Paul Bostaph (born Paul Steven Bostaph March 4, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden, Slayer, Testament, Exodus and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and currently drums for Testament.
Bostaph attended Newark Memorial High School, in Newark, California. He had a strong dislike to his schooling years as he thought, "I felt I had enough to get me through every day life, why do I...
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Paul Bostaph (born Paul Steven Bostaph March 4, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden, Slayer, Testament, Exodus and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and currently drums for Testament.
Bostaph attended Newark Memorial High School, in Newark, California. He had a strong dislike to his schooling years as he thought, "I felt I had enough to get me through every day life, why do I need more." He was interested in sports and towards the end of his freshman year, his interest in music began, and he got a job, which took priority over his schooling. He began playing drums at age 16.
Bostaph played drums for Forbidden from 1986-1991, playing on their first two studio albums, Forbidden Evil and Twisted into Form.
Following the departure of Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo in 1992, the band was looking for a new drummer. Lombardo's drum teacher was filling in but constantly made errors. After auditioning several drummers and...
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