Pete Sandoval deserves some love. He catapulted the art form to ridiculous speeds. I remember back in 96 Grip Inc. (RIP Gus) opened for Morbid Angel. I loved that band too so I was at the front of the stage with a Slayer cap and Morbid Angel shirt. As Dave Lombardo was walking backstage when the set ended I yelled “Dave, play a drum solo!!!”…I turned around and started bullshitting with my buddy and a moment later I hear “should I do it?”…it was Dave, he heard me. I yelled “F’ Yeah!!!” as did everyone around me when they saw what was going on. Dave looks at me and says “this is for you…” and gets back on the drum set and rips out a solo. I can leave this planet a happy mofo knowing Dave F’ing Lombardo dedicated a drum solo to me. That made my night, thank you Dave…
Gene Hoglan said Grip's Hostage to Heaven was the pinnacle of double bass work. That was back in the 90's. Drumming has come so far with tech, but talent is timeless. Lombardo would be my #1.
@@petedog9581 Yea man Dave was always like my favorite metal drummer and I love Grip man!Just covered a bunch more of their songs doing drum covers a few months ago and did a bunch of Mastodon last week!Dont really hear of people mentioning Grip Inc.,their one of my favorites!
@@petedog9581 And I say Rick Animal Taylor!!Haha Check some out man.I used to play in a band Insatanity who got signed and its funny cause the old guitarist for Nuclear Assault wants to jam with me and he was in a band that played with my old band after I left.But I also had gigs to opebn for bands like Cannibal Corpse and stuff so no not all ask who is that wise guy but Im sure knowone knows who you are!!
@@petedog9581 Yea man I actually had Brann comment and like a Mastodon cover I did maybe about a year and a half ago witch was cool!So I'm known by some!!Haha
Great list. I'm not a drummer, but from my guitarist perspective, I always loved Nick Menza. Rust in Peace was just technicians at the top of their game for me.
Rust In Peace and Master of Puppets are the 2 highest peaks of thrash in my book. Dave's singing may sound like cats f+×=ing but if you can aquire a taste for it or at least tolerate it, the writing and playing on that album is GOAT level.
I agree with most…. I would put Scott Travis in over Lars Ulrich. And mike portnoy deserves an honorable mention along with mike mangini. There are so many off the chart drummers! Great list!
Great list. Missed Chris Adler. As a guitar player, Adler was the only drummer that could really pull my ears away from the guitar riffage. And thats hard to do for me and LOG.
My personal favorites in no particular order: Danny Carey Dave Lombardo Igor Cavalera Tomas Hakke Vinnie Paul Charlie Benate Gene Hoglan Brann Dailor John Bohnam Eloy Casagrande Paul Bostaph
I'm a big fan of Nicholas Barker. Also Richard Christy! The final drummer for Death. I remember an interview with Chuck just before he died and they asked him if he missed having Gene in the band and he said something like don't sleep on Richard Christy, he's one of the most technical, best drummers I've ever played with.
Richard Christy was AMAZING when he was with death. I saw a live DVD he was on with them and my mind was blown. Not just fast but he was doing all kinds of shit you just don't hear from metal drummers, especially back then Also, nick barker blows Travis out of the water. Travis is crazy overrated and I get sick of hearing him mentioned
I learned so much from Slayer's South of Heaven. The drum sound on that album is crystal clear. Lombardo's groove and fills and the speed he could play at were a large inspiration. I learned that album so well I could just play all the drums parts from memory without the any of album playing. Another big one for me would be Bobby Jarzombek. His playing on Riot's Thundersteel album was AMAZING. Everything he has be been on since is pretty much jaw droppingly good.
Brann and Mastadon are a force of nature...they'll be heralded as one of the greatest prog metal bands of all time....I guess they already have been..absolutely incredible
Brann, I hear you about the king diamond. I had an Abigail back patch on my jean jacket in 7th grade. I remember when "Them" came out. Thanks for the awesome memories 🤘
@@RizzlerTwo agreed. He’s the reason I grabbed the sticks and my personal choice as GOAT. But he wasn’t metal. He influenced what would become metal drumming, alongside Mr. Ward
I though about Haake too, his technic is awesome, he' like a machine, but maybe he lacks a bit on the imagination side of things, compared to the guys on the list I mean.
I heard mastodon for the first time when I was twelve years old, and they took me to another world, from then until now I love their music, and brann became my favorite drummer, and they make me continue loving music, now I'm thirty-two years old and I have a recognized band in my city and some parts of my country
Absolutely solid list from Brann. He was pretty much naming most of my favourites. I would have had Bonham and Jason Roeder in there too and Brann himself!!!!!
A drummer that influenced all of us in the late 70's early 80's was Phil Taylor from Motorhead, never heard drumming like that ever before and we were blown away. And quite possibly the best hair ever for a drummer.
I have been lucky to have watched Mikkey Dee on five occasions and he blew my mind everytime. I dont know much about Phil because I was born in the 90s. But people say Phil was even better than Mikkey and thats hard for me to comprehend
@@MrTelorix Phil wasn't a better drummer than Mikkey. Phil just had a certain free flowing style that fit with Motorhead exceptionally well. Mikkey could play drums for damn near anyone in any style of music, Phil was just the best MOTORHEAD drummer.
@@kimpurcell8851 Thanks! I believe you. 10 year old me was at a motorhead concert and I was lucky to sit on the shoulders of a random strong dude when he played a drum solo and it blew my mind, and it opened so many doors to me. And so I went to every motorhead concert (in my hometown) untill Lemmy died. Mikkey is an absolute beast, one of my favorites beside Blake Richardson (BTBAM), Thomas Haake (Meshuggah) and Darkside (Mgla)
So happy to see Mikkey getting his rightful place among legends. I have played guitar for 35 years now, and the biggest inspiration for me when I started to play were the sick drum riffs and rhythms of Mikkey Dee in King Diamond. Studying the drums on the album "Them" should be required course material for any aspiring metal musician. He made King Diamond drum-centric without ever overwhelming the music or sounding out of place. A creative and strong servant of the song... Fucking legend and one of the nicest guys in rock. Great list. I would add Mike Portnoy and Clive Burr.
LES BINKS - deserves so much more love and appreciation. Nobody denies the significance of Ward or Sabbath, but the first true metal band is Priest and Binks is a major reason why - the first 15 seconds of Exciter explains it all. His influence is all over the history of metal... and he is criminally overlooked.
We’re not arguing who’s more metal. The fact is Sabbath was the first metal band. Period. Nothing as dark and heavy as their first song existed before them.
Of those he listed, those are my three favorite drummers. Dee's work on "Them" and his work with Motorhead was amazing. I loved his drum solos during live renditions of "Sacrifice," by Motorhead.
