11 Greatest Drummers Ever: Anthrax and Pantera's Charlie Benante Picks
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2022
- Charlie Benante is one of metal's most respected drummers, from his 40-plus years in Anthrax to his recent gig behind the kit of the newly-reformed Pantera. The guy not only knows how to play, but he has a near-scientific understanding of what makes a rock and/or metal drummer exceptional. We asked him to pick who he considers the 11 greatest drummers of all time, and he traced a line from the Beatles to Metallica to Dimmu Borgir.
Watch his picks above and let us know some of your top drummers in the comments below!
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Bill Ward is probably the most underrated drummer of all time. FANTASTIC drummer!
Bill was very Big Band! 🤘🔥🤘
@@kristophertibbets5986 totally. He contributed to the black sabbath sound. Free and jazzy, yet laying down the groove
No.
His contribution on the drum composition in War Pigs is so unique and historical in an amaze way! 🤯
He's on my list of most underrated with Ian Paice.
This man is doing Vinnie proud on this Pantera tribute, he is absolutely amazing playing Pantera , thank you Charlie
Charlie is like a technically superior version of Vinnie.
If Charlie was the one who died and Vinnie were alive, Charlie would still be a better drummer.
I love Charlie but I don't think Vinnie would be very happy about it at all. He repeatedly dismissed the idea of a reunion without his brother and now with both of them gone, arguably the core of Pantera, it just feels wrong. If they were to market it as a tribute and go by a name which reflects that I think it would be far more respectful.
A hundred percent correct.
I hope the Abbott brothers are watching and enjoying it as much as we are!
Always nice to hear some love for Clive Burr. His drumming in Killers and NOTB is a work of Art. And he was a machine live.
Absolutely! I've always preferred the original drummer in any band. Even Rush; Megadeth, etc.
He never misses a note playing live.....true legend 🔥👍👏
Had a real feel for the song 🎵
Yes. Clive was a machine gun.
a fun fact about The Prisoner is that it was Adrian Smith who was playing drums for fun and find this masterpiece intro
Always love to hear Clive Burr get some love. Great drummer who never gets enough credit.
Yes! Clive was a beast for Maiden. Pun intended. It got more proggy after Clive. Not a bad thing. Just a 180 in musical direction.
He had some of that Ian Paice feel. Swing.
All due respect to Nico - he's fantastic - but Maiden was never the same for me after Beast
Clive Burr will always be my favorite Maiden drummer. I felt they did him wrong in the end though. Always kinda bothered me. 😢
Dude turned 60 a few days ago, playing Pantera full set, looking great, what a great drummer!
he was in a photo with rex brown. rex is is 58 - 2 years younger than charlie. yet rex looks 10 years older - he looks 70. and charlie is 60 - yet he looks 10 years younger. that's what smoking and drinking will age you faster
Wait. What? 60? No f' ing way!
@@redhotmoon1656 yes---60...he could pass for 45...
Man's aging like Ringo
@@BRIANDER100 easily
Alex Van Halen on the list, in my list too but always forgotten and underrated for many others
0:16 - Ringo starr (The Beatles )
1:47 - John Bonham ( Led Zeppelin )
3:11 - Bill Ward ( Black Sabbath )
4:38 - Keith Moon ( The Who )
5:47 - Alex Van Halen ( Van Halen )
7:16 - Neil Peart ( Rush )
8:38 - Terry Bozzio ( Frank Zappa band/U.K./Missing Persons )
10:06- Clive Burr/ Nicko McBrain ( Iron Maiden )
11:24 - Les Binks/ Dave Holland ( Judas Priest )
12:25 - Nicholas Barker ( Cradle of Filth/ Dimmu Borgir )
13:47 - Lars Ulrich ( Metallica )
Thank you!! You saved me 15 minutes that I could never get back!!
Was happy to see the AVH mention and even... Lars. Metallica was never my band, but they didn't get put on the map with some slack drummer. Lars is essential to their early success and then some. Sue me.
Love for Bill Ward 👏👏👏
ringo by default .. jesus ...anyone heard him playing live without the backup drummer?
Someone can be your favorite but not necessarily the best. It's just your own personal preferences. I like Stewart Copeland from the Police. He's pretty good but not the best. Same with Dave Grohl.
Charlie is not just a great drummer. He’s a great musician. He writes a lot of guitar riffs for Anthrax. Back in a 1993 interview for Guitar World, Scott (Ian) said that Charlie was better than both him and Dan (Spitz).
