Morgan Rose

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Morgan Rose (born December 13th, 1968) is the drummer and founding member of the Atlanta-based alternative metal band Sevendust. He is also responsible for much of the background "screaming" vocals.

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[edit] Biography

Morgan began his music career in the early 90s in the band Snake Nation alongside Vinnie Hornsby. In late 1994, Morgan and Vinnie joined forces with Lajon Witherspoon (who was at that time in a R&B band called Body & Soul) and formed "Crawlspace", which was later changed to Sevendust after a name rights issue.


[edit] Personal life

Morgan is now divorced from fellow musician Rayna Foss (former bassist for the band Coal Chamber), they have one child together, a daughter named Kayla Moray Rose, born October 5 1999. Morgan has since married Ex-Price Is Right Barker Beauty Teri Harrison. In January 2008, Morgan and Teri welcomed their first child together, Johnas Jack.

Morgan is also a huge sports fan. He loves the occasional football, hockey and baseball game, and often meets the athletes. One of his tattoos is the New York Yankees logo on his upper bicep. He also loves playing video games with his fellow Sevendust bandmates on the PlayStation 2. He is also noted for calling his fans friends (Sevendust are a thankful band who consider their fans as their friends) since he is very outspoken, especially about his fans.

Alien Freak Wear is his own small line of clothing with a few tee shirts, hoodies and many other items, including his signature drumsticks.

[edit] Equipment

Morgan plays Pearl Masterworks Series Drums, Evans Drum Heads and Zildjian Cymbals. He is a large supporter of the new Pearl Vision Sets. He also uses Vater Drumsticks, with two signature models, the Alien Freak (double butt end) and the Whiplash, which is similar to a 2B stick.

  • Pearl Masterworks Series Drums & Zildjian Cymbals:
  • Drums — Black Sparkle Finish All shells are 6-ply, 2 Inner Plies Maple/4 Outer Plies Mahogany
    • 10x9" Tom
    • 12x10" Tom
    • 14x14" Floor Tom
    • 16x16" Floor Tom
    • 20x18" Bass Drum
    • 14x5" Snare or 14x5" Ultra Cast snare drum
    • 10x6" Snare (additional)
    • 8x6" Concert Tom
    • 8x8" Concert Tom
  • CymbalsZildjian [1]
    • 14" 14" A Quick Beat Hi-Hats
    • 22" A Ping Ride Ride
    • 20" Z Custom Medium Crash
    • 19" Z Custom Rock Crash
    • 18" Z Custom Medium Crash
    • 19" K Custom Hybrid China
    • 14" K Mini China
    • 11" K Custom Hybrid Splash
    • 9" K Custom Hybrid Splash
    • 9.5" Zil-Bel
    • 6" Zil-Bel
  • HardwarePearl
    • B1000 Boom Cymbal Stand (x9)
    • C1000 Straight Cymbal Stand (x2)
    • T2000 Double Tom Stand (x2)
    • TC1000 Tom/Cymbal Stand (x4)
    • H1000 Hi-Hat Stand
    • S2000 Snare Stand
    • P2002C Double Pedal
    • CLH1000 Closed Hi-Hat
    • D2000 Throne
    • PPS37 perc. holder (x4)

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