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“An accessible road to finding your musical voice”: Mapex ups its entry-level offering with its new Comet series beginner drum sets
Featuring Mapex SONIClear bearing edges, the Comet series comes in Junior, Fusion and Rock configurations
Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years: “APC has always been a very special band for me…”
The news follows a cryptic teaser posted by Freese earlier this week featuring a photo of his A Perfect Circle kit
Alesis Strata Prime: we’ve got our hands on Alesis’ brand-new, BFD-loaded electronic drum set - here are our first impressions
With the BFD sound engine built in, and a massive touchscreen to control it, here's what we love about the Alesis Strata Prime (and a couple of things we don't)
Alesis announces Strata Prime: its new flagship electronic drum set with a BFD 3 sound engine built into the module, and here's El Estepario Siberiano putting it through its paces
The 10-piece, all-mesh setup is built around the Prime module, complete with 40GB of samples, a 10.1-inch touch screen and more
“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
Watch as Trevor Lawrence Jr turns his DW drums into a rare-groove machine with tuning, muffling and a guitar pedalboard
DrumCraft launches seven-strong Vanguard Snare Series, “Developed for drummers who work both live and in the studio.”
They're available in multiple size and shell options including aluminium, copper, birch and maple,with tube lugs and Remo heads, and prices start at £173!
Best drum mic kits 2024: Our pick of percussion-friendly microphones for every budget
Our guide to the finest do-it-all drum mic solutions will help you to find the perfect fit for your set-up
"A kit with some surprising tricks up its sleeve": Donner Backbeat review
A feature-packed mid-range electronic drum set, but are the light up pads a pointless gimmick?
Does Slipknot’s broken drumstick photo confirm that Eloy Casagrande is their new drummer?
The snapped stick points heavily in the former Sepultura drummer's direction, all but confirming what fans think they already know
"As a proof-of-concept, it’s hard to fault, even if we’d need to sell some organs to buy one": DWe review
Forget your drum module - DW’s jumping head-first towards the deep end of computer-based drum sounds, and its acoustic-electronic hardware is our life raft of familiarity. Let’s hope it’s not a washout…