Aaron Burckhard

Burckhard played at Nirvana's first live show at a 1987 house party in Raymond, Washington. He played drums for the band until December of 1987. Burckhard was no longer apart of Nirvana by the time band recorded their first demo at Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle on January 231988 (Dale Crover of The Melvins served as his initial replacement). Burckhard's dismissal purportedly came as a result of his volatile nature which propelled him into frequent physical confrontations with people. An additional complaint against Burckhard was that he did not take his membership with the band as seriously as Kurt Cobain wanted him to. Burckhard frequently skipped practice, which infuriated Cobain. The last straw occurred when Burckhard got Cobain's car impounded after getting arrested for fighting with a police officer. His drumming can be heard on the first five tracks of Nirvana's With the Lights Out.

After leaving Nirvana, Burckhard played with Attica, which released one album in 2005.