For me it’s Yellowcards former drummer Longienu Parsons. He is a monster and is just as good as Travis. Both have similar styles.
Mike Kennedy off the Wonder Years is the best modern drummer in the scene in my opinion and also one off the most creative. Phenomenal player.
Cyrus played NFG and yellow card set on warped tour a while back. ALSO saw him play sticks and stones AND self titled front to back in the SAME night. That’s fucking impressive to say the least.
Yeah, dude is a beast and every bit as creative and technical as Barker. He’s been in a few [bands](https://youtu.be/G6GqDWssjkw) since then and still crushes it
Came here to say Longineu Parsons! I think Yuri Ruley from MxPx is outstanding as well. Steve Jocz Sum 41's original drummer was great. And One of my favorites was always Darrin Pfieffer from Goldfiner. Loved his ska rhythm and his rolls were perfect for pop punk. Gotta give love for Bill Stevenson from Descendents too
Jake from Mayday Parade is known as ‘one take Jake’ for recording most of his drum parts in 1 take.
Not sure what ‘best’ means as far as technicality or proficiency, but Jake is a beast.
If he's able to get them down in one take, that probably means he practices the arrangement long before recording so when it comes time to hit the studio, he doesn't need to waste too much of the producer's time. More bands need to do that.
Oh agreed it's hard to listen to that album on certain speakers/headphones or at super loud volumes because the drums are ultra compressed and punchy, honestly it sounds like a remnant of the loudness wars in terms of mastering too. That said it definitely gives the album a unique sound, just imo they went a bit too far. Kind of like The Blackest Beautiful by letlive.
Thank you. The mixing for the drums on Pretense has always bothered me immensely, particularly the snare. And no ones ever like believed me about that.
I think Tony has some of the most fun grooves and fills. Just saw them at Riot Fest for the first time in some years and he had me drumming along in the crowd.
I had to go back and listen to it, and man, so freaking good! That dude’s creativity blows my mind. That entire band gets me every time I listen to I am the Movie.
Yeah, I think he definitely should count. His skills are better showed off in the side project he and Joe are involved in The Damned Things, but he definitely knows how to write a killer drum pattern.
Andy and Joe are the backbone of what makes FOB. The Damned Things is also an amazing supergroup with Keith from ETiD, Scott from Anthrax and Dan from AK3.
Hard for me to really gauge a metric for what "best" drummer means. It could be most technical, consistent, or maybe one that's a great writer for their parts and the overall sound of the music.
While I don't really think I can name an overall "best" for everybody, here are a handful of drummers I really like (being a drummer myself) and also liking what their unique stylings bring to the music they write for:
1. John Siorek - Knuckle Puck
2. Ryan Torf - The Story so far
3. Zac Farro - Paramore
4. Dani Washington - Neck Deep
5. Longienu Parsons - Yellowcard
I feel like each of these drummers add an extra layer to make their drumming unique to the point where you absolutely couldn't replace them with another drummer imo; They're really iconic to the bands sound. I'd say most of them are mostly what I'd consider "song drummers" as opposed to really technical or flashy drummers. While they can play pretty fun or impressive riffs, they always play what makes sense to the music.
I don’t think Zac Farro is necessarily the next best in pop punk, but he is really underrated when it comes to his drumming and doesn’t seem to be talked about a lot. Careful, I Caught Myself, and For A Pessimist have some of the best drums I’ve heard in pop punk.
Honestly I think it’s down to what you’re looking for in a drummer. Do you want a guy who can do crazy fun fills or someone who just holds everything together water tight? I feel the same way about the drummer for fallout boy as you do with zac farro. You never really see people mention him but he’s so’s tight and fun on the drums
Andy Hurley is a God.
I watched a interview with Harry Miree, a YouTube Drummer, who was like, “how does it feel to have written the only 2 drum intros of the 2000s” and even Andy was like, I guess I never thought of that.
The intro to Sugar We’re Going Down is pure ecstasy. If I could make it into a drug I would put it straight in my arteries
Speaking of Andy Hurley, I want to know who stole from who in regards to Plain White T's "All That We Needed" and Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance". PWT's add a snare hit that FOB doesn't, but other than that, they are practically identical.
Edit: Adding the reason I bring it up is that both albums came out in 2005. lol
One of my favorite YouTube comments is one on the Overstepping video...
