Catching Up With…Bun E. Carlos
Catching Up With… Bun E. Carlos by Patrick Berkery These days it’s out with the old and in with the new for the former Cheap Trick drummer. While the current members of Cheap Trick used the run-up…
Catching Up With…Will Kennedy
Catching Up With... Will Kennedy by Ilya Stemkovsky Feeling good to be right back in the Yellowjackets’ swing of things. The future was a mystery for Will Kennedy at the turn of the millennium, after he announced that he’d…
Charles Haynes
Charles Haynes Story by Ken Micallef Photos by Paul La Raia The secrets to this multi-threat’s success? Do the work, and know your worth. Charles Haynes is a true drumming multi-talent. The forty-year-old Boston resident has toured the…
Great ’80s Drum Performances, Part 1
Great ’80s Drum Performances Part 1: New-Wavers and Classic Rockers by Adam Budofsky The era known as the ’80s, roughly the period between the dawn of punk and rap in the late ’70s and the rise of indie rock and…
News
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Roland Announces V-Drums 7 Series
New Flagship Electronic Drum Kits with Reimagined V71 Module, Next-Generation Pads, and User Sound Expansion on Roland Cloud Roland announces the V-Drums 7 Series, the new flagship tier in the company’s award-winning V-Drums product lineup. The V-Drums 7 Series opens a dynamic…
Marlon Simon Drums Up Innovation 'On Different Paths'
Marlon Simon returns with On Different Paths, his seventh album, showcasing the unique fusion of pan-Latin jazz and classical elements that has defined his career. Supported by his ensemble, The Nagual Spirits, and partially funded by his 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, Simon…
Win a Drum Week Prize Pack: John Bonham Signature Set, 1-Year of Modern Drummer, Heavy Consequence Merch
We’ve put together a slamming giveaway to help you celebrate Drum Week here at Consequence. Teaming with our friends at Modern Drummer, we’re giving every aspiring beat basher or stick-wielding music maker the chance to play like the greatest to ever do it.…
Blue Man Group Epically Cover My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” After One Listen: Watch
Drumeo’s “For the First Time” series is getting so popular that it’s attracting acts from all over the entertainment world. The latest installment features performance artists Blue Man Group taking on the My Chemical Romance classic “Welcome to the Black…
Videos
Rig rundowns, play-throughs, interviews, and more featuring your favorite drummers
Danny Carey - TOOL - Tour Kit Rundown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7oqWdMvt8 Welcome, fellow audiophiles, drumming enthusiasts, TOOL fans, and lovers of all things progressive! Today, we've scored an exclusive backstage peek into the rhythmic labyrinth that is Danny Carey's drum kingdom for TOOL's Fear Inoculum Tour. Surrounded by instruments, Danny…
Gear
Detailed assessments of the latest drum kits and accessories
New and Notable October 2024
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This Week's Episode!
Bruno Esrubilsky | Modern Drummer Podcast #13
Drummer Bruno Esrubilsky of Mitski, sat down with Modern Drummer's David Frangioni and Danny "Ziggy" Laverde to discuss his influences, the tour, his approach to performing Mitski's music, and more. Check out Bruno's Tour Kit: https://youtu.be/RXTdcFdSIq8 Like what you see?…
Paulina "Pau" Villarreal | Modern Drummer Podcast #12
After winning the "Up & Coming" category in our 2023 Modern Drummer Readers Poll, Paulina "Pau" Villarreal and her bandmates from The Warning sat down with David Frangioni for an episode of the Modern Drummer Podcast. They covered several topics,…
Brooks Wackerman | Modern Drummer Podcast #11
In this episode of the Modern Drummer Podcast, David Frangioni is joined by drummer Brooks Wackerman of Avenged Sevenfold. They discuss everything from work ethic to warm-ups, bands, influences, and more. Brooks made the cover of Modern Drummer back in…
Shannon Larkin | Modern Drummer Podcast #10
In this episode of the Modern Drummer Podcast, David Frangioni sits down with Godsmack's Shannon Larkin at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for a fascinating conversation about his early career, influences, touring life, going sober, and his time…
Hall of Fame
A look back at the legendary drummers elected to Modern Drummer’s Hall of Fame
Keith Moon Elected to Hall of Fame in 1982
Excerpted from the September 2003 issue In his last interview, published posthumously in October 1978, Keith told International Musician and Recording World, “You can’t work out things too much. We do certain build-ups and things, but you can run into…
John Bonham Elected to Hall of Fame in 1981
Excerpted from the John Bonham tribute issue, July 1984 John Bonham played, for the most part, a very simple drumkit, consisting of a 14x26 bass drum, a 12x15 small tom—at first mounted on a snare stand and later on the…
Buddy Rich Elected to Hall of Fame in 1980
Excerpted from the January 1977 issue When it comes to interviewing Buddy, one must learn to expect the unexpected. You can end up with a first rate story, or no story at all. He’s a very intense human being, with…
Gene Krupa Elected to Hall of Fame in 1979
Excerpted from the October/November 1979 issue “I’m happy that I succeeded in doing two things: I made the drummer a highpriced guy, and I was able to draw more people to jazz.” The above quote of drum master Gene Krupa…