Eloy Casagrande vs Hellhammer — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Eloy Casagrande (Slipknot) vs Hellhammer (Mayhem). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Eloy Casagrande use?
Eloy Casagrande uses Tama Starclassic Bubinga (22"x16" & 24"x14" Bass Drums, 10", 12", 13" Toms, 16" & 18" Floor Toms) with Paiste (15" Masters Dark Hi-Hats, 20" Masters Dark Ride, 20" & 20" 602 Crashes, 10" Rude Splash, 20" Masters Dark Crash, 20" 2002 Heavy Ride, 20" 2002 Novo China, 10" 2002 Mega Bell, Symphonic Gong). Casagrande plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with dual 22"x18" bass drums, a Tama S.L.P. Sonic Steel 14"x6" snare, and Paiste RUDE/2002/PST X cymbals, driven by twin Tama Speed Cobra 910 pedals and Promark signature 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.
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). Casagrande plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with dual 22"x18" bass drums, a Tama S.L.P. Sonic Steel 14"x6" snare, and Paiste RUDE/2002/PST X cymbals, driven by twin Tama Speed Cobra 910 pedals and Promark signature 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.
Which is better, Eloy Casagrande or Hellhammer?
Eloy Casagrande and Hellhammer both operate at extreme metal's technical ceiling, but from opposite traditions. Casagrande brings Brazilian swing and dual-bass-drum power to thrash-scale modern metal, earning Modern Drummer's top ranking along the way. Hellhammer built second-wave black metal's entire speed vocabulary on cold, barefoot, one-foot precision that turned blast beats into atmosphere. One represents 21st-century technical versatility; the other represents the genre-defining extremity that made blast beats a black metal signature in the first place.