Bill Rieflin, drummer for Ministry, R.E.M, Nine Inch Nails dead at 59
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foxnews.comBill Rieflin, a remarkably versatile drummer whose work over the past 30 years spanned Ministry, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and King Crimson, among many others, has died after a battle with cancer, according to friends and social media posts from several artists he performed with.
He was 59. A common thread throughout his career was the fact that he rarely joined any of the bands he worked with, rather operating as a long-term hired gun.
He also frequently played with bands that included other drummers: King Crimson, his most recent group, at times featured three.
A native of Seattle, he played in a band with bassist Paul Barker, who later joined Ministry. Barker brought Rieflin into Ministry’s extended musical family of the early ‘90s, and he.
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