John Tempesta
Tempesta in 2021
Background information
Born	(1964-09-26)September 26, 1964 (age 60) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal alternative metal thrash metal groove metal alternative rock hard rock
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1989–present
Website	johntempesta.com

John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964) is an American drummer known for his work in hard rock and heavy metal. He has been a member of British bandthe Cult since 2006. He is the brother of guitaristMike Tempesta, with whom he has also worked together in several projects.

Previously, Tempesta played with several bands includingExodus,Testament andWhite Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singerRob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician forCharlie Benante, drummer for the heavy metal bandAnthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced in Anthrax's rendition of "Friggin' in the Riggin'" (from their 1989 EPPenikufesin), with lyrics about the band's crew members.^[1] Additionally he also played the role of the "Not Man" during Anthrax's early live shows footage of which can be seen in the "Antisocial" music video.

In 1997 he had a brief tenure as the drummer for the bandProng before they disbanded later the same year.

In 2000, he played drums on the song "Meat", fromTony Iommi'sself-titled solo album.^[2]

He played with the bandHelmet in 2004–2005.^[3]

In October 2004, he recorded with the bandScum of the Earth. The band was composed of John and his brotherMike Tempesta who was formerly the guitarist ofPowerman 5000,Riggs (former Rob Zombie guitarist),John Dolmayan (System of a Down), Seven, and Clay Campbell. They releasedBlah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium, a pop-heavy release reminiscent of the White Zombie / Rob Zombie sound, produced by Ben Burkhardt at Belt of Orion Recording in Hollywood.

In February 2006, Tempesta was hired by the Cult.

In April 2011, he recorded drum samples andMIDI grooves for a Toontrack expansion to drum emulation softwareEZdrummer, called Metal Machine EZX.^[4]

July 15, 2013, Tempesta finished his drum recordings for the project Temple of the Black Moon, a project with well-known artists from a variety of metal genres. Other members are:Dani Filth,Rob Caggiano andKing Ov Hell.^[5] In the same year, he also drummed onEmphatic's albumAnother Life.

• Impact is Imminent (1990)
• Good Friendly Violent Fun (1991)
• Force of Habit (1992)

• Low (1994)
• First Strike Still Deadly (2001)
• Live in London (2005)

• Astro Creep: 2000 (1995)

• Hellbilly Deluxe (1998)
• The Sinister Urge (2001)
• Past, Present & Future (2003)
• The Best of Rob Zombie (2006)

• Size Matters (2004)

• Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium (2004)

• Born into This (2007)
• Capsule EPs (2010)
• Choice of Weapon (2012)
• Hidden City (2016)

• Another Life (2013)

• Official website

• American heavy metal drummers
• Exodus (American band) members
• The Cult members
• White Zombie (band) members
• American people of Italian descent
• Living people
• Musicians from the Bronx
• 1964 births
• Helmet (band) members
• American male drummers
• The Dead Daisies members
• Scum of the Earth (band) members
• 20th-century American drummers
• Prong (band) members
• Testament (band) members
• Drummers from New York City

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