Mark Castillo

Mark Castillo
Born	October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10) (age 31) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Alternative metal, Metalcore, Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician, drummer
Instruments	Drums, Percussion
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Eleven Seven Music
Associated acts	Crossfade, Bury Your Dead

Mark Castillo, born October 10, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American musician. He is the drummer for post-grunge/hard rock band Crossfade, and a founding member and former drummer for American Metalcore band Bury Your Dead, which he left to join Crossfade in 2010.

Early life

Castillo attended North Shore Technical High School, Middleton, Massachusetts where he studied Health Science.

Between The Buried and Me

Mark played drums on progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me's 2003 release The Silent Circus.

Bury Your Dead

In 2001, he and guitarist Brendan "Slim" MacDonald formed a side-project which would later evolve into Bury Your Dead. Throughout numerous line-up changes Castillo was ever-present in the band as they released five albums via Victory Records before Castillo departed amicably in December 2010 to join Crossfade.

Crossfade

Throughout 2010 Crossfade was actively seeking a drummer following the departure of James Branham in 2007, culminating in the band holding auditions in lead-singer Ed Sloan's garage. Castillo would make the long journey to West Columbia, South Carolina and successfully audition, becoming a full-time member of the line-up and going on to perform frequently alongside them throughout 2011. Their June 21, 2011 release We All Bleed was recorded in 2009/10 with Evanescence's Will Hunt performing Drums and Percussion on the album.

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