He has nothing left to prove to me as a drummer but I want to hear more from him as a guitar player.
If recall correctly, the solo on United Forces by SOD is Charlie
I remember that interview. Charlie may be a great riff writer, but no way he is technically a better guitar player than Dan Spitz.
@@supernothing77 In his book Scott Ian craps on Dan a lot. He just didn't like him much as a person. Which probably explains Scott downplaying his guitar skills as well.
he is underappreciated given all that he does with Anthrax, yes including writing songs and playing guitar.
@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle What do you like about Anthrax? I really don't get their appeal at all and why they are regarded so highly when in fact no one I know have brought them up at first. To me the other bands of the big four are way more interesting.
Good to hear someone like Charlie giving Alex Van Halen recognition
AVH is my favorite drummer
Alex is a rock drummer that swings like a jazzman!
Behind every great guitarist is a great drummer. RIP EVH!
You're kidding, right?
💯
Billy Cobham - Tony Williams - Dennis Chambers - Phil Rudd - Jeff Porcaro - Steve Gadd - Kirk Covington - Dave Holland - Peter Criss - Mick Tucker
Thank you for including Alex Van Halen. One of my personal favs!
Daney carey, joey jordison, vinnie paul, gene hoglan and dave lombardo!
Charlie is one of the greatest. I would include Dave Lombardo and Tomas Haake as well.
Good luck on the Pantera shows Charlie. Word is you're killing it 👌
Add in Gene Hoglan and Sean Reinert in there for joint 15 & then Vinnie Paul that’s my top 16 metal drummers.
Agree on Thomas Haake. He is an absolute beast!
The drums on "Children of the Grave" are just fantastic - Bill Ward is an often forgotten player.
I am so happy you mentioned Bill Ward. He is so severely under rated. Him along with John Bonham were huge inspirations to me. It's so ridiculous that he is omitted from so many best drummers list.
I’ve said this for decades bono gets the nod, how in the f*ck does ward not have the same nod? I can’t stand it
Bill ward is def in my top list of drummers of all time.
I'm so glad to hear Nick Barker getting recognition from drummers nowadays. He was definitely ahead of his time when it came to extreme styles of drumming.
Yeah he been smashing it since 93 barker ' top musician
Charlie is kicking all kinds of ass in the Pantera tour. Thank you Charlie your a legend yourself I'm proud of you.
Agreed
Pantera is going to crush it, good decision to open for Metallica
He's not a legend
@@flameslingeralex3549 in metal circles he is...
John Tempesta is great too I last saw him when he was with Testament it was fuckn perfect.
So glad to see him include Nicholas Barker. His drumming has been such an inspiration. And especially on Dimmu Borgirs' Puritanical Eurphoric Misanthropia. Such a classic record.
His drumming in Lock Up is so tight. What a great band.
Perfect .
Ditto!
And on the cradle of filth cover of hallowed be thy name!
Fuck yeah Nick doesn't get nearly enough credit, glad to hear Charlie recognizing him.
It makes perfect sense that Charlie likes drummers that add feeling to the music instead of just speed or intensity. I've always said that's where Charlie excels, he plays the perfect parts for the songs, not just speed or showing off. He understands what works as well as anyone ever has. I play guitar and Charlie is still one of my favorite metal heroes and there's only a handful of drummers on that list. Classy, professional, highly underrated, and one of the best music IQs ever.
I agree with you. I also play guitar but Charlie has always been my biggest idol. I was just a kid when Anthrax started and even that i liked Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Iron Maiden at the time Anthrax was number one. At the time as State of Euphoria came out i was totaly sold. Been fan since -88. I just have to be grateful that my bigger brother listened Anthrax at the time.
I'm sure I will get laughed out of the comments section for this but the drummer for Def Leppard is quite literally the only one armed drummer I know who has been doing this for as long as he's been doing it. Having his arm ripped off did not deter him whatsoever from fulfilling his dream of being a drummer. He retrained himself to play almost immediately and I am so very proud to say Rick Allen is one of a kind.
Facts! Just a beautiful story with Rick carrying on and the band not missing a beat....literally! Amazing footwork from Rick Allen!
Rick is really good
It's amazing that he's still playing with one arm. Just like Bethany Hamilton, the girl who continued to surf after a shark bit off her arm. Doesn't make him one of "the greatest" though, which he wasn't even when he had two arms.
