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OZZY OSBOURNE TO PERFORM HALFTIME SHOW OF NFL KICKOFF GAME

LOS ANGELES RAMS-BUFFALO BILLS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT SOFI STADIUM IN INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA  PERFORMANCE COMES ON THE EVE OF RELEASE OF HIS PATIENT NUMBER 9 ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 9 ON EPIC RECORDS Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY…

Modern Drummer
Sep 6, 2022

Taylor Hawkins' son thrills by playing drums with Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters returned to the stage on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium. 90,000 attendees paid tribute to their former drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who passed away suddenly on March 25. Shane Hawkins, took his father's place at the drums to perform…

Modern Drummer
Sep 5, 2022

ddrum SE Flyer Pitstop Gets More Compact with Vintage Sparkle

ddrum introduces the SE Flyer Pitstop, bringing an even more compact size to the jazz-inspired SE Series. Beyond the smaller configuration for this four-piece set, the Pitstop brings a new Vintage Sparkle finish to the SE Flyer line for a…

Modern Drummer
Aug 23, 2022

Richard Bravo - End of Tour

International Drum and Percussion Artist and 4-time GRAMMY AWARD Recipient Richard Bravo has just returned from a successful SOLD OUT EUROPEAN TOUR with International Superstar JUANES! Touring behind the worldwide success of his Twice GRAMMY Award Winning Album entitled “ORIGEN”…

Modern Drummer
Aug 22, 2022

‘DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE’ IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE SEPTEMBER 28 & OCTOBER 2

TWO-DAY-ONLY FILM EVENT HONORING THE LIFE OF LEGENDARY HEAVY METAL SINGER RONNIE JAMES DIO FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH HARD ROCK ROYALTY, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE, OUTTAKES & PERSONAL PHOTOS CLICK HERE FOR A CLIP FROM ‘DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE’ TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING AUG. 24…

Modern Drummer
Aug 20, 2022
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Steve Smith will be performing at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City

Drummer Steve Smith will be performing at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City for an unprecedented five consecutive weeks with five different groups September 16 through October 16, 2022. Steve Smith is known for playing with Jean-Luc Ponty, Journey,…

Modern Drummer
Aug 17, 2022

Nate Morton joins the Big Drum Bonanza 2022 lineup

Self-taught from age 5, Nate’s formal drum set training began during high school with Grant Menefee in Baltimore, Maryland. He continued his education in Boston, Massachusetts as a performance major at the renowned Berklee College of Music, studying with drummers…

Modern Drummer
Aug 16, 2022

Mapex Partners with Shedthemusic.com to Draw Students to Music Education

Music educator Bob Habersat’s Shedthemusic.com embraces the Modern Band concept as a school-based music program. Utilizing popular music as its central canon, the site teaches students to perform, compose and improvise the music they know and love. Sonor salutes this endeavor and has…

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 2022

Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith to Appear Live at Santa Monica Place 7/30/2022

Rock Star. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. Six-time Grammy Winner. Fine Artist. Philanthropist. These are just a few ways to describe Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.  Road Show Company presents: In collaboration with SceneFour: The Art of Chad Smith, in a limited-engagement…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2022

Watch LAMB OF GOD’s “Omens”

Omens Title Track Now Available Everywhere Photo: Travis Shinn Watch and listen to “Omens,” the title track from LAMB OF GOD’s forthcoming 9th album. The new single from the GRAMMY-nominated metal colossus is available everywhere for download and streaming. Watch the “Omens” music video HERE:  https://youtu.be/VHVsG2taJVs…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2022

Last chance to cast your vote in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll!

The announcement of the winners in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll is almost here. This year’s poll has garnered more votes and engagement than any other Readers Poll in Modern Drummer’s previous 46 years. There are 19 categories, and…

Modern Drummer
Jul 27, 2022

ASCENDIA: Bringing “This War” To The Forefront

Coming from Toronto’s heavy music scene, ASCENDIA drew first from what they and their peers grew up on – Black Sabbath, Dio, Kiss and symphonic metal like Nightwish – and as their tastes broadened, their music went through a metamorphosis.  The product…

Modern Drummer
Jul 15, 2022
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Introducing dB One Heads & Cymbals from Evans Drumheads

EVANS Drumheads, the most technologically advanced drumheads on earth, is introducing a revolutionary new suite of products, dB reduced volume drumheads and cymbals. The dB product suite includes dB Zero, a rebrand of the popular SoundOff mesh drumheads, and the…

Modern Drummer
Jul 11, 2022

Antonio Sanchez SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.) Warner Music

Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea)is proud to be releasing a new recording entitled SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.)The new recording will be released by Warner Music and features Antonio collaborating with 12 different singers as musical guests.…

Modern Drummer
May 13, 2022
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