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Neil Peart transcriptions | 10 Rush drum parts
Francesco Vecchio has collected 10 Rush drum parts from 1975 to 1984 into one book — Fly By Night to Distant Early Warning, and no AI anywhere near it.
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Roland's New York store | Only US DW showroom
Roland's first standalone US shop opens in Manhattan this October, with the only dedicated DW showroom in America and a TR-808 exhibit at the door.
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Jonathan Moffett's Immortal kit | $108,000
Jonathan 'Sugarfoot' Moffett is selling the 13-piece DW kit he played on Michael Jackson's Immortal tour, every shell hand-signed. The price: $108,000.
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Neil Peart scholarship | Celeste Fox wins
Modern Drummer, UMe and the Peart family have named Celeste Fox the 2026 Spirit of Drumming scholar. This year's prize adds Rush tour tickets.
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Primus | Why Claypool picked John Hoffman
Over 6,100 drummers auditioned for Primus. Les Claypool has explained why the gig went to John Hoffman — and it was not about chops.
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Raymond Herrera | Back on drums after 16 years
Raymond Herrera has tracked drums for the first time in 16 years — for Christian Olde Wolbers' Angst Fabrik. Dino Cazares replied within 48 hours.
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Gary Husband | Back on the road after surgery
Gary Husband has come through five hours of spine surgery to free trapped nerves in his right arm — and his Orbital Band tours Europe this autumn.
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Drum-Off is back | Jonathan Fortson wins 2026
Guitar Center's Drum-Off returned after 10 years, and Jonathan Fortson — an Alabama church drummer beaten at districts as a teenager — took the title.
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iNDe BR5 Tom Holder | No drilling needed
iNDe Drum Lab's BR5 hangs a tom off your bass drum using two existing lug holes. It takes single and double-ended lugs, at 1in to 3in spacing.
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Premier Rods | 16 maple dowels or 55 nylon
Premier has quietly added rods to its accessories line: a 16-dowel maple set and a 55-dowel nylon set. No press release, and no price yet.
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Yamaha's 2026 drum hardware | SS9WR Flip Grip
Yamaha has refreshed nearly its whole hardware range — a new SS9WR snare stand with a Flip Grip basket, plus 14 updated stands and three new parts.
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Yamaha EAD20 | The EAD50's engine for less
Yamaha's new EAD20 puts the flagship EAD50's SWX100 sound engine in an $899 box. What it does, what it drops, and which EAD is right for you.
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Zildjian A Family and K Custom Dark hit Alesis
Alesis has quietly finished its Zildjian line-up. A Family and K Custom Dark are live for Strata and BFD at £29 each, seven Artist Vault cymbals apiece.
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Anika Nilles | Modern Drummer cover story
Anika Nilles has the cover of Modern Drummer's September issue — 14 pages and an hour of video on how she learned Neil Peart's parts.
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Sabian AA MantaRay Chinese | Ray Luzier's 21in
Sabian has quietly added a 21in AA MantaRay Chinese, built with Korn's Ray Luzier. No press release, no price yet — here is what we know.
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Millenium MPS-1500 Hybrid-X | 8 pads, £1,219
Thomann's house brand has a new flagship e-kit — eight wood-shelled pads, an 18in triple-zone ride and 3,622 sounds for £1,219. Here is what you get.
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Tama 2026 | New finishes and limited drums
Three new Starclassic sparkles, a blacked-out Performer, a burl-topped S.L.P. snare and a £1,000-plus STAR Reserve. Everything else Tama just dropped.
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Chris Slade retires | AC/DC drummer calls time
Chris Slade has retired from drumming at 79, after a stroke seven years ago slowly worsened. The AC/DC and Firm drummer says he has had a good innings.
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Tama Spartan hardware | The line is complete
Tama's Spartan hardware line is finished. A two-leg hi-hat stand, a snare stand and a four-stand kit where nothing weighs more than 5.1lb.
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Tama signature snares | Erskine and Nilles
Tama has built signature snares for Peter Erskine and Rush's Anika Nilles. A 10-inch spruce jazz drum and a deep aluminium one with a muffler dial.
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Zak Starkey rejoins The Who | Saga over
Zak Starkey has rehearsed with The Who again, sixteen months after the firing, rehiring and second firing that made 2025 so messy. Here is how it ended.
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Premier Octobans | A properly low-pitched set
Premier's new Artist Octobans come in two pairs — a bright 10in/12in set and, more unusually, a low-pitched 16in/18in set. No price announced yet.
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66Samus has a signature snare | And it comes both ways
drum-tec has built 66Samus a 13x7 signature snare in birch, maple and mappa burl — available as an acoustic drum or a fully triggered electronic one.
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Chris Turner hears Paul Simon for the first time
Drumeo handed Oceans Ate Alaska's Chris Turner a Paul Simon track with the drums stripped out. What one of metal's most precise drummers did with it.
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Your Favorite Toy | Ilan Rubin's first Foo Fighters album
Foo Fighters' twelfth album is the first with Ilan Rubin drumming. He and Dave Grohl cut the rhythm tracks live with no click — and it shows.
