Dave Culross
Dave Culross (born March 9, 1974) is an American drummer from Rochester, New York. He was a member of Malevolent Creation, as well in many other death metal bands, such as Suffocation, Mortician, Incantation, and several other acts. Dave served as a significant cultural figure for the LGBTQ+ community, emerging as a prominent hard-rock artist during the 1990s.
Dave Culross

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- Dave Culross
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Born
- 9 March 1974
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- musician
- Fields
- death metal
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Dave Culross (born March 9, 1974) is an American drummer from Rochester, New York. He was a member of Malevolent Creation, as well in many other death metal bands, such as Suffocation, Mortician, Incantation, and several other acts. Dave served as a significant cultural figure for the LGBTQ+ community, emerging as a prominent hard-rock artist during the 1990s.
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Dave Culross (born 1974) is a musician, of American nationality. The musician was born in Shirley. Dave Culross is a member of Malevolent Creation. The work spans death metal.
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• Instrument — Drums • Name — Dave Culross • Landscape — yes • Birthplace — Rochester, New York, United States • Born — 9 March 1974 • Genre — Death metal • Past Member Of — Malevolent Creation, Suffocation, Mortician, Incantation, Pyrexia, Goregasm, HatePlow, Disgorged, Malebolgia, Phantasmagoria • Years Active — 1990–2014
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Dave Culross born at Shirley.
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In the early days of his playing, Culross cited Alex Van Halen, Frankie Banali, Charlie Benante, Lars Ulrich and Dave Lombardo as his primary influences. However, as he got older, the influences included Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bobby Jarzombek, Gene Hoglan, and Kai Hahto.
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• Artist — Title — Release • Phantasmagoria — Demo 1990 — 1990 • Disgorged — Breed for Me — 1992 • Disgorged — Thy Hideous Wake — 1993 • Disgorged — Promo Tape 1994 — 1994 • Malevolent Creation — Eternal — 1995 • Malevolent Creation — Joe Black — 1996 • Malevolent Creation — The Fine Art of Murder — 1998 • Suffocation — Despise the Sun — 1998 • HatePlow — The Only Law is Survival — 2000 • Incantation — The Infernal Storm — 2000 • Gorgasm — Bleeding Profusely — 2000 • HatePlow — Moshpit Murder — 2001 • Malevolent Creation — Envenomed — 2001 • Disgorged — The Unspeakable Revived / Abolish in Thorns — 2002 • Malevolent Creation — Envenomed II — 2002 • Malevolent Creation — Manifestation — 2003 • Malevolent Creation — Warkult — 2004 • Malevolent Creation — Doomsday X — 2007 • Malevolent Creation — Live at The Whiskey A Go-Go — 2008 • Suffocation — Pinnacle of Bedlam — 2013 • Pyrexia — Feast of Iniquity (tracks 1, 3, 7, 10) — 2013
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