Stet Howland
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Stet Howland is a Professional drummer, was born August 14, 1958 is from Plymouth, Massachusetts graduated high school in 1978 from Duxbury High School. Started playing drums at age 7, he has been teaching and playing for a living since age 13. Influences are Buddy Rich
, Gene Krupa
, Animal
from the Muppets, Sam Kinison
and Hulk Hogan
.
, Belladonna
, The Howlin' Dogs, Impellitteri
, Carnival of Souls, and W.A.S.P. In February 2006 he announced his departure from W.A.S.P. to concentrate totally on his own projects. Stet Howland also was a drummer in Blackfoot
. He was the drummer for Lita Ford
and performed with her at Rocklahoma
2008, and his handiwork can be found on Lita Ford's Newest Release "Wicked Wonderland". Drums for "Wicked Wonderland" were recorded at Howland's Personal Studio in SW Florida. In 2010 Stet Howland recorded Drum Tracks at his studio for "Thunder Thighs" cover to be included on the "Whole Lotta Love" tribute CD. Also in
Stet is currently playing with a band titled Where Angels Suffer with Randy Piper
(guitar, ex-W.A.S.P.), Chris Holmes
(guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.), Steve Unger (bass; ex-Metal Church
), Rich Lewis (vocals; Randy Piper's Animal).
with Run 21
with Stream
with Belladonna
with Micheal Viscera Project
with Carnival Of Souls
with Superseed
with Killing Machine
with Temple of Brutality
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
, Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa was an American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.-Biography:...
, Animal
Animal (Muppet)
Animal is the primitive man and crazed drummer of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the fictional band from The Muppet Show. He is one of the Muppets originally created by Michael K...
from the Muppets, Sam Kinison
Sam Kinison
Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Kinison was known for his intense, harsh and politically incorrect genre humor...
and Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
.
Professional drummer
He has played for Temple of Brutality, RUN21, Killing MachineKilling Machine (band)
Killing Machine is an American Metal band found by Peter Scheithauer that has released three albums, the self-titled effort in 2000 via Candlelight Records , Metalmorphis in 2006, via Mausoleum Records and Chapter One in 2010, via Axe Killer....
, Belladonna
Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna is a heavy metal singer and drummer, best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Anthrax...
, The Howlin' Dogs, Impellitteri
Impellitteri
Impellitteri is a heavy metal band from USA formed and led by guitarist Chris Impellitteri. Since inception, the band has released numerous albums to critical praise, mainly due to Chris Impellitteri's speed/shred style of playing....
, Carnival of Souls, and W.A.S.P. In February 2006 he announced his departure from W.A.S.P. to concentrate totally on his own projects. Stet Howland also was a drummer in Blackfoot
Blackfoot (band)
Blackfoot is a Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida organized during 1970. Though they are primarily a Southern rock band, they were known also as a hard rock act....
. He was the drummer for Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
and performed with her at Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma is an annual hard rock music festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma...
2008, and his handiwork can be found on Lita Ford's Newest Release "Wicked Wonderland". Drums for "Wicked Wonderland" were recorded at Howland's Personal Studio in SW Florida. In 2010 Stet Howland recorded Drum Tracks at his studio for "Thunder Thighs" cover to be included on the "Whole Lotta Love" tribute CD. Also in
2010
2010 Stet Howland founded the reality-based Rock n Roll Television Series - "Stet TV" which is currently still in production.Stet is currently playing with a band titled Where Angels Suffer with Randy Piper
Randy Piper
Randy Piper is an American musician, rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer best known as the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band, W.A.S.P....
(guitar, ex-W.A.S.P.), Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes may refer to:* Chris Holmes , US musician and member of the band W.A.S.P.* Chris Holmes , British Paralympian* Chris Holmes, American musician and producer who toured with The Smashing Pumpkins...
(guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.), Steve Unger (bass; ex-Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
), Rich Lewis (vocals; Randy Piper's Animal).
Discography
withW.A.S.P.W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
- The Crimson IdolThe Crimson IdolThe Crimson Idol was the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., originally released by Capitol Records in 1992...
(June 8, 1992) - The StingThe Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A.The Sting is a live album and DVD by the band W.A.S.P. Originally released as a DVD/CD set, it is also available as a CD on its own.The concert was originally recorded and shown as a live webcast, which happened during the bands Helldorado World Tour...
(2000) - Unholy TerrorUnholy TerrorUnholy Terror is the ninth studio album by W.A.S.P., released in 2001.It is viewed by many fans and critics alike as an 'issue' album, going into great detail about the world and all its vices.-Track listing:*All songs written by Blackie Lawless....
