<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Drums ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:10:35 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Despite this minimalist footprint, it’s one of the sturdiest racks I’ve tested in this price bracket”: Donner Groove Ultra electronic drum set review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/donner-groove-ultra-electronic-drum-set-review MnCMp2XcvEN8MmYhW5KvSn Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:10:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An immensely powerful tool for recording, live use, rehearsing and practising, teaching, live streaming and more”: Yamaha EAD50 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/drum-gear/yamaha-ead50-review n3k9sXYTHVr3aaqTXMCVUE Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:52:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More drummer-friendly than ever”: Drum Workshop launch updated version of their 9000 series of stands and hardware ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/drum-gear/more-drummer-friendly-than-ever-drum-workshop-launch-updated-version-of-their-9000-series-of-stands-and-hardware 3JExbPGeJP9sPEZzBf3yYZ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chunky, organic, trashy and very characterful”: Zultan Raw 8” Mini Hi-Hat review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/cymbals/zultan-raw-8-mini-hi-hat-review nPLdoV9WUYTSXszR9Cf7EP Tue, 19 May 2026 10:18:18 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:53:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have a skipping heart and I got to get a surgery”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan speaks about his health problems and how he sometimes feels like he’s “dying” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/i-have-a-skipping-heart-and-i-got-to-get-a-surgery-slipknots-shawn-crahan-speaks-about-his-health-problems-and-how-he-sometimes-feels-like-hes-dying TDKwvCTfiRnwbYhCyanznN Fri, 15 May 2026 10:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ My top pick in Amazon's Big Spring Sale is a stick bag essential for drummers that's down to only $23, but that's just the tip of the iceberg - here's 8 deals I rate ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/drum-gear/amazons-big-spring-sale jj8Jfejzm7ZzU4WJZLuWHS Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mapex targets comfort and speed with the Design Lab Swift belt-drive bass drum pedal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/mapex-design-lab-swift-belt-drive-bass-drum-pedal Pk4R78wGs9cjjic2yg7Pr5 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:20:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ DW expands DWe line-up with Roland module and cymbal-equipped bundles ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/dw-expands-dwe-line-up-with-roland-module-and-cymbal-equipped-bundles SWZcdVEnZBW4nFSzG6dSaE Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:01:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Delivers portability without compromising the authentic feel and expressiveness of an acoustic drum kit": Donner enters the pro-level electronic drum set market with new flagship Groove Series ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/donner-groove-series-electronic-drum-sets sY3feo8FXoFEfd4A5qNeGj Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:38:46 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ "From professionals to advanced amateurs, EAD50 empowers every drummer to achieve their ideal sound": Yamaha confirms the EAD50, and it looks set to be your one-stop hybrid drum module ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/yamaha-ead50-electronic-acoustic-drum-module kiR6gr3MuUhQZK68NohtK4 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:19:31 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:56:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Cutting rimshots and controlled overtones": PDP brings a "world-first" to the acrylic drum market with its latest Concept Acrylic Kit and Snare ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/pdp-concept-acrylic-kit-and-snare xmSXthZhheeLc2EGhv7MVc Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:38:53 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:57:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ DW’s Limited Edition MFG True-Cast 14x4” snare brings a piccolo to its sand-cast, machined bell bronze range, but if you want one you’re going to need to be quick ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/dw-mfg-true-cast-14x4-bell-bronze-snare joxpgREnsUmRoVYb5NcfJU Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:27:45 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:13:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Music seems to have the power to connect hearts at a deeper level than words ever could": Japan and South Korean leaders cap diplomatic summit with a drum duet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/music-seems-to-have-the-power-to-connect-hearts-at-a-deeper-level-than-words-ever-could-japan-and-south-korean-leaders-cap-diplomatic-summit-with-a-drum-duet tXYzcNNW8aSiFZAFqTtWJa Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:45:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Got a new e-kit for Christmas? Transform it with 15 day one upgrades that will make it sound better and play quieter ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/got-a-new-e-kit-for-christmas-transform-it-with-15-day-one-upgrades-that-will-make-it-sound-better-and-play-quieter X3ABxEjA6oyL9k6PGSTTM6 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Not the most thunderous of kits. Not particularly loud, but sophisticated, rounded and darkly inviting": Slingerland Radio King drum set review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/drum-kits/slingerland-radio-king-drum-set-review Mh6kqECS23vMRJfncoxVa8 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:49:27 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The overall sample quality is decent, focusing on natural sounds within a mixed bag of styles, and promising to keep the majority happy”: EFnote Mini review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/efnote-mini-review XuYkTvnpYJvAjJWjm3Kvt8 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:50:29 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Not having to reach for a USB cable feels like the advent of a new era