Brann Dailor vs Hellhammer — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Brann Dailor (Mastodon) vs Hellhammer (Mayhem). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Brann Dailor use?
Brann Dailor uses Tama Starclassic Performer B/B with Meinl Byzance Series (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Brilliant Heavy Hammered Crashes, 21" Ghost Ride, 18" Extra Dry China). Brann Dailor plays a Tama Starclassic Performer B/B kit with a Tama S.L.P. G-Maple snare and Meinl Byzance cymbals, driven by a Tama Speed Cobra double pedal and Vater 5B sticks. Hellhammer plays a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech kit with a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech snare and Paiste RUDE Series cymbals, driven by an Axis Double Pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks — Dailor's Meinl Byzance array is chosen for warmth and melodic sustain, while Hellhammer's Paiste RUDE setup is built for cutting, high-speed articulation.
What drum kit does Hellhammer use?
Hellhammer uses Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech with Paiste (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" RUDE Crashes, 20" RUDE Ride, 18" RUDE China). Brann Dailor plays a Tama Starclassic Performer B/B kit with a Tama S.L.P. G-Maple snare and Meinl Byzance cymbals, driven by a Tama Speed Cobra double pedal and Vater 5B sticks. Hellhammer plays a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech kit with a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech snare and Paiste RUDE Series cymbals, driven by an Axis Double Pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks — Dailor's Meinl Byzance array is chosen for warmth and melodic sustain, while Hellhammer's Paiste RUDE setup is built for cutting, high-speed articulation.
Which is better, Brann Dailor or Hellhammer?
Brann Dailor and Hellhammer represent two entirely different philosophies of extreme-leaning metal drumming. Dailor turns Mastodon's sludge-driven riffs into something melodic and songful, treating the drums as a lead voice while simultaneously singing lead and co-lead vocals. Hellhammer built his reputation on cold, icy blast-beat precision that turned speed itself into black metal's defining texture on "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas." The debate is expressive, genre-blurring musicality versus mechanical, atmosphere-first speed — both are foundational voices at the outer edges of metal drumming.