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'''Rocky Gray''' (born July 2, 1974 as ''William Gray'') is the current drummer of Evanescence. Worked with [[John LeCompt]] when John was a lead singer in Killsystem. Also worked with LeCompt when John laid vocals on “Seems Like Forever” for Soul Embraced’s '''Immune''' album. He made his first appearance with Evanescence in 1998 where he performed the drums on the track [[Understanding]] on their first EP. Gray is credited for writing the original version of [[Tourniquet]] for Soul Embraced (originally called "My Tourniquet") and revamping it on Fallen. In 2005, Rocky launched a clothing line called 'CrimeWave Clothing'. He is currently in 6 bands: Evanescence, The Burning, Soul Embraced, Mourningside, Machina and Fatal Thirteen.
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Immediate family includes his wife, Reneé, and his two kids, Abraham and Madison. Reneé is well known in the Evanescence fan community because she used to provide inside information on new developments when the rest of the band was unavailable.
'''Rocky Gray''' (born July 2, 1974 as ''William Gray'') was the drummer for [[Evanescence]] from 2003 to 2007. After ''[[Fallen]]'' was completed, he was hired to play on the ''Fallen'' tour, along with the other tour players [[John LeCompt|John]] and [[William Boyd|Will]].<ref name="Cara's Basement"/> None of the tour players were part of the making of ''Fallen''. He and John are friends of [[Ben Moody]] from Little Rock and were hired by Ben for the tour. In a 2003 interview, Ben said only Rocky could play on the next Evanescence album and John and Will weren't needed on the next album.<ref name=rocksound2/>


He has been in multiple bands. Before he played live for Evanescence, he was a member of the bands [[Living Sacrifice]] and [[Soul Embraced]]. He made his first appearance with Evanescence playing drums on the 1998 track "[[Understanding]]" from Evanescence's [[Evanescence EP|first EP]]. Evanescence covered his band Soul Embraced's song "My Tourniquet" on ''Fallen'' (where it's titled "[[Tourniquet]]"). He co-wrote Soul Embraced's "My Tourniquet", playing its guitar, so he has a co-writing credit on the ''Fallen'' cover song.<ref>''Fallen'' (liner notes), 2003.</ref> 


Rocky's close friends with John and worked with him when John was a lead singer in Killsystem. He also worked with John when John laid vocals on “Seems Like Forever” for [[Soul Embraced]]’s ''Immune'' album.
In 2005, Rocky launched a clothing line called 'CrimeWave Clothing'. He recorded drums on Evanescence's second album ''[[The Open Door]]'' (2006).
He officially left Evanescence on May 4th, 2007.<ref name=":0">[https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-evanescence-drummer-rocky-gray-comments-on-his-departure "Former EVANESCENCE Drummer ROCKY GRAY Comments On His Departure"]. May 5, 2007. ''Blabbermouth''.</ref> He had already decided to leave Evanescence in January (probably because he wanted to work on his projects). His contract with [[Wind-up Records|Wind-Up]] said that he had to finish the tour first and he wasn't allowed to publicize his plans about leaving.<ref name=":0" /> When John was fired, he defied Wind-Up and publicized his leaving. [[Amy Lee]] explained the reasons for their departure:<ref name="evcomMay07" /><ref name="evthreadsMay2007" /><ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-i-love-this-band-too-much-to-see-it-driven-into-the-ground "EVANESCENCE Singer: 'I Love This Band Too Much To See It Driven Into The Ground'"] (May 18, 2007).</ref><ref name="Cara's Basement"/>
{{quote|Here's the truth, when I said that John and Rocky both made it clear they were ready to move on, I meant it. They were very vocal about the fact that they didn't really care about evanescence at all, and just stayed around for the money. I knowingly let this negative energy grow within my band for a very long time because I was afraid of the appearance of falling apart, when in reality, trying to hold on to these guys is what was holding us back. I treated both john and rocky with nothing but kindness and respect, and I got nothing but jealousy and resentment in return. They were miserable. They are no longer playing with us because I love this band too much to see it driven into the ground. One little false fact that's been bugging me in the press about this — Rocky didn't quit. He never talked to me or our management at all... but he did tell most of the crew and the rest of the band that he planned to quit during the two weeks off after our shows in South Africa (during which I was getting married and would have no time to replace him).<ref name="evthreadsMay2007" />}}
Rocky cited Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich and Kiss's drummer Eric Carr as his drumming influences.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rashidi|first=Waleed|title=Rocky Gray of Evanescence|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2006/12/rocky-gray/|date=December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728075023/https://www.moderndrummer.com/2006/12/rocky-gray/|archive-date=July 28, 2021|work=ModernDrummer.com}}</ref>
He is currently in 4 bands: Soul Embraced, Living Sacrifice, Mourningside, Fatal Thirteen and [[We Are The Fallen]].


