Nicholas Barker
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Nicholas Howard Barker is an extreme metal
drummer
(from Chesterfield
, North Derbyshire, now lives in Sheffield
, England
).
, playing on the first three albums. After leaving in 1999, he joined Norwegian symphonic black metal
band Dimmu Borgir
. After being removed from the lineup, Barker went on to play with Brujeria
, Old Man's Child
, Lock Up
, Gaahl and King ov Hell
, Ancient
, Atrocity
, Leaves' Eyes
. And in 2007 recorded with Winter's Thrall, on there EP In:Through:Out
As of 2011, Nick Barker has officially joined Los Angeles death metal pioneers Sadistic Intent, replacing long time drummer Emilio Marquez.
Barker's technique incorporates high-speed double bass drumming and blast beat
s.
On Dimmu Borgir's 2002 "World Misanthropy" video, he mentioned the following names as important influences on his playing style: Neil Peart
(Rush
), Gene Hoglan
(Dark Angel
, Death, Strapping Young Lad
), Ringo Starr
(The Beatles
), Clive Burr
, Nicko McBrain
(Iron Maiden
), Dave Lombardo
(Slayer
), and Pete Sandoval
(Morbid Angel
). Many of those names would appear in various thanks lists on albums he has participated in.
Cradle of Filth
Dimmu Borgir
Lock Up
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(from Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, North Derbyshire, now lives in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
).
Biography
He was the original drummer for British metal band Cradle of FilthCradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, playing on the first three albums. After leaving in 1999, he joined Norwegian symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal is a black metal subgenre that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The genre is known for its symphonic and orchestral elements and is centralized in Europe.-Characteristics:...
band Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
. After being removed from the lineup, Barker went on to play with Brujeria
Brujeria (band)
Brujeria is an extreme metal band formed in Tijuana, Mexico in 1989. Their name comes from the Spanish word for "witchcraft". Their songs, which are sung in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, politics....
, Old Man's Child
Old Man's Child
Old Man's Child is a black metal band from Norway. The band is the brainchild of Galder who is the only permanent member of the band now.-Formation:...
, Lock Up
Lock Up (UK band)
Lock Up is a deathgrind side project originally formed by Shane Embury , Nicholas Barker and Jesse Pintado...
, Gaahl and King ov Hell
Gorgoroth name dispute
The Gorgoroth name dispute was in the context of the use of a name for a Norwegian black metal band - which was derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium - between band founder Infernus and members Gaahl and King ov Hell...
, Ancient
Ancient (band)
Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Eidsvåg, Nesset, formed in 1992. The band has released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
, Atrocity
Atrocity (band)
Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
, Leaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
. And in 2007 recorded with Winter's Thrall, on there EP In:Through:Out
As of 2011, Nick Barker has officially joined Los Angeles death metal pioneers Sadistic Intent, replacing long time drummer Emilio Marquez.
Barker's technique incorporates high-speed double bass drumming and blast beat
Blast beat
A blast beat is a drum beat often associated with extreme metal and grindcore, although its usage predates the genres, and is utilised by many different styles of metal...
s.
On Dimmu Borgir's 2002 "World Misanthropy" video, he mentioned the following names as important influences on his playing style: Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart , OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush.Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario . During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer...
(Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
), Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
Eugene "Gene" Victor Hoglan II is an American drummer. He is acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including usage of odd devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms...
(Dark Angel
Dark Angel (band)
Dark Angel was an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their over-the-top style earned them the nickname "the L.A...
, Death, Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing...
), Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
(The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
), Clive Burr
Clive Burr
Clive Burr is a British drummer, best known as a member of Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982.-Career:Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979...
, Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer for Iron Maiden, which he joined in 1982, prior to which he had played for Streetwalkers, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust.-Biography:...
(Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
), Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo is a Cuban American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slayer. He has performed with Slayer on seven albums, including their groundbreaking 1986 release Reign In Blood and their 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise...
(Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
), and Pete Sandoval
Pete Sandoval
Pete Sandoval is an American death metal drummer. Born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, he is known for his accomplishments in the world of extreme metal drumming. His first significant stint as a drummer was for the grindcore band Terrorizer, formed in 1986, where he began to demonstrate some of his...
(Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
). Many of those names would appear in various thanks lists on albums he has participated in.
Equipment
- Drum Set up w/ Dimmu Borgir (Death Cult Armageddon Tour - 2003)
- Drums - Pearl Masterworks Hand-Made Maple - High Gloss Lacquered Piano Black Finish
- 14"x3.5" FB-1435C Free Floating Piccolo Snare
- 10"x10" Tom
- 12"x12" Tom
- 13"x13" Tom
- 14"x14" Tom
- 16"x16" Floor Tom
- 20"x18" Bass Drum (x2)
- Cymbals - Paiste Cymbals
- 24" Dimensions Mega Power Bell Ride (Discontinued)
- 22" Signature Power Ride
- 21" RUDE China (Discontinued)
- 20" 2002 Novo China
- 18" 2002 Novo China
- 18" 2002 Medium Crash
- 17" Signature Power Crash
- 16" Visions Crash (Discontinued)
- 15" 2002 Crash
- 14" Signature Power Hi-Hats
- 13" Signature Power Hi-Hats
- 11" Dimensions Thin Splash (Discontinued)
- 10" RUDE Splash
- 8" 2002 Splash
- 8" Visions Cup Chime (Discontinued)
- 6½" Visions Cup Chime (Discontinued)
- Hardware
- Pearl Hardware, Rack System
- Trick Kick Pedals
- Miscellaneous
- Vic Firth 5BN Sticks
- Remo Heads: Emperor X on snare drum, Emperors on the toms, Ebony Ambassador bottoms.
