Well... it's that time of year again when we compile our list of favorite drumming albums from 2025! Who were some of your favorites?

Just a quick message to ask what drummers/bands you all have been listening to lately? I've been on an Opeth kick, and also listening to a bunch from the band BARN, out of Boise. They are immense.

One thing I learned over time is how important the bearing edges are to the sound of a drum. Especially working in retail in a busy drum shop, I unboxed and put together dozens of new kits and re-conditoned a ton of used kits. I came to understand that shape and cut of bearing edges is one of, if not the most impactful sound modifier. That's part of why I like Tama so much, you can't get that special tomtom tone without their special cut. I started using this DrumDial conditioner a while back, and it's great. Check it out!

Let’s share some hilarious tour stories! I’ll go first. It was a hot Summer. We had two bands cramped in one conversion van. My buddy Jane Aubrey, who is still in Drive-By Bukkake, and I found White Castle joint and stupidly enough decided to split a box of 30 mini sliders. It was getting close to show time so we figured it would be ok to leave the sliders in the nice warm van. Later that night, we went to town on them left over. Funny enough, I recalled someone mentioning something along the line of, “um you shouldn’t eat that…gross dudes!” Lol. So we settled in for the night and It was my turn to sleep on the floor. All of a sudden, I gots the farts brewing. Worse part is they were silent-but-deadly ones! So I let loose! Every five minutes, I hear someone, “bro wtf! Come on! Whoever it is, STOP!” Lol. Ah them good ole days.

I'm gonna try the db zero to record kick using my ACD game changers and midi out. I used that metal kick plate to create samples. It sounds great, but then the kick is in everything, so forget edits... Two completely opposite ends of the spectrum. Which one would you choose?