Top 3 Solid Drummers
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Topic: Top 3 Solid Drummers
Posted By: The Pessimist
Subject: Top 3 Solid Drummers
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 12:51pm
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Solid. Not flash, just downright hard-hitting drummers. Here's my three: Danny Carey (obligatory really) Mike Smith (big, black, and I'm guessing his snare drum cries itself to sleep every night) The rather underrated John Merryman (Cephalic Carnage) |
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 1:52pm
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My top would be as follows: Thomas Haake - Created a totally unique style, and definitely one of the most technical drummers out there. Blake Richardson - Whenever I listen to BTBAM's later albums I am astounded. He perfected his drumming on Colors and kept it perfect on TGM, and his drums compliment the band flawlessly. Danny Carey - ^ What that guy said. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 2:35pm
When I think solid downright hard hitting drummers I think of the likes of Phil Rudd, so compared to him all these mentioned are flash players  But well...1. Dave Turncrantz - I love pretty much everything he plays on the first two Russian Circles albums, and if I'd listened to the third one enough I could probably say the same about that. A perfect package of drive and creativity. Actually he's such a favourite at the moment along with The National's Bryan Devendorf (who doesn't hit hard and thus doesn't get his own place here), that I'll just leave this like this. No other trophies given. ------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">  <- Click on this!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 3:41pm
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1. Mike Portnoy (a crazy-time-signature 8-legged monster) 2. Martin Lopez (a technical monster when he needs to be, but also uses jazz and prog influences in his fantastic drumming) 3. Pete Sandoval (one of the best in death metal!) ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:18pm
Good call. Although I always thought Prog drumming as a mixture of whatever genres a drummer can find? The thing that's always impressed me about Lopez is the same as Danny Carey: not what he CAN do, but what he choses NOT to do. He plays for the music, not himself, and only does fills when they sound good in the music. Respect all round for the guy  |
J-Man wrote:Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 6:28pm
Impressive drummer. I saw him recently during the Suffocation gig in Paris. One of the best drumming I ever had the opportunity to witness. ------------- Dorosłe dzieci mają żal, za kiepski przepis na ten świat. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 7:31pm
Pretty much sums up why I love his drumming... Pure fucking POWER. |
Posted By: Silver Shade of Lead
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 7:32am
How can you say no to this?  |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 8:00am
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I can't stick to three drummers only, so this list contains more (and it's not in any specific order): Nicko McBrain (like a machine) Mike Portnoy ("what J-Man said") Mark Zonder (another technical monster, yet solid as a rock) Sean Reinert (his dynamic drumming in Cynic never seizes to amaze me - it's flashy without losing its solidity) Vinnie Paul (I really like his bass drum work in Pantera) Per M. Jensen (his performance on "Weave the Apocalypse" and "Dying to Live" is amazing; sure, it was technical and flashy but never at the cost of rhythm) Phil Rudd (doesn't get more solid than that) Simon Wright (just as solid, and his work with Dio also offered some variation in his playing) Cozy Powell (I really like his solid performance on the three Rainbow albums he appeared on) Vinny Appice (I really like his heavy drumming on "Dehumanizer" and "The Devil You Know") Carsten Nielsen (no fuss, no flash, just straight ahead old school punk-thrash drumming) Vivi Di Bap (now a folk musician, and former drummer of the alt. metal band Impotators; I've had the pleasure of watching her perform live with Impotators, and, I can tell you, she rocks!) ------------- 
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 10:33am
F**king brilliant  One of my favourites from them.Another guy who deserves all the respect in the world is their guitarist who pulls off all the multilayered guitarparts live by looping as he plays. ------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"> <- Click on this!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 10:52am
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Forgot the two best drummers from Death... Gene Hoglan and Sein Reinert. Both of these guys are absolute monsters! ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 12:46pm
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Neil Peart ( because of his innovating experimentation and monster technique.) Mike Portnoy (like J Man said) Gavin Harrison (his drumming is very fun to watch and he has an absolutely unique style) These are my three main influences ( Yup, I play drums.) ------------- 
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 1:34pm
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The video speaks for itself. |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 1:54pm
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Cr*p! I forgot Hoglan and Peart! Unforgivable!
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 2:17pm
I saw Suffocation a couple of years ago and I have exactly the same impression. One of the greatest death metal drummers out there. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 9:20am
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1. Brann Dailor (Of Mastodon- King of fills, and overall probably one of the best drummers in modern metal) 2. Sean Reinert (already spoken about) 3. Aaron Harris (Isis- A tom monster, he hita the drums hard as hell)
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 3:29pm
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^ Forgot about Brann Dailor. He's really a BIG part of what makes Mastodon enjoyable IMO.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2010 at 12:18pm
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Coming from PA, my 3 favorite drummers are probably Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, and Carl Palmer. I'm not quite sure how these apply to the OP's post of "solid, not flashy, just down-right hard hitting drummers". I would think that Palmer might still fall under this category, but I think that Peart and Bruford are more technically sound versus being hard hitting drummers. Alan White might also qualify as a hard hitting drummer, but I think that I will try and stick with 3 metal drummers. Again I am not sure how well they qualify but I've always enjoyed Alex Van Halen, Tommy Lee, and Ian Paice, so I think that these will be my answer.
