1513:
263:
In addition to his work as a musician, Durante has also worked for major guitar companies including Hamer, Washburn and Parker and notably designed the
Washburn WI-64, the original IDOL model in 1998. Idol guitars made in Mundelein Illinois became one of the companies popular models during the 2000s.
264:
He worked on numerous famous instruments such as Rick
Neilsen's checkerboard Hamer five neck guitar. The number of instruments worked on during his tenure at these companies along with repairing instruments for over forty years, is well into the tens of thousands.
116:. Ten years later, Durante founded a rock combo he named "Public Enemy". Durante's band bears no relationship to the hip-hop musicians of the same name. The band broke up when Durante expressed a desire to play punk rock.
127:. It was during this time Mark started using the "durantula" moniker given to him by Blue Watusis drummer Marcus David, later to be trademarked. Although a third album by the Watusis was produced by
241:, described as "country as it should be written and played, with a long memory for roadhouse honky-tonks rather than TV-ready music videos." In 1997, Durante played guitar on Jon Langford's
309:
423:
626:
1482:
342:
119:
In the early 1980s, Durante played guitar with The Aliens and the punk band The Next Big Thing. In the late 1980s, he played with the
579:
1056:
281:
1084:
397:
651:
1246:
211:. Originally intended to be a side project, Durante and the Waco Brothers have recorded eight albums for Chicago's
186:
describes the albums as KMFDM's "best-known and strongest releases". He also contributed to the KMFDM side project
1260:
605:
142:
on their 1990 U.S. tour and their 1991 European tour. During that tour, RevCo recorded the live tracks for their
1542:
799:
693:
806:
1028:
319:
370:
1498:
427:
514:
493:
1488:
1200:
918:
627:"WhosWho Chicago: Skull Orchard : CenterstageChicago.com – Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois"
472:
1409:
1359:
1147:
260:. 2010 saw the release of an EP "the Moai Men-Pearls Before Swine" durantula's instrumental project.
630:
925:
1547:
1537:
1182:
964:
932:
170:. Durante toured with KMFDM and provided guitar and some songwriting on the subsequent albums
164:. In addition to playing guitar, Durante helped write all but two of the tracks on the album,
1440:
741:
1239:
1175:
946:
238:
8:
1278:
897:
862:
834:
792:
686:
314:
166:
120:
583:
1140:
1133:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1042:
890:
1493:
347:
212:
208:
204:
154:
58:
558:
1221:
1035:
714:
536:
820:
754:
1435:
1354:
1253:
1207:
971:
855:
721:
286:
234:
187:
157:
139:
1516:
1364:
1344:
1049:
1021:
989:
679:
375:
655:
1531:
1404:
1394:
1374:
1327:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1285:
1003:
911:
876:
827:
147:
104:
Durante began playing guitar in 1966 after being inspired by the fretwork of
62:
401:
1450:
1414:
1369:
1214:
1168:
1161:
1126:
1091:
764:
200:
192:
128:
124:
113:
105:
769:
1445:
1399:
1349:
728:
132:
109:
515:"XTORT Bonus Track by KMFDM @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download"
494:"Nihil Bonus Track by KMFDM @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download"
1455:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1154:
996:
448:
220:
135:, it was not released when Sony bought the label and dropped the band.
1292:
229:
54:
32:
883:
343:"Kevin Durant sued by heavy-metal rocker over 'Durantula' nickname"
183:
1320:
939:
1460:
746:
93:
43:
1476:
904:
1430:
869:
848:
841:
813:
702:
178:
172:
161:
473:"Angst by KMFDM @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download"
224:
671:
92:
is an
American musician and songwriter who is based in
449:"Beers Steers & Queers: Revolting Cocks: Music"
282:"Kevin Durant sued by '80s rocker over 'Durantula'"
217:
Waco
Express: Live & Kickin' at Schuba's Tavern
1529:
606:"Waco Brothers, 'Live and Kicking' in Chicago"
687:
248:In 2002, Durante released a solo CD entitled
694:
680:
1483:Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute to KMFDM
30:1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)
629:. CenterstageChicago.com. Archived from
340:
424:"Welcome to Alternative Press Magazine"
1530:
603:
279:
1057:Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses
675:
307:
150:, on which Durante provided guitar.
