Chris Slade

Chris Slade's drumming hits me with pure rock romance. A Welshman from Pontypridd, he held down the beat for Manfred Mann's Earth Band and, most thrillingly, powered AC/DC through their roaring prime on The Razors Edge. Drummers rarely get the glory, yet they are the heartbeat of a band, and the fact that AC/DC called him back in 2015 to replace Phil Rudd proves how trusted his hands are. Playing at that level decades after he started, his stamina and devotion earn my deep respect. That bald head bent over the kit, hammering out steady thunder, is the very picture of a craftsman drummer.

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Name (English)

Chris Slade

Name (Japanese)

クリス・スレイド

Reading

くりす・すれいど

Born

October 30, 1946 (age 79)

Origin

Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / musician / percussionist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

• Official sitehttps://chrisslade.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Slade
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348704

Tags

• drummer
• musician
• percussionist

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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