Kenneth Robert Wilson, better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

from 1995–2011. Like Marilyn Manson, which combines the names of an iconic beauty with a serial killer, his name combines those of

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and

Albert Fish Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester, and cannibal who committed at least three child murders from July 1924 to June 1928. He was also known as the Gray Man ...

. He is now the drummer for

Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and voice actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have be ...

after previously joining him on a series of warm up dates in February 2011.

Early life

Ginger Fish was born Kenneth Robert Wilson. He is a graduate of Chaparral High School in Paradise, Nevada.

Music career

Wilson is most notable for being the longtime drummer for

but has played drums for his own band Martyr Plot, and played piano with

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on their album '' Tonight the Stars Revolt!''. In 2011, Wilson joined

on drums for the February US Warm up tour dates while regular drummer

Joey Jordison Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, as well as the guitarist for the horror punk ...

was in the UK with his own band the

Murderdolls Murderdolls was an American rock band founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consisted of the late Joey Jordison, Wednesday 13 , Acey Slade, Eric Griffin, Tripp Eisen and the late Ben Graves. The band released two al ...

. As

said on his website: "Ginger is helping us out with some warm up gigs before we rejoin with Joey Jordison over in England for our next tour." Since 2010, Wilson has also been doing a number of VJ DJ sets at various clubs around the US. On February 23, 2011, Wilson announced his departure from Marilyn Manson. On April 22, 2011, Wilson was announced as the permanent drummer for Rob Zombie.

Discography

Marilyn Manson *''

Smells Like Children ''Smells Like Children'' is the first EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995, by Nothing and Interscope Records. Produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, it represents an era of the band full of drugs, a ...

'' (1995) *''

Antichrist Superstar ''Antichrist Superstar'' is the second studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996, by Nothing and Interscope Records. It was recorded at Nothing Studios in New Orleans and produced by the band's ep ...

'' (1996) *''

Remix & Repent ''Remix & Repent'' is the second EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on November 25, 1997, during their ''Antichrist Superstar'' period. It features remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been a ...

'' (1997) *''

Mechanical Animals ''Mechanical Animals'' is the third studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on September 15, 1998, by Interscope Records. The album marked a major shift from the industrial metal and alternative metal styles of the b ...

'' (1998) *'' The Last Tour on Earth'' (1999) *''

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' is the fourth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson. It was released on November 11, 2000, by Nothing Records, Nothing and Interscope Records. A ...

'' (2000) *'' The Golden Age of Grotesque'' (2003) *'' Lest We Forget: The Best Of'' (2004) *''

The High End of Low ''The High End of Low'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 20, 2009 by Interscope Records. Multiple editions of the record were released by the label, each containing unique bonus tracks. Th ...

'' (2009) Rob Zombie *''

Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor ''Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor'' is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Rob Zombie. The album was released on April 23, 2013, four days after the release of Zombie's film '' The Lords of Salem''. The tracklisting was confirmed on ...

'' (2013) *'' Spookshow International: Live'' (2015) *''

The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser '' The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser ''is the sixth solo studio album by American heavy metal vocalist Rob Zombie. It was released on April 29, 2016. Singles On January 27, 2016, "Well, Everybody's Fucking in ...

'' (2016) *'' Astro-Creep: 2000 Live'' (2018) *''

The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy ''The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal musician Rob Zombie. The album was released on March 12, 2021, by Nuclear Blast. It received positive reviews upon release. It was Rob Zombie ...

'' (2021)

Filmography

* ''Marilyn Manson: Coma White'' (1999) * ''Rob Zombie: Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga'' (2015) * ''Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture Show (2014)

References

External links

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Ginger's official Instagram page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Ginger Living people American heavy metal drummers Marilyn Manson (band) members Musicians from Florida Musicians from Massachusetts People from Framingham, Massachusetts 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Industrial metal musicians Year of birth missing (living people)