582:. Bloodshot Records. Archived from
13:
556:
14:
1559:
534:
368:
341:Schilken, Chuck (June 21, 2012).
199:From 1994 to 2008 Durante played
1512:
1511:
1261:20th Anniversary World Tour 2004
153:In 1992, Durante joined another
138:Durante then played guitar with
16:American musician and songwriter
654:. Durantula.com. Archived from
644:
619:
597:
572:
550:
528:
507:
280:Wernau, Julie (June 21, 2012).
219:, is a concert recording which
800:What Do You Know, Deutschland?
486:
475:. Artistdirect.com. 2006-11-21
465:
441:
426:. Altpress.com. Archived from
416:
390:
362:
334:
301:
273:
190:, appearing on the 1993 album
1:
267:
1085:Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away
308:Himes, Geoffrey (May 2008).
123:who recorded two albums for
7:
1499:List of KMFDM concert tours
1247:Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
1201:Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
223:, the pop music critic for
10:
1564:
1489:List of KMFDM band members
604:Tucker, Ken (2008-04-10).
215:label. Their last album,
1507:
1469:
1423:
1337:
1270:
1231:
1192:
1013:
981:
956:
784:
709:
701:
99:
76:
68:
50:
39:
26:
21:
144:Beers, Steers and Queers
1543:Musicians from Chicago
1240:Beat by Beat by Beat
239:Entertainment Weekly
72:Musician, songwriter
1029:Don't Blow Your Top
807:Don't Blow Your Top
398:"durantula history"
371:"In Mod We Trusted"
315:The Washington Post
203:as a member of the
1120:Juke Joint Jezebel
1099:A Drug Against War
919:Our Time Will Come
652:"Durantula new CD"
517:. Artistdirect.com
496:. Artistdirect.com
1525:
1524:
1494:KMFDM discography
1036:More & Faster
348:Los Angeles Times
213:Bloodshot Records
209:The Waco Brothers
205:insurgent country
84:
83:
1555:
1515:
1514:
1470:Related articles
1222:Live in the USSA
735:Andee Blacksugar
715:Sascha Konietzko
696:
689:
682:
673:
672:
667:
666:
664:
663:
648:
642:
641:
639:
638:
623:
617:
616:
614:
613:
601:
595:
594:
592:
591:
576:
570:
569:
567:
566:
554:
548:
547:
545:
544:
532:
526:
525:
523:
522:
511:
505:
504:
502:
501:
490:
484:
483:
481:
480:
469:
463:
462:
460:
459:
445:
439:
438:
436:
435:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
404:on June 24, 2012
400:. Archived from
394:
388:
387:
385:
383:
366:
360:
359:
357:
355:
338:
332:
331:
329:
327:
318:. Archived from
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
277:
250:Welcome to Earth
121:Slammin' Watusis
19:
18:
1563:
1562:
1558:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1553:
1552:
1528:
1527:
1526:
1521:
1503:
1465:
1436:Excessive Force
1424:Associated acts
1419:
1355:Nicole Blackman
1338:Guest musicians
1333:
1266:
1254:WWIII Live 2003
1227:
1208:WWIII Live 2003
1188:
1009:
977:
972:Skold vs. KMFDM
952:
780:
722:Lucia Cifarelli
705:
700:
670:
661:
659:
650:
649:
645:
636:
634:
625:
624:
620:
611:
609:
602:
598:
589:
587:
580:"Waco Brothers"
578:
577:
573:
564:
562:
557:Ankeny, Jason.
