1. Joseph William Castillo was born on March 30,1966 and is an American musician.
24 Facts About Joey Castillo
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Joey Castillo is best known for being the drummer of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age from 2002 to 2012.
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Joey Castillo is currently a member of Circle Jerks, The Bronx, DOOM Regulator, Zakk Sabbath and Sugartooth, with former bands including Danzig, Wasted Youth, California Breed, Zilch, and Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts.
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From 1994 to 2002, Joey Castillo was the drummer of Danzig, recording three studio albums with the band before joining Queens of the Stone Age in 2002 to tour in support of their breakthrough album, Songs for the Deaf.
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Joey Castillo has joined Zakk Wylde-led Black Sabbath cover band Zakk Sabbath.
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Joey Castillo's playing is influenced by War, Al Green, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and Black Flag.
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Joey Castillo started off his drumming career by joining the Los Angeles punk band Wasted Youth in 1984.
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In 1994, Joey Castillo left Sugartooth and joined Danzig, having turned down offers from Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies.
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Joey Castillo worked as Chuck Biscuit's drum tech circa '90-'93 and finally replaced him as live drummer on the '94 tours, following the release of Danzig 4.
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Joey Castillo replaced Goatsnake's original drummer after his departure in 2001, but that was short lived when they split up shortly after.
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Joey Castillo auditioned for Guns N' Roses in 1997, but did not join the band.
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Joey Castillo played on side projects including Mark Lanegan's solo album Bubblegum, Desert Sessions Vol.
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In 2018, Joey Castillo joined The Bronx after founding member Jorma Vik left to play with Joey Castillo's former band Eagles of Death Metal.
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In March 2023, Joey Castillo formed the band Bad Optix along with Tim Armstrong, Jesse Michaels and Spencer Pollard.
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Joey Castillo currently uses Tama drums, pedals and hardware, Zildjian cymbals, Vater sticks and LP equipment.
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Joey Castillo is famous for his use of the LP Jam block.
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Joey Castillo has two drumkits which belonged to Chuck Biscuits and considers them his most prized possessions.
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Joey Castillo has been seen using Ebony Pinstripes and clear Controlled Sounds on his toms.
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Joey Castillo used larger sized tom drums than ever before, while moving to a smaller bass drum, the opposite of the Lullabies-era configuration.
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Joey Castillo continued using Vic Firth sticks, DW drums with OCDP clear acrylic shells, DW pedals and hardware, but switched from using Paiste to Zildjian cymbals.
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Additional Joey Castillo used Rtom Moongel on Toms and Snare and Remo 0 ring on Snare.
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Joey Castillo dropped his second floor tom and LP bongos during this tour and added on an LP jamblock to his drumkit.
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Additional Joey Castillo used Rtom Moongel on Toms and Snare and Remo 0 ring on Snare.
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Joey Castillo used DW drums and hardware, Paiste cymbals and Remo heads during the Songs for the Deaf tour, occasionally using PDP kits for one-off performances.