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When Stephen Perkins formed The Panic Channel, he wanted to step away from the fast-moving, tom-heavy language of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros. His answer was a massive custom DW kit inspired by Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and the physical power of 1970s rock. There are drum kits designed for...

For Ben Sharp, becoming the drummer for YUNGBLUD wasn’t the result of a carefully planned career move or a high-profile audition. It actually began with a chance meeting more than a decade ago. Sharp first met Dominic Harrison when the future YUNGBLUD frontman was just 15. Fourteen years later,...

Six years after Jane’s Addiction broke apart, Stephen Perkins returned to the band’s music with Flea on bass, a new rhythm-section chemistry to build, and a radically different DW Short Stack kit designed for speed, articulation, and clarity. In 1997, Jane’s Addiction was preparing to do something...

Lecherous Nocturne’s Alex Lancia Premieres Drum Play-through for “Metempsychosis” via Sick Drummer Magazine. Greenville, SC’s blackened death metal outfit Lecherous Nocturne is giving fans an inside look at the technical brutality behind their new single [...] The post Alex Lancia - Lecherous...

After Jane’s Addiction, Stephen Perkins wasn’t looking to repeat himself. His one-of-one 1992 DW Porno for Pyros kit became the instrument that helped him rethink his sound, translate hand percussion to the drum set, and begin again. In 1992, Stephen Perkins found himself at one of those rare...

The Millenium MPS-1500 Hybrid-X combines the look and feel of an acoustic drum kit with the boundless versatility of cutting-edge e-drum technology. Featuring real wood shells in full-drum-size, the revolutionary Nexus Multi-Percussion Pad, and a massive sound library - this set raises the bar for...

SABIAN is proud to announce the release of the 21″ AA MantaRay Chinese, a distinctive new signature accent cymbal developed in collaboration with Ray Luzier of Korn. Created through an extensive year-long collaboration, the MantaRay began with Luzier’s idea for an accent cymbal that could deliver...