555:
551:
542:
540:
533:
529:
520:
518:
513:
512:
508:
499:
497:
492:
491:
487:
478:
476:
471:
470:
466:
457:
455:
447:
446:
442:
433:
431:
422:
421:
417:
407:
405:
396:
395:
391:
381:
379:
367:
363:
353:
351:
339:
335:
325:
323:
310:"Waco Brothers"
306:
302:
292:
290:
287:Chicago Tribune
278:
274:
270:
235:editor-at-large
188:Excessive Force
158:industrial rock
140:Revolting Cocks
102:
87:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1561:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1523:
1522:
1520:
1519:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1479:
1473:
1471:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1412:
1410:William Wilson
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1365:Free Dominguez
1362:
1360:Chris Connelly
1357:
1352:
1347:
1345:Dorona Alberti
1341:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1274:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
1000:
993:
985:
983:
979:
978:
976:
975:
968:
960:
958:
957:Collaborations
954:
953:
951:
950:
943:
936:
929:
922:
915:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
831:
824:
817:
810:
803:
796:
788:
786:
782:
781:
779:
778:
775:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
749:
744:
738:
737:
732:
725:
718:
710:
707:
706:
699:
698:
691:
684:
676:
669:
668:
643:
618:
596:
571:
561:. AllMusic.com
559:"AllMusic.com"
549:
539:. AllMusic.com
537:"AllMusic.com"
527:
506:
485:
464:
440:
415:
389:
376:Chicago Reader
361:
333:
300:
271:
269:
266:
101:
98:
86:Musical artist
85:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
52:
48:
47:
41:
37:
36:
28:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1560:
1549:
1548:KMFDM members
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1538:Living people
1536:
1535:
1533:
1518:
1510:
1509:
1506:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1405:Cheryl Wilson
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1395:Chris Shepard
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1375:Koichi Fukuda
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1330:
1329:
1328:Greatest Shit
1325:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1314:Extra, Vol. 3
1311:
1309:
1308:
1307:Extra, Vol. 2
1304:
1302:
1301:
1300:Extra, Vol. 1
1297:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1232:Video and DVD
1230:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1184:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1114:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1001:
999:
998:
994:
992:
991:
987:
986:
984:
980:
974:
973:
969:
967:
966:
965:KMFDM vs. Pig
962:
961:
959:
955:
949:
948:
944:
942:
941:
937:
935:
934:
930:
928:
927:
923:
921:
920:
916:
914:
913:
909:
907:
906:
902:
900:
899:
895:
893:
892:
888:
886:
885:
881:
879:
878:
874:
872:
871:
867:
865:
864:
860:
858:
857:
853:
851:
850:
846:
844:
843:
839:
837:
836:
832:
830:
829:
825:
823:
822:
818:
816:
815:
811:
809:
808:
804:
802:
801:
797:
795:
794:
790:
789:
787:
785:Studio albums
783:
776:
774:Jules Hodgson
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
755:Günter Schulz
753:
751:Rudolph Naomi
750:
748:
745:
743:
742:Raymond Watts
740:
739:
736:
733:
731:
730:
726:
724:
723:
719:
717:
716:
712:
711:
708:
704:
697:
692:
690:
685:
683:
678:
677:
674:
658:on 2012-06-23
657:
653:
647:
633:on 2012-07-22
632:
628:
622:
607:
600:
586:on 2008-09-29
585:
581:
575:
560:
553:
538:
535:Prato, Greg.
531:
516:
510:
495:
489:
474:
468:
454:
450:
444:
430:on 2005-01-14
429:
425:
419:
403:
399:
393:
378:
377:
372:
369:Jones, J. R.
