Shannon Lucas is an American musician. He is currently drummer for The Black Dahlia Murder and former drummer for metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band All That Remains

All That Remains (band)

All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, which formed in 1998. They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold nearly 800,000 records...

. Lucas started out at the age of 14 covering Slayer songs on guitar but later joined percussion classes in High school due to the ease of getting an "A". Lucas became a member of the Gwar side project Mensrea as well as death metal band Wartorn. After opening up for GWAR

GWAR

Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...

 he met All That Remains with whom he kept close contact. He later moved to Massachusetts and joined All That Remains, replacing drummer Michael Bartlett. Lucas appeared in the videos "The Air That I Breathe" and "Tattered on my Sleeve", and soon after, performed with All That Remains at Ozzfest 2006. He quit the band soon after that. He was replaced by Jason Costa.

On March 21, 2007, Shannon Lucas joined the melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder, and has since played on their September 2007 release, Nocturnal

Nocturnal (The Black Dahlia Murder album)

Nocturnal is the third album by heavy metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Nocturnal was released by Metal Blade on September 18 2007. Nocturnal is the first album to feature new bassist Bart Williams, who replaced Dave Lock, and drummer Shannon Lucas, who replaced previous touring drummer Pierre...

, 2009's Deflorate

Deflorate

-Personnel:The Black Dahlia Murder*Brian Eschbach – guitar*Ryan Knight – guitar*Shannon Lucas – drums*Trevor Strnad – vocals*Ryan Williams – bass guitarProduction*Produced by Jason Suecof, Mark Lewis and The Black Dahlia Murder-Album charts:...

 and 2011's Ritual

Ritual (The Black Dahlia Murder album)

Ritual is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band The Black Dahlia Murder and was released on June 17 in Europe and on June 21 in North America via Metal Blade Records....

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He currently uses Tama Drums, Vic Firth

Vic Firth

Vic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...

 sticks, Axis Pedals, and Sabian cymbals. He also formerly worked in the drum department of Guitar Center

Guitar Center

Guitar Center is the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in the world with 223 locations throughout the United States. Its headquarters is in Westlake Village, California....

 in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

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Equipment

• Drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
   - Tama Starclassic series Bubinga/Birch - Dark Mocha Fade Finish
  • 5.5"x14" Starclassic series Copper Snare
  • 7"x8" Tom
  • 8"x10" Tom
  • 9"x12" Tom
  • 14"x16" Floor Tom
  • 18"x20" Bass Drum(x2)

• Cymbals - Sabian AAX series Cymbals

• Hardware
  Drum hardware
  Drum hardware refers to the parts of a drum or drum kit that are used to tension, position, and otherwise support the instruments themselves. Occasionally, the hardware is used percussively as well .-Drum head:...
  
   - Axis AL Pedals

• Miscellaneous
  • Vic Firth
    Vic Firth
    Vic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets...
    
     X5AN Sticks
  • Evans Drumheads
    D'Addario
    D'Addario is a manufacturer of musical instrument strings, primarily guitar strings, currently headquartered in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York...
    
    

• Electronics
  • Roland
    Roland Corporation
    is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ¥33 million in capital. In 2005 Roland's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Today it has factories in Japan,...
    
     RT-10K Acoustic Drum Triggers
  • Alesis
    Alesis
    Alesis is a company based in Cumberland, Rhode Island, that designs and markets electronic musical instruments, digital audio processors, audio mixers, digital audio interfaces, recording equipment, drum machines, professional audio and electronic percussion products...
    
    DM5 Module (For Triggers)