Introduction
Mark Zonder (born 16 April 1958) is the drummer of American heavy-metal band Warlord. When the band was in a hiatus, he joined Fates Warning. His artistic name in Warlord is "Thunder Child". He also has his own band Slavior.
He also plays drums on Joacim Cans' solo-project album "Beyond The Gates", and with Kevin Moore's band Chroma Key. He has also worked with Gary Hughes and the rest of the band Ten on their studio album named Stormwarning, which was released in early 2011. He has also collaborated to a classic metal project called Dramatica, featuring Dennis Murcia and Diego Ramirez of Texas early 90s metal band Decadence, and Mark Boals and Michael Vescera from Yngwie Malmsteen fame. The project is due out in the fall 2015.
Gear
Drums: Drum Workshop
- 10" Tom
- 13" Tom (used as floor tom)
- 14" snare
- 13" snare
- 20" Bass
Cymbals: Zildjian
- 13" K/Z Combo Hats
- 20" A Zildjian Earth Ride or 20" K Custom Special Dry ride
- 17" A Custom Crash
- 18" A Custom Crash
- 12" Band Hats
- 10" A Custom Splash
- 11" Oriental Splash "Trash"
- 17" China Boy High
- 18" China Boy Low
Sticks: Vater
- New Orleans Jazz, Session and 5B
Discography
With Warlord
- 1983 Deliver Us
- 1984 Lost and Lonely Days
- 1984 And The Cannons of Destruction Have Begun
- 1986 Thy Kingdom Come
- 1993 Best of Warlord
- 2002 Rising Out of the Ashes
- 2013 The Holy Empire
- 2014 The Ten Commandments (Warlord Through The Years)
With Fates Warning
- 1989 Perfect Symmetry
- 1991 Parallels
- 1994 Inside Out
- 1995 Chasing Time
- 1997 A Pleasant Shade of Gray
- 1998 Still Life
- 2000 Disconnected
- 2004 FWX
With Chroma Key
- 1998 Dead Air For Radios
With Jim Matheos
- 1999 Away with Words
With Redemption
- 2003 Redemption
With Joacim Cans
- 2004 Beyond the Gates
With At War With Self
- 2005 Torn Between Dimensions
With Slavior
- 2007 Slavior
With Ten
- 2011 Stormwarning
With League of Lights
- 2011 League of Lights
With Enzo and the Glory Ensemble
- 2015 In the Name of The Father