Shawn Drover

Shawn Drover (born May 5, 1966) is a Canadian musician, best known for his work with the American heavy metal band Megadeth.

He began playing the drums at the age of 13. In 1993 he founded the Canadian power metal band, Eidolon, with his brother Glen. He uses Sabian cymbals and Yamaha drums, Pro-mark drum sticks, Toca Percussion, Evans Drumheads and Extreme Isolation headphones.

After ten years in Megadeth, Drover announced his departure from the band on November 25, 2014, the same day that guitarist Chris Broderick also left the band. The pair formed the extreme metal supergroup Act of Defiance together in late 2014.

He currently resides near {Atlanta, Georgia}, has a wife, a daughter, a son, and grandson.On May 5, the same date as his birthday, 2010, his first grandson was born. Shawn is a huge fan of the NFL,and College Football.His favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers.He is also a huge NHL fan citing favorite teams such as the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburg Penguins, and the Calgary Flames. Shawn is an avid golfer as well, and participates in several charitable golf events each year.

Shawn Drover endorses Yamaha Drums, Sabian, Evans Drumheads, Toca percussion, Extreme Isolation headphones and Pro-Mark Drumsticks. The "MegaKit" used on tours from 2004 through 2010 was manufactured by Ferguson Fabrication out of Tempe, Arizona. The structure was revised and redesigned making the cage lighter and easier to assemble. Shawn formerly from October 2006 to February 2014 endorsed the DDRUM maple kit and electronic DDRUM triggers with Sabian cymbals.

• Eidolon (1993–2007)
• Megadeth (2004–2014)
• Act of Defiance (2014–present)

Eidolon

• Zero Hour (1996)
• Seven Spirits (1997)
• Nightmare World (2000)
• Hallowed Apparition (2001)
• Coma Nation (2002)
• Apostles of Defiance (2003)
• The Parallel Otherworld (2006)

Megadeth

• Arsenal of Megadeth (2006)
• That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires (2007)
• United Abominations (2007)
• Endgame (2009)
• Rust in Peace Live (2010)
• The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)
• Thirteen (2011)
• Super Collider (2013)
• Countdown to Extinction: Live (2013)

Act of Defiance

• Birth and the Burial (2015)
• Old Scars, New Wounds (2017)