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Former Staind and Soil drummer Jon Wysocki has died, aged 53
By Stuart Williams published
Wysocki was a founding member of the Massachusetts post-grunge/nu-metal band
Kenny Aronoff recalls his terrifying Jack and Diane fill experience
By Will Groves published
How extreme stress birthed the iconic heart of John 'Cougar' Mellencamp's smash hit
Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande
By Stuart Williams published
Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande
“It continues to be bittersweet. Part of me is like, 'I wish there wasn’t a reason for me to be the drummer in the Foo Fighters.’” Josh Freese on getting the call from Dave Grohl to take over from Taylor Hawkins
By Stuart Williams published
Plus, 5 other things we learned from the session ace’s interview with Rick Beato
Drum heroes: Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"
By MusicRadar published
Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"
Keith Le Blanc, drummer for The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead and many more has died aged 70
By Stuart Williams published
Le Blanc also contributed to work by Nine Inch nails, R.E.M., Depeche Mode and more
"I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind
By Greg Prato published
Channing's drums appear on one song on the final Nevermind album – "It was the one song that I guess Kurt said, ‘No, I definitely do not want to redo this,"
Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years: “APC has always been a very special band for me…”
By Stuart Williams published
The news follows a cryptic teaser posted by Freese earlier this week featuring a photo of his A Perfect Circle kit
“When he left Death Row, Dr Dre was going to do an all-black heavy metal band, and I auditioned for it”: Trevor Lawrence Jr and Lauten Audio on getting hip-hop drum sounds from an acoustic kit
By Stuart Williams published
Watch as Trevor Lawrence Jr turns his DW drums into a rare-groove machine with tuning, muffling and a guitar pedalboard
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