It’s been a wild few weeks for Trivium. The band parted ways with longtime drummer Alex Bent and recruited current Sepultura drummer Greyson Nekrutman for their Aftershock festival performance.
However! Nekrutman is busy with Sepultura, so Trivum has tapped Alex Rüdinger (ex-Whitechapel, etc.) for both touring and writing purposes. It’s not clear if he’s permanently in the band, though Trivium does state that “we’re excited to share that we’ve reconnected with a drummer we’ve known for over a decade” and they’re “thrilled to finally share the stage with him and explore what’s ahead.” So he’s basically in the band, right?
“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,” wrote Trivium. “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 Rüdinger (formerly of Whitechapel). Fun fact: we asked Alex to join Trivium nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align. Alex Rüdinger 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.”
Rüdinger added in a separate post: “Beyond thrilled to be doing this. I’ve been so focused on learning material that I’ve barely had time to even process it.
“Been GRINDIN’, transcribed 14+ songs, learning & drilling them on the kit (trying to remember to rest, a challenge for me. Lol!) — just truly so stoked to do this. I have more I want to say but, for the moment, I’mma get back to practicing…! Getting the material all sick is my top priority! Will make a better post soon. But yeah — just, so stoked y’all.”
Catch Trivium at one of their many tour dates with Jinjer and Heriot below. Get your tickets here.
10/31 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach
11/1 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
11/2 Montclair, NJ The Wellmont Theater
11/4 London, Canada Centennial Hall
11/6 Quebec City, Canada Centre Vidéotron
11/7 Wallingford, CT Toyota Oakdale Theatre
11/8 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena
11/10 Warren, OH W.D. Packard Music Hall
11/11 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks
11/12 Lancaster, PA Lancaster County Convention Center
11/14 Gary, IN Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
11/15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
11/16 Cincinnati, OH The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/18 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
11/19 Waukee, IA Vibrant Music Hall
11/20 Minneapolis, MN Uptown Theater
11/22 Winnipeg, Canada Burton Cummings Theatre
11/24 Edmonton, Canada Midway
11/25 Tsuut’ina, Canada Grey Eagle Event Centre
11/26 Missoula, MT The Wilma
11/28 Spokane, WA The Podium
11/29 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House
12/1 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
12/3 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium
12/5 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center
12/6 Oklahoma City, OK The Criterion
12/7 Fayetteville, AR Ozark Music Hall
12/9 Springfield, MO The Shrine Mosque
12/10 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
12/12 New Orleans, LA Fillmore New Orleans
12/13 Dothan, AL The Plant
12/14 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando
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