This fellow invented thrash metal drumming back in 1948 (video)

Allan Rose Hill

image: MCA publicity still

Gene Krupa, one of the most influential drummers in history, revolutionized the role of the drum kit in contemporary music. Born in 1909, Krupa's pioneering style and showmanship in the swing era of the 1930s and '40s was the foundation for rock and roll.

Rush's Neil Peart called Krupa the "first rock drummer" and Led Zeppelin's…