AC/DC, Megadeth get drum treatment

By Scott Munro
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156 musicians play rock and metal classics in Brazil – while Children Of Bodom's Laiho invites 100 guitarists onstage in Finland

A total of 156 drummers of all ages gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil last week to play tracks by AC/DC and Megadeth.

Blabbermouth reports that the project was conceived by drum tutor Dino Verdade, who brought together the ensemble for Bateras 100% Brasil. Their aim is to get as many people as possible to enjoy the experience of playing together.

They played along to AC/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long and Megadeth’s Symphony Of Destruction, which were performed by a live band featuring ex Sepultura sticksman Jean Dolabella.

Meanwhile, Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho invited 100 guitarists onstage at the Helsinki festival in Finland at the weekend, where they played a track specially written by Laiho for the event.

Last month, 1000 Foo Fighters fans gathered in Italy to play the band’s Learn To Fly to entice the band to play a show in Cesena.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.