussion forKorn'suntitled album. Wackerman is also the drummer for the Innocent,[6] athrash metal band featuring bassistRyan Sinn (formerly ofAngels & Airwaves andthe Distillers), vocalistBrandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through), and guitarist Dave Nassie (No Use for a Name). In March 2008, Wackerman joined Korn guitaristJames "Munky" Shaffer's newest solo project,experimentalindustrial rock bandFear and the Nervous System,[7] alongside vocalist Steve Krolikowski (Repeater),Billy Gould (Faith No More), Leopold Ross (Error), andZac Baird (Korn,Billy Goat).[7] Brooks also played drums forAvril Lavigne. Brooks filled in forTravis Barker during Blink-182's 2013 tour of Australia in theSoundwave festival as well as their sideshows. Brooks was hired to record drums on Blink-182 memberTom DeLonge's debut solo albumTo the Stars... Demos, Odds and Ends.[8]
Wackerman formerly fronted Kidneys alongside fellowTenacious D band memberJohn Spiker. Initially, his brother, John Wackerman played with Kidneys, but he would later be replaced by Todd Hennig (Death By Stereo). A full-length self-titled album was released in 2007, and another album in 2012, entitledHold Your Fire, is available for digital download. The band parted ways in 2012.[citation needed]
Wackerman appeared inThe Suicide Machines "S.O.S." music video in place of drummer Derek Grant, due to Grant's refusal to appear in photos or videos.[9]
Wackerman currently endorsesDrum Workshop drums,Remo drumheads and also uses Innovative Percussion drumsticks. Additionally, in 2021, after many years of using and endorsingZildjian cymbals Wackerman officially signed on as anIstanbul Agop artist. He also once had a signature line of drumsticks manufactured by Zildjian as well.[citation needed]
Drum setup circa 2015 (Avenged Sevenfold tour): Drum Workshop drums, Evans drumheads and Zildjian cymbals and sticks:[citation needed]
Drums: Drum Workshop collector's series w/ maple/mahogany shells in black ice finish:
Drumheads: Evans:
Cymbals: Zildjian:
Sticks:
Drum setup 2021 (current): Drum Workshop drums, Remo drumheads, Innovative Percussion drumsticks and Istanbul Agop cymbals:
Drums: Drum Workshop collector's series w/ maple shells in black ice or cherry finish:
Drumheads: Remo:
Cymbals: Istanbul Agop:
Sticks:
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