Favorite Metal Drummer
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Topic: Favorite Metal Drummer
Posted By: JJLehto
Subject: Favorite Metal Drummer
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 16:58
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This is a list I just made off the top of my head. It is composed of some of my personal favorites, as well as others I could think of that are pretty good. I tried to get some from all genres of metal. This is was off the top of my head...and I am sure I left a lot of worthy ones off. So what do you think? |
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 17:19
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1. Danny Carey 2. Tomas Haake 3. Sean Reinert BIG fan of Shadows Fall and Jason Bittner but those are my top 3. :) ------------- 
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 19:35
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I'm gonna go with Kollias. His blastbeats are unmatched in creativity
and speed, although my favourite metal drummer ever is John Merryman of
Cephalic Carnage. If you want your head to be completely blown, watch this video. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 19:44
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Tomas Haake ftw.
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 20:41
| Hoglan. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 21:02
| Personally, I say Haake. The guy can split his mind into 3 separate places! Or he has 3 brains, which wouldn't really surprise me. |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: May 04 2009 at 21:30
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Jason Rullo gets my vote this time,
Portnoy and Dailor a very close second and third.
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 08:50
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You also should have mentioned Vitek of Decapitated. He's a monster.
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 13:08
| Dave Lombardo. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 05 2009 at 16:01
 Oops, I forgot about him. Some others I thought of that deserve mention: Van Williams (Nevermore) Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied) |
aapatsos wrote:Posted By: Dominic
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 01:25
 His playing is stunningly complex; yet Carey's style just has this groove about it that always leaves me mesmerised. Gotta choose Carey. ------------- 
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 16:13
| Mike Portnoy. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 16:37
| other; Tommy Aldridge |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 17:39
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Tomas Corn Fenriz Flo Trym but from your list, Haake. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/moe_blunts/?chartstyle=minimalDarkRecent"> 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 17:40
AAAAhhhhhhh Tomas Corn of Lykathea Aflame I believe? I actually thought about putting him but did not know if anyone would recognize him! One hell of a drummer! |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 17:44
| With those options, I gotta go with Reinert, though I wouldn't call him a pure metal drummer. Hoglan is a beast and for a man that big he makes it look simple. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 17:58
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Oh yea, I tried to vary the list and get drummers from all over, that play at least some type of metal. Glad to see some love for Rullo and Hoglan, but I am a little surprised there are no votes for Martin Lopez. Also, don't let Fear Factory fool you! Raymond Herrera is one hell of a drummer! |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 18:44
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Actually hold on... There's this guy, right, called Bobby Jarzombek, and he's a hell of a drummer as well. I reckon he's up in the standards of the listed.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 18:59
| ^ spectacular guitarist Ron Jarzombek's brother, they play together on Ink Compatible for one |
Posted By: Jiggerjaw
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 19:21
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I chose Portnoy, but not just because of his work with Dream Theater. He is quite a driving force in the band's dynamic, but I admire the tightness and conciseness of his drumming more as it appears in Transatlantic's music. I think you should edit the poll options so it also mentions that he drums for Transatlantic. Of course, there's a lot more Dream Theater out there to sample for his drumming technique (I can't wait for the new Transatlantic album!), and also, he isn't really a -metal- drummer in Transatlantic, it being a chiefly progressive group. So, it's probably fine the way it is. But yeah, definitely Mike Portnoy. ------------- 
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 21:01
This. More than anyone else, he set the standard.
Carey, Hoglan and Haake are my picks from the ones listed.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 21:12
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I've had Dream Theater on in the car and have come to the realization that Portnoy just could be the best drummer of all time. Just my opinion, of course. E ------------- 
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 07:48
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I voted other, because I consider Sieges Even's Alex Hotzwarth to be on par with the best on the above list.
Possibly not better, but he just has to be mentioned.
Just listen to Uneven or Sophisticated. Unbelievable!