You should listen to the first album by Def Leppard.. on through the night Ricks drumming is amazing I think you'll change your mind 🥁
@@markgreene6349 I've listened to that album many times and he's great. Still don't think he's one of "the greatest" though.
Bill Ward, Neil Peart, Vinnie Paul, David Silveria, Bun E. Carlos, Mick Fleetwood and Ray Luzier are some of my favorite drummers
@ghost mall Actually, I only own a few Cheap Trick records but he just always stood out to me as a drummer! I do need to check out more of their material though.
Bun E Carlos taught me how to drum in 1980.
Drums till Death
Great picks
Love Neil Peart AKA The Professor!!
Ian paice, cozy powell Steve Smith Neil peart, Tommy Aldridge Denny carmassi Danny sepherine.
Charlie is the best of the Big 4 to me. He doesn't get enough credit for just how good he is. Add in the fact that he writes a lot of the music, it makes him a metal MVP.
Dave and Paul are pretty good. Megadeth had some awesome drummers too with Nick and Gar. Lars is always underappreciated, he changed the game a lot
@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle lars is definitely the least talented of all of them, but he smashes everyone when it comes to song writing and arrangement.
@Ben he doesn't write anything it's all James, but he did some stuff on drums that changed the game a but he made double bass en vogue though he wasn't the first...
@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle bro he is credited on every single metallica song wdym
@Ben OK he and James have an agreement, in exchange for Lars handling the business elements, and being allowed to help arrange the riffs James writes he is an equal partner. James writes the music and lyrics and Lars goes Rick Rubin and says yay or nay. Read Dave Mustaine's comments on why he won't sign off on no life til leather because he refuses to split Lars on songs he had nothing to do with..
Ian Paice from Deep Purple will always be my favorite drummer. Just incredible!! 🥁
Speaking of great old school drummers , Thin Lizzy's drummer Brian Downey is probably my favorite. Great sound and great beats and super tight fills with lots of great hi hat work incorporated. People always go on about the twin guitars but my ears where always nailed to what Brian was doing.
Love the sound of Downey :D
Yes, I totally agree. Deserves a big mention for how great some of their material was and a superb live player too
Charlie doing metal and The Bronx proud. Keep doing your thing Charlie. You are very underrated, so much so that people are actually surprised you are killing it in Pantera. I'm not surprised. Charlie has always been a first class drummer.
I ain't surprised either MOTHAFUKKAS!!! CHARLIEDONTCHEAT!!
Charlie, YOU got me into metal. Among the Living is what broke my cherry 🍒. Must have been around 10 years old when that album came out, & it blew my mind forever! 🤯 Thank you Charlie.
I always loved Mick Tucker from Sweet. Great drummer that was able to play different styles of drums. Just listening to his drums on "Set Me Free". Classic and so underrated.
Charlie is no slouch of a drummer as well. He is easily one of my favorite drummers. I had Faith in him that he would do justice for the Pantera tribute, and from what I've seen, he's doing an incredible job, he deserves a lot of credit. He is such an incredible musician.
he writes a lot of the anthrax music, underappreciated musician
Anthrax are overrated
@flameslingeralex L take
@@flameslingeralex3549 No one asked you
@@symbologee No one has to ask me before I say something
Great inclusion with Clive Burr, Charlie.👍
Thank you for a great list,Charlie! Your insight, sincerity, and respect for drummers, and drumming made this a joy to watch!
Charlie is killing it in Pantera and I like his collaboration with dark matter coffee as well ☕️ 😊
Great to see Nick Barker get a mention. He was in the studio helping us and he was someone I always looked up to.
it's fun to hear Charlie talking about others drummers, when I was younger Charlie was my favorite drummer, love the way he plays. I still love discovering new drummers because of Charlie in a way. Thanks man !!!
Great list with many unexpected but earned names. I feel Alex Van Halen is one of the greatest rock drummers of all time who was just over shadowed by his brother of course.
Terry Bozzio is incredible. The Missing Persons song US Drag really is the song that made me realize just how good he is.
I love your insight and breakdown on the drummers that you mentioned. Thank you for your own contribution to music
Charlie, beat the beats, the beats you beat! He is and always was one of the greats! 🤘
Chaaaarrliieee...don't cheat!!!
