Best Rock Drummers

“Chad Sexton should be more looked at then Keith Moon (sorry Keith Moon fans, he’s still top 5)”

landocommando88

“chad sexton should be heading up a little higher in this list, chad’s drum city is off the hook too!”

rjhusmc

“He has such a unique style”

Lemonjelo

“I shun you all for having moon this low. Before him, drummers were only used to keep rythym. (Shannon Leto sucks)”

fimbulwinter

“Very Insane Drummer
Top 10 All the way
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rocker1796

“He was The Who”

DaPhinoXX

“Not only a great drummer but also a great singer! He has them all! You rock Deen.”

qwin27

“Deen deserves to be up at the top! You rock my friend :)”

semartinez001

“Deen deserves to be the Best All Time Drummer! Go go Journey!”

iMAGIO

“Just.. portnoy! the best ever! Is this a popularity rating or what?”

Mouseclick

“there’s no excuse for this. prog drummers own, and while peart pretty much invented that north american prog beat, Portnoy built on it in such a way that it surpassed him by far. He should be number one.”

icaruswings

“without a doubt the best drummer in metal. slipknot? 30 seconds to mars? avenged sevenfold? come on people...”

deadgrass27

“This crazy stickman is unbelievable! His performance and his skills are beyond awesome! He has been an excellent addition to Scorps for over 10 years. He rawks!”

ScorpsSistah

“Tommy Aldridge deserves to be at least in the top 10. He’s much better than lots of those that are above him here.”

JR

“An amazing drummer that deserves better place.
For me, is the best.”

“greatest drummer of all time no doubt”

“Kai is the best of the best =)”

A-Euphoria

“Hes from The GazettE, and considering how he did ride with the rockers, i think he should be up there in the top 50”

“he is faster and better than Kai of Gazette, Gazette are the newer bands of japanese visula kei and yukihiro played in numerous bands like ZI:KILL, DIE IN CRIES and of course L’Arc~en~Ciel.”

ronluna

“He was a drummer of japanese bands ZI:KILL and DIE IN CRIES (KYO of D’ERLANGER’s own band). They disbanded in 1998. tetsu had a hard time meeting yukihiro due to yukihiro had no mobile phone at that time. He replaced sakura (because of heroin possession) then become the drummer. He has a unique style of hitting the drums and he is a very fast drummer but he also created lots of drumming in slow songs. He is also a programmer.”

ronluna

“listen to shinshoku lose control he is incredibly fast”

ronluna

“Roger is the downright most amazing person on the face of this Earth,
1 he knows how to play all types of drums, including the timpani
2 he also plays guitar
3 he also back up sings
4 he can drum and sing to I’m in love with my car, sound damn good, and breath afterwards
5 he has 5 kids, and lives with someone other than his wife, but you can’t control who you love
6 he really knows what rock is
7 last, but not least, he rocks a pair of shades like he’s the hottest thing since sliced bread.”

Queen-aholic

“Come on! He’s got amazing rhythm! Plus he could sing at the same time!”

abbytoledo1293

“Roger rocks! He provided the best backing vocals to Freddie during concerts while playing the drums listen to a live version of Under Pressure. Better than David Bowie. An amazing musician.”

bettiblue

“Absolutely Brilliant.
That is all”

Mumpuy

“He’s awesome at drums and self-taught”

llamalove

“Dom is the best drummer in the great band in the world, Muse. by the way, he’s left-handed..”

“Dave should be first. have you heard Teritorial Pissing ?”

AlexLyall

“THE BEST ESPECIALLY IN SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT VIDEO CLIP HE IS ENJOYABLE.”

i-love-rock-n-roll

“how is he not first? this is by far the best drummer of all time”

sharty

“RHCP is a really talented band.
Chad is part of that talent.
By the way whos "sakura" xD”

a-guy-who-knows-good-bassists

“He keeps hte beat going for the best band on earth today, RHCP. with his beats and fleas crazy bass lines and Frusciante’s guitar playing RHCP are the best. Chad can paly any beat you want whether its simple or really complicated, should be in top 10”

FunkyMonk

“He was voted the best drummer alive”

RHCPfan

“Buddy was the greatest drummer ever. He could solo like a madman. 22nd? How is Travis Barker, Chad Smith, and Joey Jordison all ahead of Buddy. I understand Lars, Neil Peart and Keith moon being up higher, but Joey Jordison? People have no clue how much talent Buddy had! Go on YOutube and search for one of his drum solos. It will blow your mind! I guarantee it. VOTE BUDDY TO #1!”

gibsonrock53

“absolutely jaw-droppingly good.”

bruski1986

“Buddy Rich is without a doubt the most technically gifted and talented drummers to ever grace this earth. RIP Buddy.”