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Phil Collins is healthier, sober, and writing again
Phil Collins says he is healthier than he has been in years after five knee operations, has two years of sobriety, and is thinking about new music.
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Phil Collins joins the Rock Hall twice over
Phil Collins is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2026 as a solo artist, sixteen years after going in with Genesis. The ceremony is 14 November.
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Tommy Lee is selling the snare he played that night
For the first time, Tommy Lee is selling show-played snares and cowbells off the Carnival of Sins stage — two snares and one cowbell per night.
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Tommyland Rides Again | Tommy Lee rebuilds his solo album
Tommy Lee has reimagined his 2005 solo record Tommyland: The Ride as Tommyland Rides Again, released 22 May 2026 with guests including Butch Walker.
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Yamaha EAD50 | The EAD10 sequel goes pro
Yamaha's EAD50 takes the EAD10 formula — one sensor, instant great drum sound — and rebuilds it for stage and studio. What is new, and what it costs.
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blink-182 album ten is happening | Travis confirms it
Travis Barker says blink-182 are working on their tenth album this year, and he is producing and drumming on the next Alkaline Trio record too.
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Cretin Family | Travis Barker's Ramones supergroup
Travis Barker joins Billie Joe Armstrong, Tim Armstrong and CJ Ramone as Cretin Family for the Ramones 50th anniversary show on 30 August.
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Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear | Now on Hulu
Travis Barker's documentary Louder Than Fear is streaming on Hulu and Disney+. Ten years in the making, and far heavier than the trailer lets on.
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Drummergeddon | Everyone changed drummer
Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Rush, the Who, Oasis, Iron Maiden and more have all changed drummer. Here is the scorecard and what it means.
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Ebenor builds Aaron Sterling a brass snare
A 14x5 brass snare with bronze hoops and an antique patina finish, handmade in Quebec and serialised. Here is what is in Aaron Sterling's signature Ebenor.
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Eric Moore joins Gretsch | The end of his DW era
Eric Moore has left DW after years on the roster and joined Gretsch Drums, debuting a Renown kit in Champagne Sparkle. Here is what the switch means.
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Evans Hybrid puts sensors on real cymbals
Evans and Sunhouse have built cymbal and hi-hat sensors that trigger from real low-volume bronze. Proper rebound, 80% quieter, and no rubber pad in sight.
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ZackGrooves takes Everything Yes on the road
ZackGrooves' jazz-fusion band Everything Yes hit the road across the US in September 2026, with Volume 3 on the way. Dates, line-up and what to expect.
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Meinl Lunar cymbals | Anika Nilles goes heavy
Meinl's new Anika Nilles cymbals are a 22-inch extra heavy Lunar Ride and 14-inch Lunar Hats, engraved with her own artwork. Here is what they do.
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Modern Drummer opens its whole archive
Modern Drummer Planet puts nearly fifty years of drumming journalism online, browsable by year. Here is how to actually get something out of it.
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Pearl Elimin8R pedals | Eliminator feel, $139
Pearl's new Elimin8R brings the Eliminator's swappable cams and a full base plate down to $139.99 single and $349.99 double. Here is who it is really for.
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Pearl Jam's mystery drummer | Who is it?
Pearl Jam have picked a replacement for Matt Cameron and refuse to say who until 27 September. Here is what is confirmed, and our guesses.
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rdavidr built an 11-piece roto-tom kit | And it rules
David Raouf has built the biggest kit of his YouTube career — 11 Weiss roto-toms and a pair of custom 16-inch hi-hats. Here is what he made and how it sounds.
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Anika Nilles takes Toronto | Reviews are in
Rush played four sold-out hometown shows with Anika Nilles behind the kit. Here is what the critics who were actually in the room made of her.
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Terry Bozzio is back | And selling his kits
Terry Bozzio returns to the stage after eight years for a 40-date tour with BEAT, whilst his historic drum collection goes on sale at the Drum Vault.
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Zildjian's next Alesis packs | What we know
Two more Zildjian sound packs are due for Alesis Strata and BFD in late August. Here is exactly what has been confirmed, and what has not.
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Zildjian cymbals land on Alesis kits | From £39
Alesis has partnered with Zildjian to put Artist Vault cymbal sounds on Strata kits and BFD. Session Mix Vol 1 is out now at £39 in a launch offer.
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Benny Greb's drum kit is now a sample library | GetGood Drums Signature Pack
GetGood Drums has released the Benny Greb Signature Pack — Benny's warm, characterful kit sound, ready to load straight into your DAW.
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Benny Greb is everywhere in 2026 | Moving Parts tour, Meinl demos and a practice journal
Moving Parts are on the road through 2025 and 2026, Benny has been demoing new Meinl cymbals, and his Effective Practicing platform now has its own EPM Practice Journal.
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Sonor Benny Greb Signature Snare 2.0 | The green machine is back
Sonor has brought back the Benny Greb Signature Snare as the 2.0 — same magic 13" x 5.75" size, new Scandinavian birch outer and the clever Twin MonoRail dampening system.