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{{Short description|American drummer (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Gene Hoglan
| image             = Gene Hoglan - Testament (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Hoglan with [[Testament (band)|Testament]] in 2013
| birth_name        = Eugene Victor Hoglan II
| alias             = The Atomic Clock, The Human Drum Machine
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| genre             = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[death metal]], [[thrash metal]], [[industrial metal]]
| occupation        = Drummer
| years_active      = 1982–present
| label             = 
| current_member_of = [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]], [[Dethklok]], [[Pitch Black Forecast]], [[Tenet (band)|Tenet]]
| past_member_of    = [[Old Man's Child]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Death (metal band)|Death]], [[Devin Townsend]], [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Meldrum (band)|Meldrum]], [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]], [[Viking (band)|Viking]], [[Zimmers Hole]]
| website           = {{URL|hoglanindustries.com}}
}}

'''Eugene Victor Hoglan II''' (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer. He is acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. Though his playing style is very technically demanding, he retains high accuracy at extreme tempos, earning him the nicknames "The Atomic Clock" and "Human Drum Machine".

Hoglan has played for numerous metal bands across his career. He first established himself as the drummer of [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] in the 1980s, and began to expand his repertoire in the early 1990s after that band split up. Since then, he has played for [[Death (metal band)|Death]], [[Strapping Young Lad]] and the solo projects of its frontman [[Devin Townsend]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Dethklok]] and [[Testament (band)|Testament]], amid two Dark Angel reunions and participation in several other side projects. He released his own album, the ''Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock'' DVD, and served as Testament's longest-serving drummer.

Hoglan was featured on the cover of ''[[Modern Drummer]]'' magazine in November 2010. He also won ''Terrorizer'' magazine's Reader's Poll for Best Drummer 2010, and ''Modern Drummer'' magazine nominated Hoglan for Best Metal Drummer, and Best Recorded Performance (for Dethklok's ''Dethalbum II'') on their 2011 ballot. He was nominated for Best Drummer in ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' magazine's 2010 Reader's Poll.

==Early life and influences==

Hoglan got his first drum kit when he was 13 and is completely self-taught. He started jamming along to his [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] and [[Rush (band)|Rush]] records,<ref name="INTERVIEW WITH GENE HOGLAN">{{cite web|title=An Interview with Gene Hoglan Down Under|author=Maddocks, Claire|publisher=Metalunderground.com|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=53230|access-date= April 19, 2010}}</ref> with [[Peter Criss]] and [[Neil Peart]] being his early influences.<ref name="INTERVIEW WITH GENE HOGLAN2">{{cite web|title=Haulin' With Strapping Young Lad|author=Tolleson, Robin|publisher=Emptywords.org|url=http://www.emptywords.org/ModernDrummer07-2005.htm|access-date = December 24, 2011 }}</ref>
Later [[Cozy Powell]], [[Tommy Aldridge]], Robb Reiner of [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]], Rob "Wacko" Hunter of [[Raven (band)|Raven]] and [[Phil Taylor (musician)|Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor]] got him into double bass drumming.<ref name="INTERVIEW WITH GENE HOGLAN2"/> 

==Career==

In 1983, Hoglan began his music career as a [[road crew|roadie]] (lighting engineer) for the [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]], where he also played the drums during concert soundchecks.<ref name="voicesfromthedarkside.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/index.php|title=www.voicesfromthedarkside.de|website=www.voicesfromthedarkside.de}}</ref> He also did backing vocals on the song "Evil Has No Boundaries", from the first Slayer album ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gene Hoglan Interview|date= August 12, 2008|url= http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/gene-hoglan-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|access-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref>  He contributed in the recording of ''[[Haunting the Chapel]]'', holding [[Dave Lombardo]]'s drum kit together while recording "Chemical Warfare" because there was no carpet in the studio, said drum kit including a china cymbal owned by Hoglan. He became an influence in Lombardo's drumming style and speed. Lombardo had just had the double bass added to his kit and it was the first double bass Hoglan ever played. Lombardo was impressed with Hoglan's playing, and Hoglan gave Lombardo tips regarding the use of the double kick drum.<ref name="INTERVIEW WITH GENE HOGLAN"/>

