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 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 ...

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Life of Agony Life of Agony is an American alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 1989 by singer Mina Caputo (then known as Keith Caputo), bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. The band has released six studio albums to date, most ...

.Hart, Josh (2011)
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An Interview with Sal Abruscato from A Pale Horse Named Death: Lightning In One Hand, A Gun In The Other
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The Aquarian Weekly ''The Aquarian Weekly'' is a regional alternative weekly newspaper based in New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1969, its focus is rock music and related events in the New Jersey/New York City/Eastern Pennsylvania region. From 1986 to 1992, it ...

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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 Ur ...

, with whom he has released four albums: '' And Hell Will Follow Me'' (2011), ''

Lay My Soul to Waste ''Lay My Soul to Waste'' is the second release by Brooklyn metal band A Pale Horse Named Death, released by SPV America on May 21, 2013. A music video (the very first for the band) was released for the track "DMSLT". The album was also release ...

'' (2013), ''

When the World Becomes Undone ''When the World Becomes Undone'' is the third release by American metal band A Pale Horse Named Death, released on January 18, 2019. The first single, "Love the Ones You Hate", was released on November 16, 2018. It was initially made availabl ...

'' (2019) and ''Infernum in Terra'' (2021).

Discography

Type O Negative

*'' Slow Deep and Hard'' (1991) *''

The Origin of the Feces ''The Origin of the Feces'' is the second studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative, released in 1992. Recording and production The album was recorded in a studio but produced to sound "live" by adding crowd noises, banter ...

'' (1992) *''

Bloody Kisses ''Bloody Kisses'' is the third studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative and the last recording with their original lineup, as drummer Sal Abruscato left the group in late 1993 to join labelmates Life of Agony. The album incl ...

'' (1993) *''After Dark DVD'' (1994) *''

Life Is Killing Me ''Life Is Killing Me'' is the sixth studio album by gothic metal band Type O Negative. It was released on June 17, 2003, and was their final studio album released through record label Roadrunner Records. The album's title and content refers prim ...

'' (2003) (Guest backing vocals on "I Like Goils")

Life of Agony

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River Runs Red ''River Runs Red'' is the debut studio album by American alternative metal band Life of Agony, released on October 12, 1993 by Roadrunner Records. It is a concept album, telling the story of a teenager, from a troubled household, who ultimately ...

'' (1993) *'' Ugly'' (1995) *''River Runs Again'' (2003) *''

Broken Valley ''Broken Valley'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative metal band Life of Agony, released on June 14, 2005 by Epic Records. It is the band's first album in eight years, following 1997's ''Soul Searching Sun'', and first with the ba ...

'' (2005) *''

A Place Where There's No More Pain ''A Place Where There's No More Pain'' is the fifth studio album by American alternative metal band Life of Agony. The album, the band's first studio release since 2005's ''Broken Valley'', was released on April 28, 2017 through Napalm Records. Th ...

'' (2017)

A Pale Horse Named Death

*'' And Hell Will Follow Me'' (2011) *''

'' (2013) *''

'' (2019) *''Infernum in Terra'' (2021)

References

External links

A Pale Horse Named Death official website
1970 births Living people Musicians from Brooklyn American heavy metal drummers Type O Negative members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians American people of Italian descent {{US-rock-drummer-stub