Derrick Tribbett Explained

Derrick Tribbett
Birth Date:18 December 1984
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Origin:Cape Coral, Florida, U.S.
Years Active:1998–present
Label:Geffen

Derrick Tribbett (born December 18, 1984), better known by his stage names Tripp Lee and Sinister, is an American musician and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Twisted Method. He is the younger brother of Audiotopsy and Mudvayne lead guitarist Greg Tribbett. He is also known for his role on the reality show Daisy of Love starring former Rock of Love 2 contestant Daisy De La Hoya.

Career

Tribbett was a member of the band Twisted Method[1] until it disbanded in 2005 and formed the band Makeshift-Romeo shortly after.[2] He was the bassist and backing vocalist for the band Dope.[3] [4] Tribbet formed a new band Bullet Saints and released a one and only single “Hell Bound” in 2013.

Media appearances

Tribbett was a contestant on the VH1 show Daisy of Love. He went under the alias "Sinister" on the show.[5] [6] He was eliminated on the July 12, 2009 episode, the tenth episode in the twelve episode series (not counting the clip show). He placed fourth overall.

Tribbett would have been a contestant on the third season of the VH1 show I Love Money which takes contestants from other VH1 shows such as Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, I Love New York, Real Chance of Love, Daisy of Love and Megan Wants a Millionaire, and to be aired in January 2010. However, the show was canceled before airing because of Ryan Jenkins' involvement in the murder of his wife and suicide.

Personal life

Tribbett is the younger brother of Greg Tribbett, the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal bands Audiotopsy and Mudvayne and former member of Hellyeah. One of his other brothers Matt Tribbett was a drum technician for the American metal band Slipknot.Another brother Dustin Tribbett aka Diggz, musician, technician and writer,former member of (Elememt), (Off The Chain) and a few others.

Notes and References

  1. de Yampert, Rick (August 27, 2004). "Out of a Coma: Metal band escapes hometown", News Journal, p. F1.
  2. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 337.
  3. Web site: DOPE . Dopearmy.com . 2011-12-07.
  4. Iwasaki, Scott (October 8, 2004). "Bands excited about Apathy tour", Deseret News, p. W11. Convenience link.
  5. Web site: Daisy of Love | Cast Bios . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707085904/http://www.vh1.com/shows/daisy_of_love/cast.jhtml . dead . July 7, 2009 . VH1.com . 2011-12-07.
  6. (July 7, 2009). "'Sinister' still on 'Daisy of Love'", The News-Press. Retrieved on 2009-07-23.