Chris Adler

Christopher James Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as the founder of the groove metal band Lamb of God from 1994–2019, and Grammy Award winning member of Megadeth. Chris became a member of the veteran thrash metal band Megadeth from 2015–2017, playing all percussion on their fifteenth album Dystopia and performed all touring dates in support of that album as well as the touring and creative obligations with the band he founded, Lamb of God (1994–2019). In his 7th Grammy nomination, "Dystopia" won Chris his first Grammy Award for the Best Metal Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards. In 2006 Adler collaborated with revered progressive guitarist Ron Jarzombek and began the project Blotted Science. In 2013, Adler moved to Toronto, Canada to contribute to and record the album "Volition" with the progressive metal band Protest the Hero. The album went on to deliver Chris his first Juno Award (Canadian equivalent to the US Grammy) In 2014 he contributed several drum tracks to the Testament album Dark Roots of the Earth. In 2016 Adler recorded three songs with Jim Gillette, Michael Angelo Batio, and Victor Wooten in a California studio for a Nitro reunion album. As of October 2017, he left the Nitro reunion project to focus on a mid-2018 release and tour with Lamb of God. Chris is the elder brother of Lamb of God bandmate and guitarist Willie Adler. Willie joined the band based on Chris's recommendation, replacing guitarist Abe Spear. Chris played in several local bands including Calibra, Jettison Charlie, Grouser and Darker Days before founding the heavy metal band Lamb of God (1994-2019) in 1994. Adler is pescatarian and has worked with PETA. He is well recognized for his open-handed technique, his use of the heel-toe technique, and his unusual approach to the drum kit as a left handed player on a right handed kit. On July 19, 2019, Chris has since parted ways with Lamb of God. Chris recommended Art Cruz to replace him as the drummer for the band. Chris scheduled multiple international clinic dates in the back half of 2019 and joined a Richmond Virginia local project with the members of Kepone. In April of 2018 Chris founded Kintsugi Management, an artist management firm. Kintsugi focuses on Chris’s passion for music, the artists that inspire him and employs multiple international partners.