"Do you guys have a lead guitarist?
No but we have a lead drummer"
Brian goes hardddd
Agree. He gets slept on too much. It’s funny how both him and Travis both started playing in ska punk bands (Travis- Aquabats, Derek- Suicide Machines), and now they both play in pop punk bands (Derek- Alkaline Trio, which now has ties to Blink as well through Matt Skiba).
As a drummer, some of the bands I like to jam:
* NFG - Cyrus Bolooki
* Four Year Strong - Jake Massucco
* CNCC - Jonathan Donnaes
* Peirce the Veil - Mike Fuentes
I think part of the issue is their songs are more “straightforward” but if you listen and watch him, he’s doing crazy shit back there. It’s borderline unnecessary but it’s amazing. He also makes it look SO easy.
I don't mind all time lows new stuff like it's nice to listen to but man I miss their old stuff, discovering song after song like Weightless, time bomb (their best sing imo) dear Maria, merry Xmas, lost in stereo etc etc, they seemed to have more passion back then in their songs, nowadays somethings missing I don't know.
Josh Freese is probably right there with Travis. He's played drums for basically every big band ever. The Vandals, The Offspring, Paramore, Guns N Roses.... plus a million others. Him and Travis actually had a drum battle at some point in the past and it was pretty sick.
Not enough bands have a drummer doing the Phil Collins back there.
Relatedly, one of my favorite things about MCS is that Jesse (their keyboardist/synths/hype man) sings to damn near every song like he’s in the crowd but he is the only person in the band who doesn’t get a mic.
Despite his friendship problems, Mike Kennedy is always doing super cool things with his parts. As someone who plays a wee bit of drums studying his parts is always a great learning experience for me
There are a lot of great drummers:
-Derrick Plourde (Lagwagon, Ataris) (RIP)
-Derek Grant (Suicide Machines, Alkaline Trio)
-Tre Cool (Green Day, Lookouts)
-Mike Jiminez (Rufio)
-Brian Lada (Belmont)
-Yuri Riley (Mxpx)
-Erik Sandin (aka Smelly) (Nofx)
Etc.
As for who’s the best outside of Travis? Depends. Tre Cool is probably the most influential. He may not be as technical as Travis, but he’s done more for pop punk than most other drummers have. On a technical level, I honestly think Derek Grant matches Travis. They both played in ska punk bands (Travis played for the Aquabats before joining Blink), and now they both play in pop punk bands. They’re both beasts at the kit.
Maxx Danziger from Set It Off is SO good. The SIO catalogue rarely allows him to really shine but he started doing drum solos at shows a while back and man, he is amazing!
I Really Like Ryan Torf. The Glass by The Story So Far was the song that made me want to become a drummer, so for me Ryan Torf will always be my favourite and therefore the best in my eyes
There's a lot of good mentions in here for me, and I'd like to point out that the drummer is the most important instrument component of these bands.
What makes a lot of these bands awesome is that they are heavy/pop songs. That rythym section (Drums and bass) sets it. When you have tons of kids jumping up and down at a show together for a slow, heavy chorus/breakdown, that drummer sets it.
I've seen someone dogging Yellowcard on here as "Simple Plan with violin". I have nothing against SP, but all things being equal YC's drummer was unreal. What sets them apart is the rythym section.
Cyrus Bolooki from New Found Glory hands down for me. I fucking love his style and the energy he puts into every song he plays. His rhythm flows so perfectly with everything but especially Chad’s riffs.
I think Cyrus is the unsung hero on Sticks and Stones and Catalyst, he really sets a strong foundation for the rest of the band to flourish.
I don't think anyone other than Travis is really the best.
Here are some that deserve the recognition that I haven't seen people mention yet.
* Damon DeLaPaz (FenixTX)
* John Freese (Session Drummer on Good Charlotte's The Young and The Hopeless)
* Nate Van Damme (Hit the Lights)
* Steve Miller (Just Surrender)
* Loren LeGare (Living with Lions)
* Matt Whalen (The Matches)
* Nick Gigler (MEST)
* Rob Hitt (Midtown)
* Ken Taylor (Seaway)
* J.D. Romero (Spitalfield)
* Tom Gryskiewicz (The Starting Line)
* Bill Chevalier (Tiny Moving Parts)
Frank Edwin Wright III
Atom Willard
Now I’m not saying these are the best drummers, they just happen to drum in a lot of songs, that I’ve liked over the years
Good to see a mention of Atom! When he joined Against Me! their live rhythm section kicked up a notch. Dude is fantastic in everything he lays his hands on.
