Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...

The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

What comes to mind when you hear or read about rock and roll? It’d probably be an image of a band in leather pants, tousled hair, and one or more of the band members clutching a guitar. You might also ...

These aren’t your granddad’s twenty minute classic rock solos, but something a bit different. This Dutch musician is one of the best drummers alive, and his solo performances are legendary. I don’t ...

I will have to go with Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. There is a track off the "Once In A Live Time" album that he does a solo on (well, it's called "Mike Portnoy Drum Solo", strangely enough). I ...

We all know Gojira’s Mario Duplantier is the heaviest drummer of the universe, but he’s also one of the very best on earth. In this Loud List, we’re shining the spotlight on 10 of Duplantier’s best ...

One of the highlights of The Beatles‘ album Abbey Road was the drum solo Ringo Starr performed on the collection’s medley. It was the only recorded drum solo Starr would provide The Beatles, and he ...