"I was very influenced by mid-‘70s music. I loved Uriah Heap and Status Quo. Those were the reasons that I picked up t…"

"When I first heard the music, I thought it was great because I had always been interested in darker, dramatic music w…"

"I’ve always been a Marshall guy. Back then, I needed a bit of a boost, and I generally leaned on my Ibanez Tube Screa…"

"We won’t know the full impact of a band like Avenged Sevenfold and a player like Synyster Gates for several years, bu…"

"He sings, he writes songs, but above all Brann Dailor fucking drums. Like a many-limbed and many-brained beast, he dr…"

"As the singer, guitarist and spokesman for progressive metal powerhouse Gojira, Mario’s big brother Joe gets most of …"

"Tool’s Danny Carey has long been revered as one of the world’s great drummers, but with the prog-metal titans’ 2019 c…"

"Really, we could just refer you to the drum fill in Slayer’s “Angel of Death” and rest the case at that. But the so-c…"

"Without a doubt the best metal drummer on the planet! His speed and footwork completely set him apart from all other …"

"Dave Lombardo is my biggest influence, of course. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be doing what I'm doing. …"