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'''Rocky Gray''' (born July 2, 1974 as ''William Gray'') was Evanescence's drummer until 2007. 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 4 bands: Soul Embraced, Mourningside, Machina and Fatal Thirteen.
'''Rocky Gray''' (born July 2, 1974 as ''William Gray'') was Evanescence's drummer until 2007. 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 3 bands: Soul Embraced, Mourningside and Fatal Thirteen.


Rocky officially left Evanescence on May 4th, 2007 for unknown reasons.
Rocky officially left Evanescence on May 4th, 2007 for unknown reasons.
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*[[Soul Embraced]] - Lead Guitar, Vocals (1997-present)
*[[Soul Embraced]] - Lead Guitar, Vocals (1997-present)
*[[Mourningside]] - Drums (2004-present)
*[[Mourningside]] - Drums (2004-present)
*[[Machina]] (formerly called Future Leaders of the World) - Drums (2005-present)
*[[Fatal Thirteen]] - Guitar (2006-present)
*[[Fatal Thirteen]] - Guitar (2006-present)


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*3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)
*3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)
*[[Evanescence]] - Drums (2002-2007)
*[[Evanescence]] - Drums (2002-2007)
*[[Machina]] (formerly called Future Leaders of the World) - Drums (2005-2007)


==Other Credits==
==Other Credits==
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*[http://www.myspace.com/rockygray Rocky's Myspace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/rockygray Rocky's Myspace]
*[http://www.soul-embraced.com Soul Embraced] - Official website
*[http://www.soul-embraced.com Soul Embraced] - Official website
*[http://www.myspace.com/flow247 Machina] - Machina on MySpace
*[http://www.mourningside.net/ Mourningside]
*[http://www.mourningside.net/ Mourningside]
*[http://www.fatalthirteen.com Fatal Thirteen]
*[http://www.fatalthirteen.com Fatal Thirteen]

Revision as of 13:21, 12 September 2007

Rocky Gray

Rocky Gray (born July 2, 1974 as William Gray) was Evanescence's drummer until 2007. 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 3 bands: Soul Embraced, Mourningside and Fatal Thirteen.

Rocky officially left Evanescence on May 4th, 2007 for unknown reasons.


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.


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

  • Chalice - ? (?-?)
  • Shredded Corpse - Vocals, Guitar, Keys (1991-1998)
  • Sickshine - Drums (1993-95)
  • PainGod (later known as Flesh Compressor) - ? (1994-1995)
  • Seminal Death - Vocals, Guitar (1995)
  • Living Sacrifice - Lead Guitar, Additional Vocals (1999-2003, 2005)
  • Thy Pain - Guitar, Vocals (2002)
  • Kill System - Guitar (2002-2003)
  • The Burning - Guitar (2005-2006)
  • 3 For Sorrow - Drums, Bass and Guitar (2005-2006)
  • Evanescence - Drums (2002-2007)
  • Machina (formerly called Future Leaders of the World) - Drums (2005-2007)

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)

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