| Derek Youngsma | |
| Birth Name: | Derek Wayne Youngsma |
| Birth Place: | Redlands, California |
| Birth Date: | 1980 11, df=yes |
| Instrument: | Guitar, Drums |
| Genre: | Hardcore punk, Metalcore |
| Associated Acts: | Cast in Stone, Bleeding Through, The Iron Son |
Derek Wayne Youngsma is the drummer for the Orange County, California metalcore band Bleeding Through.[1] Prior to joining Bleeding Through, Youngsma played in Cast in Stone and Daggers.[2] Youngsma joined Bleeding Through prior the band's second release, 2002's Portrait of the Goddess. He replaced Troy Born after he left in 2002.
He is Christian,[3] straight edge[3] and married to his wife, Jessica. They have two children together, a daughter Zoe (born 2008) and a son Ezra (born 2010).
Bleeding ThroughStudio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart peaks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[4] | US Indie | UK[5] | ||||||||
| 2002 | Portrait of the Goddess | Indecision Records | — | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | This Is Love, This Is Murderous | Trustkill Records | — | 43 | — | |||||
| 2006 | The Truth | 48 | 1 | 153 | ||||||
| 2008 | Declaration | 104 | 16 | — | ||||||
| 2010 | Bleeding Through | Rise Records | 143 | 21 | — | |||||
| 2012 | The Great Fire | 193 | 23 | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
DVDs
Cast in StoneEPs
Splits
Guest appearances