Origin

Tommy Clufetos was born December 30, 1979. He attended Rochester Adams High School in Rochester, Michigan.

Career

Currently plays drums for Ozzy Osbourne, and previously played for famous rock artists Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper. He also played drums for Rob Zombie, and was featured on the 2006 album Educated Horses, Zombie's first live release, 2007's Zombie Live and 2010's Hellbilly Deluxe 2. In March 2010 it was announced that Tommy had quit Rob Zombie and been replaced by Joey Jordison of Slipknot for the forthcoming Zombie tours. Tommy is now drumming for Ozzy Osbourne replacing drummer Mike Bordin who is currently touring with Faith No More.

In 2008 Tommy Clufetos featured in his own IMV drum instructional DVD from the Behind The Player series. He also makes an appearance in the John 5 Behind The Player DVD contributing to the backing drums.

Discography

Alice Cooper:

2005: Dirty Diamonds

Ted Nugent:

2002: Craveman

2008: Love Grenade

Lesley Roy:

2008: Unbeautiful

Rob Zombie:

2006: Educated Horses

2007: Zombie Live

2010: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 & Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Special Edition (except for the 3 new tracks)

John 5:

2007: The Devil Knows My Name

2008: Requiem

2009: Remixploitation

2010: The Art of Malice

Ozzy Osbourne:

2010: Scream

DVDs:

1999: Rock n' Roll Greats - In Concert - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

2001: Full Bluntal Nugity - Ted Nugent

2006: "Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary" - Rob Zombie

2008: IMV Behind the Player (instructional DVD) - Tommy makes an appearance on John 5's guitar instructional DVD for IMV

2008: IMV Behind the Player (instructional DVD) with Tommy Clufetos.

2010: IMV Behind the Player (instructional DVD) Tommy makes an appearance on Ace Frehley's instructional DVD on the song "Shock Me" 

Origin

Kenneth Robert Wilson (born September 28, 1966 in Framingham, Massachusetts), better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson 1995-2011.

Early Life

Ginger was born into a musical family. He has two brothers, one older and one younger, both married. His father toured with Frank Sinatra and his mother was a dancer. Due to his parents careers, Wilson travelled a lot during his childhood but spent a considerable amount of time in Las Vegas.

He originally began playing drums in 2nd grade and played in the school marching band. He studied music at the University of Nevada.

Career

Like Marilyn Manson, which combines the names of an iconic beauty with a serial killer, his name combines those of Ginger Rogers and Albert Fish.

Ginger is most notable for being the longterm drummer for Marilyn Manson but has played drums for his own band Martyr Plot, and guest appearances with Powerman 5000 on their album Tonight the Stars Revolt!.

Since 2010 Ginger has also been doing a number of VJ - DJ sets at various clubs around the USA . See his official VJ site for more info.

On February 23, 2011 Ginger Fish announced his departure from Marilyn Manson via Facebook and Twitter: 'I am regretful to inform the fans that I have decided to step down as a member of Marilyn Manson , and see where my life , and the knowledge of my availability cares to take me . I can't stand by to watch opportunities pass me by simply because the knowledge of my availability wasn't clearly expressed by me . I wish my brothers well , and I expect nothing but great things from them . Sincerely , Ginger Fish'

In 2011, Ginger Fish joined Rob Zombie on drums for the February US Warm up tour dates while regular drummer Joey Jordison was in the UK with his own band the Murderdolls. As Rob Zombie said on his website: "Ginger is helping us out with some warm up gigs before we rejoin with Joey Jordison over in England for our next tour."

As of April 22nd, 2011, Ginger was announced as the permanent drummer for Rob Zombie.

Origin

Nathan Jonas Jordison was born April 26, 1975 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He is better known by his stage name - Joey Jordison. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. 

