Who was the first drummer to use a blastbeat? A friend of mine said it was Dave Lombardo, but he didn't use them until Reign In Blood (I think), which was in 1986. I'm sure they were used before then.
Maybe Gene Krupa? (from for example Benny Goodman's band) He was an amazing drummer...Originally posted by Xenomorph
some jazz dude. (Yes, some jazz/blues songs have grind/blastattacks.)