Best Rock Drummers

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Vote for Yoshiki Hayashi 1) Yoshiki Hayashi

No wonder >w<
No one can beat you YOSHIKI!

We are X!

kmecal

You are the best.

gziffra

Foever love... from Thailand.
The best drummer in the world.

gziffra


Vote for Shannon Leto (30 Seconds to Mars) 2) Shannon Leto (30 Seconds to Mars)

The best of the best! )))

Malina_Girl

Love his play! He is a great drummer! He is a brilliant! Magnificent! VOTE for SHANNON! )))

Malina_Girl

you are the best

Ana95


Vote for Neil Peart (Rush) 3) Neil Peart (Rush)

WHY THE HELL ISNT THIS GUY NUMBER ONE!!! 3O SECONDS TO MARS DRUMMER IS GOOD BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS NEIL PEART! AND THAT ASIAN GUY IS NO WHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS NEIL PEART!!!!

Marcopwnzatdrums

He is the most famous most best drummer ever! have those guys who like yoshi Whats his name ever hear him?!

Batman5335

Uhhhh.. who the hell is the japanese person? Neil should be number one.

jprg12


Vote for John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) 4) John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Greatest Ever.

phreewil

an original, a legend, never will we forget Bonham - he is THE most influential drummer of all time from one of the most influential bands ever.

Kaluyuti

John Bonham is the best drummer of all time, period. Who the heck is that Japanese guy up in front?! Anyways, Bonzo deserves to be in the number one spot! Have you heard Bonzo’s Montreaux and Moby Dick?! Those are master pieces! He is the king of accents and he could accomplish more on his bass drum with one foot than those with double bass pedals!

Just because he didn’t have a huge f-off kit, doesn’t mean he is crap. On the contrary, it means he is remarkable. Mr. Bonham could make more sounds with his simple drum kit than Neil Peart can with his unecessarily large kit!

Not only was Bonzo an absolute God on the kit, he was creative. Who else has thought of playing with four sticks? Who else has two timpani drums added with their kit? Who else thought of throwing away their sticks and playing with their hands, and still sound awesome? No one. Mr. Bonham is THE best drummer I have ever heard, I cannot stress it enough. He fuels me to continue to play the drums. He is a true Drum God and deserves the Number one spot!

NicePants


Vote for Joey Jordison (Slipknot) 5) Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

#4? WTF! HE IS NUMBER ONE THE GREATEST EVER HE MAY NOT BE BEST BUT HE IS GOOD AND IS AN AWESOME MUSICIAN AND PERSON

slipknotmusik

he is AMAZING!!! more people need to bring him up. i made a list called best heavy metal drummers and he is number 2.

niickguz

He is the fastest and one of the best drummers ever!

HenP


Vote for Lars Ulrich (Metallica) 6) Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

best drummer ever.

Razor79

Best sounding drum kit on the planet

Rotorhead

THE BEST TO EVER LIVE AND PLAY!

metallicaholic95


Vote for Shinya (Dir en grey) 7) Shinya (Dir en grey)

The best drummer is Shinya undoubtedly! What do you all know about him? Nothing! He’s not just a some japanese guy, he’s the real genious! Got that?!

NiikuraSakura

He rocks. Plain, and simple. Each song of Dir en Grey has a beat that just brings it so much life. Shinya is amazing.

Being the precussion master for a metal band, you would expect just heavy banging, but Shinya takes a different road by displaying his amazing talent in ways making every song wonderfully unique.


Vote for Travis Barker (Blink 182, Plus 44) 8) Travis Barker (Blink 182, Plus 44)

travis barker is not a bit over rated I think he’s unde rated. how many people can drum for punk hip-hop, rap and all the diffrent types of geners he drums for.
total legend just like band members mark and tom

cormac710

Can’t go against Barker... Great to see blink back together...

mckeown27

YEEEAAAHHHH BOY TRAVIS ROX HES IN MY FANTASY BAND!!!!

bde111223344


Vote for Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold) 9) Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)

OMGG! THE REV IS FREAKEN NUMBER 1! he makes the best beats ever.

A7X1234

4 reals he’s great just listen to 2nd heartbeat this guy can double bass and is just completely awesome

Micho75

THE REV! he’s the freakin best he’s in my fantasy band oh along with zacky vee/syn gates wow... number 9!?!?!?! wtf?!?!

usmcmike43


Vote for Danny Carey (Tool) 10) Danny Carey (Tool)

This guy deserves the name of possibly the best drummer in history, maybe even ahead of Neil Peart, who’s incredibly overrated. And Travis Barker?!? You guys must be retarded! No competition there. Danny has incredible speed and creativity, especially in The Pot, Sober, Schism and Lateralus, but also the craziest time sigs, far better than Mike Portnoy. It’s difficult to compare all these drummers because their genres differ from alt. metal to deathcore to progressive rock. But there’s no question that Danny’s playing is incredibly more versatile than several of today’s metal drummers. Obviously better than Joey Jordison and whoever those Japanese guys are. Best drummer hands down. None of you guys know drums at all!