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
Rocky uses [http://www.tama.com/ Tama®] Drums, [http://www.sabian.com/ Sabian®] Cymbals, [http://www.vater.com/ Vater] Sticks, [http://www.evansdrumheads.com/ Evans] Drumheads, [http://www.ddrum.com/home.htm ddRUM] Electronics and [http://www.diablousa.com/ Diablo] Wheels.
'''Music:'''<br>
Rocky is currently endorsed by or uses [http://www.ddrum.com/home.htm ddrum], [http://www.sabian.com/ Sabian®] Cymbals, [http://www.vater.com/ Vater] Sticks, [http://www.evansdrumheads.com/ Evans] Drumheads, [http://www.schecterguitars.com/ Schecter] guitars and [http://www.bassonsound.com/ Basson] Sound Equipment.
 
'''Other:'''<br>
[[Crimewave]] Clothing, [http://www.diablousa.com/ Diablo] wheels and [http://www.fright-rags.com/store/ Fright-Rags] clothing.


He is frequently featured in advertisements for the equipment he proudly uses.
He is frequently featured in advertisements for the equipment he proudly uses.


==Bands==
===Current Bands===
*[[Soul Embraced]] - Lead Guitar, Vocals (1997-present)
*[[Mourningside]] - Drums (2004-present)
*[[Fatal Thirteen]] - Guitar (2006-present)
*Living Sacrifice - Lead guitar, backing vocals (2008-present)


==Band Projects==
===Former Bands===
*Chalice - ? (?-?)
*Chalice - Drums (1991)
*[[Shredded Corpse]] - Vocals, Guitar, Keys (1991-1998)  
*[[Shredded Corpse]] - Vocals, Guitar, Keys (1991-1998)
*Sickshine - Drums (1993-95)
*[http://www.myspace.com/sickshine Sickshine] - Drums (1993-95)
*PainGod (later known as Flesh Compressor) - ? (1994-1995)
*PainGod (later known as Flesh Compressor) - ? (1994-1995)
*Seminal Death - Vocals, Guitar (1995)
*[http://www.myspace.com/seminaldeath Seminal Death] - Vocals, Guitar (1995)
*[[Soul Embraced]] - Lead Guitar, Vocals (1998, 2000-Current)  
*[[Living Sacrifice]] - Lead Guitar, Additional Vocals (1999-2003, 2005)
*[[Living Sacrifice]] - Lead Guitar, Additional Vocals (1999-2003, 2005)  
*[http://www.myspace.com/thypain Thy Pain] - Guitar, Vocals (2002)
*Thy Pain - Guitars, Bass, Vocals (2002)  
*[[Kill System]] - Guitar (2002-2003)
*[[Kill System]] - Lead Guitar (2002-2003)
*[[The Burning]] - Guitar (2005-2006)
*[[Evanescence]] - Drums (2002-Current)
*3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)
*[[Mourningside]] - Drums (2004-Current)
*[[Evanescence]] - Drums (2003-2007)
*[[The Burning]] - Guitars (2005-Current)
*[[Machina]] (formerly called Future Leaders of the World) - Drums (2005-2007)
*3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)  
*[[We Are The Fallen]] - Guitar (2009-2012)
*[[Machina]] (formerly called Future Leaders of the World) - Drums (2005-Current)
*[[Fatal Thirteen]] - Guitar (2006-Current)


==Other Credits==
==Other Credits==
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*Thy Pain [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=10039] - More Than Suffering EP (Producer, 2002)
*Thy Pain [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=10039] - More Than Suffering EP (Producer, 2002)
*Fatal Thirteen [http://www.myspace.com/fatalthir13en] - Music From the Soundproof Torture Chamber (Producer, 2006)
*Fatal Thirteen [http://www.myspace.com/fatalthir13en] - Music From the Soundproof Torture Chamber (Producer, 2006)
==Personal life==
His immediate family includes his wife, Reneé, and his two kids, Abraham and Madison.
== References ==
{{reflist|2|refs=
<ref name="Cara's Basement">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfxJRym9BE Amy Lee Cara's Basement Radio Interview Part One (The Open Door album)] (October 6, 2007)</ref>
<ref name=rocksound2>{{cite journal|last=Perrone|first=Pierre|title=Evanescence: Vanishing Point|journal=Rock Sound|year=2003|pages=38|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155259858190739&set=a.10155259759920739}}</ref>
<ref name="evthreadsMay2007">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=268958#post268958|title=i've got a new ring & now you've got the scoop.|date=May 18, 2007|work=EvThreads|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521163504/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=268958#post268958|archivedate=May 21, 2007}}</ref>
<ref name="evcomMay07">{{cite news|title=05/06/07 - Statement from Amy Lee|url=http://evanescence.com/news.asp|date=May 6, 2007|work=Evanescence.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514153633/http://evanescence.com/news.asp|archivedate=May 14, 2007}}</ref>
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==Links==
==Links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/rockygray Rocky's Myspace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/rockygray Rocky's Myspace]
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence] - Official Evanescence Site
*[http://www.soul-embraced.com Soul Embraced] - Official website
*[http://www.the-burning.com The Burning] - Official The Burning Site
*[http://www.myspace.com/flow247 Machina] - Machina's MySpace page
*[http://www.mourningside.net/ Mourningside]
*[http://www.mourningside.net/ Mourningside]
*[http://www.fatalthirteen.com Fatal Thirteen]
*[http://www.fatalthirteen.com Fatal Thirteen]
*[http://www.crimewaveclothing.com Crimewave Clothing] - Rocky's Clothing Line
*[http://www.crimewaveclothing.com Crimewave Clothing] - Rocky's Clothing Line
*[http://www.myspace.com/shreddedcorpse666 Shredded Corpse on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/seminaldeath Seminal Death on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/thypain Thy Pain on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/sickshine Sickshine on MySpace]


