Joe Rickard

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Joe Rickard
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Rickard with In Flames in 2017
Background information
Born
Joseph Robert Rickard

(1987-04-12) April 12, 1987 (age 38)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • engineer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • keyboards
Years active2004–present
Formerly of
Website joerickardproductions.com

Joe Rickard (born April 12, 1987) is an American record producer, mixing engineer, and drummer. 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]

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Biography

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]

Discography

YearArtistAlbumRole
2025 Butcher Babies Insincerity ( "Sincerity (You Were Never There For Me)" feat. Saliva, Lyric Noel, and Harper, "Sincerity (The War You Started)" feat. Kinda Happy, ORIGINAL SELF, and Sleeping In Silence, "Sincerity (Now I See It All So Clear)" feat. Gina Fritz, Chad Kowal, and neversleep., "Sincerity (You Fooled Me Twice)" feat. Ben Jewell, Erik "Shredz" Jenson and Cage Fight, "Sincerity (I Know I Wasn't Perfect)" feat. Shawn O'Donnell and ALYXX)Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer [12]
Limp Bizkit "Making Love To Morgan Wallen"Immerse Mixing Engineer [13]
SilosAPOCALIPS 2.0 (feat. HIGHSOCIETY)Mixer, Immersive Mixing Engineer
Three Days Grace Alienation Assistant Engineer [14]
Bobby Amaru & Veda"Somebody That I Used To Know," "Just Pretend," "Somewhere I Belong," Somebody's Watching Me"Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer, [15] [16] [17] [18]
Saliva "They Don't Really Care About Us," "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts," "Too Broke To Fix (featuring the Founder)"Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer, [19] "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts", [20] [21]
Three Days Grace Apologies Assistant Engineer, Composer [22]
Starset Silos Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programmer, Studio Drummer
Dead Rabbitts Redefined Producer, Mixer, Immersive Mix Engineer [23]
Caleb HylesThe Darkness Before The DawnProducer, Mixer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer [24]
SilosApocalipsMixer, Immersive Mix Engineer [25]
Saliva Revelation: Retold [26] ("Time Bomb", "High On Me: Retold", "Horizon: Retold", "Crowd Goes Wild", and "Devil's World" only)Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer
2024 Ashes Remain "Lost Light"Mixer, Recording Engineer
Three Days Grace "Mayday"Assistant Recording Engineer
Ashes Remain "Don’t Let Go"Mixer, Recording Engineer
Butcher Babies and Judge & Jury"Sincerity"Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer [27]
Starset "Dystopia"Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Songwriter [28]
Breaking Benjamin "Awaken"Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer [29]
Veda, Saliva, and Judge & Jury"I Breakdown"Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Immersive Mix Engineer [30]
Judge & Jury and Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman "The Urge"Producer, Mixer, Immersive Mix Engineer [31]
Starset "TokSik"Producer, Programmer, Engineer [32]
Veda, Saliva, and Judge & Jury"Wannabe Me"Producer, Mixer, Drums, Immersive Mix Engineer [33]
Starset "DEGENERATE"Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer [34]
Manafest Learning How To Be HumanProducer, Songwriter [35]
POKMINDSET"JEK"Mixer, Mastering [36]
Starset "Brave New World"Producer, Programmer, Engineer [37]
The Black Moods "Heaven"Mixer, Mastering, Engineer [38]
2023Jonathan Young and Judge & JuryChildren of NightMixer, Atmos Mixer [39]
Red Rated R Co-writer, Mixer
Kala and Judge & JuryDiary of a Depressed CreativeProducer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer [40]
In Flames Foregone Mixer, Programmer, Studio Keyboards
2022 Starset, Breaking Benjamin, and Judge & Jury"Waiting on the Sky to Change"Producer, Mixer, Atmos Mixer
2021 Keith Wallen This World or the NextProducer, Mixer, Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor [41]
Starset Horizons Producer, Mixer
Love and Death Perfectly Preserved Producer, Mixer [42]
2020 Bella Thorne "SFB"Mixer
HOUNDS"Shake Me Up"Mixer
Apocalyptica "Talk to Me" (featuring Lzzy Hale)Mixer
10 Years Violent Allies Mixer [43]
Another Day DawnsStrangerProducer, Mixer, Co-writer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor
Diamante American DreamMixer
JunkBunnyDown the Rabbit HoleMixer [44]
Three Days Grace "Somebody That I Used to Know"Mixer [45]
Red Declaration Co-writer, Mixer, Mastering
2019 Joyous Wolf Place in TimeMixer [46]
Issues Beautiful Oblivion Co-editor
Starset Divisions Producer, Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Engineer, Programmer, Editor
In Flames I, the Mask Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer [47]
2018 Diamante Coming in HotStudio Drummer, Drum Programmer, percussion [48]
Palisades Erase The PainMixer [49]
2017 All That Remains Madness Drum Programmer
Warbringer Woe to the Vanquished Drum Technician [50]
Starset Vessels Studio Drummer, Editor
Red Gone Co-writer, Studio Drummer
2016 In Flames Battles Studio Drummer, Drum Programmer
2015 Islander "Wake Up!" (featuring Jonathan Davis)Producer, Co-mixer Co-writer, Studio Drummer, Programmer, Editor
2014 Caleb Johnson Testify Studio Drummer
Starset Transmissions Co-writer, Studio Drummer, programmer [51]
2013 Love and Death Between Here & Lost ("Paralyzed" only)Studio Drummer, Engineer
Red Release the Panic Co-writer, Studio Drummer, programmer [52]
2012 Disciple O God Save Us All Editor [53]
2011 Red Until We Have Faces Co-writer, Studio Drummer [54]
2010 Kerrie Roberts Kerrie Roberts Studio Drummer, Percussion
2009 Red Innocence & Instinct Studio Drummer [55]
Pillar Confessions Studio Drummer
2007 The Wedding Polarity Studio Drummer

