RIOT Drums
The deal
$36 at Plugin Boutique (down from $45), 20% off. Sale ends September 1, 2026.
What it is
RIOT Drums is a 90's punk and hardcore drum sample library from Ugritone, built around kick, snare, and tom sounds captured from vintage Kumu Custom, Pearl, and Premier drum kits alongside a Zildjian A Custom cymbal pack. It ships with 100+ drum oneshots and five genre-specific presets (New Anarchy, Punk Practice, Reverb Punk, Riot 2.0, Start A New Riot) covering a range of raw, DIY-leaning tones. It also accepts custom WAV, AIFF, and FLAC samples, so you're not limited to the stock library if you want to build your own kits around it. The whole package is a roughly 600 MB download.
Who it's for
Producers, drummers, and composers working in punk, hardcore, and alternative rock who want period-appropriate, unpolished drum tones instead of the pristine sound of most modern sample libraries.
Key features
- Vintage-sourced kick, snare, and tom sounds pulled from Kumu Custom, Pearl, and Premier kits
- Zildjian A Custom cymbal pack included alongside the core drum sounds
- Five hand-crafted genre presets ready to drop straight into a track
- Supports custom WAV, AIFF, and FLAC sample import for building original kits around the engine