365:
350:
349:
344:
337:
322:on 2015-04-02
321:
317:
316:
311:
304:
289:
288:
283:
276:
272:
265:
261:
259:
255:
251:
246:
244:
243:Skull Orchard
240:
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
195:
194:
189:
185:
181:
180:
175:
174:
169:
168:
163:
159:
156:
151:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
117:
115:
111:
107:
97:
95:
91:
79:
75:
71:
69:Occupation(s)
67:
64:
60:
56:
53:
49:
45:
42:
38:
34:
29:
25:
20:
1481:
1415:Doug Wimbish
1370:F.M. Einheit
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1271:Compilations
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1220:
1215:We Are KMFDM
1213:
1206:
1199:
1162:Day of Light
1148:Megalomaniac
1002:
995:
988:
982:Remix albums
970:
963:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
875:
868:
861:
854:
847:
840:
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
765:Bill Rieflin
760:Mark Durante
759:
734:
727:
720:
713:
660:. Retrieved
656:the original
646:
635:. Retrieved
631:the original
621:
610:. Retrieved
599:
588:. Retrieved
584:the original
574:
563:. Retrieved
552:
541:. Retrieved
530:
519:. Retrieved
509:
498:. Retrieved
488:
477:. Retrieved
467:
456:. Retrieved
452:
443:
432:. Retrieved
428:the original
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:the original
392:
380:. Retrieved
374:
364:
352:. Retrieved
346:
336:
324:. Retrieved
320:the original
313:
303:
291:. Retrieved
285:
275:
262:
257:
253:
249:
247:
242:
228:
216:
201:steel guitar
198:
193:Gentle Death
191:
177:
171:
165:
152:
143:
137:
129:Rick Nielsen
125:Epic Records
118:
114:Merle Travis
106:Jimi Hendrix
103:
90:Mark Durante
89:
88:
22:Mark Durante
1446:Slick Idiot
1400:Abby Travis
1350:Paul Barker
1193:Live albums
1022:Kickin' Ass
777:Steve White
729:Andy Selway
254:nom de rock
133:Cheap Trick
110:Frank Zappa
59:heavy metal
35:, Wisconsin
1532:Categories
1390:Sin Quirin
1385:Nivek Ogre
1380:Nina Hagen
997:Brimborium
891:Tohuvabohu
662:2012-06-29
637:2012-06-29
612:2012-06-29
590:2012-06-29
565:2012-06-29
543:2012-06-29
521:2012-06-29
500:2012-06-29
479:2012-06-29
458:2012-06-29
434:2012-06-29
408:October 2,
268:References
252:under the
221:Ken Tucker
77:Instrument
46:, Illinois
1183:Salvation
990:Ruck Zuck
926:Hell Yeah
770:Tim Sköld
382:March 11,
354:March 11,
326:March 11,
293:March 11,
258:durantula
230:Fresh Air
55:Punk rock
33:Milwaukee
1517:Category
933:Paradise
884:Hau Ruck
184:Allmusic
155:Wax Trax
146:Remixes
1461:Schwein
1176:Amnesia
1050:Godlike
1014:Singles
856:Symbols
747:En Esch
245:album.
160:combo,
94:Chicago
63:country
44:Chicago
1477:Brute!
1451:Schulz
947:Let Go
453:Amazon
100:Career
80:Guitar
51:Genres
40:Origin
1431:MDFMK
1321:Würst
1293:84–86
1286:Agogo
1279:Retro
1169:Krank
1155:Boots
1141:Rules
1134:Power
1127:Brute
1113:Glory
1106:Light
1092:Sucks
1078:Money
1071:Vogue
1064:Split
1043:Virus
1004:Krieg
940:Hyëna
912:Kunst
905:WTF?!
898:Blitz
877:WWIII
870:Attak
863:Adios
849:Xtort
842:Nihil
835:Angst
828:Money
821:Naïve
814:UAIOE
793:Opium
703:KMFDM
608:. NPR
207:band
179:Xtort
173:Nihil
167:Angst
162:KMFDM
410:2012
384:2015
356:2015
328:2015
295:2015
233:and
176:and
112:and
27:Born
1456:KGC
1441:PIG
256:of
237:at
227:'s
225:NPR
182:.
131:of
1534::
451:.
373:.
345:.
312:.
284:.
196:.
148:EP
108:,
96:.
61:,
57:,
1185:"
1181:"
1178:"
1174:"
1171:"
1167:"
1164:"
1160:"
1157:"
1153:"
1150:"
1146:"
1143:"
1139:"
1136:"
1132:"
1129:"
1125:"
1122:"
1118:"
1115:"
1111:"
1108:"
1104:"
1101:"
1097:"
1094:"
1090:"
1087:"
1083:"
1080:"
1076:"
1073:"
1069:"
1066:"
1062:"
1059:"
1055:"
1052:"
1048:"
1045:"
1041:"
1038:"
1034:"
1031:"
1027:"
1024:"
1020:"
695:e
688:t
681:v
665:.
640:.
615:.
593:.
568:.
546:.
524:.
503:.
482:.
461:.
437:.
412:.
386:.
358:.
330:.
297:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.