Best Metal Drummer?

To start, if you just wanna come into the thread and shit on metal, then >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.door out of the thread.  Use it. 
 
Metal drumming and what constitutes as "good metal drumming" is an incredibly subjective idea.  What do you consider?  Well, here are the things that I look for: 

• Accuracy
• Technique
• Tone
• Variation

theres no "best" anything.. several drummers for several genres, several guitarists for several sounds ..

There are some good metal drummers. Can't name one though.

" theres no "best" anything.. several drummers for several genres, several guitarists for several sounds .. "

I always thought the guy from Tool played some solid drums, but i base this on absolutely zero knowledge.  My friends are almost all drummers and they say that travis barker is actually quite a technically skilled drummer.  To which I always respond, "Thats nice, now beer me"

Don't play drums so I wouldn't know. Metal fan sure, but not enough to know the names of all the metal bands I like drummer.  
 
(that last sentence is wrong... but I don't know how to make it sound right. Help?)

well im just another dude who listens to metal all the time, but i just dont have it in me to be as precise and detailed as you..  
the drummers that impress me and get my attention are 1983-1991 Lars Ulrich ALOT, and nowadays lars ulrich still has a different touch, and umm.. i dunno! i pay attention to guitars more

Maybe not the best but my favorite is X Japan's Yoshiki.

I'm partial to Mike Portnoy.

Hmm... well does Tool count as metal ? If so Danny Carey is pretty great 
If not, I nominate Brann Dailor from Mastodon

" Don't play drums so I wouldn't know. Metal fan sure, but not enough to know the names of all the metal bands I like drummer.   (that last sentence is wrong... but I don't know how to make it sound right. Help?) "

" Hmm... well does Tool count as metal ? If so Danny Carey is pretty great If not, I nominate Brann Dailor from Mastodon "

" I'm partial to Mike Portnoy. "

" Maybe not the best but my favorite is X Japan's Yoshiki. "

Flo Mounier from Cryptopsy, or Hans Grossmann from Necrophagist.

Gene Hoglan. Fact.

I couldn't really tell you who I think is the best drummer because I don't pay attention to that stuff. Not the drumming but who is better than who. I just listen to it.

Tool or Dillinger Escape Plan drummer. They are stellar, and being prog metal, they play in some funky time signatures.

Danny Carey makes my head go boom. 
 
On another note, I think the most overrated metal drummer is Mike Portnoy.

Keith Moon?

" Gene Hoglan. Fact. "

" Flo Mounier from Cryptopsy, or Hans Grossmann from Necrophagist. "

" Metal is dumb. I hate it.   I couldn't really tell you who I think is the best drummer because I don't pay attention to that stuff. Not the drumming but who is better than who. I just listen to it. "

Necrophagist's ex live drummer Marco Minnemann is pretty fucking talented.  
 

I nominate Pete "Commando" Sandoval of Morbid Angel.
 

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpfOxyM6-8o

I don't know enough about drummers to really comment well on this, but I can say I love Dave Lombardo's drumming on old Slayer albums.

You know who else is quickly becoming a prolific name?  Cameron Losch, the drummer for Born of Osiris.  That dood has a LOT of range, as one can find on their new album.  It's not just blast beats and super fast shit.  He's got a lot of texture to his work on that album.  Very nice to hear.  Probably one of my favorite metal albums from this year. 
 
@GunnBjorn said:

" Nicholas Barker. His technique incorporates fast double bass drumming, extremely accurate blast beats and fills and precise dynamic accuracy.     "

Oh, who could forget Steve Ashiem?
 
edit: Neat, my 666th post was about Deicide.

Shannon Larkin he's just fuckin awesome 
  

Former Necrophagist drummer Marco Minneman was the last drummer I saw that truly blew me away. On the DVD of the Summer Slaughter tour there is a solo from him that's totally insane. Not only is his blast beat utterly ridiculous but his prog and jazz influences really shine through, even in the actual songs. The old school metal fan in me would like to mention Dave Lombardo and Charlie Benante as well.
 
EDIT: Didn't notice MrKlorox's comment. Great minds think alike.

Gotta say...it's weird to see that no one has said anything about Tempesta or Bostaph.  lol  Hell, ESPECIALLY Bostaph when it comes to thrash.

For straight up metal, I don't think you can go too wrong with Joey Jordison, especially in his recent years. Although if we're taking 'metal' as a little bit of a loose genre, Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy would be my first choice.

Dave Grohl?

" Oh, who could forget Steve Ashiem?   edit: Neat, my 666th post was about Deicide. "
 
I'm sure Steve would approve.

Tomas Haake from meshuggah and Hellhammer from various metal bands (IMO).

Dir En Grey's Shinya or Lamb Of God's Chris Adler.

Since my favorite band overall throughout years is Dream Theater, I kinda have to say Portnoy.
But I must mention the drummer of Machine Head (Which name escapes me. Just came home from a party). Seeing them live and seeing him drumming his ass off really impressed me.
 
At the same time I have to nominate the drummer in my band. Hopefully, you'll learn his name after a few years :)

The timing makes me not want to listen to Meshuggah. It's all high concept that doesn't necessarily sound that great upon execution. I have some friends that flip over it, but it just sounds disharmonious and cacophonous to me.

After a couple of quick F5s and coming up with no hits, I figured noone had come up with the right answer. The only answer is Inferno of Behemoth, objectively.

" For straight up metal, I don't think you can go too wrong with Joey Jordison, especially in his recent years. Although if we're taking 'metal' as a little bit of a loose genre, Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy would be my first choice. "

What? There's nothing progressive about Thrash or Black. I certainly wouldn't classify Spastic Ink or Death as thrash or black, but definitely prog metal. Well, less Spastik Ink more Blotted Science or Gorod if you're talking extreme metal prog.