| Dave Witte | |
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Dave Witte playing drums with Municipal Waste |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Death metal, grindcore, powerviolence, hardcore punk, metalcore, noise rock, thrash metal, crossover thrash, sludge metal |
| Occupations | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Pulp, H.G. Fact, Slap-a-Ham, Relapse, Devour, Hydra Head, Earache, Ipecac |
| Associated acts | Human Remains, Discordance Axis, Black Army Jacket, East West Blast Test, Phantomsmasher, Burnt by the Sun, Melt-Banana, Municipal Waste, Birds of Prey |
| Website | blog.davewitte.com |
Dave Witte is a professional drummer currently living in Virginia.[1] He is known for his work in numerous extreme metal or hardcore punk bands including Municipal Waste, Discordance Axis, Black Army Jacket, Birds of Prey, and Burnt By The Sun among others. He has also played as a session drummer for many other acts.
Dave Witte is a New Jersey native. He relocated to Richmond, Virginia to join Municipal Waste. He has been the drummer on numerous albums since 1990. He plays many styles of drumming while retaining heavy aspects of music in all his projects. Witte was introduced to drumming in grade school by his Uncle Victor.[2] Before he graduated high school he was studying many performances, and had already formed his first band, Human Remains. On his off-time from recording and touring Witte works in the kitchen of a catering company.[3] He is a self proclaimed beer lover, with Belgian beers being his favorite. He also finished his first triathlon in 2003.[1] Dave Witte is also a fan of cats. He has two cats, Eddie and Linda.
Dave Witte is a professional drummer who is well known for playing in with numerous bands. He often plays with multiple bands at once. A renowned drummer in the underground scene, he is known for his precise blast beats and rolls, technical fills and overall speedy playing. Witte says he "loves the speed aspect of drumming[3]".
Dave Witte plays Trick drums, Paiste cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.
Dave Witte has been in numerous bands since the early '90's. He has never been in just one band, and he has been in up to five or six bands at once.[4] He has recorded many studio albums with bands, toured with many other bands, or formed his own bands always keeping busy playing music.
Dave Witte joined Municipal Waste in 2004, after previous drummer Brandon Ferrel left the band. In 2005 Municipal Waste released their first album with Dave Witte on drums, Hazardous Mutation. Since then they have released The Art of Partying in 2007. Their most recent album, Massive Aggressive came out in 2009. According to Dave Witte it is the best album the band has done to date.[6]
Dave Witte formed Burnt By the Sun in 1999 along with friend John Adubato.[8] Witte's reason for forming the band was because he was tired of buying records "that failed to deliver what they promised[9]" so they formed their own style of metal using what Witte and the other members felt were missing from heavy music. The band released a demo on Ferret records. After the demo they released several albums on Relapse Records. After a hiatus Witte claimed it was time to make a third record, but stated the band "can not and will not be full-time[1]". He also stated this will be the last release from Burnt by the Sun.
Dave Witte toured with Melt Banana for four years.
Dave Witte's Second band that gained much critical attention after the band had broken up.
This was Dave Witte's first band.
Dave Witte has also collaborated with numerous artists to create:
Dave Witte has a drumming career spanning over two decades. He has recorded over 50 albums with several bands. Below his albums are listed by band.