associated_acts years_active background instrument genre image article_title name occupation
textures exivious zhabareth cube x 2001 -- present non_vocal_instrumentalist drums technical metal progressive metal jazz fusion stef_broks . jpg stef broks
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stef broks

stef broks -lrb- born 1 may 1981 in etten-leur , netherlands -rrb- is a dutch drummer best known for his work with textures .
he is known for playing rock and metal with a fusion touch and an extensive use of polyrhythms .
he also had success with the fusion band exivious , playing on their first album .
however , after the band reformed in 2011 , and became a full-time band , broks split with the band on good terms , citing that he simply can not find reasonable time to commit to another full-time band .
he was replaced by yuma van eekelen , who left pestilence to join exivious .
broks currently teaches at the herman brood academy and het popstation in utrecht and the metal factory in eindhoven .
