Best Metal Drummers

[Son of Shub-Niggurath]

Dave Lombardo
Martin Lopez
Hellhammer
Frost
Horgh
Nick Barker
Pete Sandoval
Derek Roddy
Flo Mounier
Gary Thomas
Joey Jordison

[Drummer67]

Pete sandovil-Morbid Angel
Flo-Cryptopsy
Derek Roddy-Gothic Oucasts,Nile,Hate Eternal
Dave Lombardo-Slayer
Paul Bostaph-Slayer
Nicholas Barker-Cradle of Filth,Dimmu Bogir(Even though I don't like these bands he's a solid drummer.)

excellent line up

[Slickleg]

You people don't know **** about drumming and what real all-around skills it takes to be considered the best. The top 5 drummers in metal/prog/rock of all time are:

1) Tomas Haake - Meshuggah
2) Morgan Agren - Mats Morgan/Special Defects CD
3) Sean Reinert - Cynic
4) Danny Carey - Tool
5) Gene Hoglan - Strapping Young Lad

**$

I agree with you but:
6) Matt Mcdonough

And Morgen Agren is a free jazz drummer, but he did do Sol Niger Within with Fredrik Thordendal. So i see what you mean with that one.

[LedSabbath]

Dave Lombardo,Vinnie Paul

[Thrush]

Tomas Haake from Meshuggah has everything you want in a metal drummer + 1 million times more.I love his music and style.Meshuggah is the best band ever.

I saw Meshuggah live once - them and Mary Beats Jane supported Machine Head, back in 1993 I think it was... Was Haake with them then? (sorry if thats a stupid question - I don't know a lot about them or him)

[The TJ]

Alright, seems as though Prog Metal drummers arent getting any recognition here =/

Jason Rullo - Symphony X (hes so damn good)
Eric Lebailly - Adagio (underrated neo classical prog band, great drumming)
Mike Terrana - Rage (just. WOw. he has the sexiest hair EVER TOO!)
Richard Christy - Death/Iced Earth
Bernhard Huber - Dreamscape - the new album "End of Silence" some real controlled double bass work, damn
Uli Kusch - Gamma Ray / Helloween very underrated power metal drummer
Ed Warby - Ayreon - Wow, one of the most underrated drummers in the scene, its easy tho with the long list of guest guitarists/singers on each album
Gene Hoglan - SYL/Death - Dayyyum. He did the drum tracks for the new SYL album in THREE DAYS! HOLY ****.
George Kolias - on the new Nile Album - I've heard one song and a 40 second solo ,and he qualifies, tis saying a lot.
Flo Mounier - Nuff said.
Nick Barker - Cof/Dimmu/OLD MANs CHILD - one of the only death metal drummers that sounds melodic in his drumming, and hes a big boy too.
Thomen Stauch - Ex-Blind Guardian - <3 his feet. After watching/hearing him on their live DVD, *******. Hes so damn good.
Alex Holzwarth - Rhapsody - Sure he plays one pattern, but its a damn good one, props to be able to play blazing double bass for entire shows/ albums.

theres more to add, but I'll save that for a rainy day. AIM for info on any of these bands, if you're interested in hearing them, or check out their websites (google is YOUR FRIEND)

[Tamadrummer6162]

i vote for my fellow friends, Nick Barker and Kevin Talley. Ill be touring with kevin talley soon but theres millions of amazing metal drummers out there!!

[Spola]

I vote for Nick Barker too acctually, I love Old Mans Child's drums didn't think of them when I wrote my favourites

[pand]

Chris Adler - Lamb Of God
Nick Barker - Dimmu, Etc....
Richard Christy - Iced Earth
Pete Sandoval - Morbid Angel

[2 basses4life]

this thread is two years old... who keeps digging this up?

[Dr. Feelgood]

Lars, Lars, Lars, Lars, LARS!!!

[saiine]

what with these n00bs allways comin in with the "BeSt MeTaL DrUmMeRs!!!???" it is like man set some different threads. but i guess i should lay off of ya i used to always ask that same question just to set a thread so yeah. sry if i hurt ur feelings. boo hoo i am gonna cry now. lol

You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.