Early Life

Joey embraced music at an early age, which he attributes to the influence of his parents: "they always sat me down in front of the radio, rather than the TV." He played guitar until receiving his first drum kit as a gift from his parents at age eight, and started his first band while in elementary school. At a young age, Jordison's parents divorced; he and his two younger sisters stayed with their mother. His mother remarried and set up a funeral parlor where Jordison would occasionally help. Jordison has stated he felt a sudden responsibility to be the man of the house, and this responsibility turned him into a more mature person at a young age.

Jordison did not enjoy his time at school, admitting he "was really introverted and didn't have many friends." His grades suffered due to his focus on music. Despite being involved in multiple projects, he did not have his first serious band until he was fifteen. He formed Modifidious in which he played drums. He later described them as "total speed-metal thrash". The band helped Jordison break new ground, playing for live crowds in support of local bands including Atomic Opera, which featured Jim Root, and Heads On The Wall, which featured Shawn Crahan. After a multitude of line-up changes including the presence of Craig Jones and Josh Brainard—who would later appear in Slipknot—the band released two demos in 1993: Visceral and Mud Fuchia.

After leaving school, Jordison was hired by a local music store called Musicland. Then he met a man named Robert Lein who Jordison said "Other than Paul Gray Robert Lein was the best bass player ever." In March 1994, after a recommendation from his new friend, he got a job at a Sinclair garage in Urbandale. Jordison worked the night shift, which he preferred, as it left his weekends free and allowed him to spend time with his friends and listen to music while working. In early 1995, Modifidious disbanded because of a shift in interest from thrash metal to death metal in America. Following this Jordison joined a local band called The Rejects as a guitarist, with whom he only played a couple of shows. Jordison was also involved in a band with Paul Gray, formed mostly as a joke called Anal Blast. Gray also attempted to recruit him for another band, Body Pit, but he declined the invitation to remain in The Rejects.

Career

As a member of Slipknot:

In November 28, 1995, Mark Anthony Cadavos approached Jordison while he was working, offering him a position in a new project called The Pale Ones. Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost", Jordison attended rehearsals at Anders Colsefini's basement and immediately wanted to be part of this new band. Speaking of this moment he said, "I remember trying so hard not to smile, so I didn't look like I wanted to join, I remained poker-faced, but I thought they ruled." A lot of Slipknot's early development was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage. Slipknot would become pioneers to the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Jordison is accompanied by two custom percussionists, giving their music a feel that Rolling Stone touted as "suffocating".

Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; Joey was assigned "#1". Joey has produced one album with Slipknot: 2005 live album 9.0: Live. In August, 2008, Jordison broke his ankle and Slipknot had to cancel some of its England tour dates. On August 22, 2009, Jordison was taken to the emergency room for a burst appendix (although there is no solid evidence), less than an hour before he was to take the stage for Auburn, Washington's KISW Pain in the Grass concert. As a result, Slipknot canceled following shows in August and September, to give Jordison time to recover.

In August 2010 Jordison was voted the best drummer of the past 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine. Competitors included Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Dave Grohl etc. When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this."

As a member of Murderdolls:

While touring Ozzfest in 2001 to support Slipknot's studio album Iowa, Jordison met Tripp Eisen, then of Static-X; the two discussed forming a side project. In 2002, Jordison revived his band The Rejects, renaming them the Murderdolls. Jordison became the Murderdoll's guitarist, and he recruited Wednesday 13 of Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to play bass. Wednesday eventually became a vocalist, while drummer Ben Graves and bassist Eric Griffin completed the band's lineup. Murderdolls signed with Roadrunner Records and released an EP entitled Right to Remain Violent in 2002. The band returned in August 2002 with their debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls. The band uses horror films, including Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead, as an inspiration for their lyrics. On October 30, 2002, the Murderdolls made an appearance on an episode of Dawson's Creek entitled "Living Dead Girl". The band has since reunited with Jordison, Wednesday 13 and a new line-up. The band release their second studio album Women & Children Last on August 31, 2010.

