1. Paul Wandtke was born on December 20,1985 and is an American musician, songwriter and producer who is the current drummer of heavy metal band Bedlem.
12 Facts About Paul Wandtke
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Paul Wandtke is a former drummer for Trivium and previously toured with Kill Hannah.
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Paul Wandtke has been to over 48 countries as a professional drummer.
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Paul Wandtke was born December 20,1985, and raised in Chicago, Illinois.
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Paul Wandtke attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Paul Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical Rock of Ages and as touring drummer for Kill Hannah during the band's main-support run with the Smashing Pumpkins.
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Paul Wandtke joined Trivium on December 5,2015, by playing a debut show in front of 40,000 people in Mexico at Slipknot's "Knotfest" Festival.
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Paul Wandtke was referred to Trivium via Dream Theater's Mike Mangini when Trivium had asked John Petrucci if they knew any drummers they could check out for a new replacement.
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In 2017, Paul Wandtke launched the band Bedlem with lead vocalist Mike Petrasek, lead guitarist Joey Trace Brassal and bassist Brian Ahern after his departure from Trivium.
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In 2017, Paul Wandtke formed the grunge band Dead Original with bassist Dina Simone and drummer Rob Lerner.
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Paul Wandtke has said that Nirvana is the reason he got into music so that's why Smells Like Nirvana was created, because it was an attempt to gain some experience as a frontman to later start his own original band.
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Paul Wandtke is endorsed by Tama drums, Meinl cymbals, Evans drum heads, Vic Firth drum sticks, Pure Fix cycles, Vratim shoes and Humes and Berg cases.