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David Silveria
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| Birth name | David Randall Silveria | |
| Born | September 21, 1972 (age 34) San Leandro, California |
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| Origin | Bakersfield, California |
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| Genre(s) | Alternative Metal Nu Metal |
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| Occupation(s) | Drummer | |
| Instrument(s) | Drums | |
| Years active | 1993 - 2006 (on hiatus from Korn) |
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| Label(s) | Elementree | |
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| Website | www.korn.com | |
David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California) was the drummer for the band Korn from 1994-2007, until Terry Bozzio replaced him when Silveria announced he would be taking a break from the band.
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Growing up in the Bakersfield area, David Silveria started playing drums when he was nine. At the age of 13, he found out that local band L.A.P.D. (which consisted of Brian Welch, James Shaffer and Reginald Arvizu) was searching for a drummer. He auditioned and was chosen, but needed permission from his mother to go with the band. In fact, she would often drop him off and pick him up from practices. When Jonathan Davis joined the band, they changed the name to Korn and Welch, Shaffer and Arvizu took up pseudonyms, while Silveria and Davis remained using their given names.
Silveria divorced his wife Shannon in 2002, going so far as covering up a tattoo of her name with a huge tribal tattoo, which is reported to look like a vagina. He has two children, David Jr. and Sofie Aurora.
Silveria had to undergo surgery to remove an extra rib which was causing nerve problems in his left arm. His wrist gave out in Fargo, ND during the song "It's Gonna Go Away". He sat out the rest of the "Sick and Twisted 2000" and "Summer Sanitarium Tours". Mike Bordin filled in for him. Silveria then returned for the album recording or Untouchables and some performances since (Silveria's own explanation for the issue is that he hits "too fucking hard!").
Considered the "heartthrob" of Korn, Silvera has had a few modeling stints, the most memorable one being for Calvin Klein jeans, which apparently caused him to strike a nerve with the band Slipknot in 2000. Slipknot didn't like the fact that he modeled, they thought it wasn't a "metal" thing to do, so they protested by burning ads from all different kinds of models for the same company onstage at a couple of their shows (Jay Gordon of Orgy also being one of the models). It is understood that Korn and Slipknot have since reconciled, as they toured together in 2004 at a UK Festival, and members of Slipknot are reported to have said they appreciate what Korn have done for their genre of music.
Later, Korn themselves parodied the Calvin Klein situation in the "Twisted Transistor" music video.
The following is a listing of the drums and equipment used by David Silveria during his musical career with Korn:
- Tama Starclassic Maple Custom Drums
- 18x22 Bass Drum
- 6.5x14" Snare Drum
- 5.5x10" Tom
- 6.5x12" Tom
- 15x15" Floor Tom
- 16x16" Floor Tom
- 16x20" Gong Bass Drum
- Paiste Signature
- 8" Signature Splash
- 8" Signature Splash
- 10" Signature Splash
- 15" Signature Heavy Hi-Hat (custom)
- 15" Signature Heavy Hi-Hat (custom)
- 18" Signature Power Crash
- 18" Signature Power Crash
- 20" Signature Power Crash
- 20" Signature Power Ride
- 18" Signature Heavy China
- 18" Signature Heavy China
- 13" Signature Exotic/Percussion Mega Cup Chime
- Iron Cobra Flexi Glide Twin Pedal
- Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat Stand
- Custom chrome Tama rack including the footboards, clamps, memory locks, and star-cast mounting system
- Remo Drum Skins
- Pete Englehart Ribbon Crasher Percussion
- D Drum Triggers and Roland Pads
- Vater David Silveria's Korn DSK Tour sticks
- Custom TAMA ROC 'N Throne
Most of these facts can be found on the fansite "Korn Is Peachy" [1]
- Silveria played alongside Infectious Grooves, and Suicidal Tendencies as side-projects.
- Silveria took a job at Pizza Hut after the demise of L.A.P.D.
- Silveria didn't start taking his instrument seriously until Korn was formed.
- Silveria's favorite songs from Follow The Leader and Issues are "B.B.K." and "Beg For Me", respectively.
- Silveria is responsible for signing Orgy to Korn's own record label Elementree Records. They had been longtime friends with Korn, so Silveria signed them up.
- Silveria has modeled for clothing lines like 26 Red, Grind, and Calvin Klein.
- Silveria appeared in his first acting debut on the television show Martial Law.
- Silveria is the only person in Korn who has a "normal" haircut, as the others have braids and dreadlocks.
- Silveria has three more tattoos: the Cheshire cat, Korn logo and a man sticking his tongue out with a drumstick through it.
- Silveria is considered the "timid member" of Korn.
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