Lou Ciccotelli is an American musician from

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who served as a drummer for multiple British bands, including

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and

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Biography

Lou Ciccotelli was a founding member of the

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group Drunk Tank, but parted with them after recording their two singles in 1989. The same year he briefly became a member of the

industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten ...

act Slab! shortly before they disbanded. He later joined

, an industrial metal ensemble with

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leanings founded by British musician Kevin Martin. He recorded two studio albums with the band, '' Possession'' in 1992 and ''

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'' in 1994, along with several live albums and EPs. He collaborated again with Martin on '' Bad Blood'', an

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project issued under the name

in 1998. He began recording with the

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band

in 1994, first appearing on the EP ''Antenna'' and then on their full-length debut album '' Silver Apples of the Moon''. He has since performed on all four of Laika's studio albums.

Discography

References

General * * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciccotelli, Lou Living people God (British band) members Ice (band) members Laika (band) members Rock drummers Year of birth missing (living people)