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Barry Kerch: Rock and Roll’s Eternal Student

Some people in the media that say Rock and Roll is dead. But those people haven’t heard or seen Shinedown playing to 15,000 people every night. Sometimes when I interview drummers while they are promoting their new records, we don’t often learn much about the drummer. But drummer Barry Kerch is worth learning about. He is a vintage drum collector, a rock drummer with a huge groove, and an eternal student of the drums and drumming. He is also the drummer from the kick ass rock and roll band Shinedown. The band has released seven records and sold 10 million records worldwide. They have avoided the popular trends that have come and gone in mainstream rock to become one of the most popular rock bands in history. MD: Where do you come from and how did you start drumming? BK: I’m 46 now, so I have been playing drums for […]
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March 2023 Issue

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