(2001) - Kill Fuck DieKill Fuck DieKill.Fuck.Die. was the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Castle Records in 1997.It differs from their other releases by being more industrial and aggressive. Guitarist Chris Holmes rejoined the band for this album in a surprise move...
(April 29, 1997) - The Neon God: Part 1 - The RiseThe Neon God: Part 1 - The RiseThe Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise, is the first of a two-part conceptual album by W.A.S.P. about an abused and orphaned boy named Jesse, who finds that he has the ability to read and manipulate people. The second album is titled The Neon God, Pt...
(2004) - The Neon God: Part 2 - The DemiseThe Neon God, Pt. 2: The DemiseThe Neon God: Part 2 - The Demise, is the second of two-part conceptual album by W.A.S.P. about an abused and orphaned boy named Jesse, who finds that he has the ability to read and manipulate people...
(2004) - The Best Of The BestThe Best of the Best-Credits and personnel:* Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, writer* Vašo Patejdl - music* Janko Lehotský - music* Ján Lauko - music, producer* Pavol Hammel - music* Andrej Šeban - music* Kamil Peteraj - lyrics* Karel Gott - lead vocal* Milan Vašica - producer...
2CD (2007) - Double Live AssassinsDouble Live AssassinsDouble Live Assassins is a live album by the American heavy metal group W.A.S.P.. It was recorded Live on their K.F.D. World Tour in 1997. It was released in February 1998 in the U.K. and in the U.S. in June of that same year....
(1998) - Still Not Black EnoughStill Not Black EnoughStill Not Black Enough is the sixth studio album by W.A.S.P. , first released in June 1995 in Japan only. It was not until August 1996 released in the U.S. through Castle Records....
(June 1995) - HelldoradoHelldorado (album)Helldorado is the 1999 album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. The album did not receive great reviews and many of W.A.S.P.'s fans didn't like vocalist Blackie Lawless's new 'screaming'...
(May 18, 1999)
with Run 21
- Flat Black Paint (1987)
with Stream
- Take It Or Leave It (1995)
- Chasing the Dragon (2002)
with Belladonna
Belladonna
Belladonna, from the Italian expression "bella donna" meaning "beautiful lady", may refer to:-Plants:* Atropa belladonna or belladonna or deadly nightshade, a perennial herbaceous plant...
- Spells of FearSpells of FearSpells of Fear is the second album of Belladonna led by former Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna.-Track listing:-Credits:*Joey Belladonna – vocals*Peter Scheithauer - Guitar*Fleisch – Bass*Stet Howland – drums*All music by Peter Scheithauer...
(1996)
with Micheal Viscera Project
- Altar (2000–2004)
with Carnival Of Souls
- Ashes To Ashes (2004)
with Superseed
- Superseed (2004)
with Killing Machine
- Killing Machine (2004)
with Temple of Brutality
- Lethal Agenda (2005)
Equipment
DW Drums and hardware-
- 18 x 22 Kick Drum
- 5 ½ x 14 Edge Snare drum
- 10 x 12 rack tom
- 12 x 14 floor tom
- Sabian Cymbals
- 14” hi-hats
- 17” Fast Crash
- 18” Medium Crash
- 17” Medium Crash
- 18” Projection Crash
- 18” China Boy High
- 19” Heavy Ride
- 12” Custom Splash
- Evans Drumheads, Fercussion LP Cow Bell, LP Shaker, LP Cyclops Tambourine
- Drumsticks, VicFirth B Natural Finish, VicFirth Signature Series.
Projects
Stet has toured with and or recorded with- Vengeance
- Snapdragon
- Rockestra
- Run21
- Impellitteri
- Kuni
- Big Richard
- BelladonnaBelladonnaBelladonna, from the Italian expression "bella donna" meaning "beautiful lady", may refer to:-Plants:* Atropa belladonna or belladonna or deadly nightshade, a perennial herbaceous plant...
- Uriah HeepUriah Heep (band)Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
- MVP (Micheal Viscera Project)
- 3HB
- Joe Delaney
- W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
- Stream
- Superseed
- BlackfootBlackfoot (band)Blackfoot is a Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida organized during 1970. Though they are primarily a Southern rock band, they were known also as a hard rock act....
- Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...
- Killing Machine
- The Howlin Dogs
- The Lucky Dogs
- The Biscuit Band
- Temple of Brutality
- The New Kings
- Lita FordLita FordLita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
- Stet TV Band
- W.A.S.