Trivium have recruited former Whitechapel drummer Alex Rüdinger for their upcoming tour with Jinjer and Heriot. Greyson Nekrutman (Sepultura) was previously expected to fill in, but was unable to due to scheduling conflicts.
Trivium commented:
“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”
Rüdinger added:
“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.”
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