Top 10 Best Thrash drummers

1. Dave Lombardo
2. Gene Hoglan
3. Paul Bostaph
4. Per Moeller Jensen (ARTILLERY, INVOCATOR)
5. Randy Black (ANNIHILATOR)
6. Nick Menza (MEGADETH)
7. Carlos Cruz (WARBRINGER, HEXEN)
8. John Tempesta (TESTAMENT)
9. Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR, WHIPLASH)
10. Lars Ulrich (mostly for his great and creative drumming work on AJFA)

Temple of Blood wrote:

1. Dave Lombardo
2. Gene Hoglan
3. Paul Bostaph
4. Per Moeller Jensen (ARTILLERY, INVOCATOR)
5. Randy Black (ANNIHILATOR)
6. Nick Menza (MEGADETH)
7. Carlos Cruz (WARBRINGER, HEXEN)
8. John Tempesta (TESTAMENT)
9. Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR, WHIPLASH)

Dave Lombardo deserves to be up there #1.

Temple of Blood wrote:

10. Lars Ulrich (mostly for his great and creative drumming work on AJFA)

MoonChild wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

1. Dave Lombardo
2. Gene Hoglan
3. Paul Bostaph
4. Per Moeller Jensen (ARTILLERY, INVOCATOR)
5. Randy Black (ANNIHILATOR)
6. Nick Menza (MEGADETH)
7. Carlos Cruz (WARBRINGER, HEXEN)
8. John Tempesta (TESTAMENT)
9. Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR, WHIPLASH)

Dave Lombardo deserves to be up there #1.

Temple of Blood wrote:

10. Lars Ulrich (mostly for his great and creative drumming work on AJFA)

Completely agree with including Lars Ulrich - his drumming on that record is amazing! - his other work is great as well. He gets too much undeserved criticism by people who mostly aren't even drummers themselves - speed isn't everything, in fact it's one of the least important factors in what makes a good drummer

Dave Lombardo
Tony Scaglione
Gene Hoglan
Tormentor (Witchburner)
Rob Alaniz (Evil Dead/Anger As Art)
Jurgen Reil aka Ventor
Efraim "Cobra" Juntunen (Guillotine)
Carlos Cruz

I'd put Charlie Benante fairly high on the list as well.

Mglaffas81 wrote:

Completely agree with including Lars Ulrich - his drumming on that record is amazing! - his other work is great as well. He gets too much undeserved criticism by people who mostly aren't even drummers themselves - speed isn't everything, in fact it's one of the least important factors in what makes a good drummer

So you mean to say one has to be a drummer to judge a drummer?

ultmetal wrote:

I'd put Charlie Benante fairly high on the list as well.

absolutely!

Dave Lombardo
Charlie Benante
Paul Bostaph
Gene Hoglan
Pat Battaglia
Atomic Steif
Igor Cavalera
Ted Kirkpatrick
Tim Mallare
Ventor

Rarely does Benante's playing stick out to me. I don't think he has a very distinct style or has improved much in the last 2 decades. He plays a steady beat and has some skill, but he doesn't impress much. If he wasn't playing in a "Big 4" band I doubt he would make many favorite lists for his outstanding drumming.

Good call on Rob Alaniz and Ted KirkPatrick! Chronically underrated!

I'd also add Ron Lipnicki (OVERKILL, HADES) as a great underrated thrash drummer who is up there.

Benante is one of the few drummers mentioned that I think could be 100% convincing playing other styles of music. He's more of a feel player and less of a human metronome.

Hoglan
Lombardo
Bostaph
Clemente
Igor Cavalera
Ted kirkpatrick
Menza

Gene Hoglan
Ted Kirkpatrick
Charlie Benante
Tom Hunting
Paul Bostaph

There's more of course but those are who immediately come to mind

Temple of Blood wrote:

Rarely does Benante's playing stick out to me. I don't think he has a very distinct style or has improved much in the last 2 decades. He plays a steady beat and has some skill, but he doesn't impress much. If he wasn't playing in a "Big 4" band I doubt he would make many favorite lists for his outstanding drumming.

Perhaps. However, I remember purchasing that first Soldiers of Metal 45RPM single in the early 80's and my jaw hitting the floor. That was before they were part of any "Big 4". As well, when the S.O.D. - Speak English or Die record came out, that was equally impressive. I think it's all a matter of personal preference, but Benante is certainly no slacker.

IF Vinnie Paul and Tim Yeung were Thrash Drummers, would they beat most of them famous guys?

Well as far as Complex Drumming in Thrash goes, I think Tom Hunting deserve the valedictorian honors, My jaws drop everytime I listen to TEMPO OF THE DAMNED.....But Lars? I have 3 drummer pals and they all said that the Lars style is by far the easiest to learn

Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel)

Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)

Charlie Benante (Anthrax)

Jim Chaffin (The Crucified)

Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet)

Tom Hunting (Exodus)

Greg Hall (Sacred Reich)

Sid Falck (Overkill)

Kelly Smith (Flotsam and Jetsam)

Temple of Blood wrote:

7. Carlos Cruz (WARBRINGER, HEXEN)

I can't agree with this one. He's a good drummer, but compare Nic Ritter's work on Waking Into Nightmares to the drumming on Worlds Torn Asunder. I consider Ritter to be one of the most inventive and creative drummers in thrash for his work on that record alone.

1. Gene Hoglan
2. Rat Skates
3. Dave Lombardo
4. Charlie Benante
5. Nick Menza
6. Igor Cavalera
7. Jurgen Reil
8. Glenn Evans
9. Tom Hunting
10. Lars Ulrich

Lots of great players listed so far......I will add


Shannon Frye
Andy Galeon
Dan (Charmer) Finch III
Darren Minter
Mark Hernandez

Good Call on Jim Chaffin,TZ! Forgot about him

Thanks James!

@Thrasher73 CLEMENTE???? That guy is as simple as they get.

Lurideath wrote:

@Thrasher73 CLEMENTE???? That guy is as simple as they get.

Hey, Sometimes simple is better

And by the way,I agree with James.i would rank you up there pretty far too.

A few more that I think deserve to be mentioned because I forgot them in my list like a dumbass!

Yuichi Ishiguro (King's-Evil)
Konrad "Bobby" Schottkowski (Sodom)
Sven Vormann (Destruction)
Marc Reign (Destruction)
Rob Mills (Razor)

1. Dave Lombardo
2. Tom Hunting
3. John Tempesta
4. Gar Samuelson
5. Andy Galeon
6. Ventor
7. Paul Bostaph
8. Curtis Beeson (Nasty Savage)
9. Hans Spijker (DeadHead)
10. Burton Ortega (Defiance, Kaos)

I dont like any of them...

exact33 wrote:

I dont like any of them...

Why?

Thrasher73 wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I dont like any of them...

Why?

Because The King can do and be alot of things......but drummer he is not !