“thank you carter”

“Extremely clean drummer-- better than Travis Barker no doubt”

“I would have to say, being a musician, that this guy has great stage presence and is definitely the driving force behind DMB. I would say top 5 if you are looking for all around ability.”

“I’ll have to disagree with flying spidermonkey, he does have the hardest drum parts”

CaptainComedy17

“doesn’t have the toughest drum parts but man do they sound awesome!”

Flying_spidermonkey

“Listen all songs of SOAD. You will realize very few guys in this list are even close to him. Shannon leto can’t play anything”

arpanhmr

“Love his look and love his playing. He’s dependable, steady and a great stick man.”

FearlessFreep

“The backbeat behind one of the best American bands of all time.”

“Very solid.”

“tico is a great drummer”

“The best drummer ever born in Japan.”

“When Sakura was the drummer, there was style and soul in their music, it was really a basic instrument. Now, after he’s gone from the band, the drum sounds the same in every song... so sad.”

“Sakura the best drummer that L’Arc~en~Ciel ever had! He was also great at inspiring Hyde if you know what I mean ^.~”

“great punk drummer”

MicahDarko

“awesome drummer”

eddie95mufc

“good drummer, I like his parts in longview and welcome to paradise”

pauler94

“Ringo is the best!”

luiseocosta

“number 25? he is so incredibly underrated its not even funny.”

“Ringo should be #1 because he played with the beatles. The greatest band ever!”

“Listen to Where Eagles Dare and realize he is doing the bass drum with one foot.”

gwilikers6

“Iron Maiden is a flawless band, every member is incredible, and I say that Nicko is the best drummer of all time.”

Alex12345269

“nicko mcbrain is the best drumer in the world and hi is in the best band:D
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“Sevendusts drummer is amzing and is the best drummer ive seen live this guy will blow you away with his vocals and drumming
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“He`s gorgeous, fantastic and just works wonders!”

DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa

“Copeland’s plays a complex off-beat style that is creative and difficult to match.”

“Copeland puts on a great show. Too bad he’s not higher, but then again Travis Barker is up there when he couldn’t even carry Stewart’s drum kit. Go figure.”

“A very talented drummer. Especially with ’In the Air Tonight.’”

thedoctor

“A musical genius”

“he is the best”

“you know I listen to MANA alex’s band which is lighter spanish rock all they way to slipknot. he is amazing and capable of playing any style he should be atleast in the top 10. thank you.”

“It is not fair that a player as talented as Alex this in this place on the top list, must take into account that Alex mastered many musical and not just rock. Alex has a very long career and deserves to be in the first place.
Excuse the bad translation, I do not speak English”

“Alex is just the best, excellent rhythm, extraordinary endurance, and great speed, there is no other like him.”

“Listen to Bob play and then go back and listen to the drumming on other songs you like.
You can hear it, can’t you?
Bob could have done a better job.”

ExesAndErin

“best drummer from the best rock band”

whatsitsname

“The most fundamental, entertaining drummer today. AND he can carry a rhythm.”

Auggie

“Lombardo is a great drummer.
Top 10, imo.”

Chris113

“THE BEST DRUMMER EVER!!!!”

ignjat93

“He should really be up there, the man has AMAZING fills, great hand speed and foot speed, the guy has it all!”

“tommy lee may not be the most technical drummer but he’s got some good beats”

“tommy is the best”

“no way travis from blik 182 is greater than TOMMY LEE. he should be in the top 5 drummers.”

“screw this Adler’s definitely top ten material, obviously these voters have no ears”

“Chris Adler deserves to be much higher up on this list I don’t think he’s the best but he’s damn close”

“how the hell is he so low on the list? what is wrong with these stupid little nerds voting for tre cool, travis barker, joey jordanson and lars ulrich? people just look at what their favorite band is and not at pure technical ability.”

“No one plays the drums like Mike.”

“Mike Derosier is an amazing drummer who still rocks. His latest band, Clever Bastards is a good listen.”

“Great Drummer.”

“THIS GUY ONLY PLAYS WITH ONE ARM!
HE SHOULD BE IN THE TOP 10!”

rocker1796

“he’s ace with one arm if he had two arms he would be amazing. should be in the top ten”

faithnomore

“even if hes handicapped, he can still perform using a hand and feet”

“my favorite drummer. he should be #1.”

jack2463

“Best Drummer”

DerVEL

“How Could This Guy Not Be In The Top 50”

“rocks hard. so technical and freakin just lays just the right beats.”