Danny Carey, Shaun Reinhardt, Tomas Haake, Dave Lombardo, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini, Mario Duplantier, Brann Dailor, & of course Neil "the Professor" Peart aka THEE 1 & ONLY GOAT
Hearing someone finally shout out Dave Witte makes me so happy. Municipal Waste songs are so fast paced and dude NEVER misses a beat and the fills are so precise and fast it’s just amazing watching him play
Joey's drum tracks are so damn good sometimes that'll ill just listen to them over actual slipknot songs back in the day. I know slipknot fans all have their favorite person of the band, but imo slipknot would of never had that 'signature sound' without him. To this day I still listen to Iowa (Live in London) audio set rather than the album because Joey adds so much more amazing stuff to their first two albums in that set, mostly listening just for that reason. Never own my own drums, never really knew much about drums. But slipknot and slayers drummers really helped me understand drums and percussionist in general. As a big fan of underground Hip Hop, Joey and Dave knew how to go from groove to thrash very quickly.
Vinnie Paul would be on my list as well. Amazing grooves and perfect placement on with those little nuances. Agree with all of these though. LOVED Mikkey Dee! Abigail made me want to learn everything he did.
Good to see Bill Ward getting some recognition. When it comes to 70's drummers, it's always Bonham, Moon, Mitchell, Baker etc. Bill Ward rarely gets mentioned, but he's on par with all those guys.
Nicko Mcbrain is incredible for me because h'es not repetitive....the way he play his classics and put surprise on it is awesome each time.... Show me how to be alive in my play with originality and expressions..... live he's at his top.... my only influence in drumming...thank Nicko !!!!
While I am not a pro-drummer, Nicko was one of my main influence along with Neal Peart. Just saw him live last year and I can´t believe the guy is +70 and how good he plays and sounds!
Martin Lopez from older Opeth albums. Mike Smith from Suffocation. John Merryman from Cephalic Carnage. John Stanier from Helmet (I know, they're categorized as post-hardcore not metal. But the guy is one of my drumming heroes and was a huge influence on my playing when I first started)
Lopez really got good with Deliverance and then Ghost Reveries was a great swan song for him. You can see it was more than production on the live DVDs. Went from serviceable when he joined to a Rolex by the time Ghost Reveries came out
@@VBshredder Lopez's replacement, Martin Axenrot, is really good too. You have to be to play with those guys, multiple musical genres and multiple time signatures all in one song that switch on a dime.
Pete the feet Sandoval, ex-Morbid Angel. Not only did he have the speed, but his playing just had this off kilter thing going on that matched the band perfectly. It just sounded...morbid. Vinnie Paul, Pantera Vince was a hell of a drummer, but not in the flashy way. He always did what was right for the song and nothing more. An absolute machine live. Kind of what a metal drummer should be. Nick Menza, Megadeth Nick kind of reminded me of Lars in a way. In that he wasn't the most technical player in the world, but he had a certain feel and style to his playing that made him unique. Will always love what he did on Rust In Peace & Countdown To Extinction. Martin Lopez, ex- Opeth An incredibly tasteful player who could do it all & added a really cool tribal element to the band on many songs.
Agree completely about Commando, it is something off kilter that fits so perfect with MA. The later stuff just doesnt hit me like with Pete on the recording. Not that they arent up to the task but it is the taste and choices that Pete made. 🤘
As a guitar nerd and never been able to play drums, I have always been fascinated by great drummers. I can totally get behind this as I agree with all of these and Brann should be included as well even though its his own list. HAHA
I've noticed alot of professional drummers list Lars somewhere high in their top-something rankings, even though the guy gets critizised alot for different reasons. It always nice to hear people give respect where respect is due, regardless of musicianship or personal reasons. Lars did extremely well and metallica wouldn't be what it is today without him.
Yeah it’s cause the only people who hate on Lars is exactly what you said. Because they don’t like his personality. So they say he’s a bad drummer. But he’s not
That’s because Lars is not the same drummer presently as he was back in the early years. All musicians should improve at their craft, not go backwards in their ability.
I think the issue with Lars was that rather than improve(or even just continue) his level of playing, he went backwards and took the easy route. Early Metallica is fairly difficult to play but their new music is so easy to play that even a beginner could manage to play a Metallica song. Just my personal opinion on why I'm not a huge fan of Lars anymore.
Lars can write some great drum tracks, and even competently lay them down with studio help. (see Dyers Eve). But other than that, he's a terrible "actual" drummer. A drummer with one year of experience under his belt would exceed Lars' playing abilities nowadays. There is no escaping that. He's a great and legendary songwriter and arranger. But he's never been more than a mediocre guy when it comes time to actually play without punch-ins and multisession recording.
My top 11 metal drummers (no order): Bill Ward, Lars, Charlie Benante , Dave Lombardo, Atomic Clock, Igor Cavalera, Vinnie Paul, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Nick Menza, Chris Adler, Pete Sandoval
Richard Christy doesn’t get the credit he deserves. His complexity on The Sound of Perseverance blows my mind. That album and The Fragile Art of Existence are always on repeat
Richard Christy is an amazing drummer 🤘. And a really cool down to earth dude as well! Actually got to hang out with Richard at Milwaukee MF (either 98 or 99🤔 Think it WAS 98? But...) , RIGHT before The Sound of Perseverance officially WAS released. I saw Richard and DEATH play the previous night and so? Being a huge DEATH fan, and a personal aspiring EXTREME METAL drummer back then, it kinda went from me saying "Hey Rich, GREAT show!" when I saw him walking outside the next day to? A couple plus hours at the bar 🍻 with the BOTH of us just drinking beers and talking drums and METAL 🥁🤘Lol. I was ALL super excited telling everyone "I got to hang out with the drummer from DEATH!!!" Lol. And then, soon after that? The Sound of Preserverence officially came out and blew everybody's minds lol. GREAT times, GREAT era too, for myself personally (musically speaking that is) 😏😎 ROCK the funk ON!!! 🤘🔥🤘
My favorite is the Slipnot guy. Not JJ but the dude who bangs on the garbage can. He was a big inspiration to me and now I am a garbage man because of him.
Love this guy. Mastodon are SO good. Recently I've been watching the studio video of Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan recording Almost easy, and the live video of Danny Carey (Tool) playing 'Pneuma'. Both phenomenal.
Love this! As a classic rock drummer I haven't heard of some of the names that he mentioned. I'll have to look them up and listen. In my younger years we invited different musicians to jam with us and it was great. No rivalries. We learned from each other.
Hi Brann, nice list ! I remember when i bought Human in 1991 : Sean Reinert was amazing...the centerpiece of the album nearly before all the 3 others (and incredible) musicians ! Congratulations for your show at the Hellfest 2022, i was there 🤘🇨🇵
Got to see Mastodon live this year in Seattle for the first time. Not only was the show incredible, Brann came out after the show and talked to the crowd a little bit; first time i've ever seen that after a show lol. He seems like a really good dude, glad I got the chance to see him play.
I've seen them 22 times and I think Brann's addressed the crowd nearly every time, right before he hands out "pieces of wood". I also met him earlier this year at his art show in Philly and can confirm he is a great dude.
Chris Pennie from Dillinger Escape Plan, Felix Griffin from D.R.I., Vinnie Paul from Pantera, Jason Bowld from Pitchshifter, and Ed Warby from Gorefest.
