Birth name John Tempesta Name John Tempesta Years active 1989–present | Instruments Drums Occupation(s) Musician Role Drummer | |
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Born September 26, 1964 (age 59)
Bronx, New York ( 1964-09-26 ) Genres Heavy metal, alternative metal, thrash metal, groove metal, alternative rock, hard rock Associated acts White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Helmet, Scum of the Earth, The Cult, Exodus, Testament Movies Modern Drummer: Festival Weekend 1997, Behind the Player: Mike Inez, Ultimate Drummers Weekend #10 Music groups The Cult (Since 2006), Testament Albums Astro Creep: 2000 – S, Supersexy Swingin' Sounds, Fabulous Disaster, Cleansing, Monochrome | ||
John Tempesta At Guitar Center
John Joseph Tempesta (born September 26, 1964 in New York City) is the drummer of The Cult. He also played with several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for Charlie Benante, drummer for the heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced in the band's rendition of "Friggin' in the Riggin'" (from their 1989 EP Penikufesin), with lyrics about the band's crew members.
Contents
- John Tempesta At Guitar Center
- With Exodus
- With Testament
- With White Zombie
- With Rob Zombie
- With Helmet
- With Scum of the Earth
- With The Cult
- References
In 2000, he played drums on the song "Meat", from 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, a 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.
In April 2011 he recorded drum samples and MIDI grooves for a Toontrack expansion to drum emulation software EZdrummer, called Metal Machine EZX.
July 15, 2013, Tempesta finished his drum recordings for the project Temple of the Black Moon, a project with well-known (metal)artists. (black, death, heavy and doom metal) Other members are: Dani Filth, Rob Caggiano and King Ov Hell.