Rock History

2010 – SLAYER’s DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Bochum Signing Session Posted Online – Mar. 31, 2010
SLAYER’s Dave Lombardo kicked off his German drum-workshop tour on Sunday (March 28) at House of Drums in Bochum-Wattenscheid.

Fan-filmed video footage of the signing session that followed the clinic has now been posted online and can be viewed below.

Remaining drum-workshop dates:

March 31 – Musik Meisinger – Burghausen

Also appearing is Daniel Schild (BLAZE BAYLEY, SONS OF SEASONS).

Lombardo is a Cuban-American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band SLAYER. Lombardo’s music career has spanned more than 25 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 29 commercial recordings spanning a number of major genres with bands such as GRIP INC., FANTÔMAS, and TESTAMENT in addition to SLAYER.

Lombardo’s musical interest was sparked by playing along to a SANTANA record with bongo drums and was later influenced by the musical styles of LED ZEPPELIN and KISS.

Lombardo is known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer and his use of the drums have been called “astonishingly innovative”and earned him the title “the godfather of metal double bass” from Drummer World. Over his career, he has had a significant influence on the metal scene, and has inspired many modern metal drummers.