Favourite Metal Drummer?
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Topic: Favourite Metal Drummer?
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Subject: Favourite Metal Drummer?
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:26
| Who is your favourite Metal/Prog-Metal/Technical Metal Drummer and why. |
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:33
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Thorstein Lofthus from Shining (and elephant9). Why? Because he adds something to the music beyond the double pedal and metronome precision that most drummers in these waters live by. Plus I love a drummer with a bit of jazz to his playing
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:34
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Kindly name only one drummer. You can mention the runner up too. But lets keep it to the minimum. Lets see who is the most loved metal drummer here. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:40
Thanks David..wud b glad if you cud mention one song(with band & album name) where Thorstein Lofthus absolutely shines for u. Im a sucker for great metal drumming
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Guldbamsen wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 10:47
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Well I guess he is mostly up front and in your face with elephant9, but the following track is also very powerful from a drummer's pov: Oh and it's the same guy doing the drumming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3p_veV0L1A" rel="nofollow - here , which does give you a hint as to how versatile the man is.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 11:44
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Sean Reineart ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 12:18
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^This. He's awesome. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 12:29
| Alex Holzwarth |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 12:40
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I like Mark Zonder a lot, he played with Fates Warning for quite a few years then on the first At War With Self album. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 13:04
Thats my fav too 
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 13:07
I've got "The Art Of Navigating By The Stars". The two brothers form a very formidable rhythm section indeed 
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 15:06
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Hellhammer!!! Not to be confused with the band he took his black metal name from. -------------  
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 15:22
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Lars Ulrich.... just kidding. Joey Jordison or Emilio Marquez take the cake for me. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 20:52
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Since we're talking about "favorites" rather than technically the "best", let's here it for some Japanese ladies...who are certainly no slouches. Hana from Gacharic Spin: How many drummers play a cowbell on their heads? Check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u5BZnTe6zQ" rel="nofollow - THIS out after the 30 second mark. Thrashy drummer Kai from Bridear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enbjKqMOTe4" rel="nofollow - HERE  Cute Haruna with her pinwheel cymbals from Destrose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o7fktsBwQg" rel="nofollow - HERE  Kanoko from maybe the most fetching band in the history of metal, Cyntia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghauU_VBtDg" rel="nofollow - HERE  Believe me there are more...the Japan scene is rife with great female drummers For dudes (albeit with a female vocalist), lately I've been listening to Alhambra a lot...although they're not on the archives, this gang, including drummer Tetsuro, seems to wipe the floor with most prog metal bands on a technical level. Here's the band doing an instrumental workout, although I'm not sure about the mentality of the guy that put this on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV2Rn6Z887Y" rel="nofollow - HERE Here's an epic live number with the singer (talented but an acquired taste for sure): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROgMfHrjbuY" rel="nofollow - HERE |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 21:29
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Right now I really like Hannes Grossmann ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 28 2015 at 23:41
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My favourite Metal drummer is Yugoslav drummer, composer, singer-songwriter & guitarist Milić Vukašinović because he founded in 1977 a trio called Vatreni Poljubac ("Fiery Kiss") and with their straight-forward debut LP that was recorded, mixed and mastered in London's Matrix Studio and released on Sarajevo Disk label in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2vaRPrSEw4" rel="nofollow - 1978 , he promptly entered the list of the real pioneers of that new wave of Metal in late 70s. Last but not least, Milić Vukašinović also was invented, as a composer as well, that Folk Metal sub-genre with his Fiery Kiss what even today sounds really great at their third LP from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDF0VBhQmxE" rel="nofollow - 1980 as nobody in the world was recorded and released at vinyl that fusion of Metal and Folk before his Fiery Kiss trio did it.
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 00:29
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It's so hard to say, there are so many greats out there. One of my favorites is definitely Kirk Arrington of Metal Church. He just attacks the drum kit on their debut, really underrated. |
Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 01:21
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Either Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) or Les Binks (Judas Priest), at least where old-school metal is concerned.
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 08:39
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Tobias Andersen from Leprous comes to mind. He was fantastic on BIlateral and especially Coal. Too bad he left in '13. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 10:05
| There are a few but today I'll say Jimmy Bower (Down, Crowbar, Superjoint Ritual). |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 21:40
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Brann Dailor (of Mastodon) Never a dull moment and unpredictable. I'm always focused on what he's doing in any Mastodon song. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 09 2015 at 21:46
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Brann is a monster. Brilliant guy, real nice too. The Last Baron has some fantastic playin' ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: April 10 2015 at 13:21
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Dave Murray from Estradasphere and most importantly Sculptured. Sculptured's Embodiment contains some of the greatest metal drumming I've ever heard. Also, Hannes Grossmann keeps blowing me away. Alkaloid's new album is seriously top notch dudes. ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: April 10 2015 at 22:25
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There is no way I can realistically narrow it down to less than 5 (and that's forcing it still, I could easily make a very strong list of 10), especially since ALL metal is included, prog and non prog So I'm going with gut here/personal nostalgia and not a debate about skill and etc Martin Lopez of Opeth. Tomas Corn of Lykathea Aflame (that was truly mindblowing stuff) and Jason Rullo of Symphony X. Sorry....I had to go with 3 
Oh true he's brilliant too |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: April 11 2015 at 04:07
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Keith Abrahms from Kayo Dot :O my favorite drummer in general. Nothing reaches his ridiculous sense of rhythm. Also Greg Fox is a pretty close second. And whoever drums for Deathspell Omega.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 11 2015 at 04:46
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Johanne James of Threshold Danny Carey of Tool Gavin Harrison (PT, OSI) Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: April 11 2015 at 04:53
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Abaddon (Venom). 'Twas the "troll post" of the week. Strangely, I can't think of one drummer in particular. Gene Hoglan? Dave Lombardo (especially since he left Slayer to try other genres of music)? Ken Owen (when he was valid, of course)? Also, I should maybe check the names of newer drummers... |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 11 2015 at 11:28
All amazing drummers
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 12 2015 at 02:04
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another drummer that blew my mind recently is Gojira's drummer - Mario Duplantier. There are a lot of metal drummers I like, but the older I get, the more names I forget I'll make a brief research of names and get back to this thread. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: April 12 2015 at 07:07
| Jason Rullo from Symphony X. Great technique and very inventive. |
Posted By: starless2112
Date Posted: April 12 2015 at 20:36
| Dave Lombardo from Slayer. No question. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 13 2015 at 01:33
| I don't listen to much metal but Nicko always impresses me so I'll give him a shout out. |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: April 13 2015 at 08:17
Very much agree. +1 ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |