Joseph Karam is an American musician known for singing and playing

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synth A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and f ...

The Locust The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, California, known for their mix of grindcore aggression and new wave experimentation. The band has been noted for their use of insect costumes when performing live. History Prio ...

. He used to be the drummer of the band

Le Shok Le Shok was an American electropunk band from Long Beach, California. The band was made up of members of various other punk bands from the area and existed from 1997 until early 2001, releasing numerous seven-inch records and splits, releasing one ...

, and vocalist for hardcore

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band Resist. In 2010, he was a full-time member of The Locust and also played keyboards live with

One Day As A Lion One Day as a Lion was an alternative rock supergroup that was started in 2008 by Zack de la Rocha, the vocalist of Rage Against the Machine, and Jon Theodore, former drummer of The Mars Volta and current drummer of Queens of the Stone Age. The ...

. Karam and fellow

member and drummer

Gabe Serbian Gabriel Serbian (May 1, 1977 – April 30, 2022) was an American drummer, guitarist and vocalist, most famous for his work in The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar and Zu. He was also a member of Head Wound City, a hardcore/punk rock s ...

together formed the duo Skinwalker in 2010. He performed guest vocals and keyboards on the track "Total Gore?" and keyboards on the track "Of Human Pride and Flatulence" from

Cattle Decapitation Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer David McGr ...

's 2006 album Karma. Bloody. Karma. Karam plays an assortment of

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, including various Moog models and a patch-panel

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. Karam joined One Day as a Lion on keyboard. He was not on the band's only album (self-titled EP) but he joined for their live shows.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karam, Joey Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) The Locust members 21st-century American keyboardists American rock keyboardists One Day as a Lion members