(1961-05-10) May 10, 1961 (age 63) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Genres
Progressive metal
progressive rock
heavy metal
art rock
alternative metal
hard rock
jazz fusion
experimental rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Drums
Member of
Tool
Pigmy Love Circus
Volto!
Legend of the Seagullmen
Formerly of
Zaum
Green Jellö
Pigface
Website
dannycarey.org
Musical artist
Daniel Edwin Carey (born May 10, 1961)[1] is an American musician and songwriter who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool. He has also contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jellö, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew, Carole King, Collide, Meat Puppets, Lusk, and the Melvins.
He was ranked among the 100 greatest drummers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, occupying the 26th position,[2] in addition to being frequently considered by other magazines.[3][4][5][6]
^Lackowski, Rich (October 2008). On the Beaten Path Progressive Rock: The Drummer's Guide to the Genre and the Legends Who Defined It, Book and CD. Alfred Music. ISBN 9780739056714.
^"100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 31, 2016.
^"Modern Drummer - 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time".
^Loudwire Staff (October 3, 2022). "The 66 Best Metal + Hard Rock Drummers of All Time". Loudwire.
^"The Best Drummers Of All Time". Ranker.
^David West (November 28, 2019). "The 7 best prog drummers in the world right now". MusicRadar.
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Flag) on drums, with Rand "Pig" Walters and Peter Fletcher on guitars. DannyCarey, who already played in a number of other bands such as Green Jellÿ and...
"fist fucking" is actually symbolic in dealing with a friend of drummer DannyCarey who "isn't afraid of getting his hands dirty" rather than a "write-off"...
Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Adam Jones, who then recruited drummer DannyCarey and bassist Paul D'Amour. They initially released a demo EP in 1991 called...
sticker. All tracks are written by Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, DannyCarey and Justin Chancellor, unless otherwise noted Maynard James Keenan –...
never surfaced. Tool Maynard James Keenan – vocals Adam Jones – guitars DannyCarey – drums Justin Chancellor – bass Production Joe Barresi – engineering...
2005. The album features bassist Les Claypool (from Primus) and drummer DannyCarey (from Tool) on its first three tracks. The track "Beat Box Guitar" was...
canceling the September shows, they were able to use their close friend DannyCarey as a drummer for the late shows. On January 19, 2016, it was announced...