In no particular order: Brent Smedley - Iced Earth Jason Bittner - Shadows Fall Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater Bill Ward - Black Sabbath Marco Minneman - Kreator Danny Carey - Tool Jason Rullo - Symphony X Chris Adler - Lamb of God Aaron Kitcher - Infant Annihilator Tomas Haake - Meshuggah Evgeny Novikov - Slaughter to Prevail Karim Lechner - Septic Flesh Mike Smith - Suffocation Mario Duplantier - Gojira Gene Hoglan - Death, Strapping Young Lad
Mikkey Dee is fantastic! I absolutely love his playing with King Diamond. Others have mentioned both Scott Rockenfield and Clive Burr, and I totally agree. They are/were great drummers. Dave Holland may not have been a technical marvel behind the kit, but I do miss his playing on some classic Judas Priest songs, despite Scott Travis being a far more skilled drummer. Oh, and the great Ian Paice of course. More hard rock than metal, but definitely a legend in heavy drumming.
This, kids, is how you make a fun, uninhibited and unpretentious list of shit you like. Brann is the man, in for the passion and fun of metal drumming, putting wide smiles on everyone’s faces. 🤟🏼 AWESOME list.
@@MagnumVal I'm the kind of old fuck who sits at the back in Mastodon's shows. Then, the "Aqua Dementia" may be played, and I rush first row to push around *the kids* and start a pit when the d-beat rhythm kicks in.
The drummer that made get the drumsticks and try to learn how to use them was Dave Lombardo. Absolute god! I remember my drumming teacher, a local Jazz legend was quite impressed with his solos. Grip Incorporated's "Bug Juice" to me remains the greatest drumming masterpiece!
I like his list. Brann’s legit. Lots of faves for everyone. Mine are: Brann, Tim Alexander, Danny Carey, Jean Paul Gaster, Ted Parsons, Dave Lombardo, Stephen Perkins, Gene Hoglan, John Tempesta, Nick Mason, Bill Ward
A little Prong love! That’s the drummer that I thought nobody would comment on. He’s such an influential drummer on my playing. I stole all his beats! Lol Ted Parsons is the man.
Good list. For me, I would say it’s a little different. Raymond Herrera - Fear Factory Gene Hoglan - Strapping YL / Death Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater Tomas Haake - Meshuggah Mario Duplantier - Gojira Nick Menza - Megadeth Marco Minnemann - Everything Joey Jordison - Slipknot These are the drummers that inspired my drumming career
Great list from Brann! Brann is definitely one of those guys that inspired me to play when I was a kid and first heard Leviathan! I would also add John Dolmayan too he is such a beast!
Love you back big guy. I'm not a drummer but a fan of drummers and you popped out to me big time when I first heard remission and are what locked me into Mastodon. Be safe and take care.
I knew she wouldn't show up on this list, but Haruna from Lovebites is incredible. The speed she plays with such technical proficiency is amazing, and she adds so many varied fills and uses her entire impressive kit. Another drummer that could be on this list is Martin Lopez from Opeth. Just listen to the song Deliverance (album version). I actually liked Dave Lombardo's playing better on Grip Inc than I did on Slayer.
So stoked I’m finally seeing Mastodon live next week! Brann is definitely in my top 10 list of metal drummers. His playing has always been idiosyncratic to my ear.
Not only is Mikkey an incredible drummer but he’s a super cool dude. Met him backstage at a Laaz Rockit show in Hollywood at the Troubador in May of 89. I was not quite 18 and he was nicer than he needed to be to a punk kid and his friend. Met King D a few months before that at NAMM in Anaheim CA. He was a gentleman as well.
I saw the Clash of the Titans show in 91 and the energy and skill of Dave and Nick were just amazing playing in back to back sets. I'll give some love to Sean Kinney from that same show since Alice In Chains was the opener. Love Hate Love live is amazing. I get to finally see them again next month. Great list man.
Amazing list, I would add Matt Garstka personally but hes only been on the scene for a decade or so so i understand it. Love that u have Joey Jordison and Danny Carey, personal favorites of mine.
I love how The Rev sang that one part of Critical Acclaim and plays drums at the same time. He is nowhere near fast or technical but his drumming was colorful and groovy and not boring and repetitive.
How nice is Brann? Genuinely a great dude. I love how he literally comments on all of these drummers as their “good buddy” and says how nice they are / how much he misses them.
@@Happylink75 Did lars ulrich and Metallica introduce a lot of people to metal? undeniable Is Lars Ulrich a good drummer within the past and present metal scene of thousands of bands? not even for a joke, there are hundreds of better drummers than him, putting him in a top 10 at number 2 is a joke, with all due respect to Brann Dailor he is a great drummer for real. You don't even need to be a musician to realize it
I love that Lars is getting some - much deserved, I should add (as Brann explains) - love, instead of the inane trolling that is often associated with him! Great list. Great to listen to you, Brann - both talking and playing!🤘
@@aplus1080 None of the criticisms Lars receives is from his performances in those early albums. I played along with AJFA when learning to play as countless other drummers also have. It’s his more recent live performances that are the target of his criticism. However as much as I love the drumming on AJFA, hearing the stories of people involved with producing those albums, it’s evident that Lars was no where near a one take drummer. Far from it.
@@crelandod1770 no first four. Fifth was a disgrace to music and a monumental and history sellout. Not a single worthwhile note of music on that flop. That is known as a legacy destroyer. Can’t speak of anything after that. I consider that a different band who happen to be using the same name.
@@EyeTunz Lol, you're such a loser! What kind of upbringing and life must you have had to have this kind of mentality..... I bet you're a Megadeth die-hard fanboy. I feel sorry for you...
When you talk about Joey from Slipknot your sincerity is genuine. You realy adore your fellow drummers yet you are alone in your brilliance. thank you, friend.
Great list. So glad you listed Mikky, Nikko, Tommy and Bill Ward. Those guys don't get nearly enough credit. Especially Tommy Aldridge. Great choice of number one. I like Vinny Appice, Clive Burr and, Charlie Benante.
Matt is absolutely slept on. Probably in part because Mudvayne just kinda disappeared and he's such an eclectic guy himself with a lot of other interests. But he's an absolute beast.
Gene is amazing!! I didn’t know him till he played on the FF album! Which is still my favorite FF album Mechanize!! Beast of a album!!! This was a great!! As a bass player I really appreciate this! I’m surprised you didn’t mention Mike Portnoy
Glad you pointed this out....I love Mechanize, it's such a throwback to Demanufacture with a newer twist and Hoglan's playing is so good on tge record. Too bad he only did that one album with FF.
