Double drumming

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Double drumming (or double drums as it is sometimes referred to) is a musical technique, used mostly in rock music, where two drummers play two drum kits at the same time. One may play the rhythm while another may play another style, or both may play the same rhythm.

[edit] Bands/Artists that have used double drums

• Adam and the Ants
• The Allman Brothers Band
• ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
• Bright Eyes
• The Dirtbombs
• Do Make Say Think
• The Doobie Brothers
• Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy's Siamese Monster Kit as well as the Albino Monster Kit were set up for Double Drumming
• The Funk Brothers
• Genesis
• Grateful Dead
• King Crimson
• Korn, On their 2006 See you on the Other Side Tour.
• Led Zeppelin, during their performance at Live Aid, had both Tony Thompson and Phil Collins on drums
• Murder, Inc. on their 1992 eponymous debut album
• NoMeansNo On many tours across the world
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Smashing Pumpkins
• K.T. Tunstall, while performing at the Brit Awards in 2005.
• Lamb Of God, On all of the bands songs 1995 and on.].
• Wolf And Cub
• Nirvana
• Slipknot, who had three drummers.
• The Kriss Akabusi Experience.

The Melvins/Big Business- On the album '(a) Senile Animal' and subsequent 2006 tour drummers from both bands will be playing 1 drumset.