David Silveria

David Silveria
David Silveria with Korn in Milwaukee.
Background information
Birth name	David Randall Silveria
Born	September 21, 1972 (1972-09-21) (age 39) San Leandro, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1989–2006
Labels	Elementree, EMI, Virgin
Associated acts	Korn, L.A.P.D.

David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a former-drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006.

Biography

1993 to 2006: Korn

When Jonathan Davis joined the band, they changed the name to Korn and Welch, Shaffer and Arvizu took up pseudonyms, while Silveria and Davis remained using their given names. Korn then proceeded to ride the alternative metal train to the top of the music industry, selling over 40 million albums worldwide. Silveria had to undergo surgery to remove an extra rib which was causing nerve problems in his left arm. His wrist gave out in Fargo, ND during the song "It's Gonna Go Away". He sat out the rest of the "Sick and Twisted 2000" and "Summer Sanitarium" tours with Mike Bordin from Faith No More filling in for Silveria. Silveria then returned for the album recording of Untouchables, Silveira's own explanation for the issue is that "I hit too fucking hard".

On December 13, 2006 - after the tour in support of See You on the Other Side - it was announced that Silveria would be going on hiatus, but after a long period of waiting, it was said by Jonathan Davis on a Swedish radio station after being asked if Silveria will be on the next album, July 31, 2007, he responded: "I don't know, probably not."^[1] He has since started running his restaurants, choosing a new life of relative anonymity as compared to drumming for a well-known band. In 2009 after working with several different temporary replacements Ray Luzier was announced as the band's official replacement of Silveria.

2006 to 2011: Leaving Korn

In June 2008 rumors began to surface that Silveria had joined a newly formed band called Satellite Syndrome, but it was eventually confirmed that the rumors were false and Silveria was not involved with the band. Silveria has not given any interviews since he went on his "hiatus." He dedicated his time and efforts to his children and running his steak house and sushi restaurant. In December 2009, David changed his steak house into a Rock and Sports themed bar in downtown Huntington Beach California called "Silvera's RockBar", and is no longer 50% owner of his sushi restaurant, agreeing to terms to sell his half of ownership over to his ex-wife after a year long court battle. In a recent interview with HeadBanger's Blog, Jonathan Davis said that he had not heard anything from David since his "hiatus". David Silveria has earlier been removed from the band member section of their official website and now recently also from their MySpace site. More recently, Korn named Ray Luzier as their new full-time drummer, confirming that David has left Korn for good. For the first time in three years David appeared promoting Lil Kim in Dancing with the Stars, he also introduced himself as "David Silveria from Korn". In May 2010 Silveria appeared as a model for Remetee clothing.^[2]

Lead singer of Korn, Jonathan Davis, stated on 7/25/2011 during a korn.com chat with fans that the reason for Silveria's departure was the same as Brian "Head" Welch's. Jonathan stated "The reason is drugs. They fuck everything up..."

Musical equipment

The following is a listing of the drums and equipment used by David Silveria during his musical career with Korn.

Drums

Tama Starclassic Maple Custom Drums

20x18" Bass Drum 14x6.5" Signature Snare Drum 10x5.5" Rack Tom 12x6.5" Rack Tom

15x15" Floor Tom 16x16" Floor Tom 20x16" Gong Bass Drum

Cymbals

Paiste Cymbals (from left to right) ^[3]

1997

• 2002 RUDE 15" Hi-Hat
• 2002 RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
• 2002 RUDE 18" China
• 2002 RUDE 10" Splash
• 2002 RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
• 2002 RUDE 22" Power Ride
• 2002 RUDE 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
• 2002 RUDE 20" Ride/Crash
• Sound Formula13" Mega Cup Chime

2006

• Signature 18" Heavy China
• Signature 18" Power Crash
• Signature 8" Bell
• Signature 15" Heavy Hi-Hat
• Signature 8" Splash
• Signature 10" Splash
• Signature 18" Power Crash
• Signature 20" Big Bell Ride (prototype)
• Signature 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
• Signature 18" Heavy China
• Signature 20" Power Crash
• Signature 13" Mega Cup Chime

Discography

With L.A.P.D

• Love and Peace Dude (1989)
• Who's Laughing Now (1991)
• L.A.P.D (1997)

With Korn

• Korn (1994)
• Life Is Peachy (1996)
• Follow The Leader (1998)
• Issues (1999)
• Untouchables (2002)
• Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
• See You on the Other Side (2005)

See also

• L.A.P.D.
• Korn
• List of Korn band members

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ David modeling again Retrieved:2010-07-19
3. ^ "David Silveria - Un-Official Paiste Wiki". Paiste-only.com. http://www.paiste-only.com/paistewiki/index.php5?title=David_Silveria. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 

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