Yes, Dave Witte! I had the good fortune to work with him a couple of times in the 00's when he was subbing in Melt Banana on their US tours. Great guy and an amazing drummer.
when I was A Lot younger one of my older bands played with a band he was in -called "Major Burns." in a coffee house basement in New Jersey, I believe it was. -and the finesse this guy played with, completely incinerated my feeble mind,I had NO IDEA that this was the guy who played for a band called "Human Remains" who I Also am a fan of.I have one of their seven inches in my dwelling.Also the cd called "using sickness as a hero." collects the seven inch record I own & then some.🤓
I really think just a solid simple beat pushes a riff so much harder than a load of technical fancy shit. Lars Ulrich was a master at making a guitar riff sound huge.
I'd have a lot of trouble compiling only 11 great drummers. Many are on a different level than anyone else, but they just do things a little differently. Eloy Casagrande, John Longstreth, Flo Mounier, Eugene Ryabchenko, Pete Sandoval, Joe Kahmann, Doc from Vader, Lord Marco, Polwach from Ecchymosis. So many really great drummers.
I was SO happy Tommy Aldrich was on your list! My brother got me that Randy Rhodes tribute CD as a birthday present 23 years ago and its still my favorite live album. His drumming is a big reason why it's so much fun to listen to.
All I know is, Brann Dailor is one of my all time favorite drummers, and hearing Mastodon was life changing.
same
From the first time I heard Remission I was completely blown away and knew he was special
Same here.
Brann is a genuinely awesome human being. A pleasure to watch any interview he does.
Pete Sandoval deserves some love. He catapulted the art form to ridiculous speeds. I remember back in 96 Grip Inc. (RIP Gus) opened for Morbid Angel. I loved that band too so I was at the front of the stage with a Slayer cap and Morbid Angel shirt. As Dave Lombardo was walking backstage when the set ended I yelled “Dave, play a drum solo!!!”…I turned around and started bullshitting with my buddy and a moment later I hear “should I do it?”…it was Dave, he heard me. I yelled “F’ Yeah!!!” as did everyone around me when they saw what was going on. Dave looks at me and says “this is for you…” and gets back on the drum set and rips out a solo. I can leave this planet a happy mofo knowing Dave F’ing Lombardo dedicated a drum solo to me. That made my night, thank you Dave…
Gene Hoglan said Grip's Hostage to Heaven was the pinnacle of double bass work. That was back in the 90's. Drumming has come so far with tech, but talent is timeless. Lombardo would be my #1.
@@petedog9581 Yea man Dave was always like my favorite metal drummer and I love Grip man!Just covered a bunch more of their songs doing drum covers a few months ago and did a bunch of Mastodon last week!Dont really hear of people mentioning Grip Inc.,their one of my favorites!
@@rickanimaltaylor4545 I bet people ask, "Who is that" when you do the covers.
@@petedog9581 And I say Rick Animal Taylor!!Haha Check some out man.I used to play in a band Insatanity who got signed and its funny cause the old guitarist for Nuclear Assault wants to jam with me and he was in a band that played with my old band after I left.But I also had gigs to opebn for bands like Cannibal Corpse and stuff so no not all ask who is that wise guy but Im sure knowone knows who you are!!
@@petedog9581 Yea man I actually had Brann comment and like a Mastodon cover I did maybe about a year and a half ago witch was cool!So I'm known by some!!Haha
Great list. I'm not a drummer, but from my guitarist perspective, I always loved Nick Menza. Rust in Peace was just technicians at the top of their game for me.
It was sad he passed. Saw Megadeth in Dec 92 and he was amazing live!
@@denbotrexwell I think I saw them around the same time. Good times.
just turned the video on and was thinking nick menza better be on his list hahaha
Oh damn I forgot about him! Nick would've been a good pick
Rust In Peace and Master of Puppets are the 2 highest peaks of thrash in my book. Dave's singing may sound like cats f+×=ing but if you can aquire a taste for it or at least tolerate it, the writing and playing on that album is GOAT level.
Great list. Sean Reinert definitely one of the most overlooked drummers by all but musicians. Total game changer and I can’t believe he is gone
Agreed. One of my favorite musicians ever
Hearing 'Human' was a game changer. Reinert was a beast.
Joey Jordison listed him along with every other drummer in Death as his influences.
I agree with most…. I would put Scott Travis in over Lars Ulrich. And mike portnoy deserves an honorable mention along with mike mangini. There are so many off the chart drummers! Great list!
What about Charlie Benante?
This list makes so much sense, listening to Brann's playing style.
Great list, I'm always surprised Igor Cavalera doesn't get enough love. I know damn well he's influenced many lol
I thought he was saving Igor for last as well...glad he threw in Lars...
Igor and max don't get enough credit for any of there musical abilities
For sure such a powerful drummer
@@patrickthisandthat Me too...I'm sure every drummer wanted to be Lars as Metallica were coming up. Who didn't every member of Metallica influence lol
Faaaaacts! Igor is so slept on.
Black Oak Arkansas lived next door to us. My Dad was their tour bus driver. I could open my bedroom window and hear Tommy practicing. Incredible.
Tommy Aldridge is so underrated - I have to throw Nick Menza for always having groove and feel, even with technically complicated parts
Yea I feel like only drummers know who Tommy is, when he’s a legend of a musician
Dude would go into the Bonham hand slap drum solo ffs
I'm not a drummer and I know who Tommy Aldridge is. M.A.R.S. is an excellent album
100%... Been a fan of Tommy's since his Pat Travers Band days... and Nick Menza was a beast!
Pete Sandoval, Nick Menza, Vinnie Paul, Tom Hunting, John Tempesta... to name a few who deserve a mention!
Great list. Missed Chris Adler. As a guitar player, Adler was the only drummer that could really pull my ears away from the guitar riffage. And thats hard to do for me and LOG.
For sure....
Amazing playing on Protest the Heros Volition
My all time ever favorite is Chris. Much respect for the list here.
Yes!
Mudvaynes Drummer Sepultura and Gojiras too oh And Meshuggahs Drummer!
The fact that he mentioned Sean with Death "Human" and Cynic "Focus".....props my friend
A "best metal drummer" list that doesn't include Sean Reinert is not worth taking seriously.
@@wildmanfisherwhen they say SR, I know they know ball
My personal favorites in no particular order:
Danny Carey
Dave Lombardo
Igor Cavalera
Tomas Hakke
Vinnie Paul
Charlie Benate
Gene Hoglan
Brann Dailor
John Bohnam
Eloy Casagrande
Paul Bostaph
Carrey , at 60 , he just finished a monstruous US / Euro tour with TOOL & now playing jazz in his little jazz club in L.A . What a cool happy Legend
I like paul also and dave and charlie etc
Throw Nick Menza up there and it’s pretty much my list.
@@alexbaum2204 good call. His performance in Rust in Peace was brutal 🤘🏼
Paul doesn't get enough love. If Killing Fields doesn't make you murder at least 12 people, you're a 6 year old girl.
I'm a big fan of Nicholas Barker. Also Richard Christy! The final drummer for Death. I remember an interview with Chuck just before he died and they asked him if he missed having Gene in the band and he said something like don't sleep on Richard Christy, he's one of the most technical, best drummers I've ever played with.
