With
a resume boasting Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Suicidal
Tendencies, Lita Ford and Y&T,
Jimmy DeGrasso was also the mega-powered, driving force behind one
of hard rock's most revered outfits of all time, the multi-platinum,
Megadeth.
Jimmy moved from Pennsylvania, to the bustling musical Mecca of
Los Angeles more than a decade ago. "I moved to L.A. hoping
that someone like Ozzy would be looking for a drummer, and lo' and
behold, I landed the gig with Ozzy playing on the Ultimate Sin
album" says DeGrasso. Though the Ozzy gig was short lived,
Jimmy spent three years with the critically acclaimed Y&T,
before leaving the band in 1990. The skate-punk flavored, Suicidal
Tendencies followed in 1992 (who co- incidentally opened for
Megadeth in 1992 and 1993) as did a ‘fill–in’
tour with Alice in Chains in 1993. DeGrasso then toured
the world with Alice Cooper from 1995 to 1998, played on
the Fistful of Alice album in 1996 and returned to Alice
briefly in 2001. Jimmy played on Dave Mustaine’s (Megadeth
Vocalist/Guitarist) solo album, MD-45 in 1995 and then
received a call back from Mustaine, in 1998, to join Megadeth as
a permanent member and continue the bands’ Cryptic Writings
Tour. DeGrasso recorded and toured behind Megadeth’s Risk
album in 1999-2000, The World Needs A Hero in 2000-2001
and was featured on Megadeths’ first ever live CD
and DVD offering, Rude Awakening in 2002.
Since the demise of Megadeth, Jimmy has performed at the
prestigious Modern Drummer Festival in 2002, Ultimate Drummers
Weekend in Australia, Drummer Live in the UK and toured with Stonesour
[Slipknot Vocalist Corey Taylor’s side project],
guitar legend Ronnie Montrose, and rock icon, David Lee Roth. Around
the world, Jimmy is a highly sought after session player and drum
clinician.
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