- Electronics
- Ddrum Redshot Triggers
Cradle of FilthCradle of FilthCradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
- The Principle of Evil Made FleshThe Principle of Evil Made FleshThe Principle of Evil Made Flesh is the debut album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Its sound is significantly rawer than the style the band would subsequently develop, and Dani Filth had yet to find the voice he would use on future recordings...
(1994, Cacophonous Records) - Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996, Cacophonous Records)
- Dusk... and Her EmbraceDusk and Her EmbraceDusk... and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth's second full-length album, and their first for the label Music for Nations. The overall production on this album is similar to their other 1996 release V Empire, being more refined than on The Principle of Evil Made Flesh and the symphonic elements are...
(1996, Music For NationsMusic For NationsMusic For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
) - Cruelty and the BeastCruelty and the BeastCruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory...
(1998, Music For Nations)
Dimmu BorgirDimmu BorgirDimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
- Puritanical Euphoric MisanthropiaPuritanical Euphoric Misanthropia-Band members:*Shagrath – lead vocals, synthesizers*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals on tracks 3, 4, 8, 10 & "Burn In Hell" *Nicholas Barker – drums*Mustis – synthesizers, piano-Guests:...
(2001, Nuclear BlastNuclear BlastNuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
) - Alive in TormentAlive in Torment-Personnel:*Shagrath – lead vocals*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*Nicholas Barker – drums*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals*Mustis – synthesizers, piano...
EP (2001, Nuclear Blast) - World MisanthropyWorld Misanthropy-Personnel:*Shagrath – lead vocals*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*Nicholas Barker – drums*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals*Mustis – synthesizers, piano...
EP (2002, Nuclear Blast) - World MisanthropyWorld Misanthropy-Personnel:*Shagrath – lead vocals*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*Nicholas Barker – drums*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals*Mustis – synthesizers, piano...
DVD (2002, Nuclear Blast) - Death Cult ArmageddonDeath Cult Armageddon-Band members:*Shagrath – vocals*Silenoz – rhythm guitar*Galder – lead guitar*ICS Vortex – bass, clean vocals on tracks 2 & 7*Mustis – grand piano & synth*Nicholas Barker – drums-Guests:* Abbath – vocals on tracks 2 & 11...
(2003, Nuclear Blast)
Lock UpLock Up (UK band)Lock Up is a deathgrind side project originally formed by Shane Embury , Nicholas Barker and Jesse Pintado...
- Pleasures Pave SewersPleasures Pave SewersPleasures Pave Sewers is the debut album of grindcore band Lock Up, a side project of Napalm Death, featuring Peter Tägtgren on vocals.- Background :...
(1999, Nuclear Blast) - Hate Breeds SufferingHate Breeds SufferingHate Breeds Suffering is the second album by Napalm Death grindcore side project Lock Up. It features Tomas Lindberg on vocals.-Track listing:# "Feeding on the Opiate" # "Castrate the Wreckage" # "Violent Reprisal"...
(2002, Nuclear Blast) - Play Fast Or Die (Live In Japan) (2004, Toy Factory)
- Necropolis TransparentNecropolis TransparentNecropolis Transparent' is the third studio album by British deathgrind band, Lock Up. It was released on July 1st, 2011 via Nuclear Blast.-Track listing:-Personnel:Lock Up*Tomas Lindberg - lead vocals*Anton Reisenegger - guitar...
(2011)
Monolith
- Sleep With The Dead 7" (1992, Cacophonous Records)
- Tales of the Macabre (1993, Vinyl SolutionVinyl SolutionVinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...
)
Noctis Imperium
- Glorification Of Evil: The Age Of The Golden Dawn LP (2008, Ariah Records)
Live / session
- BorknagarBorknagarBorknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
- live drums 1999 - NightrageNightrageNightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...
- live drums 2004 - Anaal NathrakhAnaal NathrakhAnaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
- live drums 2004 - God Seed - live drums 2007 and 2008
- TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- live drums 2007 - Divine HeresyDivine HeresyDivine Heresy is an American metal band formed by founder of Fear Factory, guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved, drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially formed in 2006...
- session drums 2008 'Bleed the Fifth' - Noctis Imperium - session drums 2008 'Glorification Of Evil: The Age Of The Golden Dawn'
- ExodusExodus (band)Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in Richmond, California. Spanning a career of over 30 years, Exodus has gone through numerous lineup changes, two extended hiatuses, and the deaths of two former band members. Guitarist Gary Holt remains the only constant member of the band,...
- current tour - The More I See
- AnathemaAnathema (band)Anathema are an English band from Liverpool primarily known for their ever evolving sound. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom metal sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock.-History:Anathema...
- Bloodstock Open Air UK Festival 2009 - AncientAncient (band)Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Eidsvåg, Nesset, formed in 1992. The band has released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
- current tour - CriminalCriminal (band)Criminal is a Chilean-British band thrash metal, based in Colchester, England. Formed in late 1991 in Santiago. Then integrated by Anton Reisenegger on guitar and vocals and Rodrigo Contreras in the first guitarra. Later they were joined by JJ Vallejo on drums and Juan Francisco Cueto as integral...
- live drums in Santiago (2010) - EvileEvileEvile is a thrash metal band from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Their debut album, Enter the Grave, was produced by Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark and was released worldwide in 2007 by Earache Records to critical acclaim by fans and critics...
- Live drums in London (12/8/2009) - River Freshney - Live drums in London (22/7/2010)