Matt Greiner vs Brann Dailor — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) vs Brann Dailor (Mastodon). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
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). 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. Dailor plays a Tama Starclassic Performer B/B kit with a Tama S.L.P. G-Maple snare and Meinl Byzance cymbals, driven by a Tama Speed Cobra double pedal for fluid double bass under Mastodon's polyrhythmic riffing.
What drum kit does Brann Dailor use?
Brann Dailor uses Tama Starclassic Performer B/B with Meinl Byzance Series (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Brilliant Heavy Hammered Crashes, 21" Ghost Ride, 18" Extra Dry China). 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. Dailor plays a Tama Starclassic Performer B/B kit with a Tama S.L.P. G-Maple snare and Meinl Byzance cymbals, driven by a Tama Speed Cobra double pedal for fluid double bass under Mastodon's polyrhythmic riffing.
Which is better, Matt Greiner or Brann Dailor?
Matt Greiner and Brann Dailor both push progressive songwriting into heavy music, but from very different angles. Greiner turns odd-time complexity into meticulously arranged, radio-friendly metalcore with August Burns Red, folding technicality invisibly into song structure. Dailor turns Mastodon's sludge-driven riffs into something melodic and songful, treating the drums as a lead voice while simultaneously singing lead and co-lead vocals. Both are Grammy-nominated architects of technical songwriting in modern heavy music, proving complexity can serve radically different sonic goals — one disciplined and integrated, the other flowing and expressive.