David Germain is a drummer who has played in several bands including

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and

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. He was born in the United States, but is currently living in

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Biography

Germain formed his first band with Tom Kennedy (guitar), Kevin Theroux (vocals), and Ausberto Acevedo (bass). They hit the scene as Centrifuge. He then joined Shadows Fall prior to recording their first album ''

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'', replacing

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, who was only there to temporarily help start Shadows Fall, and left a year after the tour supporting Shadows Fall's second album '' Of One Blood''. He stayed in the band the for whole melodic death metal era of Shadows Fall. During this period the band opened for

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and Cannibal Corpse, amongst others. After leaving Shadows Fall in 2000, Germain joined Boston, Massachusetts based punk/ska band

, who have recorded three studio albums ('' Basement Style'', '' First Beer of a New Day'' and the latest, '' More Late Night Transmissions'') as well as performing on the live album '' Ernesto's Burning''. Following a European tour, the band decided to go to Amsterdam for a few months and, after three years, are still living there. Germain is now touring with Jaya the Cat in both Western and Eastern Europe and will hit European summer festivals. David Germain, also known as, "The Germ" or "The Knife", can be found drinking beer at the Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.

References

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