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| Birth name | Joseph Robert Rickard |
| Born | April 12, 1987 |
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| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | www |
Joe Rickard is an American producer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. He was a member of the rock band Red from 2008 through 2014 and Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from 2016 through 2019. [1] He then began primarily writing, mixing and producing, often working with music producer Howard Benson. [2]
Rickard is the former drummer for Swedish heavy metal band In Flames and Grammy Award-nominated band Red. [3] He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno [4] and The Conan O'Brien Show, [5] and was voted one of the Up & Coming Drummers of 2010 by Modern Drummer Magazine. [6] He also recorded all of the live drums for Mötley Crüe's 2019 biographical film, The Dirt. [7] In November 2007, Rickard replaced Hayden Lamb as the drummer of Red. In 2014, after spending six years, three albums and numerous tours with Red, Rickard decided to leave the band. [8] He joined Swedish metal band In Flames in 2016. [1] Rickard was the drummer for In Flames until 2019. [9]
After touring in several bands and performing on various albums, Rickard has now become a full time producer, mixer, and writer. He has worked with Three Days Grace, Apocalyptica, 10 Years, Starset, Another Day Dawns, [10] Love And Death, Brian Welch, Diamante, Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin, Rob Graves, Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, Manafest, The Wedding, and Islander. He also works with music producer Howard Benson on a regular basis, mixing several of his recent releases. [11]
| Year | Artist | Album | Role |
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| 2007 | The Wedding | Polarity | Studio Drummer |
| 2009 | Pillar | Confessions | Studio Drummer |
| Red | Innocence & Instinct | Studio Drummer [12] | |
| 2010 | Kerrie Roberts | Kerrie Roberts | Studio Drummer, Percussion |
| 2011 | Red | Until We Have Faces | Co-writer, Studio Drummer [13] |
| 2012 | Disciple | O God Save Us All | Editor [14] |
| 2013 | Red | Release the Panic | Co-writer, Studio Drummer, programmer [15] |
| Love and Death | Between Here & Lost ("Paralyzed" only) | Studio Drummer, Engineer | |
| 2014 | Starset | Transmissions | Co-writer, Studio Drummer, programmer [16] |
| Caleb Johnson | Testify | Studio Drummer | |
| 2015 | Islander | "Wake Up!" (featuring Jonathan Davis) | Producer, Co-mixer Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Programmer, Editor |
| 2016 | In Flames | Battles | Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer |
| 2017 | Red | Gone | Co-writer, Studio Drummer |
| Starset | Vessels | Studio Drummer, Editor | |
| Warbringer | Woe to the Vanquished | Drum Technician [17] | |
| All That Remains | Madness | Drum Programmer | |
| 2018 | Palisades | Erase The Pain | Mixer [18] |
| Diamante | Coming in Hot | Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer, percussion [19] | |
| 2019 | In Flames | I, the Mask | Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer [20] |
| Starset | Divisions | Producer, Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor | |
| Issues | Beautiful Oblivion | Co-editor | |
| Joyous Wolf | Place in Time | Mixer [21] | |
| 2020 | Red | Declaration | Co-writer, Mixer, Mastering |
| Three Days Grace | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Mixer [22] | |
| JunkBunny | Down the Rabbit Hole | Mixer [23] | |
| Diamante | American Dream | Mixer | |
| Another Day Dawns | Stranger | Producer, Mixer, Co-writer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor | |
| 10 Years | Violent Allies | Mixer [24] | |
| Apocalyptica | "Talk to Me" (featuring Lzzy Hale) | Mixer | |
| HOUNDS | "Shake Me Up" | Mixer | |
| Bella Thorne | "SFB" | Mixer | |
| 2021 | Love and Death | Perfectly Preserved | Producer, Mixer [25] |
| Starset | Horizons | Producer, Mixer | |
| Keith Wallen | This World or the Next | Producer, Mixer, Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor [26] | |
| 2022 | Starset, Breaking Benjamin, and Judge & Jury | "Waiting on the Sky to Change" | Producer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer |
| 2023 | In Flames | Foregone | Mixer |
| Caleb Hyles, Lacey Sturm, and Judge & Jury | "Darkness Before The Dawn" | Mixer, Production Coordinator, Atmos Mixer [27] | |
| Kala and Judge & Jury | Diary of a Depressed Creative | Producer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer [28] | |
| Silos, Orgy and Judge & Jury | Insatiable | Mixer, Atmos Mixer [29] | |
| Red | Rated R | Co-writer, Mixer | |
| Jonathan Young and Judge & Jury | Children of Night | Mixer, Atmos Mixer [30] | |
| Silos, Crazy Town, and Judge & Jury | "Lighthouse" | Mixer, Atmos Mixer [31] | |
| 2024 | Silos, The Haunt, and Judge & Jury | "Gaslight" | Mixer, Atmos Mixer [32] |
| Caleb Hyles, Manafest, and Judge & Jury | "Never Back Down" | Producer, Mixer, Studio Drummer, Digital Editor, Programmer, Co-writer, Atmos Mixer [33] | |
| Starset | "Brave New World" | Producer, Programmer, Engineer [34] | |
| Caleb Hyles, Lacey Sturm, and Wolves At The Gate | "DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN!" | Producer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer [35] | |
| Manafest | Learning How To Be Human | Producer, Songwriter [36] | |
| Dead Rabbitts, Escape The Fate, Lauren Babic, and Judge & Jury | "Mistake" | Producer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer [37] | |
| Caleb Hyles, Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, and Judge & Jury | "UNPARALYZED" | Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Atmos Mixer [38] | |
| Starset | "DEGENERATE" | Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer [39] |
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