To the attention of the fans of percussion music the is represented by the fastest drummers in the world .In addition to high-speed record holders, the rating also includes the best drummers of all time. The virtuosos of their work amazed and amaze the audience with their sense of rhythm and incredible drumming.
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Neil Peart
Neil Peart is considered by many musicians to be the best drummer in rock music. At the beginning of his career, Pirt's style of performance was based on hard rock. He was inspired by the best drummers of the British hard rock scene, such as Keith Moon and John Bonham. However, over time, he began to imitate the drummers of jazz and big band: Jin Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart met with Freddie Gruber and began to study with him. It was at this time that Pirt decided to modernize and develop his style of play, including the components of swing and jazz. Peart received many awards for his performances. He is known for his technique and endurance.
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Keith Moon
Keith Moon is an innovator-drummer who one of the first rock musicians brought the drums to the forefront, thus raising the role of his favorite instrument to a new level. Moon is considered one of the best rock drummers in the world. As part of The Who, he was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was on the third place in the list of 50 best drummers of rock music, compiled in 2005 by the British magazine Classic Rock. In 2010, readers of Rolling Stone put him on the third place in the list of the best rock drummers.
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Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo is a popular metal drummer who became best known after starting the game with Slayer, with whom he recorded 7 albums. Lombardo was named the "godfather of the double bass drum" by Drummer World. Many modern drummers who play metal are called Dave the most influential musician. In the ranking of the best drummers of all time, Dave took sixth place in the opinion of Classic Rock magazine. It's interesting that Lombardo is left-handed, but he plays drums with his right hand, since in the beginning of his career his mentor forbade him to play with his left. As a result, the gifted drummer can masterly play, with both right and left hand.
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Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy is one of the best drummers of our time. Repeatedly became the owner of the title "The best drummer of the year".Also a musician at the age of 37 was introduced to the Hall of Fame of the journal Modern Drummer. In 2010, Mike received the "Kawasaki Golden Gods" award in the "Best Drummer" nomination. The founder of Dream Theater decided to leave it after 25 years of playing together and started implementing new projects.
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John Bonem
John Bonem is the best British drummer who went down in history as the greatest and most influential drummer in rock music. Specialists in music admired the unique power of his game and the sense of internal energy of the rhythm. In 2005, John topped the list of the best rock drummers of all time. Unfortunately, the musician passed away at a young age( 32 years), but in the hearts of fans of his game he will remain forever. After his death, the band Led Zeppelin broke up, in which he was a key musician.
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Mike Mangini
Mike Mangini - the world's fastest drummer, who showed the best results in terms of the speed of kicks. For 15 minutes, the musician made 13 thousand hits and hit 5,222 times on the drum for 5 minutes. Drums Mike began to study at the age of five. Already at school he began to play in musical groups. After school the musician took up science, but after 6 years he returned to his favorite business and began to give private lessons on playing the drum. In 1993, Mike became drummer of the thrash metal band Annihilator. Subsequently, Mangini became the owner of three of the four titles "The fastest drummer in the world" - "The fastest symmetrical capture" - 1247 beats in 60 seconds, "The fastest hands" - 1203 single strokes in 60 seconds without the use of chopsticks, and "The most high-speed traditionalcapture "- 1126 strokes in 60 seconds. In addition, the musician is the author of two books under the title "Knowledge of rhythm."
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Matt Smith
Matt Smith is a Romanian drummer who is currently on the list of the fastest drummers in the world. In 2008, the musician set a record, striking the drum 1130 times in one minute. He is considered the youngest record holder, who at the age of sixteen years managed to overcome the barrier of 1000 beats for one unit of time. Matt's love for music is associated with his ancestors - father and grandfather, who were famous jazz performers. Playing drums, Smith started at the age of nine. At the age of 12 the drummer became a pop star, and two years later he recorded his first album. Matt is considered the most hardy young musician, able to strike the drum for 5 minutes over 5 thousand times.
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Tom Grosset
Tom Grosset opens the three fastest drummers in the world. Record musician - 20 beats per second. In a minute the virtuoso can perform up to 1208 beats per minute. Thanks to his abilities, the Canadian was able to get to the Guinness Book of Records in 2013, as the world's fastest drummer.
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Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison is one of the fastest drummers in the world, with the ability to perform 32 hits per second, which is equivalent to 1920 beats per unit of time. He was fond of music from childhood and went to his record for many years. To achieve such virtuosic performance, the musician was helped by an unsurpassed sense of rhythm, musical ear and commitment to the beloved cause. For 18 years, Joey was a key member of the nu-metal band Slipknot. In 2010, the drummer got into the Guinness Book of Records, as the fastest drummer. He also won first place among the top 100 drummers. Joey repeatedly starred in the videos of Merlin Manson, who considers him one of the best musicians of all time.
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Rory Blackwell
Rory Blackwell is the world's fastest drummer, who in 1991 set a record of 62 beats per second. He placed more than ten such records and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest drummer in the world. In a minute, Rory could hit the drum 3720 times. But the musician's records do not end there: after that he was able to play 314 instruments in 84 seconds, having performed a melody to the song "When the Saints march".Then, being already in his old age( 62 years) for 16 seconds, he used 400 drums! Another very unusual achievement of Rory is his game for 126 hours without interruption. In history he entered as the most virtuoso drummer. In recording studios, he was always in demand. In addition to the drums, Blackwell was fond of playing guitar, where he also managed to score - for a minute he performed more than 9 thousand single notes.
