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Eloy Casagrande

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Sepultura from 2011 to 2023, Slipknot since April 2024, and probably the best drummer in heavy music right now. Four bass drums, Tama Starclassic bubinga shells, and feet that are as even and dynamic as they are fast.

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2024 — Here Comes the Pain — the Slipknot rig

His first Slipknot tour, and the rig is enormous even by that band's standards: Tama Starclassic bubinga and bubinga/maple in piano white, with four bass drums split across an "A" rig and a "B" rig used at different points in the show.

Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x16" bass drums (x2) 22"Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 24"x14" bass drums (x2) 24"Floor tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x16" bass drums (x2) 16"Floor tom — Tama Starclassic 16"x14" floor tom 16"Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 24"x14" bass drums (x2) 14"Rack tom — Tama Starclassic 10"x7" tom 10"Rack tom — Tama Starclassic 12"x8" tom 12"Snare — Tama 14"x6.5" snare 14"Crash — Paiste cymbals Crash — Paiste cymbals
The 2024 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x16" bass drums (x2) piano white finish ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 24"x14" bass drums (x2) four kicks in total, across two rigs ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic 10"x7" tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic 12"x8" tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic 13"x9" tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic 16"x14" floor tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic 18"x16" floor tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama 14"x6.5" snare ⤷ who plays this
Paiste cymbals across several series ⤷ who plays this
Yamaha electronic pads triggers and samples ⤷ who plays this
Promark 5A sticks ⤷ who plays this
Tama hardware ⤷ who plays this

2017 — Machine Messiah

Peak Sepultura: Brazilian percussion vocabulary fused into metal, with swing and syncopation in the fills that a purely metal-schooled drummer would not reach for.

Bass drum — Tama Starclassic kit Bass drum — Tama Starclassic kit Floor tom — Tama Starclassic kit Rack tom — Tama Starclassic kit Rack tom — Tama Starclassic kit Snare — Tama 14"x6.5" snare 14"Hi-hats — Paiste Hi-hats China — Paiste China Crash — Paiste Crashes Ride — Paiste Ride
The 2017 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Tama Starclassic kit double bass, full tom bank ⤷ who plays this
Tama 14"x6.5" snare ⤷ who plays this
Paiste Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Paiste Crashes ⤷ who plays this
Paiste Ride ⤷ who plays this
Paiste China ⤷ who plays this
Promark 5A sticks a signature model has been in the works ⤷ who plays this

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