omik1116
10.23.25 | Great list, some solid picks - totally agree with 1 and 2. When I think of iconic drum albums, I'm immediately thinking of gaza - no absolutes in human suffering, saosin - s/t, and august burns red - messengers. I'd argue that geneva by russian circles should get a nod, too, but I think it'll be (somewhat understandably) overlooked by being a post-rock album. |
Christbait
10.23.25 | Eppard's drumming on Good Apollo IV has always stood out to me, especially the Willing Well suite
Haake's drumming on Koloss, notably Swarm and Behind the Sun
Aaron Harris on In the Absence of Truth |
evilford
10.23.25 | Yeah I was gonna say having this list and not putting meshuggah on it is an affront to humanity but I forgive u
Several parts on death - human
Im sure ulcerate has many as well |
jrlikestodance
10.23.25 | Cryptopsy - None So Vile always impresses |
Hawks
10.23.25 | Panopticon's s/t is still has my fav drumming performance of all-time. |
botb
10.23.25 | I’ll forgive you for 8 for posting 6 |
arthropod
10.23.25 | Solid, solid. My top picks would be:
A7x - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, Evanescence - Fallen,
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance,
and Trivium - In The Court of the Dragon.
These in terms of albums, ofc gotta appreciate Brooks Wackerman, Josh Eppard, Steve Judd and some others. They go crazy. |
suppatime
10.23.25 | the moon is a dead world by gospel immediately springs to mind
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Wildcardbitchesss
10.23.25 | “ A7x - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet”
The Rev being like 18 and doing all that shit in one take is an all time impressive feat.
Deftones are obviously one of the most popular metal bands on the planet but Abe is an absolute monster behind the kit and not enough people talk about him. If I had to go with one record I’d just say White Pony and call it a day. |
Calc
10.23.25 | Matt Garstka from AAL obviously is GOATed is as aric improta's work on early night verses too. |
TheSonomaDude
10.23.25 | for me it all started at Death - The Sound of Perseverance |
Josh D.
10.23.25 | BTBAM's TGM imo |
Josh D.
10.23.25 | Matt McDonough on the first two Mudvayne albums |
Josh D.
10.23.25 | Deloused and Frances cuz Jon Theodore |
budgie
10.23.25 | remission |
GreyShadow
10.23.25 | Rob Bernknopf from Icarus is easily my favorite drummer, can't really go wrong with any of his work. s/t and Pilot Waves are my faves, feel like the fill starting Ignore Check Engine Lights just says it all upfront.
Joe Scala on Invalids - Fulfillment is up there too
also, was listening to 1 today and god, the drums really make the chorus on The Dryness and The Rain |
Emim
10.23.25 | "Deftones are obviously one of the most popular metal bands on the planet but Abe is an absolute monster behind the kit and not enough people talk about him. If I had to go with one record I’d just say White Pony and call it a day."
Dude is a beast. Digital Bath has some of my favorite drumming ever.
Dredg kinda fell off around here but Dino wrote some amazing parts, and he was also playing keyboard lol |
SAPoodle
10.23.25 | "the moon is a dead world by gospel immediately springs to mind"
This is the one for me. Not even that huge on the album itself, but the drumming is out of this world |
chemicalmarriage
10.24.25 | Lars on the black album spanked some ass barehanded |
efp123
10.24.25 | deafheaven drummer is good as hell |
botb
10.24.25 | Vince from gospel has that same vibe as early Jon Theodore, just absolutely bombastic |
BAT
10.24.25 | i saw tmv open for soundgarden like over a year before they released noct w/ deantoni annd the only non-noct song they played was goliath lol. at the time i was a little peeved buut in hindsight was kinda blessed, those songs live ripped harder than the album...and yeah deantoni is a complete monster.
as for picks : death - human + number 12 looks like you - mongrel |
FurtherDown
10.24.25 | Great picks everyone! From the ones mentioned I was also thinking about:
Abe Cunningham for sure, I'd go for Koi No Yokan maybe? idk
Aric Importa, seeing Night Verses play before Letlive in a tiny club in Prague was a revelation when I was in high school
Aaron Harris from Isis too, although I would pick Panopticon over Absence
Deafheaven is at the same spot as the guy from Oathbreaker, just absolutely vicious drumming, Sunbather is my favorite probably
I need to revisit Gospel asap! |
RogueNine
10.24.25 | Bill Bruford on Discipline
Nick Yacyshyn on The Deal
Dave Turncrantz on Memorial |
Mesm277
10.24.25 | @Christbait, heavily agree. Love the drumming on Good Apollo IV, as a drummer myself it’s so fun to play along to. Saw them live the other night and the guy just kills it behind the kit |
Christbait
10.24.25 | I like Harris's drumming on Panopticon too but it's his incorporation of tribal drumming that gives Absence such a unique atmosphere compared to their other albums. It's a very meditative album. Not in Rivers, But in Drops is a spectacular example of that. |
Zac124
10.24.25 | I'd put Led Zeppelins debut here purely for that drum fill in Dazed and Confused. |
botb
10.24.25 | +1 Nick yacyshyn
I’m a huge Tyler Coburn stan as well, mostly with Yautja but also that last Thou had some killer drumming too |
BAT
10.25.25 | feel like people kinda sleep on zack hill nowadays cause death grips became the main thing he's known for, but the drumming on 'hella - hold your horse is' is nuts and it had quite a large reputation in the 2000s |
CycleMotion
10.27.25 | For me it's Dave Lombardo on Testament - "The Gathering" |
Calc
10.27.25 | i'll also add the reason crippling alcoholism is so good is 95% their drummer as well. |
FurtherDown
10.27.25 | Nice, I should try Hella, I know Zach Hill's drumming just from the Team Sleep record and several DG tracks. |
Feather
10.27.25 | Took me a few years to realize this, but the drummer of The Wonder Years is the real star of the show for that band. |
gryndstone
10.28.25 | the drumming in a cloud nothings song is often a surprising highlight |
FurtherDown
10.29.25 | Soo the Hella album that was mentioned is pretty cool, reminded me of Lightning Bolt which could also be included in the list, Brian Chippendale is incomparable. |
0GuyMan0
10.29.25 | Atheist - Unquestionable Presence |
Aids
10.30.25 | 21st Century Schizoid Man still gets me hard
obviously a basic pick but hey im a basic bitch |
Feather
10.30.25 | @gryndstone will have to pay more attention to that next time |
Valzentia
11.02.25 | Any of the last three pre-hiatus From First to Last albums (Heroine, self-titled, Throne to the Wolves) should be here. Derek Bloom is fucking insane in the absolute best way |
