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Bevan Davies

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Bevan Davies
GenresHard rock, heavy metal
OccupationDrummer
Years active1990–present
LabelsBlackheart, DVL, Evilive
Websitebevandavies.com

Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the hard rock and heavy metal bands Madfly,[1] Comes with the Fall,[2] and Danzig,[3] and for forming the band MonstrO.[4] He has also served as touring drummer for Jerry Cantrell,[2] Static-X,[5] and Engelbert Humperdinck,[1] among numerous others.

Biography

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Early career

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Bevan Davies began his musical career as the drummer for Still Rain in the early 1990s.[1] When the band split in 1995,[1] Davies formed the band Mouthpiece, appearing on an EP in 1996 before leaving the group.[1] He then joined Madfly[6] which also included singer William DuVall. The band released the albums Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black.[2] After some lineup changes, the band changed its name to Comes with the Fall in 1999[2] and released a self-titled album under that name the following year.[7]

In 2001, Comes with the Fall served as an opening act for a solo tour by Jerry Cantrell.[8] On dates when Cantrell's drummer Mike Bordin was unavailable, Davies filled in.[9] Davies appeared on Comes with the Fall's subsequent albums The Year is One in 2002 and Beyond the Last Light in 2007.[2]

Later career

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In 2003, Davies left Comes with the Fall temporarily to join Danzig,[3] and appeared on the 2004 album Circle of Snakes.[10] He toured with the band throughout 2005 and again temporarily in 2010. During this period Davies was recruited to be the touring drummer for Engelbert Humperdinck [1] and formed the cover band Cardboard Vampyres with Cantrell and Billy Duffy.[11] Davies was also briefly a member of The Mercy Clinic.[12] In 2007 he toured temporarily with Static-X and joined Bloodsimple.[13]

In 2010, Davies formed the band MonstrO with former Bloodsimple bassist Kyle Sanders,[4] former Torche guitarist Juan Montoya,[4] and singer/guitarist Charlie Suarez.[4] The band's self-titled album, produced by DuVall,[14] was released in 2011 and they toured regularly until breaking up in 2013. Davies later appeared in the backing band for Wayne Static, and released a solo album in 2016 featuring numerous guest stars.[15]

Discography

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Still Rain 1994 Self-released Still Rain
Bitter Black Water 1995
Get the Silver 1996 Killing Floor Records Madfly
White Hot in the Black 1998 Blackheart
Comes with the Fall 2000 DVL Comes with the Fall
The Year is One 2001
Live 2002 (live album) 2002
Circle of Snakes 2004 Evilive Danzig
The Reckoning (extended play) 2006 DVL Comes with the Fall
Beyond the Last Light 2007
MonstrO 2011 Vagrant MonstrO
Bevan Davies 2016 Self-Released Bevan Davies

Videography

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Release date Title Label
2003 Live Underground 2002 DVL

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Biography". bevandavies.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Prato, Greg. "Comes with the Fall Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "DANZIG Land New Drummer". Blabbermouth.net. June 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d "Former BLOODSIMPLE, TORCHE Members Join Forces In MONSTRO". Blabbermouth.net. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "STATIC-X Recruits Former DANZIG Drummer". Blabbermouth.net. April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Radford, Chad (April 13, 2010). "With Alice in Chains, William DuVall finds his audience". Creative Loafing. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Rosen, Steven (September 25, 2009). "Alice In Chains: 'We All Have Very High Standards For Ourselves'". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Archive News". Blabbermouth.net. March 7, 2001. Archived from the original on May 6, 2005.
  9. ^ Christopher, Michael (September 23, 2003). "Banged up but still unbreakable: Comes with the Fall". PopMatters.
  10. ^ "DANZIG Set Release Date For 'Circle Of Snakes'". Blabbermouth.net. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "CARDBOARD VAMPYRES Add Bandmembers". Blabbermouth.net. May 19, 2005. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Former DAMAGEPLAN Singer Launches THE MERCY CLINIC". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2005. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
  13. ^ "BLOODSIMPLE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album". Blabbermouth.net. August 29, 2007. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Buchanan, Brett (April 4, 2011). "Alice in Chains' William DuVall Producing MonstrO Album". AlternativeNation.net. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  15. ^ Blabbermouth (August 2, 2015). "ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON Members Guest On BEVAN DAVIES's Debut Solo Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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