Discuss Drummers

[wesgemm08]

I know he's nowhere near the best out there, but August burns red's drummer throws out some real tight beats... their cd died quick for me, but its always fun to go back and listen to his drumming

...discuss some other tight metal drummers

[wesgemm08]

also, mastodon's drummer is insane, so toned down in their cd's.. a must see live to understand how great he is

[btbam > you]

their drumming is one of the strongest points of that album.

i love the style of the drummers from btbam, into the moat, and the bled.

[wesgemm08]

everyone on this site seems to hate the band, but the drumming on the new black dahlia murder album is real tight, and their newest drummer is so sick live



but yea, btbam and into the moat are real sick

[marrost]

their drumming is one of the strongest points of that album.True, the cymbal work on some of those songs is really good.

[gonz]

yeah i agree with all those, ABR, BTBAM and the bled. those three are great. aaron from underoath is amazing i wouldnt call them metal now though. also another really good nonmetal drummer is the dude from saosin, he's hella fast. i dont hate black dahlia, i think they're fun as hell

[pjtunes91]

Drummers are weird in general. My friends and I tried to think of one normal drummer that we know... none.

[marrost]

yeah i agree with all those, ABR, BTBAM and the bled. those three are great. aaron from underoath is amazing i wouldnt call them metal now though. also another really good nonmetal drummer is the dude from saosin, he's hella fast. i dont hate black dahlia, i think they're fun as hellBlahahaaaaaaaa

[FASSWcore]

nick huffman.

[xglassjawx]

BTBAM, Ion Dissonance, SikTh, TBDM are some of the best in metal today for drumming imo.

[mht]

good metal drumming...

despised icon ( any album )
haste the day (burning bridges and some songs on when everything falls)
i also like the tony danza tapdance extravaganza drumming as well. check em out if you havent heard, its some sick stuff

[xglassjawx]

Yeah Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza is good, so heavy.

[mht]

Ion Dissonance is some good drumming as well, i agree, i love me some ion.

[xglassjawx]

I adore what I've heard off of their first album, I need to pick up that CD soon. I'm not a fan of Solace though.

[wesgemm08]

surprised no one said dillinger or converge yet



...genghis trons drummer is sooooo sick

(i'm not being serious on the last one)

[aminorthreat55]

The Fall Line

[FASSWcore]

still nick huffman for me.

[catchmealone]

Jason Bittner from Shadows Fall is pretty sick

[paul manley]

through the eyes of the dead

[xglassjawx]

Veil Of Maya as well, I adore their S/T, so fucking good.

[parallelism]

- Ben Koller from Converge is amazing at fills, tempo changes and just plain good, solid drumming. So good at expressing creativity by means of beats that catch you off guard, but always flow coherently. Converge has consistently remained one of my favorite bands for quite some time and he has consistently remained one of my favorite drummers. If you watch him play, it's crazy.



- Somebody mentioned Alex Pelletier from Despised Icon. Yeah, he is also really good. Especially versus most other drummers from similar metalcore-leaning-more-towards-death metal acts, who basically play breakdowns and blast beats. His style is really tight, his fills are super tight, his beats during breakdowns (which, thank god, don't usually consist solely of chugging) aren't generic and his blast beats are actually good.

For some reason, I always hear people compare this band to Through The Eyes Of The Dead. All that I can say about it is this: No. Through The Balls Of The Dead is an absolutely horrible and atrocious band with a completely typical drummer (not to mention everything else). And they are disgusting live.



- Derek Roddy from Hate Eternal, Nile, etc, is such a good drummer. He is so fast, his fills are insane, his double bass speed is insane, his blast beats are insane (and he can hold them for minutes) AND he is good at jazz and various other styles. That says a lot, especially when two of the most difficult drumming styles (to actually be really good at) are death metal and jazz (especially because they are hard for completely different reasons). I don't even really like his bands (except I like Nile a bit) but if you can't appreciate him as a drummer, you are a complete idiot.



- Flo Mounier from Cryptopsy is also really well known. I think it's fair to say that his blast beats are overall faster than Derek Roddy's, but his double bass work (and drumming overall, for that matter) are so so so so so so so inconsistent compared to Roddy's. I heard a drum solo from Flo Mounier and it was honestly horrible. So inconsistent; his blast beat was crazy and then it suddently sounded like somebody playing a beat who'd never used a double pedal before. I like Cryptopsy, and Mounier's album tracks sound tight, but in all honesty he is not that good.


- I forgot who drummed on The Black Dahlia Murder's Maisma, but I agree with whoever mentioned them before that, judging by his album tracks, he was really good. I haven't heard anything from their new drummer though. And the drummer on Unhallowed sounded like shit.

