Kevin Talley vs Daray — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus / Misery Index / Six Feet Under) vs Daray (Dimmu Borgir / Vader). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Kevin Talley use?
Kevin Talley uses Pearl Masters Premium Legend with Sabian AAX Series (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" X-Plosion Crashes, 20" Stage Ride). Kevin plays a Pearl Masters Premium Legend kit with a 14x5.5" Pearl Masters maple snare, Sabian AAX Series cymbals (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" X-Plosion Crashes, 20" Stage Ride), and a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. Daray plays a Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit with a Pearl Reference 14x5.5" Brass snare, Paiste RUDE & 2002 Series cymbals (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" RUDE Crashes, 22" RUDE Power Ride), and a Pearl Demon XR double pedal.
What drum kit does Daray use?
Daray uses Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic with Paiste RUDE & 2002 Series (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" RUDE Crashes, 22" RUDE Power Ride). Kevin plays a Pearl Masters Premium Legend kit with a 14x5.5" Pearl Masters maple snare, Sabian AAX Series cymbals (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" X-Plosion Crashes, 20" Stage Ride), and a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. Daray plays a Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit with a Pearl Reference 14x5.5" Brass snare, Paiste RUDE & 2002 Series cymbals (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" RUDE Crashes, 22" RUDE Power Ride), and a Pearl Demon XR double pedal.
Which is better, Kevin Talley or Daray?
Kevin Talley's speed and precision across Dying Fetus, Misery Index, and Six Feet Under helped establish brutal death metal's blast-beat standard on American soil. Daray took a parallel path through Polish death metal with Vader before applying that same extreme-speed foundation to Dimmu Borgir's theatrical Norwegian symphonic black metal since 2008. Both drummers show how brutal death metal's blast-beat vocabulary translates across bands and even across extreme metal subgenres, from stripped-down American brutality to Scandinavian symphonic scale.