Tim Wyskida (born November 13, 1971) is an American drummer, most recognized for his work in the bands

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and

Blind Idiot God Blind Idiot God is an American instrumental rock trio formed in 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, by guitarist Andy Hawkins, bassist Gabriel Katz and drummer Ted Epstein. The phrase "blind idiot god" comes from horror writer H. P. Lo ...

Biography

Tim Wyskida began playing drums at the age of twelve, learning

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

technique and composition. In 2000, he joined the band

, a

drone metal Drone metal or drone doom is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music. Drone metal is sometimes associated with post-metal or experimental metal. Characteristics Ty ...

project formed by

Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and exper ...

and

James Plotkin James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate (band), Khanate and OLD (band), OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn (band), Sco ...

. At the same time, he joined guitarist

Andy Hawkins Melton Andrew Hawkins (born January 21, 1960) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Hawkins spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and brie ...

and bassist

Gabriel Katz Gabriel Paul Katz is an American bassist and founding member of the noise rock band Blind Idiot God. He performed with the band since its formation, recording three studio albums with them between 1987 and 1992. He also assisted bandmate Andy Haw ...

in the band

, filling the position left by drummer Ted Epstein five years prior. After releasing three albums Khanate disbanded in 2006, with its members pursuing separate musical endeavors. In 2009, ''

Clean Hands Go Foul ''Clean Hands Go Foul'' is the fourth album by American drone metal band Khanate. It was released in May 2009 on Hydra Head Records. Track listing Personnel * Alan Dubin – vocals * Stephen O'Malley – guitars * James Plotkin James ...

'' was issued by

Hydra Head Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner (the frontman of Isis) in 1993. It had another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialized in experiment ...

and comprised unreleased recordings. Blind Idiot God released their fourth full-length album '' Before Ever After'' in February 2015, which comprised material recorded over the thirteen-year span since Wyskida joined as a member.

Discography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyskida, Tim Living people Blind Idiot God members Khanate (band) members Math rock musicians Post-hardcore musicians Noise rock musicians Rock drummers 1971 births Khlyst (band) members 21st-century drummers