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 19:55
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JJLEHTO I knew you where a drummer haha. Alright this is too hard, I voted for Derek Roddy because nobody else did, and because he is an insane player, and I love all his youtube videos haha, and he is also a well rounded fantastic player. But this poll was too hard haha. I love a lot of those drummers so here are my favorites- Thomas Haake (Meshuggah) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) George Kollias (Nile) Derek Roddy (Nile) And Chris Adler from Lamb Of God These guys are Metal Guys to and some of my favorites. Terry Bozzio, Tim Alexander, Gavin Harrison I also really love Mario Duplantier from Gojira, I've seen him play in person. But my all time favorites are, and you should be ashamed you didn't put these guys on there haha MIKE MANGINI, Marco Minneman VIRGIL DONATI, and THOMAS LANG!!!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 19:59
Yeah that guy is a beast. -------------
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 20:00
Decapitated is awesome. -------------
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 20:04
I love Hoglans playing actually, its very melodic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJbZLQ4Qy4 and i love the drummer from Divine Heresy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDOP6OqPnA -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 04:51
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I don't feel he's a spectacular drummer in the sense he is a technical monster, but without Vinnie Paul's contribution to the groove metal as the drummer of the most influential groove metal band ever, metal would have been different had he not existed. He may not have brought new chops to the table, but the man had truckloads of style and brought that to the table. Proof you don't need all the chops in the world to make your mark as a great musician. ------------- 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 04:52
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I always thought Mike Portnoy's playing was a bit generic to be truthful, as skilled as he is. He definitely doesn't have such an instantly recognizable style like Haake and Carey. -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 08:19
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Glad to some more people getting votes, but still none for Lopez?? One of my favorites. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 08:55
Lopez actually is one of my favourites ever. His fusing of latin drumming and metal drumming is really unique and stylish. And plus his work on Deliverance and Ghost Reveries is some of the most virtuose playing I've heard in prog metal. You gotta love his signature beat also  As for Portnoy, for me he just sounds like he's trying to fit in with the rest of the prog drummers out there. Doesn't really innovate the drums, just mimmicks a load of styles already used. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 09:05
Most people probably don't like Lopez or haven't heard of him because he's not popular in the "drumming community" guys like derek roddy, portnoy, haake, those guys are famous drum gods haha. and by the way the intro to Honor thy father by mike portnoy and dream theater was one of those songs that made me want to be a drummer, when i heard that i was floored and like OH MY GOD!! thats awesome. And mike portnoy is a pretty amazing drummer if you like dream theater and all his other bands, he's got some insane mental and physical chops, has a lot of signature moves like the four on hands, two on the feet, 4 and 2 again around the toms. thats always fun to hear him use that. and now listen to almost any prog metal or general metal band, and they are all using that lick. I've even heard that same honor thy father lick in the beginning with practically the whole thing plagarized and made into an intro with a change of like one or two beats only haha. -------------
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Posted By: Lucent
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 10:56
| Everyone who isn't Mike Portnoy. |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 11:03
yeah haha -------------
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 20:15
True. And he's a heckofa nice guy too.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 14 2009 at 17:50
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Yea, hawkcwg...Been a drummer for close to 11 years now. Well, started playing a set in 9 grade though... And I LOVE Vinnie Paul. He may not be a beast, or very technical but I just love the way he sounds. He lays down some great beats. And Im glad to see some love for Lopez. Yea, I figured Haake, Portnoy, and Carey would get alot of votes, and what do you know! Lopez is not well known in the metal community I suppose, which is a shame...one of my favorites. Too bad he left Opeth, (was it blood poisining?) Honestly: My favorite is Adler, followed by Haake, then probably Lopez. Bittner and Herrera round out my top 5. Oh, and this is just a personal thing for me: What do you all think of John Dolmayan? SOAD was my first real band I was into, so I have soft spot for him. |
Posted By: Werneflo
Date Posted: May 16 2009 at 17:03
He's really good for playing in a band like that. Always kinda liked his drumming style during the time I listened a lot to SOAD. EDIT: Oh - and yeah: Vinnie Paul <3 I love the way he used the ride cymbal to create that brutal kind of swing Pantera had. |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: May 16 2009 at 19:39
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I actually think there are lots of SOAD songs with excellent drumming from John Dolmayan. Of course, on the more formulaic standard SOAD songs he plays generic drums, but I think he's definetely a huge asset to their more experimental music. He's almost Danny Carey like sometimes, but definetely not on the same level. ------------- 
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Posted By: Werneflo
Date Posted: May 17 2009 at 06:54
| "Know" from their first album has some pretty impressive stuff from Dolmayan, especially the beginning. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 17 2009 at 07:30
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Danny Carey. ------------- 
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 18 2009 at 13:42
Bill Ward, you dolts. 
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Posted By: Werneflo
Date Posted: May 18 2009 at 14:43
| Sure, but Black Sabbath are hardly metal, though. Heavy Metal is a subgenre of rock (despite the name). |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 00:01
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Hmm, I did say a drummer from any genre of metal. And Black Sabbath are pretty much the Godfathers of Heavy Metal |
Posted By: AlbertMond
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 00:08
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Albert Bouchard or the pen nib guy.
Bill Ward, I mean.
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Posted By: AlbertMond
Date Posted: May 20 2009 at 00:15
Lolwut?
Heavy Metal is a subgenre of hard rock, which is a subgenre of rock. 'Heavy Metal', besides referring specifically to traditional metal, can also be used as an umbrella term for all forms of metal, with the possible exception of the later "extreme" metals (thrash, black, death, supposedly doom). Stylistically, however, I'm pretty sure that all metals are evolved forms of hard rock.