Great choices for sure man... I love the comments about Alex VH with his new kits for every tour - so true. He was the first to have that "double - size" bass drums too... The comment about Neil Peart is so awesome as well - the "Tom Sawyer" fills are the absolute best and I can totally see Charlie and his friends at dinner at Sparks Steakhouse or something playing the fills with their silverware on the plates - so cool... Kind of weird that he didn't mention Scott Travis or Mike Portnoy - but hey, great commentary from a great drummer - thank you Charlie.
Great list of drummers. I like the inclusion of Ringo. One of his greatest strengths was that he was as steady as a metronome, no small feat. Two other rock drummers that I think would be worth including would be Ginger Baker known best from Cream and Yoshiki from X Japan. He ran a marathon on his double kicks.
Charlie is such an awesome Musician, besides great Drummer.
I would have added, Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge, Peter Criss, Scott Travis and Ian Paice🤘🏻
Charlie is definitely on my list of favorite drummers, that's for sure. He's a hell of a guitar player also.
Charlie is a great drummer. I'm glad he mentioned Ringo Star and Alex Van Halen. They inspired me also in my journey into learning to play and being creative. Thanks Charlie for your awesome musicianship and hope you continue to have a great career 👍
Hi Charlie, hope you read this! You are between the best that you've mention. I agree with you on every drummer you mentioned there. I'm sure we can add some other great ones too, but no need! Those are all awesome! You have contributed so much for Metal that many of us sometimes I feel you just don't get the credit you deserve. But to me, you are! You are and should be an inspiration and remembered at the TOP as an Incredible Drummer and Riff Master that helped shape and put Thrash Metal on the Map! I have met you before and hope to do it again someday because you are not only one of my top all favorites, but also an extremely humble guy that loves what you do! So cheers to you brother! See you on the next Anthrax Tour, and certainly with Pantera. Rock on!
Ian Paice and Bill Ward are my favorites. Some of the intros that Ian played , Pictures of Home for instance, blew me away
Thumbs up for Ian Paice!
Ian Paice and Cozy Powell and Lee Kerslake have old school feel for miles.
They have everything that Vinny Appice doesn’t (and Vinny’s drumming vocabulary works perfectly for that kind of really measured ‘marching’ metal feel of so many Dio songs, I wouldn’t want it differently with all those machine-gun snare fills and the endless Ting Ting ride cymbal 1/4 notes, it’s his very own.)
Finally! Clive being in a list! One of my all time drummer heroes.
I’d like to add a drummer who is highly underrated. Gil Moore from Triumph. Not only was he a fantastic drummer, but he could sing and write also.
Gil was a triple threat!
Charlie is and always will be my favorite drummer. It's nice to find out who he looked up to and got inspired by.
Great Interview. Very well explained with a lot of love and respect.
I was shocked that Dave Lombardo or Gene Hoglan was not on your list.
Excellent list from Charlie. Here are 11 more that are just as worthy:
- Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, Ozzy)
- Deen Castronovo (Wild Dogs, Journey)
- Bobby Jarzombek (Halford, Riot)
- Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Black Sabbath)
- Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Grip Inc.)
- Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
- Gar Samuelson (Megadeth, Fatal Opera)
- Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Megadeth)
- Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio)
- Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Testament)
- Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
Really intelligent and insightful clip with some great picks.
You deserve to be mentioned with the best Charlie. Always been one of my favorite drummers.
Charlie is a hella good drummer himself. I met him in Gatwick airport in London in 1989 & he was nice as hell. My brother was jazzed because he was very into Anthrax
Bill Ward is an amazing drummer. Definitely on my fave drummer list.
Love that he mentioned Clive Burr
This is one of the best of these that I've seen. He's actually providing much more commentary and depth, rather than just, "I really like so and so. They're great."
All solid choices from a great great drummer and its nice to see Les Binks getting props for his pioneering work.
I was very pleasantly surprised with the kudos to Bill Ward, Terry Bozzio and Clive Burr. The first 2 are on my favorites list, and early Maiden with Burr and Di'Anno esp. Killers is the best Maiden imho.
Awesome list. Thank you for sharing.
Great ambassador for music, thanks, like listening to Bill Walton talk about basketball breaking down techniques of different players and coaches, the passion and appreciation for the art really comes through, thanks again
Only missed Mike Portnoy on this list. Totally agree on Nicolas Barker and the fire drums on espesially Dimmus Puritanical euphoric misanthropya album. My Dimmu Borgir favorite to. And happy you gave Lars some credit👍 And not forgot Burr and McBrain🤘 You rock pretty good yourself🤘
Charlie deserves all the recognition and then some. His work is amazing and he can pull off so many different styles.
