Derek Roddy vs Travis Orbin — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal / Nile) vs Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour / ex-Periphery). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Derek Roddy use?
Derek Roddy uses Tama Starclassic Bubinga with Meinl Byzance & Mb20 Series (14" Byzance Heavy Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Mb20 Heavy Crashes, 21" Mb20 Heavy Ride, 18" Byzance China). Derek Roddy plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with a Tama SLP Black Brass 14x6.5" snare and Meinl Byzance & Mb20 Series cymbals, powered by a Tama Speed Cobra 910 double pedal built for sustained blast-beat endurance. Travis Orbin plays SJC Custom Drums with an SJC Custom 14x6.5" Maple snare and Zildjian K Custom Series cymbals, paired with a DW 9000 Series double pedal and a Roland SPD-SX sampling pad for the electronic triggers central to his sound.
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). Derek Roddy plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with a Tama SLP Black Brass 14x6.5" snare and Meinl Byzance & Mb20 Series cymbals, powered by a Tama Speed Cobra 910 double pedal built for sustained blast-beat endurance. Travis Orbin plays SJC Custom Drums with an SJC Custom 14x6.5" Maple snare and Zildjian K Custom Series cymbals, paired with a DW 9000 Series double pedal and a Roland SPD-SX sampling pad for the electronic triggers central to his sound.
Which is better, Derek Roddy or Travis Orbin?
Derek Roddy and Travis Orbin represent extreme speed from two different corners of metal drumming. Roddy is brutal death metal's blast-beat endurance specialist, built for raw velocity and sustained punishment across entire albums. Orbin is prog-djent's hyper-precision pioneer, built for navigating polyrhythmic complexity at extreme tempos without sacrificing the tight pocket the genre demands. Both answer "who plays the fastest extreme metal drumming?" — Roddy through pure blast-beat brutality, Orbin through technically layered speed.