Andrew Tanner Wayne (born May 18, 1988) is an American musician, best known for being the former drummer of Underminded,

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, and

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. He has also filled in on drums for

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. He is currently the drummer for Swedish heavy metal band

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Career

Underminded and Scary Kids Scaring Kids (1999–2009)

Wayne was the third drummer of the

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band Underminded, replacing Joe Mullen in 2006. He was only featured on one album, ''Eleven:Eleven'', which was released in 2007. When asked by Something Punk about the current status of Underminded, Wayne said that " Nick Martin (vocals) and I decided that we wanted Underminded to be an open thing forever. I don't think Underminded will ever die. We've talked about possibly putting together a record next year, but who knows. Underminded is an outlet for us to do whatever the fuck we want." Wayne had a brief position in

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band

, but was only on one tour with the band.

Chiodos (2010–2012)

Wayne was announced to be replacing the former

drummer Derrick Frost on August 11, 2010. He was featured on their third studio album, ''

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'', which was released on October 5, 2010 through

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. According to an interview with Decoy Music, Wayne actually came up with the name of the album and explained its origin, saying that " Brad, Brandon and I were sitting in Brad's house discussing album titles. Someone brought up

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and I randomly said Illuminaudio. It means finding the light/positivity through sound, which ended up being a big theme on the record." On March 27, 2012, Tanner announced via his blog that he was leaving Chiodos because "our personal and business relationships went to shit."

Recent years (2014-Present)

From 2014 to spring 2016, Wayne was working as a drum tech for the band Suicide Silence. On July 5, 2018, it was announced that Swedish

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band

had recruited Wayne as the new drummer, replacing Joe Rickard.

Discography

;with Underminded *''Eleven:Eleven'' (

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, 2007) ;with Chiodos *''

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, 2010) ;with In Flames *''

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'' (

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, 2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Tanner 1988 births American rock drummers Living people Musicians from San Diego 21st-century American drummers In Flames members Underminded members Chiodos members Scary Kids Scaring Kids members