Chad Smith v Neil Peart: the result!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Chad Smith
The Red Hot Chili Pepper's man's mastery of funk and rock beats – and combining the two with the Californian alt-rock punk-funkers – has made Chad Smith one of the most popular drummers in rock.
Next, his opponent…
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Rush
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Neil Peart
After almost 40 years with Rush, prog drumming legend Neil Peart is still one of rock's most phenomenal and revered players.
And the winner is…
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Rush man wins!
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Neil Peart
For a while it was close, but in the end prog rock maestro Neil Peart won comfortably with 78% of the vote!
Neil progresses to the Semi Finals!