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Flo Mounier
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Florent Mounier[1] (born 29 June 1974) is a French-Canadian musician, best known as the drummer of the Canadian death metal band Cryptopsy.
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Birth name | Florent Mounier |
Born | (1974-06-29) 29 June 1974 (age 49) Soyaux, France |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Years active | 1990 (1990)–present |
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Website | flomounier.com |
He has toured Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States as a headlining act over the last 24 years, and combined record sales have reached over 300,000 copies to date.[2]
He is highly recognized within the metal scene, not only as a member of Cryptopsy, but also as a professional drummer and clinician. He is sponsored by Pearl Drums,[3] Sabian,[4] Vic Firth,[5] Evans Drumheads,[6] Shure (Canada) [7] and Billdidit.[8]
Along with his longtime stint in Cryptopsy, Mounier has contributed to other metal projects, including collaborations with Egyptian-American songwriter Nader Sadek, as well as death metal supergroup VLTIMAS, alongside former Morbid Angel frontman and bassist David Vincent and former Mayhem guitarist Blasphemer.