Brooks Wackerman

Infobox musical artist
Name = Brooks Wackerman


Img_capt = Brooks Wackerman performing live at Starland Ballroom.
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1977|2|15 United States
Instrument = Drums
Genre = Hard rock Heavy metal Punk rock
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1990 - Present
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Associated_acts = Bad4Good (1991-1992) Infectious Grooves (1993-200?) Suicidal Tendencies (1997-2001) The Vandals (2000) Bad Religion (2001-present) Kidneys (2003-present) Tenacious D (2006-2007) Korn (2007) The Innocent (2007-present) Fear and the Nervous System(2008-present)

Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American hardcore punk band Bad Religion and the younger brother of Chad Wackerman (a session drummer who once played with Frank Zappa). He played under the direction of his father Chuck Wackerman in the Los Alamitos High School Jazz Band from 1991 to 1995 and also in middle school. He learned how to play at a very young age and demonstrated his skill in early bands, most notably with Bad4Good and when he became the drummer for Infectious Grooves. This later led to becoming the drummer for Suicidal Tendencies from circa 1997 to 2001.

Wackerman played drums for the Vandals album "Look What I Almost Stepped In..." (released in 2000). He is the first-choice substitute for Vandals drummer Josh Freese, due to Freese's commitments with groups such as Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, and Devo.

In 2001, he became the latest drummer for Bad Religion by replacing Bobby Schayer, who left the band due to an arm injury. He has appeared on "The Process of Belief", "The Empire Strikes First", and their latest album "New Maps of Hell". The band has begun writing new material for their next album expected to be released June 2009. [ [http://www.punknews.org/article/29193 Punknews.org - Bad Religion looks ahead to 2009 album] ]

Wackerman, alongside Terry Bozzio, contributed drums/percussion for Korn's "Untitled" studio album. He is also the frontman for Hot Potty. Wackerman is also the drummer for The Innocent, a Thrash metal band featuring bassist Ryan Sinn (Ex-Love Equals Death,Ex-Angels & Airwaves, Ex-The Distillers), vocalist Brandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through) & guitarist Dave Nassie (No Use for a Name). In March 2008, Wackerman joined guitarist/vocalist Munky's (Korn) newest solo project, experimental, industrial rock band Fear and the Nervous System [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92171 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KORN Guitarist Launches FEAR AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Project ] ] , alongside Billy Gould (Faith No More), Leopold Ross (Error), Zac Baird (Korn, Billy Goat), and on two tracks, but not in the band, Wes Borland (Ex-Limp Bizkit, Ex-From First to Last, Black Light Burns) [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92171 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KORN Guitarist Launches FEAR AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Project ] ]

He was the drummer on the Tenacious D 2006-2007 Tour.

Wackerman currently fronts Kidneys alongside Tenacious D's John Spiker and Lindsay Buckingham's John Wackerman. The band released a self-titled full-length in December 2007.

External links

*http://www.vater.com/spotlight/artistspot_brooks.html
*http://www.badreligion.com/home/
* [http://www.bad-religion.net Bad Religion Tribute ] All About Bad Religion
* [http://www.thebrpage.net/index.htm?http&&&www.thebrpage.net/news/default.asp Bad Religion Page] article on The Innocent (10/17/07)
* [http://www.myspace.com/theinnocentmetal] The Innocent's Myspace page
* [http://www.fearandthenervoussystem.com/Fear Fear and the Nervous System's Offical Website]
* [http://www.drzoltan.com/blog/2008/06/15/7-questions-with-brooks-wackerman/ 7 Questions with Brooks Wackerman]

References

*http://www.myspace.com/fearandthenervoussystem
*http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92171