13 Facts About Tom Hunting

Thomas Hunting was born on April 10,1965 and is an American musician.

Tom Hunting is the drummer and only remaining original member of the thrash metal band Exodus.

Tom Hunting is the only original member of Exodus left, although he departed from the band on two occasions.

Tom Hunting first left the band due to an illness in 1989 and was replaced by John Tempesta, but returned in 1997 with Paul Baloff, Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt, and new bassist Jack Gibson for the Another Lesson in Violence tour.

Tom Hunting left Exodus in 2005, and was replaced with drummer Paul Bostaph, who had left Slayer when Dave Lombardo rejoined the band.

Later, in 2007, Tom Hunting rejoined the band when Bostaph left to rejoin Testament.

Tom Hunting has said that he is great friends with Bostaph.

Tom Hunting has played on played on eight out of eleven of Exodus' studio albums: Bonded by Blood, Pleasures of the Flesh, Fabulous Disaster, Tempo of the Damned, The Atrocity Exhibition.

Tom Hunting appeared on the 2008 album Let There Be Blood, which is a re-recording of the entire Bonded by Blood album.

Tom Hunting has cited Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Keith Moon of The Who, Neil Peart of Rush, Clive Burr of Iron Maiden, and Michael Derosier and Denny Carmassi, both of Heart, as his main influences.

Tom Hunting currently uses Yamaha drums, Meinl cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, Evans drumheads, and sE mics.

Tom Hunting is known for decking out his kick drum pedals with skateboard tape which he says helps prevent the pedals from getting too slippery with sweat and condensation during shows.

In February 2021, Hunting was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the stomach.