Dave Lombardo is best known for his work with the legendary Slayer, where he reinvented heavy metal drumming, but he did much more than drive that thrash powerhouse—his resumé feels practically ...

Drummer Dave Lombardo shows off just a few of the instruments he played on his debut solo album Rites of Percussion. As the founding drummer of Slayer, Dave Lombardo was known for speed, precision and ...

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Slayer icon Dave Lombardo recalled the time he was asked to record a drum solo with a colony of bees in the studio – and how he worried that the insects would think the act of playing his kit was a ...

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Dave Lombardo of Slayer breaks out gongs, timbales, djembes, congas and cajóns (plus anything else he can bang on) for the album Rites of... From Slayer to Tito Puente, drummer Dave Lombardo changes ...

As the founding drummer of Slayer, Dave Lombardo was known for speed, precision and brute force. His double-bass pedals felt like they were hammering directly on a listener's eardrums. After four ...