Features
Wengren, Larkin & Drover On Metal
Legendary drummers Mike Wengren, Shannon Larkin and Shawn Drover give us a history lesson on the evolution of a little genre called "metal."
Lessons
Learn To Play Disturbed’s “Crucified”
Take a shot at a full transcription of Mike Wengren’s drum part on “Crucified,” from Disturbed’s 2010 album Asylum, complete with expert playing tips.
Features
Mike Wengren Backstage Video Interview
We got the opportunity to sit down backstage with the hard hitting metal basher Mike Wengren the last time Disturbed played in our hometown of San Jose, California. We cover a lot of ground in a few short minutes, and talked about songwriting, playing to a click, laying down tracks in the studio, Mike’s pre-show warm-up routine, and how he tackles some of the more challenging drum parts from Disturb’s catalog.
Plugged In
Studio Report: How To Sound Disturbed
It’s a warm day in April, and we’re standing on an urban street in Chicago waiting for someone to buzz us into an industrial building. A few moments later we begin to climb four flights of stairs while cursing the architect who omitted an elevator and pitying any road crew that ever had to move gear into this place.
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Mike Wengren: Sheer Brutality Of Disturbed
Speed. Volume. Complexity. These three attributes are the signature staples for what is considered heavy drumming in today’s heaviest music. Blistering bass drum work, devastating dynamics, and intricate polyrhythms saturate the metal drumming scene, calling to arms the world’s top shredders and bashers and inspiring thousands of young drummers to grab big wood and press the limits of their metronome. But there is a fourth component, one that sits quietly alone in the shadows waiting for its time to strike. Waiting for the noise to settle. Waiting. It is heavier than lead, quicker than lightning. It is … space.
