Best Metal Drummers

[The Emptier]

Ah, I guess I should put him under favorites instead. I forgot it was 'Best' halfway through my response.

Or I think he could be one of the best and you're just a my pals.

Because that makes a lot of sense.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah, but I don't have to justify my choices to anyone

 

[The Emptier]

The power of 20k posts!

 

[The Ozzman]

How original: a jab at my post count

 

[GrayRain]

Not sure if he's been mentioned yet, but KC Howard's drumming on Polarity by Decrepit Birth has been making me cream my jeans lately. It has to be some of the fastest, most technical drumming I've ever heard.

 

[Avigrus]

Not sure if he's been mentioned yet, but KC Howard's drumming on Polarity by Decrepit Birth has been making me cream my jeans lately. It has to be some of the fastest, most technical drumming I've ever heard.

Agreed. The drumming on the last couple of DB albums has been great.

Also, i think the drummer for Amon Amarth is quite underrated.

But the best for me, is Gene Hoglan on Symbolic.

 

[SweptbackFlame]

I'm going with former Quo Vadis Drummer Yanic Bercier, probably one of the best drummers in Canada

 

[Splinterx]

Mark Zonder and Tomas Haake

 

[SomeGuyDude]

These lists are always gonna have the standards, but... sure, why not. I'll throw my votes in:

George Kollias (Nile)
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Gene Hoglan (Fear Factory)
Derek Roddy (Serpents Rising)
John Longstreth (Origin)
Hannes Grossman (Obscura)
John Merryman (Cephalic Carnage)
Alex Pelletier (Despised Icon)
Hellhammer (everything black metal)
Marco Pitruzzella (Anomalous)
Jamie Saint Merat (Ulcerate)

Some of my current votes for various reasons be it speed, power, technicality or what have you.

 

[SkeletonWitch]

I see Hannes Grossman being mentioned several times.

WTF ?


The drums are easily Obscura's weakest link. Barely noticable, and they don't transcend pedestrian tech-death drumming. Samuel Santiago (among many other drummers of the genre) outclasses him in every aspect.

As for his work with Necrophagist, he played whatever the Sucimez programmed, and never had any creative input in Necrophagist's music.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Hanes Grossman is phenomenal



anyone doubting his skills just listen from about 3:45 onwards, and especially at 4:40.

 

[SkeletonWitch]

^
I frankly don't see anything phenomenal about the above song's drumming.

Since I already mentioned Samuel Santiago, check this out.

 

[The Butt]

Gorod is actually pretty "pedestrian" tech-death IMO... but then again, I don't listen to much tech-death.

Hannes Grossman FTW.

 

[Mort Divine]

Adrian Erlandsson
Antonio Leon

and obviously

BILL FUCKING WARD as mentioned earlier