Paul Wandtke

Live at Novarock 2016

Paul Wandtke is a Chicago based drummer who has been to over 48 countries as a professional drummer. He joined Trivium on Dec 5th, 2015 by playing a debut show in front of 40,000 people in Mexico at Slipknot's "Knotfest" Festival.[1] He was referred to Trivium via Dream Theater's Mike Mangini when Trivium had asked John Petrucci if they knew any drummers they could check out for a new replacement. [2][3][4]

Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock of Ages" and for Kill Hannah during the band's main-support run with the Smashing Pumpkins.[2]

Paul Wandtke is endorsed by Tama drums, Meinl cymbals, Evans drum heads, Vic Firth drum sticks, Pure Fix cycles, Vratim shoes and Humes and Berg cases.[5][6][7]

Paul Wandtke also sings and plays guitar for a national touring Nirvana tribute band called Smells Like Nirvana, which is based in Chicago and have performed fly-in casino dates as well as many midwest dates with plans to do some tours in 2017. Paul Wandtke has said that Nirvana is the reason he got into music so that's why Smells Like Nirvana was created, also because it was an attempt to gain some experience as a frontman to later start his own original band.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "New TRIVIUM Drummer PAUL WANDTKE: More Video Footage Of Live Debut". Blabbermouth. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. 1 2 "Trivium Recruit". Metal Temple. Retrieved 2016-9-6
  3. ↑ "Trivium Debut New Drummer Paul Wandtke | Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. ↑ McGauley, Mark (2016-01-19). "Trivium Destroys A Sold Out Lost Horizon". NYS Music. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Evans Drumheads : Artist Detail : Paul Wandtke". daddario.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. ↑ LTD., HOSHINO GAKKI CO.,. "Paul Wandtke | TAMA Drums". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. ↑ Cymbals, MEINL. "Paul Wandtke". MEINL Cymbals - Artists. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  8. ↑ "Smells Like Nirvana - Chicago's grungiest tribute to Nirvana". www.smellslikenirvanatribute.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  9. ↑ "Smells Like Nirvana – Paul Wandtke drummer for Trivium". www.paulwandtke.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.


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