- Pete Parada
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Pete Parada
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Img_capt = Pete Parada in concert withSaves the Day .
Birth_name =
Born =
Origin = U.S.
Death =
Genre =Punk rock Indie rock Skate punk Alternative rock Pop punk Power pop Heavy metal
Occupation =Musician ,Drummer
Years_active =1996 –present
Instrument = Drums
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Associated_acts = Face to FaceAlkaline Trio Saves the Day The Offspring Steel Prophet Jackson United
HalfordAli Handel
Engine
URL = [http://web.mac.com/peteparada Official Website]Pete Parada is an American
drummer who has been a member of several notable musical acts. Parada's drumming career began in 1996 when he joinedSteel Prophet and recorded one album with them a year later. Subsequently he joined Face to Face andSaves the Day , and in 2007 became the new drummer forThe Offspring . Parada was also associated with the metal band Engine andRob Halford 's solo project Halford, and briefly played drums in the punk bandAlkaline Trio .Career as a musician
Face to Face
After auditioning 25 different drummers to replace
Rob Kurth ,cite news | url=http://www.facetofacemusic.com/history/992003.htm | title=face to face : 1991 - 2003 | publisher=Face to Face's official website | date= | accessdate = 2007-11-27] Parada officially joined Face to Face in 1998. He was present on four albums with the band: "Ignorance is Bliss", "Standards & Practices " (both released in 1999), "Reactionary" (2000) and "How to Ruin Everything " (2002).Cited as a seminal California punk group, Face to Face were active until 2003, although they embarked on a farwell tour in the following year. The group had since gone on indefinite hiatus. On
January 29 ,2008 , Face to Face announced on their official website that the band has reunited, with the "Ignorance is Bliss" line-up, for a number of shows in the US. [ [http://www.facetofacemusic.com/blog/?p=3 We’re back!……….sort of] . FaceToFace.com. Accessed 29 January, 2008.] OnApril 5 ,2008 , the band performed together for the first time since the 2004 farewell tour at The Bamboozle Left, but due to a scheduling conflict, Parada did not perform.Although frontman
Trever Keith is supporting his solo album and Parada is with The Offspring for the time being, rumor has it that Face to Face will be touring around in the summer. Keith also said in aMay 2008 [http://www.kroq-data.com/wah/wah/dcvideo/avc-view.aspx?videoid=2846&categoryid= interview] that new material from the band could be possible.aves the Day
Prior to Face to Face's break up, Parada joined Saves the Day in 2002 to replace former drummer
Bryan Newman . He recorded three of the band's albums "In Reverie " and "Sound the Alarm " and Bug sessions volume one.On
March 28 ,2007 , it was announced that Parada had left the band. He had this to say:"After four and a half years with Saves The Day, it saddens me to report that I have decided to leave the band. I wish them all the best of luck and look forward to starting fresh with a new band."
The Offspring
On
July 27 , 2007,The Offspring announced on their official website that Parada would be the band's new drummer, replacingAtom Willard , who departed to focus on his current projectAngels and Airwaves .cite news | url=http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2007&newsID=433744 | title=The Offspring have a new drummer | publisher=The Offspring 's official website | date=2007-07-27 | accessdate = 2007-11-27]Josh Freese actually filled in as drummer in the studio for the new Offspring album, "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace ", as Parada had not been chosen yet as Willard's replacement. Parada is currently on tour with The Offspring in support of their latest album.Discography
With Steel Prophet
* "Into the Void (Hallucinogenic Conception)" (1997)With Engine
* "Engine" (1999)
* "Superholic" (2002)With Halford
* "Resurrection" (2000)With Ali Handel
* "Dirty Little Secret" (2000)With Face to Face
* "Standards & Practices" (1999)
* "Ignorance is Bliss" (1999)
* "Reactionary" (2000)
* "Dropkick Murphys split" (2002)
* "How to Ruin Everything " (2002)With Jackson/Jackson United
* "Jackson" (2003)
* "Western Ballads" (2004)With Saves The Day
* "In Reverie " (2003)
* "Sound the Alarm " (2006)
* "Bug Sessions Volume One " (2006)References
External links
* [http://www.bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&ArtistId=6039 Pete Parada] at bandtoband.com
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