Favorite Drummers

[Ihsahn]

I remember coming on here a long time ago, before I registered, and reading a thread about the best drummer. So now I would like to ask: Who are your favorite drummers? Here are mine:

Hellhammer - Mayhem, Arcturus, Covenant, Winds
Flo Mounier - Cryptopsy
Fredrik Andersson - Amon Amarth, Marduk
Nick Barker - Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir
Richard Christy - Death, Iced Earth
Trym - Emperor, Enslaved
Faust - Emperor
Anders Nordin - Opeth
Martin Lopez - Amon Amarth, Opeth

 

[Confessor]

Nick Barker
Hellhammer
Pete Sandoval
Flo Mournier
Trym
Dave Lombardo
Lars Ulrich
Vinnie Paul

NP: Opeth - Black Rose Immortal

 

[Confessor]

Oh i forgot Gene Hoglan. Sorry Genee!

 

[Ordeith]

Hellhammer (Mayhem, Arcturus, Winds... many others)
Frost (Satyricon)
Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar)
Trym (Emperor, Enslaved)
Danny Carey (Tool)
Espen Solheim (no band atm... )

 

[Ihsahn]

Ah! I forgot Frost (Satyricon, Zyklon)!

 

[Brutalizer]

Oooh, there's many! hehe
But here we go:

Gene Hoglan (SYL, Death...)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantômas)
Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index)
Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)
Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Forbidden)
Ken Owen (Carcass)
Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead)
Janne Saarenpää (The Crown)
Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)
Larry DeMumbrum (Broken Hope...)
Van Williams (Nevermore)
Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied, Acheron)
Dave Culross (Malevolent Creation, Gorgasm...)
Lee Harrison (Monstrosity)
Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Tony Laureano (Nile...)
Doc (Vader)

 

[Wolff]

Nordin, early Ulrich, Cavalera, and Nicko from Maiden

 

[Sadistik]

Hellhammer
Emilio Marquez
Pete Sandoval
Lopez
Gene Hoglan
Jorg Michael
the guy from Quo Vadis
Van Williams
Trym
Dan Swano
Asgeir Mickelson
Grim (the late, great)
Dave Lombardo
Derek Roddy

 

[TheMindzI]

Originally posted by Wolff
Nordin, early Ulrich, Cavalera, and Nicko from Maiden

Early Ulrich? He's a worse drummer now than he was then or what? Anyway..

Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan

hmm.. Nicholas Barker is a really good black metal drummer (Dimmu Borgir, ex-Cradle Of Filth)

 

[Heliologue]

danny carey
mike portnoy
gene hoglan
martin lopez
joey jordison

 

[Hannu Mutanen]

Bill Bruford - King Crimson and practically all of the 1970's Brittish prog greats
Billy Cobham - Mahavishnu Orchestra, the Miles Davis band etc.
Hellhammer - Arcturus, Mayhem etc.
Bill Ward - Black Sabbath
Martin Lopez - Opeth
Carl-Michael Eide aka Aggressor - Ved Buens Ende..., Aura Noir, Cadaver Inc.
Pat Mastelotto - King Crimson etc.
Neil Peart - Rush
Rodrigo Artiga - Thus Perish (My band...!)
Teemu Hänninen - Alamaailman Vasarat, Höyry-Kone

I think there are many others whom I do not remember now that would belong here..

...oh, yeah, shouldn't forget! All the guys in Kodo drummers.

 

[benny]

Mike Portnoy
Dan Swano
Fredrik Nilsson
Gene Holgan
Martin Lopez
Anders Nordin
Asgeir Mickelson

 

[Duvall]

Anders and Martin - Opeth
Danny Carey - Tool
Josh Freese - A Perfect Circle (The Vandals, GnR)
Nick Barker - ex-Cradle (I like some...)
Neil Peart - Rush


A lot of the music I listen to doesn't have a prominent drummer..

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Favourite drummer is:

Jan Axel Blomberg (Mayhem, Arcturus, Immortal, Fleuerety, Kovenant, Thorns, Troll, Winds)- he crushes all before him!(thought I'd be different and use his real name, seeing as everyone else has already mentioned him )

Also:
John Douglas (Anathema)
Shaun Steels (MDB)
The guy from Nightwish
Garms computer

 

[Till Fjalls]

Gene Hoglan for sure! That man knows how to turn a percussion section into an technically mindboggling instrument!

And Fenriz, perhaps the best and most tasteful, interesting drumbeats I've ever heard.

After hearing Prometheus, I am more impressed than ever with Trym's playing.

And finally, Asgeir! Hope it works out and he ends up on the new Vintersorg.

 

[Kushantaiidan]

Till Fjälls from Wars Of Winter

 

[Till Fjalls]

Ha!!! I hope you aren't referring to our very first demo, where I actually did play drums! That was atrocious drumming . That isn't gonna happen again

 

[Soul Forlorn]

Neil Peart- Rush
Pete Sandoval- Morbid Angel
Nicko McBrain- Iron Maiden
Tim Alexander- Primus, various fusion projects
Danny Carey- Tool
Anders Nordin
Mike Portnoy

Hell, I can't think of any more right now. These are who always come to mind first.

 

[HoserHellspawn]

Juuso "Orchid" Backman - Thales (haven't even heard him yet, but he's a great guy)
Ken Gillcash - P.U.C.K. (Previously Unheard Canadian Kids), The Northmen
Keith Moon - The Who (has noone mentioned Moon yet?)
John Bonham - Led Zeppelin (has noone mentioned JOHN FUCKING BONHAM yet?!)
Gene Hoglan - SYL and other Devin Townsend projects
Dave Lombardo - Slayer, Testament, etc.
And of course, Martin and Anders.

 

[Satori]

Alan White: Yes
Sean Reinhart: Cynic
Bill Bruford: Yes, KC
Siggi: Sugercubes
Peart: Rush (of course)
Pierre Moerlen: Gong
Hell Hammer

I have an affectation for the technical/progressive.

Satori