In 1984, Hoglan was part of the band ''War God'' with [[Michelle Meldrum]].<ref name="voicesfromthedarkside.de"/> At the end of the same year he was asked to join the thrash metal band [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] as the drummer.<ref name="voicesfromthedarkside.de"/> He penned most of the lyrics for Dark Angel's next three albums. He achieved greater fame during the mid-1990s playing with [[Death (metal band)|Death]], at the same time that [[bandleader]] [[Chuck Schuldiner]] was taking that group into a more progressive style. Schuldiner stated that there had previously been animosity between himself and Hoglan, but the two eventually were able to reconcile their differences. He said: "It was just screwed-up, stupid shit that happened when Death and Dark Angel toured together, and I'm glad we were able to get past it. I wanted Gene to play on the record because he has a lot of experience, and he has his own unique style of playing."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guitar School 09-1993 |url=http://emptywords.org/GuitarSchool09-1993.htm |access-date=May 25, 2025 |website=emptywords.org}}</ref>

Subsequently, he recorded one album with the thrash metal band [[Testament (band)|Testament]], and made the acquaintance of [[Canadians|Canadian]] multi-instrumentalist [[Devin Townsend]], forging a lasting friendship. Around this time, coming off of the final tour he performed with Death, Hoglan was approached by Slayer to replace a departing [[Paul Bostaph]]. [[Jon Dette]], however, took the position, much to Hoglan's approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talk-toomey.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-136-gene-hoglan-returns-testament-ian-wadley|title=Episode 136. Gene Hoglan Returns (Testament) // Ian Wadley|website=Talk Toomey Podcast|first=Gene|last=Hoglan|interviewer=Joshua Toomey|date=January 31, 2018|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}</ref> He would go on to record several albums with Townsend, both as part of the [[speed metal|speed]]/[[industrial metal|industrial]]/[[death metal]] band [[Strapping Young Lad]] and under Devin Townsend's name.

Hoglan was also part of [[thrash metal]] band [[Tenet (metal band)|Tenet]], a side project of Strapping Young Lad guitarist [[Jed Simon]], from 2003 to 2007. Hoglan left the band on amicable terms in January 2007. He was replaced by [[Adrian Erlandsson]] only to return to the group in June of the same year. Hoglan recorded his drum parts for the entirety of the following album in a mere two days.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}

On the [[Vancouver]] stop of [[Opeth]]'s 2004 Lamentations tour, Hoglan stood in for drummer [[Martin Lopez]], who was said to be having panic attacks.<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com">"[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=50878 Blabbermouth.net - April, 2006 - OPETH Mainman: We Don't Know If Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ Is Ever Coming Back]" April 11, 2006</ref> Opeth's drum tech had filled in for the two previous dates on the tour and Lopez rejoined the band for the [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], show.
[[File:Gene Hoglan, Gods of Metal 2005, Italy.jpg|Hoglan at the [[Gods of Metal]] festival in 2005|thumb|upright]]
In 2005, Hoglan stood in for Lopez for the majority of the Sounds of the Underground tour when Lopez began having more panic attacks.<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> Hoglan played double duty by playing a set with [[Strapping Young Lad]] then performing with Opeth later in the evening. It was later announced Lopez had a rare blood disorder and was seeking treatment. Hoglan also appeared in Opeth's music video "The Grand Conjuration" as they filmed it on the tour while in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].

Other bands have also recruited Hoglan as a session drummer. He has recorded albums with the Norwegian [[black metal]] band [[Old Man's Child]] and the Danish [[death metal]] band [[Daemon (band)|Daemon]]. Additionally he has done production and engineering work for other albums and demos. Hoglan also was recruited by Vancouver thrash metal band [[The Almighty Punchdrunk]], and appeared as a band member for their only album to date, ''[[Music for Them Asses]]'', released in 2001.

