Joey Jordison -Slipknot?

nope....the title belongs to Mike Mangini (he has the world record for bpm)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7TzWrKso4I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLwTkdeResc&feature...

as far as metal drummers, there are countless faster than Joey

Proscriptor (Absu)

Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal)

Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)

George Kollias (Nile)

HellHammer (Mayhem)

Frost (Satyricon)

and basically any death/black metal drummer

****Michael: Joeys rhythms are very simple compared with most drummers....if anything, he can only play simple stuff fast (and not that fast on top of it)

No he's not. God I am so sick of people thinking Joey Jordison is the greatest drummer who ever lived. There are (FOR A FACT) better drummers than what the Nu Metal world has to offer. Look up the Death Metal drummers, for instance. Look up Jon Rice from Job for a Cowboy and tell me Joey Jordison is better. Joey has speed but he doesn't have rythem. Jon has all inbetween.

In a word, no.

He is plenty fast, though. Check out Raymond Herrera from Fear Factory sometime, too.

Take a look into the link in my sources for info on competitive speed drumming. Their goal is to find out who can play the most single strokes (not "rolling" the sticks, if you understand that drummer term) in a sixty-second span. It's quite competitive. As of 2007, the "fastest hands" champion is Tom Grosset (1156 beats per minute) and the "fastest feet" champion is Matt McKasty (907 beats per minute).

No, although he's a good drummer, he seems pretty mediocre when compared to some of the other talent out there, he's no where near being the fastest.

Joey can't drum anywhere near as good as Morgen Agren, who is a jazz drummer, though he plays in a metal side project called Sol Niger Within http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5YEqmIIdj8 watch the whole video.

i'm a big slipknot fan, but joey is NOT the world's fastest drummer.

Yes and No.

Others are 'faster' meaning they can play the basic drums fast due to an odd reflex action.

Joey, AKA God, Can play the most difficult drum setup stupidly fast. He can play faster behind his back and over his head than most people can forward.

He is classified as one of the best drummers, and fastest advanced drummer.

No. Good drummer, **** band. Look up Dying Fetus's drummer Travis Orbin

All that matters is that Joey is one of the best.

speed means very little by itself,

(I've heard a lot of fast drummers that can't hold a groove)

I'm more interested in talent, and Joey has that

worlds fastest drummers alive....

Flo Monier - Cryptopsy

George Kollias - Nile

Derek Roddy - ex-Hate Eternal

Inferno - Behemoth

Tony Laureano - Dimmu Borgir, ex-Angel Corpse

hes pretty good but hes not the fastest or best for that matter...the fastest drummer ive heard is leche from as blood runs black, the best would be daniel terchin from oceano imo