R.I.P Chuck Biscuits [Updated]

Posted by Bram Teitelman on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:54 pm

In Memoriam

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[updated: not really, he's still alive]

Former Danzig drummer Chuck Biscuits died this past Saturday at the way-too-young age of 44 after a long battle with throat cancer. “In response to the inquires, thank you for all the support,” an anonymous family member wrote in an e-mail on Tuesday. “Chuck did not survive his battle with throat cancer. He passed surrounded by his family on 10/24/09.”

Biscuits is best known for his time in Danzig, playing on the first four albums (aka, the best ones), but he got his start  in punk, playing with D.O.A. After relocating to California, he logged time with a number of bands including Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Fear. He also played drums on Run DMC’s 1988 album Tougher Than Leather. The last band he played with was Social Distortion, in 1996.

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  • Nick

    I hate that Chuck is remebered more for his stint w/ Danzig than his seminal work with DOA. That band literally paved the way for almost every hardcore band in their wake (DRI, 7 Seconds, SNFU, NOFX.) Along with Earl from Bad Brains, Chuck pioneered the 2 kick/2 snare punk rock beat that tracked the chugga-chuggas from the rythem guitar and virtually inspired the mosh pit into existence at the dawn of the 80s. His influence on hard (“extreme”?) music can’t be overstated, but his influence on post-punk derivitaive garbage like Danzig & Social D certainly can.

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