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Drummers seem to be playing musical chairs this year as several major bands have gone through line-up change after line-up change, even so far as Foo<\/strong> Fighters<\/strong> and Nine<\/strong> Inch<\/strong> Nails<\/strong> swapping drummers altogether<\/a>, with not even Trivium<\/strong> being immune to the little ‘change-the-drummer’ virus that seems go be going around the scene. <\/p>\n Trivium<\/strong>‘s long-time drummer Alex<\/strong> Bent<\/strong> departed the band<\/a> earlier this month, right ahead of the band’s performance at Aftershock Festival in California. <\/p>\n Guitarist Corey<\/strong> Beaulieu<\/strong> stressed that it was a completely amicable break-up, and the truly did wish all the best for Bent<\/strong>, despite the surprise of the situation: “It just kind of happened, and it was kind of a surprise. I don’t think anyone was really expecting it,” Beaulieu<\/strong> admitted to Wall of Sound<\/a><\/em> in Australia (as transcribed by Blabbermouth<\/a><\/em>), “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.”<\/p>\n \n