Navene Koperweis (born May 31, 1985) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of

Animosity Animosity may refer to: * ''Animosity'' (comic), an American comic book series published by AfterShock Comics *Animosity (band) Animosity was an American death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2000. The band released three ...

, Hoods and

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. He currently plays for

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, and serves as session drummer for

Job for a Cowboy Job for a Cowboy is an American death metal band from Glendale, Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band's debut album ''Genesis'' was released in 2007, peaking at No. 54 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first we ...

and also

Machine Head A machine head (also referred to as a tuning machine, tuner, or gear head) is a geared apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments by adjusting string tension. Machine heads are used on mandolins, guitars, double basses and others, and ar ...

. Koperweis started drumming when he was eleven years old. He has played for

The Faceless The Faceless are an American technical death metal band from the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. They released their debut album, ''Akeldama'', in November 2006, and a follow-up, '' Planetary Duality'', in November 2008. The band's third ...

, and runs his

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project, Fleshwrought, where he plays all instruments. He is also a

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producer, and is currently working on his debut electronic album. His influences include

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, John Longstreth,

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, and

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Discography

Hoods

* ''Prey for Death'' (2003) * ''Hoods/Freya'' (2004)

Animosity

* '' Shut It Down'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007)

The Faceless

* ''

Akeldama Akeldama (Aramaic: חקל דמא or 𐡇𐡒𐡋 𐡃𐡌𐡀 ''Ḥaqel D'ma'', "field of blood"; Hebrew: חקל דמא; Arabic: حقل الدم, ''Ḥaqel Ad-dam'') is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, o ...

'' (track #4 only; 2006)

Fleshwrought

* ''

Dementia/Dyslexia Fleshwrought (formerly known as Fleshrot) is an American progressive death metal band formed in 2003 by Navene Koperweis. They released their debut album, '' Dementia/Dyslexia'' in 2010, and are in the process of recording their second album. Th ...

'' (2010)

Animals as Leaders

* '' Weightless'' (2011) * ''

The Joy of Motion ''The Joy of Motion'' is the third studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. It was released on March 24, 2014, in Europe, March 25, 2014, in North America and on March 28, 2014, in Australia and New Zealan ...

'' (production; 2014)

Navene K

* ''Human Design'' (EP; 2012) * "Tear It Up" (Single; 2013) * "Night Movement" (Single; 2014) * "Warrior / Secret Police" (Single; 2014) * ''Mind'' (EP; 2014)

Evan Brewer

* ''

Your Itinerary ''Your Itinerary'' is the second album by American bassist Evan Brewer. This is the first album by Evan Brewer to feature other instruments other than the bass guitar and the first album to feature other musicians than Evan Brewer. Sumerian Reco ...

'' (2013)

Entheos

* ''Primal EP'' (2015) * '' The Infinite Nothing'' (2016) * ''Dark Future'' (2017)

An Endless Sporadic

* ''Magic Machine'' (2016)

The Minerva Conduct

* "The Minerva Conduct" (2017)

Whitechapel

* '' The Valley'' (2019)

Machine Head

* ''Circle the Drain'' (2020) (stand-alone single) * ''My Hands Are Empty'' (2020) (stand-alone single) * ''Arrows in Words from the Sky'' (2021) (EP) * ''Of Kingdom and Crown'' (2022)

References

External links

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Navene Koperweis
at

MetalSucks MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. History The site was foun ...

Navene Koperweis
at Meinl Cymbals website
Navene Koperweis
at Sickdrummer magazine
Navene Koperweis
at

SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...

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