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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
"The aluminium model is, frankly, a stone-cold bargain": DrumCraft Vanguard snare drums review
By Stuart Williams published
Not yet ratedThe revived drum brand is turning its attention to the most important drum in your setup, and you can snare yourself a bargain
YouTuber recreates Paramore’s iconic Misery Business snare drum sound from scratch without using samples, "Drum production was not the same post-Misery Business"
By Stuart Williams published
Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression
Zildjian Alchem-E: Here’s everything we know so far about the electronic drum set Zildjian is teasing on social media
By Stuart Williams published
Zildjian Alchem-E: Here’s everything we know so far about the electronic drum set Zildjian is teasing on social media
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"
Is Zildjian about to reissue its Z Series? This not-so-covert teaser video certainly suggests so
By Stuart Williams published
Punk, rock and metal fans will be familiar with that star-shaped hammer mark…
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,"
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