Chris Adler

Christopher James Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the founder and longtime drummer of heavy metal band Lamb of God from 1994 to 2019, and of Megadeth from 2015 to 2016.

Adler is well recognized for his open-handed technique and his use of the heel-toe technique.

His influences include former Wrathchild America and current Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin, and Stewart Copeland of The Police.

Other influences are John Bonham, Dave Lombardo, Gar Samuelson, Lars Ulrich, Billy Cobham, and Gene Hoglan.

In an interview with DRUM! magazine, Adler describes his first drum kit as a disaster:

"The bass drum legs were different lengths so they wouldn't touch the ground at the same time. Every time I would hit it, it would wobble from left to right. The cymbal stands were duct taped together, and I think after two or three times playing the kit, the pedalboard actually broke in half because it was made of that crappy old fake metal."

In 2014, he contributed several drum tracks to the Testament album Dark Roots of Earth.

The same year, he said that he could neither "confirm nor deny" whether he had performed on the Slipknot single "The Negative One".

He dismissed this in a later interview.

Cymbals circa 2016:

On February 12, 2017, Dystopia won the Best Metal Performance award at the 59th Grammy Awards.

On July 19, 2019, after a year in which he did not tour with the band, Adler parted ways with Lamb of God.

Art Cruz later became his permanent replacement.

In February 2019, Adler announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend.

Adler is interested in animal rights and is a vegetarian.

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