Tagged: metal drummers
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Metal
Alex Cohen | Progressive drumming's advanced class
Alex Cohen writes books on extreme polyrhythm and does things on double bass most drummers would not attempt. His playing, his books, and his Yamaha kit.
Rock
Alex Van Halen | The other half of Van Halen
Alex Van Halen built the biggest drum sound of the 1980s. Hot for Teacher, the resonator kits, his Ludwig and Paiste rig, and life after Eddie.
Rock
Aric Improta | The drummer who backflips between kits
Aric Improta plays for Night Verses and co-founded Fever 333. The performance art, the playing underneath it, and his Tama and Meinl setup.
Rock
Bill Ward | The jazz drummer who invented metal
Bill Ward's swing, not his weight, gave Black Sabbath their groove. His story, the 2025 Villa Park reunion, and the Slingerland and Paiste kit behind it.
Metal
Caleb Hayes | Metal drumming's youngest name
Caleb Hayes plays fast rock and metal, took the main stage at the UK Drum Show, and won Drumeo's breakout award for 2025. His playing and his setup.
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Danny Carey | Tool's polyrhythm machine
Danny Carey has drummed for Tool since 1990. His jazz and tabla grounding, the odd-time playing, the sigils on the kit, and his Sonor and Paiste rig explained.
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Eloy Casagrande | Sepultura to Slipknot
Eloy Casagrande left Sepultura and joined Slipknot in 2024. His technique, the four-bass-drum Tama rig, and why he is metal's most complete drummer.
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II | Sleep Token's masked drummer
II drums for Sleep Token and has won six Drumeo awards without ever showing his face. His playing, his DW and Istanbul Agop rig, and the anonymity.
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Jay Weinberg | Nine years inside Slipknot
Jay Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison in Slipknot, played The End, So Far, and was out by 2023. His story, his playing, and his SJC and Zildjian rig.
Metal
Mario Duplantier | Gojira's deliberate hand
Mario Duplantier co-founded Gojira and played the Paris Olympics. His restraint, the Cyclone solo, and his Tama Starclassic and Zildjian rig explained.
Metal
Matt Garstka | Animals As Leaders' linear brain
Matt Garstka brought gospel-chops vocabulary to progressive metal. His approach, his teaching, and his DW and Meinl rig explained.
Metal
Mauricio Extreme Drums | Metal tutorials, from Norway
Mauricio Weimar built Extreme Drums into one of metal drumming's biggest tutorial channels. His background, his teaching, and his Tama setup.
Metal
Mike Portnoy | Dream Theater's returning monster
Mike Portnoy co-founded Dream Theater, left in 2010 and came back in 2023. His bands, his playing, the Monster kits, and his Tama and Sabian rig explained.
Rock
Paulina Villarreal | The Warning's drummer and voice
Paulina Villarreal drums and sings lead for The Warning. The Monterrey sister trio, the VMAs, and her DW and Sabian rig explained.
Metal
Scott Travis | Judas Priest's double-kick engine
Scott Travis played the Painkiller intro and has held Judas Priest's drum chair since 1989. Racer X, the stamina, and his Paiste and DW rig explained.
Metal
Tomas Haake | Meshuggah's polyrhythm engine
Tomas Haake made djent possible. How Meshuggah's polymetric riffs actually work, what Bleed costs to play, and his Sonor, Sabian and Vic Firth rig.
Rock
Ray Luzier | Korn's drummer since 2007
Ray Luzier spent eight years with David Lee Roth before taking one of metal's hardest gigs. His story, his playing, his Pearl and Sabian rig, and the MantaRay.
News
66Samus has a signature snare | And it comes both ways
drum-tec has built 66Samus a 13x7 signature snare in birch, maple and mappa burl — available as an acoustic drum or a fully triggered electronic one.
News
Chris Turner hears Paul Simon for the first time
Drumeo handed Oceans Ate Alaska's Chris Turner a Paul Simon track with the drums stripped out. What one of metal's most precise drummers did with it.
Metal
Joey Jordison: Remembering the Late Drummer of Slipknot
Joey Jordison was an icon in the music industry, known for his incredible drumming skills and unique style. As the drummer of Slipknot, he helped pioneer
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Gabe Helguera | From YouTube covers to Drum Beats Online
Gabe Helguera has gone from creating a drumming fresh YouTube channel to launching the drum tuition website Drum Beats Online. This is no small feat.
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George Kollias | Pushing the boundaries of death metal drumming
If you are into death metal you have likely heard of George Kollias. His drumming is pushing the boundaries of blast beats and double kick to new levels
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Aquiles Priester | An icon of power metal drumming
If you are interested in metal drumming it is highly likely that at some point you will have come across Aquiles Priester. His playing is flawless and he
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Chris Turner | The inhuman metal drumming machine
Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska plays metal with terrifying accuracy and no triggers. His story, his DW and Sabian setup, and the latest Chris Turner news.
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Arin Ilejay | Filling some of the biggest shoes in metal drumming history
Arin Ilejay has been on a rollercoaster ride in his drumming career so far. From breakout scene band Confide to globe touring giants Avenged Sevenfold and
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Raja Meissner | Breaking boundaries with kick-ass metal drumming
Raja Meissner is a German metal drummer, born in March 2000, who built a huge following with Slipknot drum covers. Her age, story, bands and gear.
Metal
66Samus | Metal drumming entertainment at its best
Samus Paulicelli, AKA 66Samus, turned blast beats and daft jokes into a million-subscriber channel. His story, his triggered kit and the latest 66Samus news.
Metal
Luke Holland | From YouTube drummer to a world-touring pro
Luke Holland is arguably one of the biggest success stories of a drummer uploading videos to YouTube to becoming a full time professional. His journey has
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El Estepario Siberiano | The fastest-growing drum influencer?
El Estepario Siberiano is blowing up online. It is easy to see why with his incredible drumming and charisma. Let's find out more about this incredible
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Alex Rüdinger | Metal drumming legend in the making?
Alex Rüdinger is a powerhouse in metal drumming. You rarely come across drummers with such power, accuracy and technical ability but Alex Rüdinger has it
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Anup Sastry | Prog Metal Drumming at its finest
Anup Sastry is a powerhouse of a drummer making complicated progressive metal songs seem effortless. The feel, incredible sound and songwriting prowess