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Nobody holds a rock back together quite like drummers do. Through the years, we’ve really been treated to some next-level classic rock drummers. And many of them passed on far too soon. Let’s take a ...

When it comes to massive drum sets, there are a select few in the music business who can utilize their over-the-top setup during a show without being obnoxious. Neil Peart of Rush continually added to ...

Bob Rock believes that Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich is a “genius” who ranks among the most legendary drummers in the history of rock and metal. Rock is most remembered by Metallica fans as being the ...

Of the top English drummers in classic rock, the most underrated arguably is Jethro Tull’s Clive Bunker. A self-taught musician, the humble sticks man is the last of the greats still alive. Clive ...

It’s easy to celebrate popular music. It’s one of the things that binds us together as a culture and community. Music is like an invisible hearth around which we can all gather. It’s wonderful. But ...

Music writer Lingan (Homeplace) celebrates the unsung musicians “who often go uncredited, who sit all night between the amps,” with this animated tribute to 15 of rock’s most influential drummers.

"I was a kid who wanted to be Ringo. I wanted to do what he was doing. I wanted to have that kind of fun," Max Weinberg said. "In a lot of ways, I got my dream fulfilled. I'm playing in a band that ...

If you look backward through the history of rock 'n' roll, you'll find that the ratio of women to men has always been, in a word, unbalanced. At the time of this writing in 2025, less than 10 percent ...

We speak to music journalist Christopher Weingarten about why so many high-profile drummers have either been fired or retired this year in what's been dubbed the "Drumpocalypse." When it comes to ...

Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art. The latter seems to be the case this year as the rock industry pulls a Spinal Tap and drummers quit or get fired en masse. More than a ...