You are absolutely one of my top ten favorite drummers in the world!! You’re playing has just gotten better and better. When I first heard worship music I was blown away. Keep up the good work Charlie!!
Hell yes you're on my top 10 metal drummers list. Among the Living and Persistence of Time were amazing. S.O.D. Speak English or Die was a crossover game changer for a lot of us growing up in that period of time. I definitely remember your drumming made me take notice. Thank you for all the great music!
Charlie is definitely in my Top 5. When I first heard Anthrax’s Among The Living album, I was blown away! Still can’t play some of those speedy parts to this day.
Charlie will go down as one of the greats. I’m glad he’s finally getting mainstream recognition
Bill Ward is a horribly underrated drummer. Thanks for including him Charlie.
no he's not.
thats what i was gonna say lol
What a sincere dude. And I love his picks, 1-8 is exactly what I'd pick.
Charlie - great breakdown of some all time greats. You are definitely on the list as well.
Dude, you are one of my fav drummers. I grew up on Anthrax.
7:22 Neil Peart
Love it! Brann Dailor had Lars Ranked 2. Charlie has him 11. These guys know what they're talking about! They have the Lars haters on strings, dancing! 🕺🤣😂 And they aren't the only drummers that love Lars! These drummers love Lars, too:
- Mike Portnoy
- Joey Jordison
- Mario Duplantier
- Brann Dailor
- Charlie Benante
- Dave Grohl
- Taylor Hawkins
- Travis Barker
- Neil Peart
- Bill Ward
- Chuck Biscuits
- Phil Rudd
- Mikkey Dee
- Dave Lombardo
The list goes on! Not to mention the millions of fans that love Lars. And UA-camrs that upload videos of them learning and playing Lars' drum beats. And other musicians other than drummers that love Lars! Nice to see people with credibility that know what they're talking about say how great Lars is! Too many haters on their couch with cookie crumbs on their belly talking shit!
It’s that Lars is terrible or anything and yes he was inventive early on ,we all agree. He’s just not a very skilled player, nothing personal a lot are not. Drummer Jeff Campatelli was asked to come in by a producer to work him on his skills That’s OK. Definitely very popular household name & he’s still out there doing it.
lol
Man this is some serious copium. On a real list, lars doesnt even make the top 100 lol.
@@uraniumcranium2613 Opinions are great, aren't they?
Great list.
Honorable mention - Matt Cameron from Soundgarden
This is awesome. Thank you. Love you Charlie!
I love Charlie's drumming. I really enjoy when he's sitting in that groove pocket and keeping Anthrax songs ramming home. 🤘🤖🤘
Lars and Ringo are song drummers. Thanks Charlie! You’re a legend yourself! ❤️
Charlie himself is literally the drummer that made me want to play drums 35 years ago
His playing has always amazed me and to see him doing the Pantera gigs now is mind-boggling to me he is doing so good at it
Charlie definitely is one of my musical Heroes
Hey Charlie! It's great to finally get to communicate w/ famous artists. I'm a 49y dude from Long Island NY, who grew up as a bassist, but later gravitated to drums. Thank you did your list, allow me to give you mine. This is in no particular order, and yes, you're on my list. These drummers are on this list not only for being my favorite but for being inspirational, making me wanna be a drummer in the first place
1) Robert Sweet-Stryper: his showmanship is 2nd to none. Before him, any double kick I heard were rare. During the song "You Know What You Do" it was the 1st timei ever heard anyone do a double kick fill in the chorus of a song. Blew my mind at the time, and it still does.
2) Mikkey Dee-King Diamond, Don Dokken, Motorhead
Key songs: Black Horsemen, Invisible Guests
3) You-Anthrax; the 1st time I heard you on "Antisocial" my mind was blown, totally
4) Tommy Aldridge- Ozzy, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen, Iconic
5) Nick Menza- Megadeth
6) Cozy Powell-Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath,
7) Nicole McBrain-Iron Maiden
8) Joey Scott-Lizzy Borden
9) Shawn Drover-Megadeth
10) Jimmy Dr Grasso-Megadeth, Ratt
Thanks for listening
P.S. Good luck on your new Panera your bro!
Can’t wait to see him with Anthrax in January, got VIP too, and seeing him again with Pantera in 2024. Awesome to see Neil Peart here. Rush is one of my favorite bands.
