Timothy DiDuro

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Name = Timothy DiDuro


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Instrument = drums
Genre = Rock
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Years_active = 1991-present
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Associated_acts = Slaughter, Skid Row
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=69969272 Slaughter on MySpace]

Timothy DiDuro (born August 2, 1971) is a former drummer for Skid Row and is now the current drummer for the rock band Slaughter.

Biography

Born August 2, 1971 in Geneva, New York, Timothy learned to play drums at age 5. He played with various local bands during High School, including a band called "Maddan." He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1991 and played with Donald "Duck" MacDonald in the band Playground for 5 years.

He joined The Kill in 1997; in 1998, the Kill won a contest called "Kick Start Your Career," [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_Sept_22/ai_53019698 Mötley Crüe Announces 35-city Tour] ] which was a Battle of the Bands-type competition that the band Mötley Crüe was sponsoring; one winner in each city got to open for the Mötley Crüe show- the Kill opened in Orlando. The Kill also won the 1998 Orlando Music Awards for best Metal Band [ [http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=1488 Orlando Weekly 1998 Orlando Music Award Winners] ] . They released one album [ [http://yeeha.org/4/html/the_kill.html SUPERDRAGSMACKHEADPSYCHOPLASTICGOGOPUNK] ] on Forbidden Records in 1998. He then played with Brizz (one of the original founding member of the band [Brizz|Lyte Funky Ones [LFO] ) from 2001-2003.

In early 2004, he replaced Skid Row's drummer Phil Varone, who had abruptly left the band due to "personal reasons." [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18589 SKID ROW Announce New Drummer - Jan. 27, 2004] ] . He also appeared in the Skid Row video "Ghost." In late 2004, he auditioned for Slaughter and has been a member ever since.

He has also played with Vince Neil, and currently plays with Mark Slaughter's new band Scrap Metal. Scrap Metal consists of Mark Slaughter and other platinum-selling singers such as Gunnar Nelson (Nelson) and Eric Martin (Mr. Big) [ [http://www.blastmagazine.net/concert%20reviews/scrapmetal2review.html Blast Magazine Scrap Metal Review] ] .

Discography

The Kill
* "Superdragsmackheadpsychoplasticgogopunk" (1998)

ee also

* Slaughter
* Skid Row

References

External links

* [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=104356689 Timbo drum solo on MySpace]
* [http://www.pearldrum.com/metal.asp Tim DiDuro on Pearl Drums Artists Website]
* [http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol6/issue03/slaughter.html Slaughter show review]
* [http://www.music-reviewer.com/10_98/newrel14c.htm Superdragsmackheadpsychoplasticgogopunk Review]
* [http://media.www.pacepress.org/media/storage/paper424/news/2001/11/07/ArtsEntertainment/Music8220brizz8221.At.The.Bitter.End-150349.shtml "Brizz" review]