Dave Atchison (born 1979) is an American drummer/musician based in Portland, Oregon. Atchison, a Nashville, Tennessee native is a founding member of the hardcore punk band From Ashes Rise, a band in which he played from 1997–2005, and again from 2009 to the present. During the hiatus of From Ashes Rise from 2005 to 2009, he played drums in Smoke or Fire, recording and touring with the band until his departure in 2009. Atchison currently resides in Portland, Oregon.