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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.
Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy is considered one of the finest prog-rock drummers in the history of the genre, much of it due to his ground-breaking work in Dream Theater. “I couldn’t have dreamt of a better scenario for the path that we…
Destrophy's Joe Fox Blog
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers! I want to start off by saying what an honor and privilege it is to be able to share some details with all of you about myself and my band Destrophy. First off I have…
Dave Abbruzzese: Pearl Jam And More
Pearl Jam was months into their first U.S. tour, their second name, and their third drummer before most people had even heard of them. Their debut album, Ten, rested idle on retail shelves for nearly a year until songs such…
The Greats: Carmine Appice
Power, showmanship, and personality are what make Carmine Appice one of rock’s most notable players. His aggressive, double-bass, hard-hitting style was unquestionably unique when he emerged in the mid-1960s with Vanilla Fudge. With the Fudge’s trippy treatments of well-known pop…
We Are The In Crowd's Rob Chianelli Blog
(image updated 2023) What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? My name is Rob Chianelli, and I’m twenty-two years old and play drums in a pop/rock band called We Are The In Crowd. I decided to try playing drums when I was…
We Are The In Crowd's Rob Chianelli Blog
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? My name is Rob Chianelli, and I’m twenty-two years old and play drums in a pop/rock band called We Are The In Crowd. I decided to try playing drums when I was a sophomore in…
The Greats: Josh Freese
If the old saying “He’s been around the block a few times” applies to anyone, it most certainly applies to Josh Freese. Given his rep as a studio ace, he’s been referred to in MD as “Mr. First Call,” a…
Bobby Rosengarden: The Stylish Rhythm Of TV’s Golden Age
Bobby Rosengarden was a well-traveled and well-recorded drummer whose career spanned the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s and included work with musical giants such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, and Astrud Gilberto. But Rosengarden…
Gorden Campbell: Blog
Wassup, MD readers! I hope this blog finds all of you doing well! My name is Gorden Campbell and I live in Los Angeles, California. I grew up in a small city just north of Manhattan called Newburgh, N.Y. Newburgh…
Dave Lombardo: Slayer’s Patron Saint Of Speed Drumming
Born in Havana, Cuba, into a family that moved to the States in the mid ’60s to escape communism, Dave Lombardo was perhaps destined to be attracted to extreme music. The drummer most readily cited as the king of thrash…
Alexis Razon of Vinyl
To start, it is an honor to write for an outstanding magazine that caters to drummers and percussionists worldwide. MD is a great resource for the drumming community. My first introduction to drumming started at ten years old. The age…
Mountain's Corky Laing (VIDEO)
If there’s a man responsible for bringing the lowly cowbell the respect it deserves, it’s Mountain’s Corky Laing. Video by Sayre Berman
Cole Marcus: Blog
Hey, everyone, this is Cole Marcus. I recently turned eleven years old, and I’ve been playing drums professionally since the age of three. I actually started playing by myself when I was ten months old. Sounds weird, but it’s…
Thomas Pridgen: Buzz Inspiring
Thomas Pridgen has inspired more buzz among Modern Drummer readers than almost anyone else working today. Even diehard Mars Volta fans were unprepared for the frenetic wall of drumming Pridgen produced on the band’s 2008 album The Bedlam In Goliath.…