[[Category:Band members]]
 
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[[Category:Former members]]

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Rocky Gray (born July 2, 1974 as William Gray) was the drummer for Evanescence from 2003 to 2007. After Fallen was completed, he was hired to play on the Fallen tour, along with the other tour players John and Will.[1] None of the tour players were part of the making of Fallen. He and John are friends of Ben Moody from Little Rock and were hired by Ben for the tour. In a 2003 interview, Ben said only Rocky could play on the next Evanescence album and John and Will weren't needed on the next album.[2]

He has been in multiple bands. Before he played live for Evanescence, he was a member of the bands Living Sacrifice and Soul Embraced. He made his first appearance with Evanescence playing drums on the 1998 track "Understanding" from Evanescence's first EP. Evanescence covered his band Soul Embraced's song "My Tourniquet" on Fallen (where it's titled "Tourniquet"). He co-wrote Soul Embraced's "My Tourniquet", playing its guitar, so he has a co-writing credit on the Fallen cover song.[3]

Rocky's close friends with John and worked with him when John was a lead singer in Killsystem. He also worked with John when John laid vocals on “Seems Like Forever” for Soul Embraced’s Immune album.

In 2005, Rocky launched a clothing line called 'CrimeWave Clothing'. He recorded drums on Evanescence's second album The Open Door (2006).

He officially left Evanescence on May 4th, 2007.[4] He had already decided to leave Evanescence in January (probably because he wanted to work on his projects). His contract with Wind-Up said that he had to finish the tour first and he wasn't allowed to publicize his plans about leaving.[4] When John was fired, he defied Wind-Up and publicized his leaving. Amy Lee explained the reasons for their departure:[5][6][7][1]

Vin1.jpg Here's the truth, when I said that John and Rocky both made it clear they were ready to move on, I meant it. They were very vocal about the fact that they didn't really care about evanescence at all, and just stayed around for the money. I knowingly let this negative energy grow within my band for a very long time because I was afraid of the appearance of falling apart, when in reality, trying to hold on to these guys is what was holding us back. I treated both john and rocky with nothing but kindness and respect, and I got nothing but jealousy and resentment in return. They were miserable. They are no longer playing with us because I love this band too much to see it driven into the ground. One little false fact that's been bugging me in the press about this — Rocky didn't quit. He never talked to me or our management at all... but he did tell most of the crew and the rest of the band that he planned to quit during the two weeks off after our shows in South Africa (during which I was getting married and would have no time to replace him).[6] Vin2.jpg


Rocky cited Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich and Kiss's drummer Eric Carr as his drumming influences.[8]

He is currently in 4 bands: Soul Embraced, Living Sacrifice, Mourningside, Fatal Thirteen and We Are The Fallen.

Equipment

Music:
Rocky is currently endorsed by or uses ddrum, Sabian® Cymbals, Vater Sticks, Evans Drumheads, Schecter guitars and Basson Sound Equipment.

Other:
Crimewave Clothing, Diablo wheels and Fright-Rags clothing.

He is frequently featured in advertisements for the equipment he proudly uses.

Bands

Current Bands

Former Bands

Other Credits

Albums:

  • Inner War [1] - Inner War (Producer, 1999)
  • Thy Pain [2] - More Than Suffering EP (Producer, 2002)
  • Fatal Thirteen [3] - Music From the Soundproof Torture Chamber (Producer, 2006)

Personal life

His immediate family includes his wife, Reneé, and his two kids, Abraham and Madison.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amy Lee Cara's Basement Radio Interview Part One (The Open Door album) (October 6, 2007)
  2. ↑ Perrone, Pierre (2003). "Evanescence: Vanishing Point". Rock Sound: 38. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155259858190739&set=a.10155259759920739.
  3. ↑ Fallen (liner notes), 2003.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Former EVANESCENCE Drummer ROCKY GRAY Comments On His Departure". May 5, 2007. Blabbermouth.
  5. ↑ "05/06/07 - Statement from Amy Lee". Evanescence.com. May 6, 2007. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070514153633/http://evanescence.com/news.asp.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lee, Amy (May 18, 2007). "i've got a new ring & now you've got the scoop.". EvThreads. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070521163504/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=268958#post268958.
  7. ↑ "EVANESCENCE Singer: 'I Love This Band Too Much To See It Driven Into The Ground'" (May 18, 2007).
  8. ↑ Rashidi, Waleed (December 2006). "Rocky Gray of Evanescence". ModernDrummer.com. https://www.moderndrummer.com/2006/12/rocky-gray/.

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