Remixing and performances:

In 2001, Jordison worked on a remix of "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson. Jordison also appeared in the music video for Manson's cover of "Tainted Love." Later in the year, Manson revealed that Jordison had been working with him on his new album The Golden Age of Grotesque. Jordison had in fact worked on guitars but the track did not appear on the album. In 2004, Jordison appeared on OTEP's album House of Secrets, drumming on six tracks for the album. In 2008, Jordison appeared on Puscifer's album "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes, with a remix of the track "Drunk With Power." In 2010, Jordison recorded four additional songs with Rob Zombie for the re-release of his latest album Hellbilly Deluxe 2, which was called Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Special Edition.

On tour:

Jordison has performed with other bands, solely as a touring member. While preparing for the Download Festival in 2004, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for an unknown illness. Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched amongst other bands performing at the festival to find a replacement for Ulrich; Jordison and Dave Lombardo of Slayer volunteered. Jordison performed on 9 of the 12 songs that made up the set and was called the band's "hero of the day". In late 2004, Jordison performed with Satyricon on their tour of the United States when drummer Frost was refused entry into the country. The tour was cut short after guitarists Steinar Gundersen and Arnt Gronbech—who were also only touring members—were charged with sexually assaulting a fan in Toronto. In 2006, Jordison joined Ministry for their "MasterBaTour 2006" which consisted of sixty dates across the United States and Canada. He also appeared in the music video for their single "Lies Lies Lies". Korn recruited Jordison in 2007 to join them on tour when drummer David Silveria went on hiatus from the band. While touring with Korn, Jordison set a record by becoming the first musician ever to perform on five different occasions at the Download Festival in England. Jordison also began touring and joined with Rob Zombie after Tommy Clufetos withdrew from the band. In 2010, Jordison toured as the drummer for Rob Zombie at the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, which scaled the entire U.S. with roughly 25 set dates and 1 date in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This tour included other bands such as the headliner Korn and other bands like Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold (special appearance July 27 date only), Hatebreed, Chimaira, Atreyu, Shadows Fall, and more.Jordison left the Zombie band for good in May, 2011 to spend time with his primary band Slipknot. He was replaced on May 21, 2011 in Zombie's band by Ginger Fish, former Marilyn Manson drummer.

Producing:

In August 2004, Jordison became involved in Roadrunner United, a celebration of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. As one of four "team captains" who wrote and produced material for the album, Jordison said of the experience, "I thought it was a great idea and was really excited about it, because it was a chance to work with a lot of artists that I really respected while I was growing up." In 2007, 3 Inches of Blood recruited Jordison to produce their album Fire Up the Blades. Jordison is a fan of the band and when he heard that Roadrunner wanted to have some demos produced he said; "I was the first one to jump at it, I'm like; 'I want this fucking band'." From these demos the label commissioned a record. Vocalist Jamie Hopper said of Jordison, "he's an amazing producer".

Discography

Slipknot:

1996: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

1998: Slipknot demo

1999: Slipknot

2001: Iowa

2004: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

2005: 9.0 Live

2008: All Hope Is Gone

Murderdolls:

2002: Right to Remain Violent

2002: Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls

2010: Women and Children Last

Other Appearances:

2004: House of Secrets (OTEP)

2005: The All-Star Sessions (Roadrunner United)

2010: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Special Edition (Rob Zombie)

Producer credits:

2002: Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls (Murderdolls)

2005: The All-Star Sessions (Roadrunner United)

2005: 9.0 Live     (Slipknot)

2007: Fire Up the Blades (3 Inches of Blood)

2010: Women and Children Last (Murderdolls)

Filmography:

1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood

2001: We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll

2002: Rollerball

2002: Dawson's Creek ("Living Dead Girl" episode)

2002: Disasterpieces

2005: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine

2008: Roadrunner United: The Concert DVD

2009: Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams

Origin

John 5, born John William Lowery in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on July 31, 1971. 

John had a privileged upbringing, his parents being well off. He had a maid and other servants. John first started playing guitar at the age of seven after watching Buck Owens and Roy Clark's television show Hee Haw with his dad: His parents supported his playing as long as it never interfered with his education. They even went so far to accompany him at the adult bars he would play during the evening.

