The singing songwriting drum colossus with Mastodon has penned a few of his own great beats - and himself features in Rhythm Presents 100 Greatest Drum Beats with Mastodon's Oblivion - but when Rhythm nabbed him backstage at 2013's Download he had this to say about his favourite beat…
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