Josh Eric Eppard (born December 6, 1979) is an American musician from

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and the drummer for

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band

Coheed and Cambria Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. It consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), and Za ...

. He has worked as a solo

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under the name Weerd Science and was the drummer for supergroup rock band

Terrible Things Terrible Things is an alternative rock band initially formed in 2009 by Fred Mascherino, formerly of Taking Back Sunday, Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit, and Josh Eppard, from Coheed and Cambria.Biography Allmusic The group released a self- ...

. Josh was a founding member of the

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new prog outfit 3 along with his brother

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and studio engineer Chris Bittner. On November 2, 2006 it was announced that Josh would be leaving Coheed and Cambria indefinitely, with

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as his replacement. The reason for his abrupt departure from the band had been shrouded in mystery. However, in an interview with Michael Dodd of Get Your Rock Out, Josh laid the rumours to rest. Though there was speculation Josh had left the band due to "creative limitations", his split from the band actually resulted from a bout with drug addiction that had been exacerbated by the frantic touring schedule, among other things. Citing an often asked question of him as to whether he quit the band or was fired, Josh's response was that he was likely "about to be fired" before he left. After leaving Coheed and Cambria, Josh recorded his second Weerd Science album, ''Sick Kids'', at Darkworld Studio in

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and Applehead Studios in

. The album is a creative look into the drug addiction the artist suffered, offering, in addition to a very trying personal account, an insightful social commentary on the current condition of the United States. More recently, he also formed a new rock band, Mours, with friend and collaborator

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and musician Anthony Masington. In 2009, Josh began drumming in

, a band he formed with fellow musicians Fred Mascherino, Andy Jackson, and bassist Steve Lucarelli, who has since left the band. They have been touring and released their debut, ''

'' on

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on August 31, 2010. In 2011, Josh signed with Horris Records. On November 16, 2011, Coheed and Cambria revealed on their website that Josh had officially rejoined the band. On the

YouTube channel, Terrible Things vocalist Fred Mascherino announced that Josh had left Terrible Things.

Discography

As Weerd Science

Studio albums

* '' Friends and Nervous Breakdowns'' (2005) * ''Sick Kids'' (2011)

Extended plays

* ''From the Grave'' (2006, Internet release) * ''Red Light Juliet'' (2013, Internet release) * ''Red Light Juliet Broadcast 2: Steady Straight Lights/Sudden Dark Turns'' (2014, Internet release) * ''Red Light Juliet Broadcast 3: The Seer'' (2015, Internet release)

Mixtapes

* ''Unreleased 2000–2004'' (2009) * "Weekend at Dirty's" (2011)

Collaborations

* ''Newborn'' (1999, under the group name Newborn with Bobby Delicious) * ''Leader 0ne'' (2001, under the group name Leader 0ne with Majestic) * "Bedroom Emcees" (2009, with Mazeman) * "Everywhere That We Go" (2010, with Rick Whispers) * "Tech Echoes" (2010, with Mazeman and Ant Mas) * "How to Be an Indie Rapper" (2011, with

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)

With 3

* '' Paint by Number'' (1999)

With Coheed and Cambria

* ''

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'' (2002) * '' In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3'' (2003) * '' Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness'' (2005) * '' The Afterman: Ascension'' (2012) * '' The Afterman: Descension'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) *'' Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures'' (2018) *'' Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind'' (2022)

With Fire Deuce

* '' Children of the Deuce'' – Drums, as Deuce Newton

With Terrible Things

(2010)

Drumming

Eppard plays the drum set in the open-handed style. He uses a single bass drum pedal, which he insists gives a better groove.

Gear

Drums:

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* Starclassic Performer B/B * Shell Color: Champagne Sparkle (CHS) * 16"x22" Bass Drum * 8"x12" Tom Tom * 16"x16" Floor Tom * 5.5"x14" SLP Dynamic Bronze Snare (LBZ1455) * 5.5"x14" Vintage Poplar Maple Snare (LMPM1455FNFM) Hardware * Iron Cobra Power Glide Single Pedal (HP900PN) * Iron Cobra Lever Glide HH Stand (HH905N) * Roadpro Cymbal & Snare Stands (HC83BW & HS800W) * STAR Single Tom Stand (HTS108W) * 1st Chair Ergo-Rider Throne (HT730B) Cymbals (Sabian) Josh stated in a recent interview that he usually picks cymbals that he feels "fit the live set list". He also stated that he "like to go between a Sabian 20″ HHX Stage ride, a 20″ HHX Stage crash, 14″ hi-hats, and a 18″ to 20″ China. I love the 19″ Paragon and the 18″ AAX China.". Sticks * Pro Mark Natural 5B (wood tip) with Pro Mark blue stick rapp Heads * Snare Evans Hybrid Coated Batter Head 14 in. * Toms Evans EC2S Clear Batter Drumheads 12 in and 16 in * Bass EMAD Clear 22 in, Custom Tama Reso Head Microphones (Live) * Shure SM57 (Snare) * Sennheiser 604 (Toms) * Shure 52 and 91 (Bass) * Neumann KM184 (Overheads) Previous Used Set up: C&C Custom Drums *Red Sparkle Kit * 6.5" x 14" Snare * 8" x 10" Rack Tom (sometimes a 9" x 12" Rack Tom) * 15" x 15" floor Tom * 18" x 22" Bass Drum Hardware * All DW 9000 series Boom Stands, Hi-Hat Stands, Tom Stands, Pedals and Throne. Cymbals (Sabian) * 13" AA Hi-Hats * 18" AA Chinese * 8" AA Splash * 21" AA Raw Bell Dry Ride (used as crash) * 21" AA Rock Ride In earlier days, Josh has used Zildjian, Paiste and a number of other cymbal brands. Heads * Snare (Remo Coated Emperor) * Toms (Pinstripes on tops, and Clear Ambassadors on bottoms) * Bass (Remo Powerstroke 3 with C&C Custom Logo Head on front)

References

External links

Mours Myspace profileWeerd Science purevolume profileWeerd Science MySpace profileWeerd Science fan siteTerrible Things Myspace profileInterview with Weerd Science
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