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Mario Duplantier's drum kit and setup

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Gojira's drummer since the band formed in 1996, alongside his brother Joe. The most restrained great drummer in heavy music — toms that carry the melody, double kick used as punctuation, and a ride cymbal chosen almost entirely for its bell. Tama Starclassic bubinga and Zildjian.

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2024 — The Paris Olympics

Gojira played the opening ceremony of the 2024 Games from a balcony of the Conciergerie, and won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for it. Duplantier posted a full rundown of the kit he used, which is not a sentence anyone expected to write about an Olympic ceremony.

Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Floor tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit Snare — Tama PL565 Bell Brass 14"x6.5" snare 14"Hi-hats — Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hats 15"Crash — Zildjian Crashes Crash — Zildjian Crashes Ride — Zildjian Z Custom 21" Mega Bell Ride 21"
The 2024 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit double bass, three toms ⤷ who plays this
Tama PL565 Bell Brass 14"x6.5" snare ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian Crashes ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian Z Custom 21" Mega Bell Ride ⤷ who plays this
Tama hardware ⤷ who plays this

2021 — Fortitude

The album that took Drumeo's Drum Recording Of The Year, alongside his solo piece "Cyclone" for the performance award. A six-piece Starclassic bubinga kit in white pearl with diamond inlay and black nickel hardware — big, but nowhere near as big as the band sounds.

Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x18" bass drums (x2) 22"Bass drum — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x18" bass drums (x2) 22"Floor tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 16"x16" floor tom 16"Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 12"x9" tom 12"Rack tom — Tama Starclassic Bubinga 13"x10" tom 13"Snare — Tama 14"x6.5" snare 14"Snare — Tama PL565 Bell Brass 14"x6.5" snare 14"Hi-hats — Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hats 15"Hi-hats — Zildjian Z3 14" Hi-hats 14"Ride — Zildjian Z Custom 21" Mega Bell Ride 21"
The 2021 kit at a glance. Tap a piece to find it below; sticks, pedals and hardware aren't drawn.
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x18" bass drums (x2) white pearl finish with diamond inlay, black nickel hardware ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 12"x9" tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 13"x10" tom ⤷ who plays this
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 16"x16" floor tom where most of the memorable parts live ⤷ who plays this
Tama 14"x6.5" snare ⤷ who plays this
Tama PL565 Bell Brass 14"x6.5" snare heavy and extremely loud — it has to cut through Gojira's guitar density ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hats ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian Z3 14" Hi-hats the second pair ⤷ who plays this
Zildjian Z Custom 21" Mega Bell Ride chosen for the bell — that is how he marks sections ⤷ who plays this
Tama hardware ⤷ who plays this

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