Kevin Talley vs George Kollias — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus / Misery Index / Six Feet Under) vs George Kollias (Nile). 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 Custom / Reference Series kit with a 14x5.5" Pearl Masters maple snare, Sabian AAX Series cymbals, and a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. George's Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit features his own 14x6.5" Pearl George Kollias Signature snare, Zildjian cymbals, and a co-designed Pearl Demon XR double pedal engineered for linear, rapid-fire bass drum work.
What drum kit does George Kollias use?
George Kollias uses Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic (Piano Black with Gold Hardware) with Zildjian (14" K Mastersound Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" A Custom Mega Bell Ride, 18" China). Kevin plays a Pearl Masters Custom / Reference Series kit with a 14x5.5" Pearl Masters maple snare, Sabian AAX Series cymbals, and a Pearl Eliminator double pedal. George's Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit features his own 14x6.5" Pearl George Kollias Signature snare, Zildjian cymbals, and a co-designed Pearl Demon XR double pedal engineered for linear, rapid-fire bass drum work.
Which is better, Kevin Talley or George Kollias?
Kevin Talley's speed and precision across Dying Fetus, Misery Index, and Six Feet Under helped establish brutal death metal's drumming standard. George Kollias pushed that same pursuit of extreme speed into more technical, composition-driven territory with Nile. Both represent the outer edge of how fast and how precise death metal drumming can get, from opposite ends of the brutal-versus-technical spectrum, and both remain benchmarks that younger extreme metal drummers are measured against.