Daniel "Dan" Wilding (born 22 January 1989) is an English drummer.

Biography

Wilding started playing drums at the age of 10
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death metal act

Aborted Aborted is a Belgian death metal band formed in 1995 in Waregem. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, guitarist Ian Jekelis, bassist Stefano Franceschini and drummer Ken Bedene. Although t ...

. With them he had recorded ''

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'', released in 2008. In 2009 he left Aborted and joined UK technical death metal band

Trigger the Bloodshed Trigger the Bloodshed are a British death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2006. The band comprises guitarist Rob Purnell, vocalist Jonny Burgan, bassist Dave Purnell and drummer Dan Wilding. Trigger the Bloodshed has released three st ...

. He also plays drums for melodic death metal group The Soulless and blackened death metal band The Order of Apollyon. In 2011 he has begun serving as touring drummer for

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metalcore band

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. In 2012 it was announced that Wilding will also be the drummer for grindcore/death metal veterans

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and recorded their latest album titled ''

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''. Wilding is married and has two kids.

Equipment

Wilding uses Tama drums,

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cymbals (as of 2021),

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drumheads and

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sticks. He has formerly used Sabian as well as Meinl cymbals.

Discography

With Aborted

*''

'' (2008, Century Media Records)

With The Order of Apollyon

*''The Flesh'' (2010,

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) *''The Sword and the Dagger'' (2015,

)

With Trigger the Bloodshed

*''

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'' (2010, Rising Records) *''Kingdom Come EP'' (2011, Independently Released)

With Heaven Shall Burn

*''

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'' (2013, Century Media Records, guest appearance)

With Carcass

*'' Surgical Steel'' (2013,

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'' (2014, Nuclear Blast) *'' Despicable'' (2020, Nuclear Blast) *''

'' (2021, Nuclear Blast)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilding, Daniel 1989 births Living people English heavy metal drummers Carcass (band) members Death metal musicians 21st-century drummers