Igor Cavalera vs Jaska Raatikainen — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Igor Cavalera (Sepultura / Cavalera Conspiracy / Soulwax) vs Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Igor Cavalera use?
Igor Cavalera uses Tama Starclassic Maple with Paiste RUDE & 2002 Series (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" RUDE Crashes, 22" RUDE Power Ride, 18" 2002 China). Igor Cavalera currently plays a Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple kit with Zildjian cymbals, a setup adopted in 2018; from 2007-2018 he played Tama Starclassic Maple drums with Paiste RUDE and 2002 cymbals (and Pearl Masters Custom drums during Sepultura's 1993-1996 Chaos A.D./Roots era) — setups chosen for raw power and cutting attack suited to thrash and groove metal recording. Jaska Raatikainen played Pearl Masters Premium drums with Zildjian A Custom/K Custom cymbals and Pearl Eliminator double pedals — a precision setup suited to the exacting demands of melodic death metal recording and touring.
What drum kit does Jaska Raatikainen use?
Jaska Raatikainen uses Pearl Masters Premium Maple with Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride). Igor Cavalera currently plays a Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple kit with Zildjian cymbals, a setup adopted in 2018; from 2007-2018 he played Tama Starclassic Maple drums with Paiste RUDE and 2002 cymbals (and Pearl Masters Custom drums during Sepultura's 1993-1996 Chaos A.D./Roots era) — setups chosen for raw power and cutting attack suited to thrash and groove metal recording. Jaska Raatikainen played Pearl Masters Premium drums with Zildjian A Custom/K Custom cymbals and Pearl Eliminator double pedals — a precision setup suited to the exacting demands of melodic death metal recording and touring.
Which is better, Igor Cavalera or Jaska Raatikainen?
Igor Cavalera and Jaska Raatikainen are the defining drummers of their respective national metal scenes — Brazil and Finland, two countries that built globally influential metal identities from the ground up. Cavalera's tribal-thrash power is raw and elemental; Raatikainen's melodic death precision is clean and surgical. Both are irreplaceable architects of regional metal traditions that shaped the global genre.