[Criesofthepast7]

BTBAM. obv
Aaron Gilespie was good back in the day
the bled has a nice drummer.
See You Next Tuesday
Annaparatus

oh there are so many.

[Czarsy]

Infest.

[gonz]

- Derek Roddy from Hate Eternal, Nile, etc, is such a good drummer. He is so fast, his fills are insane, his double bass speed is insane, his blast beats are insane (and he can hold them for minutes) AND he is good at jazz and various other styles. That says a lot, especially when two of the most difficult drumming styles (to actually be really good at) are death metal and jazz (especially because they are hard for completely different reasons). I don't even really like his bands (except I like Nile a bit) but if you can't appreciate him as a drummer, you are a complete idiot.

amen. i dont think any of his bands are great but he is a god among men when it comes to drumming

Aaron Gilespie was good back in the day

he still has it, they just changed their style a lot and he just doesn't use his abilities as much. theres some pretty good stuff drumming wise on their new CD though

[Criesofthepast7]

he still has it, they just changed their style a lot and he just doesn't use his abilities as much. theres some pretty good stuff drumming wise on their new CD though

ehhh, i tend to dissagree.

[gonz]

ehhh, i tend to dissagree.

so are you saying that he gradually lost his ability to play the drums well?

[Criesofthepast7]

so are you saying that he gradually lost his ability to play the drums well?

no i am dissagreeing that you said that in the new cd there is some good drumming. i dont think there is any techinicallity at all.

[gonz]

no i am dissagreeing that you said that in the new cd there is some good drumming. i dont think there is any techinicallity at all.

oh alright. i'm not saying its groundbreaking percussion work but i know at a few parts throughout the CD i would be impressed with it

[parallelism]

ehhh, i tend to dissagree.

Yeah but he wasn't ever all that great.

[Susan Sarandon]

I've never really gotten over how talented Gabe Serbian of the Locust is on drums.

[parallelism]

I've never really gotten over how talented Gabe Serbian of the Locust is on drums.

Woo, Zombie Apocalypse.

[Criesofthepast7]

I've never really gotten over how talented Gabe Serbian of the Locust is on drums.

yeah he is good also.

and with Aaron, i think way back in Act Of Depression and Cries of the Past he has his moments.

[gonz]

yeah he is good also.

and with Aaron, i think way back in Act Of Depression and Cries of the Past he has his moments.

i'd say never meant to break your heart off TCOT is impressive....especially live

[Criesofthepast7]

i'd say never meant to break your heart off TCOT is impressive....especially live

ehh, have you heard any of the older stuff with dallas besides TCOT?

[deathwish]

jimmy "the rev" sullivan from avenged sevenfold. sounds pathetic but he rocks.

[FASSWcore]

jimmy "the rev" sullivan from avenged sevenfold. sounds pathetic but he rocks.
don't mention them here. please.

[a speedo model]

He Is Legend's drummer is really good, so is Becoming the Archetype's

[Czarsy]

Woo, Zombie Apocalypse.
:)

[Louise Heng]

Hella's drummer is insane live, I've never seen anyone so fast live. I also like Mike, the drummer for The Bled, he's cute!


(i hope people have realised by now that when I say "cute" it just means that I like whatever it is I'm talking about, not that I find them attractive.)

[gonz]

ehh, have you heard any of the older stuff with dallas besides TCOT?

yeah, drummings good on it. i just never liked it as much as newer stuff. still some great songs off their first 2 releases (i.e. the last)

[gonz]

don't mention them here. please.

he's right though, no matter how much they blow.

He Is Legend's drummer is really good, so is Becoming the Archetype's

yeah definitely. two solid solidstate artists as well (OMGz look what i did:-D )

[Criesofthepast7]

yeah, drummings good on it. i just never liked it as much as newer stuff. still some great songs off their first 2 releases (i.e. the last)

oh well i like the older stuff better then the newer stuff but thats just my personal opinion.

[ticklemyfancy]

i havent heard a drummer in this genre that wasn't technical

[gonz]

oh well i like the older stuff better then the newer stuff but thats just my personal opinion.

yeah i think older stuff is great but define the great line is definitely my favorite album by them now

[Criesofthepast7]

yeah i think older stuff is great but define the great line is definitely my favorite album by them now

ehh i could do without Aaron's singing.

[gonz]

ehh i could do without Aaron's singing.

yeah i hear where you're coming from, i like it for the most part though. live he sounds kinda meh but i still think they put on a really good live show

[Criesofthepast7]

yeah i hear where you're coming from, i like it for the most part though. live he sounds kinda meh but i still think they put on a really good live show

i honestly think they shouldnt have him sing. haha

[atextbooktraged]

the dude from despised icon. fuck.