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Kenny Aronoff recalls his terrifying Jack and Diane fill experience
By Will Groves published
How extreme stress birthed the iconic heart of John 'Cougar' Mellencamp's smash hit

Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande
By Stuart Williams published
Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande

“It continues to be bittersweet. Part of me is like, 'I wish there wasn’t a reason for me to be the drummer in the Foo Fighters.’” Josh Freese on getting the call from Dave Grohl to take over from Taylor Hawkins
By Stuart Williams published
Plus, 5 other things we learned from the session ace’s interview with Rick Beato

Keith Le Blanc, drummer for The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead and many more has died aged 70
By Stuart Williams published
Le Blanc also contributed to work by Nine Inch nails, R.E.M., Depeche Mode and more

"I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind
By Greg Prato published
Channing's drums appear on one song on the final Nevermind album – "It was the one song that I guess Kurt said, ‘No, I definitely do not want to redo this,"

Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years: “APC has always been a very special band for me…”
By Stuart Williams published
The news follows a cryptic teaser posted by Freese earlier this week featuring a photo of his A Perfect Circle kit

“When he left Death Row, Dr Dre was going to do an all-black heavy metal band, and I auditioned for it”: Trevor Lawrence Jr and Lauten Audio on getting hip-hop drum sounds from an acoustic kit
By Stuart Williams published
Watch as Trevor Lawrence Jr turns his DW drums into a rare-groove machine with tuning, muffling and a guitar pedalboard

Does Slipknot’s broken drumstick photo confirm that Eloy Casagrande is their new drummer?
By Stuart Williams published
The snapped stick points heavily in the former Sepultura drummer's direction, all but confirming what fans think they already know

"Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band": Blackberry Smoke drummer Brit Turner dies, aged 57
By Will Groves published
Atlanta stalwart's death following cancer battle confirmed by band

Sepultura announces drummer Eloy Casagrande’s exit from the band, naming Greyson Nekrutman as his replacement, while Casagrande promises to “See you soon on the road!” as Slipknot rumours ramp up
By Stuart Williams published
“Maybe for the band’s fans it doesn’t make sense at this point, but decisions needed to be made thinking about new cycles that will come”, says Eloy Casagrande
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