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“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

“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
![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-320-80.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

“An excellent entry point into the world of cast-shell drums”: DrumCraft Bell Brass Snare review
By Stuart Williams published
As heavy-shell snare drums make a comeback, DrumCraft is letting us in on the action at a snip of the price

“A versatile set but these cymbals excel in a rock and metal context”: Zultan Z Series review
By Tom Bradley published
Budget cymbals without the budget sound

Alesis’ popular Crimson e-kit just got an upgrade with version III sporting new heads and a new BFD-powered drum brain
By Daniel Griffiths published
FXPansion’s market-leading drum library is onboard
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