Frank Ferrer

Frank Ferrer
Frank Ferrer
	Ferrer in 2016
Background information
Also known as	"Thunderchucker"
Born	March 25, 1966 (age 58)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1989–present
Member of	The Compulsions; Guns N' Roses; Pssr;
Formerly of	The Beautiful; The Psychedelic Furs; Love Spit Love; The Dead Daisies;
Website	frankferrerofficial.com

Frank Ferrer (born March 25, 1966) is an American rock drummer. He is best known as the drummer for hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured, and recorded since 2006. He is the longest tenured drummer in the band's history. Ferrer was also a member of

The Dead Boys

.

Career

The Beautiful (1988–1993)

Ferrer was a member of New York based band The Beautiful. The band featured Ferrer on drums along with Jonathan Lacey on vocals and guitar, and bassist Perry Bottke. The band released a self-titled EP in 1990, and a full-length album Storybook, in May 1992.

Psychedelic Furs & Love Spit Love (1992–2008)

Ferrer joined Love Spit Love in 1992. The band was formed by Richard Butler with Ferrer and Richard Fortus while The Psychedelic Furs were on hiatus. Love Spit Love released their self titled album Love Spit Love in 1994 and Trysome Eatone in 1997. During this time Ferrer also played on demos Dripping Goss' album Gift of Demise. From 2001 until 2008, Ferrer joined the touring lineup (along with Fortus) of The Psychedelic Furs.

The Compulsions (2004–present)

Ferrer is drummer for the New York City based band The Compulsions. The band features Rob Carlyle on vocals and rhythm guitar, fellow Guns N' Roses member Richard Fortus on lead guitar, and bassist Sami Yaffa of Hanoi Rocks and The New York Dolls. In 2011, the band released their first full-length studio album, Beat The Devil.

Guns N' Roses (2006–present)

In July 2006, Frank Ferrer joined

Bryan "Brain" Mantia, who had returned to the United States when his wife had a child. Tommy Stinson and Richard Fortus, whom Ferrer had both recorded with in the past, reached out to Ferrer to fill the drum position.^[1] Ferrer played his first show with the band on June 24, 2006, in Dessel, Belgium at Graspop Metal Meeting.^[2] Initially expected to be just a touring drummer filling in for 2 weeks, Ferrer became the official drummer in October 2006. He contributes drums to the tracks "Chinese Democracy", "Better", "If the World", "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S." on the album Chinese Democracy

.

Ferrer toured with the group through the end of the

Appetite for Democracy Tour. He appears in the live video release Appetite for Democracy 3D

.

He took part in the reunion

tour with them since

.

The Dead Daisies (2013–2014)

Ferrer toured with The Dead Daisies in 2013 and recorded drums for their 2014 EP Face I Love.^[3]^[4]

PSSR (2019-present)

In 2019, Ferrer formed the hard rock band PSSR with singer/guitarist Eric J, bassist Brett Bass, and lead guitarist Rob Bailey, and released their first single "Busted". Two more singles were released in 2020, "Last Time" and "Push", and another in 2021 entitled "She's All Right".^[5]

Personal life

Equipment

Ferrer uses

Vater drumsticks

. His drum setup according to his official website consists of a 26x14" kick drum, a 12x12" rack tom and 14x14 and 16x16" floor toms, sometimes using 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms. His Sabian cymbal setup varies from time to time along with drumheads. His choice of sticks are Vater Power 5Bs. Ferrer uses a

Zildjian

cymbals until 2014.

Tours and live sessions

Tours

The Beautiful US
Love Spit Love US/EUROPE
Rebecca Blasband US
Robi "Draco" Rosa Latin America/Puerto Rico/US
Doro Pesch Germany
The Psychedelic Furs US/Canada/UK
Gordon Gano US
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Tour 2006 Europe, North America
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Tour 2007 Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Tour 2009/2011 Asia, North America, South America, Central America, Europe
Guns N' Roses Up Close and Personal Tour United States, Europe
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Democracy Tour
Las Vegas, Nevada USA October 31, 2012 – November 24, 2012
Guns N' Roses
Not in this Lifetime... Tour
United States, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe

Live sessions

Tool – February 1, 2012 – Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ. Lateralus drum duel performance.
Tool – August 1, 2009 – All Points West Festival, Liberty Park, NJ. Lateralus drum duel performance.
Tool – August 15, 2002 – Continental Arena, NJ. Second drummer on the song called "Triad".
Wyclef Jean – Reggae Sunsplash 1999
Tommy Stinson (Guns N' Roses/Replacements) – Series of shows in 2004 featuring Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses)
Frank Black/Gordon Gano
– October 11, 2003, Troubadour, LA

Thunderchucker Records – inception October 2004 New York, NY

Perry Farrell – live show at Hiro Ballroom, NYC fashion week 2005
Nena Vienna, Austria 2008

References

^ Interview with Frank Ferrer
^ Frank's anniversary with GNR
^ The Dead Daisies the story on tour
^ Dead Daisies featuring GNR and Thin Lizzy members
^ Rockpit, The (June 16, 2021). "PSSR (featuring Guns N' Roses' Frank Ferrer) release new single and lyric video 'She's All Right'". The Rockpit. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

Discogs.com

External links

Media related to Frank Ferrer at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Interview with Frank Ferrer

[2] Frank's anniversary with GNR

[3] The Dead Daisies the story on tour

[4] Dead Daisies featuring GNR and Thin Lizzy members

[5] Rockpit, The (June 16, 2021). "PSSR (featuring Guns N' Roses' Frank Ferrer) release new single and lyric video 'She's All Right'". The Rockpit. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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