1. Paul Steven Bostaph was born on March 4,1964 and is an American musician best known as a member of the thrash metal band Slayer, initially from 1992 to 2001, again from 2013 to 2019, and in 2024, after the reunion.
25 Facts About Paul Bostaph
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Paul Bostaph's drumming career began in 1984 when he was 20 years old.
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Paul Bostaph bought his first drum kit at 15 and, after listening to Killers by Iron Maiden, he wanted to become a metal drummer.
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Paul Bostaph's biggest drumming inspirations are Neil Peart, Phil Rudd, Clive Burr, Tommy Aldridge, Nicko McBrain, Cozy Powell, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Smith, Dave Lombardo, and Tommy Lee.
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Paul Bostaph played drums for Forbidden from 1985 to 1992, playing on their first two studio albums, Forbidden Evil and Twisted into Form.
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Paul Bostaph played on their 1989 live EP Raw Evil: Live at the Dynamo.
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Paul Bostaph quit the band in 1992, and coincidentally the very next day received a phone call about auditioning for Slayer.
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Paul Bostaph recorded four albums with Slayer; his least favorite is 1994's Divine Intervention.
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Paul Bostaph is yet to watch it as he feels "It's like breaking up with a girlfriend" and needs to move on with his life.
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Paul Bostaph remained friends with Slayer members, and when asked if he would work with them in the future, he replied "sure".
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Paul Bostaph was temporarily replaced by original Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, which later proved to be a permanent arrangement until 2013, when the band announced he had replaced Lombardo for the second time.
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Paul Bostaph received a phone call from Exodus' manager, who asked him to join the band.
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When Paul Bostaph received the phone call, two members had already left Exodus, and drummer Tom Hunting was thinking about leaving.
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Paul Bostaph knew how to play all the records except for Impact Is Imminent, and recorded drums on the band's 2005 album Shovel Headed Kill Machine.
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Paul Bostaph was asked to play some shows for Testament in 1992, to help the band with some live dates they had committed to.
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Paul Bostaph accepted, even though he had already officially joined Slayer by this time.
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Testament's official website announced Paul Bostaph rejoined the group in October 2007.
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However, due to a "serious injury", Paul Bostaph was not involved in the recording sessions; Gene Hoglan filled in for him.
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Paul Bostaph was expected to rejoin Testament when they tour to support the album.
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However, frontman Chuck Billy stated in December 2011 that Paul Bostaph has left the band again.
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On May 30,2013, Slayer announced via their official Facebook page that Paul Bostaph had returned to replace long-time member Dave Lombardo behind the kit on a full-time basis.
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Paul Bostaph appeared on Slayer's twelfth and final studio album Repentless, and stayed with the band until 2019, when they disbanded after finishing their final tour.
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In 2013, Paul Bostaph worked with Geoff Tate, who at that point had control of the Queensryche band name.
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Paul Bostaph reunited with his former Slayer bandmate Kerry King on the latter's upcoming 2024 solo debut album, From Hell I Rise.
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Paul Bostaph currently endorses Yamaha drums, Remo drumheads, Paiste cymbals and Promark drumsticks.