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Josh Freese

Orlando, United States

Josh Freese is credited on 768 releases across 381 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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768

Pressings credited

381

Albums

4

Decades active

863

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Biography

Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American drummer. Freese has been a member of punk rock band the Vandals since 1989, new wave band Devo since 1996 and alternative rock band A Perfect Circle since 2024, the last of which he previously played in from 1999 to 2012. A prolific session and touring drummer, Freese has appeared on over 400 albums since 1986 and performed live with artists including Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Sublime with Rome, Sting, 311, 100 Gecs, Ween, the Offspring and Danny Elfman. He was previously in hard rock band Guns N' Roses from 1997 to 1999 and rock band Foo Fighters from 2023 to 2025. Freese's considerable output has earned him "the pristine reputation as one of the most in-demand session drummers in the business", according to Variety, while he jokingly dubbed himself "the blue collar freelance drummer to the stars".

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768 releases · 381 albums · active 1991–2026

  • Performance · 1,638
  • Other credits · 51
  • Production · 1
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Perfect Circle Studios · Henson Recording Studios · Blue Iron Gate Studios · South Beach Studios

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