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“At full throttle, this speaker is capable of delivering room-filling volume without strain”: Alesis Strike Amp 12 MK2 review
By Jai Widdowson-Jones published
This workhorse amplifier has had a rethink, improving specs whilst maintaining the affordable price point that Alesis is known for

“Do you dare to ditch those ‘normal’ beats in favour of hands-on tweaking and extreme sounds? Of course, you do”: Sonicware CyDrums review
By Andy Jones published
As many beats and blips as you need, and as much sound-design depth as you dare to dive into

With the same mesh-head playability and powerful new Strata module as its bigger brothers, Alesis Strata Club brings a new compact form to its best-selling range
By Daniel Griffiths last updated
Want the power and playability of Strata but don’t have the room to manoeuvre? The join the Club

Drum heroes: Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"
By MusicRadar published
"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

“A high-quality solution for capturing your drums”: Sennheiser MD 421 Kompakt review
By Stuart Williams published
A drum and instrument studio classic gets the scaled-down treatment

"I've analyzed hundreds of players over the years. They're all a part of what I do": Clem Burke's 10 essential drum albums
By Joe Bosso, Will Groves published
"You've got to listen to what the greats have done," the Blondie 'heartbeat', who passed away this week, told us
![James Hetfield [left] and Kirk Hammett harmonise solos as they perform live with Metallica in 1988. Hammett plays a Jackson Rhodes, Hetfield has his trusty white Explorer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mpZgd7e7YSCLwb7LuqPpbi.jpg)
How Metallica wrote the ultimate metal ballad and took thrash into the mainstream with One
By Jonathan Horsley published
The sound of Metallica in full command, One would prove to be the ultimate thrash metal power ballad

Watch Eloy Casagrande batter the hell out of Slipknot’s ‘unplayable live’ Gematria (The Killing Name)
By Daniel Griffiths published
Looks like the ‘new’ Slipknot drummer can’t help showing off just how much he’s loving his day job
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