Joey Castillo
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| Joey Castillo | |
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 Joey Castillo (left) performing alongside Joshua Homme (right) at Southside Festival in Germany in 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph William Castillo |
| Born | March 30, 1966 |
| Origin | Gardena, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Stoner Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Queens of the Stone Age, Zilch, Wasted Youth, Goatsnake, Danzig |
| Website | [1]] |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| DW Drums Zildjian Cymbals Vic Firth Drum sticks Latin Percussion Remo Drum Skins |
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Joey Castillo (born March 30, 1966, in Gardena, California) is an American drummer currently playing with Queens of the Stone Age. He joined the band in 2002 after the departure of Dave Grohl.
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[edit] Biography
A native of southern California, Castillo began playing drums at age fifteen, influenced by War, Al Green, Led Zeppelin, and Black Flag. Joey started off his drumming career by joining the Los Angeles punk band, Wasted Youth, in 1984. After recording two albums and several tours, he left Wasted Youth and joined Sugartooth in 1991. During the summer of 1994, he formed a short-lived punk rock band called Chronic Halitosis. Joey officially left Sugartooth and joined Danzig. In 1996, he was featured on Robert Trujillo's solo album, and in 1997 he also appeared on an album by Hide[1], as well as Mark Lanegan Band and Son of Sam. He replaced Goatsnake's original drummer after his departure in 2001, but that was short lived when they split up shortly after.[2] Castillo joined Queens of the Stone Age without an audition, playing through half a song at an informal rehearsal before frontman Josh Homme walked out of the room, returned saying "I just fired the drummer. The tour starts tomorrow," and offered Castillo the gig. Castillo also played on Eagles of Death Metal's second album Death by Sexy.[3] Castillo has never been married and doesn't have any children but once dated Tairrie B from the band My Ruin. He also has two drumkits which belonged to Chuck Biscuits and considers them his most prized possessions. Castillo currently resides in Silver Lake, California.[4]
[edit] Chronic Halitosis
In the summer of 1994, Joey formed a short-lived band named Chronic Halitosis in 1994 with future Danzig members Todd Youth and Josh Lazie.[5] They played punk covers of bands like Misfits and Black Flag.[6]
[edit] Equipment
Castillo uses an LP jam block. The penetrating tone of the jam block appears solo at the outset of the Queens of the Stone Age single "Little Sister" from the album Lullabies to Paralyze, Castillo’s first studio album with the band. Castillo uses Vic Firth drum sticks, DW drums made from OCDP shells, pedals and hardware and has switched from using Paiste cymbals to Zildjian cymbals. However pre-Sugartooth he was known to use Tama drums, Paiste cymbals and Easton sticks.[7]
[edit] DW Drums
- DW drums made from OCDP shells
- 24"x20" Bass Drum
- 14"x12" Mounted Tom
- 18"x18" Floor Tom
- 14"x7" Stave Shell Snare
[edit] DW Hardware
- 5000TD Delta3 Turbo Single Bass Drum Pedal
- 5500TD Delta Turbo Hi-Hat Stand
- 9300 Snare Drum Stand (x2)
- 9710 Straight Cymbal Stand (x2)
- 9700 Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand
[edit] Zildjian Cymbals
- 13.25" Zildjian K Custom Hybrid Hi-Hats
- 19" Zildjian K Thin Crash
- 24" Zildjian K Light Ride
- 21" Zildjian Brilliant Crash
- 9" Zildjian Zil-bel
[edit] Remo Heads
- Remo Emperor X
- Remo Controlled Sound
- Remo Falam Slam
[edit] Latin Percussion
- LP160 Cyclops Tambourine
- LP1207 LP Jam Block
- Gibraltar SC-AM1 Mounting Bracket
[edit] Vic Firth Sticks
- Vic Firth American Classic Series X5A
[edit] Discography
[edit] Danzig
- Blackacidevil (1996)
- 6:66 Satan's Child (1999)
- Live on the Black Hand Side (2001)
- I Luciferi (2002)
- The Lost Tracks of Danzig (select tracks) (2007)
[edit] Eagles of Death Metal
- Death by Sexy (2006) (credited as Joey "Sexy Mexy" Castillo)
[edit] Queens of the Stone Age
- Lullabies to Paralyze (2005)
- Over The Years And Through The Woods (2005)
- Era Vulgaris (2007)
[edit] Sugartooth
- Sugartooth (1994)
- The Sounds of Solid (1997)
[edit] Wasted Youth
- Get Out of My Yard! (1986)
- Black Daze (1988)
[edit] Youjeen
- Hey Jerks (2001)
[edit] Zilch
- 3.2.1. (1998)
- Bastard Eyes (1999)
- Skyjin (2001)
[edit] References
- ^ "IMDb Biography for Joey Castillo", IMDb, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. (English)
- ^ "An Interview with Greg Anderson of Goatsnake", StonerRock.com, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. (English)
- ^ "Joey Castillo Is "Walking The Walk"", Drum! magazine, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-03. (English)
- ^ "Break It Down: Joey Castillo of Queens of the Stone Age", Artist Direct, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. (English)
- ^ "MisfitsCentral Bio of Chronic Halitosis", MisfitsCentral.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. (English)
- ^ "Devilman138 talks with TODD YOUTH of DANZIG", the7thhouse.com, 2000. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. (English)
- ^ "MisfitsCentral Bio of Joey Castillo", MisfitsCentral.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. (English)
[edit] External links
- LPmusic.com - LP Music page of Joey Castillo
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