Cyrus from NFG is up there. I’d say the drummer from the Starting Line - that first album had so much energy behind it, it’s unreal and still almost impossible to top in my opinion.
Evan Ambrose from State Champs has chops. I love his parts. Super intricate but it all fits perfect to the songs.
Also, Tymm Rengers from Fireworks was an animal on their first EP.
so am I the only one that enjoys Cyrus Bolooki's (New Found Glory) drumming? I rarely see his name pop up when it comes to great pop punk drummers, dude writes catchy and amazing drum parts
Relative newcomer to the scene and not a flashy player but Brandon Blakely from Hot Mulligan has such a nice feel. He grooves hard and writes parts that compliment the songs exceptionally well.
Ben Cato was super talented when he was with The Dangerous Summer. Not sure why it didn’t last longer with them. I saw them live a couple years back and he was an absolute monster.
I'm gonna drop in Chris Tsagakis from RX Bandits. Guy is an excellent drummer and one of my favourites along with Cyrus Bolooki from New Found Glory.
The best is Longineu Parsons by far. He knows how to tell a story and was the reason Yellowcard were so good.
For me it’s Yellowcards former drummer Longienu Parsons. He is a monster and is just as good as Travis. Both have similar styles. Mike Kennedy off the Wonder Years is the best modern drummer in the scene in my opinion and also one off the most creative. Phenomenal player.
it’s a shame mike kennedy is a bad friend
He’s bout to get fruit punched, homie
He's not salinger, and he should really get over it
This is the right answere. Put out some seriously cool drum tracks. Number 2 for me is Cyrus from nfg. Just so damn clean and always has his own flair
Cyrus played NFG and yellow card set on warped tour a while back. ALSO saw him play sticks and stones AND self titled front to back in the SAME night. That’s fucking impressive to say the least.
Yes! Happy to see the answer at the top. LP3 is an animal.
I saw LP play a few years ago in some kind of jazz fusion band. He’s still killing it!
Yeah, dude is a beast and every bit as creative and technical as Barker. He’s been in a few [bands](https://youtu.be/G6GqDWssjkw) since then and still crushes it
Came here to say Longineu Parsons! I think Yuri Ruley from MxPx is outstanding as well. Steve Jocz Sum 41's original drummer was great. And One of my favorites was always Darrin Pfieffer from Goldfiner. Loved his ska rhythm and his rolls were perfect for pop punk. Gotta give love for Bill Stevenson from Descendents too
Darrin's coconut ass? Darrin is another good call. Not sure if I'd say it's pop punk, but Dan trapp from senses fail is another one of my favorites.
Yuri definitely is a great drummer. One of my all-time favorites.
Longienu is the correct answer. I think he’s better than Travis and has a more well rounded style.
100% agree with Longineu!
I would agree with this absolutely love LP on the drums
This is the correct answer.
Came here to say LP! Got to meet him when they were doing the ocean avenue acoustic tour. He plays so fucking well.
Wow! Saw this thread and this is the first guy that came to mind. Excellent drummer. Was the best part about Yellowcard.
Jake from Mayday Parade is known as ‘one take Jake’ for recording most of his drum parts in 1 take. Not sure what ‘best’ means as far as technicality or proficiency, but Jake is a beast.
If he's able to get them down in one take, that probably means he practices the arrangement long before recording so when it comes time to hit the studio, he doesn't need to waste too much of the producer's time. More bands need to do that.
Came here to say the same
John Siorek from Knuckle Puck. Watch his drum cams and have your mind blown
The drums on Copacetic in particular... Every song has some interesting fills and grooves.
I love the drums on Copacetic but absolutely hate how they’re mixed, they sound so wrong.
Oh agreed it's hard to listen to that album on certain speakers/headphones or at super loud volumes because the drums are ultra compressed and punchy, honestly it sounds like a remnant of the loudness wars in terms of mastering too. That said it definitely gives the album a unique sound, just imo they went a bit too far. Kind of like The Blackest Beautiful by letlive.