Hoglan is working with [[Dethklok]], the band from the animated TV show ''[[Metalocalypse]]''. The show was co-created by stand-up comedian/actor/musician [[Brendon Small]], who also composes or performs all of the music. Hoglan features in Dethklok's debut album, ''[[The Dethalbum]]'', which was released on September 25, 2007.<ref>"[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=64285 STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's GENE HOGLAN Laying Down Tracks For DETHKLOK Album]" December 23, 2006.</ref> He toured with Brendon Small and the live band during the summer of 2008. Besides working with Dethklok, Hoglan is also a guest star by voicing a health inspector in one episode of the series. He later performed on ''[[Dethalbum II]]'', the sequel album released on September 29, 2009, and again toured with Dethklok. The two later collaborated to make [[Brendon Small's Galaktikon]] using extra studio time from the Dethklok studio sessions.

Hoglan filled in as the drummer for [[Unearth]] when their then drummer, Mike Justian, quit while on tour. He has also joined the metal band [[Pitch Black Forecast]], with [[Mushroomhead]] singer [[Jason Popson]], as the band's permanent drummer. Even more recently, Hoglan was announced as the drummer for the reunited Bay Area Thrash metal band [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]]'s reunion tour, replacing original drummer [[Paul Bostaph]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/12/05/forbidden-to-tour-with-drum-veteran-gene-hoglan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213134342/http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/12/05/forbidden-to-tour-with-drum-veteran-gene-hoglan/#respond|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2007|title=Forbidden to Tour With Drum Veteran Gene Hoglan}}</ref>

Hoglan played drums on [[Zimmers Hole]]'s third studio album ''[[When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan]]'' in 2008.

[[File:20171209 Oberhausen Ruhrpott Metal Meeting Testament 0438.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Gene Hoglan with Testament at Ruhrpott Metal Meeting 2017|left]]
In June 2011, he reunited with [[Testament (band)|Testament]], to record their eleventh studio album ''[[Dark Roots of Earth]]''. On that album, he filled in for [[Paul Bostaph]], who was unable to participate in the recording sessions because of a "serious injury". In 2012, he began touring with Testament, and on January 27 filled in for [[Charlie Benante]] of [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153068 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913180218/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153068 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |title=Testament Recording New Album With Drummer Gene Hoglan }}</ref> Although Hoglan was initially brought back to the band as a temporary drummer (in a fashion similar to his initial tenure when he recorded the ''[[Demonic (album)|Demonic]]'' album), he had since rejoined as a permanent member of Testament, recording two more albums with the band – ''[[Brotherhood of the Snake]]'' (2016) and ''[[Titans of Creation]]'' (2020) – and surpassing original drummer [[Louie Clemente]] as their longest-serving drummer. In 2018, Hoglan played with both Anthrax and Testament on the same nights during the [[Slayer Farewell Tour|Slayer farewell tour]] while [[Charlie Benante]] was recovering from [[carpal tunnel syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=May 24, 2018 |title=Testament's Gene Hoglan Sitting in for Anthrax's Charlie Benante |url=https://loudwire.com/testament-gene-hoglan-sitting-in-charlie-benante-during-anthrax-sets/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=May 23, 2018 |title=TESTAMENT's GENE HOGLAN Is Filling In For ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE For Next Few Shows (Video) |url=https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/testaments-gene-hoglan-is-filling-in-for-anthraxs-charlie-benante-for-next-few-shows-video/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301235814/https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/testaments-gene-hoglan-is-filling-in-for-anthraxs-charlie-benante-for-next-few-shows-video/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hoglan announced his second departure from Testament on January 21, 2022.<ref name="Blabbermouth January 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/testament-parts-ways-with-longtime-drummer-gene-hoglan/|title=TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=January 21, 2022|date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

