Yeah, Raatikainen owns, hard. Maybe not the best in the world, in skillwise but is perfect for metal drummer
People care about how it sounds you moron, not how sophisticated and technical the song is. And no, Portnoy doesn't own Carey because of speed, he owns him because of talent.
I'm a huge Tool fan, but nothing will beat Neil Peart IMO. Danny Carey is a great drummer, but Mike Portnoy is better. But, Neil Peart > *
he has got some mad ass skill alright. watch this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1554239381679076858
If you wanna see a real solo, check out this Kieth Moon one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hngmb0pTcMY
technically you do listen to the majority of the songs or youtube search triad hehe but yea john bonham is pwnage