David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California, United States) is a drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006.
Growing up in the Bakersfield area, David Silveria started playing drums when he was 9. At the age of 13, he found out that local band L.A.P.D. (which consisted of James Shaffer and Reginald Arvizu) was searching for a drummer. He auditioned and wa...
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David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California, United States) is a drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006.
Growing up in the Bakersfield area, David Silveria started playing drums when he was 9. At the age of 13, he found out that local band L.A.P.D. (which consisted of 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. After L.A.P.D. broke up, David was recruited by Mike Muir to join Infectious Grooves but opted out to remain with his bandmates. He attended Garces Memorial High School .
When Jonathan Davis joined the band, they changed the name to KoЯn and Welch, Shaffer and Arvizu took up pseudonyms, while Silveria and Davis remained using their given names. Korn then proceeded to ride the alt-metal and nu-metal train to...
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