There have been tons of amazing tub thumpers since 1985. Stop insisting nothing good came out of the '80s and that it was full of hair metal and synthpop, that the '90s were crap after grunge was dead, and that last decade was mostly full of awful nu-metal bands with really bad drummers.
Rhythm Magazine has compiled a list of the 20 greatest drummers of the last 25 years. They created it by asking their readers to vote for their favourite tub thumpers.
Slipknot's Joey Jordison kicked all of his competition's asses, pulling in 37 per cent of the votes, with over 38,000 people saying he was the best.
Dream Theater and Avenged Sevenfold's Mike Portnoy was the runner up with 29,000 votes, while Porcupine Tree's Gavin Harrison came in third. Canada was represented by Rush's Neil Peart at #4, while Dave Grohl came in fifth place and was followed by Blink-182's Travis Barker.
Members of Iron Maiden and Chad Smith, along with Phil Collins and the drummer for Frank Zappa and Sting rounded out the top 10.
Jordison's Murderdolls side-project are set to release their second studio album on Aug. 31. Women And Children Last was produced by Jordison and Chris "Zeuss" Harris (The Acacia Strain, Bleeding Through). It features a guest appearance from Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars.
You can hear first single "My Dark Place Alone" on Murderdolls' MySpace page.
Here is Rhythm Magazine's list of the 20 greatest drummers of the last 25 years:
20. Steve White (Paul Weller, Style Council)
19. Stephen Morris (Joy Division, New Order)
18. Jeff Porcaro (Toto, Michael Jackson)
17. Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple)
16. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Devo, Guns N' Roses, The Offspring)
15. Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa)
14. Stewart Copeland (The Police)
13. Thomas Lang (session drummer)
12. Steve Gadd (Eric Clapton, Paul Simon)
11. Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
10. Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
9. Phil Collins (Genesis, solo)
8. Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Jeff Beck)
7. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
6. Travis Barker (Blink-182, Transplants)
5. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures)
4. Neil Peart (Rush)
3. Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
2. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
1. Joey Jordison (Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Korn, Murderdolls)
Murderdolls are touring in support of Women And Children Last this summer and fall, and you can see them here:
Sept. 2 Wiesen, Austria @ Festivalgelande (Two Days A Week Festival)
Sept. 4 Rome, Italy @ Palalottomatica w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 5 Rozzano, Italy @ Mediolanum Forum w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 7 Frankfurt, Geramny @ Batschkapp
Sept. 8 Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 10 Amneville, France @ Le Galaxie w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 11 Bochum, Germany @ Matrix Bochum
Sept. 13 Paris, France @ Le Bercy w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 16 Geneva, Switzerland @ SEG Geneva Arena w/ Guns N' Roses
Sept. 18 London, England @ O2 Arena (Ozzfest)
Sept. 30 Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 1 San Diego, CA @ Harrah's Rincon w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 2 Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 4 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 6 Kansas City, MO @ Independence Event Center w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 7 Charles, MO @ Family Arena w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 8 Bloomington, IL @ US Cellular Coliseum w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 12 Binghampton, NY @ Broome County Arena w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 14 Portland, ME @ Cumberland County Civic Center w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 15 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 16 Worcester, MA @ DCU Center w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 19 Roanoke, VA @ Roanoke Performing Arts Center w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Oct. 20 Nashville, TN @ Nashville Memorial Auditorium w/ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
Here are the songs on Women And Children Last:
"The World According To Revenge"
"Chapel Of Blood"
"Bored 'Til Death"
"Drug Me To Hell"
"Nowhere"
"Summertime Suicide"
"Death Valley Superstars"
"My Dark Place Alone"
"Blood-Stained Valentine"
"Pieces Of You"
"Homicide Drive"
"Nothing's Gonna Be All Right"
"Rock 'N' Roll Is All I Got"
"Whatever You Got, I'm Against It"
"Hello, Goodbye, Die"
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