Dennis Leeflang (born 22 May 1979,
Leiderdorp) is a Dutch
rock drummer, currently living in
Los Angeles. He is best known for his work with
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
History
Leeflang started playing the drums at age 13, playing along with records of bands such as
Nirvana,
Guns N' Roses
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,
Metallica
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and
Iron Maiden. He started playing with local hard rock bands. In 1996, he joined Dutch gothic rock band
Within Temptation at age 17 as their first official drummer.
Leeflang played with various other Dutch rock and metal bands between 1997 and 2004, with one notable band being
the Saturnine, before relocating from the Netherlands to New York City, shortly after having departed his band
Sun Caged
Sun Caged was a progressive metal band originating in the Netherlands. Sun Caged was formed by ex-Aura and Lemur Voice guitarist Marcel Coenen and drummer Dennis Leeflang in the spring of 1999. Taking influences from artists in the metal genre su ...
, of which he was a founding member. In 2006, Leeflang rejoined the Saturnine as an inter-continental recording project with occasional live performances in Europe.
Leeflang had been
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's live drummer for European tours since 2002, but became his full-time drummer after moving to New York in 2004. Leeflang recorded a song with Bumblefoot in 2003, but his first full album with Bumblefoot was ''
Normal'' in 2005. This was followed by the 2008 album ''
Abnormal''. In 2015, Leeflang and Bumblefoot released the album ''
Little Brother Is Watching''. With Bumblefoot, Leeflang toured extensively between 2002 and 2015.
Leeflang has recorded drums for many artists, including
Anneke van Giersbergen,
Tiffany Giardina,
Ted Poley,
Angus Clark Angus Clark is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He has toured with the internationally renowned and Grammy-winning New Age artist Kitaro, as well as with the hard rock acts Drill and Naked Sun, and is currently touring with the Trans- ...
and Russian pop star
Zemfira. He has worked with producers such as
Ken Caillat
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Life and career
Caillat was the president of 5.1 Ent ...
,
Mikal Blue,
PJ Bianco,
Nick Sansano and
Easy Mo Bee. In the summer of 2009, Leeflang toured with
Lita Ford in Europe and the US as part of her come-back tour after a 16-year hiatus from the music industry. In late 2015, he toured with
Dilana. He is currently the drummer for country artist
Liam Mogan.
When not touring, Dennis works out of his recording studio in Los Angeles, California, as a session drummer and recording engineer.
Equipment
Leeflang endorses
Paiste cymbals,
[ ] Pro-Mark drum sticks,
Evans drumheads,
[ and Ahead Products (Armor Cases, snare drums, accessories).
]
References
External links
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Dennis Leeflang about recordings Bumblefoot's "Normal" album
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1979 births
Living people
Dutch heavy metal drummers
Male drummers
Dutch session musicians
Epica (band) members
People from Leiderdorp
Within Temptation members
21st-century drummers