Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist and singer, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands
Type O Negative and
Life of Agony
Life of Agony is an American alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. The band has released six studio albums to date, most notably their 1993 debut '' ...
.
[Hart, Josh (2011)]
Interview: Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown of A Pale Horse Named Death
, ''Guitar World
''Guitar World'' is a monthly music magazine for guitarists and fans of guitar-based music and trends. The magazine has been published since July 1980. ''Guitar World'', the best-selling guitar magazine in the United States, contains original a ...
'', June 10, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014[Turman, Katherine (2014)]
A Pale Horse Named Death: Type O Negative Guitar Mixed With Too Much Perspective
, ''Village Voice
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'', January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014[Mustica, Giorgio (2013)]
An Interview with Sal Abruscato from A Pale Horse Named Death: Lightning In One Hand, A Gun In The Other
, '' The Aquarian Weekly'', October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014
He is currently the frontman for
doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
band
A Pale Horse Named Death,
with whom he has released four albums: ''
And Hell Will Follow Me'' (2011), ''
Lay My Soul to Waste'' (2013), ''
When the World Becomes Undone'' (2019) and ''Infernum in Terra'' (2021).
Discography
Type O Negative
*''
Slow Deep and Hard'' (1991)
*''
The Origin of the Feces'' (1992)
*''
Bloody Kisses'' (1993)
*''After Dark DVD'' (1994)
*''
Life Is Killing Me'' (2003)
(Guest backing vocals on "I Like Goils")
Life of Agony
*''
River Runs Red'' (1993)
*''
Ugly'' (1995)
*''River Runs Again'' (2003)
*''
Broken Valley'' (2005)
*''
A Place Where There's No More Pain'' (2017)
A Pale Horse Named Death
*''
And Hell Will Follow Me'' (2011)
*''
Lay My Soul to Waste'' (2013)
*''
When the World Becomes Undone'' (2019)
*''Infernum in Terra'' (2021)
References
External links
A Pale Horse Named Death official website
1970 births
Living people
Musicians from Brooklyn
American heavy metal drummers
Type O Negative members
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
21st-century American drummers
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
American people of Italian descent
Drummers from New York City
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