I dont think i've seen a thread about this in a while and i've got nothin better to do, so
Who are you favorite drummers or just drummers than you admire and why??

neil peart - rush - he's my favorite drummer because i instantly know it's him

Dave Haley
Ricky Myers
Kevin Talley
Dave Lombardo
Vitek
Dennis Rondum
Gene Hoglan
Sean Reinert
And a billion other

dennis chambers nuff said

Abe CUnningham - its a shame how much i rip him off...great chops, ridiculously tight in the pocket, disgusting amounts of groove

Stewart Copeland - 'nuff said

Travis Barker - Underrated by underground music fans and fans who just think they know it all, but the dude is nasty. If anyone bothere to pay attention to what he's playing in Blink 182, boxcar racer, etc instead of just claiming gay, they'd hear a dude trying to do something different in a genre where everythings pretty cookie cut. Grooves well, he's got speed and chops for days, great drum sound, and probably writes the most unique drum parts i've ever heard

Kevin Talley - pretty much my main influence in heavy music. Blasts well, hits hard, grooves, and knows when to play and when not to play. Unfortunately i've heard he isnt as up to par as he used to be but, hey what can ya do.

Darren Jesse - Underrated and damn well unknown. Drummer from Ben Folds Five. GREAT jazz chops, tasteful and fuckin hits hard (recurring theme, i know3). I find myself ripping him off a lot lately but with good reason.

Dave Witte - ONE FOOT!?

Adrian Young - (drummer from No Doubt) Pretty much the reason I play drums. I heard tragic Kingdom when I was about 8 and knew that was what i wanted to do. Huge Copeland influence in this guy and thus, in me.

Honorable Mention:
dude from Decapitated
dude from Meshuggah
Mark from BYD

Chris Pennie, Dave Garibaldi, Gene Hoglan, Richard Christy, Blake Richardson, KEVIN TALLEY, Dennis Chambers (fast hands meng), Tomas Haake (sickening, ooh frickin wee), Van Williams, myself (ha!), Henry Ranta (probably my biggest influence), and Martin Mendes.

local guys: I'm a big fan of Moe, Dane from Porphyria, Tyler DiPaola from OTI, Alex from TTOS, Wood from Acariya/CommandPres fame, Jon Syverson from Daughters is groovy as hell, and my former teacher, George Correia.

my list is ever changing, and I've heard a lot of good drumming from bands I've played with and listened to and just can't remember names. But if you've ever picked up a drum stick, I respsect you and you've probably taught me something no matter how much youre talent or lack thereof is considered. Percussion is just a hell of a lot of fun, and everything I hear, I emulate.

Moe, youre right about Travis Barker and Stewart COpeland, they should be on my list. Barker once cited Mikkey Dee from King Diamond fame as one of his favorite, and Them to me is one of the best drumming albums, hands fucking down.

aww shucks, Murph

mikkey dee rules

other drummers i like: jan-axel von blomberg, asgeir mickelsen, sean reinert, tomas haake, richard christy, dave witte, gene hoglan, and others

Christy is pretty good

dreadkill said:


the grooves on "Them" are great

Bill Ward
Topper Headon
Carmine appice
Don Brewer
GG Allin
Nicko McBrain
oh and that guy with one arm in that Def Leppard band….
….Yea, that guy and a bunch of death metal drummers too and stuff.

Lord Marco (Brain Drill, Vital Remains)
Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
Dude from Internal Suffering
Myself
Dude from Origin
Nick from The Faceless
and a few others.

nick aint in the faceless no more

mOe @ work said:

I know but that is who he is associated with for now. He's an idiot for leaving them.

no he's not, he's tryin out for BDM
tryin to make dat money, son

mOe @ work said:

He's trying out but did he get it? No one knows yet. So, until then he is Nick when he WAS in The Faceless.

Marco (Vital Remains)
Kevin Talley
The guy from Cryptopsy (forgot his name)

am I the only person who cant get into Marco?

Trym
Nick Barker
Mike Portnoy
Raymond Herrera
Martin Axenrot
Tim Yeung
Bryan Parandes
Lee Kerslake
Bill Ward
Matt Cameron

dave culross

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

i know he didn't. Trevor posted about it on the smn boards.

Brann Dailor from Mastodon
John Merryman from Cephalic Carnage
Blake Richardson from BTBAM
Dave Suzuki
Raymond Herrera
Igor Cavalera
Tim (Herb) Alexander from Primus
Kevin Talley
Bill Cobham
Gene Hoglan
John Bonham
Dave Grohl
Buddy Rich
Pete Sandoval
Tomas Haake
Martin Atkins
Jason Roeder from Neurosis
Gregg Paiva

Max Ward just for playing in so many awesome bands
Emu from Yacopsae

me

Archaeon said:

Yes.

immortal13 said:

Flo Mournier

Sir Proscripter McGovern
Alex Hernandez
Jon J Longstreth
Kevin Talley
Chris Kilty
Terry Bozio
Moyses Kolesne
Dave Lombardo

And Dave Culross

The legends: Peart, Bonham, Copeland, Moon, Chambers, Bozzio, Bruford, Weckl, this list could go on forever...

