Steve Vai
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Neil Peart Commemoration Added to the Metal Hall of Fame 2020 Gala
Modern Drummer Magazine and the Metal Hall of Fame will hold a special ceremony to honor the legacy of iconic Rush drummer Neil Peart, who passed away on January 7. Taking part in the ceremony will be Modern Drummer editor…
2020 Metal Hall of Fame Gala to Be Filmed for Amazon Prime
The Metal Hall of Fame has announced that the 2020 annual Metal Hall of Fame Celebrity Charity Gala will be filmed live for Amazon Prime Movies. Hard rock and heavy metal fans in attendance will be featured in the filming,…
Music Review: Steve Vai, Aquiles Priester and Gustavo Carmo, Adam Moore
Guitars, guitars, and yet more guitars, served up hot. The drums ain’t too shabby either. by Ilya Stemkovsky Steve Vai Stillness in Motion—Live in L.A. drummer: Jeremy Colson Recorded fifty shows into an extensive tour, Stillness in Motion finds…
Chad Clark of Heaven Below
This year you can find me with my prized black-on-black Noble & Cooley drums touring with Heaven Below throughout the U.S. and Canada in support of our EP. The first single, “When Daylight Dies,” is gaining airplay across the country.…
Deen Castronovo: The Journey Of A Decade, The Career Of A Lifetime
by Mike Haid During the heyday of metal music in the ’80s, an underground subgenre known as “shred metal” emerged. The shred style focused mainly on high-energy, neo-classical instrumental rock, which required a drummer to be fast, powerful, and technically…
