Mike “Machine” Mallais Interview – April 2024
Hello, all you Sick Drummers! My name is Mike “Machine” Mallais. I am 44 years old, from Canada, and have been playing since the age of 2. I got into Metal at 5! I come […]
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Aron Hetsko Interview – November 2023
A few words from drummer Aron Hetsko… I started drumming in 2009 as a 14 year old. I played in a few metal bands throughout high school but actually ended up taking a bit of […]
Andrew Ramirez – The Worst Case Scenario – October 2022 Interview
SDM: How old were you when you started playing? Andrew: I was maybe around 12 when I officially started playing. Before then, I had a drum kit in my room that I would mess around […]
Guilhem Arbogast – Iron Flesh – Relinquished Flesh Drum Play-Through
My name is Guilhem Arbogast and I have been playing drums for more than 10 years. I’m a huge fan of black metal and raw stuff. I’ve also been playing in several projects over the […]
Kenneth Brand – The Odious Construct/The Ritual Aura – Interview – March 2022
SDM: How old were you when you started playing? Kenneth: I was introduced at a very young age. My dad has baby pictures of me sitting on his lap on his old Rogers kit! I […]
John Paul Andrade – Kallias – Supermassive – Drum Play-through
This video is drummer, John Paul Andrade, playing ‘Supermassive’ from ‘Kallias.’ In a world where finding a true connection with others and meaning within your art has become a rarity, it was no coincidence when four […]
Matt Johnson – Gorgatron – Usurpation – Exclusive Drum Play-through
Matt Johnson Drummer of the midwest heavyweight Death Metal band Gorgatron lays down a track for the newest single ‘Usurpation’ off of the forthcoming album Pathogenic Automation. Matt is currently active/touring in Gorgatron (2007-Present) and […]
Kevin Paradis – Benighted – Nails – Exclusive Drum Play-through
This video is drummer Kevin Paradis playing Benighted’s ‘Nails.’ Kevin Paradis studied drums with the Dante Agostini method (his teacher was Michel Blanc) for 10 years before shifting into Metal music. Kevin beat the […]
Trynt Kelly – Unmerciful – Wrath Encompassed – Drum Play-through
I talked a little about my drumming history back in February when Sick Drummer published my play-through of ‘The Incineration’ here. Going further in depth on my playing approach in general and with Unmerciful, my […]
Trynt Kelly – Unmerciful – The Incineration – Exclusive Drum Play-through
About drummer, Trynt Kelly: I Started seriously playing at around age 12 when I heard bands like Metallica and Megadeth. What I would say really changed my musical life was watching the Monolith of Death […]