Black is a native of
Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan. In 1998, Black did some recording work with
Bif Naked on the album
I Bificus. It was shortly after this that Black moved to Germany. He also did some more recording with Annihilator. In 2003, Black joined the German heavy metal band
Primal Fear, replacing original drummer Klaus Sperling. In June 2011, Black announced that he would be officially endorsing
Pearl Drums. On August 11, 2014, Primal Fear announced that due to irreconcilable differences between lead singer Ralf Scheepers and him, Black departed the band after their performance at Summer Breeze Festival on August 15. In late 2015, Black officially joined American heavy metal band
W.A.S.P. as their touring drummer after the departure of their previous drummer Mike Dupke. In 2017, Black left W.A.S.P. Later in 2018, he joined German thrash metal band
Destruction. == References ==