The Wörld Is Yours Drum Setup: Mikkey Dee's Gear on Motörhead's 2010 Album | MetalForge
Mikkey Dee recorded The Wörld Is Yours (2010) on a Pearl Reference Series kit with a Pearl Reference Steel Snare snare.
Discover the exact drum kit, cymbals, and gear Mikkey Dee used on Motörhead's The Wörld Is Yours (2010) — the band's twentieth studio album, dedicated to Ron...
Frequently Asked Questions
What drums did Mikkey Dee use on The Wörld Is Yours?
On *The Wörld Is Yours* (2010), Mikkey Dee played a Pearl Reference Series kit with a 22" x 18" bass drum, a trimmed three rack tom configuration (10", 12", 14"), and a single 16" floor tom — a leaner setup than the four-tom configuration he'd used on [*Motörizer*](/articles/motorizer-drum-setup) two years earlier. He paired it with a Pearl Reference steel snare (14" x 6.5") and Paiste Signature cymbals. See the [Mikkey Dee drummer profile](/drummer/mikkey-dee) for his complete gear history.
Why was The Wörld Is Yours dedicated to Ronnie James Dio?
Lemmy Kilmister dedicated *The Wörld Is Yours* to Ronnie James Dio, the legendary Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio frontman who died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 — seven months before the album's exclusive December 14, 2010 release. Dio and Lemmy were contemporaries from the same generation of hard rock frontmen, and the dedication reflects the personal loss felt throughout the Motörhead camp during the album's sessions.
What was Motörhead's twentieth studio album?
*The Wörld Is Yours*, released as an exclusive edition on December 14, 2010 and as a standard release on January 17, 2011, is Motörhead's twentieth studio album. It followed [*Motörizer*](/articles/motorizer-drum-setup) (2008) and preceded [*Aftershock*](/articles/aftershock-drum-setup) (2013), continuing Mikkey Dee's run on the Pearl Reference Series kit he'd introduced on [*Kiss of Death*](/articles/kiss-of-death-drum-setup) in 2006. It was also the band's first release on the UDR GmbH label, ending their long-running relationship with Steamhammer/SPV.
How did The Wörld Is Yours perform commercially?
*The Wörld Is Yours* reached #45 on the UK Albums Chart and #94 on the Billboard 200 in the US — softer mainstream chart numbers than *Motörizer*'s #32 UK peak — but it topped the UK's dedicated Rock & Metal Albums chart at #1, confirming the band's committed fanbase remained fully engaged even as broader chart position declined slightly.