Career

His stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined rock group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist taking over from Zim Zum (Timothy M. Linton). He left Manson in 2004 and is currently the guitarist for Rob Zombie.
He is also a solo artist having recorded four critically acclaimed guitar albums: "Vertigo" (2004), "Songs For Sanity" (2005), "The Devil Knows My Name" (2007) and "Requiem" (2008). He also works as a staff writer for Chrysalis Records, working with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Garbage and FeFe Dobson.

(1987–1995) Early career:

Lowery started his career as a session guitarist having moved to Los Angeles from Michigan at the age of 17. His first band in L.A. was Alligator Soup, which led to an important meeting with Rudy Sarzo from Whitesnake, that would give him his first real bit of exposure.

This also saw him meeting producer Bob Marlette, who has worked with, among others, Tracy Chapman, Alice Cooper, Rob Halford and Black Sabbath.

Lowery began working on numerous projects with Marlette including TV show soundtracks, movie soundtracks including Speed 2: Cruise Control, and commercials and infomercials.

This in turn saw Lowery being picked to play with Lita Ford, opening up for Kiss. He started another long time friendship with the various Kiss members, including a close friendship with Paul Stanley which in 2006 he repaid by guesting on Stanley's Live to Win album.

Lowery's next role saw him working with Randy Castillo, in a short-lived project called Red Square Black. They produced a self titled EP, but the band disbanded when Lowery was picked from 2000 guitarists to play with K.D. Lang on tour.

(1996–1998) 2wo (Two):

In 1996 Lowery went for his first audition with Marilyn Manson but narrowly missed out (he was late to the auditions) and the guitarist role at that time was taken by Mike (Timothy) Linton, who became known as Zim Zum.

Instead, Lowery teamed up with ex-Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, along with Sid Riggs (drums) James Wooley (keyboards),and Ray Riendeau (bass) to work on an industrial metal inspired album, under the band name of 2wo (Two). The subsequent album (Voyeurs) was remixed by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and was released on Reznor's Nothing Records label, under the parent company, Interscope Records (Universal). The album itself was not a commercial hit but did produce one video, made by gay porn director Chi Chi Larue for the first single "I'm a Pig". It featured some s&m scenes and so was not widely broadcast but was not banned as has been previously rumoured.

The band embarked on a world tour, and were part of the Ozzfest line-up but the tour was pulled and 2wo disbanded.

(1998–2003) David Lee Roth

Lowery 's next piece of work came when he played on David Lee Roth's (ex-Van Halen) solo project album: The DLR Band. "When I was little my dream was to play with David Lee Roth. One day I was sitting at my friend's house and... I wonder[ed] what... Roth is doing now. I'm gonna call up his manager and see if he needs any songs."-John 5

Lowery was already a fan of the band and was familiar with the playing style. He submitted six tracks he had written to Roth's management. Finding they suited, Lowery submitted further tracks to Roth's management. Eventually Roth and Lowery met and recorded The DLR Band album in two weeks. "I remember before we started he said, 'If you can't do it in two takes, you can't do it.'"

In 2003, while still in Marilyn Manson, Lowery was invited by Roth to write with him again and on the 2003 album Diamond Dave wrote the track "Thug Pop".

1998–2004) Marilyn Manson:

After the recording of Mechanical Animals, Marilyn Manson was again looking for a guitarist to replace Zim Zum who had been dismissed from the band during the recording process. Again John went to try out for the band. Following a tour with Rob Halford in Europe, John received a call from Manson's manager asking if he would like to meet Manson for lunch. At the meeting Manson asked John to join the band.Taking the moniker, John 5, he signed on for the Mechanical Animals tour and to work on the next album. Lowery's first live performance for Marilyn Manson came on the MTV Video Music Awards.

