Which drum brand is most used by metal drummers?

Name: Most-Used Drum & Cymbal Brands in Metal: An Analysis of 67 Verified Kits
Creator: MetalForge

Tama is the most-used drum kit brand among metal drummers, played by 20 of the 67 drummers documented on MetalForge (29.9%).

Most-Used Drum & Cymbal Brands in Metal: An Analysis of 67 Verified Kits | MetalForge

A data-driven breakdown of which drum, cymbal, snare, stick, and pedal brands metal’s professional drummers actually play, counted across the 67 drummers documented on MetalForge.

Drum Kits — Brand Usage

Rank	Brand	Drummers	% of 67	Who plays it
1	Tama	20	29.9%	Lars Ulrich, Dave Lombardo, Eloy Casagrande, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, Mario Duplantier, Brann Dailor, Raymond Herrera, Igor Cavalera, Blake Richardson, Ben Koller, Chris Turner, Derek Roddy, Dirk Verbeuren, Richard Christy, Matt Garstka, Tim Yeung, Sean Reinert, Nick Menza, Adrian Erlandsson
2	Pearl	19	28.4%	Joey Jordison, Gene Hoglan, George Kollias, Ray Luzier, Matt Halpern, Inferno, Alex Bent, Nick Augusto, Flo Mounier, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Aquiles Priester, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Mike Mangini, Daniel Erlandsson, Jaska Raatikainen, Daray, Jocke Wallgren, Kevin Talley, Paul Bostaph
3	Sonor	8	11.9%	Tomas Haake, Danny Carey, Hellhammer, Morgan Ågren, Nicko McBrain, Frost, Gavin Harrison, Martin Axenrot
4	ddrum	4	6%	Vinnie Paul, Pete Sandoval, Shannon Larkin, Scott Travis
5	Mapex	4	6%	Chris Adler, Arin Ilejay, Matt Greiner, Jason Bittner
6	SJC	4	6%	Jay Weinberg, Travis Orbin, Abe Cunningham, Isaac Lamb
7	Ludwig	3	4.5%	Art Cruz, Bill Ward, Jon Dette
8	DW	2	3%	Navene Koperweis, Hannes Grossmann
9	Noble & Cooley	1	1.5%	Martin Lopez
10	OCDP	1	1.5%	John Otto
11	Yamaha	1	1.5%	Mikkey Dee

Cymbals — Brand Usage

Rank	Brand	Drummers	% of 67	Who plays it
1	Zildjian	23	34.3%	Lars Ulrich, George Kollias, John Otto, Jay Weinberg, Mario Duplantier, Art Cruz, Arin Ilejay, Alex Bent, Raymond Herrera, Ben Koller, Jason Bittner, Martin Lopez, Travis Orbin, Mikkey Dee, Dirk Verbeuren, Frost, Gavin Harrison, Abe Cunningham, Jaska Raatikainen, Jocke Wallgren, Sean Reinert, Nick Menza, Jon Dette
2	Sabian	20	29.9%	Gene Hoglan, Tomas Haake, Ray Luzier, Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy, Pete Sandoval, Shannon Larkin, Nick Augusto, Blake Richardson, Flo Mounier, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Richard Christy, Aquiles Priester, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Mike Mangini, Tim Yeung, Kevin Talley, Paul Bostaph, Adrian Erlandsson, Jon Dette
3	Paiste	15	22.4%	Joey Jordison, Dave Lombardo, Eloy Casagrande, Charlie Benante, Danny Carey, Inferno, Hellhammer, Morgan Ågren, Igor Cavalera, Bill Ward, Matt Greiner, Nicko McBrain, Scott Travis, Daniel Erlandsson, Daray
4	Meinl	10	14.9%	Brann Dailor, Chris Adler, Matt Halpern, Navene Koperweis, Chris Turner, Derek Roddy, Matt Garstka, Hannes Grossmann, Isaac Lamb, Martin Axenrot