“It’s odd. When you see Chamberlin up there, he looks either bored, or like it’s too easy, but he’s laying down these very smoothe, interlaced beats that mesh well with Corgan’s sometimes erradic guitar and vocal work.”

“He’s awesome, just listen to Tonight Tonight..”

“how come adler is low on the list??? If you’ve heard "paradise city" or "Rocket queen", you’ll be surprised. I know he’s not the best but hes great.”

chipoy

“I can’t believe my eyes! Steven Alder this low on the list... Who’s voting?”

zbedd1

“he should be higher bro I love this guy he’s amazing as hell

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“he’s really really old and he can still play so well!
Seen a lot of solos by, my fave’s gotta be the one from cream 2005. I love watching his hands move!”

mowglisegus614

“baker’s underrated. there’s one song that not many people have heard before. do what you like by blind faith. the song features a solo from all three instruments, guitar solo with clapton, bass with winwood, and drums with baker. the drum solo is incredible, where he hits almost every one of his drums at the same time or within half a second.”

pauler94

“he’s misunderstood and very underrated. Top to bottom was his specialty, none better. Ever heard his live Toad from the breakup concert. No one else folks.”

“eric carr was the greatest”

“Eric carr is the greatest drummer of all time.”

“This dude can play some fills soo sweetly at complete ease”

“Sean is a great drummer.”

“Alice In Chains drumming animal, the best moves at drumming i’ve ever seen in my life, he really rocks”

“He has great technical ability and can play with speed! no other drummer like him!”

walid626

“Anyone who scrolled passed this name I suggest you listen to a few songs "That’ll Be The Day" "Point/counterpoint" and "The Blond Lead the Blind" He is possibly one of the top 5 rock drummers of all time.”

TryptoPhun420

“Has some of the most intricate and driving beats”

“faster than most of avenged sevenfold’s songs”

moose4life19

“omg idk y this dude isn’t already on here. his speed beats everyone on this list easy, just listen to Revolution Deathsquad”

“Yeahhh!”

Flo

“Awesome!”

Flo

“"This guy is a great drummer!
Is super-amazing! "”

“amazing skill and can beat the drum skillfully”

“should be top ten...”

rob

“The driving force behind one of the greatest hard rock band.”

“When you start looking at lists like this it gets annoying because there are only 5 top 5 spots and theres so many people who should be filling one of those, Ian is definitely the man for one of those positions.”

“one of the fastest drummer of japan”

ronluna

“see his drum solo in youtube? he is the best”

ronluna

“one of the best and fastest drummers in Japan.”

“I love Vinnie, and I love The Clubhouse”

Ravergirl

“vinnie paul is one of the greatest drummers of all time, banging on the high-hat and the bass drum while slamming drum sticks on his snare and toms. and who’s that guy who’s #2 (better than john bonham?! no way). Yoshiki Hayashi? is that some kind of japanese footcream?”

pauler94

“vinnie paul should be in the top 10 without question”

“HE’S WONDERFUL WITH THE DRUMMS, HIS HANDS ARE MAGIC... KISSES”

alejasol

“He is amazing and is able to play amazingly faster rythums unlike joey jordison. joey go try to play hot for teacher and then tell me you are better then alex”

locus14

“the musical genius must run in the family”

pauler94

“he is the best drummer ever and his brother is the best guitarist ever! I heard one of his solos, and he went so fast it sounded like a machine gun going off!”

“Yeah right! He should be in the top 20!”

ACDCRocks

“The thing about Phil that everyone makes fun of is he has the same drum beats. however this is a good thing, because it keeps the songs together and not rhythmically out of place”

pauler94

“The back beat of AC/DC. He’s underrated, but excellent.”

“This dude rules c’mon the drumming on Detroit Rock City is kickass”

krispykrememcdonalds

“dude this is gay he should be higher than that other kiss drummer”

billiamcurtis

“another one worder... underrated!”

“He is an awesome drummer, and better than dave grohl in my mind. He plays double pedal beats with a single pedal and he can play some really fast beats.”

Rubes114

“he is the best!!! soooo cool!!!”

“Taylor Hawkins!!! he rules!!!”

“Best drummer I have ever seen live. Love Matt Cameron but Shannon is by far the best. Theatrical drumming at it’s finest.”

“Saw these guys open up for Metallica and out performed them big time! Check out their drum solo on you tube and you’ll see why I think so highly of them.”

“that guy is a legend!!!shannon larkin and sully erna are the best drummers i’ve ever seen!”

“He is an amazing rock drummer who can do almost anything with a drum set.”

Baltimore1993

“Not only the best drummer in Ireland, but the best drummer in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa.”

