Jaska Raatikainen vs Matt Greiner — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom) vs Matt Greiner (August Burns Red). 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). Raatikainen played a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom cymbals, powered by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. Greiner plays a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with his own Pearl Matt Greiner Signature 14x6" Steel snare and Paiste Formula 602 Series cymbals, driven by a DW 9000 Series double pedal.
What drum kit does Matt Greiner use?
Matt Greiner uses Mapex Black Panther Design Lab with Paiste Formula 602 (14" Hi-Hats, 16"/17"/18" Crashes, 22" Ride, 18" China, 10" Splash). Raatikainen played a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit with a Pearl Masters 14x5.5" Maple snare and Zildjian A Custom & K Custom cymbals, powered by a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. Greiner plays a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with his own Pearl Matt Greiner Signature 14x6" Steel snare and Paiste Formula 602 Series cymbals, driven by a DW 9000 Series double pedal.
Which is better, Jaska Raatikainen or Matt Greiner?
Jaska Raatikainen and Matt Greiner both prove that precision, not just speed, defines extreme metal's more technical corners. Raatikainen's clean, locked-in blast beats and double bass gave Children of Bodom's neoclassical melodic death metal its rhythmic identity for 26 years. Greiner folds odd-time complexity invisibly into August Burns Red's Grammy-nominated metalcore, turning technicality into radio-friendly songcraft rather than a display of chops. Both are foundational voices in their respective scenes — Raatikainen as melodic death metal's precision standard-bearer, Greiner as metalcore's technical architect.