Tommy Clufetos (drums)

             Tommy Clufetos (born December 30, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American drummer, who once played for famous rock artists Ted Nugent--recorded all drums on Nugents Craveman and Love Grenade releases and Alice Cooper-recorded all drums on Coopers Dirty Diamonds CD. He is currently the drummer for Rob Zombie, and played on his 2006 album Educated Horses, and Zombies first  live release 2007's Zombie Live.

John "John 5" Lowery (guitar)

          John 5, born John William Lowery in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on July 31, 1971, is an American guitarist. 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.


Early life
           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.

Early career
           John 5 started his career as a session guitarist having moved to Los Angeles from Michigan at the age of 18. His first band in L.A. was Alligator Soup, which led to an important, chance 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, Rob Halford and Black Sabbath.
           John 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 John 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.
            John's next role saw him working with the late Randy Castillo, in a shortlived project called Red Square Black. They produced a self titled EP, but the band disbanded when John was picked from 2000 guitarists to play with K.D. Lang on tour.

2wo (Two)
           In 1996 John 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, John teamed up with ex-Judas Priest Rob Halford, along with Sid Riggs (drums) and James Wooley (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.

David Lee Roth
           John'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
           John 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, John submitted further tracks to Roth's management. Eventually David and John 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, whilst still in Marilyn Manson, John was invited by Lee Roth to write with him again and on the 2003 album Diamond Dave wrote the track Thug Pop.

Marilyn Manson
             After the recording of "Mechanical Animals", Marilyn Manson was again looking for a guitarist to replace Zim Zum who left the band in pursuit of a solo career. 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. John's first live performance for Marilyn Manson came on the MTV Video Music Awards.
           In 2004 John and Manson parted company. Confusion was rife as certain press reported that John 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, John has stated he didn't do drugs, and he doesn't drink.

Loser
             In 2004 John 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 John and so John 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 John'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 has 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, Glendon briefly left the band and was replaced by drummer Elias Andra, a friend of Lee's. Elias 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, no sooner had promotional shots been taken when Elias left and Glendon returned.
           At the same time John was also working for Rob Zombie and a working conflict occurred. As Zombie was also touring, John tried to find a live replacement for him whilst 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).

Rob Zombie
            While John 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!"
             It 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 .
            John worked on Rob Zombie's 2006 album Educated Horses, writing eight out of eleven tracks. When he left Loser, John 5 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."
 

Solo career
             Starting in 2004 with Vertigo, John 5 has gone on to record a total of 4 instrumental records. He has also released a instructional DVD, The Devil Knows My Name.

Matt "Piggy D" Montgomery (bass)

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

From PiggyD.com:
          In the last 15 years, across 10 countries, hundreds of thousands have witnessed the relentless passion on stage that is Piggy D. From the knife-fight of a stage show that was AMEN (2002-2004), to the shocking and eye-catching WEDNESDAY 13 (2004-2006) and now beside ROB ZOMBIE, Piggy has owned his corner of the stage as a guitarist and a bassist since the age of 15.

            Now with the release of the new album 'The Evacuation Plan', Piggy D comes to yet another crossroads: taking the reins as frontman, musician, and sole writer. The hard rock opus he has created documents the break-ups of bands, love relationships, and that daunting task of starting over after losing it all.
           Piggy wrote 35 songs for his long awaited debut album, living in exile from his home in New Orleans just after the hurricane. He dove headfirst into the experience pulling all the lyrics from journals kept throughout the years. The result was a compelling collection of brutally honest rock songs and unexpected epic ballads.
            At the first line of the opening track 'Brave or Faithless', he takes you back to the heart of it all with unflinching lyrics and a hook that grabs ahold of the listener and won't let go. Perhaps the most poignant moment on the record is to be found in the anthemic 'Roll Call'. Its simplicity and enduring strength under the worst of circumstances makes it an ode to anyone who ever felt left behind.
          Joined in the studio by drummer Tommy Clufetos (Rob Zombie), guest vocalist Calico Cooper, and co-producer Dave Spreng (Damone) Piggy completed the album in the spring of 2007. July 31, 2007 marks the indie release of a candid and exhilarating story. It’s a story of survival in the face of stunning opposition and a victory of the spirit that reminds us that love CAN conquer all...

Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (bass)

Career History

          Over the years, Rob has played a few types of instruments including the drums when he was young, the guitar, and then finally he stuck with playing the bass guitar.

          Rob began his career playing bass for the Santa Monica, CA based speed/thrash metal band called Cryptic Slaughter, performing on several of their albums. Then Rob moved on to sing lead vocals for the death metal influenced band Killing Spree. After he had finished with them, he went on to sing for Suffer. He then went on to pursue other musical interests with the alternative rock band Drown. But Rob soon left Drown to play bass for Prong, but appeared on none of their albums due to their disbanding. He then joined the popular band Danzig in September of 1997, but like his last band, he did not appear on any of their albums because of his departure from the band in April 1998.

            He left Danzig to tour with Rob Zombie, where he began using the nickname "Blasko". He has so far played on all of Rob Zombie's solo albums (Hellbilly Deluxe, The Sinister Urge, & Educated Horses). He also spent some time while Rob Zombie was filming 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 band was called The Death Riders and released in 2005. The Soundtrack to Depression (their debut album) was released by Horror High.

             In 2003, Rob replaced Robert Trujillo as Ozzy Osbourne's bassist. After Ozzy's band rehearsed for a fall tour, Ozzy was injured in a bad ATV accident in October of 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 2007, the recent European dates, and an American tour with Rob Zombie, his former band. Rob's side project "The Death Riders" are working on their second album entitled "And Then Came The Rain..." which is due out sometime late 2008.

Mike "Riggs" Riggs (guitar)

            Mike Riggs, a.k.a. Riggs, is a heavy-metal guitarist born April 23, 1971 in Arkansas. Highlights in career include his guitar work for Rob Zombie's first two solo albums (Hellbilly Deluxe and The Sinister Urge) and currently his skills as a guitarist, vocalist, and producer for Scum of the Earth.

Career History
             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 several of his albums 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, CA. Songs were featured in National Lampoon's TV: The Movie, on numerous MTV shows, and a slew of action sports DVDs.
He is best known for his see-through guitars filled with bovine blood that he pours on himself, drinks or spits into the crowd while playing.

John Tempesta (drums)

              John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964 in New York City) is a rock drummer who has worked several bands, namely Exodus, Testament, White Zombie. He also played with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist, and served as drum tech for thrash outfit Anthrax for a while.
            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 but left to join The Cult.   
            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 as the new drummer for The Cult.