Peter Parada was born on July 9th, 1973, and as of 2024, he is 50 years old. He is an American musician who has been a member of several bands. Parada’s drumming career began in 1995 when he joined the L.A. band “World In Pain” on a recommendation from future Korn drummer,
Ray Luzier, and then Steel Prophet in 1996 with whom he recorded one album a year later. Subsequently, he joined Face to Face, Saves the Day and the Offspring, (where he was a member from 2007 to 2021 and served as the band’s second longest-serving drummer, behind Ron Welty.) After auditioning 25 different drummers to replace Rob Kurth, Parada officially joined Face to Face in 1998. Prior to Face to Face’s break up, Parada joined Saves the Day in 2002 to replace former drummer, Bryan Newman. He recorded two of the band’s albums, In Reverie and Sound the Alarm. On July 27, 2007, the Offspring introduced Parada as the band’s new drummer, replacing Atom Willard, who had departed to focus on Angels & Airwaves. Parada was also associated with the metal band Engine and Rob Halford’s solo project Halford, and briefly played drums in the punk band Alkaline Trio. Parada joined YouTuber Tim Pool’s band Timcast for their songs “Only Ever Wanted”, and “Genocide” and in 2023 co-founded the band the Defiant.
