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A-Z List

Drummers A-Z List

Selected drummers in Drumming Passion and their current band(s) are listed below. For deceased drummers, their most iconic group. This list will be regularly updated and expanded over time.


A


Deftones
[Former drummer of Phallucy, Daycare]

7 Horns 7 Eyes, Conquering Dystopia, Light the Torch, Ordinance..

Van-Halen
[Former drummer of Mammoth]

Night Verses, House of Protection
[Former drummer of Fever 333, Letlive]

B


Leprous, Borknagar, Gaahls Wyrd

Benny Greb Brass Band
[Former drummer of Stoppok]

Yes, King Crimson, UK, Bruford

Black Sabbath
[Former drummer of Mythology, Bakerloo]

Mahavishnu Orchestra
[Former drummer of Miles Davis, Billy Cobham Band]

Between the Buried and Me
[Former drummer of Glass Casket, New Hope Club]

George Strait's Ace In The Hole Band, Fates Warning
[Former drummer of Juggernaut, Riot, Spastic Ink, Halford, Sebastian Bach, Arch/Matheos, Iced Earth]

Rage Against the Machine
[Former drummer of Audioslave, Prophets of Rage]

Mastodon, Arcadea
[Former drummer of Today Is the Day]

Buddy-Rich (Deceased)

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
[Former drummer of Benny Carter, Harry James]

C


Not currently in a band
YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

Cactus, Vanilla Fudge, King Kobra
[Former drummer of Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart]

Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Former drummer of Chickenfoot, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Glenn Hughes]

Anthrax, Pantera
[Former drummer of Stormtroopers of Death, Metal Allegiance]

Charlie-Watts (Deceased)

The Rolling Stones
[Former drummer of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated]

Firstborne
[Former drummer of Lamb of God]

Plini, Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of a Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band
[Former drummer of Instrumental (adj.), Mestis]

Not currently in a band
[Former drummer of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Coheed and Cambria, The Black Queen]

Oceans Ate Alaska
[Former drummer of Steezy]

Magma, Offering, Christian Vander Trio / Quartet, Zëss
[Former drummer of 1001° Centigrades, Les Musiciens]

Cozy-Powell (Deceased)

Black Sabbath
[Former drummer of The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake, Emerson - Lake and Powell, The Brian May Band]

D


Architects

Tool, Legend of the Seagullmen
[Former drummer of Pigmy Love Circus, Green Jellÿ, Carney, Zaum]

Foo Fighters
[Former drummer of Nirvana & Queens of the Stone Age, Scream, Tenacious D]

Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Misfits, Dead Cross, Empire State Bastard
[Former drummer of Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Grip Inc., John Zorn]

Jazz Fusion Trio (Joey Calderazzo / John Patitucci / Dave Weckl) The Dave Weckl Acoustic Band, Dave Weckl Band
Solo career and collabs, Drum Camp with Thomas Lang
[Former drummer of Chick Corea Elektric Band, Michel Camilo]

Santana, John McLaughlin
[Former drummer of John Scofield, Bill Evans, Brecker Brothers, Niacin, George Duke, Stanley Clarke]

Not currently in a band
[Former drummer of Criminal Element, Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nile, Today Is the Day, Traumedy, Aurora Borealis, Serpents Rise]

Megadeth
[Former drummer of Soilwork, Scarve, Phazm, One-Way Mirror, Phaze I]

E


Saratoga, The Cost
YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

Slipknot
[Former drummer of Sepultura, Casagrande & Hanysz, Iahweh, Gloria]

Not currently in a band
[Former drummer of Suicidal Tendencies, Sly and the Family Stone, Bobby Brown, Eros Ramazzotti, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard]

Slaughter to Prevail

F


Cryptopsy, Vltimas

[Former drummer of Necrosis]

G


I Prevail

YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

The Pineapple Thief

[Former drummer of King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, Renaissance, Incognito, Dizrhythmia, The Kings Of Oblivion, Shooter, The Tangent]

Dark Angel, Death to All, Pitch Black Forecast, Tenet, Dethklok

[Former drummer of Death, Forbidden, Strapping Young Lad, Viking, Fear Factory, Meldrum, Zimmers Hole, Phantasm]

Nile

[Former drummer of Sickening Horror, Nightfall, Contrarian]

