10 Ways To Play Drums Like Rush’s Neil Peart
By David A. Brensilver | Photo by Chris Schwegler/Atlas Icons | From the June 2016 issue of Drum! magazineNo serious fan was surprised ... Read More...
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10 Ways To Sound Like John Bonham
BY JOHN NATELLI
To try and calculate the impact of John Henry Bonham on rock drumming is to attempt the impossible. It’s safe to say that, ... Read More...
Tiger Bill Video Lesson: Five-Stroke Roll Workout – Part 2
By Tiger Bill Meligari
This lesson expands on our previous lesson by taking the two five-stroke roll patterns around the drum set. If you h... Read More...
Rev-up Your Ride Patterns
Funk – Ride Pattern Lesson Plan Week 2
BY STEWART JEAN, ANA BARREIRO, AND JEFF BOWDERS | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM!
“Funk” is another reference to a genre that covers many ... Read More...
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Mapex Armory Drums: An Edge On The Competition
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
Meet the Armory Series — a new line of drums from Mapex that looks great, boasts lots of professional features, and is ve... Read More...
Soundlab Review: Bettis Cymbals
FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE’S MARCH 2018 ISSUE | BY JOHN NYMAN
One at a time and with his hands on the entire process, Matt Bettis crafts cymbals f... Read More...
NEWS
Vinnie Colaiuta: 10 Ways to Master Multiple Drumming Styles
By John PayneIt’s not as if Vinnie Colaiuta just decided at one point to learn to play different styles, and indeed it wasn’t always ea... Read More...
Six Grooves Every Drummer Should Nail According to Incubus’ José Pasillas
By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
GROOVE ANALYSIS
Analysis Of Nicko McBrain’s Iron Maiden Licks
BY CARLOS SOLORZANO & WALLY SCHNALLE
In the 30 years since nicko McBrain replaced Clive Burr as the drummer for Iron Maiden, his pocket ... Read More...
Groove Analysis: Skillet’s Jen Ledger
From the October 2016 issue of DRUM! | By Andy Ziker
Ever since Jen Ledger replaced original Skillet drummer Lori Peters in 2008, the ban... Read More...
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By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
7 Albums Every Drummer Should Own (According to Travis Barker)
By Travis Barker, as told to Billy Lee LewisWe hooked up with Travis Barker, the pulse of Blink 182 “somewhere between New York and Bos... Read More...
Snare Talk: Drumming Pros Weigh In On Sound, Feel & Tuning
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK & PHIL HOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HACALA | FROM THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE OF DRUM!There are few places on Earth where... Read More...
Inside the Ever-Changing World of Boingo with Drummer Johnny ‘Vatos’ Hernandez
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK | FROM THE JULY-AUGUST 1994 ISSUE OF DRUM!Sad but true—it isn’t always the easiest thing to be in a cult band. Just a... Read More...
Pure Genius: Inside the Mind of Dennis Chambers
By Wally Schnalle | From the July-August 1994 issue of Drum!In the lobby between sets a young student of the paradiddle was overheard s... Read More...
From Sticks To Snares: Building a Stave Snare Drum From Scratch With Sugar Percussion
BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
Woodworking requires a certain set of skills. Woodworking for drums requires that, plus a good ear and a lot of practice.... Read More...
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