The big guns: Tony Laureano (Nile, 1349, Dimmu Borgir-live, Internecine, Aurora Borealis, etc.,) Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, and he played on Nile's Black Seeds CD,) John Longstreth (Origin, Dim Mak,) Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index,) Gene Hoglan (Death,) George Kollias (Nile,) Raul Varela (Impaled,) Nicholas Barker (Cradle of Filth's GOOD records, Dimmu Borgir and now Testament,) Charlie Benante (Anthrax & S.O.D.,) Dave Lombardo (Slayer & Grip Inc.,) Vitek (Decapitated,) Pete Sandoval Morbid Angel,) Juhana Karlsson (Amoral,) Espen Antonsen (Blood Red Throne,) Per Moller Jensen (The Haunted,) Danny Herrera (Napalm Death,) Steve Asheim (Deicide,) Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse,) this could be another way too long list...

The more popular dudes: Thomas Lang, Bill Stevenson (mostly his work with Black Flag,) Danny Carey, Tim "Herb" Alexander, etc.

Definitely have to back mOe on Travis Barker, he's got style.

Cris Adler, Chris Pennie and Joey Jordison get honorable mentions too.

Not a fan of Jason Bittner. How does he win best metal drummer while anyone in my metal list above is out there playing? I have no idea.

And here's a thumbs up to my drum bro's who have made it big:
Brad with The Red Chord, and Mark with Bury Your Dead, Hamartia, Piecemeal & Between the Buried and Me.

the kid from the Esoteric is also quite good, listen to their older EP especially the song "When the Grave Gives Up the Ghost" (was he in Neurosis?) and also the kid from Misery Signals (he's more in the pocket on Mirrors but his work on the EP and Malice... was superb). Taylor Hawkins did a lot of great work for Alanis Morrisette and in Foo Fighters, the kid just has great taste and understands nuance.

Rock:
John Bonham
Nick Mason
Ringo Starr
Bill Ward (or put him in the metal category if you want, I don't care)

Metal:
Flo Mournier
Gene Hoglan
Richard Christy
Nicko McBrain
Pete Sandoval
Hellhammer

Gar Samuelson, Chuck Behler and Nick Menza - MEGADETH
Glenn Evans - NUCLEAR ASSAULT
Dave Lombardo and Paul Bostaph - SLAYER
Sid Falck and Ron Lipnicki - OVER KILL
Charlie Benante - ANTHRAX
John Bonham - LED ZEPPELIN
Bill Ward and Vinnie Appice - BLACK SABBATH
Pete Sandoval - MORBID ANGEL
Graig Marseglia, Mike Justian and Jim Mazarakis - CSDO
Barry Spillberg - WARGASM
Stuart Dowie - MELIAH RAGE
Danny Schuler - BIOHAZARD
Paul Mazurkiewcz - CANNIBAL CORPSE
Felix Griffin and Rob Rampy - D.R.I.

Nick Barker
Tomas Haake
Danny Carey
Martin Lopez
Chris Adler
Ian Cote
Joey Jordison(say what you will...i think he's awesome)
Not Lars Ulrich

CANDY STRIPER DEATH ORGY said:


GAY.

Jim Mazarakis was a great drummer

and I don't think I saw ANYONE mention Keith Moon... WTF?!?!?!

John Stanier - Helmet
Aaron Harris - Isis
Ken Schalk - Candiria
Thomas Haake - Meshuggah
Brann Dailor - Mastodon
Damon Che - Don Caballero
Will Sharf - Keelhaul
Bill - Indian / Lord Mantis

maybe i'm forgetting some, but those are a good chunk.

drummers are retards that hang out with musicians, that happen to have good timing.

powerkok said:

thats poop.

DreamingInExile said:

I would have, he was definitely incredible, but I am not very familiar with The Who at all, so I don't feel comfortable bringing his name up as a favorite drummer.

I think all mine have already been named here but here they are anyways....

John Bonham (Led Zep)
Flo Mournier (Cryptopsy)
Kevin Talley (Band slut)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer)


Now I know they may not be the "best" and I am leaving out drummers like Neil Pert, but these are my personal favs for different reasons.

John Gillis and MSD

fuck everyone else

Those guys suck.

Alex Van Halen.

I'll have to say I am a fan of Danny Carey, TOOL gives me orgasms well some of their stuff.

Paul Ledney
that dude from Macabre
Pete Sandoval
Proscriptor
Derek Roddy
Buddy Rich

DreamingInExile said:

I did...

theaccurseddrummer said:

Christy, Hoglan, Lopez, Bostaph, Lombardo, Samuelson, and motherfucking Ringo.

