Charles Conrad Behler (; born June 13, 1965) is an American musician who played drums for the
heavy metal band
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
from 1987 through 1989, recording the album ''
So Far, So Good... So What!'' with the group in 1988. He also appeared in the 1988
rockumentary
A concert film or concert movie is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert, by either a musician or a stand-up comedian.
Early history
One ...
''
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years''. He is currently a member of Motor City Freaks.
Bandleader
Dave Mustaine
David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth and for his time as the lead guitarist of Met ...
knew Behler because
Gar Samuelson
Gary Charles "Gar" Samuelson (February 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, '' Killing Is My Busines ...
, the previous drummer for the band, used Behler as his
drum tech. Behler eventually was fired by Mustaine for being a cocaine addict
and gave up his place in Megadeth to his own drum tech,
Nick Menza
Nicholas Menza (July 23, 1964 – May 21, 2016) was an American musician who was the drummer of the thrash metal band Megadeth from 1989 to 1998. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: '' Rust in Peace'' (1990), '' Countdown to Extinc ...
.
Before Megadeth, Behler was a member of The Meanies and Sinclair, among other groups.
In an interview with
Shawn Drover
Shawn Drover (born May 5, 1966) is a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the American heavy metal band Megadeth. He uses Sabian cymbals and Yamaha drums, Pro-mark drum sticks, Toca Percussion, Evans Drumheads and Extreme Isolatio ...
, Drover stated that Behler lives in the Detroit area and attends Megadeth shows whenever they are in the area.
References
External links
Chuck Behler discography
1965 births
Living people
American heavy metal drummers
Megadeth members
People from Livonia, Michigan
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
Drummers from Michigan
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