The Greatest Drummers of All Time

Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

Somehow Bill Ward fused bebop and heavy metal before heavy metal was even invented. Wait… Did I mention that Bill Ward co-founded metal as a genre? With Tony Iommi at his side, and Ozzy standing somewhere within a mile of them, these dudes created an art form that may never die.

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The More You Know

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  • Dave Grohl was so intimidated by Kurt Cobain that he hid a lot of the music he made while on tour with Nirvana. After Cobain's death, the tucked away music would become Foo Fighters' first album.
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