Loudest drummer

The loudest drummer in the world is Col Hatchman (Australia) who hit a peak reading of 137.2 dBA during a gig with his band, Dirty Skanks, at the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, on 4 August 2006.

Col Hatchman used a standard drum kit during an ear-splitting charity show performance of Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free” at the Northern Star Hotel on 4-5 August 2006. Standing 100 ft (30.5 m) from a jet plane during take-off would recreate the same deafening sound!

It’s been widely reported that electronic duo Leftfield (UK) caused dust and plaster to fall from the roof when they registered 137 dBA during a gig at Brixton Academy, London, UK, on 15 June 1996, and Manowar’s (USA) soundcheck at the Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany, on 11 July 2008 is reported to have cranked up the volume to a thunderous 139 dBA to give them the title of loudest band.

The previous record for loudest drummer was held by The Jerome Experience (aka Jéróme Dehèdin, France), who recorded a peak reading of 109.1 dBA at the Celtic Warriors 10th Birthday Bash at Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, UK, on 12 April 2003 (see record ID 58551).

As stated in the supporting evidence supplied by Hatchman, the microphone was positioned 1.6 m (5.2 ft) above the ground at the base of - and in the middle of - the stage.

Hatchman (b. Brisbane, 2 February 1975) was drummer with The Screaming Jets (2001-04) before joining Dirty Skanks.

Despite releasing a live album titled Everything Louder than Everyone Else in 1999 (recorded at a show in Hamburg, Germany, on 21 May 1998), Motörhead (UK) have “only” been recorded at 130 dBA, at the Cleveland Variety Theater, USA, in 1986.

The pain threshold for humans is 120-130 decibels and any sound above 85 decibels can result in hearing loss.

Loudest sounds over 100 decibels:

194 - loudest possible sustained sound in air

188 - loudest animal sound

139 - Manowar (soundcheck, 2008) - pending loudest band (absolute) http://www.manowar.com/news_body.php?idnews=241 http://www.cracked.com/funny-3701-manowar/

138.4 - loudest pipe organ

138 - loudest siren

137.2 - loudest drummer (Col Hatchman)

137 - Leftfield (1996) - pending loudest band in concert http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/it-might-get-loud-0127-2012.aspx http://wnew.radio.com/2011/08/31/top-10-loudest-bands-ever/ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Come+on+feel+the+noize%3A+Deep+Purple+fun+facts.-a0309413963 http://www.futureentertainment.com.au/music/interviews/627-leftfield-are-back-we-catch-up-with-neil-barnes-to-discuss-the-comeback http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-3541-this_date_in_music_history_may_31.html

136 - KISS (2009)

134.1 - loudest whistle (steam)

132.5 - Gallows (studio performance, 2007)

132 - loudest personal gaming set-up

131.7 - loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium

131.6 - loudest scream by a crowd (indoors)

130 - Motorhead (1986)

130 - AC/DC

130 - Led Zeppelin

129.5 - loudest band (Manowar, 1984) - 1994 claim pending, but broken by all groups highlighted in red above

129 - loudest scream

127.2 - loudest scream by a crowd

126 - The Who (1976) - former loudest band

125 - loudest whistle

124 - loudest bark by a group of dogs

121.7 - loudest shout

117 - Deep Purple (1972) - former loudest band

114.2 - loudest click of the tongue

113 - loudest clap

111.1 - loudest blow of an alphorn

111 - loudest applause

109.9 - loudest burp (male)

109.1 - Jéróme Dehèdin (The Jerome Experience) - former loudest drummer

108 - loudest bark by a dog

108 - loudest snap of the fingers

107 - loudest burp (female)

106.7 - loudest insect

106.6 - loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium (indoors)

105 - loudest singing sands

103.8 - loudest paper gun

Unclassified: Loudest noise (Krakatoa); Loudest unexplained underwater sound (The Bloop)

Note (Word document - supplied on request - only): All record titles in bold are current Guinness World Records. Musicians/bands are highlighted in red with their current record in re