Dave Lombardo

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Lombardo (second left) with Slayer on the back cover of their 1988 album South of Heaven.

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

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

Lombardo has been compared to the likes of Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy etc. 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 despite 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.

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.

Slayer

After co-founding thrash metal pioneers Slayer in 1981, Lombardo played with them until 1992,-when Paul Bostaph filled in to play with Slayer- leaving to found Grip Inc.. In 2001, Lombardo re-joined Slayer for the God Hates Us All tour--initially as a short-term fill-in--but has remained with the group to the present.

Other work

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. Lombardo also took part in the Modern Drummer Festival in 2000.

Private Life

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

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

with

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

with

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

with

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

with

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

External links

• [Official Site of Dave Lombardo]
• [biography]

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