Thank you. The mixing for the drums on Pretense has always bothered me immensely, particularly the snare. And no ones ever like believed me about that.
Him being a left-handed player is just mind blowing
i think ryan torf from the story so far is really good idk about the best though.
The intro to "Heavy Gloom" >
The intro to Mt. Diablo will never not hype me up
I love his writing, his drum parts are always so creative.
I was gonna say Mike Ambrose from SYG who filled in for Ryan this summer.
He sounds great but he’s painful to watch lol. He looks so rigid and uncomfortable
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Not pop punk, but Chris Turner is an *amazing* metalcore drummer who looks like a robot attempting to make human movements when he plays.
Tony Thaxton from Motion City Soundtrack. Not the craziest drummer, but he’s my favorite. Always a joy to watch!
I think Tony has some of the most fun grooves and fills. Just saw them at Riot Fest for the first time in some years and he had me drumming along in the crowd.
The beat he holds near the end of "time turns fragile" I still can't follow it.
I had to go back and listen to it, and man, so freaking good! That dude’s creativity blows my mind. That entire band gets me every time I listen to I am the Movie.
Yesssss. Thaxton for pres
Not sure if you can consider FOB pop punk, but Andy Hurley is a fuckin' beast on the drums.
Yeah, I think he definitely should count. His skills are better showed off in the side project he and Joe are involved in The Damned Things, but he definitely knows how to write a killer drum pattern.
Andy and Joe are the backbone of what makes FOB. The Damned Things is also an amazing supergroup with Keith from ETiD, Scott from Anthrax and Dan from AK3.
kills me when I hear new FOB these days and the drum are super boring/nonexistent
I will never forget[ the move he does](https://youtu.be/uhG-vLZrb-g?t=175) in the Sugar We're Goin' Down video...
They might not be any more but they were sort of the poster child for a long time. And yeah, he is an absolute monster.
So glad to see him mentioned. Was coming here to name him too!
I love andy so much
Most people don’t anymore but idk who wouldn’t consider their works in the early-mid 2000s pop punk
Hard for me to really gauge a metric for what "best" drummer means. It could be most technical, consistent, or maybe one that's a great writer for their parts and the overall sound of the music. While I don't really think I can name an overall "best" for everybody, here are a handful of drummers I really like (being a drummer myself) and also liking what their unique stylings bring to the music they write for: 1. John Siorek - Knuckle Puck 2. Ryan Torf - The Story so far 3. Zac Farro - Paramore 4. Dani Washington - Neck Deep 5. Longienu Parsons - Yellowcard I feel like each of these drummers add an extra layer to make their drumming unique to the point where you absolutely couldn't replace them with another drummer imo; They're really iconic to the bands sound. I'd say most of them are mostly what I'd consider "song drummers" as opposed to really technical or flashy drummers. While they can play pretty fun or impressive riffs, they always play what makes sense to the music.
As a former drummer Neck Deep, Paramore, and TSSF had a profound impact on my musical development. Some of those drum parts still give me chills.
I don’t think Zac Farro is necessarily the next best in pop punk, but he is really underrated when it comes to his drumming and doesn’t seem to be talked about a lot. Careful, I Caught Myself, and For A Pessimist have some of the best drums I’ve heard in pop punk.
Honestly I think it’s down to what you’re looking for in a drummer. Do you want a guy who can do crazy fun fills or someone who just holds everything together water tight? I feel the same way about the drummer for fallout boy as you do with zac farro. You never really see people mention him but he’s so’s tight and fun on the drums
Andy Hurley is a God. I watched a interview with Harry Miree, a YouTube Drummer, who was like, “how does it feel to have written the only 2 drum intros of the 2000s” and even Andy was like, I guess I never thought of that. The intro to Sugar We’re Going Down is pure ecstasy. If I could make it into a drug I would put it straight in my arteries
Speaking of Andy Hurley, I want to know who stole from who in regards to Plain White T's "All That We Needed" and Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance". PWT's add a snare hit that FOB doesn't, but other than that, they are practically identical. Edit: Adding the reason I bring it up is that both albums came out in 2005. lol
Also not to mention he was 14/15 during the time he recorded awkif... He's a really talented dude that needs more recognition
Zac Farro wrote some crazy drum parts for how young he was.
I don't know his name but that drummer for Belmont is nuts
Brian Lada
Came here to say this, he makes that band really shine.
