Paul Bostaph
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| Paul Bostaph | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | March 6, 1964 San Francisco, California |
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| Genre(s) | Thrash metal | |
| Instrument(s) | Drums | |
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Exodus Forbidden Slayer Systematic Testament |
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| Website | http://paulbostaph.net/ | |
Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and played with Exodus until March 2007.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Forbidden
[edit] Slayer
After Dave Lombardo left Slayer in 1992, the band were looking for a new drummer; Lombardo's drum teacher was filling in but constantly made errors.[1] After trialling several drummers and listening to hundreds demo tapes Bostaph was recommended by Slayer guitarist Kerry King's guitar technician, John Tempesta.[1] Slayer members listened to Forbidden records, however, they did not see how Bostaph could fit into the Slayer momentum - Lombardo's style being "over the top", while Forbidden was more melodic.[1] The band eventually trialled Bostaph with nine songs, only making an error on "Angel of Death. Bostaph had to continually practice to improve the strength of his hands, and feet to improve his drumming ability: "I respected and loved Dave’s drumming but as a fan, if they got a new drummer and I bought a ticket to a show, I would expect to hear the stuff that Dave does, that’s what I would want. So, I went in and every time I had to learn a new song I would play them exactly how Dave played them"[1]
Bostaph recorded three albums with the band, his least favorite is 1994's Divine Intervention. This is due to the guitars not being loud enough as they were in the recording session, moving around to several recording studios, and a producer who had never done any heavy metal music. The producer changed near the end of recording to Toby Wright - Bostaph stating "that record never had any consistency to it although a lot of fans still like it."[1] Bostaph left the band in 1996 to concentrate on his solo project, "The Truth About Seafood" and was replaced by Jon Dette, however, he returned in 1997. His second favorite album is 2001's God Hates Us All "The whole era that I was with the band that was the album that was the most well-rounded and mixed the best" with Diabolus in Musica.[1]
Bostaph left the band after the release of God Hates Us All stating he had a chronic elbow injury that would hinder his ability to play drums.[2] His third last performance with the band is recorded on the DVD War at the Warfield recorded on December 7, 2001. Bostaph is yet to watch it as he feels "It’s like breaking up with a girlfriend" and needs to move on with his life. He still remains friends with Slayer members, and when asked if he would work with them in the future replied "sure".[1]
[edit] Systematic
Unwilling to give up music, Bostaph joined Systematic in 2003 - a band which he had previously formed with vocalist Tim Narducci and guitarist Adam Ruppel, before the band were named Systematic and prior to recording Diabolus in Musica. Bostaph introduced the band to Slayer's manager - Rick Sales to help the band gain notice. Since the band needed a drummer in 2003, and his friendship with members Bostaph was willing to help out.[1]
Bostaph toured with Systematic for four months, departing in 2004: "I wasn’t having very much fun and it’s not for me."[1] In 2003 Bostaph sustained an injury to his knee, while playing soccer. After finishing Systematics tour, Bostaph underwent surgery - not touching a drum kit for over a year until he received a phone call from Testament members.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Forbidden
- Forbidden Evil (1988)
- Twisted into Form (1990)
[edit] With Testament
[edit] With Slayer
- Divine Intervention (1994)
- Undisputed Attitude (1996)
- Diabolus in Musica (1998)
- God Hates Us All (2001)
[edit] Systematic
- Pleasure to Burn (2003)
[edit] With Exodus
- Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j PAUL BOSTAPH of Exodus, ex-Slayer. Metal-rules.com (2007-02-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Slayer: Lombardo's back!. Kerrang! (2002-01-03). Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
[edit] External links
| Forbidden |
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| Russ Anderson - Vocals | Glen Alvelais - Guitar | Craig Locicero - Guitar | Tim Calvert - Guitar | Matt Camacho - Bass | Paul Bostaph - Drums | Steven Jacobs - Drums |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Forbidden Evil | Twisted Into Form | Distortion | Green |
| Live albums: Raw Evil - Live at the Dynamo |
| Testament |
| Chuck Billy | Greg Christian | Nick Barker | Eric Peterson | Alex Skolnick |
| Louie Clemente | James Murphy | Derrick Ramirez | Dave Lombardo | John Tempesta | Gene Hoglan | Glen Alvelais | Jon Allen | Paul Bostaph | Steve Smyth | Steve DiGiorgio | "Metal" Mike Chlasciak |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: The Legacy | The New Order | Practice_What_You_Preach | Souls of Black | The Ritual | Low | Demonic | The Gathering | First Strike Still Deadly |
| Live Albums: Live at Eindhoven | Return to the Apocalyptic City | Live at the Fillmore | Live in London |
| Compilations: The Best of Testament | Signs of Chaos | The Very Best of Testament | Days of Darkness |
| DVD and Video: Seen Between the Lines | Live at the Fillmore | Live in London |
| Slayer |
| Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo
Tony Scaglione | Paul Bostaph | Jon Dette |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Show No Mercy | Haunting the Chapel | Hell Awaits | Reign in Blood | South of Heaven | Seasons in the Abyss | Divine Intervention | Undisputed Attitude | Diabolus in Musica | God Hates Us All | Eternal Pyre | Christ Illusion |
| Live albums: Live Undead | Decade of Aggression |
| Compilations: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse |
| Videos and DVDs |
| Live Intrusion | War at the Warfield | Still Reigning |
| Songs |
| "Angel of Death" | "Raining Blood" | "Eyes of the Insane" | "Jihad" |
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| Rob Dukes | Gary Holt | Lee Altus | Jack Gibson | Tom Hunting |
| Former members: Paul Baloff | Steve "Zetro" Souza | Kirk Hammett | Rick Hunolt | Geoff Andrews | Rob McKillop | Michael Butler | John Tempesta | Paul Bostaph |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Bonded by Blood | Pleasures of the Flesh | Fabulous Disaster | Impact is Imminent | Force of Habit | Tempo of the Damned | Shovel Headed Kill Machine |
| Live and compilations: Good Friendly Violent Fun | Lessons in Violence | Another Lesson in Violence |
| Related articles |
| Primus | Metallica | Exodus photo gallery |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bostaph, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
