page_title: Brooks Wackerman
section_title: Bad Religion (2001–2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Brooks Wackerman / Early life and career / Bad Religion (2001–2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: Brooks Wackerman
context_page_description: Brooks Wackerman is an American musician and songwriter. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was The Stage. He is most known as the former and longest-standing drummer of American punk rock band Bad Religion.
  Wackerman has also performed, either as a member or a session or touring member, with Bad4Good, Infectious Grooves, Glenn Tipton, Mass Mental, Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Avril Lavigne, Korn, The Kidneys, Fear and the Nervous System, Tenacious D, Farmikos, Tom Delonge, and Big Talk. He has two brothers who are also drummers: Chad Wackerman and John Wackerman.
context_section_description: In 2001, he became the drummer for Bad Religion by replacing Bobby Schayer, who left the band due to a shoulder injury. He appeared on five albums with them (The Process of Belief, The Empire Strikes First, New Maps of Hell, The Dissent of Man and True North) as well as their 2013 EP Christmas Songs. On October 27, 2015, Brooks left Bad Religion after deciding it was time to pursue another path. At the time of his departure, Wackerman was Bad Religion's all-time longest standing drummer, surpassing Bobby Schayer, who was in the band for ten years. He was also the youngest member of the band, with all of the other members being at least ten years his senior. Wackerman was replaced by Jamie Miller.
caption: Wackerman during his time with Bad Religion
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