Billy Rymer (born December 10, 1984) is an American musician, most notable for being the drummer for the

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band

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from 2009 until the band played its final shows in December 2017, and again since December 2023.

Career

The Dillinger Escape Plan (2009–2017)

Prior to joining The Dillinger Escape Plan, Rymer was the drummer for Long Island-based rock band The Rivalry. After a trial of auditions, guitarist

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invited him to

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to play Soundwave Music Festival, and in early 2009 it was revealed that Rymer would officially replace

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as the new drummer. In an interview with ''

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'', Weinman said the Dillinger Escape Plan would stop performing, with

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later saying "we're breaking up." Puciato was quoted saying that the band still enjoyed writing, recording and performing together but "we started to reach what felt like a thematic conclusion to our band", comparing the decision to a filmmaker who enjoys the current film he is creating but cannot continue the process indefinitely. Weinman said, "we are going to do the cycle for this album and that's it." Rymer reunited with The Dillinger Escape Plan in 2023, alongside Weinman, original singer Dimitri Minakakis and bassist

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. The reunited band played their first shows in June 2024.

North Korea / NK (2010–present)

Rymer and bandmates Ryan Hunter, Brian Byrne (both ex-

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) and Michael Sadis (of The Rivalry) announced the band North Korea on November 15, 2010. On March 17, 2011, North Korea announced that they will release a free new EP by the name of ''Basement Tapes Vol. 1'' on April 1, 2011. The band released ''Basement Tapes Vol. 1'' on April 1, 2011 via

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. The band released their second EP ''Basement Tapes Vol. 2'' on February 21, 2012 via Facebook. On April 4, 2013, North Korea announced through Facebook that they would be changing their band name from North Korea to NK. The band was said to be working with

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on a full-length release by their label

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. The band's debut album, ''Nothing to Be Gained Here'' was officially released on May 21, 2013, through Triple Crown Records. On the January 14, 2016, it was brought to the band's attention that ''Basement Tapes Vol.1'' and ''2'' were unavailable for digital download, so they offered a free download link via Facebook.

No Machine (2014–present)

In April 2014, Rymer was announced to be part of a new project named No Machine. Joining him was fellow NK bandmate Michael Sadis and Isaac Bolivar (of Happy Body Slow Brain). Alongside the announcement, a live video for the song “Nobody” was released. On October 7, 2014, No Machine released their debut EP ''Volume One'' through intheclouds Records.

thoughtcrimes (2019–present)

Rymer formed the

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band thoughtcrimes. The band plans to release an EP with only one week to write this material, Rymer stated "I've found we work best under pressure." The EP ''Tap Night'' was released on March 22, 2019.

Other musical contributions

In 2005 Rymer returned to his high school for a one time performance with the group "The Manhattan Project" which included lead guitarist Dave "The Ravishing One" Morofsky, bassist Logan Harris and vocalist Tom Ragazinno Rymer played a short stint of shows with

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in September 2010. In December 2016, Rymer confirmed that he'd tracked drums for "a whole album's worth of material" towards Glassjaw's third album. In September 2019, Rymer reunited with Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman while playing a span of shows behind the kit for

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as a fill-in for Dave Lombardo. As of February 2020, Rymer has been performing as the touring drummer for

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Equipment

Tama Silverstar (Indigo Sparkle): 22" x 18" Bass Drum
14" x 6.5" Snare Drum
12" x 9" Tom
16" x 14" Floor Tom

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Cymbals:,
14" A New Beat Hi-Hats
20" A Custom Crash
21" K Crash/Ride
19" Z3 Ultra Hammered China

Discography

With The Dillinger Escape Plan

* '' Option Paralysis'' (2010) * '' One of Us Is the Killer'' (2013) * '' Dissociation'' (2016)

With END

*''

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'' (2020)

With NK

*''Basement Tapes Vol. 1'' (2011) (released under the name North Korea) *''Basement Tapes Vol. 2'' (2012) (released under the name North Korea) *''Nothing To Be Gained Here'' (2013)

With No Machine

*''Volume One'' (2014) *''Good News'' (2015)

With Glassjaw

* ''

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'' (2017)

With thoughtcrimes

* ''Tap Night'' (2019) * ''Altered Pasts'' (2022)

References

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