Matt Greiner vs Hellhammer — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) vs Hellhammer (Mayhem). 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 cymbals, driven by a DW 9000 Series double pedal and his own Vic Firth Matt Greiner Signature sticks. Hellhammer plays a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech kit with a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech snare and Paiste RUDE Series cymbals, driven by an Axis Double Pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
What drum kit does Hellhammer use?
Hellhammer uses Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech with Paiste (14" RUDE Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" RUDE Crashes, 20" RUDE Ride, 18" RUDE 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 cymbals, driven by a DW 9000 Series double pedal and his own Vic Firth Matt Greiner Signature sticks. Hellhammer plays a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech kit with a Sonor SQ2 Heavy Beech snare and Paiste RUDE Series cymbals, driven by an Axis Double Pedal and Vic Firth American Classic 5B sticks.
Which is better, Matt Greiner or Hellhammer?
Matt Greiner and Hellhammer both push extreme heavy music's technical ceiling from opposite directions. Greiner channels jazz-informed dynamics into Grammy-nominated metalcore, treating blast beats as one compositional tool among many within August Burns Red's genre-blending songs. Hellhammer built second-wave black metal's entire speed vocabulary on cold, barefoot, one-foot blast-beat precision, turning relentless velocity into atmosphere itself. Hellhammer's Sonor SQ2/Axis foundation contrasts with Greiner's Mapex/DW setup, yet both arrive at extremity from entirely different philosophies — composed technicality versus genre-defining raw aggression.