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-{{Notability|Music|date=December 2015}}
-{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}
-{{Infobox musical artist
-| name                = Elias "Bones" Andra
-| alias               = Bones Elias
-| image               = EliasAndraLondon2010.jpg
-| caption             = Andra in 2010
-| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1973|10|15}}
-|birth_place          = [[Alamo, Texas]]
-| death_date          =
-| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
-| instrument          = {{hlist|Drums|percussion|vocals|guitar|bass guitar|keyboards}}
-| genre               = {{Hlist|[[Alternative metal]]|[[industrial rock]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[electronica]]}}
-| associated_acts     = {{Hlist|[[Kobra and the Lotus]]|[[Julien-K]]|[[Dead by Sunrise]]|[[Heaven Below]]|[[Vera Mesmer]]}}
-| label               =
-| years_active        = 1994–present
-| website             =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/julienk#!/boneseliasofficialpage |title=Julien-K |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2014-06-20}}</ref>
-| notable_instruments = [[Mapex Drums]]<br>[[Sabian Cymbals]]<br>[[Vic Firth]]
-}}
-'''Elias "Bones" Andra''' (born October 15, 1973), is an American musician who is mostly known as the drummer of bands [[Kobra and the Lotus]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bones Elias {{!}} SABIAN Cymbals|url = http://www.sabian.com/en/m/artist/bones-elias|website = www.sabian.com|accessdate = 2015-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Kobra and the Lotus - High Priestess - PlanetMosh|url = http://planetmosh.com/kobra-and-the-lotus-high-priestess/|website = PlanetMosh|publisher = |accessdate = 2015-12-02|language = }}</ref> [[Julien-K]], [[Dead by Sunrise]]<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126109 |title=Bennington on Dead By Sunrise: 'I Feel Like I've Created A Band With A New Sound' |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 29, 2009 |accessdate=2014-06-20}}</ref> and [[Heaven Below]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=170711 |title=Heaven Below To Release 'Falling From Zero' This Month |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=March 5, 2012 |accessdate=2014-06-20}}</ref>
-==Biography==
-Elias Andra grew up in [[Alamo, TX]] by the [[Rio Grande Valley]] and later moved to [[San Antonio, TX]] where Psycho Plague became moderately successful, opening for bands such as [[Evanescence]], [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]] and [[Linkin Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themonitor.com/entertainment/andra-23412-plague-band.html |title=How Psycho Plague almost had it all &#124; andra, plague, band – Entertainment |publisher=TheMonitor.com |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> Elias moved to Hollywood in 2003. He later became of a member of [[Julien-K]] which includes the guitarists from [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]] and [[Dead By Sunrise]], the side project of [[Linkin Park]] frontman [[Chester Bennington]]. He also currently revived his band Psycho Plague which showcases Elias's many talents as an all around musician.
-He is also currently playing with the bands "[[Heaven Below]]" and "Vera Mesmer".
-Elias has also started acting and has a small part as a drummer in Riz Story's independent film "Places on the Run".
-Besides being a full-time musician, Elias is also a child abuse advocate and is a spokesperson for the non-profit organization Children Without A Voice USA dedicated to raising awareness and the prevention of crimes against children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childrenwithoutavoiceusa.org/ |title=Children Without a Voice USA |publisher=Children Without a Voice USA |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref>
-On April 20, 2012, during a [[Love and Death (band)|Love and Death]] concert played at an event by [[The Whosoevers]], Elias Andra announced that he had converted to Christianity in November 2011 and that he had left his band.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thesundaynightgig.com/jwplayer/media.php?event=1526&section=archive&stream=13|title = Whosoever Conference Session Day 1 (at 218:49 on video)|publisher = The Whosoevers|date = |accessdate = 2012-04-20}}</ref>
-==Equipment==
-Elias Andra plays on [[Mapex Drums]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usa.mapexdrums.com/artists/bio.asp?ID=62 |title=Mapex Drums |publisher=Usa.mapexdrums.com |date=February 17, 2009 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> and [[Sabian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabian.com/EN/artists/Elias_Bones_Andra.cfm |title=SABIAN Cymbals – Elias Bones Andra |publisher=Sabian.com |date=February 17, 2009 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref>
-cymbals and uses [[Vic Firth]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/profile/profile.php?id=1768 |accessdate=May 5, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322021758/http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/profile/profile.php?id=1768 |archivedate=March 22, 2012 }}</ref> drum sticks.
-===Current kit ===
-*'''[[Mapex Drums]], [[Sabian|Sabian Cymbals]], and [[Vic Firth]]:'''
-*'''Drums'''
-**10" Tom
-**10" Tom
-**13" Tom
-**16" Tom
-**24" Bass Drum
-**14" Snare
-**14" Side-Snare
-*'''Cymbals'''
-**14" Sabian Prototype Hi-Hat
-**14" V-Hats
-**10" HHX Evolution Splash
-**17" V-Crash
-**18" V-Crash
-**14" AA Medium Hats
-**14" AAX Stage Hats
-**15" AAX X-treme Chinese
-**19" V-Crash
-*'''Sticks'''
-**Vic Firth 3AW drum sticks
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*
-{{Heaven Below}}
-{{Dead by Sunrise}}
-{{Julien-K}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Andra, Elias}}
-[[Category:1973 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Musicians from Texas]]
-[[Category:American rock drummers]]
-[[Category:Nu metal drummers]]
-[[Category:Rap metal musicians]]
-[[Category:People from Hidalgo County, Texas]]
-[[Category:People from San Antonio, Texas]]
-[[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles, California]]