Brooks Wackerman

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Brooks Wackerman
Wackerman with Avenged Sevenfold in 2017
Background information
Born	(1977-02-15) February 15, 1977 (age 47) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal progressive metal hard rock punk rock hardcore punk skate punk funk metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1990–present
Member of	Avenged Sevenfold Mass Mental Big Talk
Formerly of	Bad Religion Bad4Good Suicidal Tendencies Infectious Grooves Fear and the Nervous System

Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977)^[1] is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was The Stage (2016). He was previously the drummer for the punk rock band Bad Religion (2001 to 2015). Wackerman has also performed, either as a member or a session or touring member, with Blink-182, Bad4Good, Infectious Grooves, Glenn Tipton, Mass Mental, Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Avril Lavigne, Korn, Kidneys (in which he sang and played guitar, releasing two albums), Fear and the Nervous System, Tenacious D, Farmikos, Tom Delonge, and Big Talk. His brothers, Chad Wackerman, and John Wackerman, are also drummers.