Midterms in the U.S. are over now, but the voting isn’t done. Don’t worry: this particular election is more fun.
Or less awful?
Music Radar is taking votes for its annual best-metal-drummer award. Crowning a “best” musician in any genre is always a thankless, ultimately fruitless, and sometimes downright dangerous endeavor, but none of us semi-evolved simians can resist a list for long. MR’s candidates are more hit than miss at least, a good mix of legendary and new(ish) shredders, so we tip our sticks to that.
Did your fav player make the cut? I voted for Brann Dailor…because I’m quite old I suppose but also because he’s super amazing and I’ve lately been thinking quite a lot about Mastodon, the namesake band of a certain decentralized Twitter alternative. Voting ends on November 20, 2022.
Candidates for Best Metal Drummer of the Year
- Art Cruz – Lamb of God
- Ben Gordon – Parkway Drive
- Brann Dailor – Mastodon
- Casey Grillo – Queensrÿche
- Charlie Benante – Anthrax
- Charlie Engen – Five Finger Death Punch
- Christoph Schneider – Rammstein
- Dan Searle – Architects
- Daniel Erlandsson – Arch Enemy
- Danny Carey – Tool
- Dave Turncrantz – Russian Circles
- Dirk Verbeuren – Megadeth
- Eloy Casagrande – Sepultura
- Fabio Alessandrini – Annhihilator
- Jay Weinberg – Slipknot
- Jon Larsen – Volbeat
- Marco Von Allmen – Zeal & Ardor
- Mario Duplantier
- Matt Alston – Machine Head
- Matt Garstka – Animals as Leaders
- Max Portnoy – Tallah
- Michel “Away” Langevin – Voivod
- Mike Wengren – Disturbed
- Nicko McBrain – Iron Maiden
- Ray Luzier – Korn
- Thomas Haake – Meshuggah
- Thomas Hedlund- Cult of Luna
- Zack Simmons – Goatwhore
- Zyon Cavalera – Soulfly