Chris Hakius

{{short description|American drummer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chris Hakius

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| birth_name = Christopher Louis Hakius

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|14}}

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| origin = San Jose, California, U.S.

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| genre = Stoner rock, doom metal

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Drums

| years_active = 1989–2009

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| associated_acts = Sleep, Om, Shrinebuilder, Asbestosdeath, The Sabians

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Christopher Louis Hakius (born December 14, 1971){{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/279819-Chris-Hakius |title=Chris Hakius's Artist Info |website=Discogs |access-date=August 4, 2023}} is an American retired rock drummer best known for his work in Om and Sleep.{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=William|last2=Cogan|first2=Brian|title=Encyclopedia of heavy metal music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAgKAQAAMAAJ&q=Chris+Hakius|year=2009|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-34800-6|pages=215–}}

Around 1990, Hakius was in Asbestosdeath along with Al Cisneros and Matt Pike. Asbestosdeath broke up and the three would form Sleep. Hakius was Sleep's drummer from 1990 to its split in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbg.com/2009/09/23/godsend|title=Godsend, SF Bay Guardian|work=SF Bay Guardian|last1=Chun|first1=Kimberly|date=23 September 2009|accessdate=6 May 2013}} After Sleep's break up, he played drums in The Sabians with former Sleep member Justin Marler. They recorded two albums in 2002 and 2003.

Hakius played drums in Om from its beginning in 2003 until his departure on January 31, 2009. His final live performances were with Sleep in 2009 at the ATP reunion show. He has since retired from music to raise a family.