Ummm what drummer *wouldn't* have Neil on the list??
I 100% agree with him when talking about Bill Ward…listen to him on the early stuff. Heavy jazz…blows my mine listening to Bill. So happy to hear Ward get some love.
I'd imagine when Nick sees this video he is going to be incredibly humbled and super stoked. Really nice to see!
Really nice to see Terry Bozzio on this list, and Nick Barker! wow, you're right, we haven't heard as much from him lately as far as bigger bands. He did the SOD offshoot :/
I'm so happy that Charlie brought up Nicholas Barker. He is THE reason I fell in love with Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. That man doesn't get enough credit! Can't wait to see Charlie with PantetA WOOOOOOOOO
Les Binks is one of the most underrated foundational metal players; great to hear him recieve some recognition. Awesome intro to “Exciter” on Unleashed in the East.
Charlie Benante has always been in my top 5 metal musicians, as a drummer that is also a guitarist and lyricist; your input towards Anthrax’s music is inspirational.
Shout outs, respect and thanks from Australia, cheers
Great List! You would surely be on mine too. My only add is Cozy Powell
Another great drummer recognizes the brilliance of Lars, only nobodies think that he is not a great drummer
He's not a very technical or precise drummer at times, but he is a great composer and massively influential
Only nobodies think that Ginger Baker wouldn't be on this list.
Agreed.
I thought his drumming was excellent on the first 4 albums- the black album was a bit of a letdown after the technical genius of Justice, but still good. I don’t think there’s any question that Lars is one of the greats, but once you hear someone like Kai Hahto, it’s harder to fully appreciate the simpler stuff. There’s still a place for it, but my tastes have evolved over the years, which is why I’m not as fond of their “newer” stuff I guess.
@@shawnstephens1251 Ginger Baker is a joke. Anyone who thinks Ginger Baker is a great drummer knows obviously nothing about music let alone drumming and should have their head inspected by professionals…
For me Vinnie Paul is my favorite drummer ever. He not only had ability to always write the perfect drum parts for Pantera stuff, but he was a damn metronome. Always had booming drum tone and kept groove like no other.
Fantastic list. And yes like so many other drummers I've seen talk about Bonham, he had such a unique, distinctive sound.
I love this. Listening to musicians talk about their influences.
Charlie and Felix Griffin ( DRI) were in my mind the Pioneers of Blast Beats.
Amazing Drummers !
Thank you Charlie to include Clive Burr as for me it is one of the greatest hard rock drummer.
I would have add also Chris Kontos as he hit so heavy and has his own style
Oh yeah Chris Kontos...BME is one of the best metal albums ever recorded. Also Eloy Casagrande
Great list Charlie! Great drummers make great music and you've done that! ❤
You're so underrated , I hope he's gets recognized more after doing this Pantera tribute ... He's a legend
Great video. I do miss Tommy Aldridge in the video. He must have been a source of inspiration too for Charlie. But I get it he can’t name everyone that would make more than 11😀 Charlie is a legend, can’t wait for the upcoming Anthrax album. Keep it going Charlie 👊🏻⚡️👊🏻
Thank you! People shit all over Lars, but the guy is an absolute metal icon. His early stuff was so innovative and I would argue that it shaped the drum sound we hear in metal to this day in a big way. The guy inspired so many modern metal drummers. He has his live blunders, but he certainly has earned our respect in his place in metal history.
Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett are two of the greatest thrash metal musicians. They brought thrash metal to the world stage and made it a respectable genre like jazz. It's their chops that shaped thrash metal and created the blueprint from which it would be built.
Mr. Charlie Benate! I was one of the guitar players from The Piranha Brothers! Love the channel, nice to see
Love the shout out to Nick Barker! First time I really noticed him was watching the Wacken 07 performance. What a machine!!
Charlie, you are also one of the all time best drummers EVER!!!
I would also give shout outs to:
1. Vinnie Paul ( R.I.P.)
2. Dave Lombardo
3. Gene Hoglan
4. D.H. Peligro ( R.I.P.)
5. Tommy ( R.I.P.)/ Marky Ramone
Charlie can’t you make yourself #1? You are one of the best drummers I have had the pleasure of listening to for over the past 30 years…. You put a lot to shame and especially now through the years on how consistent you are and perfect!!!!!!
You are a master on drums, Charlie. And above all, a great person. Thank you.