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April 2017

Matt Garstka

The Soul Machine

Jutting out their progressive-djent chins like warriors conquering a city, Animals as Leaders take prog and metal to extreme heights of riff-rock intensity. The D.C.-based band had challenged drummers Matt Halpern (Periphery) and Navene Koperweis (Entheos) to up their already significant abilities while navigating the maniacally twisted arrangements and tortuous rhythmic conundrums. […]

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Magazine Education

Style And Analysis

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Basics

Stickings That Rock – Part2: Exploring an Additional Hand Pattern

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Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

Groove Construction – Part 11: Perceiving the Click as Triplets

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