During the opening bars of the "The Beautiful People" at the 2003 Rock Am Ring festival Manson was prancing across the stage when he hit Lowery's guitar and chest with his boot. Lowery was outraged and threw his guitar while screaming at Manson, which led to much speculation. According to Lowery, the Grotesk Burlesk tour had been a high-pressure endeavour, and just weeks before he had suffered losses of very close family members. Lowery later commented on his behavior, calling it unprofessional and stating that there is no bad blood between himself and Manson.

In 2004 Lowery and Manson parted company. Confusion was rife as certain press reported that he had been dumped unceremoniously from the band, but in reality the two came to a mutual agreement that they wanted to go their separate ways.“What actually happened was, at the end of the tour, we were just on different roads. It was completely amicable. He just wanted to write with other members of the band, and I wanted to do other things."

While working with Manson, Lowery has stated he didn't do drugs, and he doesn't drink.

(2005–2006) Loser:

In 2005 Lowery formed the band Loser. Recruiting vocalist Joe Grah, Charles Lee on bass and Glendon Crain on drums, they began working on their debut album Just Like You. The band was also partly co-founded by friend and producer Bob Marlette. Vocalist Joe Grah already had a significant amount of success in his home state of Texas, with the band Jibe. Marlette recommended Grah to Lowery and so Lowery hopped on a plane to Texas to see the band play. Grah flew back to LA and was hired on the spot.

The name Loser came about as an affirmation to Lowery's past: “I was from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, which is kind of an upper-class area, and I was always that rock kid," John explained. "I started playing guitar at age 7. I always had a rock shirt on, and I had that tattoo early on. I looked like a loser because everyone around me was wearing Polo and Brooks Brothers. But now if you go into a club wearing Polo, you're called a loser. So I think everyone can relate to that name, and the album title, Just Like You, sums it up."

The band had initial success not long after signing with Island Records, when the track "Disposable Sunshine" became part of the Fantastic Four soundtrack.

During this time, during the recording of the soundtrack, Crain briefly left the band and was replaced by drummer Elias Andra, a friend of Lee's. Andra had some success himself with the band Psycho Plague, his own creation, an industrial metal band, which toured as a headline act, with Linkin Park as an opening act at the time. However, Andra soon left after promotional shots had been taken, and Crain returned. Andra went on to become the drummer for Julien-K.

At the same time Lowery was also working for Rob Zombie and a working conflict occurred. As Zombie was also touring, Lowery tried to find a live replacement for him while Loser were touring on conflicting dates. However, even with promo material for the debut album out and a release date in the bag, Island Record didn't like the idea of Loser without John and so dropped the band from the label.

"Being the founding member of Loser, my decision to leave was not an easy one", said John 5 in a press release. "I've been juggling two careers both with Loser and Rob Zombie for over one year now. I found it impossible to be in two places at once."

The album has been put on the backburner and no word on a release date has ever been issued. The official Loser Myspace page has tracks available for download (working on November 23, 2007).

(2005–present) Rob Zombie:

While Lowery was working on radio rock band Loser, he also began to work with cult rock artist and movie director, Rob Zombie. Meeting at the Camp Freddy benefit gig, John and Zombie hit off immediately and Rob asked John to play for him for Ozzfest 2005. "I'm totally ecstatic about having the opportunity to play with Rob on Ozzfest! He has been one of my favourite artists for the longest time. I had the opportunity to play with him a few weeks back, and never thought that I would have the chance to share the stage with him playing the Zombie songs we all know and love!"

t was reported that Zombie was looking to quit the music industry to concentrate on his movie career until he began to work with John 5.

