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Royal Blood drummer Ben Thatcher joins Stacey Hood on Drumheads for a conversation about the decisions behind the sound. From heavy riffs to danceable grooves, we explore his partnership with Mike Kerr, the balance between restraint and release, and how humor finds its way into the music. Plus, the rehearsal ideas that stick and the realities of life behind the kit.

Corrosion of Conformity drummer Nick Shabatura joins the Drumheads Podcast to talk about stepping into the band, playing songs from across its catalog, and finding his own feel behind the kit. He also shares how he approaches the rhythm section and what makes a heavy groove work live.

Rich Redmond joins Drumheads for a conversation that goes far beyond drumming. The longtime Jason Aldean drummer talks about career longevity, relationships, ambition, personal branding, acting, podcasting, business, and what happens when success finally catches up with the goals that drove you in the first place.

Justin Brown joins Drumheads for a conversation about groove, improvisation, and creating music in the moment. Best known to many listeners for his work with Thundercat, Justin has built a career that crosses jazz, funk, hip-hop, and experimental music. He has also worked with artists including Flying Lotus, Ambrose Akinmusire, Esperanza Spalding, and Vijay Iyer, while leading his own project, NYEUSI. We talk about his approach to the drums, musical chemistry, developing your own voice, and what happens when world-class musicians stop thinking about genres and start listening to each other.

Luke Garro joined Piebald in 2000, coming off a run in the Boston hardcore bands Fastbreak and In My Eyes. Twenty-five years later, the band just released Tales For The Rages, their first album since 2007 — written and recorded across six years, produced in part by Jay Maas, mastered by Jack Shirley.But Garro's story doesn't stop at the kit. While he was touring, he was quietly building a marketing agency. That eventually led him to Noble & Cooley, the oldest operating drum manufacturer in America, where he now serves as General Manager overseeing a factory that's been making shells since 1854.

Tyler Bogliole took over the drum chair in Prong in 2023, inheriting a catalog older than he is and a lineage that runs back through Ted Parsons, John Tempesta, and Art Cruz. In this episode he talks about how the gig came together, what it takes to learn thirty years of material in a three-piece with nowhere to hide, and the making of Prong’s self-titled fourteenth album — out November 6 on Napalm Records, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap. We get into kick technique, click tracks and triggers, endurance, gear, and what Tommy Victor has taught him that has nothing to do with drums.