XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Metal & Heavy Collection
XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Metal & Heavy Collection is a powerful, high-impact bundle for Addictive Drums 2 designed specifically for producers of metal, metalcore, djent, hard rock, and any genre that demands precision and raw intensity. This collection brings together some of AD2’s most aggressive and tightly engineered drum kits, offering explosive attack, deep low-end power, and mix-ready clarity straight out of the box.
Whether you're building fast blast beats, technical double-kick patterns, breakdown-heavy metalcore tracks, or massive hard rock anthems, the Metal & Heavy Collection provides the tools to deliver a polished, modern, and brutally effective drum sound.
Aggressive, Polished & Mix-Ready Heavy Drums
Recorded in top-tier studios with premium microphones and high-end hardware, these kits offer clean transients, tight resonance control, bright and cutting cymbals, and the punch required to power dense guitar-driven mixes. Presets range from natural and open to fully processed, triggered, and radio-ready metal tones.
Key Highlights
- Drum Kits Designed for Heavy Music: Aggressive kicks, explosive snares, articulate toms, and cutting cymbals.
- Ultra-tight performance: Ideal for fast metal drumming, double-kick accuracy, and technical passages.
- Mix-Ready Presets: Includes natural, modern, processed, and triggered-style settings for instant impact.
- High-Power Dynamics: Multi-sampled kits capture velocity detail while keeping the overall sound controlled and punchy.
- Perfect for Dense Mixes: Drum tones engineered to cut through heavy guitars, bass walls, and layered synths.
- Deep AD2 Customisation: Shape your sound using AD2’s mixer, EQ, compression, limiting, transient shaping, saturation, and effects.
Perfect For
- Modern metal, thrash, and extreme metal
- Metalcore, deathcore, and djent
- Hard rock and aggressive alternative rock
- Hybrid acoustic/processed heavy drum production
- Producers needing punchy, powerful drums ready to drop into the mix
Technical Specifications
- Format: Expansion collection for Addictive Drums 2 (requires AD2 engine)
- Platform: macOS and Windows
- Content: Multiple heavy and metal-focused drum kits, multi-sampled articulations, and curated presets
Why Choose the Metal & Heavy Collection?
XLN Audio AD2: Metal & Heavy Collection delivers everything you need for high-impact, precise, and aggressively modern drum production. With tightly recorded kits, genre-focused presets, and AD2’s powerful shaping tools, this collection ensures your drums stay punchy, polished, and dominating-even in the most demanding metal and heavy rock mixes.