Gene was the drummer for [[Fear Factory]] from 2009 to 2012 and played on their release ''[[Mechanize]]''; his association with the band ended when he was "no longer needed", and he expressed both a reluctance to join and a disappointment in the ultimate resolution of his tenure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-found-out-via-blabbermouth-net-that-he-was-no-longer-needed-by-fear-factory/|title=GENE HOGLAN Found Out Via BLABBERMOUTH.NET That He Was No Longer Needed By FEAR FACTORY|date=August 2, 2013|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> He also participated in the recording sessions of [[Viking (band)|Viking]]'s reunion album, ''[[No Child Left Behind (album)|No Child Left Behind]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-in-the-studio-with-reactivated-viking-video-available/|title=GENE HOGLAN In The Studio With Reactivated VIKING; Video Available|date=November 2, 2011|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Hoglan participated in the 2013 reunion of Dark Angel, who still play live occasionally to this day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dark-angel-video-footage-of-last-weeks-rehearsal-posted-online/|title=DARK ANGEL: Video Footage Of Last Week's Rehearsal Posted Online|date=October 20, 2013|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> The band announced in late March 2023 that it would continue on after the death of band member Jim Durkin and was planning to release a new album sometime in 2023 or 2024;<ref>{{cite web|title=Dark Angel Announce They're Continuing as a Band in Jim Durkin's Memory|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dark_angel_announce_theyre_continuing_as_a_band_in_jim_durkins_memory.html|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref> the resulting album was 2025's ''[[Extinction Level Event (Dark Angel album)|Extinction Level Event]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dark-angels-first-new-album-in-34-years-extinction-level-event-gets-official-release-date|title=DARK ANGEL's First New Album In 34 Years, 'Extinction Level Event', Gets Official Release Date|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 18, 2025|access-date=August 18, 2025}}</ref> Hoglan has stated that Dark Angel has a "shit tons of songs" for a possible sixth album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-rules.com/2025/08/19/dark-angel-interview-with-gene-hoglan/|title=Dark Angel - Interview with Gene Hoglan|website=[[Metal Rules]]|date=August 19, 2025|access-date=August 23, 2025}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
In 2017, Hoglan released an art collection consisting of [[long-exposure photography]] of him playing with colorful glowing drumsticks, resulting in psychedelic imagery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genehoglanart.com/|title=GENE HOGLAN ART|website=genehoglanart.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacyoften.com/category-s/414.htm|title=Gene Hoglan, drummer of Testament and Dark Angel|website=www.legacyoften.com}}</ref>

Hoglan made a guest appearance in the season 2 finale of ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' on [[Adult Swim]].

==Personal life==
Hoglan is married to [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] guitarist Laura Christine. Known for his large frame, he successfully lost around {{convert|200|lb|kg}} to counter his [[diabetes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-opens-up-about-his-health-journey-i-got-rid-of-diabetes-and-proceeded-to-lose-a-lot-of-weight|title=GENE HOGLAN Opens Up About His Health Journey: 'I Got Rid Of Diabetes And Proceeded To Lose A Lot Of Weight'|date=October 1, 2025|access-date=November 18, 2025}}</ref>

==Equipment==
Gene endorses and uses [[Pearl Drums]], [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]] [[cymbal]]s, [[Pro-Mark]] [[drum stick|sticks]] and [[Evans Drumheads|Evans]] [[drumhead|heads]].

===Drum setup===
*'''Drums''' – [[Pearl Drums|Pearl]] Reference Carbon Mist Finish, Black Hardware<ref name="Pearl">{{cite web|title=Gene Hoglan's Equipment Configuration|url=http://pearldrum.com/artists/drumset-artists/gene-hoglan#configuration|work=[[Pearl Drums]]|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="DM">{{cite web|title=Gene Hoglan On Tracking Dethklok's New Album|url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/gene-hoglan-on-tracking-dethkloks-new-album/P2/|publisher=[[DRUM! Magazine]]|date=September 17, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531225808/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/gene-hoglan-on-tracking-dethkloks-new-album/P2/|archive-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref>
**24x16 Bass Drum (x2)
**12x10 Tom
**14x12 Tom
**18x16 Floor Tom
**14x8 Brass Free Floating Snare Drum
*'''Cymbals''' – [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]]<ref name="DM"/>
**15" AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hats (or 15" AA Metal-X Hi Hats)
**19" Paragon Chinese
**22" HH Power Bell Ride 
**18" AAX X-Plosion Fast Crash
**18" AAX Metal Crash
**8" Paragon Splash (originally owned by [[Neil Peart]])
**10" Paragon Splash (originally owned by Neil Peart)
**19" AAX Metal Crash
**22" HH Power Bell Ride (x2)
**19" Paragon Chinese (or 20" AAX Chinese Brilliant) (x2)
*'''Drumheads''' – [[Evans Drumheads|Evans]]<ref name="LHF">{{cite web|title=Drummer Spotlight with Gene Hoglan|url=http://livehighfive.com/2013/09/24/drummer-spotlight-with-gene-hoglan-genehoglan-pearldrumcorp-evansdrumheads-sabianvault/|publisher=Live High Five|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531225804/http://livehighfive.com/2013/09/24/drummer-spotlight-with-gene-hoglan-genehoglan-pearldrumcorp-evansdrumheads-sabianvault/|archive-date=May 31, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**G2 Clear
**SD Dry
*'''Pedals''':
** Tama Camco (until 2015–2016) (×2)
** Pearl Eliminator Redline (nowadays) (×2)
*'''Hardware''' – Pearl<ref name="Pearl"/>
**B1000 Boom Stand (x7)
**H2000 Hi-Hat Stand
**S2000 Snare Stand
**T2000 Double Tom Stand
**D2000 Throne
*'''Other'''
**[[Pro-Mark]] 2B Nylon Tip Drumsticks<ref name="LHF"/>

