Joseph Willam Castillo (born March 30, 1966, in Gardena, California) is an American drummer currently playing with Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal. He joined the band in 2002 after the departure of Dave Grohl.
A native of southern California, Castillo began playing drums at age fifteen, when his grandmother loaned him the money to buy a drumkit. Castillo's playing is influenced by War, Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and ...
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Joseph Willam Castillo (born March 30, 1966, in Gardena, California) is an American drummer currently playing with Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal. He joined the band in 2002 after the departure of Dave Grohl.
A native of southern California, Castillo began playing drums at age fifteen, when his grandmother loaned him the money to buy a drumkit. Castillo's playing is influenced by War, Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and Black Flag. Joey started off his drumming career by joining the Los Angeles punk band, Wasted Youth, in 1984. After recording two albums and several tours, he left Wasted Youth and joined Sugartooth in 1991. During the summer of 1994, he formed a short-lived punk rock band called Chronic Halitosis. They played punk covers of bands like Misfits and Black Flag. In 1994 Joey officially left Sugartooth and joined Danzig, having turned down previous offers from Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies. In 1996, he was featured on Robert Trujillo's solo album...
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