Richard Christy was AMAZING when he was with death. I saw a live DVD he was on with them and my mind was blown. Not just fast but he was doing all kinds of shit you just don't hear from metal drummers, especially back then
Also, nick barker blows Travis out of the water. Travis is crazy overrated and I get sick of hearing him mentioned
I learned so much from Slayer's South of Heaven. The drum sound on that album is crystal clear. Lombardo's groove and fills and the speed he could play at were a large inspiration. I learned that album so well I could just play all the drums parts from memory without the any of album playing.
Another big one for me would be Bobby Jarzombek. His playing on Riot's Thundersteel album was AMAZING. Everything he has be been on since is pretty much jaw droppingly good.
Bobby Jazrombek for sure. Love his stuff on the Arch/Metheos releases!
Lomabardos snare sound on that album is top notch ❤️
"SOUTH" IS, and ALWAYS will be in my personal TOP 5 METAL and drumming albums 😏🥁🤘🔥🤘
Mickey Dee’s playing on “Them” definitely had a huge impact on me as well. However, Mercyful Fates drummer Kim Ruzz was no slouch either.
Kim Ruzz was an awesome drummer. Criminally underrated. The drum fill in the beginning of " Devil's Eyes" is one the best drum intros ever
Brann and Mastadon are a force of nature...they'll be heralded as one of the greatest prog metal bands of all time....I guess they already have been..absolutely incredible
Brann, I hear you about the king diamond. I had an Abigail back patch on my jean jacket in 7th grade. I remember when "Them" came out. Thanks for the awesome memories 🤘
Agree with Branns list..and I would add Haake Duplantier Bonham and Portnoy to make a top 15 list
Bonham isn't metal
@@RizzlerTwo agreed. He’s the reason I grabbed the sticks and my personal choice as GOAT. But he wasn’t metal. He influenced what would become metal drumming, alongside Mr. Ward
I though about Haake too, his technic is awesome, he' like a machine, but maybe he lacks a bit on the imagination side of things, compared to the guys on the list I mean.
Peart is 🐐 for me
@@mootkickee Peart + Bonham deeply influenced Carrey as i heard ....
The drumming on "Remission" has some of the best controlled chaotic drumming ever.
So pleased Reinert was included in this list.
Me too. Human is incredible. Cynic were way out there.
He often doesn't get much love
I heard mastodon for the first time when I was twelve years old, and they took me to another world, from then until now I love their music, and brann became my favorite drummer, and they make me continue loving music, now I'm thirty-two years old and I have a recognized band in my city and some parts of my country
Absolutely solid list from Brann. He was pretty much naming most of my favourites. I would have had Bonham and Jason Roeder in there too and Brann himself!!!!!
Bonham isn't metal, dummy
A drummer that influenced all of us in the late 70's early 80's was Phil Taylor from Motorhead, never heard drumming like that ever before and we were blown away. And quite possibly the best hair ever for a drummer.
Yes!!!
👍😎👍
I have been lucky to have watched Mikkey Dee on five occasions and he blew my mind everytime. I dont know much about Phil because I was born in the 90s. But people say Phil was even better than Mikkey and thats hard for me to comprehend
@@MrTelorix Phil wasn't a better drummer than Mikkey. Phil just had a certain free flowing style that fit with Motorhead exceptionally well. Mikkey could play drums for damn near anyone in any style of music, Phil was just the best MOTORHEAD drummer.
@@kimpurcell8851 Thanks! I believe you. 10 year old me was at a motorhead concert and I was lucky to sit on the shoulders of a random strong dude when he played a drum solo and it blew my mind, and it opened so many doors to me. And so I went to every motorhead concert (in my hometown) untill Lemmy died. Mikkey is an absolute beast, one of my favorites beside Blake Richardson (BTBAM), Thomas Haake (Meshuggah) and Darkside (Mgla)
Mikkey Dee is a BEAST that somehow gets slept on.
Can’t believe he’s on the new boring ass Scorpions album. Waste of talent there
You gotta feed your family, and Dee is a great guy. Scorpions had a long, successful run. No one comes close except Metallica.
So happy to see Mikkey getting his rightful place among legends. I have played guitar for 35 years now, and the biggest inspiration for me when I started to play were the sick drum riffs and rhythms of Mikkey Dee in King Diamond. Studying the drums on the album "Them" should be required course material for any aspiring metal musician. He made King Diamond drum-centric without ever overwhelming the music or sounding out of place. A creative and strong servant of the song...
Fucking legend and one of the nicest guys in rock.
Great list. I would add Mike Portnoy and Clive Burr.
If Mikkey is legend so Andy LaRocque is it too. Andy is one of the underrated guitarist for all time.
His nearly 25 years with Motörhead ought not to be ignored either.
@@keithkafe This right here! Thank you!
@@keithkafe his drumming was probably the biggest change to their sound since the early 80s, those ride grooves are unlike anything else
LES BINKS - deserves so much more love and appreciation. Nobody denies the significance of Ward or Sabbath, but the first true metal band is Priest and Binks is a major reason why - the first 15 seconds of Exciter explains it all. His influence is all over the history of metal... and he is criminally overlooked.
Priest is great but not the first
The first true metal band is Black Sabbath.
@@matthewvalenti1348Priest is more metal
We’re not arguing who’s more metal. The fact is Sabbath was the first metal band. Period.
Nothing as dark and heavy as their first song existed before them.
Les Binks was awesome.
Thank you for showing Joey Jordison some love! Awesome! Thank you! Sweet picture of the 3 of you all BTW too.
Great list and as a huge Mastodon fan I definitely hear Brann’s Mickey Dee, Nicko, and Ward influences more than anything.
Of those he listed, those are my three favorite drummers. Dee's work on "Them" and his work with Motorhead was amazing. I loved his drum solos during live renditions of "Sacrifice," by Motorhead.
Danny Carey, Shaun Reinhardt, Tomas Haake, Dave Lombardo, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini, Mario Duplantier, Brann Dailor, & of course Neil "the Professor" Peart aka THEE 1 & ONLY GOAT
Really, can't argue with any of this list. Thanks Brann ! Also....love YOUR playing, buddy! Cheers.
Hearing someone finally shout out Dave Witte makes me so happy. Municipal Waste songs are so fast paced and dude NEVER misses a beat and the fills are so precise and fast it’s just amazing watching him play
Joey's drum tracks are so damn good sometimes that'll ill just listen to them over actual slipknot songs back in the day.
I know slipknot fans all have their favorite person of the band, but imo slipknot would of never had that 'signature sound' without him.
To this day I still listen to Iowa (Live in London) audio set rather than the album because Joey adds so much more amazing stuff to their first two albums in that set, mostly listening just for that reason.
Never own my own drums, never really knew much about drums.
But slipknot and slayers drummers really helped me understand drums and percussionist in general.
As a big fan of underground Hip Hop, Joey and Dave knew how to go from groove to thrash very quickly.
I will say one drummer that influenced me when I started drumming in 82 at age 12 was Clive Burr..I still draw from his style.
Clive had a swing that no one else had. RIP
Yes!
RIP Clive!!!
