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Charlie Engen’s Five Finger Death Punch Touring Drums
Drums: DW: Design Series Clear Acrylic: 7×8 rack tom, 8×10 rack tom, 9×12 rack tom, 12×14 floor tom, 14×16 floor tom, 16×18 floor tom, two 18×22 bass drums. Snares: DW: 6.5×14 Collector’s Series (main,) 8×14 Design Series Clear Acrylic (side.)…
Out Now November 2026
This month’s Out Now is extra-long in honor of November’s Record Store Day on Nov 27. Because of that special day, we have also included a special section of audiophile LPs. Modern Drummer enjoys spotlighting new recordings that have the…
Mötley Crüe: Too Fast for Love
45th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set (BMG) | Releasing October 30, 2026 Reviewed by David Frangioni Artist: Mötley Crüe | Label: BMG | Release Date: October 30, 2026 Essential Archival Release Rating: ★★★★★ The 45th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set, built around…
FLORIDA DRUM FEST, ROLAND CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF US FLAGSHIP STORE
2026 Florida Drum Fest Brings Florida’s Drum Community Together for Its Inaugural Event. The inaugural Florida Drum Fest brought drummers, percussion enthusiasts, industry professionals, educators and collectors together on Sunday, September 20, at the Lake County Fairgrounds Expo Hall in…
Autumn Leaves
Woodstock, New York, is best known for the music festival that bore its name in August 1969, it was a cultural, social, and political game changer if there ever was one. For many, the highlight was Michael Shrieve’s profound and…
Frank’s Fall Color Coordinated Roto-Tom Kit
Just in time for Fall, comes this month’s Modern Drummer Kit of the Month. This orange themed kit comes to us from Frank Campus. His kit is a color coordinated combination of orange RL Acrylic drums and Roto-Toms. Franks’ RL…
Musical Tricks and Treats
It’s (relatively) easy to recreate some of the ideas and vocabulary of the past or to lean on your natural strengths and musical assets when you are creating new music. And there is nothing wrong with either of these artistic…
Kent Slucher’s Luke Bryan Touring Kit
Drums – Rogers: Dayton Series in Red Diamond Pearl finish: 14 x 24 bass drum, 9×13 cherry/maple rack tom, 16×16 cherry/maple floor tom, 16×18 cherry/maple floor tom. Snares – Rogers: 6 ½ x 14 Aluminum Super 10, 6 ½ x 14 Cleveland side snare Cymbals – Sabian: 15” AAX hats, 20” AAX Explosion Crash,…
Out Now October 2026
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include a high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performance from the drummer and/or musicians in the…
Guitar Center Crowns Champion of Drum-Off Competition, Roland Opens Flagship Store in New York City, 3rd Annual Drum Queens Festival held in Lagos, Nigeria
Guitar Center Crowns Champion of Drum-Off National Competition Guitar Center today announced Jonathan Fortson of Hamilton, Alabama as the Drum-Off 2026 Champion, marking the culmination of the legendary drumming competition’s first run in a decade. First launched in 1988, Drum-Off ran…
Blue Note Blues
This summer has been a time for both razzle-dazzle and reflection, with long durations of travel and the solitude that can bring, being punctuated by arrivals, rehearsals and performances. The challenges of getting a good night’s sleep while touring are…
All Fired Up: Ken Mondillo’s Salute to Myron Grombacher
This month’s Kit of the Month comes to us from Ken Mondillo of Philadelphia, PA. This is his replica Pat Benatar / Myron Grombacher, Japanese drum set. Many of us saw that iconic set being played by Grombacher, who is…
We Can (and Should) Learn from Everybody!
As drummers, it seems like everyone always wants to give us advice, whether we asked for it or not. “You should use a smaller set,” or “You need a bigger kit.” There is always someone suggesting that we, “Lay back…
Out Now September 2026
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include a high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performance from the drummer and/or musicians in the…