“Camp Freddy asked me to do this benefit, just to play one song, at the Arrowhead Pond (in Anaheim, California) for this tsunami relief thing. And John was there, and we played one song, 'Thunderkiss,' and it kicked ass and he's a supercool guy and I was like, 'this is perfect.' John said, 'Do you need a guitar player for Ozzfest?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I wanna do it,' I said, 'Perfect, done.'" -Rob Zombie on John 5

Lowery worked on Rob Zombie's 2006 album Educated Horses, writing eight out of eleven tracks. When he left Loser, Lowery took up the role of Rob Zombie guitarist as a permanent gig. “Rob is the best I have worked with. He is great. We have a great time on stage together. It has been the single greatest experience I have had working with someone, hands down.^[11]

Lowery is also working on the musical score for Rob Zombie's sixth feature-length film, Tyrannosaurus Rex. John is also the guitarist on Rob's newest album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 which was released February 2, 2010.

(2004–present) Solo career:

Starting in 2004 with Vertigo, Lowery has gone on to record a total of five instrumental records. His works have had many guest players on them. For example Songs For Sanity saw Albert Lee guesting, and other records have seen guest spots from Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Jim Root. In 2009, John released a remix album, Remixploitation. Lowery has also released an instructional DVD entitled The Devil Knows My Name (2007). In July 2009, on his twitter page, John 5 announced that he is now six tracks into the next solo album.^[13] On October 2, 2009, he played with Slash at a tribute to the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

n a twitter update January 6, 2010 John 5 had this to say about the progress of his upcoming 5th studio album; "Just did all the guitar, bass for my new solo cd Tommy clufetos played the drums and killed it!" and a following twitter update January 7; "Did the photo shoot for the new record today!", January 18: "Just had Billy sheehan play on the the song (ya dig), this record is going to rule".

Discography

John 5 Solo Albums:

2004: Vertigo

2005: Songs for Sanity

2007: The Devil Knows My Name

2008: Requiem

2009: Remixploitation (Remix album)

2010: The Art of Malice

John 5 Solo DVD:

2004: God is Closed Vol. 1 (2004, bonus disc for Japanese release of Vertigo)

2007: The Devil Knows My Name (instructional DVD)

2008: IMV Behind the Player (instructional DVD)

2008: IMV Behind the Player (instructional DVD with Tommy Clufetos, on which John 5 appears)

John 5 Singles:

2009: "Laurie's Theme" (Halloween II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2wo Albums:

1998: Voyeurs

David Lee Roth Albums:

1998: DLR Band

2003: Diamond Dave (co-wrote "Thug Pop")

Loser Albums:

2006: Just Like You - Unreleased

Loser Singles:

2005: "Disposable Sunshine" (Fantastic 4: The Album)

2006: "Nobody Knows"

Marilyn Manson Albums:

1998: Mechanical Animals (credited as live guitarist)

1999: The Last Tour On Earth (live album)

2000: Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

2003: The Golden Age of Grotesque

2004: Lest We Forget (best of album released after John 5's departure; he is thanked in the album credits)

Marilyn Manson DVD/VHS:

1999: God is in the TV

2002: Guns, God and Government

2003: Doppelherz (released as a The Golden Age of Grotesque bonus DVD)

Rob Zombie Albums:

2006: Educated Horses

2007: Zombie Live

2010: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 & Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Special Edition

Rob Zombie DVD:

2005: Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest 10th Anniversary

Paul Stanley Albums:

2006: Live to Win (co-wrote "Where Angels Dare")

Origin

Matt "Piggy D" Montgomery was born on November 16, 1975 in Houston, TX.

Career

Piggy D. is a musician most famous as a guitarist in Wednesday 13 Roand a bassist for Rob Zombie. His solo material has also received critical acclaim.

He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing American Witch live on Letterman right before picking up the second leg of the Educated Horses tour in late 2006.

Piggy co-directed a short 10 minute movie entitled "Along Came a Spider: the Movie" for Alice Cooper's latest album which was released on the official Youtube-page for the new album on October 2, 2008. The movie featured three songs from the album: "Vengeance is Mine", "(In Touch with Your) Feminine Side", and "Killed by Love". The video stars Alice Cooper, Slash, Hazmat, Roxxi Dott, Howie Pyro, Dave Pino and Peter Derek. Piggy D. also contributed all the graphic design for the album including the album cover and multiple teaser posters. Piggy D has also contributed album artwork for John 5's solo albums. His work features on Remixploitation (2009), Requiem (2008) and The Devil Knows My Name (2007). Piggy D also co designed the art for the newest Lita Ford album with partner Carin Cronacher of Hazmat Design Wicked Wonderland.

