{{short description|American drummer}} {{Use American English|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ken Mary | birth_name = Ken K. Mary | image = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | occupation= Musician, producer | genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Caughron|first=Bobby|date=10 January 2019|title=Legendary Metal Drummer Ken Mary Talks With XS ROCK|work=XS ROCK online music magazine|url=http://xsrock.com/legendary-metal-drummer-ken-mary-talks-with-xs-rock/|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> | instrument = Drums | past_member_of = [[TKO (band)|TKO]], [[Chastain (band)|Chastain]], [[Fifth Angel]], [[Bonfire (band)|Bonfire]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]], [[Accept (band)|Accept]], [[Impellitteri]] | current_member_of = [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]], Once Bitten, [[Metal Church]] | website = {{url|sonicphish.com}} }}
'''Ken K. Mary''' is an American musician who has worked as a drummer, producer, engineer, and record executive on over thirty-five albums. He has worked in genres from [[heavy rock]] to [[choral music]]. Mary is best known for his work with acts such as [[TKO (band)|TKO]], [[Chastain (band)|Chastain]], [[Fifth Angel]], [[Bonfire (band)|Bonfire]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]], [[Accept (band)|Accept]] and [[Impellitteri]], and is currently the drummer of [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/flotsam-and-jetsam-recruits-drummer-ken-mary-for-upcoming-shows/|title=FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Recruits Drummer KEN MARY For Upcoming Shows|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=July 6, 2017|access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/flotsam-and-jetsam-to-release-the-end-of-chaos-album-in-november/|title=FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Release 'The End Of Chaos' Album In November|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=May 23, 2018|date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> [[Jack_Russell_(musician)#Great_White,_solo_albums,_and_Jack_Russell's_Great_White|Jack Russell's Great White]]/Once Bitten, and [[Metal Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-returns-with-new-lineup-featuring-david-ellefson-ken-mary-and-brian-allen|title=METAL CHURCH Returns With New Lineup Featuring DAVID ELLEFSON, KEN MARY And BRIAN ALLEN|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 21, 2025|date=November 21, 2025}}</ref>
== Discography == === TKO === * 1984 – ''In Your Face'' * 1985 – ''Below the Belt''
=== Chastain === * 1986 – ''[[Ruler of the Wasteland]]'' * 1987 – ''[[The 7th of Never]]'' * 1987 – ''[[Instrumental Variations]]'' * 1988 – ''[[The Voice of the Cult]]'' * 1989 – ''Within the Heat''
=== Fifth Angel === * 1986 – ''[[Fifth Angel (album)|Fifth Angel]]'' * 1989 – ''[[Time Will Tell (Fifth Angel album)|Time Will Tell]]'' * 2018 – ''The Third Secret'' * 2023 – ''When Angels Kill''
=== Alice Cooper === * 1987 – ''[[Raise Your Fist and Yell]]''
=== House of Lords === * 1988 – ''[[House of Lords (House of Lords album)|House of Lords]]'' * 1990 – ''[[Sahara (House of Lords album)|Sahara]]'' * 2004 – ''[[The Power and the Myth]]'' * 2007 – ''Live in the UK''
=== Impellitteri === * 1992 – ''[[Grin and Bear It (album)|Grin and Bear It]]'' * 1993 – ''[[Victim of the System]]'' * 1994 – ''[[Answer to the Master (album)|Answer to the Master]]'' * 1996 – ''[[Screaming Symphony (album)|Screaming Symphony]]'' * 1997 – ''[[Fuel for the Fire (EP)|Fuel for the Fire]]'' * 1997 – ''[[Eye of the Hurricane (Impellitteri album)|Eye of the Hurricane]]''
=== Flotsam and Jetsam === * 2019 – ''[[The End of Chaos]]'' * 2021 – ''[[Blood in the Water (album)|Blood in the Water]]'' * 2024 – ''[[I Am the Weapon (album)|I Am the Weapon]]'' * 2026 - ''Rats in the Temple'' (2026)
=== Metal Church === * 2026 – ''[[Dead to Rights (album)|Dead to Rights]]''
=== Collaborations === * 1987 – [[Bonfire (band)|Bonfire]] – ''Fireworks'' * 1991 – [[Tuff (band)|Tuff]] – ''What Comes Around Goes Around'' * 1991 – [[Bad Moon Rising (band)|Bad Moon Rising]] – ''Bad Moon Rising'' * 1993 – [[Bad Moon Rising (band)|Bad Moon Rising]] – ''Blood'' * 1995 – [[Pata (musician)|Pata]] – ''Raised on Rock'' * 2001 – [[David Glen Eisley]] – ''The Lost Tapes'' * 2004 – [[Robin Beck]] – ''Wonderland'' * 2009 – [[Northern Light Orchestra]]: ''The Spirit of Christmas'', Live at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona)|Orpheum Theater (Phoenix, Arizona)]] * 2010 – [[Northern Light Orchestra]]: ''Celebrate Christmas'' * 2020 – Them Fuzzy Monsters: ''Them Fuzzy Monsters''
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.sonicphish.com] SonicPhish Productions- Ken Mary's production company, recording studio * [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ken_Mary.html] Drummerworld.com- Ken Mary is ranked among the World's Top Drummers * [http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Ken-Mary-on-KRK-Monitors.aspx] Gibson.com- Ken Mary speaks with the international legendary [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] about his use of Gibson products
{{Flotsam and Jetsam}} {{Impellitteri}} {{House of Lords (band)}} {{Accept}} {{Chastain}} {{Metal Church}}
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