Chris Adler vs Travis Orbin — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Chris Adler (Lamb of God) vs Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour / ex-Periphery). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Chris Adler use?
Chris Adler uses Mapex Black Panther Design Lab with Meinl Byzance Series (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Dark Crashes, 21" Transition Ride, 18" Extra Dry China). Chris Adler plays a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with a Mapex Chris Adler Signature 14x5.5" Walnut/Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Dark Crashes, 21" Transition Ride, 18" Extra Dry China), driven by a Mapex Falcon double pedal and Promark TX5AXW Chris Adler Signature sticks. Travis Orbin plays SJC Custom Drums with an SJC Custom 14x6.5" Maple snare and Zildjian K Custom Series cymbals (14" K Custom Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" K Custom Ride, 18" K Custom China), paired with a DW 9000 Series double pedal, a Roland SPD-SX sampling pad for electronic triggers, and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
What drum kit does Travis Orbin use?
Travis Orbin uses SJC Custom Drums with Zildjian K Custom Series (14" K Custom Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" K Custom Ride, 18" K Custom China). Chris Adler plays a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with a Mapex Chris Adler Signature 14x5.5" Walnut/Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Dark Crashes, 21" Transition Ride, 18" Extra Dry China), driven by a Mapex Falcon double pedal and Promark TX5AXW Chris Adler Signature sticks. Travis Orbin plays SJC Custom Drums with an SJC Custom 14x6.5" Maple snare and Zildjian K Custom Series cymbals (14" K Custom Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" K Custom Ride, 18" K Custom China), paired with a DW 9000 Series double pedal, a Roland SPD-SX sampling pad for electronic triggers, and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
Which is better, Chris Adler or Travis Orbin?
Chris Adler and Travis Orbin represent two different technical peaks of 2000s-2010s heavy metal. Adler built groove metal's precision-engineered triplet vocabulary with Lamb of God across a Grammy-nominated decade; Orbin built his own polymetric template independent of Periphery's recorded discography, carrying that precision into session, Sky Harbor, and educational playthrough work. One perfected syncopated groove within an established genre, the other built a technical reputation entirely through session and solo work.