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American band Trivium‘s drummer Alex Bent, left the group earlier this month, just before the group’s appearance at the California Aftershock Festival. Now, the band has revealed his replacement.
Hi everyone:
As we prepare to hit the road next week for our North American tour we wanted to explain where we are with our drummer.
We want to sincerely thank Greyson Nekrutman for stepping in and crushing it with us at Aftershock Festival. It was an honor to share the stage with such a powerhouse talent, and we’re grateful to both Greyson and Sepultura for making it possible.
As we look ahead to our North American tour with Jinjer and Heriot and into a new album cycle, the realities of scheduling made it clear that Greyson wouldn’t be able to continue with us for the tour. There’s nothing but respect between us — Greyson is a humble, confident, and passionate musician, and we’ll always be fans.
That said, we’re excited to share that we’ve reconnected with a drummer we’ve known for over a decade — Alex Rudinger (formerly of Whitechapel). Fun fact: we asked Alex to join Trivium nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align.
Alex Rudinger will join us on tour starting next week and will be part of our writing sessions for the next Trivium record. We’re thrilled to finally share the stage with him and explore what’s ahead.
See you on the road.
– Trivium
Despite the unexpected nature of the situation, guitarist Corey Beaulieu emphasized that the breakup was entirely amicable and that they really wished Bent the best.
It just kind of happened, and it was kind of a surprise. I don’t think anyone was really expecting it. But it is what it is. When it all kind of went down, we all wished each other the best. There’s no hard feelings. It was just kind of one of those things where it’s, like, life changes paths. And it’s all positive. We made three amazing records together. The [upcoming] EP is amazing, which it will be his last thing. He started working on the [next full] record with us, so hopefully when that’s finished and done, he’ll feel a part of that.