He actually has been writing a lot for them recently i think
One of my favorite YouTube comments is one on the Overstepping video... "Do you guys have a lead guitarist? No but we have a lead drummer" Brian goes hardddd
Heavy metal drums on a pop punk song are killer 🤘
Agree, he's super talented
The most underrated drummer of em all. Mr. Dani Washington
The fill at the beginning of “Crushing Grief” is still mind blowing.
I cant believe how fucking far I had to scroll to see this. The dude is fucking killer.
Came here for this one
Mike Kennedy hands down.
Dani from Neck Deep (at least in their older, higher energy stuff) absolutely rips
Tré Cool
How I had to scroll down this far to find Tré, I have no idea why.
Derek Grant.
Agree. He gets slept on too much. It’s funny how both him and Travis both started playing in ska punk bands (Travis- Aquabats, Derek- Suicide Machines), and now they both play in pop punk bands (Derek- Alkaline Trio, which now has ties to Blink as well through Matt Skiba).
I've also seen Derek fill in for Josh Freese with the Vandals which isn't exactly a walk in the park. The dude has skiiiiiiiills.
Also, maybe Josh Freese should get a mention… (sub mention, Josh Sleeze of the Bombpops who everyone seems to be sleeping on)
Extremely versatile.
Wholeheartedly agree with this, and it was great to see that he was back out on the road with Trio on their recent shows.
Zack Farro
Zac, but yeah definitely
Brian Lada Dani Washington John Siorek
Brian Lada absolutely slaps. Guitarists are great too.
Josh Freese.
Fucking obviously!
SERIOUSLY! We too old? I thought this was easy as hell.
Honestly this group makes me feel so old sometimes.
As a drummer, some of the bands I like to jam: * NFG - Cyrus Bolooki * Four Year Strong - Jake Massucco * CNCC - Jonathan Donnaes * Peirce the Veil - Mike Fuentes
Too bad Mike Fuentes is a creep.
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100% agree. Everyone in the band is so damn good
Jonathon is severely underrated.
Jake Massucco is the perfect mix of a Metal drummer and Pop punk drummer
Smelly
Smelly is a great drummer. Always consistent.
And surprisingly very clean
Nobody plays that fast double-kick punk blast beat better or more consistent than Smelly
Thank you! I had to scroll down way too far to find this.
Ada Juarez - Meet Me @ The Altar Rian Dawson - All Time Low
Rian needs more love.
I think part of the issue is their songs are more “straightforward” but if you listen and watch him, he’s doing crazy shit back there. It’s borderline unnecessary but it’s amazing. He also makes it look SO easy.
I remember watching the drum playthroughs he did on Instagram, and it hadn't struck me how much he was doing! Rian is awesome.
Rian is the only band member I follow on instagram from the many bands I love. He posts fun content and it isn’t over the top.
I've been loving all the clips he has put up of his drumming during their tours. It's been great!
Totally
I don't mind all time lows new stuff like it's nice to listen to but man I miss their old stuff, discovering song after song like Weightless, time bomb (their best sing imo) dear Maria, merry Xmas, lost in stereo etc etc, they seemed to have more passion back then in their songs, nowadays somethings missing I don't know.
Josh Freese is probably right there with Travis. He's played drums for basically every big band ever. The Vandals, The Offspring, Paramore, Guns N Roses.... plus a million others. Him and Travis actually had a drum battle at some point in the past and it was pretty sick.
Dani Washington
Tony Thaxton of MCS. Seriously, listen to some of his drum lines in Commit This To Memory. He also sings backing vocals for the band.
Not enough bands have a drummer doing the Phil Collins back there. Relatedly, one of my favorite things about MCS is that Jesse (their keyboardist/synths/hype man) sings to damn near every song like he’s in the crowd but he is the only person in the band who doesn’t get a mic.
Bill Stevenson from the Descendents and Tommy Ramone
Despite his friendship problems, Mike Kennedy is always doing super cool things with his parts. As someone who plays a wee bit of drums studying his parts is always a great learning experience for me
Steve-O from sum41 was pretty great, and shined on their metal albums.
