Top 10 Best Metal Drummers of All Time

1Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)


2Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)

Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)


3Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament)

Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament)


4Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

Joey Jordison (Slipknot)


5Danny Carey (Tool)

Danny Carey (Tool)


6Gene Hoglan (Death, Dark Angel, Testament, Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad)


7Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)

Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)


8Chris Adler (Lamb of God)

Chris Adler (Lamb of God)


9Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)


10George Kollias (Nile)

George Kollias (Nile)


11Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

Lars Ulrich (Metallica)


12Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)


13Brann Dailor (Mastodon)

Brann Dailor (Mastodon)


14Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me)


15Mario Duplantier (Gojira)

Mario Duplantier (Gojira)


16Mike Mangini (Dream Theater)

Mike Mangini (Dream Theater)


17Casey Grillo (Kamelot)


18John Dolmayan (System of a Down)

John Dolmayan (System of a Down)


19Vinnie Paul (Pantera)

Vinnie Paul (Pantera)


20Scott Travis (Judas Priest)

Scott Travis (Judas Priest)


21Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel, Terrorizer)


22Nick Menza (Megadeth)

Nick Menza (Megadeth)


23Jay Weinberg (The Reveling)

Jay Weinberg (The Reveling)


24Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)

Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)


25Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica)

Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica)


26Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death)


27Mike Smith (Suffocation)


28Abe Cunningham (Deftones)


29Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied)


30Gar Samuelsson (Megadeth)


31Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)

Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)


32Francesco "Scythe" Paoli (Fleshgod Apocalypse)


33Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)

Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)


34Alex Lopez (Suicide Silence)


35Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)

Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)