1. Mark Scott Travis was born on September 6,1961 and is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the supergroup Elegant Weapons.
10 Facts About Scott Travis
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Scott Travis was a longtime member of the American heavy metal band Racer X during their initial run and then reformation up until their 2009 breakup.
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Scott Travis moved to California in the early to mid-1980s and performed in various local bands, such as Hawk, later moving on to perform for the critically acclaimed band Racer X, and very briefly performed in Saints Or Sinners, which later changed their name to The Scream, and featured Scott Travis's Racer X bandmates Bruce Bouillet and Juan Alderete.
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Scott Travis had always wanted to be the drummer of Judas Priest.
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Scott Travis finally decided to wait at the back of the arena to hand the band a tape of his playing.
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Scott Travis has been with the band ever since and handles drum duties for Racer X as well.
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Scott Travis performed drums in Halford's band Fight from 1992 to 1995, but to date, he is best known for his work with Judas Priest, for which he has been widely acclaimed ever since his debut on the 1990 album Painkiller.
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Scott Travis was largely responsible for hiring Tim 'Ripper' Owens as Halford's replacement in Judas Priest in 1996.
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Scott Travis takes credit as the co-writer for the song "Cyberface", which appears on Judas Priest's 2001 album Demolition, making it his first and only contribution in the band.
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Scott Travis plays Evans drum heads and uses Vater drumsticks.