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Top 10 Best Metal Drummers of All Time

Created by Ethan Nelson Staff · May 2024 · Updated Feb 2025

Top 10 Best Metal Drummers of All Time: 35 items ranked by popular vote. Browse more in Metal.

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Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)

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Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)

Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)

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Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament)

Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament)

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Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

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Danny Carey (Tool)

Danny Carey (Tool)

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Gene Hoglan (Death, Dark Angel, Testament, Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad)

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Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)

Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)

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Chris Adler (Lamb of God)

Chris Adler (Lamb of God)

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Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

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George Kollias (Nile)

George Kollias (Nile)

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Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

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Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

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Brann Dailor (Mastodon)

Brann Dailor (Mastodon)

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Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me)

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Mario Duplantier (Gojira)

Mario Duplantier (Gojira)

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Mike Mangini (Dream Theater)

Mike Mangini (Dream Theater)

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Casey Grillo (Kamelot)

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John Dolmayan (System of a Down)

John Dolmayan (System of a Down)

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Vinnie Paul (Pantera)

Vinnie Paul (Pantera)

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Scott Travis (Judas Priest)

Scott Travis (Judas Priest)

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Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel, Terrorizer)

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Nick Menza (Megadeth)

Nick Menza (Megadeth)

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Jay Weinberg (The Reveling)

Jay Weinberg (The Reveling)

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Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)

Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)

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Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica)

Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica)

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Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death)

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Mike Smith (Suffocation)

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Abe Cunningham (Deftones)

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Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied)

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Gar Samuelsson (Megadeth)

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Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)

Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)

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Francesco "Scythe" Paoli (Fleshgod Apocalypse)

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Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)

Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)

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Alex Lopez (Suicide Silence)

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Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)

Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)

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Created: May 14, 2024
Updated: February 2025
Items: 35
Topic: Metal

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