Tuned up, this drum becomes even more aggressive, and the resulting volume really was a surprise. You can crank any snare of this dimension and produce something approaching that Deftones-style ‘crack ...

Or at least, it WAS, until Tool’s drum tech Joe Slaby changed drummer Danny Carey’s snare drum mid-song. In the video below, you can see Carey in the middle of performing “Grudge” off the band’s 2001 ...

If you’re unfamiliar with cast/heavy-shell snare drums then your first impression ... that Deftones-style ‘crack’, but what’s often lacking is the body. The Bell Brass stands firm, with ...