14 Facts About Pete Parada

Peter Parada was born on July 9,1973 and is an American drummer who has been a member of several bands.

Pete Parada was associated with the metal band Engine and Rob Halford's solo project Halford, and briefly played drums in the punk band Alkaline Trio.

Pete Parada has toured with My Chemical Romance, Devo and The Bronx.

Pete Parada joined YouTuber Tim Pool's band Timcast for their songs "Only Ever Wanted" and "Genocide" and in 2023 co-founded the band the Defiant.

Pete Parada recorded two of the band's albums, In Reverie and Sound the Alarm.

Pete Parada recorded "Bug sessions volume one", the first in a series of releases containing acoustic versions of their songs.

Josh Freese filled in as drummer in the studio for then-upcoming Offspring album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, as Pete Parada had not been chosen yet as Willard's replacement.

Pete Parada did not record due to contract issues but did tour with the Offspring in support of that album.

Pete Parada became the first official Offspring drummer to play on an Offspring album since Ron Welty in 2000.

Pete Parada only played on four tracks on that album, while Josh Freese played on the rest.

Pete Parada appeared on ten out of twelve tracks on the band's next album Let the Bad Times Roll.

Nevertheless, in his tweet of August 2021, Pete Parada said he was deemed "unsafe to be around" not only on tour, but in the recording studio.

Pete Parada was replaced on tour by Josh Freese and was officially replaced in 2023 by Brandon Pertzborn.

In March 2023, Pete Parada co-founded the band The Defiant which is fronted by former Mighty Mighty Bosstones singer Dicky Barrett and features Greg Camp of Smash Mouth, Johnny Rioux of Street Dogs and Joey LaRocca of The Briggs.