Some that play drums focus on speed, some on fills or solos. At the heart of a true musician there is: a drive to better oneself, the will to control your playing and eagerness to explore and sometimes expand the boundaries in music. ~Derek Roddy

Book1 -The Alpha: Right Hand patterns #1-#8 on page 24 against bass drum pattern #2 on page 20. Book2 -Time Travelers: Play pattern #5 on Page 14 against all formulas 1-9 described on pages 10-13. Book3 -Beyond Independence: Play the fourth high hat/snare pattern on page 13 over the example bass drum pattern on page 20.

Book1 -The Alpha: Right Hand patterns 15-18 on page 24 against the first bass drum pattern on page 20. Book2 -Time Travelers: Play pattern #4 on Page 14 against all formulas 1-9 described on pages 10-13. Book3 -Beyond Independence: Play the third high hat/snare pattern on page 13 over the example bass drum pattern on page 20.

Book1 -The Alpha: Right Hand patterns from Page 24 and playing them against Bass Drum pattern #1(page20). Play through Right Hand patterns 9-14 on page 24. Book2 -Time Travelers: Play pattern #3 on Page 14 against all formulas 1-9 described on pages 10-13. Book3 -Beyond Independence: Play the second high hat/snare pattern on page 13 over the example bass drum pattern on page 20.

Book1 -The Alpha: Right Hand patterns from Page 24 and playing them against Bass Drum pattern #1(page20). Play through Right Hand patterns 1-8 on page 24. Book2 -Time Travelers: Play patterns #1-#2 on Page 14 against all formulas 1-9 described on pages 10-13. Book3 -Beyond Independence: Play the first high hat/snare pattern on page 13 over the example bass drum pattern on page 20.

Rich Redmond is a top call recording drummer/ percussionist based in Nashville. His versatile, dynamic, musical and rock solid drumming is the sound behind many of today’s top talents. Rich has toured/recorded/performed with Lit, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Jewel, The Pointer Sisters, Rushlow, Pam Tillis, Gene Watson, Susan Ashton, John Anderson, Doc Walker, The Roadhammers, Deana Carter, Jedd Hughes, Andi Griggs, Earl Thomas Conley, Hank Williams III, Mindy McCready, Robbie Nevil, Emily West, Jo El Sonnier, Jim Brickman, Catherine Britt, Brolle (Swedish mega-star), Deana Carter, Crystal Schawanda , Anita Cochran, Earl Thomas Conley, The Evinrudes, Andy Griggs, Big Kenny, (Lalaine (Lizzie McGuire Show), Stan Lynch, Lila McCann, Malibu Storm, Robbie Nevil, Vaughn Penn, Michael Peterson, Ronna Reeves, Regina Regina, Marty Stuart, Hank Williams III, Lucy Woodward, Lane Turner, Crossin’ Dixon, Lee Brice, Robin Welty and many others.

Pickles is Dethklok’s drummer. He was raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin and speaks with a Yooper dialect. He refers to himself as “very Irish” and has long red hair, styled into dreadlocks and a comb-over skullet, and green eyes. He is depicted as having an average build with a slight beer belly. Pickles is a multi-talented performer, who IGN Magazine described as “the band’s deepest thinker”. In the show, Pickles is the former front-man of a group called Snakes ‘n’ Barrels. Brendon Small uses the voice of Pickles to sing the chorus of Hatredcopter, a song from the album, Dethalbum. Describing the character, Small said, “I thought the drummer should be able to do a bunch of stuff, like Roger Taylor in Queen. Even though it’s not based on his personality, it’s what he can do in the band and what parts of the songs he does contribute to.

Paul Bostaph is a rock musician, who has played drums for bands such as Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, and Testament. He is from Newark, California. Currently he is playing with Exodus.

After Dave Lombardo left the band Slayer in 1992, Paul Bostaph joined up, leaving his former band Forbidden. He completed short West Coast and European tours with Slayer, including the Castle Donnington Festival. These tour dates completed the tour cycles for the Seasons of the Abyss CD. The band took the rest of 1992 off after recording the song, Disorder with rapper Ice-T for the movie Judgement Night. During this down time Paul toured with Testament in the US for approx. 2 months. He then left the band in 1996 to concentrate on his solo project, “Truth About Seafood”, a side-project from his years in the band Forbidden, then rejoined Slayer in January of 1997, but in 2001 left the band and later joined the band Exodus in 2005. Though not currently an official member, Bostaph has been touring with Testament during their 2006 reunion tour.

Steve Asheim is the drummer and primary songwriter for the death metal band Deicide. Asheim is endorsed by Ddrum, and is known to collect guns, which can be seen in Deicide’s DVD When London Burns. Asheim also plays guitar which he also played on the album Till Death Do Us Part. On November 20, 2007, Asheim joined the St. Petersburg, Florida-based death/black metal band Order of Ennead as their drummer.