Jaska Raatikainen vs Hannes Grossmann — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom) vs Hannes Grossmann (Obscura / ex-Necrophagist / Alkaloid). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
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). Jaska Raatikainen plays a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series cymbals (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride), driven by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5A sticks. Hannes Grossmann plays a DW Collector's Series kit with a matching DW Collector's 14x5.5" Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals (14" Byzance Traditional Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Byzance Brilliant Crashes, 21" Byzance Traditional Ride), powered by a DW 9000 Series double pedal and heavier Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
What drum kit does Hannes Grossmann use?
Hannes Grossmann uses DW Collectors Series with Meinl Byzance Series (14" Byzance Traditional Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Byzance Brilliant Crashes, 21" Byzance Traditional Ride). Jaska Raatikainen plays a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom Series cymbals (14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" A Custom Crashes, 20" K Custom Ride), driven by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5A sticks. Hannes Grossmann plays a DW Collector's Series kit with a matching DW Collector's 14x5.5" Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals (14" Byzance Traditional Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Byzance Brilliant Crashes, 21" Byzance Traditional Ride), powered by a DW 9000 Series double pedal and heavier Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
Which is better, Jaska Raatikainen or Hannes Grossmann?
Jaska Raatikainen and Hannes Grossmann represent two disciplined extremes of death metal drumming. Raatikainen spent 26 years locking Children of Bodom's blast beats to Alexi Laiho's neoclassical guitar lines, proving melodic death metal could be both aggressive and tuneful. Grossmann built his career on technical death metal's outer edge with Necrophagist, Obscura, and Alkaloid, treating polyrhythm as compositional material rather than mere display. Raatikainen is melody's blast-beat guardian; Grossmann is technical death metal's polyrhythmic architect — both raised the bar for precision in extreme metal.