Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has defended the much-maligned sound of his snare drum on the band’s 2003 album ‘St Anger’. Fans and drummers have consistently criticised the thin, snapping sound of the drum ...

Fans of heavy, cast snare drums, get ready to rejoice! DrumCraft - the Thomann-owned and revived drum brand has just announced the release of its new 14"x6.5" Bell Brass model, which puts the iconic ...

A drummer on YouTube has made a video playing classic Metallica songs, but with the drum sounds of St. Anger. Indeed, they replaced all the drums on the tracks with the ringing, open-snare drum tone ...

Step 1: The world’s best drum & bass producers are known for synthesizing hard-hitting beats from scratch, so let’s build a punchy snare drum. Note that all of our modulation will be unipolar. Fire up ...

DW Drums has produced a new snare drum that is adorned with a silhouette of Dave Grohl. The design, made for the drum manufacturer’s ICON series, pays homage to the legendary Nirvana sticksman and ...

During the 2003 album's recording, Ulrich mostly played his drum sans snares — the stiff wires held beneath the instrument that gives it its distinct "pop." Instead, St. Anger emits the telltale "ring ...