Meytal Cohen is an Israeli-American drummer and one of the founding members of the American heavy metal band MEYTAL. She was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers. Her online video project, which began in 2010, saw Cohen performing drum covers of popular rock and heavy metal songs, and amassing a huge fan base that has resulted in more than 250 million total views.
In August 2015, MEYTAL’s first studio album Alchemy was released. Co-produced by Cohen and Sahaj Ticotin, the album was very well received by the critics, with some even calling Alchemy “all of the best elements in a mainstream hard rock band, done better”. Alchemy peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, No. 5 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Independent Albums chart. In May 2019, MEYTAL released their second studio album ‘The Witness’.
Cohen continues to create drum cover videos and original music, and is globally considered as a leading force in the online drumming community.