1990s Rock Drummers quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which Garbage drummer also produced Nirvana's album Nevermind?

   Answer: Butch Vig

   Why: Vig kept producing after co-founding Garbage in 1993, from Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream that year to Foo Fighters' Wasting Light in 2011.

2. 2 Medium

   Who was the primary drummer on Nirvana's debut album Bleach?

   Answer: Chad Channing

   Why: Chad Channing played on almost all of Bleach before leaving the band in 1990.

3. 3 Hard

   Which uncredited drummer played on Hole's 1998 album Celebrity Skin?

   Answer: Deen Castronovo

   Why: Castronovo's playing went entirely uncredited, while Schemel, who was replaced during the sessions, is still listed as drummer in the album credits.

4. 4 Easy

   Which drummer played for both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam?

   Answer: Matt Cameron

   Why: After Soundgarden's 2010 reunion Cameron drummed for both bands at once, then left Pearl Jam in July 2025 after 27 years.

5. 5 Medium

   Which drummer recorded the drums on Pearl Jam's 1991 debut album Ten?

   Answer: Dave Krusen

   Why: Krusen also played timpani on Oceans, and Matt Chamberlain, who only mimed in the Alive video, never recorded a note on the album.

6. 6 Hard

   What nickname did Mike Portnoy give his giant Tama drum kit from 2001?

   Answer: Siamese Monster

   Why: Tama built the two sided Siamese Monster for 2002's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, and Portnoy tracked Dream Theater's 2025 album Parasomnia on it.