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Couldn't decide which effects cymbal to add to my Stratus series cymbals so I bought them both.. and added a splash! :) In typical Zack fashion of course! I absolutely love the new sounds added to the collection and kit. Here is a sound clip of my new Stratus Zero crash and China along with...

I really wanted to know... when you buy a Hand Hammered cymbal that you didn't hear in person but heard online.. how close will it sound to what you thought you heard? So to find out... I bought TWO HH Session rides! These are the Todd Sucherman signature series rides! Any questions just let...

Here is a sound demo for the HH Sessions ride. It's truly a GREAT ride cymbal. To me, it is the sound to perfectly describe a "RIDE CYMBAL" if that makes sense. A strong ping, a little wash, and yet still able to go at it aggressively if needed~! Check out my sound demo here:

Haven't made any content in awhile.. just had a kidney stone and before that been golfing lol but.... i picked up 5 new cymbals from Sabian so you'll see some new videos coming out!!! Let's start with this killer set of 15" HHX Groove hats!

I was out at the bar and this song came on and I couldn't believe how many people got into this song lol So I said this would be a fun drum cover and sure enough for pop-punk it definitely was a lot of fun!

Welp, after multiple bands and many years of playing my DDrum Dominion maple kit out as my live kit... I've decided to change it out! Here is my new kit! And there's a small sound clip with just a couple of mics on it at the end. Let me know what you think!

Tonight I get to see Mike Portnoy himself hits these splashes!! I'm heading to Chicago to watching Dream Theater!! Before I go, I thought I would share this video featuring his new MAXX Splashes! I can't wait to hear them play!

Finally got a chance to play my new Mike Portnoy Sabian Signature HHX Max Ride! What a change of tone for me compared to what I've been playing and I love it! Recently I have been playing washy rides like my AA Bash Ride and the BFM Ride.. so this Medium-Heavy weight ride feels like being back...

Anyone with ProLine snare racks if you want to double them up here is a new DIY I put together.

Unfortunately I had to take down my Pork Pies for awhile.. my drum room has become the designated practice space now.. but.. I made sure to store them to what i feel is the correct way. No drums should be stacked straight onto their heads so I cut out some plywood to help relieve some of the...

Finally found someone in town with some gold vinyl that could print off my logo! So added my Spaz Approved and DW logo to the kick How do you remove the stock logo from a bass drum head?! Tried acetone and it didn't work...

I want to work on more promotional video editing and so I just bought two of these stands and figured to give it a try. This is a great stand by DW and the floating feet are incredible and my favorite feature.

Alright everyone... here's some crazy and exciting news for me in 2025... I'm starting a second project!! My current band Benjamin Trick is still together and we are getting ready to go back into the recording studio with some new songs! But, I'm also working in a new metal band project. We...

I have a new drum student who's 12 and she really wants to learn this song.. so I thought I would surprise her and do a drum cover for her! Here is my cover of Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

had so many requests for this drum fill from non drum folks... so thought I would try to make a funny... Here is when you forget you're the drummer for Phil Collins during In The Air Tonight!

This is the Roland KD-7 Kick Trigger with KDB7 Beater. I will be pairing it and using it with my Roland SPD-SX. For a local church Christmas Cantata I will need to do some drum set parts along with percussion parts like bells, chimes, tambourine and more so space is of the most importance. With...

I can't even tell you how excited and yet how nervous I am to post this drum cover. I am a HUGE Mike Portnoy fan and the fact that he is back behind the throne of the kit with the band makes me beyond happy and excited. I've wanted to do a drum cover of any Dream Theater song sooo many times but...

Sabian announced some new sizes for the Stratus series cymbals and I had to try them out! 15" hi-hats, 17" & 19" Crashes and a giant 22" Ride!! Right up my alley and I can't wait to try them out this week!! I made this demo video for those interested in them. Dark and washy and I love them...

I am super excited for this addition!! Added my 14x8 snare onto the kit. What a BEAST!!! This snare drum sounds AMAZING.. Here's a sound clip comparing my 14x6.5 with my new 14x8 DW Collectors series snare drums! What do you think?!

Check it out! Made some changes to the drum room... I'm trying to sell my giant speaker setup and so I took that out of the room along with my old display and put up this other one I had that I hadn't brought home yet! Room is looking good!! Now to figure out how to clean up my tool/spare drum...