Mario Duplantier vs Flo Mounier — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Mario Duplantier (Gojira) vs Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Mario Duplantier use?
Mario Duplantier uses Tama Starclassic Bubinga (22"x18" Bass Drums x2, 12"x9" & 13"x10" Toms, 16"x16" Floor Tom) with Zildjian (14" K Sweet Hi-Hats, 14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 18" K Custom Hybrid Crash, 19" A Custom Crash, 20" K Sweet Crash, 21" Z Custom Mega Bell Ride, 18" & 20" Chinas). Mario Duplantier plays a Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch kit with a Tama S.L.P. 14x6" G-Maple snare and a Zildjian A Custom/K Custom cymbal array, powered by a Tama Iron Cobra 900 Power Glide double pedal and Tama Mario Duplantier Signature sticks. Flo Mounier plays a Pearl Reference Series kit with a Pearl Reference 14x5" Steel snare and Sabian AAX Series cymbals (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" X-Plosion Crashes, 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride, 18" AAXtreme China), driven by a Pearl Demon Drive double pedal and Vater Power 5B sticks.
What drum kit does Flo Mounier use?
Flo Mounier uses Pearl Masters Maple Complete with Sabian AAX & HHX Series (14" HHX Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" AAX X-Plosion Crashes, 21" HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride, 18" AAXtreme China). Mario Duplantier plays a Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch kit with a Tama S.L.P. 14x6" G-Maple snare and a Zildjian A Custom/K Custom cymbal array, powered by a Tama Iron Cobra 900 Power Glide double pedal and Tama Mario Duplantier Signature sticks. Flo Mounier plays a Pearl Reference Series kit with a Pearl Reference 14x5" Steel snare and Sabian AAX Series cymbals (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" X-Plosion Crashes, 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride, 18" AAXtreme China), driven by a Pearl Demon Drive double pedal and Vater Power 5B sticks.
Which is better, Mario Duplantier or Flo Mounier?
Mario Duplantier and Flo Mounier represent progressive death metal's two poles from opposite sides of the Atlantic. Duplantier drives Gojira's tribal, polyrhythmic groove, treating blast beats as compositional tools within a larger tuned-percussion attack. Mounier pushes technical death metal to its physical limits with Cryptopsy, popularizing the gravity blast on "None So Vile" nearly three decades ago and remaining a benchmark for blast-beat velocity. Duplantier is progressive death metal's tribal innovator; Mounier is technical death metal's speed pioneer — both proved extreme metal drumming could be revolutionary without sacrificing musicality.