Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor

Philip John Taylor, nicknamed Philthy Animal ( born September 21, 1954 Chesterfield) is an English drummer. He was from 1975 to 1992, with interruptions drummer of the heavy metal band Motörhead.

Life

Phil Taylor and Eddie Clarke were friends and at the suggestion of Clarke Taylor, 1976, during the recording of On Parole member of Motörhead. With the band, he took up in 1983 to seven studio albums. Motorhead Lemmy Kilmister - founder Taylor fired because of personal and musical differences the first time in 1984. Subsequently, Taylor planned together with Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson, the formation of a band. The project failed because of the lack of commitment by Lynott. Together with vocalist Robin McAuley and bassist Chris Glenn operator was established. After Robertson left the band due to lack of success, came guitarist Marcus Schleicher and the band renamed itself to GMT. Appeared in 1986 in the Mausoleum Records EP One By One. The second EP War Games could be published only after its reboot in 1991 due to bankruptcy of Mausoleum Records.

Even during the time in GMT, he was the drummer for Motörhead again and took the band two more studio albums up until he finally left in 1992 Motörhead. At first, he played in various projects and as a session musician, he was engaged to around 1998 Mick Farren as the drummer for the newly formed rock band The Deviants. He took the band to the studio part of the 1999 released album The Deviants Have Left the Planet, but could not participate in the planned 2000 tour of Japan because he did not receive a visa. On the 2002 album Dr. Crow Taylor played the drums for a piece of A Long Dry Season. Since then he played several guest appearances as a drummer for Motorhead cover versions, including with WASP.

Discography

• On Parole (1975/1979)
• Motörhead (1977 )
• Overkill (1979 )
• Bomber ( 1979)
• Ace of Spades (1980 )
• No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981 )
• Iron Fist (1982 )
• Another Perfect Day (1983 )
• Rock ' n' Roll ( 1987)
• 1916 (1991)

• One By One (EP, 1986)
• War Games (EP, 1991)

• The Deviants Have Left the Planet (1999)

• Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie - Naughty Old Santa 's Christmas Classics ( 1989)
• Chris Holmes - Nothing To Lose (2012 )