DRUMMERS
During last Sunday’s (February 11, 2024) Super Bowl, the Usher paid a touching tribute to one of his longtime band members, who sadly passed away last year. The performance at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, given to the sound of...
AC/DC embark on European tour with new rhythm section
AC/DC are set to tour for the first time in eight years. The hard rockers announced a series of European stadium shows earlier this week, which will start on May 17 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and finish in August 17 in Dublin, Ireland. It’s...
Simon Phillips to attend Tama 50th Anniversary Drum Festival
As we informed in the previous months, TAMA will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Five decades of “the strongest name in the drums” (to quote their advertising slogan) will be celebrated during the TAMA Drum Festival,...
Kerry King on Dave Lombardo
In a recent interview for the Rolling Stone magazine, done in connection with the launch of his new band, Kerry King answers a number of questions about the new project, but also regarding his past with Slayer. To put it mildly, he doesn’t...
New Paiste artists
Paiste have recently announced new signings to enlarge the brand’s artist roster. Stephane Athus (Hervé, McSolaar) Artist profile: https://www.paiste.com/en/musicians/stephane-athus Jackie Barnes (Richard Marx, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Van Zandt,...
Mike Portnoy as seen by Alex Skolnick
Alex Skolnick, guitar master known from Testament, leader of his own Alex Skolnick Trio, and member of the Metal Allegiance project, has recently been interviewed by The Metal Voice podcast, where he spoke about working with Mike Portnoy. Here is...

