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Mike Heller is an American drummer known as a former member of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, member of the technical death metal band Malignancy,[2] the British heavy metal band Raven, and rock band The Lucid alongside bassist David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), guitarist Drew Fortier, and vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge).[3] Heller also formed the band System Divide[4] and is a session drummer with credits in many genres.[1]

Biography

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Heller traces his musical and drumming influences across many genres, including gospel, Latin jazz and funk.[1] He has been known to incorporate these styles into his death metal compositions,[5] although they can be difficult to recognize when played at death metal tempos. Heller teaches current and aspiring extreme metal drummers[6][7] and writes columns for Sick Drummer magazine.[8] He is known as a talented linear player,[4] a style which involves the use of two or more limbs, with no two limbs playing the same thing at the same time.[8] Heller plays session drums[9] and has collaborated with artists in disparate styles.[7] He joined the Yonkers, New York-based technical death metal band Malignancy in 2003, replacing Roger J. Beaujard. In 2008, he started the band System Divide with the Aborted vocalist Sven de Caluwé and the ex-Distorted vocalist Miri Milman. Heller joined Fear Factory in 2012 after the departure of Gene Hoglan.[4][10] Heller performed on the 2020 debut album by Amahiru, a musical project led by Frédéric Leclercq and Saki.[11]

Discography

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  • Heller with Fear Factory in 2013
    Fear Factory
  • Malignancy
    • Inhuman Grotesqueries (2007)
    • Eugenics (2012)
    • Epilogue (2014)
    • Malignant Future EP (2016)
    • Intrauterine Cannibalism Re-Recording (2019)
    • …Discontinued (2024)
  • Raven
    • Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg (2019)
    • Metal City (2020)
    • All Hell’s Breaking Loose (2023)
  • Abigail Williams
    • Walk Beyond the Dark (2019)
  • The Lucid
  • Aerosol
    • Murmurations (2021)
  • Amahiru
    • Amahiru (2020)
  • Black Hole Deity
    • Lair of Xenolich (2021)
    • Profane Geometry (2024)
  • Ol Drake
    • Old Rake (2015)
  • Gorepunch
    • Give Em Hell (2015)
  • Control/Resist
    • Gods By Design (EP) (2014)
  • System Divide
  • Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky
    • The Grand Partition, and the Abrogation of Idolatry (2009)
  • Secrets She Kept
    • Le Fin Absolue du Monde (2011)
  • Azure Emote
    • The Gravity of Impermanence (2013)
    • The Third Perspective (2020)
  • The Cosmos
    • Imbecile (2013)
  • In the Fire
    • The Living Horror Show (2020)
  • Beneath
    • Ephemeris (2017)
  • Excommunicated
    • Death Devout (2018)
  • Kalopsia
    • Death Starts the Horror (2011)
    • Amongst the Ruins (2012)
  • Zillah
    • Not All of Me Shall Die / Man Son of Swine (2011)
  • Sigh
    • Shiki (2022)
  • ZFM

Heller has also recorded with bands and artists including Edei, Ryann, 208 Talks of Angels, Measure, Razorcult, Chikatillo, Pseudo Supremacy, Hollow, Death Dealer and Cryosaur.

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