Rhythm Magazine elects the best drummers of 2018

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As it does annually, Rhythm Magazine has published a series of lists based on the votes of its 100 thousand readers with the best drummers of the world in diverse categories.

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The ten greatest rock drummers of 2018:

  • 10 – Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys)
  • 09 – Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie)
  • 08 – A Nameless Ghoul (Ghost)
  • 07 – Dom Howard (Muse)
  • 06 – Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins)
  • 05 – Aric Improta (Fever 333)
  • 04 – Dave Grohl (Tenacious D)
  • 03 – Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch)
  • 02 – Jon Beavis (Idles)
  • 01 – Roger Taylor (Queen)
The ten greatest metal drummers of 2018:
  • 10 – Joey Jordison (Sinsaenum)
  • 09 – Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
  • 08 – Valentino Arteaga (Of Mice & Men)
  • 07 – Dave Lombardo (Suicidal Tendencies)
  • 06 – Dan Searle (Architects)
  • 05 – Jason Bowld (Bullet for My Valentine)
  • 04 – Craig Reynolds (Stray From the Path)
  • 03 – Ben Gordon (Parkway Drive)
  • 02 – Zbigniew “Inferno” Promiński (Behemoth)
  • 01 – Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
The top ten prog drummers of 2018:
  • 10 – Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle)
  • 09 – Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard)
  • 08 – Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson)
  • 07 – Marco Minnemann (The Sea Within)
  • 06 – Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria)
  • 05 – Adam Marko (Special Providence)
  • 04 – Ray Hearne (Haken)
  • 03 – Gavin Harrison (The Pineapple Thief)
  • 02 – Jay Postones (Tesseract)
  • 01 – Mike Portnoy (Sons of Apollo)

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