List of heavy metal drummers

This is a list of heavy metal drummers.

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)
 * 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)