![Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon): Still managing to be cool from a hospital bed after you've broken your ribs in a bus crash is quite some feat.]()
Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon): Still managing to be cool from a hospital bed after you've broken your ribs in a bus crash is quite some feat. " I don't think a drummer should have to show off to get noticed", he says. "You're like the conductor of a train. You keep the train on the tracks - let everybody else worry about everything else." Followill keeps the train on the tracks in style.
![Lori Barbero (Babes In Toyland): Warm, brash, outspoken and chaotic, Barbero usually does most of the stage patter at Babes In Toyland's gigs. Having never picked up a set of drumsticks before Kat Bjelland asked her to join her band, Barbero is an instinctive, forceful drummer in a truly pioneering rock band.]()
Lori Barbero (Babes In Toyland): Warm, brash, outspoken and chaotic, Barbero usually does most of the stage patter at Babes In Toyland's gigs. Having never picked up a set of drumsticks before Kat Bjelland asked her to join her band, Barbero is an instinctive, forceful drummer in a truly pioneering rock band.
![Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters): Sure Grohl is rock n' roll royalty - but it takes a certain special something to shine on your own terms when in a band with one of the most famous drummers of all time. Hawkins brings a class of his own to the kit, and for that we salute him.]()
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters): Sure Grohl is rock n' roll royalty - but it takes a certain special something to shine on your own terms when in a band with one of the most famous drummers of all time. Hawkins brings a class of his own to the kit, and for that we salute him.
![Ringo Starr (The Beatles): The butt of too many jokes, our Ringo never gets the credit he deserves. Sure, his songwriting calibre may have never reached the dizzying heights of McCartney, Lennon or Harrison, but he was still an essential part of the greatest pop force of all time.]()
Ringo Starr (The Beatles): The butt of too many jokes, our Ringo never gets the credit he deserves. Sure, his songwriting calibre may have never reached the dizzying heights of McCartney, Lennon or Harrison, but he was still an essential part of the greatest pop force of all time.
![Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys): Sure, Alex Turner has the quiff and the swagger, but it's Mr Helders' inimitable wit that keeps the band's feet on the ground, while his furious rhythms blast them into the stratosphere.]()
Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys): Sure, Alex Turner has the quiff and the swagger, but it's Mr Helders' inimitable wit that keeps the band's feet on the ground, while his furious rhythms blast them into the stratosphere.
![Dave Grohl (Nirvana): The former grunge icon turned Foo Fighters frontman earned such a reputation as an unmatchable force behind the kit (as well as being as being a bloody nice bloke) then he's given everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age to Paul McCartney an earth-shaking kick up the arse.]()
Dave Grohl (Nirvana): The former grunge icon turned Foo Fighters frontman earned such a reputation as an unmatchable force behind the kit (as well as being as being a bloody nice bloke) then he's given everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age to Paul McCartney an earth-shaking kick up the arse.
![Keith Moon (The Who): An incredible drummer, and the last man to throw a television into a swimming pool before it became uncool.]()
Keith Moon (The Who): An incredible drummer, and the last man to throw a television into a swimming pool before it became uncool.
![Jon Bonham (Led Zeppelin): Renowned as one of the greatest drummers of all time, the sheer force, speed and style of all that he did is what had made him irreplaceable.]()
Jon Bonham (Led Zeppelin): Renowned as one of the greatest drummers of all time, the sheer force, speed and style of all that he did is what had made him irreplaceable.
![Neil Peart (Rush): Name another member of Rush, go on. You can't, can you?]()
Neil Peart (Rush): Name another member of Rush, go on. You can't, can you?
![?uestlove (The Roots): Drummer, DJ, producer, author, shoe-designer, journalist and owner of the most awesome 'fro in music - we challenge you to find a more beloved drummer in modern music than ?uestlove.]()
?uestlove (The Roots): Drummer, DJ, producer, author, shoe-designer, journalist and owner of the most awesome 'fro in music - we challenge you to find a more beloved drummer in modern music than ?uestlove.
![Sebastien Granger (Death From Above 1979): A shrieking, tub-thumping, beast of a man.]()
Sebastien Granger (Death From Above 1979): A shrieking, tub-thumping, beast of a man.
![Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot): It's hard to focus when there's nine maniacs tearing up the stage, but more often than not you'd find your attention drawn to the demonic presence and impossible thrash speed of Joey Jordison.]()
Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot): It's hard to focus when there's nine maniacs tearing up the stage, but more often than not you'd find your attention drawn to the demonic presence and impossible thrash speed of Joey Jordison.
![Jack Bevan (Foals): Whether it's intricate math-rock beats, meandering soundscapes or balls-to-the-wall heaviness, Mr Bevan is the man driving it all (and still finds time to step out from his kit and indulge in a little crowd-surfing)]()
Jack Bevan (Foals): Whether it's intricate math-rock beats, meandering soundscapes or balls-to-the-wall heaviness, Mr Bevan is the man driving it all (and still finds time to step out from his kit and indulge in a little crowd-surfing)
![Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes): The most enigmatic Stroke. It's always the quiet ones, eh?]()
Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes): The most enigmatic Stroke. It's always the quiet ones, eh?
![Travis Barker (Blink 182): Behind the potty-mouthed antics of Mark and (until recently) Tom sits this unassuming but lightning fast drumming hero - able to survive a plane crash and still rock your world.]()
Travis Barker (Blink 182): Behind the potty-mouthed antics of Mark and (until recently) Tom sits this unassuming but lightning fast drumming hero - able to survive a plane crash and still rock your world.