Rarely is a song introduced by a drum, yet some of popular music's most memorable tracks do, in fact, open with a drumbeat. By letting the drummer lead the way, artists and bands can elevate their ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: This is a rabbit hole that we could burrow into indefinitely, but as a starting point for your YouTube foraging we've compiled 11 isolated drum tracks from players regarded for their ...

The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

Everybody's gotta start somewhere. Even a musician as great as Dream Theater and The Winery Dogs drummer Mike Portnoy had to put in his due diligence studying the masters of the craft on his way to ...

Watch Mike Portnoy play the most iconic rock and metal drum parts in this exclusive video capturing the best of our times with the legendary drummer over the years. Eventually, we got the Dream ...

Dave Grohl made the revelation on his TV series, From Cradle to Stage. Surely, you know of the timeless grunge classic that is Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and a part of what makes that song ...

Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...