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Gabe Barham, drummer with US post-hardcore stars Sleeping With Sirens, tells us about his approach to groove and why singer Kellin keeps attacking his drums

"As far as my early days it was Geddy Lee and Chris Squire, those were my two guys," says Les Claypool about his first two bass heroes

Infernal rhythmatist quizzed

From playing in church in London to rocking stadiums with Sam Smith, Jamiel Blake reveals the key to that gig and keeping it simple for the big pop tunes

Amazingly it's 20 years since White Zombie released their biggest album, and swansong, Astro Creep: 2000. Drummer John Tempesta recalls this rock classic…

As Foals continue to go from strength to strength, drummer Jack Bevan talks about the band's fourth album and being '30 year old babies' on tour

Rust Never Sleeps, declared Neil Young. Apparently neither does Mike Portnoy.

Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler is pulling double duties by playing for thrash legends Megadeth. Here he explains his approach to the music

Foals' Jack Bevan is interviewed in this month's Rhythm and here he runs down his favourite tracks on the band's new album What Went Down

Few artists have defined and personified their field as powerfully as Billy Cobham. The fusion king talks about his solo albums, double bass drumming and why you should never just play the numbers

Drumming great on the recordings that shaped his sound

Eric Singer has been up late watching basketball but there's no sign of fatigue when we sit down to talk to Kiss's Catman about his life in music.

One is the king of stadium funk-rock, the other is the Mod master of blue-eyed soul, but Chad Smith and Steve White have been friends – as well as fans of each other's playing – for years.

The guitar legend looks back at 50 years of music

Brit drummer on how to become a session star

It is six months since the death of Lemmy Kilmister, a man for whom the word legendary seems like an understatement, when we met with Mikkey Dee.

Abe Cunningham is the last member of Deftones to arrive in London for their sold-out show in Wembley Arena.

The last year has been an eventful one for Glen Sobel.

Gavin Harrison visited Wembley Drum Centre last week, and Rhythm was there to check out his chops

We're looking forward to Download, you're all looking forward to Download and guess what, Joey Jordison can't wait to slay Donington tomorrow night!

Sheila E returns to the UK this week with a show at Under The Bridge in London on 23 November, and Rhythm got the skinny on what she's been up to including her new album

Famed producer Hugh Padgham lifts the lid on the iconic sound of Phil Collins' drums on 'In The Air Tonight'

Stewart Copeland recalls how he achieved the groundbreaking delay effect on the Police track 'Reggatta De Blanc'.

It was a tight squeeze to fit into the room at DrumTech for the masterclass with the tHUNder Duo of drummer Gabor Dornyei and percussionist Kornel Horvath (the HUN denotes their Hungarian origins).

Rock's grooviest drummer picks his finest