Mr Bacon 106 Posted August 22, 2010 Neil Peart(Rush), Mike Portnoy(DT) and The Rev(Avenged Sevenfold). As for Jap...the guy from Mouse on the keys is amazing. as for Visual, Naoki(Deathgaze), Sho(UnsraW) and Sujk(Deluhi). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kurorockdude 0 Posted August 22, 2010 Sujk form DELUHI. seeing him drum in revolver blast was crazy! and D=OUT"s drummer, he has really good drumming for their jazzy songs. and kimon! gawd I love the drumming in the verse of that song. Also Jin from ScReW when he get's the chance to do some crazy fast drumming. ex. anaphylaxis. In none japanese music I'd say. Escape the fates drummer. nothing mind blowing but truly enjoyable never the less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beni 2149 Posted April 26, 2015 MEJIBRAY's Meto because I'm biased and I've never really payed attention to drummers until I started noticing him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nullmoon 784 Posted April 26, 2015 Zukki from -OZ-. All you need to do is listen to Blaze to see why. K from NoGoD is awesome too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted May 29, 2015 Semi-necroing this (with links!): Japanese: Bobo (MIYAVI's drummer, I prefer his work with TK though) Nero (MERRY, especially in those albums where Merry's "drop d abuse" is minimized - e.g. nu chemical, peep show, Under-world) Sakura (ex-L'Arc~en~Ciel, this exact track has one of his best drumlines ever!) Tetsu (D'erlanger, cannot think of good showcases for now) And speaking of Shinya (Dir en grey): he's actually at his prime (at least in terms of making memorable, intriguing drumlines) when he's not attempting to do anything that's "too metal/proggy" (attempting to imitate Neil Peart @"Vinushka" is just...ouch) or "way too fast" (+ involves blasting, since he cannot blast anyway and that's given) for him - examples of his "prime work" as far as I am concerned: Intriguing, very memorable mid-tempo-ish drumlines are his trump card tbqh His ballad-y drumlines are also intriguing to the point of being superficially simple, yet very intricate in detail...dem random signature changes and pauses! Non-Japanese: "guilty pleasures" (aka folks that most people here would get anal about) spoilered: David Silveria (ex-Korn) - their first two albums had the real groove on with David's special tendencies on mixing various drumming frills and tricks from urban and alt. scene genres Dave Lombardo (Fantomas, Slayer) - Slayer stans will kill me for this but I think his drumlines are much more intriguing in Fantomas...hehe I do respect certain "classic, renowned" drummers in rock music (Bonham, maybe Peart etc.) but I wasn't really that exposed to their special antics and whatnot...maybe one day though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yakihiko 1480 Posted May 29, 2015 Sujk (ex.DELUHI) Issei (D.I.D.) Katsuma (coldrain) Tsukasa (ex.D'espairsray) Shinya (Dir en Grey) 1 Aferni reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted May 29, 2015 K from NoGoD is awesome too Bobo (MIYAVI's drummer, I prefer his work with TK though) Agree with these so hard. Also vouching for those old Eiji (FACT) mentions. Tatsuya Amano (Crossfaith) is a little insane beast. Another drummer that's underrated af is Godri (SiM). I mean how many styles does he have to breeze through for you in one song? VK drummers it's Satochi (MUCC), he's another one that seems to be solid in just about every style they attempt. As far as outside Japan: Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age), Morgan Rose (Sevendust), Matt Nicholls (Bring Me The Horizon)... I could go on for days, tbh. I may or may not have a soft spot for drummers. >>; 1 nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traxan 148 Posted May 30, 2015 Yay resurrecting another old thread. Let's show a little love for the blue haired wonder Hana of Gacharic Spin. She has to sing and play a very hyperactive style of music, which can't be easy. And I will miss Aruto. Aldious liked to play real fast and without her steady time it would all fall apart. I have high hopes for the new girl given who her stepdad is. As for the west, Neil Peart has been my idol since my teens (ain't saying how long that is). Also love the work of Martin Axe of Opeth and Witchery, Dave Lombardo formerly of Slayer (how did I not see him listed?), Brann Daillor of Mastodon, Gar Samuelson of Megadeth (RIP), and Henry Ranta, formly Soilwork. IMO Henry played on Soilwork's best albums. 1 Nisimaldar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdoll 907 Posted June 2, 2015 ichiro - Lycaon is daddy, eve had his momments like in the end of but ichi was way better to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nisimaldar 153 Posted June 2, 2015 I only care for double bass(ing) when it come to drums - whoever does that in a satisfying manner is my thus favourite. It should fit into the overall composition of course... Edit: As for the west, Neil Peart has been my idol since my teens (ain't saying how long that is). Also love the work of Martin Axe of Opeth and Witchery, Dave Lombardo formerly of Slayer (how did I not see him listed?), Brann Daillor of Mastodon, Gar Samuelson of Megadeth (RIP), and Henry Ranta, formly Soilwork. IMO Henry played on Soilwork's best albums. Ugh. Yes, that's a good list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anakuro 847 Posted June 16, 2015 roji (f.k.a. logic), currently in XAA-XAA, is the best drummer I personally have seen. Admittedly it was more impressive watching him when he was in Belmosaic and when he was doing support for RevleZ, but he's amazing. I never got the chance to see GNz-WORLD so I'm not sure what his style was like in that band, though. Sel'm's MANJ is also on my list. Personally, I like to watch Syuma from Oneness and Rai from GIGAMOUS drum as well but I wouldn't claim they are the best drummer. lol. I just like their style of drumming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aferni 2381 Posted June 16, 2015 Sujk (ex.DELUHI) Issei (D.I.D.) Katsuma (coldrain) Tsukasa (ex.D'espairsray) Shinya (Dir en Grey) Issei[2] (D.I.D.) Manj(Sel'm) Yuu(ex-NEGA) Len (THE BLACK SWAN/ THE WHITE SWAN) Tetsuya (MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND) Kaiji (ex-REIGN) Rui(ex-Grieva) Junjii Tokai(Kiryu) Takashi(ex-D.I.D.) Hiro(ex-Halienju) Saz(DEZERT) Yukino(ex-Para:noir) Zuuki(ex- -OZ-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaikoMizu 167 Posted June 16, 2015 Sujk (Far East Dizain) Yuki (Versailles) Zukki (-OZ-) Яyo (girugamesh) Ruka (Nightmare) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ro plz 1290 Posted June 16, 2015 Kai (the Gazette) Shinya (Dir en grey) Will Hunt (Evanescence) Daniel Williams (the Devil Wears Prada) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmny 4139 Posted June 16, 2015 Yuu(ex-NEGA) yay first yuu mention, i think he's really underrated. i love yuu's drumming, its kind of messy at times but he puts life to nega's songs which are kind of stale otherwise 1 Aferni reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoΔelica 648 Posted June 16, 2015 Not an expert on drums but I think: Nero - MerrySujk - Deluhi/FED Hiroki - D Toll - Buck-Tick Asanao - LynchRyo - Girugamesh. Edit: I forgot about Twilightning, I think their drummer is awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogManX 179 Posted June 16, 2015 Behemoth's Inferno easily. 1 Crube reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted June 16, 2015 He's a monster behind the kit. Far from my favourite of course, but a beast anyway. Tight, fast and technical but not without feeling and groove when needed. Was very impressed with him live too. 2 Crube and DogManX reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robkun 4184 Posted June 16, 2015 Well, the drummer that really inspired me was Kami of Malice Mizer. Although Takashi Kashikura, Shinya from Dir en Grey and Levin from La'cryma Christi are also really inspirational to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
platanity 99 Posted June 23, 2015 - shinya : dir en grey - nero : merry - sujk : deluhi - go : kuroyume / sads - abe cunningham : deftones - joey jordison : slipknot - danny carey : tool - mathhew mcdonough : mudvayne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandabear 414 Posted July 27, 2015 This thread needs more love For non japanese drummers Brann daillor - Mastodon Neil pert - Rush Mat halpern - Periphery Matt Gratska - Animals as Leaders Abe Cunningham - Deftones Mario Duplantier - Gojira Morten - Raunchy Mark Castillo - Emmure/ Between The Buried And Me Gene Hoglan - Testament/Fear Factory/Dethklok/Strapping Young Lad Simon Scott - Slowdive Sam Loeffir - Chevelle Anup Sastry - Intervals Brett Powel - The Human Abstract James Casell - Asking Alexandria Brandon Sailor - Atreyu (Sings and plays drums at the same time) Aaron Stechauner - Rings Of Saturn Chris Adler - Lamb Of God Lee stanton - Thy Art IS Murder Jay Wienberg - Slipknot Shannon Lucas - The Black Dahlia Murder/All That Remains Tamara - Conquer Divide Jeff Williams - RWBY Soundtracks 1 & 2 Marco Minnemann - The Aristocrats John Freese - total drumwhore, guy is probably on at least 1 album you own Alex Rudinger - The Faceless/The HAARP MAchine Japanese Kiyoshi Ijichi - Asian kung fu generation (Band would not be the same without him) Hiroshi "Bucchi" Sasabuchi - Plastic Tree/Tokyo Shoegazer Gami - Blood Stain Child Junichi Satoh - Galneryus Koji Hasegawa - Abingdon boys school yuyoyuppe - Don't know if he actually plays drums or programs them but his drum tone is sick Whoever does the drums for Babymetal Also Amano Tatsuya from Crossfaith Probably forgetting a lot more from both sides, but that's all I can think of for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeithX252 1266 Posted August 5, 2015 Maybe not the best, but the list are my fave: - Gaku Taura (additional drummer Crystal Lake and other band) - 凛として時雨's Pierre Nakano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6iXQwiZr9o - Uchu Konbini's Drummer Yuto Sakai -aquarifa's drummer Rintarou 1 doombox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeoulCat 11 Posted August 5, 2015 CHARGEEEEEE 1 Jigsaw9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traxan 148 Posted August 6, 2015 If the two new songs from Aldious are any hint (I refuse to listen to "die for you" ever again), we need to add Marina to the list. I thought Aruto would be tough to replace but boy did they do it. Just goes to show what you can find when you take your time and don't rush, Yoshi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Augie1995 325 Posted August 6, 2015 Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) Matt Halpern (Periphery) Matt Gartska (Animals As Leaders) Galneryus' drummer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites