Mark Zonder
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Mark Zonder is the drummer of American heavy-metal band Warlord
. When the band was in a hiatus, he joined Fates Warning
. His artistic name in Warlord is "Thunder Child". He also has his own band Slavior.
He also plays drums on Joacim Cans
' solo-project album "Beyond The Gates", and with Kevin Moore
's band Chroma Key.
At the moment, he is working with Gary Hughes
and the rest of the band Ten
on their new studio album named Stormwarning
, which was released in early 2011.
Cymbals: Zildjian
Sticks: Vater
With Fates Warning
With Chroma Key
With Jim Matheos
With Joacim Cans
With At War With Self
With Slavior
With Ten
Warlord (band)
Warlord was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, CA. This 'Warlord' should not to be confused with the '70s English punk rock group Warlord UK, the '90s death metal group Warlord UK, or any later groups by the same name...
. When the band was in a hiatus, he joined Fates Warning
Fates Warning
Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes...
. His artistic name in Warlord is "Thunder Child". He also has his own band Slavior.
He also plays drums on Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums....
' solo-project album "Beyond The Gates", and with Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore
For the blues singer, see Keb' Mo'.Kevin Moore is a keyboardist, vocalist and composer and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock supergroup O.S.I. and has composed film soundtracks...
's band Chroma Key.
At the moment, he is working with Gary Hughes
Gary Hughes
Gary Hughes is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten...
and the rest of the band Ten
Ten (band)
Ten is a British hard rock/melodic rock band which was formed in 1995 by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hughes and guitarist Vinny Burns.-Formation :...
on their new studio album named Stormwarning
Stormwarning (Ten album)
Stormwarning is the ninth studio album by the hard rock band Ten.-Track listing:All songs written by Gary Hughes.# "Endless Symphony" – 7:26# "Centre of My Universe" – 6:07# "Kingdom Come" – 5:35# "Book of Secrets" – 5:18# "Stormwarning" – 5:39...
, which was released in early 2011.
Gear
Drums: Drum Workshop- 10" Tom
- 13" Tom (used as floor tom)
- 14" snare
- 13" snare
- 20" Bass
Cymbals: Zildjian
- 13" K/Z Combo Hats
- 20" A Zildjian Earth Ride or 20" K Custom Special Dry ride
- 17" A Custom Crash
- 18" A Custom Crash
- 12" Band Hats
- 10" A Custom Splash
- 11" Oriental Splash "Trash"
- 17" China Boy High
- 18" China Boy Low
Sticks: Vater
Vater
Vater Percussion is an American drumstick and percussion accessory manufacturing company. It was founded by Clarence Vater, and is currently run by his two grandsons Alan and Ron Vater. Although the company began producing sticks in 1956, it did not officially become Vater Percussion until much later...
- New Orleans Jazz, Session and 5B
Discography
With WarlordWarlord (band)
Warlord was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, CA. This 'Warlord' should not to be confused with the '70s English punk rock group Warlord UK, the '90s death metal group Warlord UK, or any later groups by the same name...
- 1983 Deliver Us
- 1984 Lost and Lonely Days
- 1984 And The Cannons of Destruction Have Begun
- 1986 Thy Kingdom Come
- 1993 Best of Warlord
- 2002 Rising Out of the Ashes
With Fates Warning
Fates Warning
Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes...
- 1989 Perfect Symmetry
- 1991 ParallelsParallels (album)Parallels is the sixth album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in 1991. It has sold over 150,000 copies due to the success of the singles "Eye to Eye", "Point of View", and "We Only Say Goodbye". On March 16, 2010 Metal Blade Records released a special edition of Parallels...
- 1994 Inside OutInside Out (Fates Warning album)Inside Out is an album released in 1994 by Fates Warning. The album continues with the commercial sound that Parallels left off. It was the last to feature long-time members Frank Aresti and Joe DiBiase, who left after its release.-Track listing:...
- 1995 Chasing TimeChasing Time (compilation)Chasing Time is a compilation album, recorded by the Progressive metal group Fates Warning. The album was released on July 25, 1995. It includes 14 songs from all the band's periods, including 1 unreleased remix and 2 unreleased songs...
- 1997 A Pleasant Shade of GrayA Pleasant Shade of GrayA Pleasant Shade of Gray is a concept album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 1997 . It contains one song divided into twelve chapters. After the last track, there is a brief period of silence followed by 20 seconds of an alarm clock ringing.A Pleasant Shade of Gray features...
- 1998 Still Life
- 2000 DisconnectedDisconnected (Fates Warning album)Disconnected is the ninth album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 2000 . Kevin Moore previously played on the Fates Warning album A Pleasant Shade of Gray and later appeared in OSI with Matheos....
- 2004 FWXFWXFWX is the tenth studio album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 2004. The name stands for "Fates Warning X", or "Fates Warning 10".-Track listing:# "Left Here" – 6:59# "Simple Human" – 4:03# "River Wide Ocean Deep" – 6:09...
With Chroma Key
- 1998 Dead Air For RadiosDead Air for Radios-Personnel:*Kevin Moore - vocals, keyboards, bass*Mark Zonder - drums*Jason Anderson - guitars*Joey Vera - bass on tracks 3, 4, and 5-External links:* where the entire album is available to listen...
With Jim Matheos
Jim Matheos
Jim Matheos , is the American guitarist and primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Fates Warning. As of bassist Joe DiBiase's departure in 1996, he is the band's only permanent member...
- 1999 Away with WordsAway with wordsAway with Words is a 1999 auteur trilingual film by Christopher Doyle co-scripted by Doyle and Tony Rayns and starring Tadanobu Asano and Mavis Xu...
With Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums....
- 2004 Beyond the GatesBeyond the GatesBeyond the Gates is the second album released by death metal band Possessed. It took a different direction from their debut, Seven Churches. Compared to Seven Churches, Beyond the Gates has a more technical feeling and, due to poor production, a muddy sound...
With At War With Self
At War With Self
At War With Self is the project conceived by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar, best known as one of the guitarists on the Gordian Knot debut which featured members of King Crimson, Cynic, Watchtower and Dream Theater....
- 2005 Torn Between DimensionsTorn Between DimensionsTorn Between Dimensions is an album by At War With Self. It was Glenn Snelwar's first album after he appeared on the first Gordian Knot album.-Track listing:# "The God Interface" # "Torn Between Dimensions"...
With Slavior
- 2007 Slavior
With Ten
Ten (band)
Ten is a British hard rock/melodic rock band which was formed in 1995 by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hughes and guitarist Vinny Burns.-Formation :...
- 2011 StormwarningStormwarning (Ten album)Stormwarning is the ninth studio album by the hard rock band Ten.-Track listing:All songs written by Gary Hughes.# "Endless Symphony" – 7:26# "Centre of My Universe" – 6:07# "Kingdom Come" – 5:35# "Book of Secrets" – 5:18# "Stormwarning" – 5:39...