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Alex Rüdinger shares his feeling after joining Trivium
A video of Alex Rüdinger, the new drummer for Trivium (who was formerly with Whitechapel), performing the band’s song “Bury Me With My Screams” may be found below. As reported by blabbermouth.net, Rüdinger posted a picture of his current drum setup on social media late on Monday night (October 27), along with the following comment.
Quick shot of the setup I’ll be using on this run with @triviumband !
Last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy (in a good way!). As [TRIVIUM] mentioned in their initial post, there’s some history between us. Nearly 10 years ago, I was asked about playing with TRIVIUM, & it was honestly one of the most conflicting situations of my career. My band at the time, GOOD TIGER, had just launched, & we had just completed this crowdfunding campaign that raised us a ton of money to start this new band.
I honestly didn’t know what to do. Part of me was worried about how it would look — start this new band, then bail to join an already established band. That was definitely one thought that I had. But more than anything, at the time — I didn’t want to let my friends down. The whole reason I did GT was because we were friends, first & foremost.
I was totally upfront with GT — they even encouraged me to go & meet TRIVIUM. They didn’t want me to leave, but they didn’t want me to stay and regret it. So I did — I flew down to Florida, & spent some time with Matt, Corey, & Paolo.
In the end, I made the decision that I thought was right, & not what was truly best for myself. If I had been honest with myself, the truth was that I wanted to do this back then. But that’s not the decision that I made, & it’s something I did in fact come to regret (quite a lot).
But life goes on, & while I often looked back on it & wondered what might have been, you can’t change the past. So I did my best to move on, & life took me where it took me.
Then two weeks ago, that all changed. I saw that they parted ways with their drummer, I immediately reached out, & here I am.
To say I’m thrilled to be doing this is truly an understatement. I feel as though I have an incredibly rare opportunity — a second chance at something that I always wanted. It’s honestly quite surreal.
I’m just incredibly thankful, excited, & can’t wait to play these 13-14 songs that I’ve learned thus far (& in time, even more!).
Thank you Matt, Corey, & Paolo for trusting me to do your music justice, & welcoming me (again) with such enthusiasm.
That’s all for now, ya’ll – hope to see you at a show!