Introduction
Eloy Casagrande (born January 29, 1991 in Santo André) is a Brazilian drummer, best known as the current drummer of Brazilian thrash metal act Sepultura and hard rock act Iahweh.
Biography
Casagrande replaced Jean Dolabella in Sepultura, who left the band in November 2011, and is their youngest member. Casagrande is also known for his time with power metal singer Andre Matos and hardcore group Gloria.
Casagrande began playing at age seven, when he got a toy drum from his mother, after a year he got a real drum kit. In 2004, at age 13, he was the big winner of the Batuka International Drummer Fest, sponsored by Vera Figueiredo. Later Casagrande also won Modern Drummer's Undiscovered Drummer Contest 2006 in New Jersey, and the following year, toured the United States.
Discography
- (2009) – Mentalize with Andre Matos
- (2009) – Neblim with Iahweh
- (2010) – Landscape Revolution with Aclla
- (2012) – (Re)Nascido with Gloria
- (2013) – The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart with Sepultura
- (2014) – "Over Dee Moon" / "5 Years Thinking Outside Your Box" with Daniel Piquê
- (2017) – Machine Messiah with Sepultura