@@davidhair7390 - bill ward put the wing in swing...
Great drumwork! No double bass, just one incredible foot on that Kick drum!
I love how he loves King Diamond
Vinnie Paul would be on my list as well. Amazing grooves and perfect placement on with those little nuances. Agree with all of these though. LOVED Mikkey Dee! Abigail made me want to learn everything he did.
the single cymbal note after "because time is shorter" .................*ting*
Vinnie never gets enough love
For sure
He's so underrated for some reason.
Mikkey Dee is brilliant. Glad to see Brann is a big King Diamond fan too. Mercyful Fate and King are class!
I got my first King Diamond record at 14 as well. 35 years later, still a daily fan, as with Mastodon, too.
Good to see Bill Ward getting some recognition. When it comes to 70's drummers, it's always Bonham, Moon, Mitchell, Baker etc. Bill Ward rarely gets mentioned, but he's on par with all those guys.
Nicko Mcbrain is incredible for me because h'es not repetitive....the way he play his classics and put surprise on it is awesome each time.... Show me how to be alive in my play with originality and expressions..... live he's at his top.... my only influence in drumming...thank Nicko !!!!
Love Vinnie Appice and Carmine too...:)
The fact he's 70 and plays Hallowed like Clive did in 1982 blows my damn mind!
While I am not a pro-drummer, Nicko was one of my main influence along with Neal Peart. Just saw him live last year and I can´t believe the guy is +70 and how good he plays and sounds!
Martin Lopez from older Opeth albums. Mike Smith from Suffocation. John Merryman from Cephalic Carnage. John Stanier from Helmet (I know, they're categorized as post-hardcore not metal. But the guy is one of my drumming heroes and was a huge influence on my playing when I first started)
Lopez really got good with Deliverance and then Ghost Reveries was a great swan song for him. You can see it was more than production on the live DVDs. Went from serviceable when he joined to a Rolex by the time Ghost Reveries came out
@@VBshredder Lopez's replacement, Martin Axenrot, is really good too. You have to be to play with those guys, multiple musical genres and multiple time signatures all in one song that switch on a dime.
Always been a HUUUUUGE fan of John Merryman. Badass to see someone else mention him in a kickass drummer discussion. 🤘🔥🤘
Martin Lopez 🤘
STAINER! Hell yeah! His stuff with Helmet and Tomahawk is awesome and so unique.
Pete the feet Sandoval, ex-Morbid Angel.
Not only did he have the speed, but his playing just had this off kilter thing going on that matched the band perfectly. It just sounded...morbid.
Vinnie Paul, Pantera
Vince was a hell of a drummer, but not in the flashy way. He always did what was right for the song and nothing more. An absolute machine live. Kind of what a metal drummer should be.
Nick Menza, Megadeth
Nick kind of reminded me of Lars in a way. In that he wasn't the most technical player in the world, but he had a certain feel and style to his playing that made him unique. Will always love what he did on Rust In Peace & Countdown To Extinction.
Martin Lopez, ex- Opeth
An incredibly tasteful player who could do it all & added a really cool tribal element to the band on many songs.
Agree completely about Commando, it is something off kilter that fits so perfect with MA. The later stuff just doesnt hit me like with Pete on the recording. Not that they arent up to the task but it is the taste and choices that Pete made. 🤘
Martin Lopez is one of my all time favorites! 🤘
As a guitar nerd and never been able to play drums, I have always been fascinated by great drummers. I can totally get behind this as I agree with all of these and Brann should be included as well even though its his own list. HAHA
Great list. I'll add the one and only - Cozy Powell
Love cozy he gets overlooked for some reason but he has played on alot of great albums and one of the first drummers to incorporate double bass.
I've noticed alot of professional drummers list Lars somewhere high in their top-something rankings, even though the guy gets critizised alot for different reasons. It always nice to hear people give respect where respect is due, regardless of musicianship or personal reasons. Lars did extremely well and metallica wouldn't be what it is today without him.
Yeah it’s cause the only people who hate on Lars is exactly what you said. Because they don’t like his personality. So they say he’s a bad drummer. But he’s not
That’s because Lars is not the same drummer presently as he was back in the early years. All musicians should improve at their craft, not go backwards in their ability.
I think the issue with Lars was that rather than improve(or even just continue) his level of playing, he went backwards and took the easy route. Early Metallica is fairly difficult to play but their new music is so easy to play that even a beginner could manage to play a Metallica song. Just my personal opinion on why I'm not a huge fan of Lars anymore.
Lars can write some great drum tracks, and even competently lay them down with studio help. (see Dyers Eve).
But other than that, he's a terrible "actual" drummer. A drummer with one year of experience under his belt would exceed Lars' playing abilities nowadays. There is no escaping that.
He's a great and legendary songwriter and arranger. But he's never been more than a mediocre guy when it comes time to actually play without punch-ins and multisession recording.
@@swisscheeseplease97 He is an average drummer that has sucked since the 90s, but he did make some great songs!
My top 11 metal drummers (no order): Bill Ward, Lars, Charlie Benante , Dave Lombardo, Atomic Clock, Igor Cavalera, Vinnie Paul, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Nick Menza, Chris Adler, Pete Sandoval
R.I.P. Sean. We lost you way too soon brother! You truly are one of the greatest out there. God bless man!
Brother. YOU! Are in my top 3! The ability to sing and drum alone is amazing but damn you’re so technical. Thank you for the inspiration!
Did not mention Jason Roeder from Neurosis. Being as Neurosis is such an influence on Mastodon to not mention him just wow.
Would love to hear Brann break down some of his favorite songs by these drummers especially Bill Ward
All good picks, I would add Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory
Richard Christy doesn’t get the credit he deserves. His complexity on The Sound of Perseverance blows my mind. That album and The Fragile Art of Existence are always on repeat
Richard Christy is amazing on the albums he played with Chuck!!! He definitely deserves more love...
He also did an amazing job in "Horror Show" with Iced Earth.
He also trained with ankle weights
Richard Christy is an amazing drummer 🤘. And a really cool down to earth dude as well! Actually got to hang out with Richard at Milwaukee MF (either 98 or 99🤔 Think it WAS 98? But...) , RIGHT before The Sound of Perseverance officially WAS released. I saw Richard and DEATH play the previous night and so? Being a huge DEATH fan, and a personal aspiring EXTREME METAL drummer back then, it kinda went from me saying "Hey Rich, GREAT show!" when I saw him walking outside the next day to? A couple plus hours at the bar 🍻 with the BOTH of us just drinking beers and talking drums and METAL 🥁🤘Lol. I was ALL super excited telling everyone "I got to hang out with the drummer from DEATH!!!" Lol. And then, soon after that? The Sound of Preserverence officially came out and blew everybody's minds lol. GREAT times, GREAT era too, for myself personally (musically speaking that is) 😏😎 ROCK the funk ON!!! 🤘🔥🤘
He was also funny on Stern during the Artie period
Danny Carrey is octopus Cthulu like beast! Incredible to watch how he performs live. It puts event better impresion when You see him rolling!
