James Kottak

Biography

James Kottak (December 26, 1962 – January 9, 2024) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serving drummer. Kottak was also an original member of Kingdom Come, of whom he was their drummer from 1987 to 1989 and again from 2018 to his death in 2024.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Kingdom Come

  1988

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  Wind Of Change

  1990

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  Sting In The Tail

  2010

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  Unbreakable

  2004

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  Moment Of Glory

  2000

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  Acoustica

  2001

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  Eye II Eye

  1999

Credited work

400 releases · 54 albums · active 1986–2026

• Performance · 668
• Other credits · 78
• Production · 1

Studios: Scorpio Sound Studios · Goodnight LA Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Little Mountain Sound Studios

Frequent collaborators

• Scorpions
• Various
• Kingdom Come (2)
• Montrose (2)
• McAuley Schenker Group
• No Sweat (2)
• Dare (2)
• Michael Lee Firkins

Around the web

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