In 2009, Piggy D. Co-wrote and Produced the first ever Alice Cooper Halloween song, "Keepin' Halloween Alive". The single was released digitally on Itunes, and a limited edition CD.

Discography

Amen Albums:

2005: Son Of A Preacher Man

Wednesday 13 Albums:

2005: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead

2006: Fang Bang (Piggy left the band before the album's release)

John 5 Albums:

2006: The Devil Knows My Name

Rob Zombie Albums:

2007: Zombie Live

2008: Punisher: War Zone Soundtrack

2010: Hellbilly Deluxe 2 and Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Special Edition

Alice Cooper:

2009: Keepin' Halloween Alive (single) (producer)

Solo Albums:

2007: The Evacuation Plan

TBA: My Own Private Radio

2010 October Digital Single Release "Can't Blame You"

Origin

Rob "Blasko" Nicholson was born on November 24, 1969.

Career

Cryptic Slaughter 1986-1988:

Began his career playing bass for the Santa Monica, Californiaspeed/thrash metal band, performing on several of their albums.

Killing Spree:

Sang lead vocals for thrash metal band, Killing Spree.

Suffer:

Sang lead vocals for Suffer.

Drown 1993-1994:

Formed in 1987 by vocalist Lauren Boquette under the name Yesterday’s Tear, Drown became one of the top drawing bands in the early 90’s Los Angeles underground music scene. The line up was rounded out by Joseph Bishara (guitars/keyboards), Rob Nicholson (bass) and Todd Allen (drums) The music was the extreme opposite of the well known “sunset strip” scene going on in LA at the time. The band signed to Elektra Records in 93’ and 94’ saw the release of the debut album “Hold On To The Hollow”. Todd Allen was then replaced by drummer Marco Forcone and the band hit the road.

Danzig 1997-1998:

Joined the popular band Danzig in September 1997, but like his last band, he did not appear on any of their albums. Departure from the band in April 1998.

Rob Zombie 1998-2006:

Toured with Rob Zombie, where he began using the nickname "Blasko". He went on to play on three of Rob Zombie's solo albums (Hellbilly Deluxe, The Sinister Urge, & Educated Horses).

The Death Riders 2005:

Spent some time, while with Rob Zombie, to work on a side project with the founder of Coffin Case, Johnny Coffin. The band was composed of Johnny Coffin on lead guitar, Daniel Gray on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, DC on drums, and of course Blasko on Bass. The Soundtrack to Depression (their debut album) was released by Horror High.

Ozzy Osbourne 2003-current: 

In 2003, Blasko replaced Jason Newsted as Ozzy Osbourne's bassist. After Ozzy's band rehearsed for a fall tour, Ozzy was injured in a bad ATV accident in October 2003. The fall tour was cancelled. After Ozzy's recovery, he performed with Black Sabbath on Ozzfest 2004, and with Ozzy on select dates for Ozzfest 2006. Rob officially marked his membership in Ozzy Osbourne's band when he was featured as bassist on Osbourne's 9th studio album Black Rain, which was released on May 22, 2007. Since then Rob has played for Ozzy on all live shows including Ozzfest tours, and notably on an American tour with Rob Zombie. He has followed that up with Ozzy's 10th studio album Scream, released in 2010.

Other Projects:

Film -Worked on the film Repo! The Genetic Opera, performing on the soundtrack.

Management -Blasko is currently the manager of the band Black Veil Brides. He also produced their album We Stitch These Wounds.

Designer -Has a designer clothes line for Affliction (Affliction Blasko Signature Series).

Appearances - In October 2009, Blasko jumped on stage and performed "Crazy Train" with heavy metal satirical band Taintstick.

Books - Blasko is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles to be published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.

