David Silveria

Silveria is one of those drummers whose feel you recognize instantly even if you can't name him. His pocket on early Korn records, that loose, swinging groove under all the detuned chaos, is what made tracks like 'Blind' and 'Freak on a Leash' actually move instead of just churn. He came up as a teenager and basically grew up in public alongside one of the biggest metal bands of the era. I always thought he was underrated as the rhythmic glue of that lineup, and the band's groove genuinely shifted once he was gone. A quiet anchor in a very loud band.

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David Silveria is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the nu metal band Korn, which he co-founded in Bakersfield, California in 1993. He was Korn's drummer from 1993 until 2006, helping define their groove-heavy, downtuned sound during their commercial peak. He stepped away from the band in the mid-2000s and later pursued other musical projects.

Name (English)

David Silveria

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・シルヴェリア

Reading

でいゔぃっど・しるゔぇりあ

Born

September 21, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

San Leandro, California, United States

Occupation

Drummer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Silveria
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q345190

Tags

• From California
• Drummer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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