Tony Laureano

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Tony Laureano
Background information
Birth name	Tony Laureano
Genre(s)	Extreme metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Associated acts	Nile Dimmu Borgir Naphobia Aurora Borealis Acheron Angelcorpse God Dethroned Internecine Malevolent Creation

Tony Laureano is an extreme metal drummer originally from Puerto Rico that has played for a number of bands including Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation, God Dethroned, Acheron, Aurora Borealis and Belphegor. He is currently a touring session drummer for Dimmu Borgir.

[edit] Discography

• Naphobia, Of Hell (1995)
• Aurora Borealis, Mansions Of Eternity (1996)
• Acheron, Those Who Have Risen (1998)
• Angelcorpse, The Inexorable (1999)
• God Dethroned, Ravenous (2001)
• Internecine, Book Of Lambs (2002)
• Nile, In Their Darkened Shrines (2002)
• Malevolent Creation, Conquering South America (2004)
• Aurora Borealis, Relinquish (2005)
• Nachtmystium, Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 (2008)

Also a touring drummer for Dimmu Borgir including their performance at Ozzfest 2004 which is included with 2005 reissue of Stormblåst. Laureano also took the place of 1349 drummer Frost on the Enslaved tour during September 2006 in the UK, as Frost was busy writing material with Satyricon. As of June 2007, he is currently taking the place of Dimmu Borgir's drummer, Hellhammer, who is recuperating from a neck injury.

[edit] External links

Tony Laureano's official Myspace