Mac McNeilly is an American

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, best known as the

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for

The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas and based in Chicago, Illinois. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground… hoturned out a series of independent records filled with ...

. He also played drums in bands P.W. Long's Reelfoot, 86, Mouse,

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, and played bass in

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. He is known for his very powerful, solid and hard-hitting style. McNeilly first appeared with The Jesus Lizard on the album ''

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'', the band having previously used a drum machine. He was replaced by

Jim Kimball Jim Kimball is an American punk drummer. His former bands include noise-punk band Laughing Hyenas, Mule, and The Jesus Lizard, as well as The Denison/Kimball Trio (which contains only Kimball and fellow ex-Jesus Lizard Duane Denison). Kimball ...

late in 1996. He rejoined the Jesus Lizard for their 2009 reunion.

External links

The Jesus Lizard homepage page on McNeilly
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNeilly, Mac Living people 1960 births Post-hardcore musicians Noise rock musicians The Jesus Lizard members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians