okay, so i play death metal (heres where tone enthusiasts deny my opinions) anyhow. So i have my SLIGHTLY muffled bass drum (or else you cant hear it over guitars and bass) and my HD dry snare, and my chinas ans effects and crashes and rides and hats and all this other gear oriented towards playing metal (on a budget of course, lol) but most times when i listen to death metal, toms are flat sounding and kinda quiet. I want my fills to ring out and have lots of i guess more timbre of the drums. and i think these single ply's do much better at it then a double ply head.these are bright sounding, and feel surprisingly durable for single ply. i recommend them for any style. they sound great.