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2010 at 12:17pm
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It is shoking that not one has mentioned the hardest hitting drummer yet.
the answer is Dave Grohl he bang hes kitt like a maniak and are 100% acurate all the time in over one hour he don't miss one stroke or fill or anything and grooves like h***ell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4gSjh6xmm4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4gSjh6xmm4
Matt Cameron is not a p*****'sy on the kit eather just watch hes preformance with Soundgarden at Lolapaloosa, Rusty Cage and Jesus Christ Pose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRHfiB8vKuw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRHfiB8vKuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gyYKnnRvhc&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gyYKnnRvhc&feature=related this is sick
and as Toto fan you can't just forgett to mention their two drummers Simon Phillips and Jeff Porcaro (RIP) and both were hard hitter (and subtle hitters) one of the greats on the kit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvpEFwnfgdY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvpEFwnfgdY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En9-o2DdDd8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En9-o2DdDd8
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2010 at 5:00am
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Cozy Powell
John Bonham
Keith Moon
All three RIP, , which shows that if their drumming was solid, they were fragile in life) ------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones....
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2010 at 6:50pm
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This is hard. I have had difficulty narrowing my list to 15! If I had to pick 3 though, they would be Thomas Haake (Meshuggah) Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Martin Lopez (Opeth- formerly  )For metal Of all time? Ugh, I could never answer, but Buddy Rich is in there |
Posted By: kogaionon
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2010 at 2:18pm
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my top 2:
bill ward - black sabbath mike portnoy - liquid tension experiment ...also, romain goulon has a very interesting technique: |
Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 6:40pm
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Cozy Powell Terry Bozzio Steve Copeland ------------- If you close the light every woman looks the same (Ancient Greek tale by Diogenis) Very democratic... |
Posted By: ByteBlock
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2010 at 5:44am
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Very tough to choose just three, in no particular order:
Dave Lombardo - I love his side projects along with Mike patton. Dave Lombardo + MikePatton= Sonic Mayhem. Pete Sandoval - Brilliant is the word i've got. Flo Mounier - I would go with Mike Portnoy, but since no one had mention Flo, i just decided to take the name of this machine hand. |
Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2010 at 7:42am
innsane in the membrane
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2010 at 6:50am
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Sam Gutterman from maudlin of the Well has the most solid/hard sound I've heard to date, such pure drum slamming when needed and so incredibly respectful and soft when necessary. Check this out from about 4:30, the last section blows my mind: Martin Lopez and Danney Carey are obligatory, two of my other favourites from the metal field. -------------  
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2010 at 4:44pm
For me it would have to be Mike Portnoy
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2010 at 4:57pm
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 6:14pm
You wish Jeff.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 3:23pm
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Mike Portnoy, for obvious reasons, Martin Lopez, the best damn Opeth drummer around, Tomas Haake, well he's just insane ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: SPECTRUMofDEATH
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 1:22am
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mmmm George kollias Dave Lombardo Aquiles Priester
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 6:05am
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Mike Portnoy - freakish ability
Neil Peart - highly influential and innovative
John Bonham - simply a legend -------------  GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 12:07pm
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A lot of over-the-top, flash drummers listed...not quite what I would term "solid"...although they are indeed brilliant...
By my definition, some top notch solid drummers would be:
Vinny Appice - His work w/ Sabbath & Dio is like granite
Jerry Gaskill - One of the most understated virtuoso drummers out there...seldom lets on how good he really is, but his creativity in fills and patterns alone, not to mention his live time, is unreal
Jeff Olson - puts down a massive foundation...solid as it gets, IMO... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/FinalSignOfficial" rel="nofollow - FINAL SIGN - US Power Metal |
Posted By: Vobiscum
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 6:55am
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http://pt.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zbigniew_Robert_Promi%C5%84ski&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="nofollow - Inferno - Behemoth (He joined uniquely speed, heavy, technical. Your participation in the band greatly increased the technical quality of songs and albums. It is unusual for a drummer band "Death / Black" use all parts of your drum) Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater (An icon of the progressive metal, impressive technical quality, ingenious compositions, fantastic) Martin Lopes - Opeth (Accurate, creative, technical. He could feel the music and lead it by the sequence of the most splendid. He had vision and seemed to predict what the music wanted for himself) |
Posted By: jackass9
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2012 at 2:00pm
my three Joey jordison the diceased: the REV Lars ulrich |
Posted By: Mj�llnir
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2012 at 5:01am
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Gene Hoglan - The atomic clock!! Dave Lombardo Nick Barker I also second Lar$!!!!! |
Posted By: IMPF2112
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2012 at 7:30am
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Not entirely sure what you mean by "Not flash, just downright hard-hitting drummers", but my top 3 favourite drumms are 1. Neil Peart (Rush) 2. Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) 3. Close tie between Dave Mackintosh (DragonForce) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic, etc.)
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2013 at 3:19am
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Brann Dailor(Mastodon) Danny Carey (Tool) Mike Portnoy(Dream Theater/Transatlantic/Liquid Tension Expirement)  |
Posted By: Deadcenter
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2013 at 6:31am
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Mike Terrana Pete Sandoval Nicholas Barker |
Posted By: Gabimm
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 12:42pm
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1. Neil Peart (amazing) 2. Mike Portnoy (orgastic) 3. Nicko McBrain (I like) but there are so many! (Sandoval, Lombardo, Mangini, Dailor, Scott Travis, Nick Menza, Bonham, Moon.....) |
Posted By: GhostOfSirius
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2014 at 11:08am
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Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Hannes Grossmann (Obscura, Blotted Science) Gene Hoglan (Death, SYL, Fear Factory)
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 12:06am
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Neil Peart Brann Dailor Mike Portnoy ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 12:18am
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Neil Peart (Rush) Gene Hoglan (Death, Dark Angel, Testament) Kirk Arrington (Metal Church)
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Posted By: StargazerSlave
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2014 at 12:05pm
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Neil Peart Mike Portnoy Bobby Jarzombek |