Ginger-Baker (Deceased)

Cream

[Former drummer of Masters of Reality, BBM, Baker Gurvitz Army, Hawkwind, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force]

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band

[Former drummer of Joe Satriani band, The David Lee Roth Band, Spinal Tap, Electric Light Orchestra, Jughead]

Sepultura

[Former drummer of Suicidal Tendencies / YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation]

H


New Power Generation

[Former drummer of 3rdeyegirl, Louisville Leopard Percussionists, The Hannah Ford Band, Bellevue Suite, Pandorum]

I


Deep Purple

[Former drummer of Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Company of Snakes, Gary Moore]

Cavalera Conspiracy, Go Ahead And Die, Cavalera

[Former drummer of Sepultura, Absent in Body, Go Ahead And Die, Strife, Soulwax, Nailbomb]

Sleep Token

J


Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves

[Former drummer of Slipknot, Madball, Against Me!]

TesseracT

Jeff-Porcaro (Deceased)

Toto

[Former drummer of Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan]

The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

[Former drummer of The Last Hard Men, Zwan]

Joey-Jordison (Deceased)

Slipknot

[Former drummer of Sinsaenum, VIMIC, Scar the Martyr, Murderdolls]

John-Bonham (Deceased)

Led Zeppelin

[Former drummer of The Crawling King Snakes, Band of Joy, The New Yardbirds]

Limp Bizkit

[Former drummer of The Killer and the Star]

Foo Fighters, The Vandals, Devo, Blink-182, A Perfect Circle

[Former drummer of Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses, The Offspring, Sting, Weezer, Paramore, Sublime with Rome, 3 Doors Down, Queens of the Stone Age, 311, Rob Zombie, Static-X, Puddle of Mudd, Joe Cocker, Slash, Green Day, Suicidal Tendencies, Filter]

K


KOIAI, Muses, Ear Candy Jazz Factory

Keith-Moon (Deceased)

The Who

Not currently in a band
[Former drummer of Candiria, Mister Sparx]

Not currently in a band
YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

L


Snarky Puppy, Larnell Lewis Band

[Former drummer of Laila Biali, Robi Botos, Tia Brazda, Rich Brown, Emilie-Claire Barlow, David Clayton-Thomas]

Metallica

Pain of Salvation

[Former drummer of Zubrowska]

Falling in Reverse

[Former drummer of The Word Alive, for Jason Richardson]

M


Manu Katché Tendances, The Sc0pe
[Former drummer of Zao, Préface, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Simple Minds, Francis Cabrel, Michel Jonasz, Tears for fears, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Tori Amos]

The Aristocrats, Levin Minnemann Rudess, The Sea Within, McStine & Minnemann

[Former drummer of Necrophagist, Kreator, UKZ, Freaky Fukin Weirdoz, H-Blockx, Ephel Duath, At War With Self, Joe Satriani, Steven Wilson]

Gojira

[Former drummer of Empalot]

Pearl Jam, 3rd Secret

[Former drummer of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Skin Yard, Wellwater Conspiracy, Hater]

Animals As Leaders, Mestis, Victoria

[Former drummer of Sournoise, Lourd Volume]

August Burns Red

Periphery, King Mothership

Cynic

[Former drummer of EYE, Nova Collective]

Witchcraft

[Former drummer of The Ordher, Nephasth, Interior Soul / YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation]

Meytal

YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

Faith No More

[Former drummer of Ozzy Osbourne, Pop-O-Pies, Sharp Young Men, Jerry Cantrell]

Monolith

[Former drummer of Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Extreme, Annihilator, James LaBrie, Tribe of Judah]

Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo, Flying Colors, The Neal Morse Band

[Former drummer of BPMD, Avenged Sevenfold, Metal Allegiance, Adrenaline Mob, Twisted Sister, The Winery Dogs, OSI, Yellow Matter Custard]

Mitch-Mitchell (Deceased)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

[Former drummer of Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, Muddy Waters, Gary Moore]

Mats/Morgan Band

[Former drummer of Fleshquartet, Kaipa, Karmakanic, Frank Zappa, Freddie Wadling, Raoul Björkenheim, Bill Laswell, Henry Kaiser…]

N


Not currently in a band

YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation

Intervals

Neil-Peart (Deceased)

