{{short description|American drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | instrument = [[Drums]] | name = Dave Culross | image = Suffocation (16 von 30).jpg | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = Culross with [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] in 2014 | image_size = | birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]], United States | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|3|9}} | genre = [[Death metal]] | current_member_of = | past_member_of = [[Malevolent Creation]], [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Mortician (band)|Mortician]], [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]], Pyrexia, Goregasm, HatePlow, Disgorged, Malebolgia, Phantasmagoria | label = | years_active = 1990–2014 | website = }} '''Dave Culross''' (born March 9, 1974) is an American drummer from [[Rochester, New York]]. He was a member of [[Malevolent Creation]], as well in many other [[death metal]] bands, such as [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Mortician (band)|Mortician]], [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]], and several other acts.
==Influences== In the early days of his playing, Culross cited [[Alex Van Halen]], [[Frankie Banali]], [[Charlie Benante]], [[Lars Ulrich]] and [[Dave Lombardo]] as his primary influences. However, as he got older, the influences included [[Steve Smith (American musician)|Steve Smith]], [[Vinnie Colaiuta]], [[Bobby Jarzombek]], [[Gene Hoglan]], and [[Kai Hahto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/dave-culross/|title=Hall of Fame: Dave Culross|website=Sick Drummer Magazine|date=7 October 2006 |accessdate=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable" !Artist !Title !Release |- | Phantasmagoria | ''Demo 1990'' | 1990 |- | Disgorged | ''Breed for Me'' | 1992 |- | Disgorged | ''Thy Hideous Wake'' | 1993 |- | Disgorged | ''Promo Tape 1994'' | 1994 |- | [[Malevolent Creation]] | ''[[Eternal (Malevolent Creation album)|Eternal]]'' | 1995 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''Joe Black'' | 1996 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''[[The Fine Art of Murder]]'' | 1998 |- | [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] | ''[[Despise the Sun]]'' | 1998 |- | HatePlow | ''The Only Law is Survival'' | 2000 |- | [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]] | ''[[The Infernal Storm]]'' | 2000 |- | [[Gorgasm]] | ''[[Bleeding Profusely]]'' | 2000 |- | HatePlow | ''Moshpit Murder'' | 2001 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''[[Envenomed]]'' | 2001 |- | Disgorged | ''The Unspeakable Revived / Abolish in Thorns'' | 2002 |- | [[Malevolent Creation]] | ''Envenomed II'' | 2002 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''[[Manifestation (Malevolent Creation album)|Manifestation]]'' | 2003 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''[[Warkult]]'' | 2004 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''[[Doomsday X]]'' | 2007 |- | Malevolent Creation | ''Live at The Whiskey A Go-Go'' | 2008 |- | Suffocation | ''[[Pinnacle of Bedlam]]'' | 2013 |- | Pyrexia | ''[[Feast of Iniquity]]''<br>(tracks 1, 3, 7, 10) | 2013 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/ Sick Drummer Magazine]
{{Suffocation}} {{Malevolent Creation}}
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