Paul Mazurkiewicz - Cannibal Corpse

Paul Mazurkiewicz is the drummer of Cannibal Corpse, and one of two remaining original members, the other being bassist Alex Webster.

Musical History

Paul was originally in the band Tirant Sin, alongside other future Cannibal Corpse members Chris Barnes and Bob Rusay. He, Barnes and Rusay met up with Alex Webster and Jack Owen in 1987, and Cannibal Corpse was formed (though some sources say that the band was formed in 1988).

Talent

Paul is a very able drummer, able to maintain solid timing at fast tempos, along with the ability to play complex slow rhythms whilst still maintaining solid timing. However he is often criticized as having rather rudimentary technique and a limited range of style, especially compared to most other death metal drummers. For example, he almost always plays blast beats on the hi-hat open-handed, whereas most death metal drummers also utilize the ride, crash or even china cymbals during blast beats. He rarely if ever makes use of polyrhythms. In addition, his top speed for playing 16th notes with either hands or feet seems to be around 180 - 200 bpm, considered fast by normal standards but rather slow by death metal standards, where tempos of 220 or even 240 bpm or more are commonplace.

Other Information

He is a vegetarian and is Jewish [citation needed] He uses DW drums, as seen in the "Make them Suffer" video. He also is a father with one daughter.