Matt Greiner vs George Kollias — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) vs George Kollias (Nile). 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. George Kollias plays a Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit finished in Piano Black with Gold Hardware, anchored by his 14x6.5" Pearl George Kollias Signature snare and Zildjian cymbals (14" K Mastersound Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" A Custom Mega Bell Ride, 18" China), powered by the Pearl Demon XR double pedal he co-designed and his own Vic Firth George Kollias Signature SGK sticks.
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). 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. George Kollias plays a Pearl Masterworks Stadium Exotic kit finished in Piano Black with Gold Hardware, anchored by his 14x6.5" Pearl George Kollias Signature snare and Zildjian cymbals (14" K Mastersound Hi-Hats, 17" & 18" K Custom Dark Crashes, 21" A Custom Mega Bell Ride, 18" China), powered by the Pearl Demon XR double pedal he co-designed and his own Vic Firth George Kollias Signature SGK sticks.
Which is better, Matt Greiner or George Kollias?
Matt Greiner and George Kollias push different extremes of technical drumming. Greiner channels jazz-informed dynamics and compositional discipline into August Burns Red's metalcore, treating blast beats as one color among many. Kollias built an entire career and a co-designed signature pedal around sustaining blast beats past 240 BPM for Nile's technical death metal assault. Greiner is metalcore's compositional technician; Kollias is death metal's blast-beat machine — both have redefined what their genres demand from a drummer's feet.