Thomas Wydler

Thomas Wydler
Wydler with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2008
Background information
Born	(1959-10-09) 9 October 1959 (age 65) Zürich, Switzerland
Genres	Avant-garde, post-punk
Instruments	Drums vocals
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Mute Records
Member of	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Formerly of	Die Haut

Thomas Wydler (born 9 October 1959), is a Swiss musician, best known as the drummer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, which he has been a member of since 1985. Prior to joining the band, he was a founding member of the experimental German band Die Haut.^[1] Wydler has also released albums as a solo artist.

Wydler has appeared on almost every Bad Seeds album, making his debut appearance on the group's third studio album Kicking Against the Pricks (1986). After the departure of founding member Mick Harvey in January 2009, Wydler became the longest-serving member of the Bad Seeds apart from singer and frontman Nick Cave. In addition to drumming for the band, he performs backing vocals and sang lead vocals on a verse from the song "Death Is Not the End" of the Murder Ballads album.