Dave Holmes

A robust steel snare drum hailing from the Malvern Hills in the UK

Paiste pays tribute to the legendary metal drummer, Joey Jordison, with these special edition Black Alpha 'Hyper' cymbals

A set of good-looking heads designed to heat-up your hitting...

Percussion Plus introduces a new jazz kit into the 922 series

Fresh from the Malvern Hills comes this interesting hybrid snare from AD Drums

Some fine Chinese-made metal snares from newbie brand DrumCraft

The evaluation of Tama's Sound Lab Project drums concludes with some tasty wooden snare

Worth the extra dough?

Could it be love at first strike with Tama's new Sound Lab Project series of metal snares?

A low-noise electronic kit with all the looks and feel of an acoustic set-up

Being a softy doesn't necessarily mean you are less protected

The latest kit from Dixon is not for arachnophobes…

The Drumport fits directly into your bass drum and aims to enhance the drum's low-end performance

The Big Fat Snare Drum company is a US-based firm which designs and manufactures a range of snare enhancing products.

UFiP's cymbal range caters for a variety of music and drumming applications including kit players, percussionists, orchestras and marching bands.

Pro-standard mics for any acoustic kit

Sakae might appear to be a newbie on the drumming scene, however this Japanese company is a third- generation family-run business and only nine years away from celebrating their Centenary year.

Under the sticks this month is the latest member of Remo's popular Powerstroke family.

This Omeya Travel Series cajon hails from the same family of Spanish-made instruments as other Omeya models including the Evo, Junior, Bass Pro and the Studio Bass, reviewed last year

Hammerax was founded in 2006 by musician, composer and instrument designer John Stannard who had design and manufacturing expertise in all manner of chimes, chime trees, temple blocks etc.

As the manufacturer of drums for one of the world's leading musical instrument companies for 40 years, Sakae Rhythm's position is well-documented.

Now into their 32nd year, Tycoon's range just gets bigger, bolder and a whole lot more comprehensive.

Pearl is renowned for pushing the boundaries of drum technology with its advanced manufacturing processes, cunning designs and ingenious engineering

An oak and steel hybrid with a well-focused sound

We flick the sticks over the new DM7 e-kit from Alesis