Scott Columbus(1956-2011)
- Actor
Ace rock drummer Scott Columbus was born on November 10, 1956. Scott
joined the line-up for the hugely popular and successful heavy metal
outfit Manowar in 1983; he was
reportedly discovered by a female fan of the group beating aluminum in
a local foundry. Columbus took a hiatus from the band in the early 1990's,
but rejoined the line-up for Manowar
in 1994. A furiously aggressive left-handed drummer, Scott played a kit
made out of stainless steel called the Drums of Doom because his fierce
drumming technique was too rough on standard kits which had to be
regularly replaced. Columbus left
Manowar for a second and final time in
the summer of 2008 so he could pursue a solo project entitled
Instrumental. He lived in Syracuse, New York with his girlfriend Nancy
and was the father of a son. Scott died quite suddenly at the
tragically young age of 54 on April 4, 2011.