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Tommy Holt: Attika 7’s New Drummer

Few bands come out of the starting gates with as much metal clout as the new super group Attika 7. We got a chance to talk to the group’s new drummer.

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Pete Best — Darn That Ringo!

DRUM! conducted a Q&A with original Beatles drummer Pete Best about his book, The Beatles: The True Beginnings, a memoir of the band’s early years.

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Gene Hoglan On Tracking Dethklok’s New Album

The newly slimmed-down Gene Hoglan takes a few minutes to describe the tracking process for Dethalbum 3, the latest release by Dethklok.

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How Important Is The Hi-Hat “Chick”?

We discuss whether or not the hi-hat chick is an essential part of grooving with KJ Sawka, Branden Steineckert, Neal Morgan and more.

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Chad Smith: Appropriately Overplaying

Chad Smith takes a sec to chat about the new live album by his side band the Bombastic Meatbats just before the Chili Peppers head to Eastern Europe.

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Tony Thaxton Makes Motion City Soundtrack Go!

Motion City Soundtrack drummer Tony Thaxton talks about his tasteful drumming on the band’s newest album Go, and talks about his early years.

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John Humphrey On Tracking Seether’s Latest Opus

John Humphrey will get only three weeks off for the rest of the year. So we're lucky he took a minute to talk about recording Seether’s latest album.

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4 Drummers Talk About Comping Vs. Soloing

We ask drummers Nick Mason, Vinnie Colaiuta, Omari Williams and Trevor Lawrence Jr. which they think is more difficult — comping or soloing.

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Job For A Cowboy’s Jon “The Charn” Rice

We chase down Job For A Cowboy drummer Jon “The Cham” Rice to talk about the organic approach he took while recording drums for the band’s new album.

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In Their Own Words: Bobby Blotzer

Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer tells DRUM! about Infestation, and his personal autobiography, Tales Of A Ratt: Things You Shouldn't Know.