By Chad Childers, LoudWire | 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 string of splits, calling it a “tough time for drummers.”
May and some of the preceding weeks have been a shaky time for drummers overall. Earlier this month, Alice in Chains bowed out of a brief tour after drummer Sean Kinney was treated for a non-life threatening medical emergency.
Elsewhere, former Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin, who revealed in early April that he stepped down from the group, took on his first gig since leaving the band. At Welcome to Rockville, Snot’s Jamie Miller had a scheduling conflict, so Larkin stepped in. It was also announced that 18 year old drummer Shane Hawkins would be sitting in behind the kit this summer for Chevy Metal, a covers band that once featured his father Taylor Hawkins.
That’s a lot of big drummer moves in a short period of time, but what about the bands suddenly making a change behind the kit?
These moves have certainly shaken up the rock and metal world in recent weeks and we can understand how it might be hard to keep the beat when you’re looking over your shoulder.
What Drummers Have Moved On in the Last 6 Weeks?
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