Snares — Brand Usage

Rank	Brand	Drummers	% of 67	Who plays it
1	Tama	20	29.9%	Lars Ulrich, Dave Lombardo, Eloy Casagrande, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, Mario Duplantier, Brann Dailor, Raymond Herrera, Igor Cavalera, Blake Richardson, Ben Koller, Chris Turner, Derek Roddy, Dirk Verbeuren, Richard Christy, Matt Garstka, Tim Yeung, Sean Reinert, Nick Menza, Adrian Erlandsson
2	Pearl	19	28.4%	Joey Jordison, Gene Hoglan, George Kollias, Ray Luzier, Matt Halpern, Inferno, Alex Bent, Nick Augusto, Flo Mounier, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Aquiles Priester, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Mike Mangini, Daniel Erlandsson, Jaska Raatikainen, Daray, Jocke Wallgren, Kevin Talley, Paul Bostaph
3	Sonor	8	11.9%	Tomas Haake, Danny Carey, Hellhammer, Morgan Ågren, Nicko McBrain, Frost, Gavin Harrison, Martin Axenrot
4	ddrum	4	6%	Vinnie Paul, Pete Sandoval, Shannon Larkin, Scott Travis
5	Mapex	4	6%	Chris Adler, Arin Ilejay, Matt Greiner, Jason Bittner
6	SJC	4	6%	Jay Weinberg, Travis Orbin, Abe Cunningham, Isaac Lamb
7	DW	2	3%	Navene Koperweis, Hannes Grossmann
8	Ludwig	2	3%	Art Cruz, Bill Ward
9	Noble & Cooley	1	1.5%	Martin Lopez
10	OCDP	1	1.5%	John Otto
11	Yamaha	1	1.5%	Mikkey Dee

Sticks — Brand Usage

Rank	Brand	Drummers	% of 67	Who plays it
1	Vic Firth	44	65.7%	George Kollias, Ray Luzier, Vinnie Paul, Charlie Benante, Danny Carey, Inferno, Hellhammer, Art Cruz, Arin Ilejay, Navene Koperweis, Alex Bent, Shannon Larkin, Morgan Ågren, Igor Cavalera, Bill Ward, Nick Augusto, Matt Greiner, Blake Richardson, Ben Koller, Flo Mounier, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Martin Lopez, Travis Orbin, Chris Turner, Nicko McBrain, Scott Travis, Frost, Gavin Harrison, Abe Cunningham, Richard Christy, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Matt Garstka, Daniel Erlandsson, Jaska Raatikainen, Hannes Grossmann, Daray, Jocke Wallgren, Tim Yeung, Kevin Talley, Isaac Lamb, Martin Axenrot, Sean Reinert, Nick Menza, Adrian Erlandsson
2	Promark	12	17.9%	Joey Jordison, Gene Hoglan, Dave Lombardo, Eloy Casagrande, Mike Portnoy, Chris Adler, Matt Halpern, Pete Sandoval, Raymond Herrera, Jason Bittner, Aquiles Priester, Jon Dette
3	Vater	6	9%	Jay Weinberg, Brann Dailor, Derek Roddy, Mike Mangini, Paul Bostaph, Jon Dette
4	Tama	2	3%	Mario Duplantier, Dirk Verbeuren
5	Wincent	2	3%	Tomas Haake, Mikkey Dee
6	Ahead	1	1.5%	Lars Ulrich
7	Zildjian	1	1.5%	John Otto

Pedals — Brand Usage

Rank	Brand	Drummers	% of 67	Who plays it
1	Tama	19	28.4%	Lars Ulrich, Dave Lombardo, Tomas Haake, Eloy Casagrande, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, Mario Duplantier, Brann Dailor, Igor Cavalera, Blake Richardson, Ben Koller, Chris Turner, Derek Roddy, Dirk Verbeuren, Richard Christy, Matt Garstka, Tim Yeung, Martin Axenrot, Jon Dette
2	Pearl	16	23.9%	Joey Jordison, Gene Hoglan, George Kollias, Matt Halpern, Nick Augusto, Flo Mounier, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Aquiles Priester, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Mike Mangini, Daniel Erlandsson, Jaska Raatikainen, Daray, Jocke Wallgren, Kevin Talley, Paul Bostaph
3	DW	14	20.9%	Ray Luzier, Jay Weinberg, Navene Koperweis, Shannon Larkin, Raymond Herrera, Matt Greiner, Travis Orbin, Scott Travis, Abe Cunningham, Hannes Grossmann, Isaac Lamb, Sean Reinert, Nick Menza, Jon Dette
4	Sonor	4	6%	Danny Carey, Morgan Ågren, Frost, Gavin Harrison
5	Axis	3	4.5%	Hellhammer, Alex Bent, Martin Lopez
6	Mapex	3	4.5%	Chris Adler, Arin Ilejay, Jason Bittner
7	Czarcie Kopyto	2	3%	Inferno, Adrian Erlandsson
8	ddrum	2	3%	Vinnie Paul, Pete Sandoval
9	Gibraltar	1	1.5%	John Otto
10	Ludwig	1	1.5%	Bill Ward
11	Trick	1	1.5%	Art Cruz
12	Yamaha	1	1.5%	Mikkey Dee

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