15 Greatest Drum Intros of All Time

The most iconic drum intros... period.

[RumpleGeist]

Band: Starts song with drums.

Loudwire: Greatest drum intro of all time.

[andreiandrey]

Before we unveil our top pic, here are (more than) a few honorable mentions:
Korn - Blind
Metallica - Motorbreath
Behemoth - Chant For Ezkaton
Testament - First Strike Is Deadly
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
Machine Head - Davidian
Avenged Sevenfold - Welcome To The Family
Megadeth - Skin O' My Teeth
Metallica - Bad Seed
Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
Ghost - Rats
Alice In Chains - Angry Chair
Lamb Of God - Forgotten Lost Angels
Kiss - I Love It Loud
Metallica - The Struggle Within
Behemoth - Wolves Of Siberia
Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People
Kreator - Fallen Brother
Bathory - Woman Of Dark Desire
Avenged Sevenfold - Remenissions
W.A.S.P - I Wanna Be Somebody
Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone
Sylosis - After Lifeless Years
Slipknot - Eyeless
Sepultura - Territory
Blur - Song 2
RHCP - Dani California
Billy Talent - Red Flag
Pentagram - All Your Sins
Bullet For My Valentine - The Last Fight
Lamb Of God - Nibbon
Kreator - Terrible Certainty
Venom - In League With Satan
Limp Bizkit - Head For The Barricade
Megadeth - Trust
Kreator - Love us Or Hate Us
Green Day - Know Your Enemy
Metallica - 2x4
Kreator - Civilization Collapse
Metallica - If Darkness Had A Son
Seether - Needles
Deftones - Around The Fur
Avenged Sevenfold - We Come Out At Night
Metallica - The Cure
Faith No More - Midlife Cris
10 Years - Novacaine
Skindred - Ratrace

[pacowong]

Greatest drum intros: no one is talking about the absence of pornhub theme

[tysonpassenier]

joey jordison’s eyeless intro definitely should have made this list considering what did make the list.

[williampaterson]

Alex Van Halen is seriously a good drummer. Hot for teacher is actually impressive.

[i.aladdin]

I just came to see where Painkiller was

[lastawake]

I would add:
- Run To The Hills,
- The Prisoner (by Iron Maiden),
- You Could Be Mine,
- Warriors Of The World United :pp

[rangamsarmah]

2:01 "grandfather!!" "cow fodder!" "grandfather" "cow fodder!"
"I AM THE

[fly]

Instead of calling these "X greatest thing of all time!!" you should just call it a compilation.

[joshuabrown]

Portnoy's intros are NUTS. I'm legitimately blown away by Mangini being able to go note for note with him.

[joaquinlezcano]

Most people seems to miss the thing that a good drum intro is:
+The beginning of the song with only drums.
+Either simple or difficult. It doesn't matter, as long as...
+That drum intro is instantly recognizable and that intro puts you on the mood of the song.
This said, sure some drum intros are missing. This list isn't THAT BAD tough.

[DJones]

has hot for teacher as #1 and doesn't even play the good part of the drum intro lol

[dylbolte]

When The Levee Breaks is a far superior drum intro than Rock N' Roll

[ivyhallquist]

13 Steps To Nowhere by Pantera has such a kickass, groovy drum intro. Vinnie Paul was tragically underrated.

[stephenventura]

Joey Jordison’s Eyeless intro? Mario Duplantier’s The Art Of Dying Intro?

[ryantownsend]

Good selection but failed to include Eyeless by Joey Jordison from Slipknot

[therealnafis]

"Down with the Sickness" was pretty iconic imho

[benedictplays]

Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” and Pink Floyd’s “Time” also have noteworthy drum intros.

[TheZOMGKetteh]

>puts Iron Maiden on list
>forgets about Run to the Hills


K.

[Daily_Bassist]

Ticks and Leeches at TWELVE?! Are you high?!