Drum! Magazine’s Top 6 Articles of 2020
Drum!'s most read articles of 2020 are a pretty solid reflection of the year that was (but that we wish wasn't). Drummers lost a loved one when Neil Peart pass... Read More
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3 Proven Hi-Hat Techniques From Steve Smith
By Steve SmithSteve Smith parlayed multi-platinum success with ’80s arena rockers Journey into a drumming career that has defied easy definition. Equally v... Read More
How To Add Life To The Machine
“And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop! And you’... Read More
Don’t Pull That Trigger!
A lot has happened in the e-drum world over the last 30-plus years. Companies and products have come and gone, and in many cases, come again. Alternate Mod... Read More
Brooks Wackerman: Bad Religion
We don’t want to start any rumors, but Brooks Wackerman gets around. The 24-year-old Seal Beach native’s résumé boasts stints with the Vandals, Infectious Groo... Read More
John Stanier Remembers His Last Helmet Album
“Page writes the basic structures of the songs and puts them on his four-track for everybody to hear,” Stanier continues. “If Page suggests something, I’ll ju... Read More
How To Play Accents With Fast Fingers
Last month we worked on four of my favorite exercises for developing fast finger reflexes. This time, I’ll show you how to add accents to your fast finger ... Read More
Tim Yeung of Divine Heresy Breaks Down His “Facebreaker” Beat
Divine Heresy's pummeling new offering Bringer of Plagues has got extreme, aggressive drumming that goes on for miles. And, DRUM! has got drummer Tim Yeung to ... Read More
All In The Mars Volta Familia
You would be unlikely to point to Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez as the little brother of Omar, the notoriously ironhanded leader of The Mars Volta. Seven years yo... Read More