Nearly 600 drummers in UK have beat the world record for most number of drummers performing at same time.

582 drummers, some of them celebrity musicians, were right in sync at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.

Monday's record attempt was to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis.

Ian Danter and Don Power, former drummer of 70s rock band Slade, joked that while other bandmates got all the fame, they deserved more glory.

Drummer Ian Danter said, "Drummers we're a kindred spirit because guitarists have all the limelight. Vocalists don't have to carry any gear."

Drummer Don Power said, "We're the backbone."

Ian Danter said,"We're the goalkeeper of the group. We stick together like kindred spirits. This is like a classic car show for the deaf because everyone walks around and looks at everybody else's kit."

The drummers smashed the world record of 533 set in the United States.

(CCTV July 17, 2009)