Nick Barker
Martin Lopez
Ted Parsons
Thomas Haake
the dude from Marduk
George Kollias
Igor Cavalera
Hellhammer
Raymond Herrera
Eric from FFOS/Zircon
Fenriz
the dude from The Accursed

Dave Grave

Bill Ward

Danny Seraphine (look it up)

Mitch Mitchell

Keith Moon

Eric Brecht (DRI/Death/Hirax)

Mick Harris

the guy from the Pentagram 70's demos CD who's name escapes me
John Gillis (because everytime we'd play with a band with a "super" drummer, Discordance Axis, Origin etc etc, John would just smoke 'em. One time that guy from Origin was bragging about his gay "gravity blast" and John copied it without even trying)
Nate Linehan (my partner in crime for over 10 years now, I just have to give him a look and he knows what to play)

i forgot Johnny Kelly and Sal Abruscato.

Tony Royster Jr.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPncumXZExo

This kid's command is unbelievable.. and he's only gotten better since.

I can't believe I forgot to add Ken Owen from Carcass. My apologies.

Dennis Röndum - Spawn of Possession
Conny Pettersson - Anata
Mike Smith - Suffocation
Stephane Provencher - Gorguts
Steve MacDonald - Gorguts
John Longstreth
Patrice Hamelin - Martyr
Gene Hoglan
Dave Witte - Human Remains, Discordance Axis, Municipal Waste
Pete Sandoval
Vitek - Decapitated
Derek Roddy
Bobby Jarzombek - Spastic Ink, Watchtower
Sean Kinney - Alice in Chains
Mike V - Arsis
Darren Cesca
Chris Nail - Exhorder
Phil - Revocation, RAOV

Anthony said:

Good list. Especially Witte and Hoglan. No one has mentioned Evan Kilbourne from Mindrot. Dude smokes.

Bran Dailor (MAstodon)
Dave McClain (Machine Head, Sacred Reich)
Buckley from Soilent Green

i forgot Dave Suzuki too.

How about that faggot Moe? Why isn't he on any list?

DAMN, forgot to mention Mike Smith
Superb blasting abilities and awesome live drum sound...doesnt matter who Suffo plays with he just blows em away

Messerschmitt said:

YES! i was looking for that animation for SO LONG!

i'm also guilty of not mentioning:

dave suzuki
keith moon
john bonham

Mike Portnoy

MEH

I expected that response.... most think he's overrated but I dig his style. Uhhh in a non FAG way.

Steve Asheim is a nasty drummer too.

steve smyth
marco minneman
bobby jarzombek
tomas haake
richard christy
gene holgan
mike heller

and Van Williams of Nevermore.

that dude sucks

Oooo I forgot Mitch Mitchell. I think he's among the most underrated rock drummers. Also I love Les Binks' work on Stained Class, Hellbent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East.

powerkok said:

You suck.

Messerschmitt said:

I've seen YouTube videos of these street drummer dudes. Some of the stuff they can do with just a few buckets is incredible.

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

Dude, he was clearly joking.

hey man, back off!

retzam said:

I know, so am I.

Flo Mournier from Cryptopsy

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

I know, me too...

retzam said:

I know you are but what am I? Huh? Huh?!

Yea shit,I forgot about Keith Moon. I enjoy his drumming. He was all over the place.

Matt (ex-Capitalist Casualties not to be mistaken for Hirax Max "who sucks BTW") is another one I dig.

^ what he said about the first Capitalist Casualties drummer

anyone who played with Zappa
John Gillis, best drummer i'll ever play with.
mitch mitchell
keith moon
mel taylor(the ventures)
gar samuelson(megadeth's first 2 albums)

dave lombardo SUCKS. anyone who can't nail it live can suck it

ConquerTheBaphomet said:

I'm rubber you're glue!

retzam said:


YOUR MOM!!

BUTTHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter Wildoer from Darkane

IntestinalAvenger said:


way to list yourself.....yow bow

Gene Hoglan and (I know I am gonna hear it on this one) the drummer from Fear Factory.

Jordan Varella from Lust of Decay
+ a bunch others already mentioned

metal_church101 said:

I saw Raymond Herrera pull his shit off live, so he's good.
He brought alot to the table when he sessioned on Phobia's Return to Desolation Ep.
His work in Brujeria is pretty nuts aswell.

i still need to hear that phobia album
the dude from strapping young lad is pretty sick too.

Raymond Herrera = All Feet.

Wayne Brady

anonymous said:

does wayne brady have to choke a bitch?

i forgot to include dennis the menace of macabre on my list.

porphyria said:

Steve smyth plays drums now?

Ginger Baker

NICK MASON-PINK FLOYD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PzagXsD0Y

JDDomination said:

Another drastically underrated rock drummer.

Aegathis said:

I hope that was sarcastic

Archaeon said:

Archaeon said:

Steve Smith is a Jazz/Rock drummer whose nasty. not the guy in Nevermore haha

I ate a drummer once.
I shit out a drummer too.

know what Im sayin bruh....h.uhuhhhhh