All you’ll need is the Hello Kitty Spam musubi (or shaped and decorated rice snacks) kit. Yes, it’s a kitty mold that will turn Spam musubi into a Hello Kitty head and body in no time.

Somehow, Portnoy sounded even better with the tiny sticks, and the Hello Kitty kit survived long enough to withstand some Slipknot and System of a Down drum parts. Max even played some of his own ...

Though repeatedly destroying the Hello Kitty drum kit—which can be procured from various online sellers for $60 to $80—Portnoy performed impressive covers of Led Zeppelin, Rush, Slayer ...