for electronic drums, and we might be about to see a lot more e-kits out in the wild as a result.” Roland TD516 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/roland-td516-review QgXVwUCHyLgfaeE2fpVQaM Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:37:48 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save $100 on the Alesis Nitro Max while you still can this Black Friday weekend - it's the perfect e-kit for beginners ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/the-alesis-nitro-max-could-be-the-perfect-beginner-electronic-drum-set-and-you-can-save-usd100-this-black-friday-weekend jB5oAuoZxSriBQTGcouiVH Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:01:32 +0000 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:44:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alesis’ streamlined Strata Core e-kit just got a chunky $100 price drop for Black Friday at Amazon – here's why I’d recommend it over the Strata Prime ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/alesis-strata-core-black-friday-deal KCPiiteSKsqabzVMiEJZe4 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:52:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Purple Rain guitar was in the corner, his lava lamps were everywhere and the mixing desk had been used by Sly and the Family Stone”: Fine Young Cannibals confirm that She Drives Me Crazy was recorded at Paisley Park using Prince’s studio gear ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-purple-rain-guitar-was-in-the-corner-his-lava-lamps-were-everywhere-and-the-mixing-desk-had-been-used-by-sly-and-the-family-stone-fine-young-cannibals-confirm-that-she-drives-me-crazy-was-recorded-at-paisley-park-using-princes-studio-gear 7N9ZZcUVPdE4JQqYcoh4ti Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:59:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Roland has always been extremely good at marrying the playability of its samples with the physical feel of its hardware - this kit is no exception”: Roland VAD316 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/roland-vad316-review 6qPJgUafwEQi2YwywMaAUb Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:10:03 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For percussionists who want to take matters into their own hands when it comes to effects”: Walrus launch the DFX-1, an effects unit built for drummers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/for-percussionists-who-want-to-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-when-it-comes-to-effects-walrus-launch-the-dfx-1-an-effects-unit-built-for-drummers 2b3VNBVt6PAzjZpZTRduJU Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:34:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A light, open sound with exceptional stick definition and a gentle, airy wash": Zultan unveil new ALARIS cymbal range ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/cymbals/a-light-open-sound-with-exceptional-stick-definition-and-a-gentle-airy-wash-zultan-unveil-new-alaris-cymbal-range oaneLcaSc5TUwEuCo4Jmz5 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:08:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roland's big V-Drum 3 and 5 series drop adds 6 kits to its e-drum range, including V71-lite modules and on-trend acoustic-look options ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/rolands-big-v-drum-3-and-5-series-drop-adds-6-kits-to-its-e-drum-range-including-on-trend-acoustic-look-options x9jb84fwCwyMpK3SmVZ8VW Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alesis's new 9-piece Nitro Ultimate electronic drum kit is its new flagship, and the hi-hat is the star ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/alesiss-new-9-piece-nitro-ultimate-electronic-drum-kit-is-its-new-flagship-and-the-hi-hat-is-the-star PRcbJbrrHT8sJfcxDtd3M Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:34:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ The one where Courteney Cox plays Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit on the drums and goes viral ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/the-one-where-courteney-cox-plays-nirvanas-smells-like-teen-spirit-on-the-drums-and-goes-viral cXWVFLbwfCwhPZtiQddAwg Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:35:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Remarkably the DTX Pro is capable of layering up to four individual samples - one more than Roland’s flagship V71 module": Yamaha DTX6K5-M review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/yamaha-dtx6k5-m-review 6fvveHnS9FsBpNAfnvFXjV Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:01:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Offers a very useful solution for clap emulation without needing to use electronics”: Zultan Raw SlapClap review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/cymbals/zultan-raw-slapclap-review kGu75543zDPrrw2yjBFs3o Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:24:25 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Striking design”: Zultan add two new models to their effects cymbal range ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/striking-design-zultan-add-two-new-models-to-their-effects-cymbal-range ReQi7kbZsh5NFuqb68qZ2H Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:48:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have been gigging for well over 20 years now, and have experienced - and learned from - each and every mistake on this list!”: 11 live mistakes every drummer makes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/11-live-mistakes-drum-week i3G2uptSoDieyFJoLkEvu4 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘So, what about playing for me?’ I said, ‘Play what?’ He said, ‘Drums.’ I said, ‘Really? That would be so dope'”: The many drummers of Prince ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/prince-drummers-drum-week wnh46Tp3roMntZjzDiucCN Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:01:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was deemed that an artist could sample ‘an unrecognisable portion of a work’ without the need to declare the sample or indeed pay the original artist”: When sampling ruled the world - and drummers didn’t get paid! