- Xavier Muriel
Xavier Muriel is the current drummer for the rock band,
Buckcherry . [http://www.Buckcherry.com]Xavier was born in
San Antonio ,Texas and at an early age, Xavier's family moved toBeaumont, Texas . It was there that he developed his passion formotocross ,music and thedrum s.By his teenage years, Xavier's family had moved to
Round Rock, Texas , a suburb of Austin. It was here in the live music capital of the world that he found an outlet for his musical aspirations. By 1987, while still in high school, Xavier had already been in more than ten local rock acts. Most notable at the time was the female-fronted band Onyxx. Xavier and former Onyxx guitaristJulian Mandrake (Blue October , Canvas) have maintained a friendship to this day.Shortly after Onyxx disbanded, Xavier moved to
Los Angeles where he landed his first notable drumming gig with American Man, aTommy Thayer (KISS,Black N' Blue ) project that was being managed by the legendaryGene Simmons [http://www.genesimmons.com/] of KISS. Subsequently, he performed on the album "Harlow" with members of American Man and "DORO", which wasDoro Pesch 's debut solo album post-Warlock.After several stints with various bands in the Los Angeles area, Xavier eventually made his way back to Texas to appear in such groups as Saucer with
Bruce Castleberry of Vallejo and Cadillac Voodoo Choir. It was during this time that Xavier's Austin and Los Angeles lives seemed to merge as friends he made in Los Angeles were touring through Austin and they would arrange for Xavier's current project to open for them.In 2005, one of those connections paid off when Keith Nelson of
Buckcherry called Xavier and offered him to become a part of Buckcherry's return to the rock arena. Within days, Xavier was in Los Angeles as part of the new Buckcherry line-up and began recording the album "15". After a year of touring and supporting the album "15", the song "Crazy Bitch " from the album garnered aGrammy nomination [http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx#04] for Best Rock Performance.Xavier is currently on tour with Buckcherry and
Mötley Crüe as part of the lineup forCrue Fest 2008.
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