Joe Rickard

Joe Rickard is an American drummer, music producer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. He was the drummer for the band Red from 2008 through 2014 and Swedish metal band In Flames from 2016 through 2019.[1] He then began primarily writing, mixing and producing, often working with music producer Howard Benson.[2]

This article is about the drummer. For the baseball player, see Joey Rickard.
Joe Rickard
Background information
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, music producer, songwriter
InstrumentsDrums
Years active2004–present
Associated acts

Biography

Rickard started drumming at the age of 13. At the age of 17, when he was in high school, he started playing music professionally. He was auditioned by a band called Sky Harbor and left his home and highschool to pursue his musical career.[3]

Rickard is the former drummer for Swedish heavy metal band In Flames and Grammy Award-nominated band Red.[4] He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[5] and The Conan O'Brien Show,[6] and was voted one of the Up & Coming Drummers of 2010 by Modern Drummer Magazine.[7] In November 2007, Rickard replaced Hayden Lamb as the drummer of Red. In 2014, after spending six years, three albums and numerous tours with Red, Rickard decided to leave the band.[3] He joined Swedish metal band In Flames in 2016.[1] Rickard was the drummer for In Flames until 2019.[8]

After touring in several bands and performing on various albums, Rickard has now become a full time producer, mixer, and writer. He has worked with Three Days Grace, Apocalyptica, 10 Years, Starset, Another Day Dawns,[9] Love And Death, Brian Welch, Diamante, Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin, Rob Graves, Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, Manafest, The Wedding, and Islander. He also works for music producer Howard Benson on a regular basis, mixing several of his recent releases.[10]

Discography
Year Artist Album Credit
2007 The Wedding Polarity Studio Drummer
2009 Pillar Confessions Studio Drummer
Red Innocence & Instinct Studio Drummer[11]
2010 Kerrie Roberts Kerrie Roberts Studio Drummer, Percussion
2011 Red Until We Have Faces Co-Writer, Studio Drummer[12]
2012 Disciple O God Save Us All Editor[13]
2013 Red Release the Panic Co-Writer, Studio Drummer, Programmer[14]
Love and Death Between Here & Lost ("Paralyzed" only) Studio Drummer, Engineer
2014 Starset Transmissions Co-Writer, Studio Drummer, Programmer[15]
Caleb Johnson Testify Studio Drummer
2016 In Flames Battles Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer
2017 Red Gone Co-Writer, Studio Drummer
Starset Vessels Studio Drummer, Editor
Warbringer Woe to the Vanquished Drum Technician[16]
All That Remains Madness Drum Programmer
2018 Palisades Erase The Pain Mixer[17]
Diamante Coming in Hot Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer, Percussion[18]
2019 In Flames I, the Mask Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer[19]
Starset Divisions Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Studio Drummer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor
Issues Beautiful Oblivion Co-Editor
Joyous Wolf Place in Time Mixer[20]
2020 Red Declaration Co-Writer, Mixer, Mastering
Three Days Grace "Somebody That I Used to Know" Mixer[21]
Diamante "Obvious", "Serves You Right", "Ghost Myself", "Iris" (featuring Breaking Benjamin), and "I Love Myself for Hating You" Mixer
JunkBunny "Down the Rabbit Hole" Mixer[22]
10 Years Violent Allies Mixer[23]
Love and Death "Down" Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixer[24]

References
  1. "IN FLAMES - Presenting Our New Drummer! (OFFICIAL) - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  2. "Joe Rickard - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. Jones, Kim (February 1, 2014). "Joe Rickard Says Goodbye To RED". Music Times.
  4. "Recording Academy Grammy Awards: Red - Release The Panic". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. "All Access Industry Snap: Red". All Access. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. "Setting off Panic - Red drummer Joe Rickard hard the best seat in the house". HM Magazine. May 5, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. "Full text of "Modern Drummer Issue 368"". Archive. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  8. "In Flames Guitarist Björn Gelotte Devastated Over Sudden Drummer Change". Ultimate Guitar. March 9, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  9. "ANOTHER DAY DAWNS FRONTMAN DAKOTA SEAN ON THEIR FEROCIOUS NEW EP AND BRIGHT FUTURE!". Icon Vision. March 24, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  10. "Credits for Joe Rickard". Tidal. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  11. "RED - Innocence & Instinct". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  12. "RED - Until We Have Faces". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  13. "Disciple - O God Save Us All". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  14. "RED's Anthony Armstrong + Joe Rickard Talk 'Release the Panic' + More". Loudwire. November 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  15. "Starset - Transmissions / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  16. "Warbringer - Woe to the Vanquished". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  17. "Palisades - Erase The Pain / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  18. "Diamante - Coming in Hot". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  19. "In Flames - I, The Mask". Lyrical Spell Magazine. March 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  20. "Joyous Wolf - Place In Time". Tidal. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  21. "Three Days Grace - Somebody That I Used to Know / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  22. "Junkbunny - Down the Rabbit Hole". Tidal. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  23. "10 Years - Violent Allies". Discogs. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  24. "Love and Death - Down". Tidal. Retrieved December 4, 2020.



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