Rush

[Former drummer of Vertical Horizon, The Buddy Rich Big Band]

Nick-Menza (Deceased)

Megadeth, Ohm

[Former drummer of Memorain, Fear Assembly (Mindstreem), Chodle's Trunk, Marty Friedman, Cold Fire, Rhoads]

Iron Maiden

[Former drummer of Trust, Pat Travers Band, Streetwalkers]

P


Slayer, Kerry King

[Former drummer of Forbidden, Exodus, Testament]

Solo career and collabs

[Former drummer of Steps Ahead, Weather Report, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton Orchestra]

Genesis

[Former drummer of Brand X, Flaming Youth, Hickory, Freehold]

AC/DC

[Former drummer of Buster Brown, The Coloured Balls]

R


Korn, KXM

[Former drummer of Jonathan Davis and the SFA, Army of Anyone, The David Lee Roth Band, Medicine Wheel, The Nixons, Bang Tango]

The Beatles, All-Starr Band

[Former drummer of Plastic Ono Band, Rory Storm and The Hurricanes]

Queen

[Former drummer of The Cross, Smile]

S


Solo career and collabs

[Former drummer of Teyana Taylor, Jacob Collier, Steve Vai, Jon Batiste...]

Queensrÿche

[Former drummer of Slave to the System, Headless]

Judas Priest

[Former drummer of Thin Lizzy, Fight, Racer X]

Sean-Reinert (Deceased)

Cynic, Death

[Former drummer of Levi/Werstler, Æon Spoke, Aghora, Gordian Knot, Anomaly, Sean Malone - Cortlandt]

Obsidious

[Former drummer of Obscura, Panzerballett, Jung/Lanser/Jung]

Solo career and collabs

Godsmack

[Former drummer of The Apocalypse Blues Revue, Amen, Candlebox, Another Animal, Souls at Zero, Ugly Kid Joe, Wrathchild America]

Protocol, Karmakanic

[Former drummer of Toto, The Who, Michael Schenker Group, Judas Priest, 801]

Steve Gadd Band

[Former drummer of James Taylor, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Paul Simon]

Vital Information

[Former drummer of Journey, Steps Ahead, Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy, Vital Tech Tones]

Gizmodrome, The Police Deranged for Orchestra

[Former drummer of The Police, Oysterhead, Curved Air]

T


Solo career and collabs

Taylor-Hawkins (Deceased)

Foo Fighters

[Former drummer of Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, The Birds of Satan, Sound City Players, Alanis Morissette]

Terry Bozzio Composer Series

[Former drummer of Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Jeff Beck, UK]

The-Rev (Deceased)

Avenged Sevenfold

[Former drummer of Pinkly Smooth, Suburban Legends]

Solo career and collabs, Drum Camp with Dave Weckl

[Former drummer of stOrk, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Rob Rock, Gianna Nannini, John Wetton, Vienna Art Orchestra]

Styx

[Former drummer of Brian Wilson, Peter Cetera, Spinal Tap]

Exodus

[Former drummer of Angel Witch]

Meshuggah

[Drums Collabs : Clawfinger, Ziltoid the Omniscient, Ben Weinman - The Dillinger Escape Plan]

Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem

[Former drummer of Rock Star Supernova, Jack's Mannequin]

Teddy Swims

[Former drummer of Imajin, Jay-Z, Joss Stone, Awolnation, Mac Miller, Residente, among other collabs]

Blink-182

[Former drummer of +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants]

Solo career and collabs

[Former drummer of Plini, Intervals, The Amity Affliction, Architects / YouTuber drummer, Drumming content creator, Online drumming sensation]

V


Solo career / Collabs

[Former drummer of Megadeth, Jing Chi, Sting, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Faith Hill, among other collabs]

Vinnie-Paul (Deceased)

Pantera, Hellyeah

[Former drummer of Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel, Gasoline]

Last in Line

[Former drummer of Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Kill Devil Hill]

Solo career and collabs, Drum Camp
[Former drummer of Michel Polnareff, Icefish, Seven the Hardway, K2, Soul SirkUS, Ring of Fire, CAB, Virgil Donati Band, Planet X, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Southern Sons, Loose Change]

Drummers selected are a personal & subjective selection.

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To incredible global community of drummers, hope you enjoy these picks with a lighthearted spirit