metalhead89

Danny is a phenominal drummer definitely the best It’s almost supernautaral TOOL is amazing

nigelthewizard

This whole top ten list is retarded. great drummers but if you know drums Danny Carey would obv be the #1 drummer... I can understand Neil Peart but come on.. travis barker? good drummer but no way in hell he is even close to any of the other drummers


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Chad Sexton (311) 11) Chad Sexton (311)

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

Vote for Keith Moon (The Who) 12) Keith Moon (The Who)

Very Insane Drummer
Top 10 All the way

rocker1796

He was The Who

DaPhinoXX

Freaking insane drummer

RedStripedd

Vote for Deen Castronovo 13) Deen Castronovo

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

Vote for Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) 14) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

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

deadgrass27

good drummer

metfan001

This man is FANTASTIC! And the group rocks.

LadyLioness

Vote for James Kottak (Scorpions) 15) James Kottak (Scorpions)

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

Vote for Tommy Aldridge 16) Tommy Aldridge

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

Vote for Kai (Gazette) 17) Kai (Gazette)

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

Vote for Awaji Yukihiro (L'Arc-en-Ciel) 18) Awaji Yukihiro (L'Arc-en-Ciel)

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

Vote for Dave Grohl 19) Dave Grohl

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

He Should be First!!!

odin666

Vote for Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 20) Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

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

Vote for Buddy Rich 21) Buddy Rich

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.

Buddy is by far better than any of these drummers. Travis Barker 5? Really? Just because he can play an average snare solo doesn’t mean he can sum up to the career of a man who has been playing the drums his whole life without lessons. Let’s start off by saying he has more technique, style, and flair than any of these drummers. Sure he didn’t have an enormous drum kit like Neil Peart, but Buddy could make it sound like a whole coliseum of drum kits. Buddy not only played with technique but he also play with speed, which almost all the drummers above him on this list couldn’t do. Buddy was also a genius, being able to invent technical beats on the fly. I mean come on, even Neil Peart said it himself that Buddy is the best. I think that’s nuff’ said.

Vote for Roger Taylor (Queen) 22) Roger Taylor (Queen)

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

he plays the drums while singing listhen to I’m in love with my car, plus he plays bass, guitar and piano and still is the best deserves 3rd

Queenmaniac

Vote for Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band) 23) Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)

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.

Vote for Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) 24) Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)

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.

Vote for Dominic Howard (Muse) 25) Dominic Howard (Muse)

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..

Vote for Tico Torres 26) Tico Torres

tico is a great drummer

Vote for Sakura (L’Arc~en~Ciel) 27) Sakura (L’Arc~en~Ciel)

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 ^.~

Vote for John Dolmayan (System of a Down) 28) John Dolmayan (System of a Down)

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

Flying_spidermonkey

this guy is such a sick drummer just take a look in toxicity or chop suey! It gotta blow your mind

his the king of drummers

Vote for Clark Trasmonte (Markus Highway, Last Train, Bloody Mary, Shutput, Jeremiah) 29) Clark Trasmonte (Markus Highway, Last Train, Bloody Mary, Shutput, Jeremiah)

Vote for Tré Cool (Green Day) 30) Tré Cool (Green Day)

awesome drummer

eddie95mufc

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

pauler94

he’s really good at using all the drums

Vote for Ringo Starr 31) Ringo Starr

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!

Vote for Morgan Rose 32) Morgan Rose

Sevendusts drummer is amzing and is the best drummer ive seen live this guy will blow you away with his vocals and drumming

Vote for Nicko McBrain 33) Nicko McBrain

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

Vote for Stewart Copeland 34) Stewart Copeland

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.

Vote for Phil Collins (Genesis) 35) Phil Collins (Genesis)

A musical genius

he is the best

Absolutely one of the most gifted drummers of all time

Vote for Alex "El Animal" Gonzalez 36) Alex "El Animal" Gonzalez

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.

Vote for Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) 37) Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)

The most fundamental, entertaining drummer today. AND he can carry a rythm.

Auggie

he is really awesome check the black parade solo drum

he should be on top ten he is one of the best drummers ever!

Vote for Dave Lombardo (Slayer) 38) Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

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!

Vote for Chris Adler (Lamb of God) 39) Chris Adler (Lamb of God)

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.

Vote for Tommy Lee 40) Tommy Lee

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.

Vote for Michael Deorsier (Heart) 41) Michael Deorsier (Heart)

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.

Vote for Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins) 42) Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins)

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..

Vote for Rick Allen (Def Leppard) 43) Rick Allen (Def Leppard)

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

Vote for Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses) 44) Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)

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

Vote for Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park) 45) Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park)

How Could This Guy Not Be In The Top 50

Vote for Sean Kinney 46) Sean Kinney

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

Vote for Eric Carr (Kiss) 47) Eric Carr (Kiss)

eric carr was the greatest

Eric carr is the greatest drummer of all time.

Vote for Ginger Baker 48) Ginger Baker

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.

Vote for Dave Mackintosh (DragonForce) 49) Dave Mackintosh (DragonForce)

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

Vote for Simon Phillips 50) Simon Phillips

amazing skill and can beat the drum skillfully

Vote for Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica) 51) Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica)

Yeahhh!

Flo

Awesome!

Flo

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

Vote for Chris Thatcher (Streetlight Manifesto) 52) Chris Thatcher (Streetlight Manifesto)

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

Vote for Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera) 53) Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera)

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

Vote for Ian Paice (Deep Purple) 54) Ian Paice (Deep Purple)

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.

i dont think anyone recognizes what ian is capable of..i think he not only should be top 10 but also no. 1

Vote for Alex Van Halen 55) Alex Van Halen

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!

Vote for Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders) 56) Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)

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!!!

Vote for Tetsu Kikuchi (D'erlanger) 57) Tetsu Kikuchi (D'erlanger)

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.

Vote for Phil Rudd (AC/DC) 58) Phil Rudd (AC/DC)

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.

Vote for Richard Hughes (Keane) 59) Richard Hughes (Keane)

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

alejasol

Vote for Larry Mullien (U2) 60) Larry Mullien (U2)

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.

Vote for Steve Jocz 61) Steve Jocz

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

Vote for Shannon Larkin (Godsmack) 62) Shannon Larkin (Godsmack)

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!

Vote for Peter Criss - Kiss 63) Peter Criss - Kiss

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!

Vote for Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (The Killers) 64) Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (The Killers)

Vote for Carl Palmer (Asia) 65) Carl Palmer (Asia)

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.

Vote for Scott Phillips (Creed, Alter Bridge) 66) Scott Phillips (Creed, Alter Bridge)

Vote for Mitch Mitchell 67) Mitch Mitchell

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!

Vote for Nick Menza (Megadeth) 68) Nick Menza (Megadeth)

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

Vote for David Silveria (Korn) 69) David Silveria (Korn)

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

`Co

AWESOME DRUMMER!!!

fieldy_freak

Korn is the best band ever and the drumming blows my mind

Vote for Jordan Mancino (As I Lay Dying) 70) Jordan Mancino (As I Lay Dying)

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. :]

Vote for Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam) 71) Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam)

A drummer’s drummer.

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

listen to jesus christ pose!

Vote for Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) 72) Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

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

Vote for Bill Bruford 73) Bill Bruford

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...

Vote for Terry Bozzio 74) Terry Bozzio

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.

Vote for Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) 75) Aaron Gillespie (Underoath)

dude he should be higher up than this

billiamcurtis

he is awesome

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

Vote for Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) 76) Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)

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!

Vote for Stephen Morris (New Order) 77) Stephen Morris (New Order)

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.

Vote for Tomas Haake 78) Tomas Haake

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.

Vote for Topper Headon (The Clash) 79) Topper Headon (The Clash)

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.

Vote for Brann Dailor (Mastodon) 80) Brann Dailor (Mastodon)

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.

Vote for Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin) 81) Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin)

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!!

Vote for Thomas Lang 82) Thomas Lang

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..

Vote for Travis Smith (Trivium) 83) Travis Smith (Trivium)

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

Vote for Manu Kache (Peter Gabriel) 84) Manu Kache (Peter Gabriel)

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

You have to listen him live

Vote for Nicholas Barker (Dimmu Borgir) 85) Nicholas Barker (Dimmu Borgir)

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

Vote for Tony Royster Jr 86) Tony Royster Jr

Tony is nothing short of a prodigy!

An inspiration to drummers!

Vote for Beatmaster V (Body Count) 87) Beatmaster V (Body Count)

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. -

Vote for Max Weinberg (E-Street Band) 88) Max Weinberg (E-Street Band)

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.

Vote for George Kollias (Nile) 89) George Kollias (Nile)

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

Vote for Mick Fleetwood 90) Mick Fleetwood

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

froggychic

Vote for Matt Mcdonough (Mudvayne) 91) Matt Mcdonough (Mudvayne)

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.

Vote for Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) 92) Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)

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!

Vote for Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) 93) Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy)

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.

Vote for Questlove (The Roots) 94) Questlove (The Roots)

The greatest!

Vote for Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta) 95) Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)

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.

Vote for Jose Pasillas (Incubus) 96) Jose Pasillas (Incubus)

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.

Vote for Joey Kramer (Aerosmith 97) Joey Kramer (Aerosmith

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

This guy is amazing!

Vote for Cozy Powell 98) Cozy Powell

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

Vote for Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age) 99) Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age)

Is the best drummer in rock right now to me. He has a new fresh sound that is quick and on point.

Vote for Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet) 100) Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet)

What a musician and the leader of an underrated progressive metal band.

Just cause no one has heard of the band dosen’t mean he isn’t amazing.