Sal Abruscato
Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands Type O Negative and Life of Agony. He is currently the frontman for doom metal band A Pale Horse Named Death, with whom he has released four albums: And Hell Will Follow Me (2011), Lay My Soul to Waste (2013), When the World Becomes Undone (2019) and Infernum in Terra (2021).
Sal Abruscato
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- Name
- Sal Abruscato
- Born
- 18 July 1970
- Occupation
- * Musician
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Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands Type O Negative and Life of Agony. He is currently the frontman for doom metal band A Pale Horse Named Death, with whom he has released four albums: And Hell Will Follow Me (2011), Lay My Soul to Waste (2013), When the World Becomes Undone (2019) and Infernum in Terra (2021).
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• Name — Sal Abruscato • Born — 18 July 1970 • Origin — Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. • Instrument — * Drums • vocals • guitar • Genre — * Gothic metal • doom metal • alternative metal • Occupation — * Musician • singer • songwriter • Current Member Of — A Pale Horse Named Death • Past Member Of — * Type O Negative • Life of Agony • Supermassiv • Toximia • Website — apalehorsenameddeath.com
Type O Negative
Type O Negative
• Slow Deep and Hard (1991) • The Origin of the Feces (1992) • Bloody Kisses (1993) • After Dark DVD (1994) • Life Is Killing Me (2003) (Guest backing vocals on "I Like Goils")
Life of Agony
Life of Agony
• River Runs Red (1993) • Ugly (1995) • River Runs Again (2003) • Broken Valley (2005) • A Place Where There's No More Pain (2017)
A Pale Horse Named Death
A Pale Horse Named Death
• And Hell Will Follow Me (2011) • Lay My Soul to Waste (2013) • When the World Becomes Undone (2019) • Infernum in Terra (2021)
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- 1.Hart, Josh (2011) "Interview: Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown of A Pale Horse Named Death", Guitar World, June 10, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014
- 2.Turman, Katherine (2014) "A Pale Horse Named Death: Type O Negative Guitar Mixed With Too Much Perspective", Village Voice, January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014
- 3.Mustica, Giorgio (2013) "An Interview with Sal Abruscato from A Pale Horse Named Death: Lightning In One Hand, A Gun In The Other", The Aquarian Weekly, October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014
- 4.A Pale Horse Named Death - And Hell Will Follow Me Review. January 20, 2013.
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