{"id":35941,"date":"2022-06-21T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T02:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=35941"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:38:51","slug":"ash-pearsons-top-50-metal-drummers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/ash-pearsons-top-50-metal-drummers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best 50 Metal Drummers Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Writing a list of top drummers is like choosing your favorite child. You love them all, and sometimes you love them for different reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked Ash Pearson<\/a>, drummer for Revocation and former drummer of 3 Inches Of Blood, to put together his list of the top 50 metal drummers of all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s included old-school legends and modern drummers across sub-genres and a brief explanation for each choice. He knows how tough it is to choose between thousands of incredible people, and says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I couldn\u2019t possibly include all the rad players out there, but these are my top 50.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You might agree with all of them, or you might think this list missed some of your personal favorites. But one thing’s for sure: these are all drummers who have left a lasting impact on the genre, whether they’ve played on one record or 50, and whether you know their name or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we’ll say it before you think it: the list is exclusively comprised of dudes. The nature of the heavy drumming world has historically been male-dominated, and the most influential metal drummers are largely the ones on this page. We suspect the list may start to look different in the next decade or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If you like these \u2018top drummer\u2019 lists, check out The Top 100 Drummers Of All Time)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are Ash’s top 50 metal drummers, starting with his ultimate faves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Top 50 Metal Drummers<\/h2>