==Bands==
'''Current'''
* [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] (1984-1992, 2002-2005, 2013-present)
* DTA: Death to All (2012-present)
* [[Pitch Black Forecast]] (2005-present)
* [[Tenet (band)|Tenet]] (1996-present)
* [[Dethklok]] (2007-2016, 2019-present)

'''Former'''
* [[Death (metal band)|Death]] (1993-1995)
* [[Fear Factory]] (2009-2012)
* [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]] (2011)
* [[Meldrum]] (2008-2009)
* [[Phantasm (metal band)|Phantasm]] (1987)
* [[Strapping Young Lad]] (1995-2007)
* [[Viking (band)|Viking]] (2011-2013)
* [[Zimmers Hole]] (2007-2018)
* [[Testament (band)|Testament]] (1997-1998, 2011-2022)
'''Live'''
* [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] (2012, 2018)
* [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]] (2011)
* [[Opeth (band)|Opeth]] (2004)
* [[Unearth (band)|Unearth]] (2007)

'''Session'''
* [[Old Man's Child]] (1998)
* The Almighty Punchdrunk (1999)
* [[List of The Hellacopters members projects|Daemon]] (2002)
*[[Devin Townsend]] (1998-2001)
* Frygirl (2001)
* Just Cause (2001)
* Naphobia (1995)
* Wargod (1985)

