# List of heavy metal drummers

This is a list of heavy metal drummers.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Sal Abruscato (Life of Agony, Type O Negative)
* Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
* Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Slash)
* Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Whitesnake)
* Tim Alexander (Primus)
* Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
* Bill Andrews (Death, Massacre)
* Seven Antonopoulos (Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity)
* Carmine Appice (Beck, Bogert & Appice, Cactus, King Kobra)
* Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell)
* Steve Asheim (Deicide)
* Nick Augusto (Trivium)

## B

* Laurens Bakker (Picture)
* Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.)
* Brandon Barnes (Rise Against)
* Angel Bartolotta (Genitorturers, Dope)
* Roger J. Beaujard (Mortician)
* Chuck Behler (Megadeth)
* Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death)
* Noah Bernardo (P.O.D.)
* Bobby Blotzer (Ratt, Contraband)
* Jan Axel Blomberg (Mayhem)
* Mike Bordin (Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Jamie Borger (Talisman, Treat)
* Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament)
* Stef Broks (Exivious, Textures)
* Mike Browning (Morbid Angel)
* Dirk Bruinenberg (Elegy, Adagio)
* Ronald Bruner Jr. (Suicidal Tendencies, The Temptations)
* Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
* Ivan Busic (Dr. Sin, Ultraje a Rigor, Eduardo Araújo)

## C

* Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
* Danny Carey (Tool)
* Eric Carr (Kiss)
* Michael Cartellone (Accept, Damn Yankees)
* Randy Castillo (Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Deen Castronovo (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Steve Vai, Hardline)
* Igor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy)
* Jim Chaffin (The Crucified, Deliverance)
* Dave Chavarri (Ill Niño, Soulfly)
* Jonny Chops (Wednesday 13, Trashlight Vision, Anti-Product)
* Richard Christy (Charred Walls of the Damned, Death, Iced Earth)
* Louie Clemente (Testament)
* Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne, John 5)
* Scott Columbus (Manowar)
* Ricardo Confessori (Angra)
* John Connolly (Pierce Dogs, Sevendust)
* Fred Coury (Cinderella)
* Shawn Crahan (Slipknot)
* Peter Criss (Kiss)
* Dave Culross (Malevolent Creation, Suffocation, Incantation)

## D

* Greg D'Angelo (White Lion, Greg Leon Invasion)
* Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
* Adrienne Davies (Earth)
* Bevan Davies (MonstrO)
* Daniel Davison (Underoath, Norma Jean)
* Ivan de Prume (White Zombie)
* Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead, Scorpions)
* Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, F5)
* Jean Dolabella (Sepultura, Paul Di'Anno)
* John Dolmayan (System of a Down)
* Gary Driscoll (Rainbow)
* Shawn Drover (Megadeth)
* Aynsley Dunbar (Whitesnake, UFO)
* Mario Duplantier (Gojira, Empalot)

## E

* Lester Estelle II (Pillar)
* Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy)
* Michael Eurich (Warlock)

## F

* Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
* Steve Felton (Mushroomhead)
* Frank Ferrer (Tool, Guns N' Roses)
* Ginger Fish (Marilyn Manson)
* Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage, Blood Has Been Shed)
* Brian James Fox (White Tiger, Silent Rage)

## G

* Greg Gall (Six Feet Under)
* Lance Garvin (Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced)
* Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
* Pete Gill (Motörhead, Saxon)
* Aaron Gillespie (Underoath)
* Nigel Glockler (Saxon)
* Rocky Gray (Evanescence, Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced)
* Matt Greiner (August Burns Red)

## H

* Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
* Chris Hakius (Sleep)
* Dave Haley (Psycroptic)
* Donnie Hamzik (Manowar)
* Andrew Haug (Contrive)
* Ian Haugland (Europe)
* Leonard Haze (Y&T)
* Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)
* Munetaka Higuchi (Loudness)
* Gene Hoglan (Fear Factory, Death, Testament, Dark Angel, Dethklok)
* Eldon Hoke (The Mentors, The Screamers)
* Dave Holland (Judas Priest)
* Gary Holland
* Luke Holland (The Word Alive)
* Steve Hughes (Nazxul)
* Will Hunt (Evanescence, Black Label Society)
* Tom Hunting (Exodus, Angel Witch)
* David Husvik (Extol)

## I

* Jorge Iacobellis (Hirax)
* Inferno (Behemoth)

## J

* Bobby Jarzombek (Riot)
* Per Möller Jensen (The Haunted, Nightrage)
* Dan Johnson (Back From Ashes, Brian "Head" Welch, Love and Death, Red, The Sammus Theory)
* Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

## K

* Stefan Kaufmann (Accept, U.D.O.)
* Johnny Kelly (Danzig, Type O Negative)
* Des Kensel (High on Fire)
* Derek Kerswill (Kingdom of Sorrow)
* Ontronik Khachaturian (System of a Down, KillMatriarch)
* Reno Kiilerich (Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child)
* David Kinkade (Borknagar)
* Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
* Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet)
* Ben Koller (Converge, Killer Be Killed)
* George Kollias (Nile)
* Chris Kontos (Machine Head, Testament, Attitude Adjustment)
* Jim Korthe (Phantasm, 3rd Strike)
* James Kottak (Kingdom Come, Warrant, Scorpions)
* Josh Kulick (Through the Eyes of the Dead)

