John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964) is an American drummer known for his work in hard rock and heavy metal. He has been a member of

the Cult The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's ...

since 2006.

Biography

Previously, Tempesta played with several bands including

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, Testament and White Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for

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" (from their 1989 EP ''

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''), with lyrics about the band's crew members. Additionally he also played the role of the "Not Man" during Anthrax's early live shows footage of which can be seen in the "Antisocial" music video. In 1997 he had a brief tenure as the drummer for the band

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before they disbanded later the same year. In 2000, he played drums on the song "Meat", from

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in 2004–2005. In October 2004, he recorded with the band Scum of the Earth. The band was composed of John and his brother

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), Seven, and Clay Campbell. They released '' Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium'', a pop-heavy release 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

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, 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 artists from a variety of metal genres. Other members are:

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and King Ov Hell. In the same year, he also drummed on Emphatic's album Another Life.

Discography

With Exodus

* '' Impact is Imminent'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

Force of Habit ''Force of Habit'' is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus (American band), Exodus, released on August 25, 1992 by Capitol Records. The sound of this album was a departure from the band's previous albums, focusing on a ra ...

'' (1992)

With Testament

* '' Low'' (1994) * ''

First Strike Still Deadly ''First Strike Still Deadly'' is the ninth studio album by Testament, released in 2001. It consists of re-recorded songs released on ''The Legacy'' and '' The New Order'', as well as a re-recording of "Reign of Terror", which was originally on ...

'' (2001) * '' Live in London'' (2005)

With White Zombie

* '' Astro Creep: 2000'' (1995)

With Rob Zombie

* ''

Hellbilly Deluxe ''Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. The album serves as his first release outside of the band White Zombie, wit ...

'' (1998) * '' The Sinister Urge'' (2001) * '' Past, Present & Future'' (2003) * ''The Best of Rob Zombie'' (2006)

With Helmet

* ''

Size Matters ''Size Matters'' is the fifth album by the American alternative metal band Helmet, released in 2004 on Interscope Records. It is the first new album since the band ended with a bitter break-up in 1998, and it is also their final album to be re ...

'' (2004)

With Scum of the Earth

* '' Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium'' (2004)

With The Cult

* ''

Born into This ''Born into This'' is The Cult's eighth studio album, and was released on in the US, Canada, South Africa, and Sweden. It was released in Hungary, Denmark, Spain and France on 1 October, and in Finland on the 3rd. Background and recor ...

'' (2007) * ''Capsule EPs'' (2010) * ''

Choice of Weapon ''Choice of Weapon'' is the ninth album by the British rock band The Cult. The album was initially planned for release in 2011, but the release date was pushed back to May 2012. It was initially released on 18 May in Europe, before being releas ...

'' (2012) * '' Hidden City'' (2016) * '' Under The Midnight Sun '' (2022)

With Emphatic

* '' Another Life'' (2013)

References

External links

John Tempesta's Official Website
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