drums

Born and raised in Aurora, IL, Eddie has been playing drums for more than half his life. He started at age 10 as a percussionist in the elementary school band and continued all the way through high school. Eddie also honed his skills, completing many private lessons using training materials for the self-taught musician.

Outside of his experiences in school, Eddie joined his first band at the age of 13 and was performing on stage by 16 years old. Eddie’s band was called Dealin Steel and performed both original and cover material. After that, it was on to all original music with thrash metal bands like Tempter and Decrepit Uth.

Eddie also had a chance to diversify his style in a band that mixed industrial and funk called Eye of the Storm. Continuing along those lines, he played in the bands SoulPath and Circle Limit, which also allowed Eddie to explore his non-metal side. Most notably to date, Eddie has had the honor of drumming for neo-classical guitarist David Shankle, formerly of Manowar. He recorded drums on the 2003 Ashes to Ashes CD with the David Shankle Group before the original lineup disbanded.

In the fall of 2008, while taking a break from his latest project, Augmented Chaotic Stratosphere to search for a singer, he was contacted by Lloyd Freeze from Dark Star Records and was told that Sacred Dawn was looking for a drummer. When Ed received the call, he got very excited. He had the opportunity to see Sacred Dawn live on multiple occasions and knew that they were a great band. Thinking that being a part of Sacred Dawn would be a great opportunity and that he would be able to contribute to their already growing success, he waited for the call. The call came from Lothar a few weeks later and within a month he was on stage with Sacred Dawn at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“Sacred Dawn is a very talented band and I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the band's future.” – Eddie Foltz

Another great opportunity came for Eddie in September of 2009. Eddie was asked to join a power metal band called Amulance that enjoyed success in the 80’s underground metal scene. Amulance regrouped after a 20 year hiatus and recorded an all new EP called Deutschland. In July of 2010, Eddie and Amulance flew to Germany and played the 2010 Headbangers Open Air festival and were also invited to play the after-party show in Hamburg at the Ballroom Hamburg.