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| Dr. Chud | |
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| Birth name | David Calabrese |
| Born | April 4, 1964 |
| Origin | Lodi, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Horror punk Heavy metal |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | drums, vocals, Guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1980 - Present |
| Associated acts | The Misfits Graves Kryst the Conqueror Dr. Chud's X-Ward Gorgeous Frankenstein |
Dr. C.H.U.D. (for "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Drummer", born David Calabrese on April 4, 1964 in Lodi, New Jersey) is an American rock drummer and singer.
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Life and career
He attended Lodi High School. His career began playing with Dan Kidney and the Pulsations for 8 years before joining Sardonica. During his time in Sardonica, he also played drums with Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein in Kryst The Conqueror. He also recorded an album with Sacred Trash before joining The Misfits.
In addition to his work with The Misfits, Dr. Chud also played drums for Joey Ramone on the We Will Fall: A Tribute to Iggy Pop album, and Joey Ramone's only solo record "Don't Worry About Me" and also produced a recent Sardonica release "Flip the Grill". After leaving The Misfits, Dr.Chud formed Graves which lasted for 2 years 9/2001-9/2002.
Chud is currently in his new band Dr. Chud's X-Ward which released their debut multimedia CD "Diagnosis for Death" in 2004 on Dr.Chud's own record label Bloodwork Records. He is also currently part of Doyle's new band Gorgeous Frankenstein.
Chud joined up with Doyle once again with his band Gorgeous Frankenstein on their second tour in 2008. Gorgeous Frankenstein is signed to Glenn Danzig's record label Evil Live.
He is known for making his own drumsticks and his signature drum set, a large kit, he would change it's color every year and it was covered with huge studded spikes.
Discography
With Sacred Trash
- Sacred Trash
With The Misfits
- American Psycho (1997) - LP
- "Dig Up Her Bones" (1997) - Single
- Evillive II (1998) - Fan Club LP
- Scream! (1999) - Single
- Famous Monsters (1999) - LP
- "Monster Mash" (1999) - Single
- Cuts From The Crypt (2001) - LP
With Graves
- Web Of Dharma (2001) - LP
With X-Ward
- Diagnosis for Death (2004) - LP
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