When it comes to bands, drummers are rarely in the spotlight, and yet they provide the rhythm, the tempo, the beat that can make a song unforgettable. (SOUNDBITE OF FOO FIGHTERS SONG, "MY HERO") ...

Rock music has given rise to some of the richest and most influential figures in history, who remain legends to this day.

Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art. The latter seems to be the case this year as the rock industry pulls a Spinal Tap and drummers quit or get fired en masse. More than a ...

Former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, who played with the English rock band during the height of its fame in the late 1970s, ...

Over the last six weeks, eight rock and metal bands have split with their drummer. One legendary group even fired the same drummer twice. Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy even acknowledged the recent ...

Mike Joyce, who was the drummer for The Smiths, says he hasn’t spoken to the band’s iconic singer, Morrissey, in 33 years, ...