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==Discography==
Hoglan played drums on the following albums, unless otherwise noted.
* 1983: [[Slayer]] – ''[[Show No Mercy (Slayer album)|Show No Mercy]]'' (backing vocals on "Evil Has No Boundaries")
* 1985: Wargod – ''Wargod''  (demo)
* 1986: [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] – ''[[Darkness Descends]]''
* 1987: [[Phantasm (metal band)|Phantasm]] – ''Wreckage'' (demo)
* 1989: Dark Angel – ''[[Leave Scars]]''
* 1990: Dark Angel – ''Live Scars'' (EP)
* 1991: Dark Angel – ''[[Time Does Not Heal]]''
* 1992: Dark Angel – ''Decade of Chaos''
* 1992: Silent Scream – ''From the Darkest Depths of the Imagination'' (mixing and production)
* 1993: [[Death (metal band)|Death]] – ''[[Individual Thought Patterns]]''
* 1995: Death – ''[[Symbolic (Death album)|Symbolic]]''
* 1995: Naphobia – ''Of Hell'' (guest drummer)
* 1997: [[Strapping Young Lad]] – ''[[City (Strapping Young Lad album)|City]]''
* 1997: [[Testament (band)|Testament]] – ''[[Demonic (album)|Demonic]]''
* 1998: [[Old Man's Child]] – ''[[Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion|Ill–Natured Spiritual Invasion]]''
* 1998: Strapping Young Lad – ''[[No Sleep Till Bedtime]]''
* 1998: [[Devin Townsend]] – ''[[Infinity (Devin Townsend album)|Infinity]]''
* 1998: Devin Townsend – ''Christeen Plus 4 Demos'' (EP)
* 1999: [[The Almighty Punchdrunk]] – ''[[Music for Them Asses]]''
* 2000: Devin Townsend – ''[[Physicist (Devin Townsend album)|Physicist]]''
* 2001: Devin Townsend – ''[[Terria (Devin Townsend album)|Terria]]''
* 2001: Just Cause – ''Finger It Out''
* 2001: Frygirl – ''Someone Please Kill Me'' (Congas)
* 2002: [[Daemon (band)|Daemon]] – ''Eye for an Eye''
* 2003: Strapping Young Lad – ''[[Strapping Young Lad (album)|Strapping Young Lad]]''
* 2003: [[Tenet (band)|Tenet]] – ''Sovereign'' (demo)
* 2005: Strapping Young Lad – ''[[Alien (Strapping Young Lad album)|Alien]]''
* 2005: [[Opeth]] – played drums in the video for "[[The Grand Conjuration]]" from their ''[[Ghost Reveries]]'' album
* 2005: [[Ani kyd|Ani Kyd]] – ''Evil Needs Candy Too''
* 2006: Strapping Young Lad – ''[[The New Black]]''
* 2007: [[Meldrum]] – ''Blowin' Up the Machine'' (guest drummer)
* 2007: [[Dethklok]] – ''[[The Dethalbum]]''
* 2007: Dethklok – ''[[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead/Dethklok]]''
* 2007: Mr. Plow – ''Apocalypse Plow''
* 2008: [[Zimmers Hole]] – ''[[When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan]]''
* 2008: [[Pitch Black Forecast]] – ''[[Absentee (album)|Absentee]]''
* 2008: [[Mechanism (band)|Mechanism]] – ''Inspired Horrific''
* 2009: Fattooth – ''Fattooth''
* 2009: Dethklok – ''[[Dethalbum II]]''
* 2009: Tenet – ''Sovereign''
* 2010: [[Fear Factory]] – ''[[Mechanize]]''
* 2012: [[Brendon Small]] – ''[[Brendon Small's Galaktikon]]''
* 2012: Testament – ''[[Dark Roots of Earth]]''
* 2012: Pitch Black Forecast – ''Burning in Water... Drowning in Flame''
* 2012: Meldrum – ''Lifer''
* 2012: Dethklok – ''[[Dethalbum III]]''
* 2012: [[Sylencer]] – ''[[A Lethal Dose of Truth]]'' (guest drummer on "Get It Up")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sylencer.bandcamp.com/|title=A Lethal Dose Of Truth, by Sylencer|website=Sylencer}}</ref>
* 2012: [[Memorain]] – ''[[Evolution (Memorain album)|Evolution]]''
* 2013: Dethklok – ''[[The Doomstar Requiem]]''
* 2014: Pitch Black Forecast – ''As the World Burns''
* 2015: [[Viking (band)|Viking]] – ''[[No Child Left Behind (album)|No Child Left Behind]]''
* 2016: Testament – ''[[Brotherhood of the Snake]]''
* 2017: Brendon Small – ''[[Brendon Small's Galaktikon II]]''
* 2019: [[Bear McCreary]] – ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (soundtrack)
* 2019: [[Bryan Beller]] – ''Scenes from the Flood''
* 2020: Testament – ''[[Titans of Creation]]''
* 2023: Dethklok – ''[[Dethalbum IV]]''
* 2024: [[Bear McCreary]] – ''The Singularity''
* 2025: Dark Angel – ''[[Extinction Level Event (Dark Angel album)|Extinction Level Event]]''

==Videography==

* Dark Angel - ''Ultimate Revenge 2'' (VHS, 1989)
* Strapping Young Lad - ''[[For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore]]'' (DVD, 2004, Century Media Records)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26849 |title=STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: DVD Details Revealed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012065242/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26849 |archive-date=October 12, 2004 }}</ref>
* Gene Hoglan - ''The Atomic Clock'' (DVD, 2010, Hoglan Industries)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137785 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910151422/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137785 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |title=GENE HOGLAN's Long-Awaited Instructional DVD Has Finally Arrived }}</ref>
* Behind the Player: ''Dimmu Borgir'' (DVD, 2010, Alfred Music Publishing)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142962|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907183315/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142962|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=DIMMU BORGIR 'Behind The Player' DVD Now Available}}</ref>
* Gene Hoglan - ''The Clock Strikes Two'' (DVD, 2016, Hoglan Industries)
* Bryan Beller - "Mastering Tone and Versatility (DVD, 2012, Alfred Music Publishing)

==References==
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