I've read some negative reviews on these sticks so I feel a need to voice my $0.02. The people that broke these sticks must have sledgehammers for arms and sawblades for cymbals! I bought a pair X-mas 2008 and still have the same pair. I only bought a second pair because I thought I lost my fist set. I play lots of blast beats and lots of shows on broken and jagged cymbals. They show wear but haven't broken or cracked. The weight gives an excellent boost to your volume. Seeing they have no tip/taper they're not the best for doing intricate rolls but if you play hard and loud they are the sticks for you!

I bought these sticks because I needed something tough that would hold up to my cymbal bashing, but I was very disappointed. About 30 minutes into playing, one of the sticks cleanly broke right where the shaft contacts the snare rim. The stick wasnt even frayed or chipped anywhere, it was almost a clean, straight line of a break. Kinda bummed, I grabbed another stick and continued playing, only to have my other Alien Freak stick break in the EXACT SAME SPOT, right above my hand in a clean break. I would definitely not recommend this product, maybe I just received a blem, but they are not very solid.

I recently bought these sticks for my bands first demo and let me tell you...They absolutely destroyed my old pair of sticks. They wore a little too quickly for my style but they were very comfortable with great weight.

These sticks are amazing. I use them all the time, and they preform well not only when I play on the set, but in drumline as well. The sanded finish makes you hold on harder than a laquer finish, but other than that, I would really recomend these sticks to anyone.

I've had these sticks since April of this year...(yes I know it's not a long time but just wait...)...I haven't made a dent/scratch/or splinter on these sticks since I've gotten them...just recently the tips started to splinter slightly...and now more of the end of the taper is splintering....and from the reviews I've read, people have been complaining about breaking cymbals and heads with these sticks... so what I did was used them for certain occasions...for practice I would use regular drumsticks...but for gigs, pull out the the alien sticks and rock out!!! So if you want to keep the cymbals you have as well as drumheads, but still want that heavy sound that only morgan rose alien sticks can give you, use them sparingly