Best Hard Rock-Metal Drummers
I don't care if he is dead and people say he is getting sympathy votes, he is by far the best drummer of all time. Look, he has the necessary prerequisites, super fast feet and hands, very precise and creative (look at Chapter 4) and as an added bonus can scream like a boss. RIP Jimmy, A7X FoREVer.
I'm in no way a fanboy. His technicality was amazing. Look at City of Evil and their self titled album. Musically, he was a genius... He wrote A Little Piece of Heaven which is an absolute masterpiece. Also, the man's vocals were outstanding.
His speed, tecnique, and writing abilities are unmatched. His drumming blends with the guitars perfectly making metal songs that don't get repetative. Every a7x song is different in Its own way but also is recognizable as a7x song, not only because of the guitar riffs but also his flawless drumming. He is fantastic!
The rev is the best drummer ever. He doesn't get more votes just because he's dead, he gets more votes because he has TALENT!
I mean just listen to A Little Piece Of Heaven! He wrote it and honestly it is one of my favorite songs from Avenged Sevenfold.
R.I.P the Rev. He will always live.
Lars Ulrich above Bonzo? I mean lars couldn't even play as good than Bonzo if he had 4 arms. Lars can't even play to a metronome why is he above? I mean Metallica are a good band but why is lars above this god?
Seriously? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS GUY NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE! HE'S THE HEART, BRAINS, AND SOUL OF THE GREATEST CLASSIC ROCK BAND EVER! You guys are stupid. Screw Jimmy The REV Sullivan!
This is the man who pretty much started it all, every other drummer on this list grew up idealizing this dude.
Kids, listen to him and then form an opinion.
He started it all - the Godfather of hard rock/metal drumming.
You guys are very unnoligible when it comes to drumming the rev was a decent drummer but his overall talent and complexity does not match that of most the others on this list. It kind of annoys me knowing that most the people who voted for the rev are probably just A7x fanboys and just like their new stuff for you who like their older stuff CHEERS but anyway joey is a lot better than the rev. But RIP jimmy
Guys come on no doubt joey is number 1 He is far more better than rev. Drummers like rev are nothing compared to joey. No one can compete with him when it comes to drumming. He is fast, excellent and the best metal drummer the world has witnessed. Joey rules
I've seen this guy drumming at a 90 degree angle while him and his drum set is rotating. also he wears a sweaty mask so he is hardER rock
I love rev but rev is a bit overrated.. Sorry rev :) but joey is a REAL MASTERPIECE DRUMMER don, t believe me? Hear any slipknot song..
The first Rockstar - and still one of the wildest ever. And he played drums like a hurricane!
Keith my top rock drummer period hands down
R yall absolutely retarded I never even heard of this butt munch from avenged sevenfold and he's better than peart Bonham Danny carey Davelombardo and Keith moon hell I like godsmacks drummer better than a7fold
The list title is "Best Hard Rock-Metal Drummers". He can be on the list.
He shouldn't be on this list because he's not heavy metal
Its a joke... Metallica deserve 1st position in every list they all are best and check work of Lars in there every album... Lars deserve 1st position... James, Kirk, rob also deserve 1st position in every list... Just Metallica only... There are people like me who cannot live without there songs... Love Metallica and there songs
Where is Chris Adler on this list? What about Fredrick Andeerson from Amon Amarth? Both great metal drummers... All these popular fools suck. Lars is okay,
No scott travis? Will have to go with lars considering that the rest are not really brilliant
Is Lars good? Yes. Is he the best? By far not. He is good but his timing is almost painful
I have to say... The Rev is overrated. I'm not hating on him, he's a great drummer, but he's not the best. I could easily name many drummers better like Mike Portnoy who is just amazing. Also, Ted Kirpatrick, who pretty much shreds on the drums.
I love the rev and all but he isn't the best, arin lejjay is better than the rev but personly I think mike Portnoy is the best
He can play 17/16 time in the song called dance of eternity
No one can defeat Mike in terms of technicality, precision and versality.
You can't put TOOL's Danny Carey in any category with a typically good drummer who can hit a few extra licks between licks. Being a drummer myself, Naturally I listen to those parts of songs more intensely so that I learn the music even just to sing along.
I became a Tool fan only after hearing this incredible eclectic configuration of percussions and the unpredictable offsets that could lead one to believe that there may be second drummer.
Yes a lot of these guys who are mentioned here in this opinion rating are very good...But none of them can even be categorized with this guy playing for TOOL. He's in a class of his own. Truly MESMERIC! I'm getting chills right now as I brag on him. HE IS UNDOUBTEDLY the most Incredible, the most Enthralling drummer, percussionist I have ever heard. Thus leading me (A self proclaimed Pooh-Bah) to proclaim that "Danny Carey is the best drummer known".
Ide sure love to crawl into his head during his writing. Love Ya Danny!
Any list of the greatest drummers of all time - that excludes Danny Carey - loses all credibility in my eyes. Travis Barker? Really?
The power produced by his "banging" coupled with the unique time signatures puts him in the company of only Peart and Bonham..
Danny deserves to be in the top ten, for those who have not seen tool or Danny live you must before you vote or voice an opinion.
Imagine if John bonham and bill bruford had a child, injected octopus DNA into said child, then offered him up to the kind spirit jabubah in exchange for a distinct creative style. Now picture him standing at about 6'5 with luscious golden locks, and you've got Danny Carey. A drummer who actually enhances the music he plays for, rather than only keeping time and showing off.
He may not be the very best but his attitude while drumming is something that other drummers can't really compete with.
20? Are you kidding me? HE IS DAVE GROHL!
He's the godfather of double bass drumming, he's got to be higher!
Put him in top 5 dave is a big piece of pure metal drumming
It's a joke how low he is ranked. At least top 5.
The most skilled drummer in heavy metal
Lars is good, but Nicko is way better. You know a metal drummer has fast feet when he proclaims "Double pedal is cheating." Just listen to Wickerman and Ghost of the Navigator and you will understand. Single pedal on both. He also comes up with some amazing fills, and awesome riffs. As far as heavy metal, McBrain is the best drummer.
Listened to many drummers from all walks of life, nobody comes close to Nicko!
Just simply Awesome energy!
Yoshiki san is the best drummer of Japan. His musicality and graciousness is something different which is found only once in a generation.
Greatest Metal drummer ever, period. Revolutionized groove, musicianship, accents, and china/splash cymbal embellishments. Perfect snare accents and ghost notes, synergistically complimenting Fieldy's slap patterns. Perfect ebb and flow with tom/snare and then contrasting cymbal/snare patterns. He knew when to let cymbals bleed through and when to cut them off as well as when to shut up. The human groove god and musical genius David Silvera.
Listen to the first 2 korn abums. Those are inspirational for me and shows that metal drums don't have to heavily rely on double bass or blastbeats.
He hits so hard you'd think they're going to break!
One of best drummer, love his rolls
He is just awesome. When I listened to "Rust In Peace... Polaris" first time, I Thought: Their drummer is incredible, no, he can't be real, it's played by a computer program. But few years I've heard this and some other songs live, and that was even more amazing, that this guy really can do such things.
Sad that the Rev is in front of Nick and Dave Lombardo
Listen too his drum roles on the intro of holy wars
In my opinion he is so good, he should be in the first top five.
Second to none. Undoubtedly. John Bonham n Keith Moon n Lars Ulrich are close by. Nicko Mc Brain is very good too
Seriously underrated drummer. Creates some real funky drum beats.
This guy set a world record for the most drums (400) played in under one minute, live on television (BBC).