Dave Lombardo "Rites Of Percussion"

Dave Lombardo, in his 40 year career has been the drummer for Slayer, Testament, The Misfits, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, Fantomas, Suicidal Tendencies and more. He has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated four times.

Influences on this album transcend his metal cred. Lombardo, who is Cuban, has cited inspirations including Max Roach’s We Insist!, Babatunde Olatunji’s Drums Of Passion: The Invocation, Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum, Tito Puente’s Top Percussion and Raul J. Canizares’ Sacred Sounds of Santeria