Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the

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and heavy metal bands Madfly,

Comes with the Fall Comes with the Fall is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999. Since 2001, the lineup has been composed of William DuVall (lead vocals, guitar), Adam Stanger (bass), and Bevan Davies (drums, percussion). Nico Constantine wa ...

, and Danzig, and for forming the band

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. He has also served as touring drummer for

Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internatio ...

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, and Engelbert Humperdinck, among numerous others.

Biography

Early career

Bevan Davies began his musical career as the drummer for Still Rain in the early 1990s. When the band split in 1995, Davies formed the band Mouthpiece, appearing on an EP in 1996 before leaving the group. He then joined Madfly which also included singer

William DuVall William Bradley DuVall (born September 6, 1967) is an American musician best known as the current co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Alice in Chains. He joined Alice in Chains in 2006, replacing the band's original lead si ...

. The band released the albums '' Get the Silver'' and '' White Hot in the Black''. After some lineup changes, the band changed its name to

in 1999 and released a self-titled album under that name the following year. In 2001, Comes with the Fall served as an opening act for a solo tour by

. On dates when Cantrell's drummer

Mike Bordin Michael Andrew Bordin (born November 27, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Faith No More. He has amicably been known as "Puffy", "Puffster" or "The Puff", in reference to the afro hair style he wore in ...

was unavailable, Davies filled in. Davies appeared on Comes with the Fall's subsequent albums '' The Year is One'' in 2002 and '' Beyond the Last Light'' in 2007.

Later career

In 2003, Davies left Comes with the Fall temporarily to join Danzig, and appeared on the 2004 album '' Circle of Snakes.'' 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 and formed the cover band Cardboard Vampyres with Cantrell and

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. Davies was also briefly a member of The Mercy Clinic. In 2007 he toured temporarily with

and joined

Bloodsimple Bloodsimple was an American heavy metal band from New York City that formed in 2002. They were signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band's name comes from a term coined by detective novelist Dashiell Hammett. The term apparently describes the ...

. In 2010, Davies formed the band

with former Bloodsimple bassist

Kyle Sanders Kyle Sanders is an American bass guitarist who was a member of Heavy metal music, heavy metal supergroup Hellyeah and is currently a member of Kerry King's solo band. He previously played for Skrew, Medication (band), Medication, Bloodsimple, a ...

, former Torche guitarist Juan Montoya, and singer/guitarist Charlie Suarez. The band's self-titled album, produced by DuVall, was released in 2011 and they toured regularly until breaking up in 2013. Davies later appeared in the backing band for

Wayne Static Wayne Richard Wells (November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014), known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, and primary lyricist for the industrial metal band St ...

, and released a solo album in 2016 featuring numerous guest stars.

Discography

Videography

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