Paul Mazurkiewicz vs Tim Yeung — Drum Gear Comparison | MetalForge
Side-by-side gear: Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse) vs Tim Yeung (Morbid Angel / Hate Eternal / Vital Remains). Kits, cymbals, pedals, sticks — compare specs and prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Paul Mazurkiewicz use?
Paul Mazurkiewicz uses Pearl Masters Maple Complete with Sabian AAX Series (14" Stage Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" X-Plosion Crashes, 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride, 18" AAXtreme China). Paul Mazurkiewicz plays Pearl Reference Series drums with Sabian cymbals, maintaining a robust, traditional death metal setup that has evolved alongside Cannibal Corpse's recording career from early extreme metal production to modern high-definition studio recordings. His Pearl reference setup prioritizes warm, powerful tone that sits in the low end of brutal death metal production. Tim Yeung plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with Sabian cymbals across multiple projects — a setup tuned for maximum attack and definition at high blast tempos, with his Tama Speed Cobra 910 double pedal optimized for the single-stroke speed that his verified blast BPM records require.
What drum kit does Tim Yeung use?
Tim Yeung uses Tama Starclassic Bubinga with Sabian AAX & HHX Series (14" AAX Stage Hi-Hats, 18" & 19" AAX X-Plosion Crashes, 21" HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride). Paul Mazurkiewicz plays Pearl Reference Series drums with Sabian cymbals, maintaining a robust, traditional death metal setup that has evolved alongside Cannibal Corpse's recording career from early extreme metal production to modern high-definition studio recordings. His Pearl reference setup prioritizes warm, powerful tone that sits in the low end of brutal death metal production. Tim Yeung plays a Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with Sabian cymbals across multiple projects — a setup tuned for maximum attack and definition at high blast tempos, with his Tama Speed Cobra 910 double pedal optimized for the single-stroke speed that his verified blast BPM records require.
Which is better, Paul Mazurkiewicz or Tim Yeung?
Paul Mazurkiewicz and Tim Yeung represent brutal death metal from two complementary extremes. Mazurkiewicz is the genre's great consistent force — 35 years, seventeen albums, and the most brutally enduring career in death metal drumming. Tim Yeung is the genre's most technically accelerated modern voice — faster, more versatile across subgenres, and representing the upper limit of what extreme metal drumming can achieve physically. Both answer the question: who is the most brutal death metal drummer? Mazurkiewicz by longevity and legacy; Yeung by verified technical extremity.