#6 
Name: Stephen Morris
Associated Bands: Joy Division, New Order
Drums are usually associated with a certain raw, primal energy and drummers are expected to tap into that with an appropriate passion. However, there are those drummers, like Stephen Morris, who seem perfectly content to play like a human drum machine. Steady as a metronome and often utilizing odd combinations of drums and electronic percussion, Morris’ work in both Joy Division and New Order formed unrelenting musical bedrock. There’s not much soul or power in his drumming, but that stark, mechanical coldness proves to be just as compelling.
Required Listening: “She’s Lost Control”, “Atrocity Exhibition”, “A Means To An End”
#5
Name: Brann Dailor
Associated Bands: Mastodon
Metal has long been the natural habit for insanely virtuosic drumming. The speed and sheer heaviness of the music lets drummers really showcase their dexterity and chops. However, the first metal drummer to really separate himself from the rest of the double-bass-drum-pounding pack was Mastodon’s Brann Dailor. On one level, he’s just ridiculously fast. Dailor’s drumsticks whip around that kit faster than the human eye can really track. At the same time, however, there’s a weird and not-always identifiable oddness to his drum patterns that really makes them stick in your mind. His stuttering, off-rhythm snare hits and ominously skipping cymbals help Mastodon create their uniquely masterful sound.
Name: Stephen Morris
Associated Bands: Joy Division, New Order
Drums are usually associated with a certain raw, primal energy and drummers are expected to tap into that with an appropriate passion. However, there are those drummers, like Stephen Morris, who seem perfectly content to play like a human drum machine. Steady as a metronome and often utilizing odd combinations of drums and electronic percussion, Morris’ work in both Joy Division and New Order formed unrelenting musical bedrock. There’s not much soul or power in his drumming, but that stark, mechanical coldness proves to be just as compelling.
Required Listening: “She’s Lost Control”, “Atrocity Exhibition”, “A Means To An End”
#5
Name: Brann Dailor
Associated Bands: Mastodon
Metal has long been the natural habit for insanely virtuosic drumming. The speed and sheer heaviness of the music lets drummers really showcase their dexterity and chops. However, the first metal drummer to really separate himself from the rest of the double-bass-drum-pounding pack was Mastodon’s Brann Dailor. On one level, he’s just ridiculously fast. Dailor’s drumsticks whip around that kit faster than the human eye can really track. At the same time, however, there’s a weird and not-always identifiable oddness to his drum patterns that really makes them stick in your mind. His stuttering, off-rhythm snare hits and ominously skipping cymbals help Mastodon create their uniquely masterful sound.
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