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Slayer Welcomes Back Paul Bostaph
Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King are pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drumkit beginning June 4, when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013…
Bob Pantella of Riotgod, Monster Magnet, and Atomic Bitchwax
Hello, brothers and sisters. It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog for MD Online. Last time, I was playing in four different bands and ran a recording studio. Well, I’m glad to say the same is still true.…
Shawn Drover of Megadeth
Hello, out there in drumland, Shawn Drover from Megadeth reporting once again about this current featuring Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. At this point, we now have only two shows left, and I must say that this tour has been a…
The Greats: Paul Bostaph
Slayer, Testament, Exodus, Systematic, Forbidden: Over the past couple of decades, drummer Paul Bostaph’s résumé reads like a “wish list” of heavy rock, metal, and thrash acts. But it’s really no surprise that this Bay Area–based one-man demolition crew has…
Dave Lombardo: Slayer’s Patron Saint Of Speed Drumming
Born in Havana, Cuba, into a family that moved to the States in the mid ’60s to escape communism, Dave Lombardo was perhaps destined to be attracted to extreme music. The drummer most readily cited as the king of thrash…
Dave Lombardo: Metal And The Unconscious State
by Ken Micallef When it comes to recording, sometimes less is more. And sometimes, less results in an out-of-body experience. That was the case for Dave Lombardo when recording Slayer’s new album, World Painted Blood. Paring back his Tama Artstar…
Testament's Paul Bostaph: Metal Risk Taker
by Waleed Rashidi “The demand on modern metal drumming is such that you have to be able to play a lot more syncopated patterns with your feet. I can’t approach double bass the way I used to.” Slayer, Testament, Exodus,…
Dave Lombardo: Return Of The King
(September 2006 Issue) by Waleed Rashidi Instead of waxing poetic about what metal drumming living legend Dave Lombardo does behind the kit–you know, those punishing 16th-note kicks at rapid-fire tempos, incredible runs across his half-dozen rack toms, spastic patterns, and…
Paul Bostaph
When one thinks of the quintessential Slayer drummer - whether it's Dave Lombardo, Jon Dette, or in recent years, Paul Bostaph - a mammoth drumkit is what one pictures him seated behind. But Paul Bostaph is about to change that…
Dave Lombardo Playing for Slayer
Just as Modern Drummer went to press with the Update on Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph (February 2002 issue), word came in that Bostaph had to forfeit the gig due to a chronic elbow injury that could worsen if he continued…
