Attention fans of percussion music presented the fastest drummers in the world. In addition to speed record holders, the rating also included the best drummers of all time. The virtuosos of their work amazed and amaze the audience with their sense of rhythm and incredible drumming.
10. Neil Peart
Neal Peart according to many musicians is considered the best drummer in rock music. At the beginning of his career, Peart's performance style was based on hard rock. He was inspired by the best drummers of the British hard rock scene such as Keith Moon and John Bonham. However, over time, he began to imitate jazz and big band drummers: Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart met with Freddie Gruber and began to study with him. It was at this time that Peart decided to modernize and develop his playing style by incorporating swing and jazz components. Peart received many awards for his performances. He is known for technique and endurance.
9. Keith Moon
Keith Moon - An innovator-drummer, who was one of the first rock musicians to bring the drums to the fore, thereby raising the role of his favorite instrument to a new level. Moon is considered one of the best rock drummers in the world. As part of The Who, he was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was in third place on the list of 50 best rock drummers, compiled in 2005 by British classic Rock magazine. In 2010, readers of Rolling Stone put him in third place on the list of the best rock drummers.
8. Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo - a popular metal drummer, who became most famous after the start of the game with the Slayer group, with which he recorded 7 albums. Lombardo was named the "godfather of a double bass barrel" by Drummer World magazine. Many modern metal drummers call Dave the most influential musician. In the ranking of the best drummers of all time, Dave took sixth place according to Classic Rock magazine. It is interesting that Lombardo is left-handed, but plays drums with his right hand, since at the beginning of his career his mentor forbade him to play with his left. As a result, a gifted drummer can masterfully play with both his right and left hands.
7. Mike Tailor
Mike tailor - one of the best drummers of our time. Repeatedly became the owner of the title "Best drummer of the year." At the age of 37, the musician was also included in the Hall of Honor of Modern Drummer magazine. In 2010, Mike received the Kawasaki Golden Gods Award for Best Drummer. The founder of the Dream Theater group decided to leave after 25 years of playing together and took up the implementation of new projects.
6. John Bonham
John bonham - The best British drummer who went down in history as the greatest and most influential drummer in rock music. Music experts admired the unique power of his playing and his sense of inner energy of rhythm. In 2005, John led the list of the best rock drummers of all time. Unfortunately, the musician passed away at a young age (32 years), but in the hearts of fans of his game he will remain forever. After his death, broke up, and the band Led Zeppelin itself, in which he was a key musician.
5. Mike Mangini
Mike Mangini - The fastest drummer in the world, showing the best results in speed of kicks. For 15 minutes, the musician made 13 thousand hits and hit 5222 times on the drum for 5 minutes. Mike began drums at the age of five. Already at school, he began to play in music groups. After school, the musician took up science, but after 6 years he returned to his beloved business and began to give private drum lessons. In 1993, Mike became the drummer of the thrash metal band Annihilator. Subsequently, Mangini won three of the four titles “The World’s Fastest Drummer” - “The Fastest Symmetrical Gripper” - 1247 strokes in 60 seconds, “Fastest Hands” - 1203 single strokes in 60 seconds without using sticks, and “The Fastest Traditional capture ”- 1126 hits in 60 seconds. In addition, the musician is the author of two books entitled "Knowledge of the rhythm."
4. Matt Smith
Matt Smith - Romanian drummer, who is today included in the list of the fastest drummers in the world. In 2008, the musician set a record by hitting the drum 1130 times in one minute. He is considered the youngest record holder, who at the age of sixteen managed to overcome the barrier of 1000 shots per unit time. Matt's love of music is connected with his ancestors - his father and grandfather, who were famous jazz performers. Smith began to get involved in playing the drums from the age of nine. At 12, the drummer became a pop star, and two years later he already recorded his first album. Matt is considered the most enduring young musician, able to hit the drum for more than 5 thousand times over 5 minutes.
3. Tom Grosset
Tom Grosset opens the top three fastest drummers in the world. Record of the musician - 20 beats per second. In a minute, a virtuoso is capable of performing up to 1208 beats per minute. Thanks to his abilities, the Canadian was able to get into the Guinness Book of Records in 2013 as the fastest drummer in the world.
2. Joey Jordison
Joey jordison - One of the fastest drummers in the world, with the ability to make 32 beats per second, which equates to 1920 beats per unit time. He was fond of music from childhood and went to his record for many years. To achieve such virtuoso performance, the musician was helped by an unsurpassed sense of rhythm, musical ear and commitment to his beloved business. For 18 years, Joey has been a key member of the nu-metal band Slipknot. In 2010, the drummer hit the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest drummer. He also won first place among the top 100 drummers. Joey repeatedly starred in the videos of Merlin Manson, who considers him one of the best musicians of all time.
1. Rory Blackwell
Rory Blackwell - the most “fastest” drummer in the world, setting a record in 1991 at 62 beats per second. He set more than ten such records and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest drummer in the world. Rory could hit the drum 3,720 times per minute. But the musician’s records do not end there: after he was able to play 314 instruments in 84 seconds, performing the melody for the song “When the Saints March”. Then, being already at an advanced age (62 years) for 16 seconds he used 400 reels! Another very unusual achievement of Rory is his game for 126 hours without a break. He went down in history as the most virtuoso drummer. In recording studios, he was always in demand. In addition to drums, Blackwell was fond of playing the guitar, which also could not do without records - in a minute he played more than 9 thousand single notes.
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