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Kevin Talley (born May 21, 1979) is an American heavy metal drummer for
Sylencer Sylencer is an American thrash metal group from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2006 by Markus Johansson (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass guitar). During recording of their debut album, '' A Lethal Dose of Truth'', the band recruited drummer Ke ...
and Feared. He was part of
Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and hea ...
,
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, Six Feet Under,
Nothnegal Nothnegal was a Maldivian heavy metal band from Malé, formed in 2006 by guitarists Hilarl and Fufu. Throughout the band's career, they have released one full-length album, and two EPs, and toured in more than 30 countries around the world. No ...
,
Chimaira Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek myth ...
,
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and
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
, and toured with
Battlecross Battlecross was an American heavy metal band from Canton, Michigan. The band has described their sound as "Blue Collar Thrash Metal". To date, they have released three albums through their label, Metal Blade Records. History The band was f ...
in 2013.


History

Talley filled in on drums with The Black Dahlia Murder after their touring drummer, Pierre Langlois, was denied entry into the States by his home country of Canada. He was a session drummer on Soils of Fate's 2003 release ''
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''. He filled in with
The Red Chord The Red Chord is an American metal band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The group comprises vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist/vocalist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, bassist Greg Weeks and drummer Jon Rice. The band gained a fanbase with its ...
for their 2006 tour, and was also filling in with
Hate Eternal Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: '' Conquering the Throne' ...
for their 2006 North American tour, after
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left the band due to personal reasons. In May and June 1998, Kevin filled in the drum throne for
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on their U.S. tour. Kevin also auditioned to be the drummer for
Slayer Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...
after
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's departure in late 2001, but the job ultimately went to their original drummer,
Dave Lombardo David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle ...
. Talley played on
Chimaira Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek myth ...
's self-titled album and toured with them until early 2006. He now plays with
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
and
Nothnegal Nothnegal was a Maldivian heavy metal band from Malé, formed in 2006 by guitarists Hilarl and Fufu. Throughout the band's career, they have released one full-length album, and two EPs, and toured in more than 30 countries around the world. No ...
; in addition to this, he played drums in 2012 on the tracks titled "Cradle to Grave" and "Novus Ordo Seclorum" by Creative Waste. In 2019 he played drums on Nonvector's debut EP "A Short Trip Home".


Personal life

Talley was born in
San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , s ...
and lives there.


Discography

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Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and hea ...
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Killing on Adrenaline ''Killing on Adrenaline'' is the second album by American technical death metal band Dying Fetus. The technical guitar riffs began on this release, a trait that evolved and progressed even more on later albums. The album was released by Morbid R ...
(1998) *
Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and hea ...
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Grotesque Impalement Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and he ...
(EP) (2000) *
Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and hea ...
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(2000) *
Misery Index Misery Index can refer to: Economics *Misery index (economics), adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate Entertainment *Misery Index (band) Misery Index is an American death metal band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United ...
- ''Overthrow'' (EP) (2001) *
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- split w/ Commit Suicide (album), Split with Commit Suicide (EP) (2002) * Soils of Fate - ''Crime Syndicate'' (2003) *
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(EP) (2004) *
Chimaira Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek myth ...
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Chimaira Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek myth ...
(2005) *
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
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The Hinderers ''The Hinderers'' is Dååth's second studio album produced by Dååth and James Murphy, and released by Roadrunner Records. It contains guest solos by James Murphy and James Malone (of Arsis). Two music videos were produced, one each for the ...
(2007) *
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
- ''
The Concealers ''The Concealers'' is the third studio album by American metal band Dååth. "Day of Endless Light" is the only track on this album with a music video. Track listing Personnel ;Performers * Sean Zatorsky - vocals * Eyal Levi – guitar, ...
'' (2009) *
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
- ''
Dååth Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz. History Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
'' (2010) * Enders Game - ''What We've Lost'' (2010) *
Mike Chlasciak "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (born December 24, 1971) is a Polish-American musician, best known as the guitarist for heavy metal band Halford, led by Rob Halford. Musical career Chlasciak and Halford have toured the world several times over with the ...
- ''The Metalworker'' (2011) * Truth Corroded - ''Worship the Bled'' (2011) * Science of Disorder - ''Heart, Blood and Tears...'' (2011) *
Nothnegal Nothnegal was a Maldivian heavy metal band from Malé, formed in 2006 by guitarists Hilarl and Fufu. Throughout the band's career, they have released one full-length album, and two EPs, and toured in more than 30 countries around the world. No ...
- ''Decadence'' (2012) * Six Feet Under - ''
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'' (2012) *
Sylencer Sylencer is an American thrash metal group from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2006 by Markus Johansson (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass guitar). During recording of their debut album, '' A Lethal Dose of Truth'', the band recruited drummer Ke ...
- ''A Lethal Dose of Truth'' (2012) * Darkrise - RealEyes (2013) * Feared - "Furor Incarnatus" (2013) * Six Feet Under - '' Unborn'' (2013) * Acts of Tragedy - "Cursed Words" (2013) (Guest in "What Remains") * Bleeding Utopia - Darkest Potency (2014) * Omega Diatribe - Hydrozoan Periods (2014) * Stardown - Void (2014) * Misanthrope Monarch - "The Omega Embrace" , Single (2015) * Omega Diatribe - Abstract Ritual (2015) * Feared - Synder (2015) * Collapse - In the Shadow of Man (2015) * Heisenberg - The Empire Business (2017) * JB Andrews - The Darkening (2017) * Siriun - In Chaos We Trust (2018) * Nonvector - A Short Trip Home (2019) * Power Concept - Antropocentricity (2022)


References


External links


An article of Talley with photos and a diagram of his drum kit

SickDrummer.com
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