References

  1. 1 2 "IN FLAMES - Presenting Our New Drummer! (OFFICIAL) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Joe Rickard - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Recording Academy Grammy Awards: Red - Release The Panic". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "All Access Industry Snap: Red". All Access. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Setting off Panic - Red drummer Joe Rickard hard the best seat in the house". HM Magazine. May 5, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Full text of "Modern Drummer Issue 368"". Archive. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Joe Rickard - IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ Jones, Kim (February 1, 2014). "Joe Rickard Says Goodbye To RED". Music Times.
  9. ↑ "In Flames Guitarist Björn Gelotte Devastated Over Sudden Drummer Change". Ultimate Guitar. March 9, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "ANOTHER DAY DAWNS FRONTMAN DAKOTA SEAN ON THEIR FEROCIOUS NEW EP AND BRIGHT FUTURE!". Icon Vision. March 24, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Credits for Joe Rickard". Tidal. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Butcher Babies - Insincerity". Tidal. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Limp Bizkit - Making Love To Morgan Wallen". Tidal. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Three Days Grace - Alienation". Tidal. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Bobby Amaru - Somebody That I Used To Know". Tidal. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bobby Amaru - Just Pretend". Tidal. July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Bobby Amaru - Somewhere I Belong". Tidal. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Bobby Amaru - Somebody's Watching Me". Tidal. September 26, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Saliva - They Don't Really Care About Us". Tidal. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Saliva - Hit 'Em Where It Hurts". Tidal. August 30, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Saliva - Too Broke To Fix". Tidal. October 17, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Three Days Grace - Apologies". Tidal. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Dead Rabbitts - Redefined". Tidal. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Caleb Hyles - The Darkness Before The Dawn". Tidal. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Silos - APOCALIPS". Tidal. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Saliva - Revelation: Retold". Tidal. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Butcher Babies - Sincerity". Tidal. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Starset - Dystopia". Tidal. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin - Awaken". Genius. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Veda - I Breakdown". Tidal. October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Judge & Jury - The Urge". Tidal. August 23, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Starset - TokSik". Tidal. August 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Veda - Wannabe Me". Tidal. August 2, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Starset - Degenerate". Tidal. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  35. ↑ "Manafest - Learning How To Be Human". Tidal. June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  36. ↑ "POKMINDSET - JEK". Tidal. June 7, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Starset - Brave New World". Tidal. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  38. ↑ "The Black Moods - Heaven". Tidal. March 22, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  39. ↑ "Jonathan Young - Children of Night". Tidal. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Kala - Diary of a Depressed Creative". Tidal. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Keith Wallen – This World or the Next". StarryMag. April 12, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  42. ↑ "Love and Death: Perfectly Preserved". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  43. ↑ "10 Years - Violent Allies". Discogs. September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Junkbunny - Down the Rabbit Hole". Tidal. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  45. ↑ "Three Days Grace - Somebody That I Used to Know / Credits". Tidal. July 22, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  46. ↑ "Joyous Wolf - Place In Time". Tidal. April 19, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  47. ↑ "In Flames - I, The Mask". Lyrical Spell Magazine. March 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  48. ↑ "Diamante - Coming in Hot". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  49. ↑ "Palisades - Erase The Pain / Credits". Tidal. December 28, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  50. ↑ "Warbringer - Woe to the Vanquished". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  51. ↑ "Starset - Transmissions / Credits". Tidal. July 8, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  52. ↑ "RED's Anthony Armstrong + Joe Rickard Talk 'Release the Panic' + More". Loudwire. November 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  53. ↑ "Disciple - O God Save Us All". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  54. ↑ "RED - Until We Have Faces". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  55. ↑ "RED - Innocence & Instinct". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.


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