However, due to a " serious injury ", Paul was not involved in the recording sessions ; Gene Hoglan ( who previously played on the band's 1997 album Demonic ) filled in for him.

He also filled in for Charlie for a few shows throughout early 2012, after Gene Hoglan had helped Anthrax out, after the passing of Charlie's mother.

Musicians such as singer Phil Anselmo and drummer Gene Hoglan cite Hell Awaits as an influence.

The album featured Eric Peterson on both lead and rhythm guitar ( although Glen Alvelais made a guest appearance, and played on the subsequent tour ), early member Derrick Ramirez on bass guitar, and former Dark Angel drummer Gene Hoglan.

Eugene " Gene " Victor Hoglan II ( born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas ) is an American drummer.

Other bands have also recruited Hoglan as a session drummer.

Even more recently, Hoglan was announced as the drummer for the reunited Bay Area Thrash metal band Forbidden's reunion tour, replacing original Forbidden drummer Paul Bostaph.

Shortly after, drummer Steve left the band and in December 2007 was replaced by Gene Hoglan, another former Strapping Young Lad member.

The album is the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan.

On April 7, 2009, Dino and ex-band mate Burton C. Bell announced the reconciliation of their friendship, and the formation of a new project with Byron Stroud ( Strapping Young Lad ) on bass and drummer Gene Hoglan ( Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok ).

But with tensions and disillusions in the band, De Pena decided to leave and form a new band with Gene Hoglan ( former Dark Angel drummer ), and Ron McGovney ( former Metallica bassist ).

In 2009, Olde Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera parted ways with Fear Factory when vocalist Burton C. Bell chose to reform Fear Factory with Dino Cazares, bassist Byron Stroud, and drummer Gene Hoglan.

* Gene Hoglan was a light technician for Slayer during their early days.

Townsend recruited a permanent line-up for the second album: Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums.

He has released the highly successful Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock DVD, and has rejoined Testament to record the drum tracks for their tenth album, entitled Dark Roots of Earth, which was released in July 2012, debuting at # 12 on Billboard and # 9 on the World Charts.

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 The Dethalbum II ) on their 2011 ballot.

In 1983, Hoglan began his music career as a roadie ( lights engineer ) for the thrash metal band Slayer, where he also played the drums during concert soundchecks.

Hoglan recorded his drum parts for the entirety of the following album in a mere two days.

In 2004, for the Vancouver, British Columbia show of progressive metal band Opeth's Lamentations tour, Hoglan stood in for Martin Lopez, who was said to be having panic attacks.

In 2005, Hoglan stood in once again for Lopez for the majority of the Sounds of the Underground tour when Lopez began having more panic attacks.

Hoglan also was recruited by the Vancouver Groove Metal band, The Almighty Punchdrunk, and appeared as a band member for their only album to date, Music for Them Asses, which was released in 2001.

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

Hoglan worked as a roadie for the band after their lighting guy did not show up one night, and performed Lombardo's soundchecks.

As of August 2008, Zetro Souza is now the lead singer for the metal band TENET along with members Byron Stroud ( Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Zimmer's Hole ), Jed Simon ( Strapping Young Lad, Zimmer's Hole ), Glen Alvelais ( Testament, Forbidden ) and Gene Hoglan ( Death, Unearth, Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad, Dark Angel, Testament, Zimmer's Hole, Old Man's Child ).

As opposed to many drummers, who cross over their sticks to play the hi-hat with their right hand and snare with their left hand, Shawn instead keeps time with his left hand, keeps a ride cymbal on the left side of his set, and relegates his right hand for snare drum hits ( similar to Gene Hoglan and Steven Sweet ).

To fill in for the rest of the tour, Gene Hoglan of Strapping Young Lad was recruited.

Hoglan got his first drum kit when he was 13 and he is completely self-taught.

Hoglan played double duty by playing a set with Strapping Young Lad then later that night performing with Opeth.

Since then, Hoglan and Kollias have been close friends, and both are well respected drummers within the extreme metal community.

In November 2007, Small, Hoglan, Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller performed live as Dethklok at twelve US college campuses in support of the Dethalbum.

Gene Hoglan of Dark Angel fame provided backing vocals on the song " Evil Has No Boundaries.

By 1997, he had recruited permanent members ; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.

Although Hoglan initially denied the definitive break-up of the band, saying they would go on tour in March 2007, he later stated Strapping Young Lad is on " extended hiatus ", and might never reunite again.

And in September 2007, he completed work on the Dethklok album titled The Dethalbum, in which he collaborates with Gene Hoglan to deliver an authentic melodic death metal sound while simultaneously retaining the light-hearted nature with which Small portrays the heavy metal genre.

The album featured Dethklok members Bryan Beller on bass and Gene Hoglan on drums.

Since 1993, Hoglan had been collaborating on a number of musical projects.

After a 10 year hiatus, Dark Angel reformed in 2002 with a new lineup featuring Ron Rinehart on vocals, Eric Meyer on guitarist, Danyael Williams on bass and Gene Hoglan on drums.

Hoglan was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine November 2010.

Hoglan left before the Demonic tour to join Strapping Young Lad, with Steve Jacobs doing the South American leg of the tour and Jon Dette returning later.

Hoglan also appears in Opeth's music video " The Grand Conjuration " as they filmed it on the tour while in Los Angeles, California.

Hoglan was also a roadie, but was fired after the second show, due to the lack of knowledge of what to do.

During this period, Townsend's bandmates were active musically ; both Stroud and Hoglan recorded with other bands, and all three were involved in Townsend's solo efforts as studio musicians and as part of his live band as well.

Hoglan and Simon also formed a side project called Tenet with Grip Inc. bassist Stuart Carruthers and Interzone frontman Rob Urbinati in early 2002.

Townsend and Hoglan were the primary writers of the album, since Simon and Stroud were busy with other commitments.

Small, Bryan Beller and Gene Hoglan have finished the third Dethklok album, Dethalbum III, which is expected to be released October 16, 2012.

TENET is a heavy metal band formed as a side project by Jed Simon and Gene Hoglan of Strapping Young Lad and Zimmers Hole.

), but after reviewing the fact that not enough attention could be given to the project by Adrian due to the immense geographical distance and other pending commitments, Jed turned back to his long-time partner in Gene Hoglan ( Death, Dark Angel, SYL, etc.

Hoglan has just completed recording Dethklok's third album The Dethalbum III, due out in October 2012.