God I'm a nerd. ------------- Promotion so blatant that it's sad:
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Posted By: Werneflo
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 12:50
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_sabbath - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_sabbath Check what it says in "genre" on the right. Then click that link and read the first sentence. Just going after what wiki says. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 11:22
| Tis true, who is denying Black Sabbath are a heavy metal band? |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 14:05
Martin Lopez, unless Bill Ward counts of course 
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Posted By: Lost Follower
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 18:21
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Wow. Being made of metal must be quite resptrictive for a drummer? Non?
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Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 02:52
| J Read of Canadian kvlt warblackgrinders Revenge............an insane (in)human tornado......talk about black metal played by an octopus listening to to free jazz........... |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 03:49
| Yet another vote for Bill Ward. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 16:08
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Danny Carey Thoms Haake Brann Dailor ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 16:09
Hilaaaaaaaaaaaaaarious...  ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Steve15
Date Posted: June 08 2009 at 18:22
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Other...
Lars Ulrich ------------- I do what I want and I say what I want, And no one can take that awayyyyyyyyy. -Bruce Dickinson |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 08 2009 at 22:43
Wait....I HOPE you're joking! |
Posted By: Steve15
Date Posted: June 09 2009 at 14:38
Damn!!!! Someone found me out!!
 Yes, I was joking.My Real favorite is Nicko McBrian. ------------- I do what I want and I say what I want, And no one can take that awayyyyyyyyy. -Bruce Dickinson |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 09 2009 at 19:51
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^ whew..... *murder spree put on hold* |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: June 09 2009 at 23:12
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Alright i'm still in disbelief that you didn't put my favorites on here. My Favorites in this order- Marco Minneman, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, and MIKE MANGINI -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 09 2009 at 23:58
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I actually thought about Thomas Lang after the fact.... My bad Like I said, I was bound to miss plenty. |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: June 10 2009 at 00:04
Yeah but those guys are like the metal gods. -------------
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: June 10 2009 at 00:48
Bull's eye.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Steve15
Date Posted: June 10 2009 at 17:47
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Wait I just thought of someone else.
My favorite drummers are...
Nicko McBrian and Scott Travis. ------------- I do what I want and I say what I want, And no one can take that awayyyyyyyyy. -Bruce Dickinson |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 10 2009 at 21:59
AAHHHHhhhhhhh now those are 2 truly great drummers. Damn, I'm pretty ashamed I forgot those guys. Especially Travis, while it may not be blistering I can't think of anyone else who can play double bass for such long periods, at a pretty good clip of course. |
Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 17:47
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Gotta go with Carey . . . he has such an original sound. Kudos on Martinez and Adler. And I'm probably going to get lambasted for this, but no Joey Jordinson? He isn't as good as some on that list (okay, most on that list) but he is good . . . good enough to be in the list, imho. Another drummer I'm really into right now is Tim Yeung of Divine Heresy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDOP6OqPnA P.S.: How do I actually insert a Youtube vid into my posts? ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 18:02
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Well, since I don't cinsider Tool to be Metal in the sligtest, I would have gone with Haake, but since Danny Carey IS listed here, I had to choose him. Sorry, Tom; maybe next time,
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 16 2009 at 17:38
Chris Adler is actually my fav. at the moment. And Joey???? Well it's OK. Actually he IS good, I just don't think he's anything spectacular. It's also hard to be unbiased because every drummer vid on youtube has at least one comment from someone, (with slipknot in their name) saying "X" sucks Joey f*cking beats everyone! But I can admit he's pretty decent |
Posted By: AlbertMond
Date Posted: June 16 2009 at 23:26
Agreed. ------------- Promotion so blatant that it's sad:
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 17 2009 at 10:13
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from this list: Gene Hoglan (big fat beast)
others I really love:
-Shannon Lucas (The Black Dahlia Murder)
-Lyle Cooper (The Faceless) ------------- 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 17 2009 at 13:33
Let me put it this way. Joey is decent. Some of his drumming in Slipknot does impress me. And he's better than Lars 1000X But he's not really great. Especially in concert, every youtube video I see of his "solos" sound like crap. No offense to any Joey fans, but he plays really fast double bass. Outside that it just sounds like randomness, but not good. |
Posted By: joelossia
Date Posted: June 17 2009 at 16:44
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Danney Carey FTW! |
Posted By: Starfighter
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 14:35
Thunderstick - absolutely bonkers 
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Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 00:47
Fixed
Kudos for Martin Lopez though, definately in my top 10, especially for Ghost Reveries, alot of people know Opeth but for some reason only recognise Akerfeldt... pity ------------- 'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan |
Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 01:00
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Man so many good drummers, well this list is for the moment but it might change.
