The snare drum is huge! Not that it’s ever been unimportant in the grand drumming scheme of things, but the rise of several forms of dance music has seen more attention focused on the snare than at ...

Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression When you purchase through links on our ...

Whether you’re a beginner drummer, a marching band student on a budget or a home studio owner, chances are you’ll want your drums to be durable and affordable but also sound great. The snare drum in ...

Why beat a dead horse when you can beat a keg with a baseball bat while playing along to a handful of Metallica songs, pretending it's actually the snare drum sound from the band's infamous St. Anger ...

It's been 17 years since Metallica released St. Anger, but the album continues to haunt the band. In addition to the absurdities on display in Some Kind of Monster, people continue to take umbrage ...

Metallica’s career is littered with questionable production choices. The lack of bass on …And Justice For All, the polished gloss of The Black Album, the brickwalled master on Death Magnetic… the list ...