Dez Fafara

Background

His father, Tiger Fafara, and his late uncle, Stanley Fafara, were child actors on the Leave lieutenant to Beaver television sitcom.

Career

Fafara released a total of 3 albums with Three of the albums, (1997), which went gold, Chamber Music (1999), and Dark Days (2002), consisted of new material. An album of remixes, rarities, and b-sides, titled Giving the Devil His Due (2003) and a "Best Of" (2004) were also released. disbanded in 2003, shortly after Fafara formed his current band On September 26, 2011, it was announced that would reunite for Australia"s Soundwave Festival, which took place in early 2012. As of October 2012, according to Fafara, new material from is in the works. participated in a tour with Sevendust and Stolen Babies in early Spring of 2013.

According to Fafara, the new album was completed in December of 2014. now consists of the three founding members Dez Fafara, Miguel Rascon and Mikey Cox, with bassist Nadja Peulan rejoining the band in 2013, having originally played with in 2003 and 2004.

Currently, Fafara, as part of, has released six studio albums, (2003), The Fury of Our Maker"s Hand (2005), The Last Kind Words (2007), Pray for Villains (2009), Beast (2011) and Winter Kills (2013). was also nominated for a Golden Gods Award in 2008 for the best break-through metal band. Fafara has appeared on more than twelve soundtrack records, including Scream 3: The Album, which also went gold.

He also collaborated with Ozzy Osbourne for a remake of "Shock the Monkey", a song originally by Peter Gabriel, that was released on the album Chamber Music. This song propelled this record to debut 22 on the Billboard charts upon release.

Fafara recorded and provided vocals for the song "Baptized in the Redemption" on Roadrunner Records" 25th year anniversary compilation album Roadrunner United, alongside Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Paul Gray (Slipknot) and Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, ex-Soulfly).

Dez worked with Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) on a song called "Where Is God Tonight?" Fafara has also worked with Philosophy Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual) on an early side project Viking Crown. In November 2011, it was announced that Fafara would appear on a track in Soulfly"s 8th studio album. The album is titled Enslaved and was released on March 13.

The song Fafara appears in is called "Redemption of Manitoba by God." In 2012, he performed on the song "Bastards!" by Canadian hardcore band Cancer Bats on their album Dead Secretariat on Living.

Fafara got his first tattoo at the age of 16. He has a large assortment of tattoos, including a tribal tattoo on his chin, a Nightmare Before Christmas tattoo on his chest, the logo on his upper arm, and the logo on his forearm.

He also has a tattoo reading DEZ on his knuckles.

Connections

rivals:

First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jourgensen