Alkaline Trio reveals the identity of their new drummer
Author Benedetta Baldin - 23.3.2026
Tosh Peterson, a drummer, has joined punk rock group Alkaline Trio, as per lambgoat. Atom Willard is replaced by Peterson, who has previously performed with Fall Out Boy and Lady Gaga, among others. Matt Skiba, a co-founder of Alkaline Trio, issued a statement.
I met Tosh at Swingers a few months back for lunch to meet up and discuss the possibility of him playing in Alkaline Trio. Tosh’s mom was also there who turned out to be a fellow history buff so her and I spent half the lunch talking about Churchill and the Miracle of Dunkirk while Tosh politely ate his fries. He later told Dan Andriano [of Alkaline Trio] that if we had had a problem with his mom coming to lunch he probably didn’t want to play with us anyway.
Apart from the absolute monster he is behind a drum kit he is just a lovely guy: kind, polite, enthusiastic, driven and hilarious. I told Dan I wouldn’t want Tosh to play with us if he hadn’t brought his mom. Tosh is a beautiful human being we’re very excited to travel and play music with and a drummer we couldn’t be more thankful to be able to welcome into our family.