The Greatest Drummers of All Time

Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)

The long-standing percussionist in Swedish “extreme” metal group, Tomas Haake made his name known for playing 4/4 grooves with his off hand and playing poly-rhythms with his dominant hand. Tomas is fast and powerful, tonally similar to a lot of the nu-metal and death core bands coming up around the time Meshuggah showed up. Tomas is remarkable because of his precision and ability to incorporate complex rhythms into “accessible” metal songs, all while staying heavy as hell.

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