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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.

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Inside Crash: The World’s Greatest Drum Kits

Inside Crash: The World's Greatest Drum Kits includes ten pages of photos from the coffee-table book.

Story by Billy Amendola | Photos by Mark Weiss
May 29, 2019

Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain

The huge smile on his face is genuinely infectious.

Story by Ilya Stemkovsky | Photos by John McMurtrie
May 29, 2019

Tyshawn Sorey

Exploring the inner and outer reaches of modern music, via composition and improvisation.

Story by Michael Parillo | Photos by John Fell
May 29, 2019

John Robinson

Having recorded with a wide range of artists including Steve Winewood, John Fogerty, Michael Jackson, and Bob Seger, John

Modern Drummer
May 14, 2019

Metallica's Lars Ulrich Interview June 1987

Rather than being dominated by lead guitar and lead vocals, the new

by Albert Bouchard and Deborah Frost
May 14, 2019
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J.M. Van Eaton: Rockabilly Rhythm

Along with D.J. Fontana, Earl Palmer, and Jerry Allison, J.M. Van Eaton ranks as one of the paramount drummers in rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.

by Rob Bowman and Ross Johnson
May 14, 2019

Knower’s Louis Cole

Drummer, solo artist, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, mixer, producer, video director, camera operator, content creator, viral star…. The credits don’t end there.

Story by Willie Rose | Photos by Alex Solca
Apr 30, 2019

Chick Corea’s Marcus Gilmore

Much has been made of his being the grandson of drum god Roy Haynes.

Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Alex Solca
Apr 30, 2019

Bonus Lesson: Kent Slucher Live With Luke Bryan

Live with Luke Bryan: Digging into some of the country and rock powerhouse's grooves and approaches on the road.

Interview by Aaron Strickland | Transcriptions by Willie Rose
Apr 30, 2019

Ra Kalam Bob Moses

Since beginning his journey down the spiritual path, Ra Kalam Bob Moses has learned a lot about creativity, and even more about life.

Story by Keith Carne | Photos by John Fell
Apr 30, 2019

Luke Bryan’s Kent Slucher

The driving force behind Luke Bryan for the last eleven and a half years is Kent Slucher.

Story by Aaron Strickland | Photos by Ethan Helms
Apr 30, 2019

Bow Thayer’s Jeff Berlin On His Solo Album Random Misfires

Berlin continues to reclaim musical ground and technical facility he thought he might lose forever.

by Will Romano
Apr 9, 2019
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Bassist Will Lee

The former drummer turned studio bassist

by Brooke Sheffield Comer
Apr 4, 2019

Eliot Zigmund

Eliot Zigmund played with Bill Evans Trio, Eon with Richie Beirach, Frank Tusa, Don Friedman, Bob Kindred, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, and others.

by Jeff Potter
Apr 4, 2019
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