Dave Lombardo

David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. He currently plays drums with Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, Empire State Bastard, and Misfits. Lombardo previously played drums on nine Slayer albums, including Reign in Blood (1986) and Christ Illusion (2006). His music career has spanned over 40 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings covering a number of genres. He has performed with numerous other bands, including Grip Inc., Testament and Fantômas, in addition to Slayer. Lombardo is widely known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer. His drumming has been praised as "astonishingly innovative". Drummerworld named him "The Godfather of Double Bass". He has had a significant influence on the metal scene and inspired modern metal drummers, particularly extreme metal drummers.

Genre: rock-drums

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Top Tracks

Monster in Paradise (feat. Milkie Way, Dave Lombardo, Tyler Bates)
Romeo Delight
Riff Raff
The Hunt Is On
Slaughter Hill
Turn It Up (Dave Lombardo Mix)
Battery
Battery
Twilight Thunder
Drum Solo Two
Drum Solo One
Riff Raff
Thunder Force Out (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
Boss Battle (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
Dumpster Fight (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
In the Public Eye (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
Hold It Calamari (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
Training Complete (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
The Diner Attack (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)
Super Suits (feat. Scott Ian & Dave Lombardo)

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