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Danny Carey

6 of the most inspirational drummers of all time

By Jon Musgrave published

Welcome to MusicRadar’s Drums Week! To kick things off, we’re spotlighting some of the most consequential sticksmen of all time

Drummers
Nicko McBrain

Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain's funniest moment

By Paul Elliott published

His famous drum battle with two glove puppets

Artists

“We didn’t want a clone”: Bruce Dickinson on why Maiden chose a drummer with a different feel

By Will Simpson published

Plus singer isn’t keen on The Sphere

Bands

“I love this band, I love the people and the music": Colin Brittain on life behind the kit with Linkin Park

By Will Simpson published

Drummer was previously a producer and composer

Drummers
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: (L-R) Ed Sheeran and Chris Hemsworth attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Watch Chris Hemsworth’s painful first drumming lesson

By Will Simpson published

Luckily, the actor did improve

Drummers
SPAIN - JULY 12: Nine Inch Nails (NIN) will perform on the second day of Mad Cool 2025 at the Iberdrola Music venue on July 11, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Today's performance at Mad Cool of the historic American industrial rock band has been one of the most anticipated moments of the international event, during which they have flaunted their powerful live show and new songs. The festival, which kicked off yesterday, brings together legends and new promises in four days of music, consolidating itself as an essential event of the European summer. (Photo By Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Nine Inch Nails have just played their first show back with drummer Josh Freese

By Will Simpson published

Peel It Back tour continues to utilise two stages

Gigs & Festivals
The Who

Zak Starkey claps back at Roger Daltrey's "character assassination" claims

By Will Simpson published

But he and Daltrey “go back too long for grudges,” he claims

Gigs & Festivals

“It was kind of a character assassination”: Roger Daltrey on Zak Starkey’s reaction to his Who ‘sacking’

By Will Simpson published

Singer says he’s nervous about making it to the end of upcoming US tour

Bands
Ilan Rubin

It’s a drummer swap! Ilan Rubin signs up as Foo Fighters' new beat supplier whilst Josh Freese rejoins Nine Inch Nails

By Will Simpson published

Freese says he’s 'incredibly excited' to return to NIN

Artists
Oasis

Oasis' first drummer Tony McCarroll reveals the confrontation that led the band to sack him

By Will Simpson published

The former Oasis drummer claims he stood up to Noel - and was fired as a result

Artists
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