“Most underrated drummer on this list (with maybe Ringo). Solid and influential.”

“Stevo is the greatest drummer EVER!”

“Steve is truly one of the best drummer to me. His drumming style really contributes a lot to his band and he hands indeed totally fast...”

“deserves to be on this list”

“totally the best”

fortnight

“Good point about know -nothings rating drummers. Today’s young drummer cannot touch the likes of Phil Collins, Carl Palmer, etc.”

“Carl Palmer is by far the best drummer of all time !! I’m not talking about just your favorite band now i’m talking pure genius on the drums! Bonham, Starr, Peart,were all great drummers but not as technical as Carl. Check out his web site and see for yourself.”

“can you play better? so vote for him... 94 hours confined and through struggle were amazing”

kameel

“BEST FREAKING DRUMMER EVER (next to Jimmy Sullivan and Matt Greiner)”

“mancino’s an excellent drummer - he is fast and accurate in his drumming and you can hear it in such songs by As I Lay Dying such as "Confined" and "94 Hours". He deserves to be somewhere in the top ten. :]”

“wth kiss please kiss kiss bye bye david can drum circles around them”

travlestat

“David is so cool, and he should be in top ten of greatest drummers at least!”

`Co

“AWESOME DRUMMER!!!”

fieldy_freak

“I have been drumming for close to 43 years and there are still some drum licks on the early Hendrix albums that I can’t master!”

“the most jazz influenced drummer in rock proving his sick speed and ability to play with the likes of hendrix and play the blues just as good!”

“A drummer’s drummer.”

“Matt Cameron is fantastic and one of the best in the business now.”

“listen to jesus christ pose!”

“so underrated”

cahum

“Bill Ward was recognized with black sabbath, you people who believe some unknown japanese loser is better than neil peart, john bonham, and keith moon, etc. but you should listen to rat salad on the album paranoid and you’ll comprehend that bill ward is one of the best drummers ever”

pauler94

“war pigs blew my mind with awesomeness”

“Awesome

Can’t Stop Listening Dread And The Fugitive Mind”

prateekkathal

“Nick Menza is probably one of the most talented drummers of the 80s heavy metal era (not that death metal crap). The way he drums is just fantastic to watch and listen to.”

Haydos

“megadeth have been possibly the greatest metal band ever and nick played for most of megadeths career”

pooisgood

“how could he fall so low? nick mason wasn’t just a drummer, he was a songwriter too. he wrote the intro to dark side of the moon himself, which most drummers don’t write songs”

pauler94

“One of few drummers who have the ability to perform in symbiosis with the other instruments instead of just banging the drums.”

Ekolod

“He is the best drummer of all time... He is a perfect Drummer.. He should be in the 1st place!”

“Brann is one of the best drummers today and he deserves more recognition as such. If you haven’t heard him you need to. Even if you don’t like the groups music, you will see (hear) he should be among the top five.”

“Brann Dailor is AMAZING. He shouldn’t be at the bottom of this list.”

“
I just got into "Blood Mountain" recently and this guy is amazing. Other than Neil Peart and Danny Carey, he’s the best drummer out there.”

“Best drummer ever in my opinion. fastest pedal hits I’ve ever heard”

mike2fristick

“Hes a really great thrash metal drummer”

“One of the most insane drummers ever to be on the death metal scene, awesome double bass and lighting fast feet”

“There is no better drummer in our world...”

“The most astoundingly melodic and creative drummer I have ever heard! Lots of technical ability too, but he never drums outside of the song. Recommended tracks: Heart of the Sunrise (Yes, Fragile); Lament (Starless and Bible Black, King Crimson); One More Red Nightmare (Red, KC); Starless (Red, KC), Indiscipline (Discipline, KC)”

“Apparently a bunch of heathans on this list. Original of sound and composition, BB is one of the best. Heck, even Peart holds him high...”

“dude he should be higher up than this”

billiamcurtis

“he is awesome
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“he is one of the best and he did a whole cd (the almost) with no help. he did bass guitar drums vocals and came up with it all by himself”

“Chad is the most amazing drummer i have ever seen! One of the many reasons why he is so amazing is how he really works with Ben Burnleys amazing voice. (The lead singer For Breaking Benjamin) He Even has videos showing how to play some of Breaking Benjamins songs. That is petty awesome if u ask me because he is going out of his way to involve himself with his fans and taking time out of his busy scedual. I think he should be number one cause he damn well deservs it. If you dont know who this is i highly recomend checking into him and Breaking Benjamin cause he and Breaking Benjamin are The Best!!”