1. Brann Dailor
2. Mike Portnoy
3. Dann Carey
4. Vinnie Paul ------------- " Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds." - FDR |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 02:57
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Posted By: persecutionmania
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 02:34
| Sean Reinert and Derek Roddy are great drummers but I'm gonna have to go with Dave Witte on this. Human Remains, Discordance Axis, Municipal Waste, East West Blast Test. Saw him play with Melt Banana about five years ago. The guy is spectacular. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 03:10
Oh, oh!!! He;s the drummer for Kansas right??? (Device, Voice , Drums)  -------------
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Posted By: Kazzbaah
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 17:33
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I'm not sure if I can vote in this poll just yet, seeing as how I don't really have a favorite drummer as much as I just find some drummers incredibly f**king talented and just enjoy them. With guitarists I can have a favorite because they provide the main melody to the songs, but of course drumming is an essential part to any metal band. Anyway, I digress.
George Kollias is an insane drummer. Just from listening to Papyrus you can tell how brutal his drumming is. I mean, damn. As far as Necrophagist goes they have just as much brutal drumming, but the problem is is that there have been so many drummers in that band I couldn't tell you who's good and who's bad. So I just enjoy. Wintersun has a quite amazing drummer, as well.
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Posted By: persecutionmania
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 22:14
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Posted By: persecutionmania
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 22:15
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 22:49
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AHHHHHHhhhhh Origin The band that invented the "gravity blast" I say band because I forget the original drummer.... |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 23:03
Hey, persecutionmania. Welcome.  Next time you want to edit a post, simply click on the top right corner of your post where it says, "Post Options", then click "Edit Post", rather then typing up a whole new one. Saves page space. |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 15:31
| Danny Carey gets my vote, amazing drummer. |
Posted By: persecutionmania
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 15:34
thanks.
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 17:16
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I can see why people would like Thomas Lang, but I think he's practised almost to a point where he no longer suits a single piece of music. ;p
anyway I prefer old song-serving drummers like Dale Crover outta the Melvins - practically stationary compared to Lang, but so much more in tune with and appropriate for the music his band plays. I'd rather listen to Varg's drum mishaps than Roddy's almost corporate, inevitable blasting. i suppose i'm one of those prog fans who, when the Bruford vs Peart battle rages, yells "CUTLER" from the sidelines ;) ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 20:07
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I think that the performance of Gene Hoglan and Sean Reinert is wonderful. "Death" is one of the favorite bands of me. By the way, I like Pete Sandoval. I felt that it was wonderful because I listened to the performance of Terrorizer. |
Posted By: Hexenmeister
Date Posted: July 02 2009 at 20:56
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Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 18:19
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Mike Portnoy. He can tackle wild time signatures with a heavy approach, but keep it tasty, unique and unpredictable.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 18:53
 Let's not forget Vander or Denis either..
 As for metal drummers, Bobby Jarzombek is unbelieveable. Portnoy on speed!
Tomas Haake, Mark Zonder and Stef Brooks are other personal favorites, and underrated too! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 20:00
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My favorite is the drummer for Rosetta. The subtle things he does are just incredible. ------------- 
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Posted By: Proggy Pogo
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 07:47
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My vote goes for Mike Portnoy, he's brilliant. I also like Pantera's Vinnie Paul though. From ones not in the list, I admire Motorhead's Mikkey Dee. ------------- 
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 08:12
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Fav drummers currently of all flavors: 1) Peart 2) Harrison 3) Carey (gets the vote here) 4) Rullo 5) Collins 6) Weckl 7) Bonham 8) Gadd 9) Chambers 10) Pocaro .... 99) Portannoy ------------- 
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Posted By: Fieldofsorrow
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 04:00
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Haake, Lopez and Portnoy are my three top dogs, in no particular order. Haake is the most rhythmically aware, Lopez is wonderfully fluid, and Portnoy has tons of character.
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Posted By: Lodij van der Graaf
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 06:37
| Danny Carey is quite an essential metal drummer, really... But Mike Portnoy have everyhting wrapped up, and always inventing something new! |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 08:38
Like what? -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 12:52
I'm glad to see so much love here for Lopez. He really was one of my favorites. Truly gifted. Too bad he's out of the band...  |
Posted By: camilleanne
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 20:44
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Mike Portnoy!!!
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 01:19
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It appears Portnoy is pulling closer to Danny. Why has NO ONE put one up for Chris Adler? He is one great drummer, and very crisp |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:40
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^ I agree. Despite thousands of mainstream metal fans and LOG fanboys, Adler is worth his stuff. I'd even rate him above Portnoy. -------------
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:55
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Lombardo for me.Although Slayer can have generic drumming,I love what he did with Fantomas.Also Igor Caverlera is pretty great.I have alot of time for Gene Hoglan as well.
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 22:22
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Thank GOD no one voted for Adler... ------------- 
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