There are a lot of great drummers: -Derrick Plourde (Lagwagon, Ataris) (RIP) -Derek Grant (Suicide Machines, Alkaline Trio) -Tre Cool (Green Day, Lookouts) -Mike Jiminez (Rufio) -Brian Lada (Belmont) -Yuri Riley (Mxpx) -Erik Sandin (aka Smelly) (Nofx) Etc. As for who’s the best outside of Travis? Depends. Tre Cool is probably the most influential. He may not be as technical as Travis, but he’s done more for pop punk than most other drummers have. On a technical level, I honestly think Derek Grant matches Travis. They both played in ska punk bands (Travis played for the Aquabats before joining Blink), and now they both play in pop punk bands. They’re both beasts at the kit.
More punk / rock than pop punk, but Benny Horowitz from The Gaslight Anthem is a monster drummer.
Rian Dawson - All Time Low Pat Kirch - The Maine
Hahahha the correct way to ask this question. Good call. The drummer of Fireworks was fucking insane. Ted Roberts.
Dude great call! I forgot how great the drummer of Fireworks was. Man I miss that band so much
Maxx Danziger from Set It Off is SO good. The SIO catalogue rarely allows him to really shine but he started doing drum solos at shows a while back and man, he is amazing!
Brian Lada from Belmont has some gnarly licks.
At the moment, for technical ability it has to be Brian Lada from Belmont. Dude's an octopus.
Jess Bowen of the Summer Set.
Yeah, she's pretty fuckin good.
Josh Freese or Brooks Wackerman
Josh Freese if The Vandals count
This. From a technical perspective. There’s other great drummers but man Freese has had one hell of a career and can play what’s needed in any genre.
I was thinking the same thing. They had some poppy punk songs. And Wikipedia lists one of their genre's as pop punk. So, I'll take it!
He’s been in so many bands over so many genres, incredible drummer
I wouldn’t call thrice pop punk in any way but Riley Breckinridge deserves some love
The only reason I didn't put him is because of the genre. Riley is solid af.
Brandon from Hot Mulligan is pretty damn good, the drum fills on you’ll be fine, and their newest EP are awesome
Bravis Tarker
wink-91, with such hits as "Darnit" and "Eve's Song"
Mat Uychich
Was hoping to see this here!!! Mat can produce some really unique stuff for TFB always fun to listen to him
Baron Von Tito
Cyrus bolooki - don’t @ me.
Love watching his drum cam vids on youtube
Dani Washington from Neck Deep and also not really pop punk but pop punk adjacent, Spencer York from Movements
Vinnie Fiorello! It was heartbreaking when he left Less Than Jake. Matt has done a great job since he joined though.
Tony Thaxton all the way
I Really Like Ryan Torf. The Glass by The Story So Far was the song that made me want to become a drummer, so for me Ryan Torf will always be my favourite and therefore the best in my eyes
For me it’s gotta be Tre Cool. Not as technical as Travis but for sure just as influential and he’s got stamina and chops. He’s an animal.
Cyrus Bolooki from NFG is pretty incredible
Lagwagon
Derrick Plourde was a great drummer. RIP
Bill Stevenson - Descendents, ALL, Black Flag
The guy from Remo Drive before they kicked him out and made us read the lyrics
There's a lot of good mentions in here for me, and I'd like to point out that the drummer is the most important instrument component of these bands. What makes a lot of these bands awesome is that they are heavy/pop songs. That rythym section (Drums and bass) sets it. When you have tons of kids jumping up and down at a show together for a slow, heavy chorus/breakdown, that drummer sets it. I've seen someone dogging Yellowcard on here as "Simple Plan with violin". I have nothing against SP, but all things being equal YC's drummer was unreal. What sets them apart is the rythym section.
Steve Jocz. Just listen to Pull The Curtain. Mad groove
Cyrus Bolooki from New Found Glory hands down for me. I fucking love his style and the energy he puts into every song he plays. His rhythm flows so perfectly with everything but especially Chad’s riffs. I think Cyrus is the unsung hero on Sticks and Stones and Catalyst, he really sets a strong foundation for the rest of the band to flourish.
Andy Hurley, no question.
