Bill Rieflin

Bill Rieflin
Rieflin in 2009
Background information
Birth name	William Frederick Rieflin
Born	(1960-09-30)September 30, 1960 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	March 24, 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 59)
Genres	Industrial industrial metal industrial rock experimental rock alternative rock heavy metal progressive rock
Occupations	Multi-instrumentalist, producer
Instruments	Drums keyboards guitar bass
Formerly of	The Blackouts Ministry Revolting Cocks Pigface Swans Sweet 75 KMFDM Lard King Crimson Filthy Friends

William Frederick Rieflin (September 30, 1960^[1] – March 24, 2020) was an American musician. Rieflin came to prominence in the 1990s mainly for his work as a drummer with groups (particularly in the industrial rock and industrial metal scenes) such as Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Lard, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, and Nine Inch Nails. He worked regularly with R.E.M. following the retirement of Bill Berry in 1997. He was a member of King Crimson from 2013 until his death in 2020.