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/it-was-deemed-that-an-artist-could-sample-an-unrecognisable-portion-of-a-work-without-the-need-to-declare-the-sample-or-indeed-pay-the-original-artist-when-sampling-ruled-the-world-and-drummers-didnt-get-paid nuAisCjtaYqpYmWkcCwVzB Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Electronic drumming pioneers: 11 trailblazing players who raised the bar for electronic and hybrid drumming ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/electronic-drumming-pioneers-drum-week ZMhGhEEPcnELJBDZwauwPU Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “AI could prove incredibly useful, from configuring our kits to generating the sounds in our head”: Where might electronic drums go next? Here are 9 of our predictions ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/ai-drum-machine-future-drum-week J9izuJEuiiikJvTAdris9 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Tony Banks got wind of it. From then on, we knew that Pete could leave at any time, but we had a 150-show tour to do": Phil Collins discusses his legendary career in far-reaching documentary ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/phil-collins-retrospective-drum-week jU5sWefi25UDffqD7Frzgn Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started pacing around the room - usually I take notes but I was just taking it all in. I went ‘Play it again'”: How Dave Grohl delivered the incredible Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/dave-grohl-and-nirvana-drum-week pDH4yHYdyjYGF6ZVVmNUZg Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This may sound pretty obvious, but we only have 4 limbs. So, as a drummer this means the most drum elements we can play at any one time is 4”: How to think like a human drummer when building software beats ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-production-tutorials/this-may-sound-pretty-obvious-but-we-only-have-4-limbs-so-as-a-drummer-this-means-the-most-drum-elements-we-can-play-at-any-one-time-is-4-how-to-think-like-a-human-drummer-when-building-software-beats K6sF8Yqo6YJwHbY6ADzqFS Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You may as well just remove the front head so that you can get a mic right in on the beater point": 10 tips for recording perfect drums ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-production-tutorials/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-drum-recording-drum-week mNnQTpXd6FjgKd5u8ZT9Ga Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:18:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 11 great movies, documentaries and shows that drummers should check out ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/11-drum-movies opWeUVWJ8uKxfuHEcD669f Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's often more difficult to play with a consistently even feel at slower tempos than fast ones": 10 tips to help drummers to develop better timing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/10-timing-tips-drum-week SLjQqGV49Wbhpru6Q5pgs9 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He created rolling barrages of tribal intensity": When British rock drumming ruled the world ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/british-drumming-drum-week XYxiBJUekzboLH5kdbKdGj Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The minute you put a microphone right up against the skin of a drum you've got a problem because it doesn't sound like it's supposed to”: How the rules of drum recording were shaped over decades of trial and error ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/the-minute-you-put-a-microphone-right-up-against-the-skin-of-a-drum-youve-got-a-problem-because-it-doesnt-sound-like-its-supposed-to-how-the-rules-of-drum-recording-were-shaped-over-decades-of-trial-and-error VoDyxRHoSBYEw8rRknbqS3 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not getting any sound from one of my pads!”: 10 common electronic drum set issues and how to troubleshoot them ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/electronic-drums/electronic-drum-issues-drum-week Ns5ELdz4QeEu39ptRWP6AM Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Refrain from sarcastically asking 'Do you need my sticks too?', because you already know that the answer is 'Yes’": The 10 people drummers will inevitably encounter when playing a gig ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/10-people-drummers-will-encounter-drum-week 4iGRE6TsBTWhrmFXLQbjMN Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We used to play that song faster”: Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/eloy-casagrande-slipknot-drum-week d8xCBzE2zCvpNrUurXuoP8 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Porcaro makes the whole process look effortless and easy. We can bet that this didn't happen by accident, or overnight!”: Exploring the genius of Jeff Porcaro's Rosanna Shuffle ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/porcaro-makes-the-whole-process-look-effortless-and-easy-we-can-bet-that-this-didnt-happen-by-accident-or-overnight-exploring-the-genius-of-jeff-porcaros-rosanna-shuffle 3skhLVjZYZ7TabHR9dFNoP Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Isn’t recording drums a total nightmare? No, that’s a myth – recording drums is actually surprisingly easy": The simple guide to recording drums: kit tips, mic placement and setting up your DAW ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-recording-tutorials/recording-drums-easy-drum-week SFyJ6VJxK8pNHmgWPqgava Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you can hear it, the chances are other listeners will too!”: How to make virtual acoustic drum performances sound like the real thing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-production-tutorials/if-you-can-hear-it-the-chances-are-other-listeners-will-too-how-to-make-virtual-acoustic-drum-performances-sound-like-the-real-thing GxPycvKzz63NkC38yV4N3G Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:08:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Grohl's randomised fills and relentless single strokes at the end of the song makes this one of his greatest drum performances on record": Listen to 11 isolated drum tracks from rock's drumming legends ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/isolated-drum-tracks-drum-week 5LZeDLiuEypuopYrsKgh2C Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:07:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Bonham considered him 'a god' and Buddy Rich called him 'the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business': The story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/gene-krupa-drum-week PRQ8Bhn3C7qEVt6jaFKcwZ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:06:37 +0000