Dave Lombardo

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Dave Lombardo (Sr.) (February 16, 1965, Havana, Cuba)^[1] is a drummer, best known as a member of Slayer.

Lombardo's work with Slayer has been called "astonishingly innovative." ^[2]

His extremely able playing in all his repertoire and especially his live work has earned him a great reputation and consistent mentions in drum magazines and drum polls.

It should be noted that in addition to Lombardo's work with Slayer that innovated and brought about his creativity, Lombardo is also an exceptionally skilled jazz drummer, as seen on his work with John Zorn and on Grip Inc. and Fantômas.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Slayer 3 Other work 4 Private life 5 Discography 5.1 with Fantômas 5.2 with Grip Inc. 5.3 with John Zorn 5.4 with Slayer 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Lombardo was born February 16, 1965 in Havana, Cuba. At age two, his parents left Cuba and made way for California. At a young age, Lombardo started to play the drums, which led to a successful career in music.

[edit] Slayer

After co-founding thrash metal pioneers Slayer in 1981, Dave Lombardo left the band in 1986 briefly during the Reign in Blood tour and was replaced by Tony Scaglione of Whiplash. However, after the tour was over, Lombardo came back and asked to rejoin Slayer. Lombardo was asked to leave the band in 1992 due to conflicts with other members, including his desire to bring his wife on tour with the group.

The band recruited former Forbidden drummer Paul Bostaph as Lombardo's replacement. He would become Slayer's primary drummer until 2001, when he left due to an elbow injury that would hinder his ability to play.^[3] At this point Lombardo rejoined the band and has stayed with them since.

During the 2006 Unholy Alliance tour, Kerry King has stated that Dave Lombardo is a major attraction for the fans, and one of the reasons for their surge in popularity. King states that he wishes Paul Bostaph no ill will but prefers playing with Lombardo, as do the other band members.^[4]

[edit] Other work

After leaving Slayer in 1992, Lombardo formed the band Grip Inc.

On July 6, 2004, he and Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, filled in for Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich at the Download Festival in Donington, England after Ulrich was hospitalised.

Lombardo is also featured prominently in sculptor/filmmaker Matthew Barney's 1999 film, Cremaster 2.

He is also known for his work with other musicians such as Fantômas, Testament, Apocalyptica, John Zorn and recently, recording Drums of Death with DJ Spooky. Rumors say that he played drums for D.R.I. on their Dealing With It album in 1985, but it was never confirmed. Lombardo also took part in the Modern Drummer Festival in 2000.

[edit] Private life

Lombardo is married and has two sons. He lives in Victorville, California. As far as is known, he is not related to former Descendents bassist Tony Lombardo.

[edit] Discography

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Credited for
	1994	Voodoocult (with Philip Boa): Jesus Killing Machine
	June 8, 1999	Testament: The Gathering	Burnt Offerings/Spitfire Records	drums
	1999	Lorenzo Arruga, Dave Lombardo & Friends: Vivaldi: the meeting
	2003	Apocalyptica: Reflections	Universal Music Group	drums on "Prologue", "No Education", "Somewhere Around Nothing", "Resurrection" and "Cortège"
	2005	Apocalyptica: Apocalyptica	Universal Music Group	drums on "Betrayal"
	2005	DJ Spooky vs. Dave Lombardo: Drums of Death	Thirsty Ear	drums

[edit] with Fantômas

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Catalog Number
	April 26, 1999	Fantômas (aka 'Amenaza Al Mundo')	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-001
	July 9, 2001	The Director's Cut	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-017
	April 1, 2002	Millennium Monsterwork 2000 w/The Melvins	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-019
	January 27, 2004	Delìrium Còrdia	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-045
	April 5, 2005 (Limited Edition) June 14, 2005	Suspended Animation	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-062 (Limited Edition) IPC-065

[edit] with Grip Inc.

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label
	March 7, 1995	Power of Inner Strength	SPV
	February 25, 1997	Nemesis	SPV
	February 23, 1999	Solidify	SPV
	March 16, 2004	Incorporated	SPV

[edit] with John Zorn

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label
	1999	Taboo & Exile	Tzadik Records
	2000	Xu Feng	Tzadik Records

[edit] with Slayer

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak	US sales
	December, 1983	Show No Mercy	Metal Blade Records
	1984	Haunting the Chapel (EP)	Metal Blade Records
	1984	Live Undead (Live)	Metal Blade Records
	August, 1985	Hell Awaits	Metal Blade Records
	October, 1986	Reign in Blood	Def Jam Records	94
	July 5, 1988	South of Heaven	Def Jam Records	57
	October 9, 1990	Seasons in the Abyss	Def American Records	40
	October 22, 1991	Decade of Aggression (Double live)	Def American Records	55
	November 25, 2003	Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (Box set)	American Recordings
	October 26, 2004	Still Reigning (Home video) (Live)	American Recordings
	June 6, 2006	Eternal Pyre (EP)	American Recordings
	August 8, 2006	Christ Illusion	American Recordings	5

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site of Dave Lombardo
• biography
• Dave Lombardo at the Internet Movie Database

Slayer
Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo Tony Scaglione | Paul Bostaph | Jon Dette
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Show No Mercy | Haunting the Chapel | Hell Awaits | Reign in Blood | South of Heaven | Seasons in the Abyss | Divine Intervention | Undisputed Attitude | Diabolus in Musica | God Hates Us All | Eternal Pyre | Christ Illusion
Live albums: Live Undead | Decade of Aggression
Compilations: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
Videos and DVDs
Live Intrusion | War at the Warfield | Still Reigning
Songs
Angel of Death | Jesus Saves | Raining Blood | Behind the Crooked Cross | Blood Red | Dead Skin Mask | Seasons in the Abyss | Eyes of the Insane | Jihad