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The 10 Heaviest Drummers Of All Time

We’re not talking about fast, tricky, or innovative drummers. In this article, we look at ten drummers who know how to lay sticks into heads. Hard.

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Keeping Time At Fast Or Slow Tempos

Matt Halpern

We ask Matt Halpern, Chris Vrenna, and Frank Gilchriest if it's more difficult to keep time at fast or slow tempos.

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Workshop: How To Tune Drums In Four Steps

We take the mystery out of drum tuning with this four-step process. Once you get it down it will be as easy as riding a bike.

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Jane’s Addiction Backstage At Bottle Rock

stephen perkins

Be a fly on the wall as Stephen Perkins warms up with the other members of Jane’s Addition before their show at the 2013 Bottle Rock Festival.

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Chris Guglielmo: Bashing For Bayside

Drummer Chris Guglielmo fills some big shoes, taking the late John "Beatz" Holohan's place in the band Bayside after a tragic tour bus accident.

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Why Can’t I Feel My Fingers?

Luga Podesta shows us a few different ways to avoid common hand and wrist injuries in drummers, and how to relieve any discomfort.

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Andrew Hurley: Rebel With A Cause

Drummer Andrew Hurley gives us an inside look at Fall Out Boy's album, Folie À Deux, and teaches us how to play the track, "I Don't Care".

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Zac Brown Drummer Chris Fryar On Festivals

We asked Zac Brown Band drummer Chris Fryar to share some insights into playing at big music festivals, and darn it if he didn’t tell us all about it!

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5 Tips For Building A Drumming Career

This column is an attempt to answer some burning questions while highlighting what is required of you to get work as a gigging drummer.

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Don’t Forget To Warm Up And Cool Down

It’s too easy to forget to warm up before gigs and cool down afterward. But if you plan to have a long drumming career, you should listen to the doc.