Tony Laureano (born January 25, 1973) is a heavy metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico. He has played for a number of metal bands (either as a full band member or a session drummer) including

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and

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. He was the touring drummer for

during their performances at

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2004, and

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in 2007 (a recording of the Ozzfest show was included with the 2005 reissue of ''

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''). Laureano also took the place of

drummer Frost on the Enslaved tour during September 2006 in the UK, as Frost was busy writing material with

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. In June 2007, he returned to Dimmu Borgir stepping in for

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, who was recovering from a neck injury. He was later replaced by ex-Vader drummer

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in late August, who became Dimmu Borgir's new drummer for their next album. Tony toured in the summer of 2009 with All That Remains, after drummer Jason Costa suffered a broken hand during the week of June 21. Laureano later toured with

on several dates of Cannibal Corpse's "Evisceration Plague" tour, on account of drummer Frost being detained by US customs due to problems with his visa. On October 8, 2015, Metalsucks.net reported that Laureano had been playing with Megadeth while they were on tour in Asia. Frontman

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confirmed in a February 17, 2016 interview with

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Insider that Laureano would be filling in for Chris Adler on nights that his schedule wouldn't permit him to play. In 2020, Laureano was announced to be the touring drummer for Norwegian black metal band Mayhem on their "Decibel Magazine Tour" filling-in for

who could not perform due to shoulder injury. The tour was ultimately cancelled due to the

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Discography

* Astaroth, ''Lost State of Dreams'' (1993) * Naphobia, ''Of Hell'' (1995) *

, ''Mansions of Eternity'' (1996) *

, ''Those Who Have Risen'' (1998) *

, ''The Inexorable'' (1999) *

, '' Ravenous'' (2001) * Internecine, ''Book of Lambs'' (2002) *

, ''

In Their Darkened Shrines ''In Their Darkened Shrines'' is the third studio album by American death metal band Nile. It was released on August 20, 2002 through Relapse Records. It is the only album to feature Tony Laureano on drums. In addition to being Nile's longest ...

'' (2002) *

, '' Conquering South America'' (2004) * Aurora Borealis, ''Relinquish'' (2005) * Dimmu Borgir, ''Stormblåst MMV'' (2005-DVD), ''The Invaluable Darkness'' (2008-DVD) *

, '' Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1'' (2008) * Insidious Disease, ''Shadowcast'' (2010)

References

External links

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with Global Domination
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