Bevan Davies

Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the groups Still Rain,^[1] Madfly,^[1] Comes with the Fall^[2] and Danzig^[3] while he is currently a member of MonstrO,^[4] a group he formed with former members of Bloodsimple and Torche.^[4] Previously, Davies had also been a touring drummer for Jerry Cantrell,^[2] Static-X,^[5] Engelbert Humperdinck,^[1] Cardboard Vampyres,^[6] The Mercy Clinic, Invitro^[7] and Bloodsimple.^[8]

Biography

Early career, Still Rain and Mouthpiece (1990–1996)

Bevan Davies began his musical career drumming for Still Rain in the early 1990s.^[1] When the band disbanded in 1995,^[1] Davies joined the his former Still Rain band mates in Mouthpiece, recording an EP in 1996 before departing the group.^[1]

Madfly, Comes with the Fall and Jerry Cantrell (1996–present)

In 1996, Davies joined Madfly,^[1][9] in Atlanta, Georgia, with singer William DuVall, guitarist Nico Constantine and bassist Jeffery Blount. After releasing two albums, Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black,^[2] the band became Comes with the Fall^[9] in 1999^[2] with Adam Stanger replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.^[2]

The group recorded their self-titled album in Atlanta,^[10] a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles, California.^[2] Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.^[2]

In 2001, Comes with the Fall were announced as the main support, along with Swarm, for Jerry Cantrell's solo tour.^[11] When Cantrell's then solo band mates, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, are unavailable for shows, he enlisted Stranger and Davies to perform as his backing band.^[11] They toured with Cantrell throughout 2001.^[12]

The Year is One, the band's second album, was released later in the year to positive reviews.^[12] The following year, Comes with the Fall were announced to be Cantrell's opening and backing band for his tour in support of Degradation Trip, Cantrell's second solo album.^{[2][9][13][14]} Comes with the Fall toured with Cantrell throughout 2002,^[10] while they released a live album, titled Live 2002,^[2] the same year. A live DVD Live Underground 2002^[2] towards the end of the 2003^[12] and they planned to record and release a new album by 2004.^[12]

In February 2007, the band announced their first tour dates in three-and-a-half years, performing material from their EP, The Reckoning as well as their unreleased album.^[15] They released the album, Beyond the Last Light, the same year.^[2]

Danzig (2003–2005)

During a Comes with the Fall tour in 2003, Davies left the group to join Danzig,^[3] with drummer Brian Hunter doing double duty performing with Dropsonic and Comes with the Fall.^[12] Though Davies was announced as an official member of Danzig,^[3] he would still be a member of Comes with the Fall with DuVall stating that his departure was only temporary.^[12]

Davies recorded an album with Danzig in 2004,^[16] titled Circle of Snakes, which was released on August 31 the same year.^[17] He continued to tour with the group, playing at the reunion shows of Glenn Danzig and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, before departing in 2005.^[1]

MonstrO (2010–present)

In 2010, Davies formed MonstrO with former Bloodsimple bassist Kyle Sanders,^[4] former Torche guitarist Juan Montoya^[4] and vocalist Charlie Suarez.^[4] They posted two songs for streaming, titled "Anchors Up!"^[4] and "April",^[4] on their MySpace^[4] and made their live debut a Lenny’s bar in Atlanta.^[18]

Other work

In 2004, Davies toured as Engelbert Humperdinck's drummer during a US tour^[1] while in 2005, Davies joined Cardboard Vampyres, a cover band formed by Jerry Cantrell and Billy Duffy^[6] before joining The Mercy Clinic, formed by Patrick Lachman.^[19]

Davies temporarily joined Static-X, filling in for injured drummer Nick Oshiro in 2007,^[5] as well as Invitro the same year, filling in for Bennie Cancino on the Family Values Tour.^[1][7] He would later join Bloodsimple^[8] as drummer on their tour of the US, UK and Australia.^[1]

Discography

Videography

References

External links

• Official website