“I agree!! He is very underrated and unappreciated and had to tolerate the abuse from producer Martin Hannett on the Joy Division albums.”

“May not be one of the most recognized drummers due to his use of electronica, but listen to Joy division and New order records. Try to keep the speed and the balance this guy finds in their songs. Amazingly fast. One of the first drummers to use drum machines to back his tracks.”

“I can’t believe it! terry bozzio is an inceatable drummer but is far away from the top!”

robokost

“Terry bozzio OWNS genesis’ drummer! I can’t beleive he is not in the top ten!”

“Fastest and most truly intense drummer ever.”

“the absolute best, most techniqual drummer ever no one comes even remotely close! listen to destroy, erase improve”

“Just listen to ’I’ by Meshuggah. There’s one stage there where he’s playing in 3 different times! I don’t care who you are. That’s incredibly difficult.”

“Topper Headon provided the beat for one of the greatest rock bands of all time, the Clash. He could project power, but with feel and musicality.

He was also one of the most versitile drummers ever. Whether it was hard driving punk rock, or reggae, jazz (or whatever else), he could do it all. Just listen to all of the different tempos and styles of music on London Calling and Sandinista. Vastly underrated drummer.”

“Maybe not a famous. But one of the greatest. If he would played in just one popular rock band, he would need a separate hit list. that’s the gruesome fate of a studio and solo drummer”

“He is the worlds number one...there is no voting needed..if you dont believe me watch his dvd creative control..”

“Fall Out Boy is probably one of the most hated bands today by musicians, but there’s no denying that Andy Hurley is an amazing drummer.”

“Terrific energy! Just saw him last week and he is still amazing!”

froggychic

“Tony is nothing short of a prodigy!”

“An inspiration to drummers!”

“Check out some tracks from Peter Gabriel’s "Secret World Live". Unbelievable stuff. Especially "Come Talk to Me".”

“You have to listen him live”

“He should be higher he makes verry good drum beats that complement the rest of the music extremely well”

“Matt has been one of my favorite drummers since the birth of Mudvayne.. I’d give him a perfect 10”

“Very technical and very underrated.”

“Cozy was so straight down the line and solid as a rock, but he could be technical when it was needed. the BEST EVER. RIP.”

“Cozy Powell may be gone, but his music lives on, in more ways than one”

“In Sacrifice Unto Sebek on the album Annihilation of the Wicked...notably...he has some of the fastest feet of any drummer to date... his double bass speed clocks in at 265bpm (16th notes) or 1060 single strokes of the bass pedal if measured over a one minute time scale”

“One of Neil Peart’s top myspace friends, Gavin will be on the road with King Crimson this year. IMHO should be Top Ten, unfortunately no name recognition. One listen and I’m sure you would agree he is one of the best!”

“Ah, one of my favorite black metal bands. Dimmu Borgir. This guy can keep a super fast bass drum beat while keepin up to beat with cymbals and snares like no one else can. He is amazing and i like many of their songs just for the drumming.”

“great and fast”

“Weinberg is the greatest drummer ever. He is a real rock "power" drummer. Awesome.”

“An amazing and talented, stamina-fillled rock drummer. His precision in "Born to run" live performances is amazing. The Boss is in debt with him.”

“jose passilas is an inspiration to me as a drummer his style is incorporated into my playing and I have learned only a small number of his songs and I’m grade 5”

“Jose has amazing talent, and is an all around drummer, adopting his skills from the best like Neil Peart and Stuart Copeland. Great Drummer.”

“This gut is an unsung hero. Just listen to any incubus song and try to play the drums to it. He has such a unique style that you can’t copy it. It takes more tan a while to learn his style. Compared to others on this list he shuld be higher.”

“For 30 years, he’s been rockin, an inspiration to all.”

“This guy is amazing!”

“Damn Most Of The this Drúmmers on the top can´t play near good than The V, why I never hear a drum solo from metallica hah or the rest. -”

“The greatest!”

“Is the best drummer in rock right now to me. He has a new fresh sound that is quick and on point.
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“come on!!! He must be the best or among the best five drummers in the world, He has a unique style, a style not heard long ago.... for me the best!”

“I believe that the only reason that this guy isn’t higher up on the list is because The Mars Volta isn’t very mainstream. Were they more well know, then he would be one of the top 10 at least. Maybe number 2 right behind Danny Carrey. I saw The Mars Volta live and they were amazing, and Jon Theodore wasn’t an exception.”

“Pick up Frances the Mute and Listen to the opening and closing tracks and you will know why. Pure genius and energy.”

“best drummer out there
fast
crazy blasts
insain endurance
good all around”