The 11 Most Instantly Recognizable Drummers in Rock and Metal

[Vistalite Black]

England's heavy-metal loving Kerrang magazine is celebrating National Drummer Dray (Nov. 15) by naming the 11 Most Instantly Recognizable Drummer.

Here's the list that is not ranked according to how instantly recognizable each is:

Keith Moon

Philthy Animal Taylor (Motörhead)

Lars Ulrich

Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)

Travis Barker

Bill Ward

Dave Lombardo (Slayer/Suicidal Tendencies/Misfits)

Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

Tommy Lee

Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age)

John Bonham

The 11 most instantly recognisable drummers

A 21-drum salute to 11 tub-thumpers whose playing you can recognise from a mile away – from Joey Jordison to Travis Barker and beyond…

www.kerrang.com

 

[Squirrel Man]

Meh...

 

[robthetimekeeper]

No Grohl? This is a joke, right?

 

[1988fxlr]

I know England is a different market but at least in the US; Dave Grohl, Alex Van Halen and Vinnie Paul would all be more readily recognized than Joey Castillo and I’ve never even heard Paul Cook play hard rock or heavy metal. For old English punk I would think Topper Headon would have gotten the nod

 

[Polska]

Recognizable by playing? I'm guess this is by photograph right?

Nope, sadly I went in after typing that and read the "article" and it's by playing that you can identify "a mile away". I'd say only a small handful of those would be identifiable if you isolated just the drums. Then again, why am I bothering to comment on this list?

 

[robthetimekeeper]

Being English is no excuse. What about Stewart Copeland?

 

[1988fxlr]

Being English is no excuse. What about Stewart Copeland?

The Police were great, but not really rock in the Kerrang sense

 

[mfry2112]

Nicko?????

 

[Houndog]

That’s one of the worst lists ever …
In the top 3 easy .