"I put way more emphasis on a drummer's personality than technique." It's a surprising statement, coming from Mike Portnoy, one of the most admired drummers in heavy music for the past three decades.

[Music] so I start playing left-handed but I'm still leading with the right foot but when it came to double bass drum and you want to play 16ths what do you lead with the right or the left right right ...

Contents include bass drum technique fundamentals including heeldown and heelup playing playing in vs out of the bass drum the pivot bass drum hybrid techniques such as double strokes the constant ...

It’s no secret that vocalists tend to take center stage—not only on the actual stage but basically everywhere else too. So we’re going to give the frontman a break for once and focus on the musician ...