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Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante
American musician
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Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam
thrash metal group from Phoenix, Arizona
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Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
American metal band
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Overkill
Overkill
American thrash metal band
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Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich
American band
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Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Clive Burr
Clive Burr
British drummer
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Alex Perialas
Alex Perialas
American record producer and audio engineer
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Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
American musician
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Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna
American heavy metal singer
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Havok
Havok
American band
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Death Angel
Death Angel
American thrash metal band
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Testament
Testament
American metal band
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Slayer
Slayer
American thrash metal band
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Destruction
Destruction
German thrash metal band
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Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Prong
Prong
American heavy metal band
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Chris Adler
Chris Adler
American drummer
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Newsted
Newsted
American heavy metal band
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Toxik
Toxik
Thrash Metal Band
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Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death
band
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Neil Turbin
Neil Turbin
American singer
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John Tempesta
John Tempesta
Heavy metal drummer; member of various notable bands
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Kataklysm
Kataklysm
Canadian death metal band
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Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
musician
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M.O.D.
M.O.D.
band
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Armored Saint
Armored Saint
American heavy metal band
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Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault
American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984
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Accept
Accept
German heavy metal band
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Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Cuban-American drummer
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Raven
Raven
English heavy metal band
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Bill Metoyer
Bill Metoyer
American record producer
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D. D. Verni
D. D. Verni
American musician
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Straight Ahead
Straight Ahead
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Godhead
Godhead
American rock band
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Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy
Swedish melodic death metal band
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Cauldron
Cauldron
band
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Vio-lence
Vio-lence
American thrash metal band formed in 1985
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Fates Warning
Fates Warning
American progressive metal band
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Warbringer
Warbringer
American band
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Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted
American musician
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Slik Toxik
Slik Toxik
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Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures
Band
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Metal Allegiance
Metal Allegiance
American band
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Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
American drummer
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T.T. Quick
T.T. Quick
American band
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Powermad
Powermad
band
Jason Bittner
American musician

Jason Bittner

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Jason Bittner (born January 11, 1970 in Niskayuna, New York) is an American drummer, best known as the drummer for American metal band Shadows Fall. He is also the current drummer for Overkill since 2017, and was the drummer for the thrash metal bands Toxik from 2013 to 2014 and Flotsam and Jetsam from 2014 to 2017.

He has won numerous awards including the Modern Drummer Magazine reader poll for #1 Up and Coming Drummer of 2004, and in 2005, #1 Best Recorded Performance for the Shadows Fall album The War Within, #1 Metal drummer (2005/2006) #2 Clinician DRUM! magazine 2011. He is recognized for his tight playing, extensive skill with double bass drumming, particularly his ability to play complex patterns at high speeds, and his familiarity with numerous styles of drumming, including Latin and jazz.