014: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantomas, Philm)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2015

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Joe talks to Dave Lombardo about co-founding the groundbreaking metal band Slayer, his experience as the son of a Cuban butcher living the American Dream, his Latin Jazz influences, and expanding his horizons with Fantomas, John Zorn, and Philm.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Joe. My co-producer Chris and I want to thank all of you for helping the trap set get off to a great start.
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1:13.6	This is Joe Wong.
1:28.4	Welcome to the Trapset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
1:33.2	I want to play something for you.
1:58.5	I'm going to play something for you. You're hearing war ensemble by Slayer, featuring my guest Dave Lombardo on drums.
2:04.6	Performed in 1981 when Dave was 16, Slayer merged the brutal guitar style of British metal with the breakneck tempos of hardcore punk.
2:07.6	Dave possesses a rare combination of speed, precision, soulful musicality, and outright brutality on the drums.
2:15.6	This, in part, allowed Slayer's music and Dave's contribution
2:20.3	in particular to become nothing short of revolutionary.
2:28.3	Though he is most closely associated with metal, Dave has never stopped evolving as an artist.
2:35.0	Over the past 20 years, he's drifted in and out of Slayer, but he's continued to
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