For me…it’s Bill Ward. He’s more of a jazz drummer who brings shapes and power to the song.
Noone cares
@@KAPTAINALEX - i care ainal feller...
My favorite is the Slipnot guy. Not JJ but the dude who bangs on the garbage can. He was a big inspiration to me and now I am a garbage man because of him.
Love this guy. Mastodon are SO good.
Recently I've been watching the studio video of Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan recording Almost easy, and the live video of Danny Carey (Tool) playing 'Pneuma'. Both phenomenal.
Love this! As a classic rock drummer I haven't heard of some of the names that he mentioned. I'll have to look them up and listen. In my younger years we invited different musicians to jam with us and it was great. No rivalries. We learned from each other.
Hi Brann, nice list ! I remember when i bought Human in 1991 : Sean Reinert was amazing...the centerpiece of the album nearly before all the 3 others (and incredible) musicians ! Congratulations for your show at the Hellfest 2022, i was there 🤘🇨🇵
And he was only 20!
Brann Dailor is my favorite drummer. 🐐
Got to see Mastodon live this year in Seattle for the first time. Not only was the show incredible, Brann came out after the show and talked to the crowd a little bit; first time i've ever seen that after a show lol. He seems like a really good dude, glad I got the chance to see him play.
I've seen them 22 times and I think Brann's addressed the crowd nearly every time, right before he hands out "pieces of wood". I also met him earlier this year at his art show in Philly and can confirm he is a great dude.
Yes , ABSOFRIGGIN LOOTLY 😀😀
He's an awesome dude 😀Who've I've had the pleasure of talking 2 on several occasions😀😀
I love MASTODON 😀😀😀😀They kick ass😀😀
Chris Pennie from Dillinger Escape Plan, Felix Griffin from D.R.I., Vinnie Paul from Pantera, Jason Bowld from Pitchshifter, and Ed Warby from Gorefest.
Excellent list. My faves are Danny Carey, Brann Dailor of course, Tomas Haake, Mario Duplantier 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Check out Today is the Day's album "in the eyes of god." Wear a diaper.
@A Plus Its amazing!!! Wear a diaper indeed 😂😂
In no particular order:
Brent Smedley - Iced Earth
Jason Bittner - Shadows Fall
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Bill Ward - Black Sabbath
Marco Minneman - Kreator
Danny Carey - Tool
Jason Rullo - Symphony X
Chris Adler - Lamb of God
Aaron Kitcher - Infant Annihilator
Tomas Haake - Meshuggah
Evgeny Novikov - Slaughter to Prevail
Karim Lechner - Septic Flesh
Mike Smith - Suffocation
Mario Duplantier - Gojira
Gene Hoglan - Death, Strapping Young Lad
Kai Hahto Wintersun/Nightwish.
Dirk Verbeuren - Soilwork
Richard Christy - Death
John Boecklin - DevilDriver
Haake and Meshuggah in general are my favorite
Mikkey Dee is fantastic! I absolutely love his playing with King Diamond.
Others have mentioned both Scott Rockenfield and Clive Burr, and I totally agree. They are/were great drummers.
Dave Holland may not have been a technical marvel behind the kit, but I do miss his playing on some classic Judas Priest songs, despite Scott Travis being a far more skilled drummer.
Oh, and the great Ian Paice of course. More hard rock than metal, but definitely a legend in heavy drumming.
This, kids, is how you make a fun, uninhibited and unpretentious list of shit you like. Brann is the man, in for the passion and fun of metal drumming, putting wide smiles on everyone’s faces. 🤟🏼 AWESOME list.
Facts, Brann is indeed the man, awesome dude and special musician.
Kids aye? Older are ya?
Tuck in your thumb, hippy
@@MagnumVal I'm the kind of old fuck who sits at the back in Mastodon's shows. Then, the "Aqua Dementia" may be played, and I rush first row to push around *the kids* and start a pit when the d-beat rhythm kicks in.
@@aplus1080 Butthurt about Lars making it into Brann's list, or am I just being a hippie troll?
The drummer that made get the drumsticks and try to learn how to use them was Dave Lombardo. Absolute god! I remember my drumming teacher, a local Jazz legend was quite impressed with his solos. Grip Incorporated's "Bug Juice" to me remains the greatest drumming masterpiece!
I like his list. Brann’s legit. Lots of faves for everyone. Mine are: Brann, Tim Alexander, Danny Carey, Jean Paul Gaster, Ted Parsons, Dave Lombardo, Stephen Perkins, Gene Hoglan, John Tempesta, Nick Mason, Bill Ward
A little Prong love! That’s the drummer that I thought nobody would comment on. He’s such an influential drummer on my playing. I stole all his beats! Lol Ted Parsons is the man.
Jean Paul Gaster is immense! Such a groovy player.
@@PhilRemington love Clutch, JPG is a huge part of their heavy blues sound
John Paul is amazing, for such a small kit he makes it sound huge
Herb
Good list.
For me, I would say it’s a little different.
Raymond Herrera - Fear Factory
Gene Hoglan - Strapping YL / Death
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Tomas Haake - Meshuggah
Mario Duplantier - Gojira
Nick Menza - Megadeth
Marco Minnemann - Everything
Joey Jordison - Slipknot
These are the drummers that inspired my drumming career
Great list from Brann! Brann is definitely one of those guys that inspired me to play when I was a kid and first heard Leviathan! I would also add John Dolmayan too he is such a beast!
Love you back big guy. I'm not a drummer but a fan of drummers and you popped out to me big time when I first heard remission and are what locked me into Mastodon. Be safe and take care.
I knew she wouldn't show up on this list, but Haruna from Lovebites is incredible. The speed she plays with such technical proficiency is amazing, and she adds so many varied fills and uses her entire impressive kit. Another drummer that could be on this list is Martin Lopez from Opeth. Just listen to the song Deliverance (album version).
I actually liked Dave Lombardo's playing better on Grip Inc than I did on Slayer.
So stoked I’m finally seeing Mastodon live next week! Brann is definitely in my top 10 list of metal drummers. His playing has always been idiosyncratic to my ear.
Not only is Mikkey an incredible drummer but he’s a super cool dude.
Met him backstage at a Laaz Rockit show in Hollywood at the Troubador in May of 89.
I was not quite 18 and he was nicer than he needed to be to a punk kid and his friend.
Met King D a few months before that at NAMM in Anaheim CA.
He was a gentleman as well.
I saw the Clash of the Titans show in 91 and the energy and skill of Dave and Nick were just amazing playing in back to back sets.
I'll give some love to Sean Kinney from that same show since Alice In Chains was the opener. Love Hate Love live is amazing. I get to finally see them again next month.
Great list man.
Amazing list, I would add Matt Garstka personally but hes only been on the scene for a decade or so so i understand it. Love that u have Joey Jordison and Danny Carey, personal favorites of mine.
what a thoughtful cat, you can tell he digs these drummers and genuinely holds them in high regard - very cool
Joey definitely the one who turned me to drumming, insanely talented, rip
Human Remains is a band that had to be seen live! They were AMAZING! The last time I saw them was at a First Aid hall in Bayville, NJ.
