Aaron Rossi

{{Short description|American drummer (1980–2025)}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = ARossi.jpg | caption = | name = Aaron Rossi | birth_name = Aaron John Rossi | alias = Shredder<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 4, 2012|title=Backstage-Quickie: 10 Fragen an Aaron Rossi (Ministry / Prong) :: bonedo.de|url=https://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/backstage-quickie-10-fragen-an-aaron-rossi-ministry-prong.html|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=bonedo.de – Das Musikerportal|language=de}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1980|12|6}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|[[South Kingstown, Rhode Island]],}} U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|1|27|1980|12|6}} | death_place = | genre = {{hlist|[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[industrial metal]]|[[punk rock]]|[[thrash metal]]|[[death metal]]|[[groove metal]]|[[metalcore]]}} | occupation = Drummer | years_active = 2000–2025 | current_member_of = | past_member_of = [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Prong (band)|Prong]] | website = }}

'''Aaron John Rossi'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blabbermouth|date=April 18, 2012|title=MINISTRY: New Video Interview With Sin Quirin, Aaron Rossi|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ministry-new-video-interview-with-sin-quirin-aaron-rossi/|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> (December 6, 1980 – January 27, 2025) was an American drummer, most notable for his performance with [[industrial metal]] band [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Prong (band)|Prong]]. He was nominated for a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] at the [[52nd Grammy Awards]] in 2010. Rossi died from a heart attack on January 27, 2025, at the age of 44.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-ministry-and-prong-drummer-aaron-rossi-dead-at-44|title=Former Ministry and Prong Drummer Aaron Rossi Dead At 44|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=March 6, 2025|date=March 6, 2025}}</ref>

==Discography== '''[[John 5 (guitarist)|John 5]]''' * ''[[Songs for Sanity]]'' (2005)

'''[[Ankla]]''' * ''[[Steep Trails]]'' (2006)

'''[[Prong (band)|Prong]]''' * ''[[Power of the Damager]]'' (2007) * ''[[Power of the Damn Mixxxer]]'' (2009)

'''[[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]''' * ''[[Adios... Puta Madres]]'' (live album, 2009) * ''[[From Beer to Eternity]]'' (2013)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Cite web |title=Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=category&query=best+metal&x=21&y=15 |access-date=December 1, 2009 |website=Los Angeles Times}} * {{Discogs artist|Aaron Rossi (2)}} * [http://www.myspace.com/ministrymusic myspace.com/ministrymusic]

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