Robert "Bob" Pantella has been drummer for Monster Magnet since previous drummer Micheal Wildwood left the band in December 2003. He's also the current drummer for Riotgod.



Robert Pantella has been drumming for a long time and has played for Raging Slab, he also played with Lee Stuart (Halfway to Gone) and A Thousand Knives of Fire, plus in Matt O'Rea and the Blueshounds.



In 2006 Bob Pantella also showed up in Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, the group also featuring Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell and bassist Jim Baglino.



Other acts Bob Pantella drummed in, include The Atomic Bitchwax, and Cycle Of Pain.