Latest articles by Stuart Williams
It's been 12 months since Freese was selected for one of the biggest gigs in rock
The four-hour-long video gives fascinating insight into Steve Albini's recording and mixing approach
Wysocki was a founding member of the Massachusetts post-grunge/nu-metal band
With its BFD sound library, a 10.1” touchscreen and mesh heads throughout, Alesis’ new flagship electronic drum set looks like it’s intent on changing the game
An all-star cast featuring Black Album engineer, Mike Tacci, Darrell Thorpe, Drum Doctor Ross Garfield and Puscifer drummer Gunnar Olsen give us a forensic look at one of the greatest drum sounds in heavy music history
Watch Foo Fighters engineer Darrell Thorp, RATM live engineer Sean “Sully” Sullivan and session drummer Blair Sinta put the Tom Mic through its paces
Metal cymbals, acoustic shells, and input from the son of Roland's founder…
The revived drum brand is turning its attention to the most important drum in your setup, and you can snare yourself a bargain
Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression
Zildjian Alchem-E: Here’s everything we know so far about the electronic drum set Zildjian is teasing on social media
A step-by-step guide to repairing your electric's electronics
Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande
Plus, 5 other things we learned from the session ace’s interview with Rick Beato
It’s designed for snare drums. It’s a microphone. It’s the Lauten Audio Snare Mic
Punk, rock and metal fans will be familiar with that star-shaped hammer mark…
Le Blanc also contributed to work by Nine Inch nails, R.E.M., Depeche Mode and more
From the record-breaking Competition Stripe to the In Utero Sky-Stangs and new Orang-Stang revelations
'He was a phenomenal rhythm player, clearly had some lead playing ability, and also experimented sonically – with fascinating results'
After waiting Everlong for an affordable version of Dave Grohl’s iconic Trini Lopez-inspired signature guitar, it’s finally here. Here’s our first impressions
Featuring Mapex SONIClear bearing edges, the Comet series comes in Junior, Fusion and Rock configurations
The Tool drummer also spoke to Rick Beato about playing with Jeff Buckley, his favourite Led Zeppelin drum parts, and why he loves turning his snares off
The news follows a cryptic teaser posted by Freese earlier this week featuring a photo of his A Perfect Circle kit
With the BFD sound engine built in, and a massive touchscreen to control it, here's what we love about the Alesis Strata Prime (and a couple of things we don't)
The 10-piece, all-mesh setup is built around the Prime module, complete with 40GB of samples, a 10.1-inch touch screen and more
Watch as Trevor Lawrence Jr turns his DW drums into a rare-groove machine with tuning, muffling and a guitar pedalboard