Nicholas Barker
Nicholas Barker during the Testament concert at the Metalmania 2007 festival in Katowice, Poland.
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Howard Barker
Origin	England
Genre(s)	Death metal Thrash metal Black metal Grindcore
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1990-present
Associated acts	Anaal Nathrakh, Atrocity, Benediction, Brujeria, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Gorgoroth (Gaahl/King-fronted version), Leaves' Eyes, Lock Up, Old Man's Child, Testament

Nicholas Howard Barker is an extreme metal drummer (from Hillsborough, Sheffield now lives in Northwich, England). After several years of collaboration with British metal band Cradle of Filth, he joined Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. After being removed from the lineup,^[1] Barker went on to play with Brujeria, Old Man's Child and Lock Up.

As announced on January 15, 2008, Barker is also officially the new drummer for long-standing death metal band Atrocity, and Leaves' Eyes, which consists of the Atrocity lineup in addition to Norway's Liv Kristine.

As announced on May 26, 2008, Barker no longer is drumming for German/Norwegian gothic metal band Leaves' Eyes, which consists of the Atrocity lineup in addition to Norway's Liv Kristine due to "a drastic change in his private life." ^[2]

Barker's technique incorporates fast double bass drumming, extremely accurate blast beats, odd time signatured multi-tom fills and precise dynamic accuracy.^{[citation needed]}

His influences include Neil Peart (Rush), Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad), Ringo Starr (The Beatles), Clive Burr and Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), and Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel).^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Brujeria

• Brujerizmo (2000, Roadrunner Records)

Cradle of Filth

• The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994, Cacophonous Records)
• Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996, Cacophonous Records)
• Dusk... and Her Embrace (1997, Music For Nations)
• Cruelty and the Beast (1998, Music For Nations)

Dimmu Borgir

• Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001, Nuclear Blast)
• Alive in Torment EP (2001, Nuclear Blast)
• Live Misanthropy EP (2002, Nuclear Blast)
• World Misanthropy DVD (2002, Nuclear Blast)
• Death Cult Armageddon (2003, Nuclear Blast)

Lock Up

• Pleasures Pave Sewers (1999, Nuclear Blast)
• Hate Breeds Suffering (2002, Nuclear Blast)
• Play Fast Or Die (Live In Japan) (2004, Toy Factory)

Monolith

• Sleep With The Dead 7" (1992, Cacophonous Records)
• Tales of the Macabre (1993, Vinyl Solution)

Old Man's Child

• In Defiance of Existence (2003, Century Media Records)

Winter's Thrall

• In:Through:Out EP (2007, self-released)

Live / Session

• Nightrage - live drums 2004
• Anaal Nathrakh - live drums 2004.
• Gorgoroth (Gaahl/King-fronted version) - live drums 2007.
• Testament - live drums 2007.

References