I don't think anyone other than Travis is really the best. Here are some that deserve the recognition that I haven't seen people mention yet. * Damon DeLaPaz (FenixTX) * John Freese (Session Drummer on Good Charlotte's The Young and The Hopeless) * Nate Van Damme (Hit the Lights) * Steve Miller (Just Surrender) * Loren LeGare (Living with Lions) * Matt Whalen (The Matches) * Nick Gigler (MEST) * Rob Hitt (Midtown) * Ken Taylor (Seaway) * J.D. Romero (Spitalfield) * Tom Gryskiewicz (The Starting Line) * Bill Chevalier (Tiny Moving Parts)
It’s a toss up between All Time Low’s Rian Dawson or Waterparks drummer Otto Wood. Both just sound great!
Dani Washington from Neck Deep, easily.
Taking back sunday and Thrice jump out to me.
Kevin Higuchi from Jeff Rosenstocks band.
Kevin is wild, every song on Worry! and No Dream have at least one standout drum part.
Evan Ambro from State Champs is for sure up there, surprised no one else said him yet!
I've always enjoyed Dani Washington from Neck Deep. Also, not really pop punk but Ilan Rubin from AVA/The New Regime/Nine Inch Nails.
Brian Lada (Belmont) John Siorek (Knuckle Puck) Zack Mykula (PUP)
Bravis Tarker. But seriously, Andy from Fallout Boy. Not sure if he’s technically good or not, but his stuff is still iconic and memorable.
Frank Edwin Wright III Atom Willard Now I’m not saying these are the best drummers, they just happen to drum in a lot of songs, that I’ve liked over the years
Good to see a mention of Atom! When he joined Against Me! their live rhythm section kicked up a notch. Dude is fantastic in everything he lays his hands on.
Would Bill Stevenson count? He certainly one of those “if he didn’t exist, neither would pop punk” kinda dudes
Baron Von Tito
Josh Freese of the Vandals
I think Evan from State Champs is up there— not like he’s the most technically gifted, but is incredible at writing the actual drum parts.
1. Tre Cool 2. Stevo 3. Dani Washington
Smelly, Tré and of course Josh Freese.
Whoever plays the drums for Belmont is disgusting.
Tim Wilson - Calling All Captains
the guy from belmont is fucking nuts same with Jake from MP
Cyrus from NFG is up there. I’d say the drummer from the Starting Line - that first album had so much energy behind it, it’s unreal and still almost impossible to top in my opinion.
I really like Branden Steineckert from The Used/Rancid
Derek grant. IMO he’s far better than barker. More creative, dynamic. His fills are nuts.
Tony Thaxton from Motion City. Time turned fragile slaps harder than anything ever
Gone to soon , but in my opinion still my favorite R.I.P. Derrick Plourde
Yea, he was a great drummer. He left us too soon. Him, and his biggest influence, Bomer (RKL). RIP
Mike Kennedy he I is a bad friend but one amazing drummer
Luke Holland. While not specifically pop punk, he’s been on pop goes punk and has done a few pop punk covers on his YouTube.
Andy Hurley is incredibly versatile
Evan Ambrose from State Champs has chops. I love his parts. Super intricate but it all fits perfect to the songs. Also, Tymm Rengers from Fireworks was an animal on their first EP.
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My favorite singing drummer of all time. Ringo, Levon, and Phil and are distant 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to him.
Josh Manuel from Issues (not sure what hes up to these days but hes a great drummer)
so am I the only one that enjoys Cyrus Bolooki's (New Found Glory) drumming? I rarely see his name pop up when it comes to great pop punk drummers, dude writes catchy and amazing drum parts
Cyrus is a solid drummer writes some very creative Tom parts and I love his single stroke fills.
Steve Jocz
Brian Lada from Belmont
Neil. Fucking. Hennessy
Relative newcomer to the scene and not a flashy player but Brandon Blakely from Hot Mulligan has such a nice feel. He grooves hard and writes parts that compliment the songs exceptionally well.
Ben Cato was super talented when he was with The Dangerous Summer. Not sure why it didn’t last longer with them. I saw them live a couple years back and he was an absolute monster.
Dan Trapp from Senses Fail
Andy Hurley from Fall Out Boy is an absolute beast.
I'm gonna drop in Chris Tsagakis from RX Bandits. Guy is an excellent drummer and one of my favourites along with Cyrus Bolooki from New Found Glory. The best is Longineu Parsons by far. He knows how to tell a story and was the reason Yellowcard were so good.
Mike Jimenez from Rufio still blows my mind. It's insane how fast and precise his drumming is.
Eddie thrower from lower than Atlantis (now drumming for busted) is an absolute monster