Def Leppard’s Rick Allen has been voted ‘Best Rock Drummer In The World” by the readers of Music Radar. Allen, the one-armed sticksman, beat out such famed colleagues as Queen‘s Roger Taylor, Dave Grohl, and Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, among others.
The Top 10 ‘Best Rock Drummers In The World’ – according to Music Radar are:
1. Def Leppard‘s Rick Allen
2. Volbeat’s Jon Larsen
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Ashton Irwin
4. Alter Bridge’s Scott Phillips
5. Former Who & Toto drummer Simon Phillips
6. Queen’s Roger Taylor
7. Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee
8. Blink-182’s Travis Barker
9. Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl
10. AC/DC‘s Phil Rudd
