Paul Mazurkiewicz

Paul Mazurkiewicz Jr. (born September 8, 1968) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse. He was originally the drummer for the band Tirant Sin alongside two other future Cannibal Corpse members, Chris Barnes and Bob Rusay. The trio joined Alex Webster and Jack Owen in 1988, forming Cannibal Corpse. Mazurkiewicz, along with Webster, is one of the remaining members of the band since its inception. Besides drumming, he also plays the guitar, and is the group's primary lyricist and contributes heavily to composing songs; he penned the songs "Dead Human Collection", "Frantic Disembowelment", "Monolith", "Carrion Sculpted Entity", and "Worm Infested". Mazurkiewicz is also the drummer for assorted side projects including Umbilicus and Heaven's Gate.

Personal life
Mazurkiewicz divorced in 2019. He has one daughter. He became a vegetarian in 2002 and he lives with his family and animals on a farm-like property including a couple of acres of land. In 2022 Mazurkiewicz took time to expand outside the death metal genre. He's co-formed Umbilicus, a 1970s style hard rock group with Deicide guitarist Taylor Nordberg. Mazurkiewicz also formed Heaven's Gate, a crossover thrash project featuring Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta.

Equipment
Mazurkiewicz uses and endorses ddrum drums, Zildjian cymbals, Czarcie Kopyto pedals and Regal Tip drumsticks. He previously used and endorsed Tama Drums.

Current tour kit

 * Drums – ddrum USA Standard Satin Red, Black Nickel Hardware
 * 22x20 Bass Drum (x2)
 * 10x9 Tom
 * 12x10 Tom
 * 14x11 Tom
 * 16x16 Floor Tom
 * 14x5 Vintone Nickel Over Brass Snare Drum
 * Cymbals – Zildjian
 * 14" A Custom Hi-Hats
 * 18" A Heavy Crash
 * 17" A Heavy Crash
 * 18" A Custom Projection Crash
 * 21" A Mega Bell Ride
 * 20" A Custom China
 * Hardware
 * Monolit Czarcie Kopyto Pedals (x2)
 * DW 9000 Hi-Hat Stand
 * Other
 * Regal Tip Speed-Ex Drumsticks