Paul Mazurkiewicz

American drummer (born 1968)

Death metal
thrash metal
crossover thrash

OccupationMusicianInstrumentDrumsYears active1987–presentMember of

Cannibal Corpse
Umbilicus
Heaven's Gate

Musical artist

Paul Mazurkiewicz Jr. (/məˈzɜːrkəwɪts/ mə-ZER-kə-wits;^[2] born September 8, 1968) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

Career

Cannibal Corpse

Mazurkiewicz was originally the drummer for the band Tirant Sin alongside two other future Cannibal Corpse members, Chris Barnes and Bob Rusay. The trio joined Alex Webster and Jack Owen in 1988, forming Cannibal Corpse. Mazurkiewicz, along with Webster, is one of two remaining original members of the band.

Aside from drumming, Mazurkiewicz also plays the guitar, and is the group's primary lyricist and contributes heavily to composing songs; he penned the songs "Dead Human Collection", "Frantic Disembowelment", "Monolith", "Carrion Sculpted Entity", and "Worm Infested".^[3]

Umbilicuss

In 2022, Mazurkiewicz co-founded Umbilicus, a 1970s-style hard rock group with Deicide guitarist Taylor Nordberg.^[4]

Heaven's Gate

Mazurkiewicz plays drums in Heaven's Gate (band), a crossover thrash project featuring Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Personal life

Mazurkiewicz divorced in 2019. He has one daughter.^[8] He became a vegetarian in 2002^[9]^[10] and he lives with his family and animals on a farm-like property including a couple of acres of land.^[11]

References

^ "Paul Mazurkiewicz's Artist Info". Discogs. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
^ "Sound Legacy – Paul Mazurkiewicz". YouTube. October 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "Paul Mazurkiewicz Cannibal Corpse Biography". Archived from the original on April 11, 2005.
^ Kennelty, Greg (September 29, 2022). "UMBILICUS (CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) Streams Psych-Rockin' Debut Album". Metal Injection.
^ "Heaven's Gate, by Heaven's Gate". Beach Impediment Records.
^ "Heavens Gate - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com.
^ Kennelty, Greg (July 19, 2022). "MUNICIPAL WASTE & CANNIBAL CORPSE Members Team Up For New Band HEAVEN'S GATE". Metal Injection.
^ "CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz Talks About How His Daughter Reacts To His Band – "My Daughter Is Fully Aware Of What I Do, But She's Not Interested In It"". bravewords.com.
^ Cook, Toby (May 31, 2011). "Alex Webster Of Cannibal Corpse On Home Cooking". The Quietus (Interview). Retrieved June 9, 2016.
^ "Cannibal Corpse – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". YouTube. March 2, 2016.
^ "Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse – The Moshville Times". The Moshville Times. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.