Shannon Lucas (born September 27, 1983) is an American heavy metal drummer from

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. He is best known as the former drummer for

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band The Black Dahlia Murder and

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band All That Remains.

Musical career

Lucas began drumming at the age of 14 while also covering

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songs on guitar; he later joined percussion classes in high school. At age 19, he moved to

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, and joined Cory Smoot in the

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side project Mensrea while playing with the

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band Wartorn. While opening for GWAR with the band, Lucas met All That Remains vocalist

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and the two remained in close contact. Lucas later moved to Massachusetts and joined All That Remains, replacing drummer Michael Bartlett. Lucas appeared in the All That Remains videos "The Air That I Breathe" and "Tattered on my Sleeve," and performed on tours such as Sounds of the Underground and

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2006. Lucas left the band soon after to move to Michigan. He was replaced by Jason Costa. In March 2007, Shannon Lucas auditioned for the melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder on a floor display drum kit at the

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store in

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, where he worked. He was given the job, replacing Zach Gibson. Since joining the band, Lucas played on their 2007 release ''

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'', 2009's '' Deflorate'', and 2011's ''

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'', and he appeared in the DVD ''Majesty''.

Recent news

On January 30, 2012,

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singer

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confirmed to ''Metal Injection'' magazine that he, Lucas, and

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of the band

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were forming a side project, likely to be released on

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. In 2016, the band announced its name as

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and revealed the release date of their debut album. From December 2013 until mid-2014, Lucas was the touring drummer for

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. Lucas also plays drums for DC Hardcore outfit Damnation A.D.

Discography

* All That Remains ** ''

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'' (2006) * The Black Dahlia Murder ** ''

'' (2007) ** '' Deflorate'' (2009) ** ''

'' (2011) * Battlecross ** ''

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'' (2013) * Serpentine Dominion ** ''Serpentine Dominion'' (2016)

Timeline

Equipment

Lucas plays on a Tama Starclassic series drum kit, with

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, and

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heads. He uses

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drumsticks. He adds

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RT-10K acoustic drum triggers to activate an

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DM5 digital drum module.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Shannon Living people American heavy metal drummers Death metal musicians 1983 births All That Remains (band) members 21st-century American drummers Musicians from Virginia People from Staunton, Virginia 20th-century American drummers The Black Dahlia Murder (band) members Serpentine Dominion members