At the moment I only really do metal (thrash) in the studio, and I feel I have it nailed pretty much in terms of what gear I need, for what I want the end result to be. I prefer as much of an acustic sound to the drums as possible, so mainly no triggers at all. In an ideal situation I would bring my own kit, but last time (and for the upcoming studio session in January) I did record on the studio kit (Mapex Pro-M) which worked out pretty good, to be honest. Thing is, the studio is in another country, and even though we drive all the way, it's a big hassle to bring too much expensive gear in and out of another country, so I feel it's best to use the kit provided. However, with my own snare and cymbals, of course. A deeper bronze (or brass) snare, a mix of Paiste 2002 and RUDE's (15" SE Hats, Rock Bell Ride, larger crashes and a couple of chinas and efx's), and I'm pretty much set.