Artist: Drummer

Germany's But We Try It has issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's drummer and seeking a replacement: "From now on But We Try It is searching for a new drummer. Due to musical differences we have decided to part ways with our original drummer Mark. The band honestly wants to thank Mark for all the work, energy and pass... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Massacre Records has issued the following announcement about Supreme Pain recruiting a new drummer: "As you may know, Paul is forced to retire as drummer due to an injured shoulder. Supreme Pain were busy searching for a new drummer - and they've found him! Eric de Windt will torture the drum kit from now on. "He is a very experienced musicia... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Akribi photo by Alexa Andersson Soon the last part of H.A.T.E will be released by Swedish metal band Akribi . We managed to keep them still for a few minutes to ask them some questions about the meaning of life and metal... Hi Akribi! You guys are doing "E - Part Four of H.A.T.E". How has the experience been so far? Definitely different. We're not at all used to interpreting other musician's materials, nor working with such tight deadlines, but it's been a [...]

Filed under: News , R.I.P. Yep Roc Records Noted Texas singer-songwriter and drummer Doyle Bramhall Sr. died Nov. 13 at his home in Alpine, Texas. He was 62. According to the Forth Worth Star Telegram , the cause of death was "complications from pneumonia." Perhaps not as well known as his son, acclaimed guitarist Doyle Bramhall II -- who worked with Eric Clapton , Roger Waters and fronted '80s group Arc [...]

One of thee best tracks this year has gotten the live video treatment. Nikki & The Dove recently performed their smash single 'The Drummer.' Looking forward to seeing this live very soon, enjoy the performance above. Ep is available now.

Igor Cavalera: still not in Sepultura anymore. The guy who took Igor Cavalera's place in Sepultura has parted ways with the band, and been replaced with a new drummer who, sources confirm, is also not Igor Cavalera. New Not Igor joins a proud tradition of musicians such Dave Kushner and Fatty Ding Dongs Van Halen, who [...]

Brazilian metal legends Sepultura has confirmed that they have parted ways with drummer Jean Dolabella, who joined the band five years ago while they were touring in support of the "Dante XXI" album and subsequently recorded the albums, "A-Lex" and "Kairos" with the group. "The period we spent with Jean in the band was very positive," said guita... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

In This Moment has issued the following announcement about splitting with drummer Jeff Fabb and guitarist Blake Bunzel: "To our ITM friends and family, "We want to announce that Jeff and Blake are no longer a part of In This Moment. They have left the band to support American Idol contestant James Durbin, and we wish them the best in their fu... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

The Swedish duo are back with their second EP of the year, pounding our eardrums and any resistance to their charms to a pulp with 'The Drummer'.

Much to our delight our new favorites Niki & The Dove have just slipped the Fake Blood remix of their new single The Drumme r onto their SoundCloud. The mix premiered a few months back on the Annie Mac show, and I've been dying to hear it in high quality and share it with you all ever since. It was definitely worth the wait. He provides an essential mix with thundering drums and pulsating synths that will whip you into a frenzy! Six minutes of pure [...]

First, disgraced bassist Michael Todd gets kicked out of Coheed and Cambria . Now, drummer Chris Pennie has announced that he has quit the band after playing with them for four years. Pennie released a statement regarding his departure which read as thus: "I am very thankful for the years that I shared the stage with the guys and want to thank the amazing, supportive fans that I've met while on tour, but there are a lot of exciting projects on the horizon, in addition to [...]

Dutch death metal act Houwitser has issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's drummer: "Due to circumstances Houwitser parted with their drummer Marco de Groot. His place will be filled in by Marten van Kruijssen (Dictated) who was also the fill-in drummer for the last 2 shows of Houwitser. "Unfortunately we also have ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Indie Babe Of The Week This week, Niki from Niki And The Dove , is our Indie Babe of The Week. On the explosive single, "The Drummer", the Swedish duo dip deep into our collective brains and ask for this seductive energy, that is about to pour out. The experimental, percussion heavy pop, is wonderfully executed and has a hook to doe for. Now with these guys, and Icona Pop , (who we featured a couple weeks back), aggressive synth pop is currently the hottest commodity coming from Sweden. Their latest EP, also called [...]

Finland's Mors Subita, which signed to Violent Journey Records during the summer, has now issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's drummer: "We are sad to inform you that Mors Subita has parted ways with drummer Juha Haapala. We like to thank Haapala for over 10 years of work and bringing his own unique sound to MS songs... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Forbidden announced the addition of new drummer Sasha Horn (Ex-November's Doom/Ava Inferi) after a long search, involving an open casting on YouTube. The band's announcement reads: "After a couple of grueling months of sifting through video auditions, we've finally got our man. Let it be known that on Halloween 2011, Sasha Horn from Chicago i... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Austin based retro-metalers The Sword announce they have found a permanent drummer and they have announced the tour dates for the second leg of their tour with KYUSS Lives. Their new drummer,"Jimmy" Vela III, is taking over the spot for their original drummer, Trivett Wingo. The band would like to give their thanks to Kevin Fender for covering until they found the right drummer for their band. The tour is wrapping up in support of The Swords 3rd album, Warp Riders . The band plans to keep writing so [...]

Angels and Airwaves have announced the replacement for recently departed drummer Atom Willard. The band has recruited 23-year-old drummer/keyboardist Ilan Rubin (NIN, Lost Prophets, The New Regime) to the band. The news comes as the band gears up for the release of Love Part II on November 11th, 2011 . The album, which follows 2010's LOVE , looks like a traditional (not free) release with a regular digital and physical CD as well as the usual assortment of deluxe editions.

Unique Leader Records has issued the following announcement about New York death metal act Pyrexia recruiting a new drummer: "Pyrexia is proud to officially announce Doug Bohn as the drummer on their newest full-length album 'Feast of Iniquity' on Unique Leader Records. "Doug is best known for his drum playing with Suffocation on the album 'P... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

And if you think I'm insulting Jett, you should know that I am not. He quite literally goes around smelling women's asses in the below video, which has been given the wonderful title "Booty Smells Good Doe." He even got some friends to help him out, I guess because there were just too many butts [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , R.I.P. Adam Mirani Aaron Beamish, drummer for Toronto area rock group Slow Motion Victory, was killed in the early hours of Oct. 21 after being struck by a garbage truck while riding his longboard. According to The Toronto Star , the 25-year-old -- who was featured alongside his bandmates in the latest season of the 'MuchMusic: Discovered' TV series -- was on the wrong side of the road when he [...]