Favourite Metal Drummers.

[FunkyDrummer345]

George Kollias of the Death Metal band Nile is pretty amazing. One of my favorites for sure.




Also, John Longstreth from the Death Metal Band Origin

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

The best of the best of the best, Mr. Mike Portnoy and his monster.

 

[Lynch]

Scott Travis
Nicko McBain
Vinny Appice
Bill Ward
Randy Castillo
Tommy Aldridge
Vinnie Paul

 

[Prime]

Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree

Mike Portnoy & Mike Mangini of Dream Theater

The Rev of Avenged Sevenfold

I could go on and on and on.

 

[sco703]

Blake Richardson of Between the Buried and Me. One of the best young drummers out there. His band is pretty cool too



Brann Dailor of Mastodon. Dude is crazy on the fills.

 

[Riff Raff]

Looks like Pete Commando Sandoval has recovered from back surgery and has been doing drums performing a Mozart song.
Part of me hopes he does not return to Morbid Angel.

 

[Khor1255]

Neil Peart
Bill Ward
Clive Burr
Frank Freidrich
Wolfgang Dziony
Rudy Lenners

Well, a few are actually drummers from my favorite metal bands and I'm probably missing someone important but there it is.

 

[TheWhalerfan]

For metal my favorite is Charlie Benante

Other great stick men:

Clive Burr
Nick Menza
Ray Luzier (don't like Korn that much, but Ray is one of the best out there)

 

[DragonQuest3]

Neil Peart is the only correct answer.

 

[Lynch]

Neil Peart is the only correct answer.

Except that Peart isn't a metal drummer



In ranking all rock drummers of all time, I would agree, but specifically speaking of "metal drummers", he doesn't rank IMHO since Rush isn't metal.