On the Cover Gil Sharone Many have been seduced by his mind-boggling drumming excursions with Dillinger Escape Plan, Team Sleep, and Stolen Babies. Others know him as the creator of the Wicked Beats DVD, the most insightful and pragmatic methodology available on playing Jamaican drum styles. Still more have been moved by his gargantuan beats on Marilyn Manson’s excellent new album, The Pale Emperor, and the way he’s been bringing them home with power and panache in arenas across the continents. And to think, he’s really only getting going. Story by Adam Budofsky Photos by Clemente Ruiz It’s 2011, and a group of drummers has gathered in a hotel lobby during a music trade show. The conversation turns to new-wave music, and, as if on cue, Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” kicks in over the hotel’s sound system. Gil Sharone jumps at the opportunity to point […]

September 2015 Issue