Johnny Kelly (born March 9, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of

gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...

band

Type O Negative Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussi ...

. He is the current drummer for the bands

Silvertomb Silvertomb is an American doom metal band composed of Type O Negative members Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly, as well as Hank Hell of Inhuman, Joseph James of Agnostic Front and Aaron Joos of Empyreon. Following the dissolution of Hickey's previ ...

A Pale Horse Named Death A Pale Horse Named Death is an American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in 2010 by Sal Abruscato (a former drummer for Type O Negative and Life of Agony) and produced/engineered by Matt Brown of Seventh Void and U ...

, Kill Devil Hill, Danzig, and

Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew F ...

Career

Kelly joined Type O Negative in 1994 to replace

Sal Abruscato Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist and singer, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands Type O Negative and Life of Agony.Hart, Josh (2011)Interview: Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown of A Pale Hor ...

. He had previously been the band's drum tech. Kelly served as a fill-in drummer for heavy metal band

Pist.On Pist.On (also spelled Pist*On, Pist-On, Pist•On, PistOn, and Piston) is an American heavy metal band from Staten Island, New York. The band released two albums in the 1990s. They split up in 2001 but announced a reunion in 2015. History ...

on an American tour while their drummer, Jeff McManus, dealt with chronic muscle pain. On February 25, 2011, it was announced that Kelly would be replacing Will Hunt as the drummer for

Black Label Society Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde. To date, the band has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one EP, and three vide ...

for the remainder of their European tour. He made his first live performance with the band that night at

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in Paris, France. On March 10, 2014, it was announced that

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. Career Appice ...

had left Kill Devil Hill, and that Kelly was his replacement. On January 29, 2018, it was announced on the band's website that

had recruited Tommy Spano of Corey Glover and Sekond Skyn as the new drummer, replacing Kelly. On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Kelly was once again the band's drummer. Kelly has been the drummer for Danzig since 2002 (with the exception of a hiatus from 2003 to 2005), and recorded drums for the band's ninth album ''

Deth Red Sabaoth ''Deth Red Sabaoth'' is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Danzig, released on June 22, 2010, through Evilive/The End Records. ''Deth Red Sabaoth'' marked Danzig's highest-charting album since the release of '' Danzig 4'' in 1 ...

'' (2010), covers album ''

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'' (2015), and shared drum duty on the band's latest album ''

Black Laden Crown ''Black Laden Crown'' is the eleventh studio album, and the tenth of all-new original material, by the American heavy metal band Danzig, released on May 26, 2017. Background and production ''Black Laden Crown'' is the band's first album of o ...

'' (2017). On September 9, 2020, it was announced that Kelly had joined

as the replacement of then-recently deceased drummer

Frankie Banali Frankie Banali (November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020) was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album ''Metal Health' ...

. Kelly had previously filled in for Banali on the band's 2019 and 2020 shows.

References

External links

Official Type O Negative websiteOfficial Seventh Void websiteOfficial A Pale Horse Named Death websiteInterview from 2006 at GlobalDomination.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Johnny 1968 births Living people American heavy metal drummers Musicians from Brooklyn Musicians from New York (state) Danzig (band) members Type O Negative members American rock drummers Seven Witches members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Black Label Society members Kill Devil Hill (band) members Quiet Riot members