Topic: Who are your favorite metal drummers

[Dead Trooper]

Wasn't that Eric CARR?

No, Eric Carr (RIP) was their drummer before Eric Singer came to the band.

[thedrummer]

I think I always find a cheap way to mention Vinnie Colaiuta's name. Not a metal drummer you say?.... ?.... Well, He's on Megadeth's newer cd, "The System Has Failed" .. Yeap.. VInnie can play anything.

[Christopher]

Yeap.. VInnie can play anything.

Except poorly.  

[timibud]

Somebody remembers Leonard Haze ! ! !

Mix his fast-azz single bass strokes with Bonham's bounce & you've got some sweet single bass drummin' ! ! !

[waymag]

Somebody remembers Leonard Haze ! ! !

Mix his fast-azz single bass strokes with Bonham's bounce & you've got some sweet single bass drummin' ! ! !

Yeah I really like ole Leonard

[optomagis]

Sean Reinert - Cynic, Death, Aghora
Tomas Haake - Meshuggah
Martin Lopez - Opeth

Danny Carey - Tool
Gene Hoglan - Death
Anders Nodin - Early Opeth
Lars Ulrich - Metallica - ok ok ... In my opinion he's fully redeemed from his great effort on 'Call of Ktulu', and if he could acutally do it : 'Dyer's Eve'.
Dave Lombardo - Fantomas, Slayer

My top 3 would have to be the top three I've written, Carey is probably my favourite drummer of all time, but Tool is heavy, but not as straight ahead metal as the others (mind you I consider most of them Progressive Metal anyway...).

[joejordan65]

My top 10 80's - 90's metal drummers are as follows:

1.Tommy Aldridge
2.Randy Castillo
3.Nicko McBrain
4.Clive Burr
5.Vinnie Paul
6.Bobby Rondinelli
7.Tommy Lee
8.Eric Singer
9.Vinny Appice
10.Mick Brown

Joe Jordan

[Drum Slave Jack]

Many of these have already been listed but....meh:
Brann Dailor-Mastodon
Danny Carey-Tool
Portnoy-DT
Neil Peart-Rush (kinda not metal)
Vinnie Paul-Prefer his Damageplan stuff
Abe Cunningham-Deftones (best studio sound i've ever heard)
Chris Pennie-Dillinger Escape Plan (i believe he's working with coheed and cambria or did i dream that?)
Raymond Herrara-Fear Factory
Ray Maygora-Soulfly/Stone Sour (i was so lucky to see him tour with sepultura)
Igor Cavelera-Sepultura
Lars Ulrich-St Anger Metallica
Trivett?-The Sword

Just A Few
Jack

[Absolut]

i like the pantera drummer, and mike portnoy a lot, he has amazing chops, and just to mention, i do like lars ulrich most of the time.

he seems to mess things up, then redeem himself. i mean, his tempo live is a roller coaster (listen to the count-ins on the S&M CD) yet his studio drumming is great. i mean, if you listen to St-Anger (and dont write it off right away, as its actually a good CD) there is good drumming, and the double-bass in the song St-Anger is simply fast.

just my view on his drumming.

[Walter Beyer]

Thomas Haake is a Machine....

[Walter Beyer]

WOW WOW WOW where do i begin?

Joey Jordison - Slipknot
Pete Scandoval - Morbid Angel
Roy Maorga - Soulfly
John Longstreth - Origin
Vinnie Paul - Pantera and Damageplan
spUg - Mudvayne
Danny Carey - Tool
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Chris Adler - Lamb of God
Morgan Rose (if you consider sevendust metal)

Great listing. Funny you mention Origin. Didn't know many were into them. My Buddies band opened for them several times, great group of dudes. Phenomenal player.

[Steve "Smitty" Smith]

Nicko McBrain — Iron Maiden
Scott Rockenfield — Queensryche
Vinny Appice — Dio
Clive Burr — Iron Maiden
Tommy Lee — Motley Crue
Danny Carey — Tool
Les Binks — Judas Priest

I also love John Bonham and Alex Van Halen, but I don’t consider them to be metal drummers.

[Shaun Hopkins]

Vinnie Paul, Lars Ullrich, Portnoy, the Appice boys. My fav overall (not metal) is Charlie Watts. That guy is a fricken rock.

[Chip Donaho]

Yes, and he's got to be as old as I am.

[Bill Bachman]

I've been digging the band Alter Bridge and their drummer Scott Philips definitely brings the heat. Those guys know how to rock.

[Bart Elliott]

My favorite metal drummer? A retired one.

[Luke Elwick]

Metal drummers can't retire, metal never gets old and neither do they.

My fave drummers:

• Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
• Nick Menza (Ex-Megadeth)
• Gar Samuelson (Ex-Megadeth)
• Dave McClain (Ex-Sacred Reich, Machine Head)
• Greg Hall (Sacred Reich)
• Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
• Ivan DePrume (Ex-White Zombie)
• Chris Kontos (Ex-Machine Head)
• Shannon Larkin (Ugly Kid Joe, Godsmack)
• Paul Bostaph (Ex-Slayer/Testament)
• Sal Abruscato (Ex-Life Of Agony)
• Vincent Abbott (Ex-Pantera/Damageplan, Hellyeah)
• Daniel Erlandsson (Arch enemy, Carcass)
• Kenneth Owen (Ex-Carcass)
• Tom Hunting (Exodus)
• Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche)

[Scott Martinson]

Metal being my favorite genre, here are a few of my favorite drummers.

Jason Rullo -- Symphony X
Brann Dailor - Mastodon
Daniel Erlandsson - Arch Enemy
Dave Lombardo - Slayer
Tim Yeung - Morbid Angel; Divine Heresy