Matt Greiner vs Chris Adler — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) vs Chris Adler (Lamb of God). 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). Matt 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 and his own Vic Firth Matt Greiner Signature sticks. Chris Adler played a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with his Mapex Chris Adler Signature 14x5.5" Walnut/Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals, including the Extra Dry China that became a Lamb of God sonic signature, driven by a Mapex Falcon double pedal and Promark TX5AXW Chris Adler Signature sticks.
What drum kit does Chris Adler use?
Chris Adler uses Mapex Black Panther Design Lab with Meinl Byzance Series (14" Dark Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" Dark Crashes, 21" Transition Ride, 18" Extra Dry China). Matt 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 and his own Vic Firth Matt Greiner Signature sticks. Chris Adler played a Mapex Black Panther Design Lab kit with his Mapex Chris Adler Signature 14x5.5" Walnut/Maple snare and Meinl Byzance Series cymbals, including the Extra Dry China that became a Lamb of God sonic signature, driven by a Mapex Falcon double pedal and Promark TX5AXW Chris Adler Signature sticks.
Which is better, Matt Greiner or Chris Adler?
Matt Greiner and Chris Adler represent two distinct technical schools within modern American heavy metal. Greiner brings jazz-informed dynamics and compositional precision to August Burns Red's technical metalcore, prioritizing purposeful musicality over pure velocity. Adler spent 25 years inventing a ride-bell-driven groove vocabulary that became a genre benchmark for Lamb of God's riff-tight New Wave of American Heavy Metal attack. Greiner is metalcore's compositional technician; Adler is groove metal's foundational innovator — both reshaped what precision means in their respective corners of heavy metal.