John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964 in New York City) is a rock drummer who has worked several bands, namely Exodus, Testament, White Zombie. He also played with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist, and served as drum tech for thrash outfit Anthrax for a while. In 2000, he played drums on one track of Tony Iommi´s self-titled solo album.  He played with the band Helmet in 2004-2005 but left to join The Cult. February 14, 2006 he was hired as the new drummer for The Cult.