Discography

Cryptic Slaughter albums:

1986: Convicted

1987: Money Talks

1988: Stream of Consciousness

Drown albums:

2004: Hold On To The Hollow

Rob Zombie albums:

1998: Hellbilly Deluxe

1999: American Made Music to Strip By

2001: The Sinister Urge

2006: Educated Horses

The Death Riders albums:

2005: Soundtrack for Depression

TBA: And Then Came the Rain...

Ozzy Osbourne albums:

2007: Black Rain

2010: Scream

Guest Work:

2008: Repo! The Genetic Opera (soundtrack)

Origin

Mike Riggs, a.k.a. Riggs, was born April 23, 1971 in Ozark, Arkansas.

Career

His career as a musician started at the age of 19 in 1990 when he started the band Demiltry in Austin, Texas for whom he played the rhythm guitar and sang lead vocals. The band released only one record, a 4-track demo titled Artist of Misery for which Mike composed the title song on the album. The band split up soon after the release. He went on after this to play for another Austin band called Skrew which included future Nine Inch Nails guitarist Danny Lohner. He toured with Skrew supporting their first album, Burning in Water, Drowning in Flames, then went on to contribute to the recording of their second release, Dusted. After playing with Skrew for several years, Riggs joined Prong after the release of their studio album Rude Awakening and toured with them for some time. When Riggs was attending a WWF event, he met Rob Zombie (ex-White Zombie) who said he was working on a new album, and had yet to find a guitarist. He played guitar for Zombie on "Hellbilly Deluxe" and "The Sinister Urge" before he left the band to begin his own project. He founded the band Scum of the Earth for which he plays guitar and sings lead vocals. After signing to Eclipse Records, the band released their first album entitled Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium on October 26, 2004 produced by famed producer Ben Burkhardt at Belt of Orion Recording in Los Angeles, California. Songs were featured in National Lampoon's TV: The Movie, on numerous MTV shows, and a slew of action sports DVDs. Riggs is best known for playing a Fernandes Vertigo with a sustainer. He also uses a wah pedal. You can hear Riggs using his wah pedal on the big Rob Zombie smash hit Dragula from his first solo album Hellbilly Deluxe, and he uses Marshall G100R CD for his amps.

He is also known for playing his see-through Fernandes Vertigo guitar that is filled with bovine blood that he pours on himself, drinks or spits into the crowd while playing.

Discography

Rob Zombie:

1998: Hellbilly Deluxe

1999: American Made Music to Strip By

2001: The Sinister Urge

2003: Past, Present & Future

Scum of the Earth:

2004: Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium

2007: Sleaze Freak

Origin

John Tempesta was born September 26, 1964 in Bronx, New York City.

Career

John has worked several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He also played with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced in the band's rendition of "Friggin' in the Riggin'," with lyrics about the band's crew members.

In 2000, he played drums on one track of Tony Iommi's self-titled solo album.

He played with the band Helmet in 2004-2005.

In October 2004, he recorded with the band Scum of the Earth, composed of John and his brother Mike Tempesta who was formerly the guitarist of Powerman 5000, Riggs (former Rob Zombie guitarist), John Dolmayan (System of a Down), Seven, and Clay Campbell released Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium, an interesting pop-heavy release sounding very reminiscent of the White Zombie / Rob Zombie sound, produced by Ben Burkhardt at Belt of Orion Recording in Hollywood.

On February 14, 2006 he was hired by The Cult.

Discography

Exodus:

1990: Impact is Imminent

1991: Good Friendly Violent Fun

1992: Force of Habit

Testament:

1994: Low

2001: First Strike Still Deadly

2005: Live in London

White Zombie:

1995: Astro Creep: 2000

Rob Zombie:

1998: Hellbilly Deluxe

2001: The Sinister Urge

2003: Past, Present & Future

2006: The Best of Rob Zombie

Helmet:

2004: Size Matters

Scum of the Earth:

2004: Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium

The Cult:

2007: Born into This