You have to check this out
There are several drum intros that I've always considered to be totally awesome. I'll cut to the chase, though, and just say that I think my fave has always been Vital Transformation, which is a song by the Mahavishnu Orchestra with (of course) Billy Cobham on drums. It isn't just that it's mind-blowingly wicked (there's lots of that out there); it's that he does it in 9/8 time! Painful folks, just painful. If you haven't heard it, do yourself a favor and check it out. You'll be happy you did. Oh, the song is on the album "The Inner Mounting Flame" in case you want to check it out.