## L

* Michel Langevin (Voivod)
* Shannon Larkin (Godsmack)
* Tony Laureano (God Dethroned, Angelcorpse)
* Jen Ledger (Skillet)
* Kam Lee (Massacre, Death)
* Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem)
* Dennis Leeflang (Bumblefoot)
* Joe Letz (Combichrist)
* Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
* Sara Lee Lucas (Marilyn Manson)
* Shannon Lucas (Black Dahlia Murder, All That Remains)
* Ray Luzier (Korn)

## M

* Samantha Maloney (Mötley Crüe)
* Jordan Mancino (As I Lay Dying, Wovenwar)
* Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Annihilator, Extreme)
* Bryan Mantia (Godflesh, Guns N' Roses, Buckethead)
* Emilio Márquez (Possessed)
* Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
* Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)
* Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
* Dave McClain (Machine Head)
* Linda McDonald (Phantom Blue, The Iron Maidens)
* Nick Menza (Megadeth, Marty Friedman)
* Davy Mickers (Stream of Passion)
* Joe Musten (Beloved, Advent)

## N

* Craig Nunenmacher (Crowbar, Black Label Society)

## O

* Phil Ondich (Black Label Society, Raging Slab)
* Nick Oshiro (Static-X, Seether)
* Shane Ochsner

## P

* Ian Paice (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)
* Tony Palermo (Papa Roach)
* Andy Parker (UFO)
* Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Hellyeah)
* Neil Peart (Rush)
* Chris Pennie (Coheed & Cambria, The Dillinger Escape Plan)
* Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros)
* A. J. Pero (Twisted Sister)
* Roxy Petrucci (Madam X, Vixen)
* Scott Phillips (Alter Bridge, Creed)
* Simon Phillips (Judas Priest, Michael Schenker Group)
* Pinchface (Deli Creeps)
* Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold)
* Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath)
* Aquiles Priester (Angra, Hangar)
* Matt Putman (Living Sacrifice, Eso-Charis)

## R

* Herman Rarebell (Scorpions)
* Chris Reifert (Abscess, Death, Autopsy)
* Sean Reinert (Cynic)
* The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold)
* Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me)
* Joe Rickard (Red, In Flames)
* Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche)
* Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal, Nile)
* Alexei Rodriguez (3 Inches of Blood, Walls of Jericho)
* Bobby Rondinelli (Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow)
* Morgan Rose (Sevendust)
* Aaron Rossi (Prong, Ministry)
* Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails, Lostprophets)
* Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
* Jason Rullo (Symphony X)

## S

* Gar Samuelson (Megadeth)
* Matt "Skitz" Sanders (Terrorust)
* Neil Sanderson (Thousand Foot Krutch, Three Days Grace)
* Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
* Christoph Schneider (Rammstein)
* Stefan Schwarzmann (Krokus, Accept)
* Seann Scott (Hellion)
* Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
* Jayson Sherlock (Horde, Mortification)
* Martin Marthus Škaroupka (Cradle of Filth)
* David Silveria (Korn)
* Eric Singer (Kiss, Black Sabbath)
* Chris Slade (AC/DC, Uriah Heep)
* Jesse Smith (Zao)
* Mike Smith (Suffocation)
* Travis Smith (Trivium)
* Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses)
* Jesse Sprinkle (Poor Old Lu, Demon Hunter)
* Jani Stefanovic (Renascent, Crimson Moonlight, Miseration)
* Barry Stern (Trouble, Zoetrope)
* Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)
* Darrell Sweet (Nazareth)
* Robert Sweet (Stryper)
* Steven Sweet (Warrant, Plain Jane)
* Chad Szeliga (OurAfter, Breaking Benjamin)

## T

* Kevin Talley (Dååth, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus)
* Donald Tardy (Andrew W.K., Obituary)
* Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
* John Tempesta (Exodus, Testament, White Zombie)
* Mike Terrana (Masterplan, Tarja Turunen)
* Brian Tichy (Foreigner, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne)
* Themis Tolis (Rotting Christ)
* Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
* Matt Traynor (Blessthefall)

## U

* Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
* Jan Uvena (Iron Butterfly, Alice Cooper, Alcatrazz)

## V

* Stephen van Haestregt (Within Temptation, My Favorite Scar)
* Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
* Matt Vander Ende (Defiance)
* Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Scarve)
* Chris Vrenna (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails)

## W

* Britt Walford (Squirrel Bait)
* Ed Warby (Ayreon, Gorefest)
* Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
* Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica, God Dethroned)
* Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery, Ayreon)
* Mike Wengren (Disturbed)
* Steve West (Danger Danger)
* Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
* Victor Ray Wilson (Body Count)
* Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio, UFO)
* Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)

## Y

* Tim Yatras (Lord)
* Tim Yeung (All That Remains, Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel, Vital Remains)

## Z

* Stix Zadinia (Steel Panther)
* Steve Zing (Mourning Noise, Samhain)
* Mark Zonder (Warlord)