I love how The Rev sang that one part of Critical Acclaim and plays drums at the same time. He is nowhere near fast or technical but his drumming was colorful and groovy and not boring and repetitive.
How nice is Brann? Genuinely a great dude. I love how he literally comments on all of these drummers as their “good buddy” and says how nice they are / how much he misses them.
i agree with this man,others hate lars ulrich well he is not the best of far from the best but his contribution to metal community is insane!
Doesn't take away from the fact that he's a terrible drummer. And for someone to put him at number two on any list is abysmal and you know it
@@Foodfightmike U mad??
@@Happylink75 he's right
@@Kabullo76 Ah hellllll nah now u mad 💀
@@Happylink75 Did lars ulrich and Metallica introduce a lot of people to metal? undeniable
Is Lars Ulrich a good drummer within the past and present metal scene of thousands of bands? not even for a joke, there are hundreds of better drummers than him, putting him in a top 10 at number 2 is a joke, with all due respect to Brann Dailor he is a great drummer for real.
You don't even need to be a musician to realize it
Legit list IMHO. I could never even narrow it down to a top 100...so many things I like about different drummers' styles and sounds.
I love that Lars is getting some - much deserved, I should add (as Brann explains) - love, instead of the inane trolling that is often associated with him! Great list. Great to listen to you, Brann - both talking and playing!🤘
Especially dyers eve!!!1!1
@@aplus1080 None of the criticisms Lars receives is from his performances in those early albums. I played along with AJFA when learning to play as countless other drummers also have. It’s his more recent live performances that are the target of his criticism. However as much as I love the drumming on AJFA, hearing the stories of people involved with producing those albums, it’s evident that Lars was no where near a one take drummer. Far from it.
Regardless of quality nowadays, Lars' double kick pattern from One is still one of the first double kick patterns any learning drummer tries out.
Agreed but would still love to hear a less diplomatic response on Lars by Brann
@@alexburchell1891 which he stole from Gene hoglan
Dirk VerBeuren. His playing (and writing) in Soilwork is incredible, and now he's in Megadeth...
Great list. Bill Ward is tops for me. Lars is great on the first 4 Metallica albums. And Mickey Dee, Nicko, Lombardo are also legends.
First 5 Metallica albums and even after that he has some sick drumming!
@@crelandod1770 no first four. Fifth was a disgrace to music and a monumental and history sellout. Not a single worthwhile note of music on that flop. That is known as a legacy destroyer. Can’t speak of anything after that. I consider that a different band who happen to be using the same name.
@@EyeTunz Lol, you're such a loser! What kind of upbringing and life must you have had to have this kind of mentality..... I bet you're a Megadeth die-hard fanboy. I feel sorry for you...
@@EyeTunz the black album slaps
When you talk about Joey from Slipknot your sincerity is genuine. You realy adore your fellow drummers yet you are alone in your brilliance. thank you, friend.
Great list. So glad you listed Mikky, Nikko, Tommy and Bill Ward. Those guys don't get nearly enough credit. Especially Tommy Aldridge. Great choice of number one. I like Vinny Appice, Clive Burr and, Charlie Benante.
Brann is a smart man! Lars is amazing! Nice to see someone with credibility give Lars the credit he deserves! I love Lars, too!
I don’t have time to watch this right now so I’m not sure if he mentions it but he said he got in a fight defending Lars when he was a kid lol.
Lars was never good
@@isopropyltoxicity You're right, he wasn't good. He is brilliant!
@@puppetmaster8551 He doesn't mention that in this video. But he explains why he likes Lars.
@@TheNothing6 yeah playing 5th grade beats while dragging and rushing half the time is so brilliant 🤡 man fucks up sad but true gtfoh
I'm not a big Mastodon fan, but man this is the list. I love all these drummers so much!!!
Two of my favorite metal drummers that have seemingly always been underrated, Bill Tolley (Internal Bleeding) & Matt McDonough (Mudvayne)
Matt McDonough is criminally underrated.
Matt is absolutely slept on. Probably in part because Mudvayne just kinda disappeared and he's such an eclectic guy himself with a lot of other interests. But he's an absolute beast.
@@kyleanderson3329 it likely works in his favor, being that he's a very private man, but yeah...easily one of the best in metal!
King Diamond.., I never heard of them. But I must check them out soon if Brann says #1. Great vid, thanks.
In my opinion:
Vinnie Paul
Bill Ward
Gene Hoglan
Danny Carrey
Joey Jordison
Nicko McBrain
Nick Menza
💯 Vinnie paul is top 3 maybe even 2
Thank's for putting Bill Ward
Scott Rockenfield is a beast too and niko mcbrain
Igor cavalera
Awesome Drummer! Mastodon Rocks!
Gene is amazing!! I didn’t know him till he played on the FF album! Which is still my favorite FF album Mechanize!! Beast of a album!!! This was a great!! As a bass player I really appreciate this! I’m surprised you didn’t mention Mike Portnoy
Glad you pointed this out....I love Mechanize, it's such a throwback to Demanufacture with a newer twist and Hoglan's playing is so good on tge record. Too bad he only did that one album with FF.
@@cfpzona cool! Glad you agree! I was totally bummed when he wasn’t on any others afterwards he is a machine!!!🤘
Yes, Dave Witte! I had the good fortune to work with him a couple of times in the 00's when he was subbing in Melt Banana on their US tours. Great guy and an amazing drummer.
when I was A Lot younger one of my older bands played with a band he was in -called "Major Burns." in a coffee house basement in New Jersey, I believe it was. -and the finesse this guy played with, completely incinerated my feeble mind,I had NO IDEA that this was the guy who played for a band called "Human Remains" who I Also am a fan of.I have one of their seven inches in my dwelling.Also the cd called "using sickness as a hero." collects the seven inch record I own & then some.🤓
I really think just a solid simple beat pushes a riff so much harder than a load of technical fancy shit. Lars Ulrich was a master at making a guitar riff sound huge.
Brann is actually my favorite metal drummer
Mine too
I'd have a lot of trouble compiling only 11 great drummers. Many are on a different level than anyone else, but they just do things a little differently. Eloy Casagrande, John Longstreth, Flo Mounier, Eugene Ryabchenko, Pete Sandoval, Joe Kahmann, Doc from Vader, Lord Marco, Polwach from Ecchymosis. So many really great drummers.
Dude. Why aren't John L and Flo M on more mfers lists?!?! I don't even know what fucking planet I'm on anymore.
I was SO happy Tommy Aldrich was on your list! My brother got me that Randy Rhodes tribute CD as a birthday present 23 years ago and its still my favorite live album. His drumming is a big reason why it's so much fun to listen to.
Good list Brann....I gotta add Mario Duplantier, Chris Adler, Dave McClain, Abe Cunningham and Tomas Haake to the mix.
Plus John Boecklin ex-DevilDriver
@@SerjHassan 🤘🤘