Best Metal Drummers

[The Butt]

I bought their first album a super long time ago and that was the only one I ever enjoyed. I saw them live and I was like..... then

None So Vile, the two DiSalvo albums, and that one before The Unspoken King I thought were really good.

 

[-CC-]

You`re only as good as your drummer!

Is that a common saying? Obviously they haven't heard of a band called Metallica.

Also way to fellate yourself in the same post

 

[Mort Divine]

He's an average drummer at best, and the weakest link in Primordial.

Showed my friend your post and
[2:13:01 AM] Farewell: WHO
[2:13:01 AM] Farewell: SAID
[2:13:03 AM] Farewell: THAT
[2:13:35 AM] Farewell: yeah i dont remember my password
[2:13:39 AM] Farewell: otherwise
[2:13:40 AM] Farewell: i would
[2:13:43 AM] Farewell: destroy him
[2:14:02 AM] Farewell: like literally i would get to know him and be his best friend and then FLY TO HIS HOUSE
[2:14:05 AM] Farewell: WITH THE WINGS
[2:14:06 AM] Farewell: I GROW
[2:14:08 AM] Farewell: FROM MY RAGE
[2:14:10 AM] Farewell: AND
[2:14:12 AM] Farewell: JUST
[2:14:14 AM] Farewell: DESTROY HIM

 

[challenge_everything]

Lol your friend needs to get out more.

 

[Personified Hatred]

Gene Hoglan
Dave Lombardo
Paul Bostaph

And personal favourites:

Hellhammer
Horgh
Lars Szoke (ex-Hypocrisy)
Anders Jivarp (Dark Tranquillity)

 

[corrosion]

Being a drummer myself I like to judge drummers by how bad they make me want to go jam on my set. That said: Matt Nicholls from BMTH, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater (I guess he does the same playing for A7X), and Andols Herrick from Chimaira are my favorites.

 

[morguelord]

^Queer. Moving on, Charley Zeleny of Behold...the Arctopus is so insanely technical it's not even funny. Also:
Reno Killerich-Panzerchrist
Pete Sandoval
Lille Gruber-Defeated Sanity
John Longstreth-Origin
Tomas Haake-Meshuggah
Kollias and Roddy, both Nile
Gene Hoglan-Death
Sean Reinert-Death
Steve Flynn-Atheist
Flo Mounier
I'm prolly missing a lot, these are just a few I enjoy.

 

[zeppelin5000]

Alex Pelletier from Despised Icon

 

[THEMICRULAH]

Jan Axel Blomberg. No fucking contest.

 

[Draehl]

Martin Lopez, formerly of Opeth. Not for virtuosity, but for style.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

George from Nile is writing his own songs, guitar and all.
This guy owns

 

[Bitencourt29]

^ Love his work on Nile albums, he's definitely one of the top Metal drummers. His live performance is fucking awesome.

 

[The Emptier]

I've been waiting for that album for so long He's great though, live he was incredible

 

[Satanstoenail]

The best metal drumming performance I've heard is Dave Thomas (ex-Estradasphere) on Sculptured's Embodiment. Almost everything else about the album fades into the background when listening to this incredibly technical, subtle and original performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B16YuNxBJPk

I like that a lot.

 

[wandering_taco]

Nobody has mentioned whoever it is that does the drums for Deathspell Omega? Definitely in my top.
Also:
Martin Lopez
Horgh
David Gray
George Kollias
dude from Gojira
dude from BTBAM
etc.

 

[The Ozzman]

Thomas Haake
Paul Bostaph
Vitek
Martin Lopez
Dave McClain (Machine Head - Underrated drummer)
Louie Clemente
Paul Mazurkiewicz

 

[Satanstoenail]

Louie Clemente

No.

 

[Episteme]

My drummer and I were discussing the play style of drums in Deathspell Omega, we reached the conclusion that it sounded alot like Trym from Emperor but of course it's kinda hard to confirm it.

George Kollias is a sick drummer, but those songs are really just kinda meh.

 

[The Ozzman]

No.

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.

 

[Hez]

My drummer and I were discussing the play style of drums in Deathspell Omega, we reached the conclusion that it sounded alot like Trym from Emperor but of course it's kinda hard to confirm it.

George Kollias is a sick drummer, but those songs are really just kinda meh.

I hear ya on the Trym sound there, hard to describe but it's quite "loose," very cymbal-heavy blasts, etc. Non-mechanical is one of the main ways I'd describe his drumming - accurate, but he never sounds like a drum machine. (if it turns out that DsO used virtual drums or something I'm incredibly fucking impressed with their drum programming hahah).

I would've thought Trym would use more double kick though, unless they specifically chose not to use that much for DsO's sound.