Aquiles Priester vs Navene Koperweis — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Aquiles Priester (Angra / W.A.S.P.) vs Navene Koperweis (Entheos / ex-Animals as Leaders). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Aquiles Priester use?
Aquiles Priester uses Pearl Reference Series with Sabian HHX & AAX Series (14" HHX Evolution Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" HHX X-Plosion Crashes, 21" HHX Groove Ride, 18" AAX Chinese). Aquiles Priester plays his own Mapex Saturn Evolution All Maple signature kit with Paiste cymbals (a custom red-coated set including his 18" Psychoctopus Giga Bell Ride), powered by a DW 9000 Series double pedal built for sustained high-speed double bass work. Navene Koperweis endorses DW Drums and Meinl Byzance cymbals, running a DW Performance Series kit with a DW Performance 14x6.5" steel snare and a five-piece Meinl Byzance Extra Dry cymbal spread, paired with Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
What drum kit does Navene Koperweis use?
Navene Koperweis uses DW Drums Performance Series with Meinl Byzance Series (15" Dual Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Extra Dry Medium Crashes, 21" Transition Ride, 18" Extra Dry China, 10" Splash). Aquiles Priester plays his own Mapex Saturn Evolution All Maple signature kit with Paiste cymbals (a custom red-coated set including his 18" Psychoctopus Giga Bell Ride), powered by a DW 9000 Series double pedal built for sustained high-speed double bass work. Navene Koperweis endorses DW Drums and Meinl Byzance cymbals, running a DW Performance Series kit with a DW Performance 14x6.5" steel snare and a five-piece Meinl Byzance Extra Dry cymbal spread, paired with Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
Which is better, Aquiles Priester or Navene Koperweis?
Aquiles Priester and Navene Koperweis both epitomize technical mastery, but built on different foundations. Priester is power metal's neoclassical speed virtuoso, sustaining blazing double bass and showmanship across two decades with Angra's melodic, soaring compositions. Koperweis is technical death metal and djent's restless innovator, moving from The Faceless and Animosity through Animals as Leaders' foundational "Weightless" into Entheos' progressive, electronic-inflected territory. Both answer the question of who represents extreme-technical metal drumming's outer edge — Priester through speed and melody, Koperweis through machine-precise polyrhythmic complexity.