drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...

is a musical instrument. Drum, drums or The Drum may also refer to:

Drums and drum-shaped items

Drum (communication) Developed and used by cultures living in forested areas, drums served as an early form of long-distance communication, and were used during ceremonial and religious functions. Types Talking Drum While this type of hourglass-shaped instrume ...

, a communication device * Drum (container), a type of cylindrical container *

Drum brake A drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating cylinder-shaped part called a brake drum. The term ''drum brake'' usually means a brake in which shoes press on the inner surfac ...

, an automotive braking system *

Drum magazine A drum magazine is a type of high-capacity magazine for firearms. Cylindrical in shape (similar to a drum), drum magazines store rounds in a spiral around the center of the magazine, facing the direction of the barrel. Drum magazines are contrast ...

, a cylindrical container for ammunition * Drum memory, an early form of computer memory used in the 1950s and 1960s *

Electronic drum Electronic drums is a modern electronic musical instrument, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit. Electronic drums consist of an electronic sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds ...

, in which sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration * Talking drum, an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa * Drum, the photoreceptor in a laser printer * Drum or tholobate, in architecture, the lower part of a dome or cupola in the shape of a cylinder or prism

Places

Great Britain

* Drum (Wales), a mountain in Wales * Drum Castle, a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland *

Drum railway station Drum railway station was opened in January 1854 by the Deeside Railway and served the rural area around Drum Castle estate. The Deeside Railway was taken over by the GNoSR and in 1894 nearby Culter became the terminus for the majority of Aberde ...

, a closed station in Aberdeenshire * Drum, Edinburgh a location * Drum, Perth and Kinross, a location *

The Drum (Arts Centre) The Drum was an intercultural arts centre in the Newtown area of Aston, in Birmingham, England; originally established as the United Kingdom's national centre for Black British and British Asian arts. Activities included music, drama, spoken wor ...

in Birmingham, England

Ireland

* Drum, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Drum, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Drum, County Monaghan *

Drum, County Roscommon Drum () is a civil parish in south County Roscommon about 5 km west of Athlone. It lies in the barony of Athlone. One of the townlands in the parish is also called Drum. Meehambee Dolmen, a portal tomb estimated to be 5,500 years old, i ...

, a village in the Republic of Ireland *

Drum Manor Forest Park Drum Manor Forest Park gardens in Summer, alt=Drum Manor Forest Park gardens in the summer: grass, trees and flowering bushes in view Drum Manor Forest Park is a forest in Northern Ireland, south of the Sperrin Mountains and west of Lough Neagh ...

, a forest close to the Sperrin Mountains and Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland

United States

Drum, Missouri Drum is an unincorporated community in the eastern part of Liberty Township in Bollinger County, Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (ti ...

* "The Drum", nickname of

Frank Erwin Center The Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center (commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center and originally Special Events Center) is an inactive multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. It is also ...

, former home court of the University of Texas at Austin's basketball teams *

Camp Drum (disambiguation) Camp Drum refers to three US military facilities: * An 1850s U.S. Army encampment that evolved into Fort Dalles, The Dalles, Oregon * Drum Barracks or Camp Drum (1862–1873), a military encampment near Los Angeles, California * Fort Drum Fort ...

, three military bases in the US ** Fort Drum, originally named Camp Drum

Entertainment

Books and magazines

* ''Drum'', the 1962 novel by

Kyle Onstott Kyle Elihu Onstott (January 12, 1887 – June 3, 1966) was an American novelist, known for his best-selling novel '' Mandingo'' (1957), which deals with slavery on an Alabama plantation with the fictional name of Falconhurst in the 1830s. The boo ...

* ''

DRUM! {{italic title ''DRUM!'' is a North American educational drumming magazine. It features artist profiles, product reviews, lessons and advanced transcriptions covering rock, pop and related styles of music. The magazine was launched in 1991 wi ...

'', an American drumming magazine * '' ''Drummer'''', an American gay

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

magazine * ''Drum'' (American magazine), an American gay culture, humor, and beefcake magazine * ''Drum'' (South African magazine), a South African magazine * ''The Drum'' (novel), by A. E. W. Mason * ''Drums'' (comics), a 2011 supernatural comic book limited series * Fredric Drum, protagonist of the ''Fredric Drum'' series of novels by Norwegian author Gert Nygårdshaug * ''Drums'', the 1925 debut novel by James Boyd, set in the American Revolutionary War

Film and television

* ''The Drum'' (1934 film), a British film directed by Sinclair Hill * ''The Drum'' (1938 film), released in the U.S. as ''Drums'', a British film starring Sabu, Raymond Massey and Roger Livesey * ''Drum'' (1976 film), a sequel to the 1975 film ''Mandingo'' * "Drum", a 2002 television ident for BBC Two from the '

Personality Personality is the characteristic sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that are formed from biological and environmental factors, and which change over time. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, mos ...

' series * ''Drum'' (2004 film), a film about a journalist of ''Drum'' magazine * ''Drum'' (2016 film), an Iranian drama film set in Tehran * ''The Drum'' (TV program), an Australian current affairs show, beginning 2010

Music

* ''Drum'' (album), the first release from band Hugo Largo * ''Drum'' (EP), by Local H * "Drum" (MØ song), 2016 * "Drum" (Noa Kirel song), 2019 * "The Drum", a

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a British-born Norwegian music producer and DJ primarily known for the critically acclaimed single " Faded" (2015), which was certified platinum in 14 countries. He has also made several songs including ...

track 2022 * The Drum (band), a British musical group * The Drums, an American musical group ** ''The Drums'' (album), their self-titled 2010 album * "Drum", a song by Sugababes from '' The Lost Tapes'' * "Drums", a song by Jesus Jones from '' Culture Vulture'' * "Drums", an improvisational song performed by the percussionists of the rock group the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

* "Drums", a song by P-MODEL from '' One Pattern'' * "Drums", a song by Johnny Cash from '' Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian'' * " The Drum", a 1971 hit song for Bobby Sherman * "The Drum", a 1974 song by Slapp Happy from ''

Slapp Happy Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-garde pop, avant-pop group, formed in Germany in 1972. Their lineup consisted of Anthony Moore (keyboards), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The band members moved to England in 1974 wh ...

Sport

Drum GAC Saint Colm's GAC Drum ( ga, CLG Naomh Colm An Droim) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural area of Drum and Gortnahey, near Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA. Drum fields G ...

, a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Drum, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Drums, nickname of

Drumcondra F.C. Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin. Once one of the most successful clubs in Ireland in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, with a strong rivalry with Shamrock Rovers since the 1920s, they fell ...

, an association football club in Dublin

Other

Drum (fish) Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gene ...

, any of several fish in the family ''Sciaenidae'' * Drum (surname), including a list of people with the surname *

Drum (tobacco) Drum is a Dutch brand of fine-cut handrolling tobacco, or shag, introduced in 1952. It was originally produced and distributed by the Douwe Egberts corporation. Douwe Egberts was purchased by the Sara Lee Corporation, which sold Drum to Imperial ...

, a brand of tobacco, owned by parent company Imperial Tobacco * ''Drum'' (yacht), a maxi yacht owned by Scottish car sales group Arnold Clark Automobiles * Drum Islands, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut * Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, Detroit, Michigan-based labor and political organization *

DRUMS A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

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