The Most Influential Drummers of All Time

Matt Grenier (August Burns Red)

Fast, consistent, heavy, mechanical, explosive. These are all attributes of a great drummer, and Grenier practically wrote the book on adapting this to a metalcore setting. August Burns Red is as catchy and accessible as they are brutally heavy. If you like good drummers, listen to Constellations and Thrill Seeker in full.

Zach Hill (Death Grips, Hella)

Zach Hill is terrifying. Now with his head shaved bald, his twitchy, aggressive, chaotic, and uncontrolled style of drumming pairs perfectly with his body that quite possibly was created solely to drum. PLEASE listen to Death Grips’ The Money Store and Hold Your Horse Is by Hella. Both of these groups exemplify the greatest advances in musical trajectory, and Zach Hill is leading the pack in innovative drumming. 

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